[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
All on fire, or the doctors disappointed, a view taken in Lord Foleys ...
Print shows second trial by Dr. John Sheldon, anatomist, to launch a balloon at Lord Foley's grounds in Portland Place, London, which resulted in the balloon's destruction by fire (Source: L.T.C. Rolt, The Aero... More
La physique confond l'ignorance Dedié aux souscripteurs.
French cartoon shows a woman (Physics personified) whipping the bare bottom of one man (possibly Janinet) while another (possibly Abbé Miollan), walks away pulling up his trousers. In the background, men are in... More
L'ignorance prouvée. Ou les evénements de la journée du 11 juillet 178...
French cartoon ridicules the attempt of Abbé Miollan and Janinet to ascend in a hot air balloon by showing the balloon on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens... More
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
The perilous situation of Major Mony [i.e. Money], when he fell into t...
Print by John Murphy (artist, publisher), after painting by Philip Reinagle (1749-1833). This record contains unverified, old data from PGA shelflist card, with subsequent revisions.
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
[Rescue of Jules Duruof and his wife off the Skagerrak] / Lith. Lavau ...
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. Duruof holds his wife above th... More
The Kin-der-Kids. Melancholy loss of the Jimjam relief expedition's ba...
Five-panel Sunday comic strip in which Aunty Jimjam and Augustus have landed on a ship at sea. Pillsbury is aboard with his girls, and offers Aunty Jimjam one of his pills. As Aunty Jimjam and the girls repair ... More
[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, ...
Newspaper clipping from French serial La Nature? Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ils font ce qu'ils peuvent air [text] : ou, allez vous Mr. l'Abbé & c....
Leaflet with song about balloonists l'Abbé Miolan (or Miollan) and Janinet's unsuccessful attempt at an ascent from the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, 1784. The title page illustration captioned "Le globe en fumée"... More
Fearful balloon adventure-- saved by a Grimsby fishing smack A woman m...
Front page of British illustrated newspaper shows two stories. Above, a man and woman (possibly balloonist Jules Duruof and his wife) cling to a balloon basket in a stormy sea, with rescue boat approaching. Bel... More
Puck magazine cover - Peffer's populistic boom / F.M. Hutchins.
Print shows William A. Peffer grabbing for the ropes of a hot air balloon labeled "Populism" that has burst in two places while high above the Washington, D.C. area. Illus. from Puck, v. 36, no. 918, (1894 Oct... More
Embrâsement déplorable de la machine aërostatique des Srs. Miolan et J...
Print shows the balloon of Abbé Miolan and Janinet on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated for an ascension on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens in Paris. Abbé Miollan, as a cat, and Janinet, as ... More
[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, ...
Newspaper clipping from French serial La Nature? Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The perilous situation of Major Mony [i.e. Money], when he fell into t...
Print by John Murphy (artist, publisher), after painting by Philip Reinagle (1749-1833). This record contains unverified, old data from PGA shelflist card, with subsequent revisions.
Fearful balloon adventure-- saved by a Grimsby fishing smack A woman m...
Front page of British illustrated newspaper shows two stories. Above, a man and woman (possibly balloonist Jules Duruof and his wife) cling to a balloon basket in a stormy sea, with rescue boat approaching. Bel... More
Mort de Pilatre de Rosier [i.e. Rozier] et de Romain. Tel quils onts e...
Print shows the death of balloonists Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.
[Rescue of Jules Duruof and his wife off the Skagerrak] / Lith. Lavau ...
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. Duruof holds his wife above th... More
Mort de Pilatre de Rosier [i.e. Rozier] et de Romain. Tel quils onts e...
Print shows the death of balloonists Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.
Embrâsement déplorable de la machine aërostatique des Srs. Miolan et J...
Print shows the balloon of Abbé Miolan and Janinet on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated for an ascension on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens in Paris. Abbé Miollan, as a cat, and Janinet, as ... More
Ils font ce qu'ils peuvent air [text] : ou, allez vous Mr. l'Abbé & c....
Leaflet with song about balloonists l'Abbé Miolan (or Miollan) and Janinet's unsuccessful attempt at an ascent from the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, 1784. The title page illustration captioned "Le globe en fumée"... More