Narrow Escape of a Balloonist at Savannah, Georgia, March, 1860.-From a Sketch by Ambrose Spencer, Esq.
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Object Details
Date
April 14, 1860
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Wood Engraving on Paper, Uncolored
Artist
Ambrose Spencer Physical Description
Uncolored wood engraving of a rescue of a balloonist near Savannah, Georgia. The image shows a balloon aloft above water in what looks to be strong winds. A man in a row boat is holding on to a rope that is tied to the balloon. One of the balloonists is climbing down this rope from the balloon to the row boat. The other two balloonists are falling from the balloon to the water below. Newsprint is on the reverse, showing the print was cut from a newspaper.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 16.8 × 24.9cm (6 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.) Inventory Number
A20140814000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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