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BALLOONING
An album, 'Photographs Illustrating Balloon Trip from Crystal Palace to Kemsing near Sevenoaks, July 4th 1901. Time of Journey 1 hour - 45 mionutes. Maximum altitude 6,500 feet', signed by 'Percival Spencer, Aëronaut', comprising 21 photographs, 90 x 115 mm, of the balloon, its inflation ('closing the mouth', 'removing the sandbags', 'she begins to lift', 'hands on to the "let go" line', 'open the mouth!'), landscapes seen from the balloon, the emptying of the balloon and other views, three of the photographs showing Conan Doyle; with a press-cutting describing the event ('Dr Conan Doyle's balloon trip'); and a receipt relating to a separate flight. (3)
An album, 'Photographs Illustrating Balloon Trip from Crystal Palace to Kemsing near Sevenoaks, July 4th 1901. Time of Journey 1 hour - 45 mionutes. Maximum altitude 6,500 feet', signed by 'Percival Spencer, Aëronaut', comprising 21 photographs, 90 x 115 mm, of the balloon, its inflation ('closing the mouth', 'removing the sandbags', 'she begins to lift', 'hands on to the "let go" line', 'open the mouth!'), landscapes seen from the balloon, the emptying of the balloon and other views, three of the photographs showing Conan Doyle; with a press-cutting describing the event ('Dr Conan Doyle's balloon trip'); and a receipt relating to a separate flight. (3)
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