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Balloonists CVS01_01_023Tales of balloon flight. Intrepid balloonists Cecil Shadbolt (left) and Captain William Dale (right) posed in the basket of a gas balloon
Ballooning CVS01_01_019Tales of balloon flight. A smartly dressed group has gathered to pose for a photograph with a near-inflated balloon. Cecil Shadbolt is pictured standing third from the right, wearing a bowler hat
ballooning CVS01_01_041A hand-coloured lantern slide showing Shadbolts balloon Reliance taking off from the grounds of Alexandra Palace, with large crowds watching. A second balloon is preparing for launch
Balloons and ballooning CVS01_01_001Balloons and Ballooning - Upward and Onward. Title slide for a lantern slide show. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Hot air balloon JLP01_09_771206Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. A hot air balloon emblazoned with a Laing banner taking off from the Elstree Sports Ground during the annual Laing Gala Day
Balloons JLP01_11_54509_08CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL, FULHAM ROAD, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, GREATER LONDON. A young girl holding a balloon for a balloon race whilst standing on a table beside her father
Balloons JLP01_11_54509_02CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL, FULHAM ROAD, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, GREATER LONDON. Two workmen posed with a balloon in each hand during an open day at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital site
Balloons JLP01_11_54507_06CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL, FULHAM ROAD, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, GREATER LONDON. Two children posed with two Metropolitan police officers and a police car
Balloons JLP01_11_54505_07CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL, FULHAM ROAD, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, GREATER LONDON. Children playing on a bouncy castle during an open day at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital site
Balloon crash CVS01_01_031Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing a maritime rescue that took place on 1st September 1874. French balloonists Jules
Ballooning CVS01_01_011Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of two men shooting at Jean-Pierre Blanchards Vaisseau Volant as it passes over France in 1784
Ballooning CVS01_01_040Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a distant balloon ascending through clouds and rain. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_033Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell in the basket of a gas balloon during their ascent to c.10000 feet in 1862
Balloon flight CVS01_01_068Tales of balloon flight.Four men in a gas balloon basket as it launches, passing a tree top. One man, possibly the pilot, stands on the edge of the basket
First manned hydrogen balloon CVS01_01_015Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon ascending above a large crowd. This engraving may depict the first manned hydrogen balloon flight by Jacques Charles
Ballooning CVS01_01_035Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing the Saladin balloon flying over cliffs near Bridport. MP Walter Powell was aboard the Saladin when it was carried out over the English
Balloon crash CVS01_01_037Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing two figures in the basket of a balloon which has ditched into the water. A crowd is gathered on the river bank
Balloon crash CVS01_01_032Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon ditched in the sea. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_043Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon flying above a town or city - probably London. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_044Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon in flight, with a rainbow in the background. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_036Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing MP Walter Powell and Captain Templer in the basket of the Saladin balloon
Ballooning CVS01_01_047Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon flying through clouds above the sea at sunset. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_045Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon flying through clouds at sunrise. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Worlds first hydrogen balloon CVS01_01_010Tales of balloon flight. This unmanned balloon, Le Globe was launched by Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers on the Champ de Mars, Paris, on 27th August 1783
Ballooning CVS01_01_014Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of French photographer Nadaras balloon aLe Geanta, following a crash landing
ballooning CVS01_01_039A hand-coloured lantern slide showing Shadbolts balloon Reliance, and a second balloon preparing to take off from the grounds of Alexandra Palace, with large crowds watching the event
