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Landing Collection

Background imageLanding Collection: Balloon descent at Gonesse, France

Balloon descent at Gonesse, France
The first trial hydrogen balloon which ascended from the Champ de Mars, and descended in the village of Gonesse, north east of Paris

Background imageLanding Collection: Balloon descent, Prairie de Billancourt, France

Balloon descent, Prairie de Billancourt, France
View of Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon, which ascended from the Champ de Mars, Paris, and landed on the Prairie de Billancourt (on the Haute-de-Seine) later the same day. 2 March 1784

Background imageLanding Collection: Satirical images of an Air Balloon

Satirical images of an Air Balloon
Set of 12 satirical images with captions of an Air Balloon, showing filling, flying, reaching the moon, coming back to earth, and bursting. 1784

Background imageLanding Collection: Rescue of Major Money off the coast of Yarmouth

Rescue of Major Money off the coast of Yarmouth

Background imageLanding Collection: Bodies removed from a crashed balloon

Bodies removed from a crashed balloon
The bodies of a man and a woman being removed from a crashed balloon in a deer park. 1824

Background imageLanding Collection: Descent of Montgolfier balloon

Descent of Montgolfier balloon
The descent of the Montgolfier balloon, landing in countryside to the consternation of local farmers. 1783

Background imageLanding Collection: Garnerins balloon and parachute

Garnerins balloon and parachute

Background imageLanding Collection: Garnerins balloons

Garnerins balloons
Five illustrations of An exact representation of M. Garnerins Balloons with an accurate view of the ascent and descent of the parachute

Background imageLanding Collection: Panama Market Landing Place

Panama Market Landing Place

Background imageLanding Collection: Landing at Gallipoli, World War I by Cyrus Cuneo

Landing at Gallipoli, World War I by Cyrus Cuneo
Anzac soldiers landing on the beach at Gallipoli and coming under fire by Turkish troops. Date: 1916

Background imageLanding Collection: Flights into the Future - the first men on the moon

Flights into the Future - the first men on the moon
Astronauts land on the moon for the first time and set about exploring and taking samples from the lunar landscape

Background imageLanding Collection: Flights into the Future - space age exploration

Flights into the Future - space age exploration
A futuristic prediction of what it will be like when man finally lands on the moon - astronauts will find themselves in a strange world. Date: 1943

Background imageLanding Collection: Snow Babies - A Safe Landing by Dorothy Wheeler

Snow Babies - A Safe Landing by Dorothy Wheeler
A snow baby, which has tumbled from the sky as it snows, lands safely on the chimney pot of a snow covered roof top. Date: c.1925

Background imageLanding Collection: Satirical cartoons, Arnhem landings and Dutch collaboration

Satirical cartoons, Arnhem landings and Dutch collaboration
Satirical Dutch cartoons, showing Allied soldiers landing by parachute at Arnhem on 17 September 1944 (left, known as Operation Market Garden)

Background imageLanding Collection: Mac Amphibians - Landing Vehicle Tracked

Mac Amphibians - Landing Vehicle Tracked
Mac Amphibians, Landing Vehicle Tracked Date: 1945

Background imageLanding Collection: D Day Invasion of France - WW2

D Day Invasion of France - WW2
A circular montage painting depicting D Day, centred around the commander of the US forces, General Eisenhower. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1944

Background imageLanding Collection: Landing Craft by David Wright

Landing Craft by David Wright
A lady posed on the edge of the bed putting in her earrings. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageLanding Collection: Rook in flight

Rook in flight
A rook about to land on a branch

Background imageLanding Collection: The Seagulls have Landed

The Seagulls have Landed
A flock of seagulls landing on water. Date: early 1930s

Background imageLanding Collection: The Hennessy Gold Cup 1984

The Hennessy Gold Cup 1984
The leading riders jump a fence in the Hennessy Gold Cup race of 1984. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: 1984

Background imageLanding Collection: Little girl with shopping trolley at foot of stairs

Little girl with shopping trolley at foot of stairs
A little girl, aged 15 months, playing with a shopping trolley at the foot of the stairs. Date: 1968

Background imageLanding Collection: Mountain scenery with water and two birds

Mountain scenery with water and two birds
Mountain scenery, with two birds landing on a stretch of water. circa 1980

Background imageLanding Collection: Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn Owl

Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn Owl
The weak yellow light of the winter sun rising over a desolate snowy scene surrounding a solitary farmhouse. A landing barn owl has been added to the border framing the scene

Background imageLanding Collection: If Unhealthy, be healthy: If Healthy by Healthier

If Unhealthy, be healthy: If Healthy by Healthier
An energetic man starts the day in his dressing gown by diving off the mantelpiece of his living room

Background imageLanding Collection: Princess Bibescos Plane

Princess Bibescos Plane
The aeroplane of Princess Marthe Bibesco of Romania (1885 - 1973) causes quite a stir upon landing in England. Date: early 1930s

Background imageLanding Collection: Liverpool Docks

Liverpool Docks
Aerial view of the landing stage of Liverpool docks. Date: early 1930s



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