The organisers of the Athens Olympics Product:Fine art poster A VIEW from the BALLOON

A VIEW from the BALLOON at its GREATEST elevation see Page IIII

Kenton (1755-1836) was a contemporary and friend of Daniel Boone

and built between 1816 and 1830

The poem and the cartoon were suggested by Irish legal appointments

The organisers of the Athens Olympics Product:Fine art poster A VIEW from the BALLOONThe organisers of the Athens Olympics, 1906, (1936). As well as the inaugural games of the modern era in 1896, Athens hosted a further games, known as the Intercalated Games, in 1906. Athens had proposed that it could host the Olympics every four years, but Baron Pierre de Coubertin was opposed to the idea, not least because he wanted Paris to host the 1900 edition. As a compromise, it was decided that Athens would host games every four years in