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Solomon Andrews Airship of 1863. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T35X2769
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TitleSolomon Andrews Airship of 1863
NameNew Jersey Tercentenary Commission
Date Issued
SubjectAviation--New Jersey, Airships, Andrews, Solomon, 1835-1908
Extent1 image(s)
DescriptionThis 1864 lithograph shows Dr. Solomon Andrews airship, The Aereon, as it cruised on a famous trip of 30 miles in 14 and half minutes.Solomon Andrews built his first "Aereon" that flew over Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on June 1, 1863. Andrew's airship had three 80-foot cigar-shaped balloons, with a rudder and gondola. Buoyancy was controlled by jettisoning sand ballast or releasing hydrogen lift gas.
Genrelithographs
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T35X2769
Data Life Cycle Event(s)
   Type: Version creation
   Label: Digital Source
   Detail: The digital source file for this work is available in the New Jersey State Publications Digital Library, Digital Jerseyana Collection.
   Collector: New Jersey State Library Information Center
   Reference: http://hdl.handle.net/10929/32196
CollectionNew Jersey State Library
Organization NameNew Jersey State Library
RightsThis resource may be copyright protected. You may make use of this resource, with proper attribution, for educational and other non-commercial uses only. Contact the contributing organization to obtain permission for reproduction, publication, and commercial use.
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