43030.
Prof. King’s Balloon “Wanderer.”
43031.
No. 102. View of balloon ascension, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. This is the balloon Atlantic.
43032.
No. 4114. Ascent of Prof. Lowe’s Balloon from the corner of 6th Ave. and 59th St.
43033.
Balloon Ascension, Syracuse, NY.
43034.
Balloon Ascension, Syracuse, NY.
43035.
1457. Prof. Warner’s Balloon at Niagara Falls.
43036.
Balloon ascension Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY about 1872.
43037.
958. Prof. King’s Balloon at Rochester, NY.
43038.
957. Prof. King’s Balloon at Rochester, NY.
43039.
Filling a Balloon with gas on Falls Field.
43040.
The Balloon at Manhattan Beach.
43041.
Balloon, Manhattan Beach.
43042.
Balloon, Troy and Vicinity.
43043.
Thousand Island House & Balloon, July 24, ’73. H.D. Squire, Practical Aeronaut, and his balloon “Atlantic,” Utica, N.Y.
43044.
No. 104. View of Balloon Ascension from Thousand Island House. H.D. Squire, Practical Aeronaut and his balloon “Atlantic,” Utica, N.Y.
43045.
Balloon Ascension, Allentown, Pa.
43046.
Balloon Ascension, Allentown, Pa.
43047.
Balloon Ascension, Market Square, Pottsville, Pa.
43048.
Balloon Ascension, Bethlehem, Pa. Another copy of this view identifies the balloonist as “Houlson.”
43049.
Balloon Ascension, Lancaster, Pa.
43050.
Balloon Ascension, Lancaster, Pa.
43051.
Balloon Ascension, Centre Square, Lancaster, Pa.
43052.
Balloon Ascension at Harrisburg, Pa., 1868.
43053.
Balloon, New Orleans Exposition, 1884-1885.
43054.
Balloon Ascension, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876. I believe this is Prof. King and one of his balloons.
43055.
Watching a balloon ascension, York, Pa.
43056.
Balloon Ascension, York, Pa.
43057.
198. Mt. Pleasant, Pa. Old Home Week 1910. The Balloon ready to ascend, July 8th.
43058.
Prof. J.A. Light’s balloon ascension, Paris, Ill., Oct. 21, 1874.
43059.
475. Prof. J.A. Light’s Ascension, Paris, Ill., Oct. 21, ’74.
43060.
Prof. J.A. Light’s Ascension, Paris, Ill., Oct. 21, ’74.
43061.
Fair Ground 1870. This may be Rockford, Ill.
43062.
Note on verso “Prof. King flew balloon “A.J. Nutting” 550 miles flight from Chicago on October 14, 1881. Original name was “Great Northwest,” 80 feet tall and 60 foot diameter for Minneapolis Festival.”
43063.
Oct. 1927. View of Gondola of Large Blimp in Airdome Scott Field, Bellville, Ill.
43064.
Balloon in flight, blimp on the ground.
43065.
Balloon Ascension, University Grounds Picnic, Evanston, Illinois.
43066.
Balloon, Verona, Mo.
43067.
Balloon, St. Louis, Mo.
43067.
Balloon Ascension, circus, St. Louis, Mo. Banner with “P.T. Barnum” at right.
43068.
A Balloon, Moundsville, W. Va.
43069.
Balloon ascension, Connecticut.
43070.
Prof. Spencer’s Balloon “Eagle,” just previous to ascending in Winsted, CT, Aug. 13th, 1875, Friday pm. The Professor was up 50 minutes and landed on Blandford Heights near Russell, Mass., thirty miles distant.
43071.
Prof. Spencer’s Balloon “Eagle,” just previous to ascending in Winsted, CT, Aug. 13th, 1875, Friday pm. The Professor was up 50 minutes and landed on Blandford Heights near Russell, Mass., thirty miles distant.
43072.
Inside the balloon, Connecticut. This image is illustrated on p. 112 of A Certain Slant of Light: The First Hundred Years of New England Photography by William F. Robinson. The caption is: “Photography from a Balloon. Interior View of Balloon Looking toward the Neck. John G. Doughty (of Winsted, Conn.), 1885. Doughty is second from left. Moore is second from right. 600 yards of material were required in the manufacture of this machine upon which was put one and one-half barrels of special varnish. Height of balloon complete 80 feet, circumference 120 feet. Weight 650 pounds. When filled with hydrogen gas its lifting capacity is 2,640 pounds; when filled with coal or illuminating gas its lifting power is 1,320 pounds. when this picture was taken the balloon was filled with air. {Description, reverse of card mount in Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.”
43073.
Balloon ascension, Baltimore, Md.
43074.
Balloon ascension, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
43075.
130. Morrisville Fair Ground-Balloon Filling.
43076.
No. 236. On Morrisville fair ground July 4th balloon filling.
43412.
No. 236. On Morrisville Fair Ground, July 4th 1873. Balloon & Floral Hall.
43077.
No. 222. Prof. Wise Inflating his Balloon, Ganymede, at St. Johnsbury, Vt.