dc.coverage.spatial | Vauxhall Gardens (London, England) | en_US |
dc.creator | Green, H. | en_US |
dc.date | 1850 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T16:23:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T16:23:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1850 | en_US |
dc.identifier | VBI_000035 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193009 | |
dc.description | 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. | en_US |
dc.description | For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/304 | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | No Copyright - United States | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject | Balloons (aircraft) | en_US |
dc.subject | Balloon ascensions | en_US |
dc.subject | Airships | en_US |
dc.subject | Propellers | en_US |
dc.title | The New Steering Balloon | en_US |
dc.type | Still Image | en_US |
dc.publisher.institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections | en_US |
dc.type.genre | prints (visual works) | |
dc.contributor.display | publisher: Green, H.; lithographer: Green, H. | en_US |