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DailyIllini_October-29-1982.pdf
Advertisement for ILLIO showcasing a drawing for a free ride in The White Horse Balloon.

DailyIllini_July-17-1981_LSHotAir.pdf
Advertisement for Lincoln Square's Hot Air Balloon Weekend in 1981.

AShortTreatiseontheUseofBalloonsinMilitaryOperations-clipping.pdf
Illustration showing a tethered balloon's position in calm weather and in wind.

leslie'sillustratednewspaper-1858-clipping.2..pdf
Illustration of children in 'the runaway balloon', Martha Ann and David Isam Harvey, 1858.

leslie'sillustratednewspaper-1858-clipping.pdf
Illustration of the runaway balloon of the 1858 Illinois State Fair, caught in a tree on its return to the ground. Text caption reads "Descent of The Children in a Tree Near Mr. Atchinson's House, on Moore's Prairie"

TheChampaignDailyNews-19-July-1898.pdf
Article about two men making a balloon ascension from the Bloomington courthouse square in 1898.

Screenshot 2023-11-22 110308.pdf
Article from The Champaign Daily News, telling a story of a man swept up in cyclone winds.

alice fletcher3.portrait.pdf
Photo published to announce the marriage of Alice Hill and Rodney Fletcher

DailyIllini_06-July-1973.pdf
Photos from the Daily Illini, July 6, 1973, showing hot air balloon watching at Centennial Park, Champaign, IL.
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