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Colorful sheet music cover with a hot-air balloon over a harbor of ships, and two oval scenes of a woman with a bird and a canal with domed buildings.

The balloon polka = L'aëronaute A. Wallerstein

Decorative color lithograph sheet music cover titled Three Polkas, with a hot-air balloon above a harbor of sailing ships and steamers. Two oval vignettes show a woman with a bird beside a garden and a canal scene with gondola-like boats and domed buildings.

Artist
Wallerstein
Date
185u
Medium
5 pages of music 34 cm
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian Libraries)
Size
780 × 1000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian Libraries) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 185).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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Español: Tres polkas: La polka del globo, de A. Wallerstein

Portada de partitura litografiada en color, titulada Three Polkas, con un globo aerostático sobre un puerto de veleros y vapores. Dos viñetas ovaladas muestran a una mujer con un pájaro junto a un jardín y una escena de canal con barcas tipo góndola y edificios con cúpulas.

Português: Três polkas: A polka do balão, de A. Wallerstein

Capa de partitura litografada em cores, intitulada Three Polkas, com um balão de ar quente acima de um porto de veleiros e vapores. Duas vinhetas ovais mostram uma mulher com um pássaro ao lado de um jardim e uma cena de canal com barcos tipo gôndola e prédios com cúpulas.

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