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Lithograph showing Hugh Bell's Locomotive Balloon, designed to test the usefulness of propellers for dirigible flight. Two men in the carriage are using attached wings and a rudder to steer the balloon. The first public trial of this airship was in July, 1850 from Vauxhall Gardens.For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/304