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Summary

Photograph from Swedish polar explorer S. A. Andrée's disastrous balloon expedition of 1897. The photo, taken from the steamer Virgo, shows the balloon the Eagle moving north after leaving the launch site Danskøya. The image has been downloaded from http://www.zwoje-scrolls.com/zwoje41/text08p.htm and then cropped.

Licensing

This Swedish photograph is free to use either of these cases: For photographic works (fotografiska verk), the image is public domain: a) if the photographer died before January 1, 1944, or b) if the photographer is not known, and can not be traced, and the image was created before January 1, 1944. For photographic pictures (fotografiska bilder), such as images of the press, the image is public domain if created before January 1, 1969 ( transitional regulations 1994). The photographer, if known, should always be attributed. Always provide source information.