Scraps on balloons, 1783-1866.

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Scraps on balloons, 1783-1866.

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Consists of newspaper clippings, handwritten comments, and pen and ink wash illustrations that pertain to the history of balloons used as a means of transportation. The volume begins with clippings from 1783 and the last entry is dated 1866. It is likely that Diamond began compiling this volume in 1848. Several full page watercolor illustrations depict such scenes as a view of Mt. Lyons from a balloon, a balloon plunging into the sea with a sailing vessel in the background, a view of a fair in Hyde Park, and a view entitled "ascent from Dublin." Articles are on types of balloons, the use of parachutes, balloon accidents, and biographical sketches with portraits of ballooners. An oversize lithograph inscribed "Haenlein's Balloon Locomotive, London, England, May 1865," was acquired with the scrapbook. A. Buther was the lithographer.

1 v. + loose items : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

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Buther, A.,

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Diamond, Hugh Welch

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Hugh Welch Diamond (1808-1886) was a physician/photographer from Kent who decided to specialize in mental disorders after stints as house surgeon to West Kent Infirmary at Maidstone and private practice in Soho. He was appointed superintendent of the Women's Department of the Surrey County Asylum, where he practiced from 1848-1858. During this period he was actively engaged in photography and was editor of the Photographic Journal. He became a member of the Photographic Society in 1853 and serve...