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Since our ballooning is the ton

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VBI-000148-001_sv.jpg

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7d426a2165d64ac005ed6b461ac78a51

Date
1784
Description
Print with an image of a balloon in the air, shaped like a jester's face with a hat on his head with the words, "The English Balloon 1784." A man in the basket holds wings and looks down on the crowd gathered below. Below the image is a satirical poem about the ballooning craze among the English upper classes.
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Still Image
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No Copyright - United States
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