Balloons Collection (page 5)

Man selling toys in the street on a Christmas card -- Like the cuckoo with but one song. Date: circa 1890s

Two boys in a balloon on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Six dogs enjoying a tea party
Unusual Friends - six dogs of different breeds enjoying a tea party. 1950s

Balloon Seller and two naughty boys 1917

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ballon D essai 1927
Woman wearing a gorgeous full layered tutu dress with gold high heeled shoes holding a bunch of balloons. Date: 1927

Tatler cover - Mrs Fearnley-Whittingstall by Yevonde
Tatler front cover featuring photograph of Mrs Fearnley-Whittingstall, formerly Miss Eileen Bennett the tennis player, posed with a bunch of balloons. 1930

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

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

A man sleeps rough beneath a big bunch of birthday balloons! Date: circa 1981

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

Little girl with balloons. Date: early 1960s

Party Game greetings card, with Pierrot, Columbine, balloons and lanterns. circa 1920s

Christmas party in the East End of London. circa 1940s

George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo buys a balloon, which lifts him up into the air, until he lands on a policemans head. Originally published in The Bonzo Book (Partridge, London). Date: 1925

George Ernest Studdy -- Bonzo blowing up balloons, a cartoon which first appeared in Tit-Bits Magazine in 1925. Date: 1925

Barrage Balloons 1939
Barrage balloons being inflated from gas stored in bottles. Trailers attached to the motor unit are connected to the inflating hose. Date: November 1939

Charles Balloon Lands
The unmanned gas-filled balloon flies from the Champ de Mars, Paris, to Gonzesse, where it is attacked by peasants who know a device of the Devil when they see one. Date: 27 August 1783

Charles Balloon Leaves
The unmanned balloon with inflammable Air drawn from Iron by a Vitriolic Acid soars from the Champ de Mars, Paris, to Gonzesse where it will be attacked by peasants. Date: 27 August 1783

Charles Balloon Soars
The unmanned balloon with inflammable Air drawn from Iron by a Vitriolic Acid rises from the Champ de Mars, Paris : landing at Gonzesse it will be attacked by peasants. Date: 27 August 1783

Inflating Charles Ballon
The balloon is filled with inflammable Air drawn from Iron by means of a Vitriolic Acid; it will make an unmanned flight from the Champ de Mars to Gonzesse. Date: 27 August 1783

Charles Green. Balloon
Charles Green pilots a scientific flight from Vauxhall Gardens, with Nicklin, Welsh & Adie Date: 1852

Aero Exhibition 1913
The AERO EXHIBITION at Olympia, London, features actual aircraft and balloons as well as stands for such companies as Bleriot. Date: 1913

Reconnaissance Balloons
Rodeks observation balloon for the German Army reduces weight by dispensing with the basket, but the observer might feel over-exposed, and become uncomfortable after a while. Date: 1895

Signalling Balloons
Using balloons of different colours at different heights is an effective way of signalling if you re not in a hurry, the sky is clear and the enemy doesn t shoot them down. Date: Late 19th century

Balloons at Bath
Two balloons fly above the abbey, Bath. Date: 1991

View from Balloon 1790S
A View from a Balloon above the clouds, seen by Mr Baldwin Date: 1790s

Accident Passenger Saved
When a sightseer is accidentally carried aloft by a balloon at Middleton, USA, acrobat Miss Daisy saves her by her hairs breadth... Date: September 1906

Unfortunate Traveller
When a Swiss balloon tips suddenly, a female passenger falls out : her companion grabs and holds her as long as he can, but in the end... Date: 1913

Balloon Seller / 1971
A balloon seller with an extremely large balloon, annoys a man by trying to read his newspaper over his shoulder. Date: 1971

Balloon in Channel 1810
Sadler and Clayfields flight lands them in the Channel; fortunately the sea seems calm and look, theres a boat coming to rescue them ! Date: 1810

Frank Hedges Butler
FRANK HEDGES BUTLER (1855 - 1928), Motorist and aviator Date: 1909

Christmas 1930S
A little boy sits in front of the fireplace surrounded by toys and books, watched by his parents and grandfather. The mantlepiece is full of cards and has balloons round it. Date: 1930s

Balloon Factory Paris
The Gare d Orleans is converted into a factory for balloons to carry mail - and sometimes passengers - from the besieged city Date: September 1870

Siege of Paris- Balloons
An escape by Balloon. Date: 1870

First Gas Balloon (2)
Sic itur ad astra - The first manned flight in a gas balloon, over Paris Date: 1787

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