Hot Air Balloon Ride, Elco Tool and Screw
Color photograph of two gentleman standing in a hot air balloon basket with Elco banners tied to either side. Date and location of this photograph are unknown.
Midway Village Museum
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2018.78.234
Hot Air Balloon Ascension
A large crowd has gathered to watch a single balloonist ascend above them, not an uncommon sight in the late 1890s and early 1900s. For example, on August 20, 1899, Madame Louise De Leon, wife of local Professor Hoffman, ascended from Harlem Park several hundred feet above the ground before parachuting down. Unfortunately, she landed in the Rock River and had to be rescued. This photograph may have been taken at the Fairgrounds.
circa 1895 - 1905
Midway Village Museum
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90.5.50
Hot Air Balloon Ascension
A large crowd has gathered to watch as a hot air balloon is being inflated for flight. There are what appear to be homes and some larger exposition-type buildings in the background. Ballooning was not an uncommon sight in the late 1890s and early 1900s. For example, on August 20, 1899, Madame Louise De Leon, wife of local Professor Hoffman, ascended from Harlem Park several hundred feet above the ground before parachuting down. Unfortunately, she landed in the Rock River and had to be rescued. This photograph may have been taken at the Fairgrounds. Similar depictions can be found in photos 90.5.50 and 90.5.38.
circa 1895 - 1905
Midway Village Museum
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90.5.45
Hot Air Balloon Inflation and Fire Department Carriage
A fire carriage sits close to a hot air balloon, which lays on its side as a crowd gathers. There are buildings in the distant background. Ballooning was not an uncommon sight in the late 1890s and early 1900s. For example, on August 20, 1899, Madame Louise De Leon, wife of local Professor Hoffman, ascended from Harlem Park several hundred feet above the ground before parachuting down. Unfortunately, she landed in the Rock River and had to be rescued. This photograph may have been taken in either Harlem or Fairgrounds Park. Similar depictions can be found in photos 90.5.50 and 90.5.45.
circa 1895 - 1905
Midway Village Museum
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90.5.38