National Air and Space Museum Archives

Carl Kirsch Balloon Ascension Poster (Austrian)

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0997
Dates:
1850
Languages:
This collection is in
English
.
Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
1 folder
Repository:
Wurstelprater balloon ascendance poster and related ticket, 1850.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a 9 x 11.5 inch poster announcing the balloon ascendance at the Wurstelprater amusement park in Vienna by Carl Kirsch on Monday, September 2, 1850, and a 4 x 2.5 inch ticket redeemable for another show in case of unfavorable weather.

Arrangement

Arrangement
No arrangement, just two items.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Weiner Prater is a large public park in Vienna, Austria, founded in 1766 with the donation of Austrian Emperor Josef II's royal hunting grounds. Over the years the Prater evolved to include the Wurstelprater Amusement Park. During the 1850s, the park was the site of balloon ascendance.

Administration

Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown - found in collection, Unknown, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0997
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2018.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Preferred Citation
Carl Kirsch Balloon Ascension Poster (Austrian), NASM.XXXX.0997, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Balloons Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Balloons -- Exhibitions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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