A searchable database of over 2 million copyright-free historical images and illustrations is on Flickr. I love the packaging and advertising typography. Not sure how useful the search function is. I put in the keyword “Victorian” and up came a bunch of images of Minolta cameras c. 1960. There were some relevant results as well…
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An hour or so later…. Thank you for telling us about this. Its a remarkable collection.
Fig. 142.—Landing in a tree (1908).
Shortly before the landing place is reached the balloon must be brought to rest
by means of the guide-rope, ballast being thrown out if necessary….This
is a very simple matter if there are no telegraph wires or other
obstacles. But this seldom happens; there are usually trees or something
of the kind in the way,…”
Excellet find!