Air-balloons / A. Bell, sculpt.
Book illustration shows five early balloon ascensions in France: two Montgolfier balloons (Fauxbourg St. Antoine and St. Germain); a 1784 balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard; and a Charles and Robert balloon being... More
Vista del globo areostatico que se hechò la tarde 12 de agosto. de 179...
Print shows Vincenzo Lunardi riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from Buon Retiro gardens, Madrid, August 12, 1792; the first balloon ascension in Spain. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Ti... More
[Portraits of three balloonists Ippolito Caffi, Francesco Arban, and G...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Model of a statue dedicated to French balloonists, Joseph and Etienne...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Espérons que ce ballon d'essai ne deviendra pas un ballon captif / A. ...
Cartoon shows a hot air balloon labeled "Suffrage Universel" with wings floating above the Pyrenees and headed toward a sign labeled "Espagne". Illus. from: Actualités, no. 248. Tissandier collection.
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
[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Birds-eye view of Ball...
This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. Sepia photoprint by Dagron.
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.
Grand ballon captif à vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878
Machinery for hauling the balloon in. This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection.
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.
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
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
Wellman airship from "Trent" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lord Roberts' infantry crossing the Zand River - balloon watching ahea...
De1915 U.S. Copyright Office. Boer War, South Africa. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
French soldiers Guard Zeppelin Balloon, Luneville
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Balloon wrecked by Krupp gun - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The balloon, Coney Island, New York City
New York City. View down street of Coney Island, figures walking, ferris wheel dominates right side, tower frames left, with purplish balloon floating above in sky with trails of orange and yellow.
Balloon race, American balloon "Conqueror" bursting aloft, Berlin
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Oscar Erbsloh, ready to go up in balloon
A group of men standing next to each other on a boat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Balloon accident, Fort Sill - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
PRESIDENT GREETS STRATO FLYERS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GREETS THE ARMY FL...
A group of men standing around a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Dr. Frank J. Ballon, Superintendent of School for District of Columbia...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Ellen Ballon, residence at 2 W. 67th St., New York City. Dining room I...
Public domain photograph of New York City interiors, 1940s, 1950s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ellen Ballon, residence at 2 W. 67th St., New York City. Bedroom I
Public domain photograph of the 1940s-1950s New York City interiors, bedroom, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barrage balloon manufacture. All out for defense! Scrambling out of th...
Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A group of people standing in front of a large air balloon. Office of ...
Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More
Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Parris Island, South Carolina. Brigadier General Emile Moses talking o...
Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A couple of people that are on a boat. Office of War Information Photo...
Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Colorful and cleverly designed hot-air balloons bob and weave on the g...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
A cleverly designed hot-air balloons ascend shortly after dawn, when t...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Rivista aerostatica Grossi - Print, Library of Congress collection
Italian political cartoon shows the aftermath of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of Berlin; from left, a bottle-shaped airship labeled "Cipro", "Congresso", and "Angleterre", with a figure identified as J... More
[Comic scene involving balloons and people surveying the Moon]
Print shows illustration relating to the Great Moon Hoax with people spying on human-bat creatures on the Moon as other people are transported between Earth and the Moon by way of a balloon basket. Landauer Co... More
Balloon ascension to the presidential chair
Reflecting Whig preelection confidence in the campaign of 1844, the artist portrays that party's ascendancy over the Democrats in the race for the presidency. Bucholzer uses the metaphor of a hot-air balloon ra... More
Allarme générale des habitants de Gonesse occasionée par la chûte du b...
Vue d'optique shows the unmanned gas balloon, "The Globe," which frightened the villagers in Gonesse, France after landing there on August 27, 1783.
Mr. Blanchard accompagné de Mr. Gefferies est parti ... entre Calais e...
Print shows Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jefferies arriving in Calais after crossing the English Channel in a hot air balloon. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Dollfus 40; Gibbs-Smith... More
Fort Worden Balloon Hangar, North of W Street, west of Fort Worden Way...
Significance: The Fort Worden Balloon Hangar is one of two surviving such hangars of the six built, constructed on U.S. military forts during the 1920s to house observation balloons. The design appears to have... More
Fort Worden Balloon Hangar, North of W Street, west of Fort Worden Way...
Significance: The Fort Worden Balloon Hangar is one of two surviving such hangars of the six built, constructed on U.S. military forts during the 1920s to house observation balloons. The design appears to have... More
En ballon / dessiné par Nadar ; gravé par Hildibrand.
Series of twelve cartoons, each separately captioned, shows two men, Vagissel and Barnichon, who ride in a balloon to get a bird's-eye view of the ground below. However, after enduring extremes of weather and ... More
Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...
Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More
[Title page and frontispiece to Jean-Pierre Blanchard's Journal of my ...
Illus. in: Journal of my forty-fifth ascension : being the first performed in America, on the ninth of January, 1793. Philadelphia : Printed by Charles Cist ..., 1793. Title page and frontispiece. Published in... More
Elevazione aereobatica eseguita da Francezco Orlandi in Bologna nei pu...
Print shows the balloon of Francesco Orlandi ascending over the public gardens of Bologna, Italy, November 6, 1828. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection.
[Balloon with parachute and propellers, associated with Francesco Orla...
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ils montaient, ils montaient toujours, Political Cartoon
French political cartoon shows a greedy Louis Napoleon trying to climb higher by hanging onto the ropes of a balloon, topped with a crown. The basket breaks free spilling bags of money, and a woman and a child ... More
Éxperience du globe ae̋rostatique du MM. Charles et Robert, au Jardin ...
Print shows Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. (S... More
Mr. Pennington's steam balloon, signs of the times : The Oregon
Print shows an early design for a dirigible-shaped "aerostat" that is powered by steam which drives side-paddles; includes a smokestack at top center and flags at both ends. Includes five lines of text and two... More
Ballon Godard / H.L.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Collecting card shows an ascending balloon with one person on board.
Up in a Balloon - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
LOT subdivision subject: Transportation. Title and other information transcribed from item. Copyright by Wm. A. Pond & Co. No caption card found.
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
[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
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)
[Tribute to French ballonist Henri Giffard in the form of a handwritte...
Tribute written by Mr. Wrabelly of Hungary, town of Pressbourg (Bratislava), on the occasion of seeing the giant Giffard balloon exhibited in the Tuileries gardens during his visit to the World Exposition held ... More
Joseph Montgolfier de l'Academie des sciences, belles lettres, et arte...
Half-length portrait of French balloonist Joseph Montgolfier, with a glass chamber related to his experiments with gas for balloon flight. "DB 1784" printed below portrait. Tissandier collection.
[Félix Nadar, half-length portrait, standing in the basket of a balloo...
"Dans votre Elixer de longue vie, ... Marseilles, Jan. '97, Nadar" printed below image. Tissandier collection.
On to the abyss / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows a huge throng of people, some carrying banners labeled "Populism, Silverites, [and] Socialists", eagerly following a fairy labeled "Paternalism" carrying a transparent balloon or bag labeled "Govern... More
Paulhan in aeroplane greets his wife in a balloon, both in flight
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More
Accident: Paulhan at Reims - Public domain portrait photograph
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More
Filling Army balloon - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Balloon Ascension - Concord State Fair, Concord, N.H.
Crowd watching from field and from grandstand. Photoprint copyrighted by W.G.C. Kimball, Concord, N.H. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Fairs; New Hampshire Co... More
Panoramic view of Electric Tower from a balloon /
"Here we have recorded a very novel scene, the camera having been placed in the basket of the captive balloon at the Pan-American Exposition. It was then slowly elevated to the top of the Tower, a distance of 4... More
Lord Roberts' army advancing toward Johannesburg - 84th Battery and Ba...
Boer War, South Africa. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Buster and Tige put a balloon vendor out of business] /
"Shows an Italian balloon vender near the "Flat-iron" Building, New York City. Mrs. Brown and Buster appear on the scene. Buster begins teasing his mamma to buy him a balloon, but she refuses. Buster whistles f... More
U.S. Signal Corps with balloon during operations at Ft. Myer, Virginia...
Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. U-107105. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.
Balloon in flight during U.S. Signal Corps operations at Ft. Myer, Vir...
Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. 107091. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.
Filling balloon on Wanamaker's - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...
Photo shows men inflating a hydrogen balloon, "Wanamaker no. 1," on the roof of the John Wanamaker store, Broadway and Tenth Ave., New York City, to travel to Philadelphia. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009... More
Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ellen Ballon, residence at 2 W. 67th St., New York City. Living room w...
Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A man and a woman holding a large balloon. War Poduction. Office of Wa...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Barrage balloon manufacture. Fitting a manhold vent in the sidewall of...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A man holding a large white balloon in the air. War Poduction. Office ...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
A man holding a large balloon on top of a pole. Office of War Informat...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Greenbelt, Maryland. Federal housing project. Kindergarten children pr...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, military, or refugee camp, temporary settlement, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Parris Island, South Carolina. Special Marine units in training at Par...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Parris Island. Marine Corps. "Old Swampy's behaving pretty good today....
Public domain photograph of South Carlina in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...
Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airpo...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airpo...
Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airpo...
Annotation on negative or original negative jacket. This image in a jacket marked "Killed" Title and other information from caption sheet entry. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Pict... More
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airpo...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Weather Bureau station at the National Airpo...
Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Colorful and cleverly designed hot-air balloons bob and weave on the g...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Shortly after landing, colorful balloons delight the assembled crowd w...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Birds eye or balloon view of Rocky Point. Narragansett Bay, R.I.
Print shows a bird's-eye view of the waterfront at Rocky Point, Warwick, Rhode Island, with a large building, possibly a hotel, and pavilions on the grounds, and a steamboat named the "Bay Queen" taking on pass... More
Oblate Hispanic Mission procession, Lowell, Massachusettsachusetts
Index data: The following photographs were made during the Oblate Hispanic procession. 1-2, Parade procession. Good photos; 3-8, Procession entering church. 5 and 7 are good photos; 9, Doug DeNatale recording c... More
Professor Lowe's military balloon near Gaines Mill, Virginia
Inflation of the balloon Intrepid to reconnoiter the Battle of Fair Oaks; Lowe, not visible in this image, is standing to the right of the balloon. No. 2350. Inscribed on item: Copyright 1910 by Patriot Publis... More