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Practicing at a Captive Balloon

Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
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URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193419
Date
1745-1855
Description
Engraving depicting a crowd gathered to watch men in uniform aim rifles at a tethered balloon attached to a rope held by a small group of men.
 
For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/711
 
Subject
Balloons, Captive, Balloons (aircraft), Crowds, Shooting, Rifles
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
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