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Balloon Voyage Across the Atlantic, Professor Wise's Aerial Ship

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VBI-000461-001_sv.jpg

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1.59 MB

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JPEG

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f95aad349f52490831db11ccd027bbc3

Date
1868-1878
Location
Atlantic Ocean
Description
Illustration of John Wise's "Daily Graphic" balloon, shown over the Atlantic Ocean. Two smaller balloons for inflation flank the larger central balloon, an enclosed car is below and a life boat is suspended underneath. Two smaller inset illustrations show cross-sections of the car and the boat.
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Still Image
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No Copyright - United States
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