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Lincoln Portrait Balloon. This may be in Hudson NY but not confirmed.
Lincoln Portrait Balloon in black and white to better highlight the image of Lincoln on the balloon.
The “Aerial” taking gas. This is the balloon of Prof. C.E. Myers. It was flown by Carlotta, the lady aeronaut from Mohawk, NY. Carlotta was Mary Hawley, Prof. Myers’ wife.
The “Aerial” and gas generators. This is the balloon of Prof. C.E. Myers. It was flown by Carlotta, the lady aeronaut from Mohawk, NY. Carlotta was Mary Hawley, Prof. Myers’ wife.
The “Aerial” and gas generators. This is the balloon of Prof. C.E. Myers. It was flown by Carlotta, the lady aeronaut from Mohawk, NY. Carlotta was Mary Hawley, Prof. Myers’ wife.
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.”
Prof. Ivy Baldwin at Mid-Summer Fair, San Francisco, Calif’n 1894-Capacity of Balloon Car-20 People. Baldwin & Sherman Steam Captive Balloon. Blank certificate for certifying a person’s ascension in the balloon. “Ivy Baldwin Aeronaut, San Francisco” stamp on verso.
This is Professor’s Myers’ Gates mansion near Frankfort, NY known as the “balloon farm.” One balloon “Carlotta” named after his wife’s stage name.
Garden of Luxembourg, Paris. Surprise Balloon. Tinted. This is a back lit post of the image below.