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This item from the Gimbel Collection depicts one of the first balloon flights over Marseilles, France, in 1783. The balloon is named a Montgolfiere after its inventors, French paper makers Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier. Its first flight, over Annonay, France, reached an altitude of 6,562 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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VIRIN: 120806-F-JZ010-839.JPG
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