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dc.coverage.spatialLord's Cricket Ground (London, England)en_US
dc.creatorUnknownen_US
dc.date1837 Septemberen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-28T16:23:58Z
dc.date.available2022-01-28T16:23:58Z
dc.date.issued1837en_US
dc.identifierVBI_000060
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193034
dc.descriptionBroadside advertising the first ascent of Mrs. Graham's Royal Victoria Balloon, to be held on September 12, 1837 in Lord's Cricket Ground, London. Also announced are "several experimental descents" by John Hampton in his new safety parachute, which is to be displayed on the day before the event in the Great Room of the Pavilion on site. Mrs. Graham is shown in her balloon.en_US
dc.descriptionFor more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/329en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.rightsNo Copyright - United Statesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/en_US
dc.subjectBalloon ascensionsen_US
dc.subjectInventionsen_US
dc.subjectBalloonistsen_US
dc.subjectBands (Music)en_US
dc.subjectParachutesen_US
dc.subjectBroadsidesen_US
dc.subjectHampton, John, 1799-1871en_US
dc.subjectGraham, Margaret Bloyen_US
dc.titleAttraction, Lord's Cricket Grounden_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.publisher.institutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collectionsen_US


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