Printed woodcut from the ‘Illustrated London News’ (1851) showing the annual Band of Hope Fete in Aston Park, Birmingham, West Midlands. Three balloons can be seen ascending in the background.

Picture Reference: 10411175
Subject: TRANSPORT > Aeronautics > Ballooning, 19Th Century
Inventory No.: 1988-0964_0023
Credit: Science Museum Pictorial

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