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1. Balloon ascension, advertising Coombs & Gilbert Furniture - Print, Photographic

   Balloon ascension, event advertising Coombs & Gilbert Furniture Company of Haverhill. The balloon is being inflated, still on the ground; on the left side of the balloon is a sign advertising Coombs & Gilbert Furniture. The crowd in the foreground includes a man with a bicycle. Trees in the background. The location is not identified. Round starburst design inkstamp on verso with inscription "Balloon Ascension / Coombs & Gilbert Furniture." Image ...

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2. Balloon ascension, unidentified celebration - Print, Photographic

   Balloon ascension, unidentified celebration. The location is not identified; probably in Haverhill. The balloon appears half deflated and is maybe 70 feet in the air above the assembled crowd, in a field with trees on the right. What looks like smoke or steam is visible on the ground. In the background is a tall fence or low building, with an advertising banner on it. People are seated on top of the fence or building. The banner reads in part: "G...

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3. Balloon, crowd at unidentified location - Print, Photographic

   Balloon, crowd at unidentified location, a field with trees in the background. A small crowd is gathered watching the balloon, which is slightly off the ground over the crowd's heads. One man is leaning on a bicycle. A woman is in the foreground, her back facing the camera; she is wearing a coat and dark hat. Photo probably early 20th century. Inscription on verso: "Taken by Lot F. McNamara / back view of Miss Mary Elliott?" Photo is 11 x 13 cm m...

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4. Boy blowing up a balloon - Negative, Roll Film

   A boy blowing up a balloon. He has dark hair and is wearing a tank top with a motorcycle on it. He is standing outside in a park or playground, buildings in the background. In the second photo there is water spraying in the background. The boy and location are not identified. Multiple images. Photos from the Haverhill Gazette, circa late 1970s-1980.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Crowd readying for balloon ascension, The Pines, Groveland - Negative, Glass Plate

   Crowd readying for a hot air balloon ascension, The Pines, Groveland. Ten men are visible holding down the corners of the inflated dark-colored balloon, another man in the foreground holding a rope attached to the top of the balloon. A woman is standing in front of the balloon, looking at him. The people are not identified. The balloon has other ropes tethering it to a tall pole on the right, another (pole?) out of sight on the left. Crowd in the...

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6. Haverhill Fire Department muster, Haverhill, ca. 1896 - Print, Photographic

   Haverhill Fire Department muster, Haverhill, ca. 1896. Large crowd in a grassy area surrounded by houses, which a patron identified as probably Webster Street between Kenoza Avenue and Ashland Street in Haverhill. In the foreground there is what looks like a balloon, deflated, on the ground between two tall poles. In the background a large spray of water from a hose is directed toward the left. Inscription on verso: "Muster circa 1896." Full cal...

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7. Haverhill Stadium, balloons, American Bicentennial celebration, Haverhill, 1976 - Transparency, Slide

   Haverhill Stadium, balloons, American Bicentennial celebration, Haverhill. Two red, white and blue hot air balloons before or after ascension. Two girls in the foreground are wearing folk costumes. They are not identified. Crowd in the stadium on the ground and in the bleachers. Date on slide: Jun 76, number 2.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Haverhill Tercentenary Parade, balloon man, Merrimack Street, Haverhill, 1940 - Print, Photographic

   Haverhill Tercentenary Parade, balloon man, Merrimack Street, Haverhill, 1940. Men, women and girls are on the sidewalk, with a man holding helium balloons on strings, probably for sale. There is a bunch of toys, perhaps horses, near his feet. He is facing away from the camera and is not identified. Signs and storefronts in the background, left to right: Rosengard's; Harry L. Rey[nolds], Optometrist (second floor); Nick Schena, Barber (second flo...

   Record Type: Photo