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General view of "Le Flesselle", in which J. Montgolfier and six others made a flight from Lyons, January 1784
Photographs, In Storage, PC73/37/3
In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers were the first to build a successful balloon capable of carrying passengers. Their largest balloon was sponsored by Jacques de Flesselles, Governor of Lyon.
General view of "Le Flesselles", in which J. Montgolfier and six others made a flight from Lyons, January 1784
Photographs, In Storage, PC73/37/4
In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers were the first to build a successful balloon capable of carrying passengers. Their largest balloon was sponsored by Jacques de Flesselles, Governor of Lyon.
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