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vcgphotos294103 VCG111606313556 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 27: The balloon of Monkey D. Luffy is seen during the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 27, 2025 in New York City. The traditional Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade brought holiday cheer to New York City on November 27, as giant character balloons floated above Manhattan in one of the United States' most watched holiday events. (Photo by Wang Fan/China News Service/VCGNew York City/New York State/United States

vcgphotos290516 VCG111604347904 JINHUA, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16: People flock to watch the hot air ballons exhibited during the National Hot Air Balloon Open on November 16, 2025 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Zhejiang has proposed supporting the development of low-altitude agricultural, cultural and tourism activities such as sightseeing using hot air balloon tours. (Photo by VCG/VCGJinhua/Zhejiang Province/China

vcgphotos290522 VCG111604347917 JINHUA, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16: People flock to watch the hot air ballons exhibited during the National Hot Air Balloon Open on November 16, 2025 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Zhejiang has proposed supporting the development of low-altitude agricultural, cultural and tourism activities such as sightseeing using hot air balloon tours. (Photo by VCG/VCGJinhua/Zhejiang Province/China

maxphotostwo503706 PHOTOPQR/L'EST REPUBLICAIN/Lionel VADAM ; Montbéliard ; 11/06/2025irigeable Goodyear dans le ciel d'Etupes. Ce ballon est utilisé principalement à des fins publicitaires et pour capturer des vues aériennes d'événements sportifs en direct pourFranche-Comté/France/

maxphotostwo503707 PHOTOPQR/L'EST REPUBLICAIN/Lionel VADAM ; Montbéliard ; 11/06/2025irigeable Goodyear dans le ciel d'Etupes. Ce ballon est utilisé principalement à des fins publicitaires et pour capturer des vues aériennes d'événements sportifs en direct pourMontbéliard/Franche-Comté/France

hiphotos567637 Mr. Coxwell's high-level balloon at the Crystal Palace, 1864. ' the new balloon, named "The Britannia" has been constructed for the use of Mr. Coxwell and Mr. James Glaisher in their frequent ascents for the scientific purpose of exploring the upper regions of the atmosphere. The "High-Level Balloon" was examined with much interest by numerous visitors to the Crystal Palace while lying half inflated on the floor of the western transept previously to its first ascent, which took place on the 11th June. The balloon on this occasion rose to a height of two miles, and, after remaining in the air for nearly two hours, was allowed to descend near Rainham, in Essex. Eight passengers were in the car, including Mr. Coxwell, who then made his 507th aerial trip. The second ascent took place on Monday, the 13th, at seven o'clock. Mr. Glaisher and a party of officers in the Guards accompanied Mr. Coxwell on this occasion. They did not, however, attain a greater elevation than 3500 ft.,//

hiphotos567478 Entertainment to four thousand school children at Dudley, 1865. 'Mr. Frederick Smith, of The Priory, was unanimously elected first Mayor. To mark his appreciation of the honour conferred upon him, Mr. Smith issued a separate card of invitation to every day-scholar and teacher in the borough (numbering 4000) to come to The Priory to partake of tea and plumcake and enjoy games of various kinds in front of the Priory floated a red ensign - the largest ever used in the British Navy - and near it a boiler, capable of holding tea for 4000 guests, was ready to distribute its contents through as many taps as there were schools The whole population of Dudley turned out to see this unusual sight, and 4000 children stood up to sing their grace, after which the tea and plumcake was distributed to all around. A balloon was sent up by the Mayor, bearing, inscribed in large letters, "Welcome, all of you".' From "Illustrated London News", 1865//

hiphotos567382 Ascent of Mr. Coxwell's Great Balloon from the Crystal Palace grounds, 1865. 'Mr. Coxwell's balloon, named the Research is composed of fifty gores, each gore being 44 in. wide at the centre and 105 ft. long. It contains about 112,000 cubic feet of gas It had rained heavily during the afternoon Mr. Coxwell remarks, "the lower cloud, one widespread mass, hung heavily over the Crystal Palace, and the tops of the towers were partially obscured In less than one minute we were lost to sight the rain ran down the sides of the balloon and covered us by shooting down the neck in one of the darkest clouds I had ever passed through, it was evident we had entered the very fountain of rainfall I observed a peculiar vibratory motion of the balloon and car, such as accompanies its passage from still air to an aerial wave of wind and storm. I inferred that we were either entering a fresh current or moving upwards with a spiral motion On getting 3000 ft. elevation we decided that, as there was little//

hiphotos562170 Men Inflating a Hot Air Balloon, 1936. 'Somebody brought out a new kind of gasless balloon. First you pumped air into the bag, then you got all the lift you wanted to raise you into the sky by heating up the afore-mentioned air with a burner. Highly ingenious, but surely highly inflammable as well?' From "Time To Remember - The Time Of The Three Kings", 1936 ( Reel 2); documentary about events of the year of the abdication crisis//

hiphotos561469 A Group of People Waving As Old Fashioned Looking Hot Air Balloons Are Taking Off the Ground, 1920s. Crowds at a ballooning event. From "Time To Remember - Fast And Far in the Twenties", 1927 (Reel 2 - Record A); a look at the obsession with speed and travel during the late 1920s//

hiphotos556421 The late Mr. Charles Green, the Aeronaut, 1870. Engraving from a photograph by Mayall. 'This ingenious person, who contributed so largely to the enlightenment as well as the amusement of the public by air-navigation, merits notice beyond that of a mere obituary [In] 1821 he made his first ascent in a balloon inflated with coal gas, which he substituted for hydrogen Between [then and] 1850, Green made 142 ascents from London In 1835 Green ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, and remained up during the night This ascent proved so attractive that, in the following year, Green constructed a vast balloon, 150 ft. in circumference, and 80 ft. in height The balloon crossed the Thames several times In the same year, Mr. Green, Mr. Monck Mason, and Mr. Holland ascended in this balloon, and in the short space of one hour from the time of quitting England were floating tranquilly above the shores of our French neighbours. They descended in the grand duchy of Nassau, in eighteen hours - the voyage//

hiphotos556269 Rigid Or Non-Rigid?: The Great War-Ships Of The Air, 1909. Diagrams of German dirigibles. The Zeppelin, the Parseval, and the Gross II. 'The highest development is marked by the rigid type of dirigible. An aluminium skeleton framework is employed, and this is covered with proofed cotton fabric. Within are seventeen separate compartments each containing a balloon filled with hydrogen. Close to the keel two cars are mounted, each having an engine which drives two propellers. Lifting-planes are fitted, and compound rudders. The whole ship is a rigid, compact structure capable of being driven at high speed through the air, and offering almost a minimum of head-resistance. The "Zeppelin' holds all records as to speed and distance. Germany has very wisely determined to test every practicable form of dirigible, and thus in addition to the rigid "Zeppelins," the-German military authorities possess a non-rigid type of ship in the "Parseval," and a semi-rigid in the "Gross".'//

hiphotos556238 A Sight England Is To See Before Long: A Shed For A Dirigible Balloon Under Construction, Near Paris, 1909. 'Already the building of the great shed in which the "Clément-Bayard II." will be housed while it is in this country has begun. The frame is being made in sections, and by the end of this month will be ready for delivery at the spot chosen as the site for the "garage." The building itself is to contain 400 tons of wrought-steel work and 65 tons of corrugated iron. There will be no door at the approach end; the wind and the rain will be kept out by means of sail-cloths'. From "Illustrated London News", 1909//

hiphotos549991 The Fair of St. Cloud, near Paris, 1871. View of ' the annual Fair of St. Cloud, a famous resort of Parisian festivity and social vanity Cafes, tiny shooting-galleries, bagatelle-tables, and stalls in which sweetmeats are sold are extemporised in shady angles There is the incessant din of the bands inviting the pleasure-seeker to examine for himself the fattest of women or the strangest of animals from the Eastern Archipelago concealed within a combination of sights, sounds, and impressions such as this nation alone could have invented mirlitons are a specialty of the fair, and consist of long pipes which are gaudily painted A bright, laughing crowd throng the long street of tents, at the end of which are a number of merry-go-rounds, ball-tents, panoramic exhibitions, booths of fortune-tellers, performing dogs, and theatrical exhibitions. One of these theatres sought to draw an audience by the inscription, "Garibaldi under the walls of Dijon, and by the sounds of a brass band, to the//

hiphotos545759 The last oxen in Paris (sketch by balloon post), 1871. Food shortages during the Franco-Prussian War. 'The last oxen in possession of the Government at Paris available for the daily rations given to the population, at the rate of an ounce per head per diem, were stalled in sheds erected in the Boulevard d'Enfer, against the wall of the Cemetery of Montrouge. The number remaining at the period when our Artist's sketch was taken was extremely small; and it will be seen from our Special Correspondent's diary in Paris, which we have published from week to week, that, so long as three weeks ago, beef had ceased to form a portion of the rations of the Parisians, though it was to be obtained at some of the more expensive restaurants. We understand that, to the very last, such horned cattle as remained in Paris were objects of intense curiosity on the part of the Parisians, who have taken far greater interest in these oxen, of course, than the visitors to our Smithfield Club Cattle Show did in the winners of the//

hiphotos545743 Waiting for coke at the gasworks, Barrière d'Italie, Paris, (sketch by balloon post), 1871. The Franco-Prussian War. ' the want of fuel now experienced in the city, [is] almost as severe a privation, in winter, as that of proper food. A store of coke yet existing on the premises of the Gas Company, at the Barriere d'ltalie, is periodically distributed in small rations, by order of the Government, to the poorer classes of the people. Men, women, and children, assembling in great numbers at an early hour of the morning, with their baskets, bags, or scuttles, all too large for the slender portion to be allowed, may be seen awaiting the opening of the office doors; and their anxiety to share this dispensation can only be appreciated when we remember the intense cold of the Christmas week, and when the habits of the Parisians, less warmly clothed and, perhaps, less hardy than the English of the same rank in life, are considered also'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871//

hiphotos545729 The market for dogs' and cats' flesh, Paris, (sketch by balloon post), 1871. The Franco-Prussian War. 'Our Artists in the besieged city of Paris have sent us, by the usual balloon post, which is now a regular institution, a number of sketches representing the diverse expedients lately adopted there for carrying on the defence of that unfortunate city, [including] one of a dog-and-cat-butcher's stall in the Marché St. Germain Eating is quite as important a part of this business as fighting, and the approach of hunger is more to be feared than a Prussian bombardment or assault. It was found advisable to order the killing of the wild beasts and birds in the zoological collections, both at the Jardin des Plantes and at the Jardin d'Acclimatation, as well to save the fodder, corn, hay, and horseflesh which they had been accustomed to consume, as to make the flesh of such animals as the human appetite can stomach available for the public need. While six or seven hundred horses were daily slaughtered for//

hiphotos545724 The Bois de Boulogne, Paris, (sketch by balloon post), 1871. Franco-Prussian War. 'There is very little wood left in store to burn, and its high price confines the domestic use of it to the richer classes. Many of the trees in the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes have been cut down, as well as those on the Boulevards, for this necessary purpose. The Bois de Boulogne, which was such a gay and fashionable promenade in the prosperous days of the Second Empire, is now a thing of the past. It had already served as pasture ground for thousands of sheep and cattle, collected together by the Government for provisioning Paris during the siege. The defensive works required also that much of the wood should be sacrificed; and now the severe weather renders it necessary that further extensive cuttings should be made in order to provide fuel for the shivering Parisians'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871//

hiphotos545722 Lake in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, (sketch by balloon post), 1871. Franco-Prussian War. 'The destruction of those beautiful groves in the Bois de Boulogne and other public pleasure-grounds, which have been cut down, either to clear the space, for military reasons, in front of the ramparts, or to provide fuel for the distressed townsfolk, was mentioned in our last [issue]. We give [an Illustration] of the scenes of havoc and devastation now to be found in what till recently was the most delightful promenade belonging to any city in Europe. The Bois de Boulogne cannot for many years to come, even though wealth and fashion return to Paris, be restored to its former condition The extent of the Bois de Boulogne is above 2000 acres, more than five times as large as Regent's Park; nearly half was a wood, the whole place having been a wild forest till 1852; a quarter of it was laid out in grass, one eighth in roads, and seventy acres covered with water for the lakes, streams, and cascades. It was constructed//

hiphotos545718 Bringing up ship guns at the Buttes Montmartre, Paris, (sketch by balloon post), 1871. The Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War. ' we present [an illustration] from the sketches of our clever French Artist, M. Jules Pelcoq, sent out of that city by balloon post the manner in which the siege guns in the Prussian batteries are mounted. This is so arranged as to dispense with the wide and deep embrasures in the breastwork commonly required for the working of such guns. Each piece of artillery is elevated above its carriage by a triangular iron frame upon the side- beams, while the muzzle, of course, is either depressed or elevated by the screw underneath the hinder end of the gun. The breech-loading apparatus at the side of the chamber is peculiar, and seems to work very well'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871//

hiphotos532291 Proposed method of reaching the North Pole by balloons: balloons starting - balloons at anchor, 1880. 'The name of Mr. Henry Coxwell has been to a certain extent associated with the proposal Commander [John P.] Cheyne's calculations prove that in the month of June, the mean variable direction of the wind would be most favourable for an advance and return journey [Gas] would be provided in a compressed state in tanks taken out in the steamer, and the chemical materials for producing hydrogen would be also carried, so as to generate it on the spot, if necessary. Three balloons would be inflated, and subsequently attached in a triangular form to light spars, so as to afford an opportunity of using two trail-ropes to ride over all obstacles without rising very high in the atmosphere Reduced speed or anchorage could be effected by an elongated apparatus, composed of the third spar, with grapnels affixed, which would grip in the ice and bring the balloon to a standstill. New strong silk balloons//

hiphotos527633 Leon Gambetta, French statesman, 1882. A republican politician, Gambetta (1838-1882), was an opponent of the French Second Empire. In 1870 he proclaimed the Third Republic after Napoleon III was captured by the Prussians after the Battle of Sedan. Gambetta himself famously escaped from Paris in a hot air balloon when the city was besieged by the Prussians, rallying support for resistance to the invaders in the provinces. He was influential as the real leader of the republicans in politics in the first decade of the Third Republic, but did not actually hold office until a brief and unsuccessful period as premier in 1881-1882//

vcgphotos115929 VCG111497023299 CHENGDU, CHINA - MAY 19: An art installation featuring giant panda He Hua holding a heart-shaped balloon is seen at Chengdu Tianfu Park to welcome '520 I Love You' Day on May 19, 2024 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. Chinese people celebrate '520 I Love You' Day as 520 sounds like 'I love you' in Chinese. (Photo by VCG/VCGChengdu/Sichuan Province/China

vcgphotos068497 VCG111465984016 HONG KONG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 23: An illuminated giant snowman balloon is seen at iSQUARE in Tsim Sha Tsui as Christmas approaches on November 23, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by VCG/VCGHong Kong//China

hiphotos498290 'Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Un ballon <<saucisse>>. Ramené a terre apres avoir eté attaqué par un avion allemand, s'enflamme entre les mains des servants, comme l'observateur vient a peine de quitter la nacelle', 1917. First World War: balloonists and observers - a 'sausage balloon' brought back to earth after being attacked by a German plane, ignites in the hands of the gunners, just as the observer leaves the basket. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924//

hiphotos483910 The Ascent of Balloons from the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Paris celebrates the birth of Prince Louis Napoleon, heir to the French throne. 'Among the entertainments provided for the working classes at the fete on Sunday, the flight of balloons showering bon-bons afforded most amusement. Three hundred balloons were let off in the Esplanade in the course of the afternoon, and at about five a large balloon was sent up, from which bags of bon-bons were thrown down amongst the crowd. Everything passed over with great good humour, and the people seemed delighted with the amusements provided for them, favoured as they were by the fineness of the weather'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856//

hiphotos483908 Shower of Bon-Bons on the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Paris celebrates the birth of Prince Louis Napoleon, heir to the French throne. 'Among the entertainments provided for the working classes at the fete on Sunday, the flight of balloons showering bon-bons afforded most amusement. Three hundred balloons were let off in the Esplanade in the course of the afternoon, and at about five a large balloon was sent up, from which bags of bon-bons were thrown down amongst the crowd. Everything passed over with great good humour, and the people seemed delighted with the amusements provided for them, favoured as they were by the fineness of the weather the Prefect of the Seine has presented a bag of bon-bons to each of the 50,000 children attending the primary schools of Paris'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856//

hiphotos465029 Enlèvement d'une fille de l'air, 19th century. Ballooning scene - flying woman asks to be allowed into the basket: Monsieur Godard I'm frozen Godard: impossible as we would be visible from Paris. Woman: but I've got a terrible head cold! Godard: The best I can promise is that I'll wipe your nose as soon as we pass a cloud//

mrpphotos591011 Hot air balloons gather in Bristol tonight as the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta launches today, Thursday 11 August 2022, as balloons will take to the sky all weekend. Pictured, Pilot Derek Maaltyby inside the B&A balloon envelope. 11th AugustBristol/Bristol/England

hiphotos394762 Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. 'Upwards of 10,000 persons paid for admission to witness the ascent It was a matter of considerable difficulty to fill the balloon with gas, owing to the violent wind it was beaten to and fro so strongly, that several of the spectators had to assist in holding it a stout cloth was placed round the body of the horse, and the animal was attached by cords to the network of the balloon The aeronaut was dressed as a jockey, and had with him several bottles of wine and some bread .The emotion of the spectators was very great, and one lady fainted'. Poiteven said: "I found the cold almost insupportable. When clear of the clouds, I saw some splendid rainbows, and other phenomena of the solar rays my horse was close to the fields, and bit off the tops of the corn as he passed over it".' From "Illustrated London News", 1850//

hiphotos394756 Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], 1850. 'The machine which Mr. Bell has constructed is capable of sustaining a weight of between 500 and 600 lb., when inflated with the ordinary carburetted hydrogen. The propellers are on the principle of the screw-propeller. If two are used, they are placed one on each side of the car This apparatus is so constructed as to have a hinge and a rotating motion, so as to obtain the necessary movements of an extended surface or fan, in all respects similar to the tail of a bird, so that the guiding or directing of the machine may be under the control of the aeronaut the balloon ascended in the presence of a considerable number of spectators - among them several individuals of scientific eminence We did not observe that the aeronaut had any specific control over the machine It seemed to drift along like any other balloon '. From "Illustrated London News", 1850//

hiphotos394120 The late M. Gay-Lussac, 1850. Portrait of the French chemist and physicist. '. The war-balloon which had been employed by the French army in Egypt was given to the custody of MM. Biot and Gay-Lussac, and refitted under their direction .They ascended from Parish August 23, 1804, and made a number of very interesting experiments at various heights, ranging from 6,500 to 13,000 feet. On September 15, in the same year, M. Gay-Lussac made a second ascent, and reached the great height of four miles and a quarter; he brought down with him from this elevation a flask of air, which, on analysis, was found to be exactly the same as the air collected near the surface of the earth Few men have led such a life of scientific industry as M. Gay-Lussac. There is scarcely a branch of physical or chemical science to which he has not contributed some important discovery'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850//

hiphotos394017 Ascent of the Nassau Balloon, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], on Saturday, 1850. 'A grand fete was given at these Gardens on Saturday, when the most attractive scene was the ascent of the Nassau Balloon, with Mr. [Charles] Green and Mr. [George] Rush. Three of the members of the Nepaulese Embassy were present, to whom the balloon, when inflated, was an object of great interest, as was also the ascent. They examined the balloon with great minuteness, and its construction evidently excited their wonder and admiration. As it ascended they stood gazing at it with marked curiosity and attention, and remained on the spot until it was almost lost to view'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850//

hiphotos394011 Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, [Kent], 1850. ' Mr. Green ascended accompanied by Mr. Rush for the express purpose of testing the improvements made by that gentleman in the newly-invented aneroid barometer They lost no time in making the intended experiments then found themselves sailing rapidly down Sea Reach Mr. Green opened the valve, and the car first struck the water about two miles north of Sheerness they were drawn with considerable rapidity through the river the crew of the cutter found great difficulty in securing the balloon; but, by pouring a volley of musketry into it, so as to enable the gas to escape by the perforations they were enabled to secure it. Mr. Green was severely injured on the head and face, from the struggles he had to make to keep himself on the balloon when in the water'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850//

hiphotos383649 During World War I several types of aircraft engines were designed and developed by the Royal Aircraft Factory, a government facility located in Farnborough, England, previously known as the HM Balloon Factory. The first of these was the RAF-1, development which began in 1913. It was an air-cooled V-8 engine based on the Renault V-8, but with larger cylinders. The design was improved in 1914 as the RAF-1a. A total of 2,860 RAF-1a engines were built between August 1914 and December 1918. The RAF-1a powered the: Airco D.H.6; Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2/F.K.3; Avro 504K; Boulton & Paul P.6 and P.9; de Havilland D.H.51; and Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c/d/e, B.E.9. and S.E.5 aircraft//

lrphotos133563 Not one, but two inflatable union rats terrorize passer-by and visitors to the New York Hilton hotel on Friday, January 27, 2017. NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo has officially decreed the use of the adorable inflatables as a "job action" as part of budget legislation negotiated with the building trades unions. The rats were outside the Hilton because building trades unions were dissatisfied with St. John's University not paying prevailing wages on construction. St. John's had an event at the hotel. ( Richard B. LevineNew York/NY/USA

mrpphotos528762 Sheree Winton,her son Dale Winton (centre looking over his cake) , celebrate Dale's 3rd birthday. Dale, mum and friends, close their eyes and make a wish as he blows out the candles on his cake. Picture taken at their Regent's Park, London, home.//

csmphototwo697918 November 14, 2020 - Lincoln, NE. U.S. -A Nebraska balloon floats by empty seats after NebraskaÃs first score during a NCAA Division 1 football game between Penn State Nittany Lions and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE. .Nebraska won 30-23.Jimmy Rash/Cal SportLincoln/Nebraska/United States of America

csmphototwo697924 November 14, 2020 - Lincoln, NE. U.S. -A balloon is released after NebraskaÃs first score during a NCAA Division 1 football game between Penn State Nittany Lions and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE. .Nebraska won 30-23.Jimmy Rash/Cal SportLincoln/Nebraska/United States of America

csmphototwo697909 November 14, 2020 - Lincoln, NE. U.S. -A balloon is released after NebraskaÃs first score during a NCAA Division 1 football game between Penn State Nittany Lions and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE. .Nebraska won 30-23.Jimmy Rash/Cal SportLincoln/Nebraska/United States of America

hiphotos298984 Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It, 1860. (Balloon view of Boston//

hiphotos032914 Leon Gambetta, French statesman, 1882. A Republican politician, Gambetta (1838-1882), was an opponent of the French Second Empire. In 1870 he proclaimed the Third Republic after Napoleon III was captured by the Prussians after the Battle of Sedan. Gambetta himself famously escaped from Paris in a hot air balloon when the city was besieged by the Prussians, rallying support for resistance to the invaders in the provinces. He was influential as the real leader of the republicans in politics in the first decade of the Third Republic, but did not actually hold office until a brief and unsuccessful period as premier in 1881-1882. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper. (Conducted by G. C. Whitfield.) (London, 1876-1883).//

hiphotos205271 'Repairing Barrage Balloons', c1943. Barrage balloons were used to defend against attack by enemy aircraft. They were raised aloft on cables to create a risk of collision, making the attacker's approach more difficult. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as 'WAAFs', was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II. Its members did not serve as aircrew, but although they did not participate in active combat, they were exposed to the same dangers as any on the home front working at military installations. Among their duties were: crewing of barrage balloons, catering, meteorology, radar, aircraft maintenance, transport, communications duties including wireless telephonic and telegraphic operation. At its peak strength, in 1943, the number of WAAFs (members of the force) exceeded 180,000, with over 2,000 women enlisting per week. From "Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman, Late Fight Officer W.A.A.F. [Hutchinson &//

hiphotos059508 Balloon Ascent, Pimlico Recreation Ground, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, c1907. Preparations for a balloon ascent at the Annual Exhibition of the Ilkeston Floral and Horticultural Society. The 'aeronauts' are believed to be the Spencer brothers. In the mid 1920s the Pimlico Recreation Ground was upgraded to meet county cricket standards, as the Rutland Recreation Ground.//

hiphotos064953 Leon Gambetta, French statesman, 1881. A Republican politician, Gambetta (1838-1882), was an opponent of the French Second Empire. In 1870 he proclaimed the Third Republic after Napoleon III was captured by the Prussians after the Battle of Sedan. Gambetta himself famously escaped from Paris in a hot air balloon when the city was besieged by the Prussians, rallying support for resistance to the invaders in the provinces. He was influential as the real leader of the republicans in politics in the first decade of the Third Republic, but did not actually hold office until a brief and unsuccessful period as premier in 1881-1882. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1855-1915, 7th album, Editions MD, Paris.//

hiphotos016281 Lord Brabazon. He was involved in motor racing, and early balloon and aeroplane flight. He obtained the first pilot's license to be issued in the United Kingdom, and was the second Englishman to fly. In 1909 he made the first live cargo flight by airplane, by tying a waste-paper basket to a wing-strut of his Voisin airplane. Then using it as a 'cargo hold', he airlifted a small pig. With Charles Rolls he made an ascent in the first spherical balloon made in England, which was built by the Short Brothers. He was Minister of Transport and later Minister of Aircraft Production under Winston Churchill. After the war he chaired a British Cabinet committee that oversaw the building of a prototype aircraft, the Bristol 167 Brabazon, the largest plane ever built in Britain, which unfortunately never went into production.//

hiphotos024361 A hot air balloon being inflated as one waits ready for take off, Armoury House, Finsbury, London, c1860-c1922.//

hiphotos165847 'Patching balloons', 1941. Women contributed to the war effort in many different ways, such as patching weather balloons. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1941]//

hiphotos171550 'Balloons Over Piccadilly', 1842', 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd., London, 1920]//

hiphotos205274 'Balloon Operator', c1943. Woman in waterproofs operating a barrage balloon. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as 'WAAFs', was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II. Its members did not serve as aircrew, but although they did not participate in active combat, they were exposed to the same dangers as any on the home front working at military installations. Among their duties were: crewing of barrage balloons, catering, meteorology, radar, aircraft maintenance, transport, communications duties including wireless telephonic and telegraphic operation. At its peak strength, in 1943, the number of WAAFs (members of the force) exceeded 180,000, with over 2,000 women enlisting per week. From "Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman, Late Fight Officer W.A.A.F. [Hutchinson & Co Ltd, London, New York, Melbourne, c1943]//

hiphotos192270 'Working on balloons', 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F., booklet on the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), in Tuck's Better Little Book series. The WAAF, whose members were referred to as 'WAAFs', was the female auxiliary of the Royal Air Force during World War II, established in 1939. Its members did not serve as aircrew, but although they did not participate in active combat, they were exposed to the same dangers as any on the home front working at military installations. Among their duties were: crewing of barrage balloons, catering, meteorology, radar, aircraft maintenance, transport, communications duties including wireless telephonic and telegraphic operation. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London, 1940]//

hiphotos171552 'Opening of New Hungerford Market, July 2nd, 1833', 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd., London, 1920]//

hiphotos205269 'Repairing Barrage Balloons', c1943. Barrage balloons were used to defend against attack by enemy aircraft. They were raised aloft on cables to create a risk of collision, making the attacker's approach more difficult. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as 'WAAFs', was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II. Its members did not serve as aircrew, but although they did not participate in active combat, they were exposed to the same dangers as any on the home front working at military installations. Among their duties were: crewing of barrage balloons, catering, meteorology, radar, aircraft maintenance, transport, communications duties including wireless telephonic and telegraphic operation. At its peak strength, in 1943, the number of WAAFs (members of the force) exceeded 180,000, with over 2,000 women enlisting per week. From "Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman, Late Fight Officer W.A.A.F. [Hutchinson &//

hiphotos205270 'Repairing Barrage Balloons', c1943. Barrage balloons were used to defend against attack by enemy aircraft. They were raised aloft on cables to create a risk of collision, making the attacker's approach more difficult. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as 'WAAFs', was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II. Its members did not serve as aircrew, but although they did not participate in active combat, they were exposed to the same dangers as any on the home front working at military installations. Among their duties were: crewing of barrage balloons, catering, meteorology, radar, aircraft maintenance, transport, communications duties including wireless telephonic and telegraphic operation. At its peak strength, in 1943, the number of WAAFs (members of the force) exceeded 180,000, with over 2,000 women enlisting per week. From "Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman, Late Fight Officer W.A.A.F. [Hutchinson &//

hiphotos224765 'Gambetta', c1872. Portrait of French politician Leon Gambetta (1838-1882), an opponent of the French Second Empire. In 1870 he proclaimed the Third Republic after Napoleon III was captured by the Prussians after the Battle of Sedan. Gambetta himself famously escaped from Paris in a hot air balloon when the city was besieged by the Prussians, rallying support for resistance to the invaders in the provinces. Gambetta did not actually hold office until a brief and unsuccessful period as premier in 1881-1882. From "The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences", Volume II, by Captain H M Hozier. [William Mackenzie, London, 1872]//

hiphotos205272 'At A Balloon Centre', c1943. Barrage balloons were used to defend against attack by enemy aircraft. They were raised aloft on cables to create a risk of collision, making the attacker's approach more difficult. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as 'WAAFs', was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II. Its members did not serve as aircrew, but although they did not participate in active combat, they were exposed to the same dangers as any on the home front working at military installations. Among their duties were: crewing of barrage balloons, catering, meteorology, radar, aircraft maintenance, transport, communications duties including wireless telephonic and telegraphic operation. At its peak strength, in 1943, the number of WAAFs (members of the force) exceeded 180,000, with over 2,000 women enlisting per week. From "Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman, Late Fight Officer W.A.A.F. [Hutchinson & Co Ltd,//

hiphotos008972 Departure of the Andree balloon expedition to the North Pole, Spitzbergen, 11 July 1897. In 1897 a Swedish explorer named Salomon Andree made an attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. Together with two colleagues, Dr Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel, he took off from Spitzbergen, but the balloon was forced down onto the ice by the weight of ice accumulating on the outside of the balloon in a freezing fog. Rescue attempts failed to find the missing explorers, whose bodies were not located until 1930. Theories as to how they died include exposure, the effects of eating infected polar bear meat, or carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty stove.//

hiphotos016580 CS Rolls as a boy, 1880s. Rolls, at bottom left in this picture, set up business selling French and Belgian cars before going into partnership with Henry Royce, forming the motor car and engine manufacturing company Rolls-Royce in 1904. The same year Rolls crossed the English Channel by balloon, and in June 1910 made the first non-stop double crossing by aeroplane. The following month he was killed in a plane crash.//

hiphotos059607 Hot air balloon at Ilkeston Flower Show, Derbyshire, 2nd August 1909. 'Captain' Sidney Spencer's balloon being made ready for its ascent at the 1909 Ilkeston Flower Show on Pimlico Recreation Ground. Pimlico Recreation Ground was improved in the mid-1920s as the Rutland Recreation Ground.//

hiphotos009314 (Salomon) August Andree (1854-1897), Swedish engineer and balloonist. In 1897 Andree made an attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. Together with two colleagues, Dr Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel, he took off from Spitzbergen, but the balloon was forced down onto the ice by the weight of ice accumulating on the outside of the balloon in a freezing fog. Rescue attempts failed to find the missing explorers, whose bodies were not located until 1930. Theories as to how they died include exposure, the effects of eating infected polar bear meat, or carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty stove.//

hiphotos016278 Lord Brabazon in the driver's seat of a vintage car. He was involved in motor racing, and early balloon and aeroplane flight. He obtained the first pilot's license to be issued in the United Kingdom, and was the second Englishman to fly. In 1909 he made the first live cargo flight by airplane, by tying a waste-paper basket to a wing-strut of his Voisin airplane. Then using it as a 'cargo hold', he airlifted a small pig. With Charles Rolls he made an ascent in the first spherical balloon made in England, which was built by the Short Brothers. He was Minister of Transport and later Minister of Aircraft Production under Winston Churchill. After the war he chaired a British Cabinet committee that oversaw the building of a prototype aircraft, the Bristol 167 Brabazon, the largest plane ever built in Britain, which unfortunately never went into production.//

hiphotos205267 'Repairing Barrage Balloons', c1943. Barrage balloons were used to defend against attack by enemy aircraft. They were raised aloft on cables to create a risk of collision, making the attacker's approach more difficult. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as 'WAAFs', was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II. Its members did not serve as aircrew, but although they did not participate in active combat, they were exposed to the same dangers as any on the home front working at military installations. Among their duties were: crewing of barrage balloons, catering, meteorology, radar, aircraft maintenance, transport, communications duties including wireless telephonic and telegraphic operation. At its peak strength, in 1943, the number of WAAFs (members of the force) exceeded 180,000, with over 2,000 women enlisting per week. From "Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman, Late Fight Officer W.A.A.F. [Hutchinson &//

hiphotos205273 'Balloon Fabric Workers', c1943. WAAFs making barrage balloons. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as 'WAAFs', was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II. Its members did not serve as aircrew, but although they did not participate in active combat, they were exposed to the same dangers as any on the home front working at military installations. Among their duties were: crewing of barrage balloons, catering, meteorology, radar, aircraft maintenance, transport, communications duties including wireless telephonic and telegraphic operation. At its peak strength, in 1943, the number of WAAFs (members of the force) exceeded 180,000, with over 2,000 women enlisting per week. From "Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman, Late Fight Officer W.A.A.F. [Hutchinson & Co Ltd, London, New York, Melbourne, c1943]//

hiphotos191138 Raising of an observation balloon, Somme, northern France, 1916. French artillerymen watch as a captured German Parseval-Siegsfeld balloon is re-inflated and sent skywards, on the Somme Front in 1916. This type of German balloon encouraged the French to construct their first modern dirigible, the Caquot type. The rear tail fills with air automatically through an opening facing the wind. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918).//

lrphotos124567 Security from Rockefeller Center corral members of Teamsters Local 814 and other locals at a rally in front of Christie's Auction House in New York on Saturday, April 9, 2011 to protest against the auctioneer's use of non-union labor as art handlers. The National Labor Relations Board is arguing that Scabby, and an assortment of other inflatables used at union pickets, is a form of illegal picketing. ( Richard B. Levine)NEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos119842 A giant Spider-Man balloon adorns the side of Loews 42nd Street Theater on May 7, 2002 as a promotion for the blockbuster movie. Stan Lee, the creator of The Hulk, Spider-Man and other super-heroes has died at the age of 95. Besides authoring comic books, Lee was the editor, publisher and former president of Marvel Comics. ( Richard B. Levine)New York/NY/USA

jmpphotos044092 Christine Gorham of Williamstown N.J. blows up a Baby Trump balloon. She and other protesters marched from Brett Kavanaugh's current courthouse, the Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, to the Supreme Court to send a message: "Abusers don't belong on the Supreme Court," on the day that the F.B.I. delivered its report on it's investigation of allegations against the judge on Thursday October 4, 2018, in Washington D.C. (Photo by Jeff Malet)Washington/DC/United States of America

jmpphotos044043 Christine Gorham of Williamstown N.J. blows up a Baby Trump balloon. She and other protesters marched from Brett Kavanaugh's current courthouse, the Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, to the Supreme Court to send a message: "Abusers don't belong on the Supreme Court," on the day that the F.B.I. delivered its report on it's investigation of allegations against the judge on Thursday October 4, in Washington D.C. (Photo by Jeff Malet)Washington/DC/United States of America

lrphotos115103 Shoppers on line at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York featuring Jeff Koon's "Balloon Dog (yellow)" as a mascot on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Jeff Koons and the Gagosian Gallery are being sued by collector Steven Tananbaum over deceptive practices and late and non-delivery of Koons' sculptures. (Â Richard B. Levine)NEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos110482 A giant inflatable banana stands in Flatiron Plaza in New York on Sunday, August 20, 2017 as part of the Chiquita "Banana Sun" branding event. Chiquita has claimed the banana shaped sliver of the sun caused by the eclipse and re-named it the "BananaNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos110481 A giant inflatable banana stands in Flatiron Plaza in New York on Sunday, August 20, 2017 as part of the Chiquita "Banana Sun" branding event. Chiquita has claimed the banana shaped sliver of the sun caused by the eclipse and re-named it the "BananaNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos110478 A giant inflatable banana stands in Flatiron Plaza in New York on Sunday, August 20, 2017 as part of the Chiquita "Banana Sun" branding event. Chiquita has claimed the banana shaped sliver of the sun caused by the eclipse and re-named it the "BananaNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos110479 A giant inflatable banana stands in Flatiron Plaza in New York on Sunday, August 20, 2017 as part of the Chiquita "Banana Sun" branding event. Chiquita has claimed the banana shaped sliver of the sun caused by the eclipse and re-named it the "BananaNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos110480 A giant inflatable banana stands in Flatiron Plaza in New York on Sunday, August 20, 2017 as part of the Chiquita "Banana Sun" branding event. Chiquita has claimed the banana shaped sliver of the sun caused by the eclipse and re-named it the "BananaNEW YORK/NY/USA

mrpphotos401812 HRH Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer. Picture shows the happy couple, leaving Buckingham Palace after their St Paul's Cathedral wedding ceremony and after enjoying seeing the thousands of well wishers from the Buckingham Palace balcony.//

lrphotos105506 Giant inflatable rat in the Labor Day parade in New York on September 12, 1998. NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo has officially decreed the use of the adorable inflatables as a "job action" as part of budget legislation negotiated with the building tradesNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos105503 Giant rat balloon at the demonstration of laundry workers from JVK laundry, who with supporters from the Teamsters, Workers United/ SEIU, and the Laundry, Distribution & Food Service Joint Board, protest in front of the Hospital for Special SurgeryNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos105502 Not one, but two inflatable union rats terrorize passer-by and visitors to the New York Hilton hotel on Friday, January 27, 2017. NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo has officially decreed the use of the adorable inflatables as a "job action" as part of budgetNew York/NY/USA

lrphotos105501 Not one, but two inflatable union rats terrorize passer-by and visitors to the New York Hilton hotel on Friday, January 27, 2017. NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo has officially decreed the use of the adorable inflatables as a "job action" as part of budgetNew York/NY/USA

scmpphotos444728 Kevin Hyde, Chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, speaking at the annual AsiaRail 1995 conference. Mr Hyde predicted that passenger traffic between Hong Kong, the New Territories and southern China would balloon after 1997, as would//

scmpphotos392757 Moet & Chandon crews have arrived in Hong Kong. Their 10-storey high balloon, the Spirit of 1993, pops into space at Victoria Park as part of the company's worldwide promotional tour.//

scmpphotos392749 Glyn Davies (right), captain of the Hong Kong Cricket Association, and Tony Turner, Public Relations Executive, toasting the arrival of Moet & Chandon's 10-storey high ballon, the Spirit of 1993. The balloon, one of the largest in the world, pops//

mrpphotos337924 Up, up and away go nearly 200 balloons, both large and small, to mark the end of a project on flight completed by these youngsters from Ashbrow Junior School, Sheepridge. Over the past six weeks pupils have been looking at various aspects of flight,Huddersfield//United Kingdom

mrpphotos337921 Up, up and away go nearly 200 balloons, both large and small, to mark the end of a project on flight completed by these youngsters from Ashbrow Junior School, Sheepridge. Over the past six weeks pupils have been looking at various aspects of flight,Huddersfield//United Kingdom

lrphotos084667 Shoppers on line at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artistNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084664 Grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artist Jeff Koons for a limitedNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084665 Shoppers at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artist Jeff KoonsNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084662 Shoppers outside at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artistNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084659 Shoppers outside the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artist Jeff Koons for a limitedNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084661 Shoppers on line at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artistNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084660 Shoppers on line at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artistNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084658 A shopper outside the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014 wearing her balloon dog balloon hairpiece. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied inNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084657 Shoppers outside the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artist Jeff Koons for a limitedNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084655 Shoppers on line at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artistNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084656 Shoppers outside the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artist Jeff Koons for a limitedNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084653 Jeff Koons limited edition handbag for H&M with his iconic "Balloon Dog (Yellow)" printed on it at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 squareNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084654 Jeff Koons limited edition handbag for H&M with his iconic "Balloon Dog (Yellow)" printed on it at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 squareNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084652 Shoppers at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artist Jeff KoonsNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084648 Shoppers with her purchases at the grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with theNEW YORK/NY/USA

lrphotos084649 Grand opening of the H&M Fifth Avenue department store in New York on Thursday, July 17, 2014. The store is the largest H&M with 57,000 square feet and to celebrate the opening Hennes & Mauritz has tied in with the artist Jeff Koons for a limitedNEW YORK/NY/USA