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Photograph of a U.S. Navy blimp (C-5) in flight above a crowd, circa 1918-1919.

Photograph of a balloon in flight above a crowd and hangar, circa 1910s. "1914" is painted on the balloon.Stamped on verso: "R. R. Martin / [address in Hollywood, California]."

Photograph of a balloon in a hangar, circa 1900-1920s.Stamped on verso: "R. R. Martin / [address in Hollywood, California]."

Composite photograph of parachutist Katharina Paulus and an unidentified man, possibly her husband Hermann Lattemann, in a balloon, circa 1890s.

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of Albert Tissandier and Gaston Tissandier in the gondola of their airship, circa 1883.

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of an airship, circa 1834.

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of a hypothetical invasion by land, air, and sea of England by French forces, circa early 1800s. The scene depicts balloons in flight, warships, and troops passing through a tunnel under the English Channel.

Photograph of people in the gondola of an airship, circa 1900s-1920s.

Photograph of an event at an airfield, possibly the Los Angeles International Air Meet that took place at Dominguez Field, Los Angeles in January 1910. One of the balloons in the scene advertises for the "Los Angles Examiner" newspaper.

Photograph of a balloon, circa 1900s-1920s.