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Aeronautic Association

 Digital Record
Identifier: VBI_000479

Dates

  • c. 1837

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.

Biographical / Historical

Margaret Graham (b. 1804), and George Graham, known as "Mr. and Mrs. Graham," were active balloonists in England from 1823-c. 1853. Mrs. Graham was the more active aeronaut and made her first balloon ascent in the company of her husband, on June 2, 1824. In July 1836, she ascended for the first time with another woman, marking the first recorded ascent by women alone. The Grahams’ ballooning careers were marked by difficult ascensions and accidents, involving both their solo flights and those made with together. Mrs. Graham’s last recorded balloon ascension was made on August 19, 1853 from the Rotunda Gardens in Dublin.

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Originals

Box 22

Physical Description

Other

Dimensions

4 pages; 40.1 x 22.8 cm

General Note

Prospectus of the Aeronautic Association. Proposes a project directed by George Graham to build a balloon larger than any previously constructed for promoting geographic exploration, particularly "unexplored regions of Africa." The front page has a print of the proposed balloon.

Repository Details

Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository

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