An Appropriate Text!
Dates
- Creation: 1830
Conditions Governing Use
Access to the Theodore Newton Vail Collection of Aeronautical Images, Broadsides and Clippings is not authorization to publish. Separate written application for permission to publish must be made to the Institute Archives. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection.
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
Box 11
Physical Description
Art on Paper
Dimensions
28.2 x 40.8 cm
General Note
Satirical etching depicting a preacher standing on a chair, resting his Bible on a man’s head and reciting from Matthew 5:9, “What came ye out for to see?”, to which a member of the audience replies, “Why you Lubber the Balloon to be sure.” A balloon ascension pictured in the background features a balloon labeled “Green.”
Genre / Form
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Building 14N-118
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Cambridge MA 02139-4307 US
distinctive-collections@mit.edu
