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Balloons as pictured in the collections from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Cooper Hewitt, National Postal Museum, and National Museum of Asian Art. For more, check out early flight at the National Air and Space Museum or read about exploring science in a balloon.
  -          National Air and Space Museum        City of New York Balloon 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Various Balloons with the Methods 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Hobart Balloon Ascension 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Six Balloon Prints 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Balloon Poster Wall 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Descent of the Great Balloon 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Balloon Ascension at Erie 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Royal Nassau Balloon 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Royal Nassau Balloon. 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Royal Nassau Balloon 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Ascent of the Aerial Balloon 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Balloon Aloft Over Beach 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Hydrogen Balloon, "The Suffren" 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Descent of the Balloon in the Valley of Elbern. 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Rural Sports, Balloon Hunting 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Rural Sports, Balloon Hunting 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Descent of the Air Balloon 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Great Balloon, or Whig Aerostation 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Vauxhall Balloon, Phil. 1850 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Great Nassau Balloon 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Simple Altimeter, Balloon, French 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Balloon over the Cliffs of Dover 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Montgolfier Balloon Ascension 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Balloon Ascension Near Harbor 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Balloon Ascension Near Harbor 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Balloon Drifting Sea-Ward 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Balloons Being Prepared for Ascension 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Balloons Being Prepared for Ascension 
-          National Air and Space Museum        The Coalition Balloon, 1784 
-          National Museum of American History        “Up in a Balloon” 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Balloons Being Prepared for Ascension 
-          National Postal Museum        7c Balloon Jupiter single 
-          National Postal Museum        20c Balloons block of four 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Unknown: One of a set of four prints of balloons. Balloon launch from courtyard. 
-          National Air and Space Museum        Unknown: One of a set of four prints of balloons. Balloon launch with bystanders and carriage. 
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