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![[Balloon labeled "H. Lachambre," with two men riding in the basket]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvYmFsbG9vbi1sYWJlbGVkLWgtbGFjaGFtYnJlLXdpdGgtdHdvLW1lbi1yaWRpbmctaW4tdGhlLWJhc2tldC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/392/jpg "[Balloon labeled \"H. Lachambre,\" with two men riding in the basket]")
![[Woman seated sidesaddle on a horse attached to an ascending balloon at a public performance before crowd of spectators]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvd29tYW4tc2VhdGVkLXNpZGVzYWRkbGUtb24tYS1ob3JzZS1hdHRhY2hlZC10by1hbi1hc2NlbmRpbmctYmFsbG9vbi1hdC1hLXB1YmxpYy1iMGM5MDgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/66/webp "[Woman seated sidesaddle on a horse attached to an ascending balloon at a public performance before crowd of spectators]")
![[Balloon "Columba" flying with two passengers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvYmFsbG9vbi1jb2x1bWJhLWZseWluZy13aXRoLXR3by1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWIwNjIwYy02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "[Balloon \"Columba\" flying with two passengers]")
![[Three men in basket of ascending balloon with flag attached]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDAvMDEvMDEvdGhyZWUtbWVuLWluLWJhc2tldC1vZi1hc2NlbmRpbmctYmFsbG9vbi13aXRoLWZsYWctYXR0YWNoZWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "[Three men in basket of ascending balloon with flag attached]")
![[Human-powered two-wheeled carts]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvaHVtYW4tcG93ZXJlZC10d28td2hlZWxlZC1jYXJ0cy1jNjZjNjctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "[Human-powered two-wheeled carts]")
![[Four scenes of men and women courting(?) while riding in balloons captioned with rebuses ]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvZm91ci1zY2VuZXMtb2YtbWVuLWFuZC13b21lbi1jb3VydGluZy13aGlsZS1yaWRpbmctaW4tYmFsbG9vbnMtY2FwdGlvbmVkLXdpdGgtNzM4MTllLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Four scenes of men and women courting(?) while riding in balloons captioned with rebuses ]")
![[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvY3Jvd2Qtb2YtcGFzc2VuZ2Vycy13YXZlLWZyb20tYmFza2V0LW9mLWFzY2VuZGluZy1iYWxsb29uLWM1MzU5Ni02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]")
![[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvY3Jvd2Qtb2YtcGFzc2VuZ2Vycy13YXZlLWZyb20tYmFza2V0LW9mLWFzY2VuZGluZy1iYWxsb29uLTE5ZmY2MC02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]")
