Balloon Collection (page 2)

Vista del globo areostatico qe. se hecho ante Ss. Ms. y su Rl. familia el dia 8 de enero de 1793 en el qual fue Dn. Vicente Lunardi y cayo a las 2 de la tarde …, pub. 1793 (engraving)

Equilibrium and movement of the air, c1851. The effects of pneumatics and barometric pressure underwater and in the air, showing ballooning, a diving bell, divers in diving suits, an air gun

Balloon leaving from Gare du Nord, Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Balloon Ville d Orleans after leaving Gare du Nord at night 24 November 1870, during siege of Paris during Franco-Prussian War

Minnesota State Fair: balloon vendor, 1900?. Creator: Unknown
Minnesota State Fair: balloon vendor, 1900?

Instruments used by Mr. Glaisher during his balloon ascent, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Instruments used by Mr. Glaisher during his balloon ascent, 1862. 1. Barometer; 2; Wet and Dry Bulb Hygrometer; 3. Daniell's Hygrometer; 4. Chronometer; 5. Bucket of Water to keep Bulb wet; A. B

Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

U. S. Marine Corps, bedding down a big barrage balloon, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
U.S. Marine Corps, bedding down a big barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Parris Island, S. C. barrage balloon, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Parris Island, S.C. barrage balloon

Central Park, New York, NY. Creator: Chris Suspect
Central Park, New York, NY

652 14th Street, Denver, Colorado. Creator: Chris Suspect
652 14th Street, Denver, Colorado

2400 M Street, NW, Washington, D. C Creator: Chris Suspect
2400 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C

355 Water St SE, Washington, DC. Creator: Chris Suspect
355 Water St SE, Washington, DC

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1785. Creator: Unknown
Panel (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1785. Floral print with hot air balloon motif

Balloon Basket, USMC, World War I, 1910s. Creator: Unknown
63in. long, 37in. wide, 53in. high; cane basket with silver canvas cover

Balloon Basket, USA, World War I, United States Army Air Service, 1910s. Creator: Unknown
Cane basket with miscellaneous rope and fittings - L: 47" W: 42" H: 46"

Picture of a Balloon, 1860. Creator: Miyagi Gengyo
Picture of a Balloon, 1860

Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Binoculars used by American balloonist, aeronaut, scientist and inventor Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe during the American Civil War

Snuff box with ballooning scene, late 18th century. Creator: Aubert
Snuff box with ballooning scene, late 18th century. The scene represents the launch of the first small Charliere gas balloon from the Champ de Mars in Paris, 27 August 1783

Dance card case and ivory cards, late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Dance card case and ivory cards, late 18th century. Carnets de bal or dance cards were used at formal balls by ladies to record the names of the gentlemen with whom they intended to dance

Needle case with ballooning scenes, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Needle case with ballooning scenes, late 18th-early 19th century. The first successful flights in hot air balloons in the 1780s triggered a craze for ballooniana. Enameled brass needle case with lid

Communications Satellite, Echo 1, 1960. Creator: G. T. Schjeldahl Co
Launched in 1960, Echo 1 was designed to explore the new field of communications via space. Its design was remarkably simple: Essentially a large balloon, measuring 30 meters (100 feet) across

Box with scene showing Claytons Ascent, after 1835. Creator: Unknown
Box with scene showing Claytons Ascent, after 1835. Oval-shaped, pasteboard bandbox covered in paper block-printed with distemper, commemorating Richard Clayton, pioneering midwestern aeronaut

Gondola, Breitling Orbiter 3, 1990s. Creator: Cameron Balloons
Basic structure is yellow and orange with the inscription, Breitling Orbiter 3. Upper structure houses burners and equipment

5c Buffalo Balloon imperforate vertical pair, 1877. Creator: Unknown
5c Buffalo Balloon imperforate vertical pair, 1877. Perhaps the most enigmatic of all American stamps, the Buffalo balloon stamp is certainly among the premier rarities in aerophilately

A Seat in St. Jamess Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph Swain
A Seat in St. Jamess Park, 1870

Le Geant, Champ de Mars, October 18, 1863, probably printed 1880 / 89. Creator: Nadar
Le Geant, Champ de Mars, October 18, 1863, probably printed 1880/89. Crowds at the launch of The Giant, a balloon commissioned by French photographer Nadar and built by Eugene Godard

Le Neptune, Place Saint-Pierre aMontmartre, September 23, 1870. Creator: Nadar
Le Neptune, Place Saint-Pierre a Montmartre, September 23, 1870. The Neptune leaves during the Siege of Paris, carrying 125 kg (276 lb) of mail. Gelatin silver printing out print

Interior of Le Geant Inflating, 1863. Creator: Nadar
Interior of Le Geant Inflating, 1863. The Giant, a balloon commissioned by French photographer Nadar and built by Eugene Godard

The Lost Balloon, 1882. Creator: William Holbrook Beard
The Lost Balloon, 1882

Immense Copper Balloon at Paris, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Immense Copper Balloon at Paris, 1844. Electrical and magnetic phenomena containing hydrogen gas, built by M. Marey-Monge, for studying atmospheric currents, and preventing the formation of hail

Madam Blubbers Last Shift or The Aerostatic Dilly, April 29, 1784. April 29, 1784
Madam Blubbers Last Shift or The Aerostatic Dilly, April 29, 1784

Departure of Blanchard and Jeffries Balloon from Dover, January 7, 1785, January 1794

Lea Bridge Rubber Works Ltd - Aircraft Section, 1941. Creator: Unknown
Lea Bridge Rubber Works Ltd - Aircraft Section, 1941. Advertisement for a company that manufactured items used by the British armed forces during the Second World War: barrage balloons, parachutes

The Battle of Fleurus on 26 June 1794, 1795. Artist: Mauzaisse, Jean-Baptiste (1784-1844)
The Battle of Fleurus on 26 June 1794, 1795. From a private collection

Royal Field Artillery Kite Balloons Were The Eyes of Our Guns in France, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The observers were highly trained men

One of Our Observation Balloons, (1919). Creator: Unknown
One of Our Observation Balloons, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: It is seen coming to rest after a mornings work peering over the German lines near Ypres, [Belgium]

Wind and Weather Reports for the British Army, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Wind and Weather Reports for the British Army, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: A section at work in France filling balloons which are released

On the Trail of the Submarine, (1919). Creator: Unknown
On the Trail of the Submarine, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: With the advent of American troops in France

The Jubilee Fete to Children of London Schools in Hyde Park, 1887. Creator: Unknown
The Jubilee Fete to Children of London Schools in Hyde Park, 1887. London schoolchildren watch balloons being released in Hyde Park to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria on 20 June 1887

At A Balloon Centre, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
At A Balloon Centre, c1943. Barrage balloons were used to defend against attack by enemy aircraft. They were raised aloft on cables to create a risk of collision

Balloon Fabric Workers, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Balloon Fabric Workers, c1943. WaFs making barrage balloons. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs

Balloon Operator, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Balloon Operator, c1943. Woman in waterproofs operating a barrage balloon. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs

Repairing Barrage Balloons, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Repairing Barrage Balloons, c1943. Barrage balloons were used to defend against attack by enemy aircraft. They were raised aloft on cables to create a risk of collision

Streamlined barrage balloon with basket, 1918, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Streamlined barrage balloon with basket, 1918, (1932). Barrage balloon built in August Riedingers balloon factory in Augsburg, Germany. Capacity: 1000 cubic metres

Dragon barrage balloon, c1898, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Dragon barrage balloon, c1898, (1932). German barrage balloon (Drachenfesselballon) with basket, Hans Bartsch von Sigsfeld system, used by the military for observation

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