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An Appropriate Text!

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URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193238
Date
1830
Description
Satirical etching depicting a preacher standing on a chair, resting his Bible on a man's head and reciting from Matthew 5:9, "What came ye out for to see?", to which a member of the audience replies, "Why you Lubber the Balloon to be sure." A balloon ascension pictured in the background features a balloon labeled "Green."
 
For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/532
 
Subject
Preaching, Crowds, Balloons (aircraft), Satire, cartoons (humorous images), Balloon ascensions
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
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