![This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lunardi's ascension, price three shillings](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvdGhpcy10aWNrZXQtd2lsbC1hZG1pdC1vbmUtcGVyc29uLWludG8tdGhlLW9uLXRoZS1kYXktb2YtbXItbHVuYXJkaXMtYXNjZW5zaW9uLTYzZDA5Zi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/60/webp "This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lunardi's ascension, price three shillings")
This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lun...
Admission ticket to one of Vincent Lunardi early balloon ascensions, probably from London, England. Includes a picture of a balloon. Tissandier collection.
Ballon de cuivre. Ateliers de construction, impasse du Maine, no. 10, ...
Admission ticket to an exhibition of a copper balloon in Paris in the late 1850s. Text continues: "Cette machine aérostatique, de forme sphérique, de 10 mètres de diamètre, complètement en cuivre, offre l'impo... 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.
![[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit building, and balloon flying in the distance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvdmlldy1vZi10aGUtcGFyaXMtZXhwb3NpdGlvbi1vZi0xODY3LXNob3dpbmctd2F0ZXJmcm9udC1tYWluLWV4aGliaXQtYnVpbGRpbmctZTVmNGVmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit building, and balloon flying in the distance]")
[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![Grand ballon captif a vapeur, de M. Henry Giffard [text].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9uLWNhcHRpZi1hLXZhcGV1ci1kZS1tLWhlbnJ5LWdpZmZhcmQtdGV4dC00NTdlZjEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "Grand ballon captif a vapeur, de M. Henry Giffard [text].")
Grand ballon captif a vapeur, de M. Henry Giffard [text].
Blank form for passengers to record "observations" (data) during ascents in Giffard's giant captive balloon from the Tuileries courtyard in the Paris Exposition of 1878. Tissandier collection.
Le captif, grand ballon à vapeur, de la Place du Carrousel
Advertisement announcing Henri Giffard's captive balloon ascension at the Place du Carrousel, Paris. Describes Giffard's previous ascension at the Tuileries in 1878 and includes a picture of a captive balloon. ... More
Grand ballon captif a vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, Cour des Tuileries ...
Admission ticket to the ascent of Henri Giffard's captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris in 1879. Includes picture of a balloon within a bird's-eye view of Paris. Tissandier collection.
![[Spectators watch the balloon "Le Monde" ascending over an open field] / MB.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvc3BlY3RhdG9ycy13YXRjaC10aGUtYmFsbG9vbi1sZS1tb25kZS1hc2NlbmRpbmctb3Zlci1hbi1vcGVuLWZpZWxkLW1iLTk5YmE1ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Spectators watch the balloon \"Le Monde\" ascending over an open field] / MB.")
[Spectators watch the balloon "Le Monde" ascending over an open field]...
The same image is printed twice along a circular sheet with a scalloped edge, intended to be pasted together along one edge to form a decorative cone. 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
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.
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
![[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1795 to 1846]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTYvY29sbGVjdGluZy1jYXJkcy13aXRoLXBpY3R1cmVzLW9mLWV2ZW50cy1pbi1iYWxsb29uaW5nLWhpc3RvcnktZnJvbS0xNzk1LXRvLWZjN2VhZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1795 to 1846]")
[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1...
Sheet of 10 uncut cards, individually captioned and numbered; issued as "Collection 476," "2ème série." French captions on each card. Tissandier collection. Exhibited: "The Dream of Flight" : American Treasure... More
![Brevet de pilote aéronaute, décerné par l'Aéro-Club de France à Mr. Tissandier Paul, Paris, le 7 Janvier, 1904 / A. [...].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvYnJldmV0LWRlLXBpbG90ZS1hZXJvbmF1dGUtZGVjZXJuZS1wYXItbGFlcm8tY2x1Yi1kZS1mcmFuY2UtYS1tci10aXNzYW5kaWVyLWNkZDhmYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "Brevet de pilote aéronaute, décerné par l'Aéro-Club de France à Mr. Tissandier Paul, Paris, le 7 Janvier, 1904 / A. [...].")
Brevet de pilote aéronaute, décerné par l'Aéro-Club de France à Mr. Ti...
Aviation certificate awarded to Paul Tissandier by the Aero Club of France in 1904. Includes illustrations of balloons in flight. Artist's surname is illegible. Tissandier collection.