Nassau balloon over a steeple
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Date
1832-1842Description
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
Subject
Crowds, Parachutes, Ballooning, Cocking, Robert