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The Casket...The Vauxhall Balloon and Parachute

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VBI-000412-001_sv.jpg

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1.27 MB

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1.44 MB

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Date
1837
Description
Excerpt of an article about Robert Cocking's fatal descent in his parachute, written on the day of the accident by an eyewitness, with some history of the use of parachutes.
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No Copyright - United States
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