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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
Country of Origin Japan Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Woodcut on Paper, Colored Physical Description Japanese woodcut print showing the preparations for a balloon launch. A crowd in Western clothing is putting the balloon into position in a field. This print may depict the events leading up to the flights of T.S.C. Lowe and William Paullin in celebration of the visit of the Japanese Embassy to Philadelphia on June 14, 1860. The print is a duplicate of the center panel A20140976000. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 36.5 × 24.8cm (14 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140965000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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