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Balloonist competing in a spot-landing competition at the 1910 International Aviation Meet. From the 1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet Research Collection, California State University Dominguez Hills Digital Collections.

Balloonist competing in a spot-landing competition at the 1910 International Aviation Meet. From the 1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet Research Collection, California State University Dominguez Hills Digital Collections.

Lighter than Air: SoCal Ballooning in Photos

Long before a helium-filled balloon from Japan touched down in California, balloons, dirigibles, and their many variations took to the skies in service of sport, the military, advertising, and of course show business throughout Southern California.