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Image Title: Sauvetage Du Ballon Le Tricolore Monte Par Monsieur Et Madame Duruof, Naufrages Sur Les Cotes D'angleterre, Et Recueillis Par Le Patron William Oxley Et Son Second Du Port De Grimsby, Le 1er Septembre 1874 /

Creator: Leduc, Charles, 1831-1911, artist

Date: Between 1870 and 1880

Summary: Print shows Jules Duruof and his wife being rescued at sea from the sinking basket of their balloon "Le Tricolore" which lost altitude over the North Sea off the coast of England. Two fishermen help Mrs. Duruof into their boat while Duruof clings to the basket; a larger fishing vessel or sailboat approaches on the left. The balloon which was carried off by the wind after the Duruofs were rescued was eventually recovered in the Skagerrak.

Subjects: Ballooning accidents--1870-1880
Balloons (Aircraft)--1870-1880
Boats--1870-1880
Duruof, Caroline,--1845-1933
Duruof, Jules,--1841-1898
Rescues--1870-1880

Original Media: Chromolithograph

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