The dirigible balloon La France flies over the countryside around its hangar (Hangar Y) at Meudon. Coloured process print.

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36340i
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The airship La France built in 1884 by Charles Renard and Arthur C. Krebs. Its first flight took place on 9 August 1884, and it made seven flights in 1884-1885

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1 print : process, line block, with watercolour ; image 14 x 23.5 cm

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Messrs. Renard's and Krebs' balloon steered by electricity, at Meudon, near Paris.

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Wellcome Collection 36340i

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