![[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachute: apparatus for inflating a balloon with hydrogen, a balloon in flight, parachute attached to ascending balloon, and parachute deployed in descent] / Fauchery, del. et sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvdGVjaG5pY2FsLWlsbHVzdHJhdGlvbi1zaG93cy1mb3VyLXN0YWdlcy1vZi1hbmRyZS1nYXJuZXJpbnMtcGFyYWNodXRlLWFwcGFyYXR1cy02NTYxYWUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachute: apparatus for inflating a balloon with hydrogen, a balloon in flight, parachute attached to ascending balloon, and parachute deployed in descent] / Fauchery, del. et sc.")
[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachut...
"Pl. I" from unidentified publication. Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tableau des services postaux aériens. Offert gracieusement par l'"Indi...
Text-only broadside describes air mail postal services provided by balloon. Tissandier collection.
Aventures de Bavolet, Tissandier Collection, France
French adventure comic shows Bavolet, a sailor, traveling by balloon to an unknown country ("Inconnu") where the animals behave like humans. A pair of rabbits seems friendly, then the female tries to stab him, ... More
![[Balloon "Columba" flying with two passengers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvYmFsbG9vbi1jb2x1bWJhLWZseWluZy13aXRoLXR3by1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWIwNjIwYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[Balloon \"Columba\" flying with two passengers]")
[Balloon "Columba" flying with two passengers]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
L'Espérance en traversant l'espace vous portera mes plus douces pensée...
Collecting card shows balloon "L'Espérance" flying over a landscape with two birds carrying a flower and a letter as passengers. Tissandier collection.
L'Aigle et la Colombe - Drawing. Public domain image.
Card shows boy wearing a crown sitting outside with a girl in a white dress. A balloon flies in the distance. Text below title: Notre aigle donc, lassè des cieux. Descend sur un rocher, près de lui vient se re... More
![[Embossed card shows balloon labelled "rien d'impossible" ascending with passenger]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvZW1ib3NzZWQtY2FyZC1zaG93cy1iYWxsb29uLWxhYmVsbGVkLXJpZW4tZGltcG9zc2libGUtYXNjZW5kaW5nLXdpdGgtcGFzc2VuZ2VyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/23/webp "[Embossed card shows balloon labelled \"rien d'impossible\" ascending with passenger]")
[Embossed card shows balloon labelled "rien d'impossible" ascending wi...
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aéronautique militaire, 37e régiment d'aviation du Maroc - engagements...
Text only broadside requests that men with experience in a variety of occupations volunteer to join the aeronautics corps for service in Morocco. A red and blue stripe runs diagonally across the text. Tissandi... More
The War balloon at General M'Dowell's head-quarters preparing for a re...
Illus. from: Harper's weekly, 1861 Oct. 26, p. 679. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ascension de la colossale Montgolfiére L'Aigle conduite par Eugène God...
Admission ticket to Eugène Godard's ascent in the balloon "L'Aigle" from a location in France. Includes a picture of a balloon decorated with flags and an eagle emblem. Tissandier collection.
Le ballon "Le Géant" aux environs de Nimbourg (accident du 19 octobre)...
Periodical illustration shows Felix Nadar's balloon, "Le Geant" over a rural area in its second and final flight in 1863. High winds force the balloon to the ground, dragging the basket dangerously close to an ... More
Sic itur ad astra. Rodolfo Afflitto da Montefiascone, un ciccio ad inc...
Italian cartoon shows a man sitting on an upside-down balloon labeled "Prefettura di Napoli," using the balloon basket as a parachute. Illus. from an unidentified periodical. Tissandier collection.
Départ du Marquis de le Guillois / A. Bonnard.
French caricature shows the "Marquis de le Guillois," possibly the publisher or editor of "Le hanneton," departing in a balloon and dropping an envelope sealed with a cockchafer or maybug ("le hanneton"). Among... More
Voyage a la lune - Drawing. Public domain image.
French cartoon shows a man riding on a bicycle-like flying machine while looking through a telescope attached to the front. Two balloons, "Veloc[ipedes]" and "Domanie," are attached at front and rear as are pro... More
Pigeons loncés hors la nacelle / A. Tissandier.
Drawing shows two pigeons thrown from balloon during James Glaisher's test flight reaching 37,000 feet over Wolverhampton, England, Sept. 5, 1862. One pigeon is flying and the other is dead and falling. Publish... More
L'Aérienne, nouveau systême de ballon dirigeable par Camille Dupuy
Broadside announcing the exhibition of a navigable balloon designed by Camille Dupuy at the "boulevart Magenta, 37" and the "rue des Marais, St. Martin" in Paris beginning December 18, 1866. Tissandier collection.
Nadar / And. Gill., Nadar Collection 1850-1910
French caricature of photographer and balloonist Nadar hanging onto the rope netting around a balloon which appears to have lost its basket. Illus. in: La lune, no. 65, 2 juin 1867, cover. Tissandier collection.
Descente du ballon le Neptune dans les falaises du Cap Gris-Nez Voyage...
Drawing shows Jules Duruof, Gaston Tissandier, and another man in the balloon "Neptune" making a difficult landing on the cliffs off Cape Gris-Nez, France. In the foreground, two shepherdesses and their flock o... More
Projet dʹenceinte economique pour gonflement dʹaerostat disposée dans ...
Scaled design drawing of a circular enclosed area for inflating balloons featuring underground pipe lines. Includes site plan and section.
![[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including top, bottom, and side views] / J. Chavoutier, architecte, r. Louis LeGrand 37, Paris.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvc2NhbGVkLWRlc2lnbi1kcmF3aW5nLWZvci10aGUtdmFsdmUtYXNzZW1ibHktb2YtYS1iYWxsb29uLWluY2x1ZGluZy10b3AtYm90dG9tLTUwYmUzYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including top, bottom, and side views] / J. Chavoutier, architecte, r. Louis LeGrand 37, Paris.")
[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of decorative drawing, decor elements, art design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Details dʹune soupape pour un ballon de 5 a 8,000 m. cubes / Charles C...
Scaled design drawing of balloon valve shows 9 captioned views of components and complete assembly. Includes identification key. Tissandier collection.
Projet dʹenceinte pour gonflement dʹaerostat / J. Chavoutier, architec...
Design drawing of a circular enclosed area for inflating balloons featuring underground pipe lines. Includes site plan and section, with balloon tethered in position Tissandier collection.
Projet dʹenceinte pour gonflement dʹaerostat / J. Chavoutier, architec...
Design drawing of a circular enclosed area for inflating balloons featuring underground pipe lines. Includes site plan and section. Tissandier collection.
Masse zu - Public domain drawing
Print shows several people in a hot-air balloon with bombs bursting around them, masses of dead people on the ground, in a scene depicting an imagined the end of the world. Title and other descriptive informati... More
Champ-de-Mars. Première ascension aérostatique du ballon le Pole Nord ...
Broadside announcing an ascension of the giant balloon "Le Pole Nord" from the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier,... More
Champ de Mars, dimanche 17 juin, a 5 heures préciss. Ascension aérosta...
Broadside announcing an ascension of the giant balloon "Le Pole Nord" from the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier, ... More
Affiche. -- Dépêche placardée à Lyon, et annonçant l'atterrissage du b...
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
![[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while suspended from a balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvYWVyaWFsaXN0LXdlYXJpbmctd2luZ3Mtc3RyYXBwZWQtdG8taGlzLXNob3VsZGVycy1hbmQtZmVldC13aGlsZS1zdXNwZW5kZWQtNjFjNzZjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while suspended from a balloon]")
[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while susp...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Excelsior. Worth two pairs so called Clinching Screw nailed. Boys & gi...
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Merrick's American Standard six cord in search for the North Pole.
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Salle de concert du cercie artistique ... Exposition du gigantesque ba...
Broadside announcing a balloon exhibition and ascension by Eugène Godard in his balloon "Cita di Firenze" from the Place St. Michel, Paris. Includes picture of a mirage observed by Godard and Camille Flammarion... More
Soapine rises above everything Advertising - Vintage American Trade Ca...
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Defilé de la Cm. d'aerostiers 187... C. Morel
Drawing shows a parade with one of the balloons used in the Siege of Paris (1870-71) and a group from the Compagnie des aerostiers militaires, with officials in a reviewing stand in the foreground. (Source: A.G... More
Les gardes nationaux d'Heurteauville gardant le "Jean Bart" au clair d...
Drawing shows the tethered balloon "Jean Bart" being guarded at night under moonlight by five Heurteauville military guards during the Siege of Paris, November 8, 1870. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More
Conciliabule a cote du ballon, le "George Sand," entre bis trois aeron...
Drawing shows French balloonists J. de Revilliod and Albert and Gaston Tissandier standing at the right of the basket of the balloon "George Sand," which is tethered at Le Mans, France, during the Siege of Pari... More
L'opinion / lith Van Geleyn. - Lithograph, public domain, Library of C...
Humorous print shows a theatrical performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon, labeled "L'opinion," as a man leaps from the basket and a woman clings to a rope below the basket. Band members and another... More
Lettre expédiée par ballon monté.
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Voyages aèriens de M.M. Albert et Gaston Tissandier. Tentative de reto...
Drawing shows the balloon "Jean Bart," flown by Albert and Gaston Tissandier descending over the Seine with tow ropes hanging into the river where landing was attempted during the Siege of Paris. "D'après natur... More
Usine à gaz de Vaugirard, 3 octobre 1870. Depart remis. Calme plot. En...
Drawing shows the balloon manufacturing facilities of Henri Lachambre in Vaugirard, a section of Paris, France. A balloon is being inflated with gas in preparation for a flight to Tours.
Paillettes de glace eclairées par les rayons du soleil observées en ba...
Print shows the balloon "Zenith" piloted by Gaston and Albert Tissandier on an expedition to observe upper air meteorological conditions ascending into the clouds amid rays of sunlight. "Fig. 3." Illus. from an... More
Four boys trying to keep the hot air balloon on the ground.
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Numéro du journal Le Ballon-Poste imprimé sur papier pelure.
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Babbitt's Soap Powder soars above them all
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Four boys falling over while the hot air balloons leaves the ground.
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Five boys, four sitting and looking upwards at a boy in the basket of ...
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Five boys, four standing around a grounded hot air balloon, one standi...
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Boy in native dress hanging on to the basket of a hot air balloon as i...
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New Remington sewing machine - the easiest running machine in the worl...
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Siège de Paris. Au Bastion / Draner, del. et lith.
Print shows military life at French fort, "Bastion" no. 95," during the Siege of Paris, 1870. A balloon flies over the fort in the distance. Tissandier collection.
Every thing coming down - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congr...
Print shows a hot air balloon labeled "The Bottom Out" attached to a basket labeled "Gold Speculation" on which the bottom has fallen out, leaving a large hole in the bottom through which various products such ... More
Two children in a hot air balloon made up of an egg-shaped balloon and...
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Aerial balloon performance with tents and audience below]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvYWVyaWFsLWJhbGxvb24tcGVyZm9ybWFuY2Utd2l0aC10ZW50cy1hbmQtYXVkaWVuY2UtYmVsb3ctZWE2N2M2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Aerial balloon performance with tents and audience below]")
[Aerial balloon performance with tents and audience below]
Bella C. Landauer collection. Appears to be one sheet from a larger poster. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1964:R1.
Léon Gambetta / Yves & Barret, sc. ; And. Gill.
French caricature of Léon Gambetta, French republican statesman, leaning on the back of a chair and looking up at vignettes of himself. He escaped the Siege of Paris in the balloon, "L'Armand Barbes" October 7,... More
Le Neptune. J. Duruof / Lith. Riboulet.
Print shows the balloon "Le Neptune, J. Duruof" flying with passengers, in reference to Jules Duruof's ascent over Prussian enemy lines on September 23, 1870 during the Siege of Paris. Tissandier collection.
New Remington sewing machine - the easiest running machine in the worl...
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Carte des atterrissages des ballons-postes sortis de Paris pendant le ...
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Sauvetage du ballon "Le Tricolore" Monté par Monsieur et Madame Duruof...
Print shows Jules Duruof and his wife being rescued at sea from the sinking basket of their balloon "Le Tricolore" which lost altitude over the North Sea off the coast of England. Two fishermen help Mrs. Duruof... More
Direction des ballons (système Ardisson), Bordeaux, le 26 janvier 1871
Design drawings for a system proposed by Annibal Ardisson to navigate a balloon from a platform located below the bag. The aeronaut manipulates blades in a moveable drum to interact with the wind and affect the... More
Le blocus de Paris complainte nationale et patriotique.
Broadside shows a manned balloon labelled "Au Governement de la defense nationale, projet en l'air infaillible pour bloquement de Paris" with a magnet near the enemy's cannon. The illustrator humorously predict... More
Grand balloon ascension! Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 22d,...
Caption continues: The Committee would respectfully announce ... Professor Jno. A. Light, the world renowned and successful Aeronaut ... will make a grand ascension from the Borough of Huntingdon ... in his vet... More
Les auteurs de la belle Bourbonnaise / G. LaFosse.
French caricature shows two men in a balloon basket shaped like a tri-corner hat attached to a balloon with the face of a man (possibly Italian statesman Francesco Crispi) labeled "La belle Bourbonnaise" for an... More
Ascension de Madame Garnerin, le 28 mars 1802
French fashion magazine caricature shows fashionably dressed spectators watching Jeanne-Geneviève Garnerin fly in a balloon. A few years earlier, Garnerin had been the first woman to ascend in a balloon without... More
![[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during a long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvdGhlLWJhbGxvb24temVuaXRoLWF0LXN1bnJpc2Utb3Itc3Vuc2V0LXdpdGgtZml2ZS1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWR1cmluZy1hLWxvbmctOGVmMzY1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during a long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]")
[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during ...
Possibly drawn by Albert Tissandier. Title and date devised by Library staff, based on illustrations in Histoire de mes ascensions ... / par Gaston Tissandier. Paris : M. Dreyfous, 1878. Tissandier collection.
Le lest / Ch. Gilbert Martin. - Drawing. Public domain image.
French cartoon shows Marianne (symbol of France) in a balloon labeled "R.F." in the colors of the French flag, jettisoning men from a bag as if they were ballast. Illus. from: Le Don Quichotte, 2ne année, no. ... More
Henri Lachambre, aéronaute-constructeur breveté, Paris. 24, Passage de...
Advertisement for aeronaut and balloon manufacturer Henri Lachambre shows a balloon "H. Lachambre" with two passengers floating through a scene of animals, circus performers, and toy balloons.
La ville de Calais / J. Duruof, Pau, 4 février 1875 ; lith. Veronese, ...
Print shows the French balloon "La Ville de Calais" with several passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and two or three others, standing in the basket. Scale: Echelle de 25 mill. pour 1 mêtre 1/40. Prin... More
Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 mètres / Albert Tissandier.
Drawing shows Gaston and Albert Tissandier ascending in their balloon, "Zénith." (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82)
Histoire populaire des ballons et des ascensions célèbres ...
Advertisement for a book by A. Sircos on the history of ballooning, published in 1876 by F. Roy, with illustrations by Albert Tissandier and a preface by F. Nadar. Includes picture of a balloon in flight and ea... More
The Centennial-balloon view of the grounds
10376 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Davis, Theo. R., arti... More
Diplôme avec médaille dʹor grand module
Caption continues: Constatant grand et réel progrès ... Délivré à Annibal Ardisson ... le 8 Décembre 1877, à lʹExposition générale de lʹIndustrie Parisienne au Palais de lʹIndustrie. Bella C. Landauer collectio... More
A lʹhippodrome - l'equilibre dans l'air / Lefman, sc.
French caricature shows the balloonist Camille Dartois in a balloon labeled "Hippodrome" and Bradbury, a circus performer, standing while riding a horse at the Hippodrome, Paris. Illus. from: La grenouille, pr... More
Le grand ballon captif à vapeur de Henri Giffard dans la Cour des Tuil...
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Une alerte, place du Carrousel / Lefman, sc. ; PS.
French cartoon shows Prince Don Carlos in a heavily armed balloon that has blown off course appears about to crash into a captive balloon (possibly Henri Giffard's) at the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France. Ill... More
![[Stationery illustrated with a stalk of wheat wrapped in a banner marked "Quo non ascendamus 1879" and a balloon flying above clouds and birds] / M. Mallet.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDkvc3RhdGlvbmVyeS1pbGx1c3RyYXRlZC13aXRoLWEtc3RhbGstb2Ytd2hlYXQtd3JhcHBlZC1pbi1hLWJhbm5lci1tYXJrZWQtcXVvLWI3YzZlYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Stationery illustrated with a stalk of wheat wrapped in a banner marked \"Quo non ascendamus 1879\" and a balloon flying above clouds and birds] / M. Mallet.")
[Stationery illustrated with a stalk of wheat wrapped in a banner mark...
"A Monsieur Gaston Tissandier, respectueuse hommages, Maurice Mallet" inscribed on sheet. Tissandier collection.
Observation balloon fatally pierced by incendiary bullets from America...
Public domain photograph of vintage stereoscopic card - Picryl description
Cirque dʹhiver ... Tous les soirs,à 8 heures / Stafford & Co., Notting...
French circus poster shows an aerialist floating with arms outstretched above a city skyline with a balloon in the background. Tissandier collection.
![[Balloon with two passengers ascending over a town square, with French flags flying from tower and many spectators below] / Camille Gravis.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvYmFsbG9vbi13aXRoLXR3by1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWFzY2VuZGluZy1vdmVyLWEtdG93bi1zcXVhcmUtd2l0aC1mcmVuY2gtZmxhZ3MtMGQ1OGZlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/65/webp "[Balloon with two passengers ascending over a town square, with French flags flying from tower and many spectators below] / Camille Gravis.")
[Balloon with two passengers ascending over a town square, with French...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Balloon labeled "H. Lachambre," with two men riding in the basket]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvYmFsbG9vbi1sYWJlbGVkLWgtbGFjaGFtYnJlLXdpdGgtdHdvLW1lbi1yaWRpbmctaW4tdGhlLWJhc2tldC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Balloon labeled \"H. Lachambre,\" with two men riding in the basket]")
[Balloon labeled "H. Lachambre," with two men riding in the basket]
Poster possibly advertising a balloon manufactured by Henri Lachambre whose facility is located in Vaugirard, a section of Paris, France.
Descente d'Absalon par Miss Stena
Circus poster shows a group of aerialists performing. Two women are held aloft by a balloon attached to their hair. The portrait on the center balloon is possibly Miss Stena. Tissandier collection.
![[Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of "Bac-Ninh," who, while relaxing on a hill with his rabbits, is frightened by an approaching balloon carrying sailors. The sailors land, capture the governor and his rabbits, and make rabbit stew]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvY29sbGVjdGluZy1jYXJkcy1kZXBpY3RpbmctYS1zdG9yeS1hYm91dC1hLWNoaW5lc2UtZ292ZXJub3Itb2YtYmFjLW5pbmgtd2hvLTI2ZDAwNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/79/webp "[Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of \"Bac-Ninh,\" who, while relaxing on a hill with his rabbits, is frightened by an approaching balloon carrying sailors. The sailors land, capture the governor and his rabbits, and make rabbit stew]")
[Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of "Bac-N...
Sheet of 11 uncut cards, individually numbered from 1 to 10. Sheet includes duplicate cards for no. 7. French captions on each card. Tissandier collection.
Une expédition aérienne jeu instructif et amusant pour la jeunesse.
Gameboard shows a varied landscape and waterfront filled with 21 numbered balloons. Chart at right illustrates 17 different combinations of numbers on a pair of dice. Title from accompanying game instruction sh... More
![[Woman seated sidesaddle on a horse attached to an ascending balloon at a public performance before crowd of spectators]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvd29tYW4tc2VhdGVkLXNpZGVzYWRkbGUtb24tYS1ob3JzZS1hdHRhY2hlZC10by1hbi1hc2NlbmRpbmctYmFsbG9vbi1hdC1hLXB1YmxpYy1iMGM5MDgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/66/webp "[Woman seated sidesaddle on a horse attached to an ascending balloon at a public performance before crowd of spectators]")
[Woman seated sidesaddle on a horse attached to an ascending balloon a...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
I volatori. Les messieurs qui volent
Italian political cartoon shows a large balloon ("Politica") in the shape of a man ready to gobble up the moon ("Oriente") defended by a man ("Turco") holding a fork. Other armed men representing the nations of... More
Formule pour connaître la pression du vent sur la surface d'un ballon ...
Scaled diagram shows inventor Annibal Ardisson's formula for determining how the pressure of the wind on the surface of the balloon determines the force and speed required to achieve balloon flight. (Source: A.... More
Vient de paraitre, les grandes ascensions maritimes par Wilfrid de Fon...
Advertisement for a book on balloon ascensions written by Wilfrid de Fonvielle and published in 1882 by Auguste Ghio, Paris. Includes picture of a man pulling on a rope attached to a balloon with a passenger in... More
Le ballon bulletin trimestriel de toutes les ascensions, 6me année, ja...
Advertisement for the French aeronautical journal "Le ballon" shows a balloon carrying two passengers flying in the clouds. Clipping from a book or periodical. Tissandier collection.
Les ateliers de constructions aéronautiques Lachambre à Vaugirard, en ...
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Le ballon rédaction et bureaux A. Brissonnet ... Paris.
Clipping from an unknown book or magazine advertises the French aeronautical journal "Le ballon" and illustrates various means of flight including an ornithopter, early balloons and an airship. Text on verso a... More
Mellonta Tauta - Drawing. Public domain image.
Depiction of balloons, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe? Rice, 51. Signed and dated on plate. This record contains unverified, old data from shelflist card, with subsequent revisions. Purchase.
Grande fête aerostatique organisée par lʹunion des pilotes aériens soc...
Caption continues: Republique Française ... Fête Communale de Neuilly-Sur-Seine Le Dimanche 5 Juillet 1885 ... Sous le Patronage de la Municipalitʹe. Bella C. Landauer collection. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1964:R1.
Too far gone, John!--That balloon will never rise again / Zimmerman.
Illustration shows Joseph B. Foraker holding a hot air balloon fashioned from shirts stitched together and labeled "Bloody Shirt" with the initials "J.G.B." for James G. Blaine. John Sherman leans over a small ... More
Arènes du sport aéronautique sous la direction de Eugène Godard, aîné,...
Broadside announcing an aeronautics exhibition organized under the direction of balloonist Eugene Godard and held in Paris in 1885. Includes picture of the balloon "L'Avenir" equipped with two separate passenge... More
Grande expérience aérienne par MM Thibault, Gourier & W. de Fonvielle ...
Balloon in upper left corner identified as "Bolide" and parachute in center identified as "Coelus." Bella C. Landauer collection. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1964:R1.
Ville de Bruxelles, Parc Léopold ... dimanche 11 octobre 1885, de 2 à ...
Broadside announcing balloon ascensions conducted by Eugene Godard in his balloon "Royal-St. Marceau" from the Parc Léopold, Brussels, Belgium, 1885. Includes picture of a balloon with six passengers. Tissandi... More
Réunion annuelle des collaborateurs de "La Nature," premier diner offe...
Illustrated menu for a dinner held in honor of Gaston Tissandier at the Hotel Continental, Paris, March, 1887. Includes a profile portrait of Tissandier. Tissandier collection.
Gaston Tissandier dans sa nacelle. Aquarelle de Maurice Leloir (1887).
Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
![[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Gaston Tissandier] / Adrien Marie à Gaston Tissandier souvenir de notre ascension du 3 aôut 1887.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvc2l4dGVlbi12aWduZXR0ZXMtZnJvbS10aGUtbGl2ZXMtb2YtZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3RzLWFsYmVydC1hbmQtZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZTcyZDc1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/59/webp "[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Gaston Tissandier] / Adrien Marie à Gaston Tissandier souvenir de notre ascension du 3 aôut 1887.")
[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Ga...
Drawing shows preparation for a balloon ascension, view from the balloon, landing at Chauvigny and deflation, and discussion of the event at the dinner table at the Chateau de l'Odière. Compare with pencil sket... More
![[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists Albert and Gaston Tissandier]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvcGVuY2lsLXNrZXRjaC1mb3Itc2l4dGVlbi12aWduZXR0ZXMtZnJvbS10aGUtbGl2ZXMtb2YtZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3RzLWFsYmVydC02YTA1OGUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists Albert and Gaston Tissandier]")
[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French ballooni...
Drawing shows preparation for a balloon ascension, view from the balloon, landing at Chauvigny and deflation, and discussion of the event at the dinner table at the Chateau de l'Odière. Attribution and date bas... More
Heinrich Franck Soehne & Comp. - Drawing. Public domain image.
: tradecards,3857 ( tradecards,3857 ) .. Subject (TGM): Coffee industry; Children; Girls; Balloonists; Balloons (Aircraft); Birds;
![[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1783 to 1883]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvY29sbGVjdGluZy1jYXJkcy13aXRoLXBpY3R1cmVzLW9mLWV2ZW50cy1pbi1iYWxsb29uaW5nLWhpc3RvcnktZnJvbS0xNzgzLXRvLTJmYzk3ZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1783 to 1883]")
[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1...
Sheet of 10 uncut cards; individually numbered and issued as "Collection 476", "1re série." Captions in French are printed on the verso of each card. Tissandier collection.