Broadside Announcement of a Balloon Ascension
Broadside announcing an ascension of the giant balloon "Le Pole Nord" from the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier, to support Gustave Lambert's North Pole ballooning expedition. Includes picture of balloons in flight.