Captive ascent. 42, avenue de Suffren every day from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Exhibition of the aerostat and machines ... / / Cosson Smeeton.

Broadside announcing a captive balloon ascension during the paris exposition of 1867. Includes pictures of the balloon being inflated ("le gonflement") and spectators watching the captive balloon ascend in the air ("l'ascension"). Date: Created/Published: [Paris] : Imp. de l'illustration, A. Marc., 22 rue de Verneuil, [1867]. Medium: print. Collection: Library of Congress.