The Balloon
Dates
- c. 1854
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 18
Physical Description
Other
Dimensions
8 pages; 11.6 x 7.3 cm(pages numbered 123-126), 14.5 x 9.0 cm(pages numbered 213-216)
General Note
Pages from two children’s magazines with stories about balloons. Includes the last four pages of the story “The Balloon” with a dialogue between a father and son about the history and science of aeronautics, and four pages with a story titled “The Balloon” with similar dialogue. Handwritten at the top of page 213 is “Glasgow Infant-School Magazine- 1854."
General Note
Glasgow Infant School Magazine
- Ballooning Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Balloons -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children’s literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Science -- Study and teaching Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Repository Details
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