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Nassau balloon over a steeple

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VBI-000102-001_sv.jpg

Size

1.14 MB

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JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

4c17f78fdadd7650f1ad2e2f40ec5430

Date
1832-1842
Description
Lithograph depicting the ascension of the Nassau Balloon with Mr. Cocking's parachute attached, before Cocking's fatal descent over Vauxhall on July 24, 1837.
For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/370
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Type
Still Image
Rights
No Copyright - United States
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