The Bookshelf for boys and girls Book of Wonders and Curious Things (1912)
University Society, New York · New York: University Society · leaf 160
STRETCHING THE FABRIC OUTWARD FROM THE VALVE-HOLE IN THE CENTER. 144 FLYING-MACHINES AND AIR-SHIPS 145 T«** v*r*--vvYv~vTTr><r^onr«r~Tnone~y-»-^^ Trv-wri> >rm-»TY»r-<Ttvr<iTj(-ynv->rrr)g-ylrr»r-^onr>c-^< 11 iC aVfx. a rr :; … S. ^ ^ WALKING ON THE BALLOON TO GET TO THE VALVE-HOLE. THE AERONAUT CAREFULLY LAYS A STRIP BEFOREHIM TO PROTECT THE FABRIC FROM BEING TORN OR INJURED BY HIS SHOES.
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