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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date September 24, 1859 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Engraving on Paper, Uncolored Physical Description Uncolored engraving of an image of the new air-ship "City of New York," from the September 24, 1859 edition of Harper's Weekly. The scene shows the air-ship aloft over water. Two figures are in the gondola, and one is dropping a parcel with a parachute over the side. Multiple flags are displayed on the air-ship below the balloon. Various articles are on the reverse. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 39.7 × 27.6cm (15 5/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140758000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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