The Aerial Messenger, April 12, 1852
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Date
1852Description
Pages from the April 12, 1852 issue of the Aerial Messenger, containing articles about various ballooning events, focusing on Mr. Hampton's Erin-Go-Bragh balloon, his safety parachute, and his new Arctic Surveying Balloon, constructed to aid in the search for the lost explorer Sir John Franklin. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/670
Subject
Aerial exploration, Balloonists, Ballooning, Airships, Parachutes, Balloons (aircraft), The Aerial Messenger, Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847, Hampton, John, 1799-1871