Balloon Collection (page 7)

1950s Vintage Christmas Card. 1950s

Balloon popper -- an elderly man with an umbrella pretends to pop a balloon belonging to some trendy young women riding in a white sportscar. Date: 1970s

Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873 - 1932), Brazilian aviation pioneer, one of the very few people to have contributed significantly to the development of both lighter-than-air

Little boy and girl riding in balloon on a birthday card
Little boy and girl riding in a balloon on a birthday card. The balloon is made from an oval egg, and the basket is made from a birds nest. Date: circa 1890s

Woman in the balloon seller costume.. Lithograph with pochoir stencil handcolouring from Our Fancy Dress Costumes, Paris, 1928

Suffragettes Swimming Hot Air Balloon Muriel Matters
A cartoon illustration by Alfred Chantrey Courbold (1852-1920) of suffragettes swimming towards a flotilla of toy boats. Behind them are large Votes for Women banners whilst pro-suffrage leaflets

Heath Robinson - Wartime Cartoons - WWII. Showing people climbing up onto barrage balloons. Date: 1940

Cover design, Storyland, by Gladys Peto
Cover design for Storyland, by Gladys Peto. Gladys Emma Peto (1890-1977) was an English artist, fashion designer, illustrator and writer of childrens books. Date: 1931

Pilatre De Rozier
JEAN-FRANCOIS PILATRE DE ROZIER Pioneer French aviator, made the first manned balloon ascent in a Montgolfier balloon. Date: 1756 - 1785

Partial Ascent of the New Steam Captive Balloon
Poster advertising the Partial Ascent of the New Steam Captive Balloon, Ashburnham Park, Kings Road, Chelsea, September 7th 1868 Date: 1868

Mr Monck Masons Aerial Machine
The Model of Mr Monck Masons Aerial Machine now exhibiting at the Royal Adelaide Gallery, Lowther Arcade, Strand Date: 1843

Ascension de Madame Garnerin
Ascent of Madame Garnerin 28th March 1802. Date: 1802

Mrs. Sage - first British female aviator. Date: circa 1785

Mrs. Sage and Mr. Biggin, late 18th century Aviators (ballon ascents). Date: circa 1785

Mr. Charles Greens Coronation Balloon

Mr. Robert Cocking - Aviator

The balloon mania which swept across Europe
A pair of late 18th century French lithographs which reflect the balloon mania which swept across Europe at the time of the first balloon ascents

Mrs. Letitia Sage, first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon
The Parachute or a Sage Ladys Second Experiment. A rather saucy 18th century cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson which depicts Mrs. Letitia Sage, the first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon. Date: 1785

Aerial view of St Pauls and its neighbourhood - London
Aerial view of St Pauls and its neighbourhood with London Bridge in the distance, taken from a balloon at about 1, 500ft by Griffith Brewer on 22 May 1909

Balloon Square Aldershot c1890s
Balloon Square, Aldershot, c1890s

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]

Hydrogen balloon for a military use, designed by Charles Coutelle. The hot-air balloons were used by Napoleons army in order to keep an eye on the enemy and manage the battle

Hot-air balloon from 18th century. Engraving

Hydrogen hot-air balloon for military use made by Charles Coutelle. Hot-air balloons were used by Napoleons army to keep an eye on the enemy and lead the battle

Satirical cartoon, The March of Intellect, showing a street scene with balloons in the sky above. 1828

Transport montage Ship, Balloon, Train, Car 1899 Date: 1899

Balloon Ascent / Horse / Men
Two men fly above Paris on a live horse, which seems naturally terrified by the whole ordeal. One of the gentleman appears to be in jockeys attire

Gay Lussac Biot Balloon
French scientists GAY-LUSSAC and BIOT conduct scientific observations in a balloon at 4000 metres altitude; later they went even higher, up to 6500 metres

Susi - with Christmas decorations and a balloon. 1950s

Two children and dog enjoying a Christmas tea party
Unusual Friends - two children and a boxer dog enjoying a Christmas tea party. 1950s

Tabby kitten, puppy and balloon
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten, puppy and balloon. 1950s

Scots terrier playing with balloon
Unusual Friends - Scots terrier playing with balloon. 1950s

Scots terrier with a burst balloon on its head
Unusual Friends - Scots terrier with a burst balloon on its head, and the string hanging down its face. 1950s

Tabby kitten and balloon
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten and balloon. 1950s

Cover design, Womans Life, price three pence, free balloon with every copy. circa 1927

Early Ballooning - Inflating a balloon. early 19th century

Father Christmas in a hot air balloon
Father Christmas in the gondola of a hot air balloon, an upgrade from reindeer for delivering presents on Christmas Eve. Date: 1903

Balloon Puffa Pump -- speedy and hygienic. circa 1960s

Two photographs of the cabaret show at Rectors nightclub, London, 1922 called Rectors One O Clock Revue, produced by Carl Hyson and presented by Percy Athos with costumes designed by Gordon Conway

Ballooning - A Cruise in the Clouds
Three men ballooning - A Cruise in the Clouds. One man checks an altimeter, another empties sand to lighten the balloon and gain height, and a third releases a pigeon. circa 1900

Scrapbook cover design - Ballooning. circa 1860s

Mr Gales Balloon crossing Vauxhall Bridge, London
Mr Gales Balloon on its flight from the London gasworks to Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, seen here crossing Vauxhall Bridge. 1847

Five children on a cutout Christmas card
Five children playing Blind Mans Bluff on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Father Christmas with sleigh on a Victorian scrap
Father Christmas with his sleigh full of presents and two reindeer on a Victorian scrap. He stands talking to a girl and a boy, no doubt asking them if they have been good. Date: circa 1890s

WW2 - With the W. A. A. F. - Barrage Balloon Fabric Workers
WW2 - With the W.A.A.F. - Barrage Balloon Fabric Workers Date: circa 1942

Dog with a hat and balloon in a 1970s living room
A dog wearing a hat stands on its hind legs, with a balloon in its mouth, held by a woman in slippers, in a heavily wallpapered 1970s living room. Middlesbrough, England. Date: 1970s

Future Prediction - Flying Bus - Humorous Postcard
An older lady, herself flying a lightweight flying machine, with her pet dog held up by a small helium balloon, approaches a flying bus of the General Air Car Company Ltd

Susi - burst balloon on her head
Susi - with a burst balloon on her head. 1950s

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