Balloon Collection (page 6)

The Petrol Era, five phases of the great power of the reign of King George V
2915348 The Petrol Era, five phases of the great power of the reign of King George V. Centre plate, King George entering his Daimler car. Top left, petrol and the farm waggon

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

An electrically driven ornithoper
5616667 An electrically driven ornithoper; (add.info.: Reuben Jasper Spalding's (1889) method of quick, direct transport; an electrically driven ornithoper. From Der Stein der Weisen, (ca 1895)

Balloon ascent to conduct atmospheric temperature research by John Jeffries
5616711 Balloon ascent to conduct atmospheric temperature research by John Jeffries; (add.info.: Balloon ascent to conduct atmospheric temperature research by John Jeffries (1745 - 1819)

Jacques Charles' first successful flight in his hydrogen filled balloon
5312096 Jacques Charles' first successful flight in his hydrogen filled balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Jacques Charles' first successful flight in his hydrogen filled balloon)

Engraving depicting Francesco Lana de Terzi's flying boat concept
5309136 Engraving depicting Francesco Lana de Terzi's flying boat concept; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Francesco Lana de Terzi's flying boat concept)

An engraving depicting John Money coming into grief with his balloon. John Money (1752-1817)
5311279 An engraving depicting John Money coming into grief with his balloon. John Money (1752-1817) an aeronaut and general in the British Army

The people running at the scene of the hot air balloon accident by Jean Francois Pilatre de Rosier (1757-1785)
ELD4840780 The people running at the scene of the hot air balloon accident by Jean Francois Pilatre de Rosier (1757-1785)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Ardeche (07), Annonay: Photo of the monument eleve to Joseph (1740-1810) and Etienne (1745-1799)
LUX4714566 France, Rhone-Alpes, Ardeche (07), Annonay: Photo of the monument eleve to Joseph (1740-1810) and Etienne (1745-1799) Montgolfier inventor of the balloon, 1883; (add.info.: France)

France: President of the Republic Sadi Carnot passes by carriage on a square in a city where a balloon is launched
LUX4756344 France: President of the Republic Sadi Carnot passes by carriage on a square in a city where a balloon is launched

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: fields of Mars, hot air balloon depart, animated view with many spectators
LUX4761177 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: fields of Mars, hot air balloon depart, animated view with many spectators, 1907; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Crowds watch the launch of the 'Globe' Balloon, 1783
3480651 Crowds watch the launch of the 'Globe' Balloon, 1783; (add.info.: Crowds watch the launch of the 'Globe' Balloon, Paris, 1783.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A medicine show
2626767 A medicine show; (add.info.: French cartoon shows a long line of people, with more arriving by stagecoach and railroad, at a medicine show where a quack with a lion's head)

The Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, Belgium, August 1914, in defiance of the Hague Convention (litho)
3252884 The Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, Belgium, August 1914, in defiance of the Hague Convention (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, Belgium)

Charles Green's balloon
3586007 Charles Green's balloon; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Charles Green's balloon. Charles Green (1785-1870) a British balloonist

Charles Green's balloon
3585999 Charles Green's balloon; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Charles Green's balloon. Charles Green (1785-1870) a British balloonist

Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for Arctic exploration
3586006 Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for Arctic exploration; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for)

Mr Punch travelling in a hot-air balloon
3586002 Mr Punch travelling in a hot-air balloon; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the character 'Mr Punch' flying above London in a hot-air balloon)

Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for Arctic exploration
3585994 Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for Arctic exploration; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for)

A valve mechanism of a hydrogen balloon
3585991 A valve mechanism of a hydrogen balloon; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a valve mechanism of a hydrogen balloon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Minerva Balloon
3585990 The Minerva Balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Minerva Balloon designed by Etienne-Gaspard Robert. Etienne-Gaspard Robert (1763-1837) a Belgian physicist

Title page with balloonist, dancers, fencers, fiddler, workers, police and riff-raff
FLO4686863 Title page with balloonist, dancers, fencers, fiddler, workers, police and riff-raff. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from David Carey's Life in Paris

Surrey Zoological Gardens
2623677 Surrey Zoological Gardens; (add.info.: Hand-coloured lithograph of the Surrey Zoological Gardens, with a balloon ascending in the distance)

Le Tricolore
2623669 Le Tricolore; (add.info.: Colour lithograph titled 'Le Tricolore'. The print depicts the French "Le Tricolore" balloon in the colours of the French flag with passengers)

French caricature of photographer and balloonist Nadar
2911709 French caricature of photographer and balloonist Nadar; (add.info.: French caricature of photographer and balloonist Nadar, standing next to his camera and holding a quill pen in right hand)

Yves Guyot's plan for an ovoid balloon fitted with a sail
3732676 Yves Guyot's plan for an ovoid balloon fitted with a sail; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Yves Guyot's plan for an ovoid balloon fitted with a sail)

The ascent of Eugene Godard's balloon 'Eagle'
3732668 The ascent of Eugene Godard's balloon 'Eagle'; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the ascent of Eugene Godard's balloon 'Eagle' from the Cremorne Gardens, London)

Terzuolo's navigable balloon
3732663 Terzuolo's navigable balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Terzuolo's navigable balloon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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

A balloon falling into the sea
3732769 A balloon falling into the sea; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a balloon falling into the sea. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Jean-Pierre Blanchard's balloon
3732752 Jean-Pierre Blanchard's balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Jean-Pierre Blanchard's balloon. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The balloon 'Geant' landing and overturning
3732749 The balloon 'Geant' landing and overturning; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the balloon 'Geant' landing and overturning. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Tissandier landing his balloon
3732746 Tissandier landing his balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tissandier landing his balloon. Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) a French chemist, Meteorologist, aviator and editor

Vincenzo making his first balloon ascent in England
3732563 Vincenzo making his first balloon ascent in England; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1839), an Italian aeronaut, making his first balloon ascent in England

Uhlans tracking the course of a balloon during the Franco-Prussian War
3732737 Uhlans tracking the course of a balloon during the Franco-Prussian War; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Uhlans' tracking the course of a balloon during the Franco-Prussian War)

The construction of balloons in the Gare d'Orleans to carry information out of Paris during the Prussian siege
3732729 The construction of balloons in the Gare d'Orleans to carry information out of Paris during the Prussian siege; (add.info)

Medal depicting a panoramic view of Paris
3732715 Medal depicting a panoramic view of Paris; (add.info.: Engraved medal depicting a panoramic view of Paris during the 19th Century. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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)

The filling of a balloon
3732710 The filling of a balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the filling of a balloon in England. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The readying of the balloon 'Captive' for the Paris Exhibition
3732708 The readying of the balloon 'Captive' for the Paris Exhibition; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the readying of the balloon 'Captive' for the Paris Exhibition)

An idea for a sailing balloon
3732702 An idea for a sailing balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an idea for a sailing balloon. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Scott's balloon, 18th century (engraving)
3732682 Scott's balloon, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting Scott's balloon. 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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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.