Balloons
Dates
- 1833 June 29
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 19
Physical Description
Other
Dimensions
4 pages; 24.7 x 16.4 cm(page with small illustrations of various balloons on one side, “Balloons” article on other) 24.8 x 15.6 cm(page with illustrations of perilous descents on one side, “An Infant’s Peril” on other)
General Note
Article from the Saturday Magazine of June 29, 1833, describing the history of aeronautics, including major events and figures.
- Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294
- Balloon ascensions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Balloonists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Balloons (aircraft) Subject Source: Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
- Balloons -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809
- Cavallo, Tiberius, 1749-1809
- Cavendish, Henry, 1731-1810
- Charles, Jacques Alexandre César, 1746-1823
- Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823
- Gusmão, Bartholomeu Lourenço de, 1685-1724
- Inventions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jeffries, John, 1745-1819
- Lana Terzi, Francesco, 1631-1687
- Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806
- Money, John, 1739 or 1740-1817
- Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne, 1745-1799
- Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810
- Parachutes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pilâtre de Rozier, Jean-François, 1754-1785
- Robert, M. N. (Marie-Noël), 1761-1826
- Sadler, James, 1751-1828
- Zambeccari, Francesco, 1752-1812
- clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Repository Details
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