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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 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…

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…

The article begins by describing the viewing of stereoscopic images. As the article develops it becomes a reading less about technology and more about opinions of the women of Japan and an account of the characters represented in the images. Without…

This essay aims to explore the technology of a stereoscope in more in-depth terms. The author recognizes that at this point in time, the stereoscope has become somewhat of a staple in technology and is used widely by many. However, the author…

The article Spiritual Photographs essentially serves as a "debunking" for the new phenomenon of "spirit photography," or the idea that new photography technology could depict ghosts. Spirits and ghosts were of particular interest to Victorian…

In this photo from the Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, Hadley Richardson is pictured with Ernest Hemingway and their first son Jack, otherwise known as "Bumby" by the two,…

In this photo, we see, from the left: Gerald Murphy, Sara Murphy, Pauline Pfeiffer, Ernest Hemingway, and Elizabeth Hadley Richardson.

This photo, which is located in the Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library…

French Flag reportedly given to Christian Brothers in France in gratitude for their service during the Franco-Prussian War.

This is an experiment from some students in the University of Illinois. The students had different people from different professions (fine art teacher, art therapist, and social worker) and had them all independently make comments on some student's…