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Date After 1835 Type ART-Miscellaneous Medium Bandbox Paper Physical Description Section of paper, block-printed with distemper paint, meant to cover a pasteboard bandbox. The scene shows a balloon over a town and trees. Printing done in white, pink, black, red, and yellow paints on a blue background. 'Clayton's Ascent' is printed in the sky next to the balloon. Bandboxes covered in this paper commemorated Richard Clayton, pioneering midwest aeronaut. Clayton ascended from Cincinnati, Ohio on April 8, 1835, and landed nine and a half hours later in Monroe County, Virginia. He traveled 350 miles, and broke the world record for the farthest distance traveled in a balloon. He continued to fly in Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia for the next decade. A20140481000 shows this paper pattern on a band box. Dimensions Mat: 45.7 × 55.9cm (18 × 22 in.)
Unmatted: 31.8 × 43.2cm (12 1/2 in. × 17 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140659000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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