Europeana.eu - #OnThisDay in 1897, Salomon August Andrée left Spitsbergen in attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. The balloon lost hydrogen quickly and crashed on the pack ice after only
![The inspection of the balloon for the Arctic expedition led by Salomon August Andree (1854-1897), Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-BA055687 | agefotostock The inspection of the balloon for the Arctic expedition led by Salomon August Andree (1854-1897), Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-BA055687 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/6f47f9549eba65bf7e3b40062041be90/dae-ba055687.jpg)
The inspection of the balloon for the Arctic expedition led by Salomon August Andree (1854-1897), Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-BA055687 | agefotostock
![1936 Print Salomon Andre Hydrogen Balloon North Pole Exploration Histo – Period Paper Historic Art LLC 1936 Print Salomon Andre Hydrogen Balloon North Pole Exploration Histo – Period Paper Historic Art LLC](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1021/8371/products/XGUC2_007_fc7fc41b-7ea6-4e8f-8abc-4fd97726a930.jpg?v=1571709645)
1936 Print Salomon Andre Hydrogen Balloon North Pole Exploration Histo – Period Paper Historic Art LLC
![Salomon August Andrée's polar station at Danskøya, Svalbard, Norway before the ill-fated Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 | I hope to be remembered for my atrocities! Salomon August Andrée's polar station at Danskøya, Svalbard, Norway before the ill-fated Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 | I hope to be remembered for my atrocities!](https://miepvonsydow.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/c__data_users_defapps_appdata_internetexplorer_temp_saved-images_andrees_station3.jpg)