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Collapse MS 1575 - Lempriere Collection - [early 18th cent. - 1973]MS 1575 - Lempriere Collection - [early 18th cent. - 1973]
Expand 1 - Family Papers - n.d. . c. 1791 - 19621 - Family Papers - n.d. . c. 1791 - 1962
Expand 2 - Political Papers - n.d. [c. 1887 - mid 20th cent.]2 - Political Papers - n.d. [c. 1887 - mid 20th cent.]
Collapse 3 - Records Relating To Aeronautical Pursuits - 1891 - [mid 20th cent]3 - Records Relating To Aeronautical Pursuits - 1891 - [mid 20th cent]
Expand 1 - Records of business - 1889 - 19211 - Records of business - 1889 - 1921
Expand 2 - Records relating to clubs and societies - n.d. [early 20th cent.] - 19482 - Records relating to clubs and societies - n.d. [early 20th cent.] - 1948
Expand 3 - Biographical - n.d. [early 20th cent]3 - Biographical - n.d. [early 20th cent]
Expand 4 - Correspondence - n.d. [late 19th cent.] - 19454 - Correspondence - n.d. [late 19th cent.] - 1945
Expand 5 - Printed material - 1886 - 19395 - Printed material - 1886 - 1939
Collapse 6 - Records of balloon trips and events - n.d. [late 19th cent - c. 1950]6 - Records of balloon trips and events - n.d. [late 19th cent - c. 1950]
Expand 1 - Notes recording balloon ascents - 1894 - c. 19501 - Notes recording balloon ascents - 1894 - c. 1950
Collapse 2 - Photographs - c. 1890s - c. 1920s2 - Photographs - c. 1890s - c. 1920s
1 - Envelope and 3 carte de visite of balloons and crowds, described as "balloon half full", balloon ¾ full", and "balloon away". Reverse: "Lieut. Lempriére balloonist. Handsworth, Birmingham." - n.d. [c1890s]
2 - Album of 17 photographs of balloons and aerial photographs taken from balloons. First photograph is at Dudley Castle. The photographs appear to record a single balloon trip. - n.d. [early 20th cent]
3 - Copy print photograph of a balloon ascent over crowds and Birmingham rooftops. Addressed to Lempriére on the reverse. - 2 October 1911
4 - Two photographs depicting Lempriére's balloon ascent and crowds at the Grand Gala, York. [Possibly the original contents of 3/4/2/22] - 1921
5 - Photograph of a balloon ascending, at a Floral Fete in Handsworth Park. - n.d. [early 20th cent]
6 - Mounted photograph of a balloon being watched by a crowd of spectators. - n.d. [early 20th cent]
7 - 6 Reproduction negatives [on one film] and mounted photographs [of same] of a lady parachutist [Kitty King] and Lempriére at an event. Also another reproduction photograph [see 3/6/2/3] of an ascending balloon and crowd. - n.d. [early 20th cent]
8 - Photograph [platinum print] of a balloon on the ground surrounded by crowds. - n.d. [early 20th cent]
9 - Albumen print of an airship. - n.d. [early 20th cent]
10 - Photograph postcard of an airborne balloon with a parachutist in tow. Reverse: "Mrs Megget". - n.d. [early 20th cent]
11 - Photograph of an inflated balloon at Dudley Castle Fete. Description on reverse points out Fred Lempriére [father of Lempriére] in the picture - n.d. [c1920s]
12 - Photograph of a balloon rising from an industrial site with small crowd. - n.d. [c1920s]
Expand 3 - Fragmented notes re ballooning - [early 20th cent.]3 - Fragmented notes re ballooning - [early 20th cent.]
Expand 7 - Marketing and public relations - n.d. [c. 1890s - early 20th cent.]7 - Marketing and public relations - n.d. [c. 1890s - early 20th cent.]
Expand 8 - Lecture notes and public speaking - 1886 - [1940s]8 - Lecture notes and public speaking - 1886 - [1940s]
Expand 9 - Newspaper cuttings and articles - 1741 - 19609 - Newspaper cuttings and articles - 1741 - 1960
Expand 10 - Miscellaneous - 1891 - 10 - Miscellaneous - 1891 -
Expand 4 - Non Aeronautical Pursuits - 1877 - [early 20th cent.]4 - Non Aeronautical Pursuits - 1877 - [early 20th cent.]
Expand 5 - Other - [early 18th cent.] - [20th cent.]5 - Other - [early 18th cent.] - [20th cent.]
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