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A printed leaflet, dated 1783, calling for a public subscription to raise money for a group of scientists, headed by a Monsieur Housz, engineer, to build and launch a passenger-carrying balloon.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0823
Date
1783
Provenance
Library of Congress, Transfer, 1934.
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (One folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one small printed leaflet, written in French.
Arrangement note
Collection is in original order.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
1783 Balloon Project Leaflet, Acc. XXXX.0823, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Balloons -- pre-1900
Balloons -- History
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ephemera