Newton's lantern slide catalogue: section 2 (circa 1920)

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x><ni icin oiiae Publishers. BALLOONING From a now Series of Negatives by W. J. B. Loo mm. Plain Slides , 2s. 6d. each. 1 July 18, 1907. Frank McClesn atccndlnj with Short from Battersea Gasometers. De- scended Relgate. Beginning to ML 1 la the Air. ... 3 Sunshine above the log at an altitude ol 6,000 ft. The top of the foe ha* the billowy nature of a Cumulus Cloud. 4 The Easter BaUooninf Party at “The Hendre," Monmouth. “Satellited I April 90. The "Satellite “ ascending- Count Castillon (in charge), Hon. Claude Bra- bason, Hon. C. S. Rolls. 8 The Visitors returning to the Station in Waggons. 7 The Balloons at Huriingham. “Corona." A The Balloons at Hurtlngbarn. “Cognac.” A May 30. Leaving the "Mat." 10 The Start from the Battersea Gasometers at 4.68 p.m. Shadow of Balloon on Gasometer. 11 Hampton Court. 3,800 tt 12 Views from the Car of the “Corona." The Guards encampment at Aldershot 1,200 ft 13 Buckingham Palace. 2,400 ft 14 Tower Bridge. 2,300 ft IB The Tower of London. 2,300 ft 16 The Neighbourhood of South Kensington. 6.28 p.m. 1,800 It 17 From the Albert Memorial, looking South. 6.27 p.m. 18 The Start at Battersea. 10 The Start at Battersea. A Pilot Balloon. 20 The Sea of Cloud below us. 2.36 p.m. 2,700 ft 21 The Tate Gallery. LSS p.m. S.UO ft HISTORY OF FLYING, so slid**. Coloured Slides, 6s. ; Plain Slides, 2s. each ; Reading, Is. EARLY FLYING MACHINES. 50 slid.,. Coloured Slides, 6s. ; Plain Slides, 2s. each : Reading, Is. AERIAL EXPERIMENTS. Plain Shdet l 2s. each, except where otherwise marked. 1 Icarus. Lord Leighton. 3s. 2 Lament over Icarus. 3 A gentleman flying to Business. Prophetic (Humorous). 4 A Balloon ascent, leaving the ground. 5 A Balloon ascent, view from balloon, showing landscape and shadow of balloon. 6 Andre's Balloon. An experiment to test the sustaining power, showing car fitted for Polar Exploration work. 7 Barton-Rawson Airship flying over London. 8 Baldwin's Airship. 2s. 3a. 9 Benbow's Airship. 2s. 3d. 10 Lebaudy Airship. 2s. 3d. 11 Captive War Balloon and small balloon connected for wireless observation. 12 Captive Military Balloon for observation. 13 View of army encamped, taken from a balloon. 2*. 3d. H A Pilot Balloon. 2s. 3d. IS -A view of a town from a balloon. 2s. 3d. 34 Farm an on bis Voisin Vfplane in flight, winning £2,000 for Circular Kilometre. 35 Late CoL Cody, with his wife as passenger, in flight over Lallan* plain. ‘ 38 Somner and Fannan racing on their Biplanes. 37 De la Grange on Bleriot machine in flight. 38 Count Lambert racing at Rheims. 39 Latham on his birdlike Monoplane in flight. -40 Monoplane flying through the clouds. 41 Biplane In warfare. Coming to earth after r econo ottering. 42 Biplane In warfare. On ground. 43 Hamel seated In bis Monoplane. 2s. 8d. 44 Hamel and lady passenger preparing for his London to Puls flight. 2 s. 6d. 45 Hucks starting on his Bleriot Monoplane " Tor- nado." 2s. 6d. 15 -A view of a town from a balloon. 2S. 3p. . ... _ .. 16 " Beta " Army Airship in flight, showing car 46 A Caudron Biplane, 60 h.p„ starting. 2s. 6d. side view. 2s. fid. 47 Maunce-Farman Biplane starting, pilot, Mr. Noel. aide view. 2s. 6d. 17 '* May-fly" Army Airship, showing steering geu, etc. 2s. 6d. 18 Zeppelin Airship " Victoria Louise " in flight at Kiel regatta. 2s. 6d. Aeroplanes and Hydroplanes. 19 Man-bearing Kites in the air, with the winding apparatus. 20 Kites tethered to a Torpedo Boat, showing men supported by the kites at observation work. 21 Late Col. Cody and his kites. 22 Late Col. Cody and his kites getting ready to start. 23 Aeroplane expenments on trackway or chute, starting. 2s. 3d. 24 Aeroplane expenments on trackway or chute, leaving and floating in the air. 2s. 3d. 27 Aeroplane experiments, aeroplane gliding. 2s. 3d. 28 Aeroplane experiments, birdlike machine ready to start. 2s. 3d. 29 Aeroplane expenments, birdlike machine sus- pended on rough carnage, side view. 2s. 3d. 30 Aeroplane expenments, birdlike machine sus- pended on rough carriage, front view. 2s. 3d. 2s. 6d. 48 Slack in his racing Monoplane. 2s. 6d. 49 A Marane Saunter Monoplane. 2a. 6d. 50 Graham White and passenger seated in his Biplane. 2s. 6d. 51 Grabsm White and his Aero Bus (full view). 2s. Bd. 52 An illuminated Aeroplane for flying by night. 2s. 6d. 53 Hawker passing over Hendon Aerodrome. 2s. 6d. 54 An Army Aeroplane. CapL Rayleigh Just leaving the ground. 2s. 6d. 55 Pegoud strapped in his machine with Bleriot ready for hi* wonderful topsy-turvey flights. 56 Pegoud flying upside down. 2s. 6d. 57 Pegoud flying upside down with Verrier flying above him. 2s. 6d. 58 " Neck Strain.” Crowd watching Pegoud. 2s. 6d. 59 Verrier end passenger standing up in Biplane with arms uplifted while ia full flight to show stability. 2s. 6d. 60 Hawker leaving Netley on bis Hydroplane for his flight round Great Britain. 2s. 6d. 61 Naval Hydroplanes on the deck of Battleship. 2s. 6d. 62 Hydroplane “ Mr. MacLean ” under the shadow i Hydroplane “ Mr. MacLean ” ui of Big Ben at Westminster.