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Mr. Harris' Fatal Ascent

Marshall, S. B.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193309
Date
1824
Description
Column about the fatal descent of Thomas Harris on May 24, 1824, and how it could have been avoided if he had paid attention to the astrological signs that day. An accompanying illustration shows his balloon losing gas and landing in a clearing. "May 1824" is handwritten in the lower right hand corner of the clipping.
 
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Subject
Astrology, Balloon ascensions, Ballooning -- Accidents, Balloonists, Harris, Thomas, 1940-....
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