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Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon) — Le Neptune, Place Saint-Pierre à Montmartre

Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon)

Le Neptune, Place Saint-Pierre à Montmartre

1870

Captured during the siege of Paris, this photograph of the observation balloon "Le Neptune" at Montmartre documents both the military innovation of aerial reconnaissance and the city's wartime transformation.

Medium
Gelatin silver printing out print

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Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon), Le Neptune, Place Saint-Pierre à Montmartre, 1870

Captured during the siege of Paris, this photograph of the observation balloon "Le Neptune" at Montmartre documents both the military innovation of aerial reconnaissance and the city's wartime transformation.

Medium
Gelatin silver printing out print
Year
1870
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, French, Documentary, Historic, 19th Century, Architectural, Gelatin Silver Print, Urban, Black and White

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