Spectators Collection (#23)

LCC-LFB uniformed firemen and large crowd
LCC-LFB uniformed firemen and a large crowd of spectators

Blanchards balloon ascent, Little Chelsea

Balloon ascent by Blanchard, Champ de Mars, Paris
Balloon ascent by Jean-Pierre Blanchard from the Champ de Mars, Paris, with Pere Dont-Pecque (Dom Pech, a Benedictine monk). 2 March 1784

Count Zambeccaris balloon

Balloon ascent of Lunardi, Artillery Ground
Ascent of Lunardis celebrated air balloon from the Artillery Ground, London, watched by spectators. 15 September 1784

Montgolfier balloon ascent, Versailles

Balloon ascent from St Cloud, Paris

Blanchard and Lepinard balloon ascent
14th balloon ascent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, accompanied by the Chevalier Lepinard, at Lille, Flanders. With spectators and soldiers on the ground. 26 August 1785

Fair in Hyde Park, London, with Grahams balloon
View of the Fair in Hyde Park, London, with Grahams balloon in flight above. 28 June 1838

Opening of New Hungerford Market, London
Crowds of people at the opening of New Hungerford Market, London, with Mr Graham ascending in his balloon. 2 July 1833

Tower, fireworks and balloon, Green Park, London

Balloon race, Green brothers
A balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. Seen here are the two balloons over the River Thames, with people watching

Sadler and Paget balloon ascent, Hackney
The ascent of James Sadler and Captain Paget from the Mermaid at Hackney, London. They descended near Tilbury Fort in Essex. 12 August 1811

Greens balloon ascent, Surrey Zoological Gardens

Balloon launch from a stadium, Italy
Detailed picture showing the paraphernalia of a balloon launch, seen inside a stadium in Italy, with two wooden launch towers, gantry, gas making equipment, and a large crowd of spectators

Robertson balloon flight, Munich, Germany
Robertson ascending in a balloon from a square in Munich, Germany, watched by a crowd of spectators. A small parachute is attached to one side of the balloon

Garnerin, husband and wife, French ballooning couple
Head and shoulders portraits of Andre-Jacques and Jeanne-Genevieve Garnerin, French ballooning couple, with a small balloon and parachute between them and a scene of spectators below

Blanchard balloon ascent over Nuremberg, Germany

Blanchard balloon flight to Frankfurt, Germany
Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Seen here flying above the crowds in a city park with a small parachute attached to the gondola. (1 of 2) 3 October 1785

Blanchards balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany

Adreanis balloon launch, Milan, Italy
Paolo Adreanis balloon ascending over a square in Milan, watched by a crowd of spectators. His first ascent was on 25 February 1784; this ascent took place the following month. 13 March 1784

Balloon launched from Artillery Ground
Balloon launched from the Artillery Ground, watched by a crowd of spectators. 25 November 1783

Balloon in flight
A crowd of people watching a balloon in flight. circa early 19th century

Lunardi in a balloon
Lunardis Grand Air Balloon, engraved for the Aerostatic Spy 1 April 1785. Probably depicting his flight from the Artillery Grounds to Ware in Hertfordshire on 15 September 1784. 1785

Airship shaped like a fish, Spain
An airship shaped like a fish, being rowed across the sky from the town of Plazentia to Coria in Spain, piloted by Dom Joseph Patinho

Satirical cartoon, An Aerial Excursion, showing a thin Englishman and a plump Frenchwoman in a balloon, while the crowd on the ground makes rude comments in speech bubbles. 1802

Spectators of balloon ascent, Paris
Aux Amateurs de Physique, Vue d Optique. An image of chaos as spectators try to get over the wall without a ticket, to watch the balloon ascent of Messrs Charles

Satirical cartoon, An Appropriate Text!, showing a street preacher preaching to four bored-looking people while a large crowd watches the launch of the Charles Green balloon

Satirical cartoon on ballooning

People and animals with a balloon
Fanciful design showing crowds of people and animals watching the ascent of an idealised balloon (complete with what appears to be a key to wind it up)

Excursion to the moon
Fanciful depiction of Chevalier Humguffier (or Humgussier) and the Marquis de Gull making an excursion to the moon in their new aerial vehicle. 1784

Balloon ascending with Sadler and Paget
A balloon ascending with Mr Sadler and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, London, watched by a crowd of spectators. 12 August 1811

Lunardis balloon ascent from Artillery Ground
Lunardis balloon ascent from the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company, making him the first Aerial Traveller in the English Atmosphere. With crowds of spectators. 15 September 1784

King and Queen watching a balloon ascent, Windsor
The King, Queen and others watching a balloon ascent from the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784

Royal Family viewing balloon ascent, Windsor
The Royal Family viewing a balloon ascent in the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784

Lunardis balloon spectators
Lower half of a picture entitled Lunardis Balloon, showing a crowd of spectators standing in a circle -- the balloon is presumably in the sky above them. circa 1780s

Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage in Lunardis balloon
Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage going up from St Georges Field in Lunardis balloon, 29 June 1785. June 1785

Cover design, Aerial Derby at Hendon
Cover design, Souvenir Programme for the Aerial Derby at Hendon, 6 June 1914. Showing aircraft flying over the heads of spectators on an airfield. June 1914

An animal keeper feeding raw meat to lions in a circus cage as spectators watch. Date c1891

Washington, DC Spectators at side of the Capitol, which is hung with crepe and has flag at half-mast during the grand review of the Union Army. Date photographed 1865, printed 1905

Scotland versus England, 1883
An international football match at Sheffield, 1883. Scotland defeated England with three goals to two. 1883

The champion trotting stallion Smuggler owned by H. S. Russel
The champion trotting stallion Smuggler owned by H.S. Russell, Milton Mass.: By Blanco, dam by Herods Tuckahoe. On the back stretch in the third heat Coming Away

Advertising poster showing two men in classical dress riding four-horse teams during race while spectators in grandstand watch; two vignettes show chariot racing and horse jumping. Date c1892

General Maudes entry into Baghdad, Iraq. Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude (1864-1917), was commander of the British Indian army

Americans throwing the cargoes of the Teaships into the river, at Boston. Date 1789

Balloon with two passengers ascending over a town square, with French flags flying from tower and many spectators below. Date between 1880 and 1900

Balloon with parachute and propellers, associated with Francesco Orlandi, flying over a town harbor and spectators, possibly during an ascent in Italy between 1820 and 1850. Date between 1850 and 1900

Spectators watch the balloon Le Monde ascending over an open field. Date between 1880 and 1890

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