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The Strong Gale

File / Documentation
Name

VBI-000443-001_sv.jpg

Size

1.3 MB

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JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

1149146d6cfdf3bfd78a01609bbc0199

Name

VBI-000443-002_sv.jpg

Size

1.04 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

c6e7c99678211cd69a36976a73524696

Date
1825-1855
Location
Gonesse
Annonay (France)
Description
Three unrelated items: An engraving of children launching paper boats on a stream while a woman behind them picks wheat. A balloon is ascended in the background; A short article from Punch magazine about Lieutenant [George] Gale's proposal to undertake a balloon expedition to search for Sir John Franklin, with an accompanying illustration of a balloon covered with snow; Two excerpts of an article on aeronautics.
For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/709
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Type
Still Image
Rights
No Copyright - United States
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