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The Original Air Balloon

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URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193081
Date
1783
Description
Engraving depicting the September 19 1783 ascent of the Montgolfier balloon that carried the sheep, rooster and duck who were the first live aeronauts. A wicker basket is suspended beneath the balloon, which is rising from a platform where five men stand watching.
 
For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/375
 
Subject
platforms, Balloons (aircraft), Balloon ascensions
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
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