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Wednesday, September 20, 1893; pg. 57; Issue 54. This article is an interview of a Mr. Stanley Spencer making an emergency landing from a hot air balloon into the sea. Mr. Stanley Spencer tells a descriptive tale of the fall and it gives background…

This essay is about the stereoscope and how it was a big turning point and made people begin to think differently about technology and the benefits it can have on people. It goes into great detail about the intricacies of the stereoscope, how it…

The stereoscope provided a Victorian public a means to place themselves in a reality that was not of their own. The stereoscope not only allowed the viewer to experience a landscape not easily accessible to them, but the stereoscope allowed the…

This article tells about the rioting and disastrous events that occurred in the Vite Cundie House Gardens after approximately 50,000 people gathered there to watch what they were told was the largest hot air balloon in the world take off. After being…

This black and white photographic image was first published on Saturday, November 16, 1895 in the illustrated London news publication The Graphic. In addition to the image and its title, the subtitle "A Practical Demonstration of the Latest…

The document describes the account of a Balloon ascent. In which it details the crowds of thousands that waited for hours to watch the take off and initial ascent. It also contains a description of the journey. It tells how the balloon was initially…

This article talks about the innovation of the camera and changes in styles of photography. Daguerre of Paris invented the original model of the camera, but if only captured the rough etching of an inanimate object. His failure to patent this device…