Balloon Voyage Across the Atlantic, Professor Wise's Aerial Ship
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Date
1868-1878Description
Illustration of John Wise's "Daily Graphic" balloon, shown over the Atlantic Ocean. Two smaller balloons for inflation flank the larger central balloon, an enclosed car is below and a life boat is suspended underneath. Two smaller inset illustrations show cross-sections of the car and the boat. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/727
Subject
Balloon ascensions, Lifeboats, Boats and boating, Balloons (aircraft), Engineering