43060.
Prof. J.A. Light’s Ascension, Paris, Ill., Oct. 21, ’74.
Balloons
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.”
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.
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.
43077.
No. 222. Prof. Wise Inflating his Balloon, Ganymede, at St. Johnsbury, Vt.
43078.
No. 221. Prof. Wise Inflating his Balloon, Ganymede, at St. Johnsbury, Vt.
43079.
No. 221. Prof. Wise Inflating his Balloon, Ganymede, at St. Johnsbury, Vt.
43080.
Balloon ascension, Montpelier, Vt.
43081.
Balloon ascension, St. Albans, Vt.
43082.
Taken at Concord State Fair Grounds, Concord, N.H.
43083.
No. 147. Paper Boat. On sail “Donaldson, Built Expressly for the Trans Atlantic Balloon Voyage. The Daily Graphic. E. Waters & Sons. Paper Boat Builders, Troy, N.Y.”
43084.
Balloon Ascension, July 4, 1871, Lewiston, Maine.
43084.
Balloon Ascension, July 4, 1871, Maine.
43085.
Balloon Ascension, Milwaukee, Wis.
43086.
Balloon Ascension, balloon Monarch of the Air, Rhode Island.
43087.
No. 2350. Prof. Lowe inflating his Balloon on Gaine’s Hill, Va.
43088.
No. 2349. Prof. Lowe replenishing the Balloon from the Balloon Constitution.
43089.
No. 2348. Prof. Lowe observing the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va., from his Balloon.
43090.
Prof. Lowe balloon Great Western, Philadelphia, Pa., 1860.
43091.
Balloon Ascension, Oregon.
43092.
Balloon Ascension, Oregon.
43093.
Balloon Ascension, Lewis and Clark Centennial, Portland, Oregon.
43094.
No. 33. Captive Balloon, Lewis and Clark Centennial, Portland, Oregon.
43095.
Balloon Ascension, Portland, Oregon.
43096.
No. 198. The Mammoth Balloon-showing process of inflation. The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Dayton, Ohio.
43098.
Balloon Ascension July 4, 1883 from Public Square, Cleveland, O.
43099.
Prof. King’s Balloon “Buffalo,” July 4, 1875, Cleveland, Ohio.
43100.
Balloon Buffalo, Cleveland, Ohio written on verso but I don’t think this is the Buffalo.
43101.
Prof. King’s Balloon “Buffalo,” July 4, 1875, Cleveland, Ohio.
43102.
Balloon “Buffalo.”
43103.
Prof. King’s Balloon “Buffalo,” July 4, 1875, Cleveland, Ohio.
43104.
Prof. King’s Balloon “Buffalo,” July 4, 1875, Cleveland, Ohio.
43105.
Crowds watching balloon “Buffalo,” Superior Street, Cleveland, Ohio, July 4, 1875.
43106.
Balloon “Buffalo.”
43107.
Prof. King’s Balloon “Buffalo,” July 4, 1875, Cleveland, Ohio.
43108.
Ballon “Buffalo.”
43109.
Prof. King’s Balloon “Buffalo,” July 4, 1875, Cleveland, Ohio.
43110.
The Balloon “Buffalo” on its travels from Cleveland, O., July 5th, 1875. Landing place and camp of the voyagers. “Camp Burchard,” Mahoning Station, Portage Co., Ohio.–Our Visitors.