Bacon, Gertrude, 1874-1949 · New York, Dodd, Mead & company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 44
sensation at the time,and has always been considered one of themost adventurous enterprises in the whole his-tory of aeronautics. How it came about wasas follows:— The managers of the Vauxhall Gardens,London, had made, with Mr. Greens assist-ance, a very large and fine balloon of crimsonsilk, which… … The Great Nassau Balloon. 46 BALLOONS AND FLYING MACHINES question of how this valuable and fragileproperty had best be conveyed so far. Mr.Hollond, a young gentleman of considerablewealth, and a great lover of adventure, atonce came forward, and proposed to take theballoon to the Continent by sky.…
Aeronautics
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
