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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1968
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2007.0091.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Balloon Ascension
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- paper
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 43.0 cm
- Width
- 27.7 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- Period
- The commemorative flight took place on Jan. 9, 1968.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To publicize & commemorate the 175th anniversary of the first flight (by hydrogen gas balloon) in the new world. Also pays homage to the chapter: "Balloon Ascension" in "Tom Sawyer Abroad" by Mark Twain (1894). - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering on poster reads: "Notice/BALLOON ASCENSION/(THE ELEMENTS PERMITTING)/Prof. MacArthur's Aerostats propose to make a/Grand Ascension/[picture]/In the new and splendid aerial ship/MARK TWAIN/1793 175th ANNIVERSARY ASCENSION 1968/Commemorating Man's First Flight in the New World/ORIGINAL ASCENSION/January 9th, 1793, from the Walnut Street/Prison yard, Philadelphia,/Pean-Pierre Blanchard---aeronaut; in a hy-/drogen gas balloon. George Washington,/then President of the United States was an/honoured guest at this ascent./Flight time: 46 minutes/Landing: Woodbury, New Jersey/COMMEMORATIVE FLIGHT/January 9th, 1968. fron Nelson Street, East/Hartford, Connecticut; George P. Roth,/Pilot, in a Montgolfier type hot air balloon,/No. N 24063./Ground Crew: Charles E. MacArthur,/Frances L. Almquist, Robert W. Bass, Sr.,/Francis P. Brown/Flight time: 25 minutes/Landing: Mercer Street,/East Hartford, Connecticut"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Black printed lettering & illustration on light brown background.
- Decoration
- Picture at centre of a gas balloon in flight above a small seaside community.
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