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A 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. Shadbolt flew in Reliance from Alexandra Palace on 29th May 1882 when he took his first aerial photographs; this image may record this event. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1885
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