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Expérience aërostatique faite à Versailles le 19 septembre 1783 en présence de leurs Majestés, de la famille royale et de plus de 130 milles spectateurs par Mrs. de Montgolfier avec un ballon de 57 pieds de hauteur, sur 41 de diamêtre A Monsieur de Faujas de St. Fond, de plusieurs accadémies.

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Balloons on field prior to start of race, Indianapolis

Crowd at balloon race, start of balloon "Indiana", Indianapolis

Crowd at balloon race, start of balloon "Indiana", Indianapolis

A black and white photo of a crowd of people, Crowds at races, Indianapolis, Indiana

Crowds at races, Indianapolis, Indiana

A crowd of people standing around each other, Crowds at races, Indianapolis, Indiana

Crowds at races, Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis balloon race, 1909

Berlin balloon race, 1908, first to start

Balloons on field prior to start of race, Indianapolis

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01/01/1900
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Fort Worth, Texas. Meacham Field. Instructor and students

Christ Church (Episcopal), North Meridian & East Wabash Streets, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Shortly after landing, colorful balloons delight the assembled crowd with a night glow as pilots fire the burners on the ground at the National Balloon Classic, a hot air balloon exhibition in Indianola, Iowa, a town near the state capital of Des Moines

Headed for last cleanup. Six giant truck tires, of the non-directional type are being wheeled in for cleaning and painting. This pattern, developed for the U.S. Army in 1941 is used for field equipment....gives excellent traction in forward or reverse because of the horizontal cleats, yet rides well on the highway on the continuous center rib. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

[Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783]

The War balloon at General M'Dowell's head-quarters preparing for a reconnoissance / sketched by Ed. Pietsch.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

L. S. Ayres & Company Department Store, 1 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Auto races, Benning, Md. Labor Day, 1916

Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. Men of an air depot group studying the mechanism of one of the turrets of a bomber

A small airplane flying low to the ground. War Production FSA/OWI Photograph

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