Balloon Collection (page 73)

Girls Playing Ball
Two young girls playing catch

Pre Andree Departure
Andree, with Strindberg and Fraenkel, make last-minute preparations at Spitzbergen for their flight : in a few moments they will be on their way to the North Pole

Caquot Military Balloon
Caquot-type kite balloon for military use

German Balloon Watched
A colourful balloon is watched by a rather drab crowd in a grey field probably on the outskirts of Stuttgart, a notoriously colourless city

French Capture Hong-Hoa
The French use captive balloons for reconnaisance purposes at the capture of Hong-Hoa in Indo-China (Vietnam)

Mongolfier Manned Flight
First manned flight by Pilatre de Rozier and D Arlandes in Mongolfiere, Paris

GIFFARDs BALLOON 1878
Giffards captive balloon at the Paris Exposition

Skyhook Balloons
Skyhook high-altitude weather balloons, such as these used by the U.S.Navy, were liable to be perceived as UFOs by witnesses unfamiliar with them

First Manned Flight
Pilatre de Rozier and le marquis d Arlandes make the first manned flight, in a hot- air Montgolfiere, over Paris

Montgolfier / Manned
Balloon of de Rozier and d Arlandes makes its first manned ascent

Charles & Robert
Celebrated flight from Tuileries Garden by J.A.C. Charles, and Louis- Nicolas Robert

Balloon Attacked / 1783
The unmanned balloon is attacked on landing at Gonesse after a successful flight from Paris

First Montgolfiere 1783
THE FIRST PRACTICAL BALLOON Montgolfiers first air balloon, unmanned, was launched at Annonay, rose to 2000 metres; the Academie Royale des Sciences paid for the venture

Transport / Flight / Balloon
Ballooning pioneers Charles and Robert land at Nesles, France

Piccard Ascends 1931
Auguste Piccard, Swiss scientist, with colleague Kupfer, reaches record altitude of 16, 201m, ascending from Augsburg and coming down in the Austrian Alps

Balloon Lightened
A scene in the basket of a balloon. One man consults the altimeter : another empties sand to lighten the balloon and gain height, a third releases a carrier-pigeon

Beggars in Balloons
While the wealthy flit about the skies in their private aeroplanes, beggars must make do with balloons, aged and patched

Steam Engine Satire
The steam carriage, constantly in danger of blowing up, is only one of the technological advances in transportation - there are also velocipedes, kite-drawn cars, balloons

Famale Dancing / Beaute
Woman dancing with balloons, leans back and poses

Invasion Plan / Balloons
INVASION PLANS The Thiloriere is a huge montgolfiere (hot-air-balloon) which will carry large numbers of French troops to England, at a very modest cost Date: 1804

ENTREPRENANT - 3
Balloon, used by the French for reconnaisance during the Revolutionary War, notably at the battle of Fleurus - the first use of a manned airborne device in warfare

ENTREPRENANT - 1
The French " Entreprenant" balloon is used for reconnaissance purposes at the battle of Fleurus - the first use of manned airborne devices in warfare

UFOS / IFOS
The United States government reveals that its weather balloons have been the cause of many UFO identifications

Montgolfier Unmanned
A montgolfiere (hot air) flies from Versailles to Vaucresson carrying a sheep, a cock and a hen - the first aerial passengers !

First Montgolfier / Cig Cd
PILATRE DE ROZIER and the MARQUIS D ARLANDES make the first successful manned flight in a Montgolfier balloon (hot air) at Paris

Tissandiers Balloon
Tissandiers Pole Nord over Northern France after sunset

Balloon & Meteor Shower
A meteor shower seen from a balloon over Northern France by Wilfred de Fonvielle

Balloon Satire of 1785
French satire on ballooning using horses to steer wayward balloon

Futuristic air transport, with a traffic policeman
A futuristic air transport scene. A traffic policeman, in his own mini-airship, directs international air traffic

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"D-Day - Supplies pour ashore as balloons guide the way to victory" The Bristol balloon festival, a mesmerizing spectacle in Avon, England, Europe Captivating moments at the Chelsea Arts Club Ball with balloons floating above A heartwarming sight of a Bassett hound puppy with its ears held up by colorful balloons Remembering the Catford Evacuees who found solace in the sky filled with balloons An enchanting illustration from W Heath Robinson's Railway Ribaldry featuring a whimsical balloon adventure Paul Klee's masterpiece on gauze and board captures the ethereal beauty of balloons (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Marveling at an aerial view of Manchester and the Ship Canal adorned by majestic hot air balloons Montgolfier balloon gracefully soaring over Paris, painting a picture-perfect scene Celebrating James Sadler's pioneering spirit through his remarkable invention.