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NH 44034 Balloon Inflating Apparatus

Balloon Inflating Apparatus
Title: Balloon Inflating Apparatus
Caption: Used by Professor T.S. Lowe on board the barge GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE CUSTIS during a reconnaissance mission on the Potomac rivernear Budd's ferry in November 1861. This shows the gas generator and purifier.
Description: Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution
Catalog #: NH 44034
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: J.M. Bancroft 1862, artist
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Original Medium: Drawing, BW Photo
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