Material related to C.W. Williams, a member of Williams & Young, a prominent 19th century ballooning and parachuting duo.

C.W. Williams was part of Williams & Young, a prominent 19th century ballooning and parachuting duo. They were most active from the early 1880s through the early 1890s (when Young perished in a ballooning accident). They were best known for their "Parachute Jump for Life," in which Williams ascended to 5000 feet and parachuted to safety below. The duo were also purported to have the largest hot air balloon in the world at the time, some 50 feet high and 70 feet in diameter. They worked throughout the United States and on both sides of the Atlantic.

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