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Photo, Print, DrawingDix-neuvième ascension de Mr. Margat, l'aéronaute ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat in France. Text includes statement by the balloonist.
- Date: 1830-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingThousand pounds reward. Charles Mathews, Esq. 1 broadside. | Humorous text-only broadside appears to offer a reward for information on Charles Matthews' whereabouts in order to announce his appearance at the English Opera House on Thursday, March 15, 1832, to describe his "adventures in the air."
- Date: 1832-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingRoyal Gardens, Vauxhall. Next Tuesday, 24th July, grand day and evening fete, will be given in honor of the foreign ambassadors ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing ascent of Charles Green's balloon "The "Royal Nassau" at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. Text also describes other activities including a fireworks display taking place at the Gardens. The event probably took place in 1838, since July 24th fell on a Tuesday in that year.
- Date: 1838-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingPar autorisation de M. Le Maire de la ville de Rouen. Le Sieur Bollé, inventeur d'un balloon représentant un eléphant ... dont l'inventeur se fera un plaisir de donner la description aux ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension at the Place de la Cathd́rale, Rouen, France.
- Date: 1800-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingTivoli. Le dimanche 22 aout, 1824, grand fete extraordinaire a l'occasion de la Saint-Louis. Ascension en balon, par M. Margat ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat, August 22, 1824, Tivoli, Paris, at a festival on the occasion of St. Louis Day. Text indicates Margat will stand on an oblong platform below a balloon astride his stag "Coco." (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)
- Date: 1824-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingVille de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. 63me conférence de la bibliothèque populaire dans la salle du théatre, le mercredi 13 avril 1881 ... par M. Gaston Tissandier ... sur l'exploration de l'atmosphère par les aérostats. ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing Gaston Tissandier's lecture on his exploration of the atmosphere by balloon, held April 13, 1881, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, as part of a library program.
- Date: 1881-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingLe ballon de cuivre, qui doit incessamment s'élever dans les airs est visible en ce moment dans les ateliers de construction, Impasse du Maine, no. 10, près le chemin de fer de ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing the public viewing of a copper balloon, at Impasse du Maine, Paris.
- Date: 1858-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingRoyal Gardens, Vauxhall ... this day, Monday, May 5th, a balloon ascent will positively take place by the veteran Green, in the Royal Nassau balloon ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing ascensions by Charles Green in his balloon "Royal Nassau" and Hugh Bell, in his "patent locomotive balloon" from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, May 1851. Text also describes concerts and other activities taking place at the Gardens.
- Date: 1851-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingRoyal Gardens, Vauxhall ... grand illumination gala of 45,400 lamps!! and day and night fete. Mr. Green will ascend, for the 283rd time, in his balloon ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, on Monday, September 5th, 1842. Text also describes concerts and other activities taking place on the day of the festival including fireworks.
- Date: 1842-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingRoyal Gardens, Vauxhall. Juvenile fete, next Wednesday, 21st ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing a festival at Vauxhall Gardens, London, England, 1841?. Includes a list of the events and scheduled performances, including the release of the balloon "Fat Boy." "A great personage will make his first appearance at any place of amusement this evening--the renowned Fat Boy! and, inflated ... he will pay his respects ... and becoming a day balloon, will...
- Date: 1841-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingSeconde et dernière ascension du ballon Monstre, construit et dirigé par Mr. Green ... 9 janvier, 1837 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green, in his balloon "Monstre," January 9th, 1837, at the Caserne, rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, Paris.
- Date: 1837-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingNight ascent. Royal Standard Tavern, pleasure grounds & tea gardens ... H. Brading, Proprietor ... has, at the solicitation of several scientific gentlemen, prevailed on Mr. Gypson, who will ... make an ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension at night by Richard Gypson from the Royal Standard Tavern, England, on June 3, 1839. In addition, "Mr. Blanchard, a descendant of the celebrated Mons. Blanchard, the Inventor of the Parachute," will demonstrate the safe use of a parachute by a balloonist in the event of an explosion. Text also describes other activities that will...
- Date: 1839-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingThe splendid model of the parachute or flying machine, with which the late Mons. Le Tur ascended from Cremorne Gardens ... will be exhibited in the large room of the above house ... 1 broadside. | Text-only broadside announcing an exhibit of a parachute model at Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, London, 1854. The model replicates the parachute used by French aeronaut François Letur during his fatal parachute demonstration at Cremorne Gardens earlier that year.
- Date: 1854-01-01