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  • Preparing monkeys and balloons for International Coconut Balloon Derby Contest, Venice

    Preparing monkeys and balloons for International Coconut Balloon Derby Contest, Venice

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    Image of people preparing helium balloons and monkeys for participation in the International Coconut Balloon Derby Contest on Venice beach, Los Angeles, in 1930. The Ocean Park Pier is seen in the distance.

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  • Balloon Route Excursion Party, Soldiers' Home, Sawtelle, California

    Balloon Route Excursion Party, Soldiers' Home, Sawtelle, California

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    Group portrait of passengers for the Balloon Route Excursion of Los Angeles, a trolley trip run on the lines of the Los Angeles & Pacific Railway Company, and later taken over by the Pacific Electric Railway. The route was roughly in the shape of a balloon, as seen on a map. The adults and children here are standing at one of the stops at the Soldiers' Home, Sawtelle. The driver is the man in the cap at bottom of photograph.

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  • Los Angeles from a balloon, Los Angeles. 1902

    Los Angeles from a balloon, Los Angeles. 1902

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    A panoramic view of Los Angeles taken from a hot air balloon. The area pictured is largely residential, with few vacant lots. The area above the horizon has been blotted out, but the ropes of the balloon are visible across the top of the image. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8003".

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  • Kids in the park in a balloon race

    Kids in the park in a balloon race

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    Kids in the park in a balloon race.

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    Item No. 31. Blanchard's Balloon

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    [print; vignette of Blanchard in a balloon]

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  • View of a hot air balloon on Santa Monica Pier

    View of a hot air balloon on Santa Monica Pier

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    Image of a crowd standing next to a basket and hot air balloon lying on the Santa Monica Pier as part of a promotion for the Columbia Pictures 1975 movie "Breakout" in Santa Monica, California. A sign that reads "Breakout" is attached to the side of the hot air balloon basket and "Sinbad's cocktails and dinners," "Cocky Moon Snack Bar," and "Holiday Inn" signs are visible. The roof of the Hippodrome is seen in the distance.

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