PROFESSOR THADDEUS LOWE
BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR

(Webmaster Collection)
Trans-Atlantic The City of New York Balloon With Pictures - 1859
Description of The City of New York Balloon and Life Boat - 1859
Speculation About the Flight of John La Mountain - 1859
Ballooning Competition Between Lowe and La Mountain - 1859
Preparation for a Trans-Atlantic Flight - 1859
Thaddeus Lowe Statement on Trans-Atlantic Flight - 1859
Waiting for Good Weather to Inflate Balloon - 1859
The Process of Inflating The City of New York Monster Balloon - 1859
Deflation of The City Of New York Due to High Winds - 1859
Thaddeus Lowe Public Postponement Statement - 1859
Balloon Operations Shut Down Until Spring - 1859
The Entertainment of Japanese Ambassadors in Philadelphia - 1860
Test Flight in Pioneer Balloon From Philadelphia to New Jersey - 1860
Advertisement for Next Balloon Ascension - 1860
Science Experiment Promoting Ballooning - 1860
Subscription Ticket for Trans-Atlantic Flight - 1860
Inflation of "Great Western" in Philadelphia - 1860
Initial Burst of "Great Western" Due to Wind Storm - 1860
Final Burst of "Great Western" Due to Deterioration - 1860
Letter from Prominent Philadelphia Citizens to Professor Joseph Henry - 1860
Letter from Professor Joseph Henry to Professor Thaddeus Lowe - 1861
Flight from Cincinnati - 1861