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Mr. Garnerin's Ascent and Descent

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193110
Date
1797-1807
Description
Print showing Mr. Garnerin's parachute ascent over a park, with a large building in the background and a crowd beneath. Two stages of the parachute are represented: on the left the parachute is attached to the underside of the ascending balloon, on the right, the balloon continues its ascent while the open parachute descends.
 
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Subject
Parachutes, Ballooning, Crowds, Balloon ascensions, Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823
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