Display Status
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
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