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Photograph of a balloon, circa 1900s-1920s. A person in the foreground holds one of the tethers.

Photograph of an observation balloon, circa 1900s-1920s.

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

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.

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

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

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

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