Story: Aerial recreation
Released from its restraining ropes, the balloon drifts skyward. The tiny figure of the balloonist can be seen dangling below the balloon. Many early balloonists performed stunts on a trapeze below the balloon, before parachuting to earth.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Jeffares Collection
Reference: 1/2-77688; G
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