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At the 1903 St. Louis Exposition, however, she gave an indoor demonstration of a foot-pedalled dirigible designed by her father. 

In 1886 at Franklin, Pennsylvania, Carlotta established a new world altitude record of four miles, in a balloon filled with natural gas instead of hydrogen. As notable as the record itself, however, is the fact that she ascended to this height without benefit of oxygen equipment. 

Carl's aviation interests had vastly increased, and in 1889 he bought a large Victorian mansion in Frankfort, New York. Here he set up his "Balloon Farm." 

At "The Balloon Farm" Myers stored, built, and catalogued his balloons. Carlotta supervised the running of the house and the business, continuing to make ascensions but only on special occasions. One of these flights was from the Washington Park baseball field in Brooklyn, over Brooklyn City Hall, to the Battery, turning upriver to the Brooklyn Bridge, then over New York City Hall, and on to Jersey City. She did this during New York's rush hour, and many people cheered at the sight of her precision flying. 

Because of her increasing responsibilities at "The