Ascending Collection

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 - 1
Swiss 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

Ascent of Mrs. Graham and the Royal Victoria Balloon accompanied by Mrs. W. H. Adams and Miss Dean, Mermaid Tea Gardens, Hackney

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure 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, London
The scientific ascent of Mr H Coxwells Mammoth Balloon from the Crystal Palace, London. Listing below the names of various passengers of Mr Coxwell. 1862

Grand Aerostatic Balloon, Little Chelsea
Grand Aerostatic Balloon ascending with Mr Blanchard from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784

The Barbarine - first climbed 1905 - Germany
The 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

Balloon ascent on Queen Victorias birthday

Mr Greens 100th balloon ascent from the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, London. 14 May 1832

Huntley Himalayas 1890
Ascending the Himalayas on a Huntley & Palmers biscuit card

Climbing a Serac in the Alps
A 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 Cure
The ascending douche - Now sir, do sit still - The Water Cure. 1870

Ascending a mountain in China with coolies
Ascending a mountain in China, with coolies expertly assisting the visitors, carrying them along in bamboo chairs. 1859

Table Mountain Cable Car - Cape Town, South Africa
1954

Boeing 707-399C
British 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 Garnerin
Ascent 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 Lunardi
Lithograph of George Biggin, Letitia Sage and Vincenzo Lunardi ascending from St Georges Fields, London, 29 June 1785 (Cuthbert-Hodgson Collection)

USA - Ascending the Rocky mountains
USA - 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 Staircase
Would 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 1931
Who 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 1848
VICTORIA 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, USA
Cog road engine with crew climbing Pikes Peak, a mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1910

Railway train ascending Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA
Railway 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 Robinson
By 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 Balloon
Poster 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, WW1
A 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, USA
Packers ascending the summit of Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, USA, important during the Klondike Gold Rush. Date: 1890s

Ornate balloon ascending, Paris
A 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 Piccard
The 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 Moorfields
Lunardi 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 Balloon
Set 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 France
Balloon 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, Nantes
View 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 balloon
Festival 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

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