| dc.creator | Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834 | en_US |
| dc.date | c. 1750-1850 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T16:32:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T16:32:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1745-1855 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | VBI_000445 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193419 | |
| dc.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. | en_US |
| dc.description | For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/711 | en_US |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | No Copyright - United States | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/ | en_US |
| dc.subject | Balloons, Captive | en_US |
| dc.subject | Balloons (aircraft) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Crowds | en_US |
| dc.subject | Shooting | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rifles | en_US |
| dc.title | Practicing at a Captive Balloon | en_US |
| dc.type | Still Image | en_US |
| dc.publisher.institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections | en_US |
| dc.type.genre | prints (visual works) | |
