Ballooning Collection (page 3)

Paris firemen on the rooftops trying to capture a balloon with its ropes entangled round chimney pots
545215 Paris firemen on the rooftops trying to capture a balloon with its ropes entangled round chimney pots and to rescue the aviator in the basket

Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806) Italian aeronaut. Made the first hydrogen balloon ascent in Britain, Moorfields, London
530535 Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806) Italian aeronaut. Made the first hydrogen balloon ascent in Britain, Moorfields, London, 15 September 1784

Balloon ascent from Gare du Nord, Paris, at night, to carry dispatches out of besieged city during Franco-Prussian War
530519 Balloon ascent from Gare du Nord, Paris, at night, to carry dispatches out of besieged city during Franco-Prussian War

(Salomon) August Andree (1854-1897) Swedish engineer, and his team setting out on the fatal balloon expedition to
530669 (Salomon) August Andree (1854-1897) Swedish engineer, and his team setting out on the fatal balloon expedition to the North Pole, 11 July 1897. Andree's body was found in 1930

Robert brothers helping JAC Charles (1746-1823) to inflate balloon with hydrogen produced by covering barrel of iron
533626 Robert brothers helping JAC Charles (1746-1823) to inflate balloon with hydrogen produced by covering barrel of iron filings with sulphuric acid

Aviation and ballooning during the 19th Century
3732788 Aviation and ballooning during the 19th Century; (add.info.: Cartoon on aviation and ballooning. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A balloon house in Amsterdam
3732786 A balloon house in Amsterdam; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a balloon house in Amsterdam. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The ballooning accident of General John Money
3732773 The ballooning accident of General John Money; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the ballooning accident of General John Money (1752-1817) a British aeronaut and general in the British Army

Francois Laurent d'Arlandes balloon crossing Paris
3732711 Francois Laurent d'Arlandes balloon crossing Paris; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Francois Laurent d'Arlandes balloon crossing Paris, France)

A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785
530536 A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785, surrounded by local ballooning enthusiasts, l.to r

Dutch cartoon, 1794, predicting ballooning in 1804. Chaotic scene as an attempt is made to get the balloon airborne
528657 Dutch cartoon, 1794, predicting ballooning in 1804. Chaotic scene as an attempt is made to get the balloon airborne

Jean-Marie Coutelle, Appointed Commander of Les Aerostiers, 1794. Below right
528360 Jean-Marie Coutelle, Appointed Commander of Les Aerostiers, 1794. Below right, varnishing balloon at School of Military Ballooning, Meudon

Battle of Fleurus 26 June 1794, French Revolutionary Wars. Use of The Entreprenant as reconnaissance balloon the first
528359 Battle of Fleurus 26 June 1794, French Revolutionary Wars. Use of The Entreprenant as reconnaissance balloon the first use of a balloon in warfare, contributed to French victory. Prunt c1883

A French aeronaut falling to his death from a balloon over Beuzeville, France, 1899 (print)
545209 A French aeronaut falling to his death from a balloon over Beuzeville, France, 1899 (print); (add.info.: From Le Petit Journal 30 June 1899)

Two types of hot-air balloons
5308097 Two types of hot-air balloons.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting two types of hot-air balloons. Left: Hydrogen Balloon)

Vincenzo Lunardi making his first attempt at a balloon ascent
5308098 Vincenzo Lunardi making his first attempt at a balloon ascent.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Vincenzo Lunardi making his first attempt at a balloon ascent)

Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable) balloon, 12 June 1784
528363 Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable) balloon, 12 June 1784. Chromolithograph c1883

Charles hot air balloon ascent
3849912 Charles hot air balloon ascent; (add.info.: Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles hot air balloon ascent. Caption reads: Ascension executee par Charles dans la prairie de Nesles)

First balloon crossing of English Channel, 7 January 1785 by Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor
528362 First balloon crossing of English Channel, 7 January 1785 by Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, and American Dr John Jeffries from Dover to Guines, 2 hours 30 mins

First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 21 November 1783
528357 First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 21 November 1783, in Montgolfier (hot air) balloon from the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France

Ascent of M. Godard's Montgolfier balloon from Cremorne Gardens, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of M. Godard's Montgolfier balloon from Cremorne Gardens, [London], 1864. The...heated-air, balloon, with which M

An aerial view of red sand dunes and vegetation in the Namib desert. Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

Light illuminates the Naukluft Mountains and Namib Desert at sunrise. Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

An aerial view of red sand dunes in the Namib desert. Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

Un service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. A service.... not easy to render

En ballon captif, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
En ballon captif, 19th century. In a tethered balloon

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

Aviator Harry Atwood, in Plane with Leo Stevens, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Aviator 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 1920
Captain 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 - Capt
Balloons - 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: Unknown
Ascension 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

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

Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], 1850. The machine which Mr. Bell has constructed...is capable of sustaining a weight of between 500 and 600 lb

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

The late M. Gay-Lussac, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The late M. Gay-Lussac, 1850. Portrait of the French chemist and physicist.. The war-balloon which had been employed by the French army in Egypt was given to the custody of MM

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

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Barrage Balloon Used for Parachute Training During WW2 Date: 1941

Andre Jacques Garnerin, French aeronaut and the first parachutist, c1800 (1910). Garnerin (1769-1823) became a balloon inspector in the French Army in 1793

Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Hot air balloons rise over the Sacred Lake

Hohenzollern Castle, Hechingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

NYC, Manhattan, Hudson Yards, Shine Bright Christmas decorations with Hot Air Balloon, and The Vessel

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"Ballooning: A Sky-High Adventure Unveiling Europe's Majestic Skies" Embark on a breathtaking journey as we explore the enchanting world of ballooning, where dreams take flight and imaginations soar. From the mesmerizing Bristol Balloon Festival in Avon, England to the picturesque landscapes of Stowmarket in Suffolk, this captivating event has captured hearts across the United Kingdom and beyond. Witness history unfold with Charles Green's remarkable balloon event in Stockport, as he defied gravity and left spectators awestruck. Marvel at the Vauxhall Royal Balloon ascent, a regal spectacle that painted the skies with vibrant colors against London's iconic backdrop. Step back into time as we relive Mr. Sadler's daring ascent from Nottingham and Merton Fields in Oxford – courageous feats that pushed boundaries and paved the way for future adventurers. Picture yourself amidst Parisian charm, gazing up at a Montgolfier balloon gracefully gliding through its azure canvas. Experience an adrenaline rush as balloons ascend from Seal near Sevenoaks in Kent during an exhilarating race organized by the Green brothers. Feel your heart skip a beat witnessing Sophie Blanchard fearlessly taking flight over Milan – her bravery inspiring generations to come. Uncover tales of epic battles fought among these majestic giants during "The Battle of Balloons, " where skilled pilots showcased their prowess high above European skies. And imagine floating serenely over Egypt's Valley of Kings aboard hot air balloons at dawn; an ethereal experience that offers unparalleled views of ancient wonders beneath you. Ballooning is more than just an adventure; it is a testament to human ingenuity and our insatiable desire to conquer new horizons. So buckle up tight and let your spirit soar alongside these magnificent vessels as they paint Europe's heavens with splendorous hues - forever etching memories that will stay aloft within our souls.