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Illustration from the childrens book The Adventures of Uncle Lubin, 1902. Artist: W Heath RobinsonIllustration from the childrens book The Adventures of Uncle Lubin, 1902. From a private collection
Ascension équestre de Jean-Eugène Poitevin to Champ de Mars, the 7th of July 1850, 1850. Creator: Unknown artistAscension equestre de Jean-Eugene Poitevin to Champ de Mars, the 7th of July 1850, 1850. Private Collection
Ascent of M. Godard's Montgolfier balloon from Cremorne Gardens, 1864. Creator: UnknownAscent of M. Godard's Montgolfier balloon from Cremorne Gardens, [London], 1864. The '...heated-air, balloon, with which M
Un service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. Creator: Honore DaumierUn service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. A service.... not easy to render
En ballon captif, 19th century. Creator: Honore DaumierEn ballon captif, 19th century. In a tethered balloon
Enlèvement d'une fille de l'air, 19th century. Creator: Honore DaumierEnlevement d'une fille de l'air, 19th century. Ballooning scene - flying woman asks to be allowed into the basket: Monsieur Godard I'm frozen...Godard
Aviator Harry Atwood, in Plane with Leo Stevens, 1911. Creator: Harris & EwingAviator Harry Atwood, in Plane with Leo Stevens, 1911. [US aviation pineer, engineer and inventor Atwood was chief flight instructor for William Starling Burgess whose Burgess Company built a variety
Captain Baldwin, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Captain Baldwin, between 1911 and 1920Captain Baldwin, between 1911 and 1920. Thomas Scott Baldwin, pioneer balloonist and US Army major during World War I; the first American to descend from a balloon by parachute
Balloons - Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin, N.A. Who Built Dirigible Balloon... 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Balloons - CaptBalloons - Captain Thomas Scott Baldwin, N.A. Who Built Dirigible Balloon #1 Except The Engine, Which Was Made By Curtiss, 1914. Pioneer balloonist and U.S
'Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891. Creator: Unknown'Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891
Ascension of Charles and Robert, at the Tuileries, December 1, 1783. Creator: UnknownAscension of Charles and Robert, at the Tuileries, December 1, 1783
Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Lt. H. Geiger, Lt. T. Dew. Milling, 1912. [Early aviation pioneers, Maryland, USA
Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. Creator: UnknownMrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. In 1826, Margaret Graham became the first British woman to make a solo balloon flight
Andre Jacques Garnerin, French aeronaut and the first parachutist, c1800 (1910). Garnerin (1769-1823) became a balloon inspector in the French Army in 1793
Aerostation out at Elbows or The Itinerant Aeronaut, 1786. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonAerostation out at Elbows or The Itinerant Aeronaut, 1786. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century
Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: UnknownProf. Lowry [sic] i.e. Lowe, between 1855 and 1865. [Balloonist, inventor, aeronaut, scientist: pioneer of military aerial reconnaissance]
Professor T. S. C. Lowe, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: UnknownLowe, Prof. T.S.C. (military balloonist), between 1865 and 1880. [Balloonist, inventor, aeronaut, scientist: pioneer of military aerial reconnaissance]
The Perilous Situation of Major Mony, When He Fell into the Sea with His Balloon, June 24, 1789. Creator: John MurphyThe Perilous Situation of Major Mony, When He Fell into the Sea with His Balloon on the 23rd of July, 1785, Off the Coast of Yarmouth; Most Providentially Discovered and Taken Up by the Argus Sloop
The Celebrated Vincent 1784. Creator: Francesco BartolozziThe Celebrated Vincent Lunardi Esq. Accompanied by Two Friends in His Third Aerial Excursion, Taken from St. Georges Fields, in London, 1784
Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12, 1842, ca. 1842
Aerostation out at Elbows, or The Itinerant Aeronaut, September 5, 1785
The Stratosphere Balloon, 1935. Creator: Yung, Vladimir Grigoryevich (1889-1942)The Stratosphere Balloon, 1935. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow
A ballooning accident, 1932. Creator: UnknownA ballooning accident, 1932. Un Accident en Ballon. A Monsieur Debaisieux and two companions were injured when their hot air balloon crashed into the roof of police headquarters in Lille, France
Sadler Over The Lighthouse, Dublin, 1817, (1920). Creator: Robert HavellSadler Over The Lighthouse, Dublin, 1817, (1920). James Sadler (1753-1828) above Dublin Lighthouse on route to Holyhead 24 July 1817 by artist Robert Havell. Photogravure
Andrees Arctic balloon after the crash, 1897, (1932). Creator: UnknownAndre es Arctic balloon after the crash, 1897, (1932). Swedish engineer and aeronaut Salomon August Andre e (1854-1897) perished during a failed attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen
Andrees Arctic balloon expedition, 1897, (1932). Creator: UnknownAndre es Arctic balloon expedition, 1897, (1932). Swedish engineer and aeronaut Salomon August Andre e (1854-1897) perished during a failed attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen
The re-opening of Hungerford Market, Westminster, London, 1833. Scene showing the ascent of Mr Graham in his hot air balloon
Figure and exact proportions of the Aerostatic Globe, 1786. Found in the Collection of Library of Congress, Washington D. C
The Balloon or The defense of Paris, 1870-1871. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris
Balloon Ascent. Artist: Kaemmerer, Frederik Hendrik (1839-1902)Balloon Ascent. Private Collection
Poster for the Potolowsky Glove Manufacturer, 1897. Artist: Orlik, Emil (1870?1932)Poster for the Potolowsky Glove Manufacturer, 1897. From a private collection
Ascent of a Balloon in the Presence of the Court of Charles IV, ca. 1783. Artist: Carnicero, Antonio (1748-1814)Ascent of a Balloon in the Presence of the Court of Charles IV, ca. 1783. Found in the collection of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
The Brothers Montgolfier, 18th century, (1910). Artist: JC De MayrThe Brothers Montgolfier, 1910. Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740-1810) and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799) were the inventors of the Montgolfiere-style hot air balloon
Title-Page of one of the Pamphlets written by Vincent Lunardi, 1786, (1910). Artist: Vincenzo LunardiTitle-Page of one of the Pamphlets written by Vincent Lunardi, 1786, (1910). Vicenzo Lunardi (1759-1806) was a pioneering Italian aeronaut, born in Lucca
The Ascent of Vincent Lunardi, accompanied by Mrs. Sage and Mr. Biggin, 1785, (1910). Vicenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), was a pioneering Italian aeronaut, born in Lucca
Canadian official cinematographer and assistant ready to ascend in a kite balloon, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co
Ready to test instruments for use in the attempt on the words height record in 1935 (c1937). American balloonists Orvil Arson Anderson (1895-1965) and Albert William Stevens (1886-1949)
Sadler over the Lighthouse, Dublin, 19th century. Artist: Robert HavellSadler over the Lighthouse, Dublin, 19th century. William Windham Sadler (1796-1824), balloonist and gas engineer. This picture shows sadler over the lighthouse in Dublin, on 24th July 1817
A Critical Moment, 1890. The descent of the great war balloon from the military exhibition. From a sketch by a passenger. An illustration from The Graphic, 19 July 1890
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist, 1848. Gay-Lussac (1778-1850) made balloon ascents to investigate terrestrial magnetism and composition
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussacs hot air balloon ascent, Paris, September 1804 (1900). On this flight, French chemist and physicist Gay-Lussac (1778-1850)
Knut Fraenkel, Swedish engineer and arctic explorer, (1931). Fraenkel (1870-1897) was one of the three members of Salomon August Andrees ill-fated Arctic hydrogen balloon expedition of 1897
Nils Strindberg, (1872-1897), Swedish photographer, 1931Nils Strindberg, Swedish photographer, (1931). Strindberg (1872-1897) was one of the three members of Salomon August Andrees ill-fated Arctic hydrogen balloon expedition of 1897
Salomon August Andree, Swedish engineer and aeronaut, (1931). Andree (1854-1897) perished during a failed attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon
The balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascending from Lille on August 26, 1785, 1785. Artist: Watteau, Louis (1731-1798)The balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascending from Lille on August 26, 1785, 1785. From a private collection
Lenormand jumps from the tower of the Montpellier observatory, 1783, 19th century. Artist: AnonymousLenormand jumps from the tower of the Montpellier observatory, 1783, 19th century. From a private collection
Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jefferies arriving in Calais after crossing the English Channel in a hot air balloon, 1785. From a private collection
Portrait of French balloonist Sophie Blanchard during her flight in Milan, Italy, 1811. Artist: Luigi RadosPortrait of French balloonist Sophie Blanchard during her flight in Milan, Italy, 1811. Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819) was the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard