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Object Details
Date 1931 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Woodcut on Paper, Uncolored Artist Charles R. Gardner
 Physical Description Uncolored woodcut of Blanchard's ascent from the yard of the Walnut Street Prison in Philadelphia at 10:09 am on January 9, 1793. This was the first balloon flight in America, and George Washington was in the audience. 'Woodcut copyright, 1931, The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.' Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 38.1 × 30.5cm (15 × 12 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140697000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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