Images Dated 7th December 2011

Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent

Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent with 9 people, from Vauxhall, London. The maximum possible number of passengers was 28.
9 September 1836

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Balloon event, Charles Green, Stockport

Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 75th ascent, from Stockport, under the patronage of Henry Hodgkinson, the Mayor, with a second ascent from Castle Yard, a band of music in attendance.
9 July 1827

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Transformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde, a scene from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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