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Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent with 9 people, from Vauxhall, London. The maximum possible number of passengers was 28. 9 September 1836
Winching men up from the coalface - Wales. Note the Davy lamp hanging off the belt of the man in the centre. Date: circa 1910s
Piccard 1931 Ascent - 1Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, with colleague Kipfer, reaches record altitude of 16, 201m, ascending from Augsburg and coming down in the Austrian Alps Date: 27 May 1931
The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London
Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens HouseFigure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)
Ascent of Coxwells balloon, Crystal Palace, LondonThe scientific ascent of Mr H Coxwells Mammoth Balloon from the Crystal Palace, London. Listing below the names of various passengers of Mr Coxwell. 1862
Ascent of Mrs. Graham and the Royal Victoria Balloon accompanied by Mrs. W. H. Adams and Miss Dean, Mermaid Tea Gardens, Hackney
Balloon ascent on Queen Victorias birthday
Grand Aerostatic Balloon, Little ChelseaGrand Aerostatic Balloon ascending with Mr Blanchard from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784
The Barbarine - first climbed 1905 - GermanyThe Barbarine - the best-known, free-standing rock formation in the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The pinnacle is the symbol of Saxon Switzerland
Balloon and parachute lecture, Charles Green
Mr Greens 100th balloon ascent from the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, London. 14 May 1832
Huntley Himalayas 1890Ascending the Himalayas on a Huntley & Palmers biscuit card
Climbing a Serac in the AlpsA surreal image of climbers ascending an ice pinnacle or serac in the Alps. Picture postcards were used as one of the early expressions of the Surrealist movement Date: 1904
The Ascending Douche - The Water CureThe ascending douche - Now sir, do sit still - The Water Cure. 1870
Ascending a mountain in China with cooliesAscending a mountain in China, with coolies expertly assisting the visitors, carrying them along in bamboo chairs. 1859
Table Mountain Cable Car - Cape Town, South Africa1954
Boeing 707-399CBritish Caledonian Bcal Boeing 707-300C Climbing out after Take-Off Date: 1970s
WW2 Fighter Air Ace Squadron Leader E. J Gracie Climbing ?WW2 Fighter Air Ace Squadron Leader E.J Gracie Climbing out of Cockpit Date: 1940s
Ascension de Madame GarnerinAscent of Madame Garnerin 28th March 1802. Date: 1802
Georgiana Keate (1770-1850) - Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage ascending from St Georges Fields in Lunardis Balloon 29 June 1785. [C.F.A. Pierce Collection]
George Biggin, Letitia Sage and Vincenzo LunardiLithograph of George Biggin, Letitia Sage and Vincenzo Lunardi ascending from St Georges Fields, London, 29 June 1785 (Cuthbert-Hodgson Collection)
The Leas Lifts, Folkestone, Kent. The Folkestone cliff lift is a water balanced funicular opened in 1885. This proved so popular three further lifts were added. circa 1910s
USA - Ascending the Rocky mountainsUSA - ascending the Rocky mountains - Railway ascending mountain. Part of Box 5 Boswell collection. American Trip. Date: circa 1900
Diver ascending from depth in the Mediterranean, viewed from above. Date: 1968
Oak Panelled StaircaseWould you care to join me for a nightcap?, a smart gentleman in a suit asks the young couple ascending an oak panelled staircase. Date: 1930s
Ascending ski slope 1931Who needs ski lifts? Ascending the slopes in a horse-drawn sleigh, a young woman gets a chance to apply some lipstick so that she looks her best on the way down. Date: 1931
Victoria / Lochnagar 1848VICTORIA AND ALBERT VISIT LOCHNAGAR Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Royal Family ascending Lochnagar. Date: 1848
Marie Hall (1884 1956), English violinist, pupil of Elgar, gave first performance of Vaughan Williams The lark ascending (1920)
Cartoon, The Great Balloon, by James Gillray. A satirical comment on the subject of Lord Grenvilles installation as Chancellor of Oxford University
Cog road engine climbing Pikes Peak, Colorado, USACog road engine with crew climbing Pikes Peak, a mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1910
Railway train ascending Pikes Peak, Colorado, USARailway train with sightseeing passengers, ascending Pikes Peak, a mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1905
Comfort of motorists in climbing hills by W H RobinsonBy fixing telescopic, hand operated device to the back wheel, the motorist can keep his car at all times on an even keel, when ascending up steep hills. Date: 1919
Greens Ascent in his Nassau BalloonPoster advertising Charles Greens ascent in his Nassau Balloon on October 6th 1840 from the grounds of the Commercial Gas Company, Ben Jonsons Fields, Stepney Date: 1840
Mary Magdalene ascending to heaven Date: 1493
British RFA kite balloon, Western Front, WW1A British RFA (Royal Field Artillery) kite balloon, used for observation on the Western Front in France during World War One
Packers ascending summit of Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, USAPackers ascending the summit of Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, USA, important during the Klondike Gold Rush. Date: 1890s
Ornate balloon ascending, ParisA large, ornate Montgolfier balloon ascending over Paris, with two passengers (probably Andre Giroud de Villette and Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier). With people on the launch site below
Mr. and Madame Garnerin. Date: 1802
The Gondola of Auguste PiccardThe Gondola of Prof. Auguste Piccard and Monsieur Cosyns used for the second ascent into the stratosphere on August 18th, 1932. The maximum height reached was 16, 940 metres (10 1/2 miles)! Date: 1932
The hydrogen balloon Bee inflated ready for ascending at Knowless Oxygen Works at Wolverhampton
Griffith Brewer and Alec Ogilvie in the basket of 1, 800cu ft hydrogen balloon Bee standing in the airship shed at Etterbeck, Brussels, before ascending on 27 July 1912
Frank Hedges Butlers balloon Dolce Far Niente (45, 000cuft) ascending from Monmouth Gas Works on 16 April 1906 during an Easter House Party at the Hendre, Lord Llangattocks seat. Passengers were F
Lunardi ascending from the Artillery Ground MoorfieldsLunardi ascending from the Artillery Ground, Moorfields, September 15 1784 in the presence of 150, 000 spectators. After a passage of 3 hours and 40 minutes he safely alighted near Ware
Balloon ascending
Satirical images of an Air BalloonSet of 12 satirical images with captions of an Air Balloon, showing filling, flying, reaching the moon, coming back to earth, and bursting. 1784
Balloon ascent from Prairie de Nesle, northern FranceBalloon ascent by M Charles from the Prairie de Nesle, northern France, where it had landed after taking off from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, on 1 December 1783
Le Suffren balloon ascent, NantesView of the Le Suffren balloon ascending from the garden of the orphanage, Nantes, France. Including the equipment used to raise and fill it. 14 June 1784
Coronation of Napoleon, with balloonFestival for the Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine, scene in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, with five balloons ascending as part of the celebrations. 3 December 1804
Ballooning celebration for Queen Victorias birthdayFront page of The Penny Satirist - A cheap substitute for a weekly Newspaper. Showing a large image of the Montgolfier balloon ascending from the Surrey Zoological Gardens with about ten people in
Opening of New Hungerford Market, LondonCrowds of people at the opening of New Hungerford Market, London, with Mr Graham ascending in his balloon. 2 July 1833
Balloon race, Green brothersA 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, HackneyThe ascent of James Sadler and Captain Paget from the Mermaid at Hackney, London. They descended near Tilbury Fort in Essex. 12 August 1811
Robertson balloon flight, Munich, GermanyRobertson 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
Entrance of Louis XVIII into ParisScene on the Pont Neuf, Paris, during the entrance of King Louis XVIII into Paris, with Sophie Blanchard in flight overhead in her balloon
Adreanis balloon launch, Milan, ItalyPaolo 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
Balloons and ballooning scenes
Robert Brothers in balloon over the Tuileries, ParisThe Robert Brothers and M. Collin-Hullin ascending in a large oval balloon from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris. 1784
Balloon ascending with Sadler and PagetA 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
Satirical ballooning cartoon, Lord GrenvilleHe Steers His Flight. Satirical cartoon on the subject of Lord Grenvilles installation as Chancellor of Oxford University
Mr Sadler in balloon over OxfordTo the Right Honourable Lord Grenville, Chancellor of the University of Oxford - the ascent of Mr Sadler, the celebrated British aeronaut, at Oxford. Showing two men with flags hovering in a balloon
Royal Family viewing balloon ascent, WindsorThe Royal Family viewing a balloon ascent in the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784
Lunardis new balloonLunardis New Balloon, with vignettes depicting its making, filling, ascending, at its height, and descending. 1785
Balloon ascending with animal passengersThe Ascent of the Aerial Balloon. A fanciful engraving of a balloon rising with a cage full of animals (a duck, a cockerel and a lamb), with a crowd of people watching. 1783
Pilgrims ascending snow-covered hillside toward temple at summit. Date between ca. 1830 and 1858, printed later
The U. S. naval expedition under Com ore M. C. Perry, ascendiThe U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River; destroying the forts, and taking possesion sic of the port of Tuspan... Date c1848
Portraits of three balloonists Ippolito Caffi, Francesco Arban, and G. Seiffard, with a small view of them in an ascending balloon. Date 1847
Card shows two children ascending in the basket of a balloon waving a flag and handkerchief. Date between 1860 and 1900?
Three men in basket of ascending balloon with flag attached. Date 18 -
Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon. Date 18 -
Balloon with two passengers ascending over a town square, with French flags flying from tower and many spectators below. Date between 1880 and 1900
A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadlers ascending with him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Hackney on Monday, August 12, 1811
Spectators watch the balloon Le Monde ascending over an open field. Date between 1880 and 1890
Technical illustration shows four stages of Andre Garnerin sTechnical illustration shows four stages of Andre Garnerins parachute: apparatus for inflating a balloon with hydrogen, a balloon in flight, parachute attached to ascending balloon
Woman seated sidesaddle on a horse attached to an ascending balloon at a public performance before crowd of spectators. Date between 1880 and 1900
Embossed card shows balloon labelled rien d impossible ascending with passenger. Date between 1860 and 1900
Ascending steps of El, Chicago, Illinois. Date 1941 July
Ascending SkiersA group of skiers climbing a hill on their skis. Date: 1930s
Switzerland - Ascending a glacierSwitzerland - Fice climbers scale a glacier Date: circa 1910s
PICCARDs 1931 ASCENT -2Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, with colleague Kipfer, reaches record altitude of 16, 201m, ascending from Augsburg and coming down in the Austrian Alps Date: 27 May 1931
Malvern Water Cure (4)(4 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern The Ascending Douche " Now Sir, please to take a seat"
Mexico - Ascending slopes of Popocatepetl VolcanoAmecameca, Southern Mexico - some hardy souls and their horses ascend the slopes of the Popocatepetl Volcano
Steps and archway, Kashgar, western ChinaA set of steep steps descending through an archway in Kashgar, western China
The Staircase at Buckingham Palace, London, 1870Engraving showing a large group of people in formal evening dress ascending the staircase at Buckingham Palace, London, 1870
