![[Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvcHJvcG9zZWQtZGVzaWduLWZvci1iYWxsb29uLXV0aWxpemluZy1zYWlscy1mb3ItcHJvcHVsc2lvbi1wYXJpcy0xNzgzLTEzOWVkMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783]")
[Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 17...
Design drawing shows two men in basket steering balloon by manipulation of a sail. A ladder connects the balloon to a parachute-style apparatus intended for safe descent where a third man handles the connection... More
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Drawing shows Professor J.A.C. Charles reascending in balloon from the Nesle plain, France, on December 1, 1783, where he had landed shortly before, accompanied by Marie Noel Robert in a two hour journey from P... More
![[Design drawing for system to raise and lower a captive balloon, controlled by four ropes forming a pyramidal shape and operated by winches on the ground below] / M.G.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLXN5c3RlbS10by1yYWlzZS1hbmQtbG93ZXItYS1jYXB0aXZlLWJhbGxvb24tY29udHJvbGxlZC1ieS0zYmFlMDYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "[Design drawing for system to raise and lower a captive balloon, controlled by four ropes forming a pyramidal shape and operated by winches on the ground below] / M.G.")
[Design drawing for system to raise and lower a captive balloon, contr...
(Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Design drawing for a navigational system for an airship employing six balloons and parachutes, a deck, superstructure, and basket below]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDUvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLWEtbmF2aWdhdGlvbmFsLXN5c3RlbS1mb3ItYW4tYWlyc2hpcC1lbXBsb3lpbmctc2l4LWJhbGxvb25zLTFlNzBkOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Design drawing for a navigational system for an airship employing six balloons and parachutes, a deck, superstructure, and basket below]")
[Design drawing for a navigational system for an airship employing six...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Concours sur le meilleur moyen d'élever un ballon sans perte de gaz de...
Design drawing shows proposal by Louis Panafieu in which the operator in an open car attached to the balloon achieves lift without loss of gas in ballast by manipulating cords on underside of the balloon. Inclu... More
L'arriveé, Tissandier Collection, France
Drawing shows the descent of a balloon with a parachutist below and balloonist in basket controlling descent. Tissandier collection.
![Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans annèxes à la demande d'un brevet pour une durée de 15 ans / / apprové à [...] Sourbieu & Pre. Pradel, 1852 septembre 9. Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvYXBwYXJlaWwtcHJvcHJlLWEtbGEtZGlyZWN0aW9uLWRlcy1hZXJvc3RhdHMtcGxhbnMtYW5uZXhlcy1hLWxhLWRlbWFuZGUtZHVuLTI3NWVkOC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans annèxes à la demande d'un brevet pour une durée de 15 ans / / apprové à [...] Sourbieu & Pre. Pradel, 1852 septembre 9. Public domain image")
Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans an...
Patent drawing submitted by Sourbieu & Pradel shows two views of an apparatus for steering or controlling the direction of balloons by hand-cranking a series of four rotating sails. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC s... 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
Le ballon captif! / Wogel. - Public domain image related to music prfo...
Drawing shows a captive balloon designed by Henri Giffard and exhibited in 1867, displayed in a city plaza, with two men conversing in foreground and a uniformed guard. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More
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
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
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
![[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, and Arthur Krebs, inventors and military officers who were charged with developing a navigable balloon during the Siege of Paris] / Gilbert.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvY29tbWVtb3JhdGl2ZS1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1iYWxsb29uaXN0cy1jaGFybGVzLXJlbmFyZC1kdXB1eS1kZS1sb21lLWFuZC1hcnRodXItODhlZGU1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, and Arthur Krebs, inventors and military officers who were charged with developing a navigable balloon during the Siege of Paris] / Gilbert.")
[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[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
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing in basket of a balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctaW4tYmFza2V0LTEwOTkxYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/44/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing in basket of a balloon]")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing i...
"Alt. 2000 m., au dessus de la fort de Cricy, a Monsieur Gaston Tissandier [...] du votre ascension du 26 juin 1886, Maurice [...]" inscribed upper left corner of image. Tissandier collection.
Le comble de la direction du ballon / dessin par Hervè Lomm.
Caricature of Brazilian scientist, Alberto Santos-Dumont (at right), discussing the control and direction of his latest airship with an unidentified Parisian gentleman at left. Santos-Dumont's dirigible no. 6 c... More
![[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZGVwYXJ0dXJlLW9mLWphY3F1ZXMtY2hhcmxlcy1hbmQtbWFyaWUtbm9lbC1yb2JlcnRzLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi0zODQ4ZjUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]")
[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic glob...
Drawing shows Jacques Charles and Nicolas Marie-Noel Robert standing in their hydrogen-filled balloon waving flags, beginning their ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, with the Versailles Palace in the ba... More
![[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZGVwYXJ0dXJlLW9mLWphY3F1ZXMtY2hhcmxlcy1hbmQtbWFyaWUtbm9lbC1yb2JlcnRzLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi01ODY3Y2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]")
[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic glob...
Drawing shows Jacques Charles and Nicolas Marie-Noel Robert standing in their hydrogen-filled balloon waving flags, beginning their ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, with the Versailles Palace in the ba... More
![[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZGVwYXJ0dXJlLW9mLWphY3F1ZXMtY2hhcmxlcy1hbmQtbWFyaWUtbm9lbC1yb2JlcnRzLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi1mZDU3OGYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]")
[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic glob...
Drawing shows Jacques Charles and Nicolas Marie-Noel Robert standing in their hydrogen-filled balloon waving flags, beginning their ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, with the Versailles Palace in the ba... More
![[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYveW91bmctd29tYW4tcHV0dGluZy1mbG93ZXJzLW9uLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1jdXBpZC1sb29rcy1vdmVyLWhlci1zaG91bGRlci1hbmQtZDhhYTYyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/43/webp "[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]")
[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulde...
Accompanied by letter clipped from a book and note by Paul Tissandier. Tissandier collection.
![[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYveW91bmctd29tYW4tcHV0dGluZy1mbG93ZXJzLW9uLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1jdXBpZC1sb29rcy1vdmVyLWhlci1zaG91bGRlci1hbmQtZTQxZjI0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/42/webp "[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]")
[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulde...
Accompanied by letter clipped from a book and note by Paul Tissandier. Tissandier collection.
![[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four smaller balloons harnessed together, decorated with French flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvYS1saWdodGVyLXRoYW4tYWlyLWNyYWZ0LWNvbnNpc3Rpbmctb2Ytb25lLWxhcmdlLWJhbGxvb24tYW5kLWZvdXItc21hbGxlci1iYWxsb29ucy1hY2Y1MTYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/57/webp "[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four smaller balloons harnessed together, decorated with French flags]")
[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four sm...
Drawing shows balloon carrying two men, possibly associated with French ballonist, Eugène Godard. "Eugène Godard" penned below image. Tissandier collection.
![[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four smaller balloons harnessed together, decorated with French flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvYS1saWdodGVyLXRoYW4tYWlyLWNyYWZ0LWNvbnNpc3Rpbmctb2Ytb25lLWxhcmdlLWJhbGxvb24tYW5kLWZvdXItc21hbGxlci1iYWxsb29ucy02ZTA0Y2ItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four smaller balloons harnessed together, decorated with French flags]")
[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four sm...
Drawing shows balloon carrying two men, possibly associated with French ballonist, Eugène Godard. "Eugène Godard" penned below image. Tissandier collection.
![[Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France] / Camille Grávis.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvY2FwdGl2ZS1iYWxsb29uLXdpdGgtY2xvY2stZmFjZS1hbmQtYmVsbC1mbG9hdGluZy1hYm92ZS10aGUtZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLXBhcmlzLTAyMmE3NC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France] / Camille Grávis.")
[Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel T...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France] / Camille Grávis.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvY2FwdGl2ZS1iYWxsb29uLXdpdGgtY2xvY2stZmFjZS1hbmQtYmVsbC1mbG9hdGluZy1hYm92ZS10aGUtZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLXBhcmlzLTI4MmQwYi02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France] / Camille Grávis.")
[Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel T...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats,...
Drawing shows the interior of Henri Lachambre's balloon manufacturing facility, with balloon bags and maquettes of various sizes. Four women at the right sew balloon fabric. Tissandier collection.
Le ballon de Mr. Godard! - Public domain scenic drawing
Humorous drawing shows a woman pointing up in surprise at a cow and person apparently falling from a balloon associated with Godard's experiments with lighter-than-air flight. Another cow stands nearby. "Dièu d... More
Le ballon de Mr. Godard! - Public domain drawing
Humorous drawing shows a woman pointing up in surprise at a cow and person apparently falling from a balloon associated with Godard's experiments with lighter-than-air flight. Another cow stands nearby. "Dièu d... More