Images Dated 15th August 2007

Robertsons Minerve balloon, 1804

Robertson's Minerve balloon. Historical artwork of La Minerve, an extravagant balloon design proposed in 1804 by the French engineer E. G. Robertson. This massive balloon would have weighed 80 tonnes, and was intended to carry up to 60 scientists across the oceans on great voyages of discovery. The design included sleeping areas, a library, a church, laboratories, a separate ladies quarter (lower left), a huge storage barrel (bottom), a cannon, and several smaller balloons for scouting trips. The main vessel could be converted to a ship for a water landing. The design was never built. Artwork from Astra Castra (Hatton Turner, London, 1865)

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2007 Champ Car Hands on the Wheel campaign

15 August, 2007, Taylor, Michigan, USA
Champ Car driver Graham Rahal with Lyn St. James, Michigan State Police Lt. Monica Yesh, and David Higdon, Executive Vice President, Strategic Development and Communications with the Hands on the Wheel campaign pledge.
2007, Michael L. Levitt, USA
LAT Photographic

© 2007, Michael L. Levitt, USA

1979 South African Grand Prix

1979 South African Grand Prix.
Kyalami, South Africa.
1-3 March 1979.
Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari 312T4) 1st position, chats with his good friend Rene Arnoux (Renault RS01) retired, portrait.
World Copyright - LAT Photographic.
ref: SL79/93/23

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