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A balloon launch, 1914

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A balloon launch, 1914

The Beebe Balloon Company launched this balloon from the Auckland Domain in April 1914 in front of a large crowd. A number of men are supporting the balloon as it is inflated.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Jeffares Collection

Reference: 1/2-77693; G

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Nancy Swarbrick, Aerial recreation – Ballooning, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6087/a-balloon-launch-1914 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009.