Gas Balloon Collection

Ascension équestre de Jean-Eugène Poitevin to Champ de Mars, the 7th of July 1850, 1850. Creator: Unknown artist
Ascension equestre de Jean-Eugene Poitevin to Champ de Mars, the 7th of July 1850, 1850. Private Collection

Band of Hope Fete in Aston Park, Birmingham, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Band of Hope Fete in Aston Park, Birmingham, 1858. 6000 children attend a festival. A programme was drawn up for the amusements, which included a vontriloquial entertainment, a "temple of magic

Torchlight Demonstration of Firemen at Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Torchlight Demonstration of Firemen at Fredericton, New Brunswick, [Canada], 1858....a demonstration...in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday...[one of] the many proofs of the loyalty of our

The Launch of Blanchard's Balloon at The Hague in 1785, 1785. Creator: G. Carbentus
The Launch of Blanchard's Balloon at The Hague in 1785, 1785. The air balloon of the Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard in the palace garden at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague on July 12, 1785

The Ascent of Balloons from the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Ascent of Balloons from the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Paris celebrates the birth of Prince Louis Napoleon, heir to the French throne

Peace Commemoration, 1814 - Chinese Pagoda and Bridge, in St. James's-Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Peace Commemoration, 1814 - Chinese Pagoda and Bridge, in St. James's-Park, [London], 1856. Commemoration of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, (18 October 1748)

Enlèvement d'une fille de l'air, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Enlevement 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

The Fete at Paris - Representation of the Siege of Silistria, in the Champ de Mars... 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Fete at Paris - Representation of the Siege of Silistria, in the Champ de Mars - Flotilla of Balloons, 1854. Re-enactment of an event from the Crimean War....everything appertaining to war or its

Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Upwards of 10, 000 persons paid for admission...to witness the ascent...It was a matter of considerable

M. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. Creator: Unknown. M
M. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. French milliner and balloonist Ernest Petin..has sought to give to his apparatus the greatest possible power

Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. In 1826, Margaret Graham became the first British woman to make a solo balloon flight

Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, [Kent], 1850....Mr. Green ascended...accompanied by Mr. Rush...for the express purpose of testing the improvements made by that

Ascent of the Nassau Balloon, from Vauxhall Gardens, on Saturday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of the Nassau Balloon, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], on Saturday, 1850. A grand fete was given at these Gardens on Saturday

The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of... 1874
The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of England on September 1, 1874, 1874. Private Collection

The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of... 1874
The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of England on September 1, 1874, 1874. Private Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three men in a Hot Air Balloon, 1800s
Three men in a Hot Air Balloon, pub. 1800s (lithograph)

Le Tricolore, 1874
Le Tricolore, publ. 1874 (colour lithograph)

Panoramic Viewing Platform using a Hot Air Balloon, c. 1880
Panoramic Viewing Platform using a Hot Air Balloon, pub. C. 1880 (b/w engraving)

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