Depart de MM. Charles & Robert, du Jardin des Tuilleries dans leur mac...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. "Sic itur ad astra" wr... More
Globe aërostatique. Dédié à Monsieur Charles. Cette machine est repres...
Jacques Alexandre César Charles departs Nesle, France after the landing of the first hydrogen balloon flight from Paris on December 1, 1783. Marie-Nöel Robert (on the ground at left), who accompanied Charles o... More
The great pictorial romance of the age, or, steam ship commodores & Un...
American political cartoon about the awarding of United States mail contracts. Print shows steamships (two shaped like rocking horses) and a balloon labeled "California mail balloon via Nicaragua," with discuss... More
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
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
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
![[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
![[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
Experience du globe aerostatique du MM. Charles et Robert au Jardin de...
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
Le ballon de Lyon, nommé le de Flesselles de 120 pieds de haut sur 102...
Print shows the balloon, "Le Flesselles" ascending over Lyon, France, on January 19, 1784, carrying seven passengers including Joseph Montgolfier and Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC ... More
Le moment d'hilarité universelle ou le triomphe de MMrs. Charles et Ro...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. Inset view shows propo... More
![La patrie est en danger / F. d'Orléans, j[ui]n 1830.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvbGEtcGF0cmllLWVzdC1lbi1kYW5nZXItZi1kb3JsZWFucy1qdWluLTE4MzAtZmY1Njg3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "La patrie est en danger / F. d'Orléans, j[ui]n 1830.")
La patrie est en danger / F. d'Orléans, j[ui]n 1830.
French political cartoon uses a scene from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels to compare the situation surrounding the 1830 July Revolution in France to the time when l'Assemblée (the French revolutionary gove... More
By permission and under the patronage of the worshipful the mayor ... ...
Broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Richard Gypson from the Gas Works, Daventry, England, 1840. Includes a picture of a balloon in flight. Tissandier collection.
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
![[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
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
![[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.
![[Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith's long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvbHVuYXItaGFsby1hbmQtbHVtaW5lc2NlbnQtY3Jvc3Mtb2JzZXJ2ZWQtZHVyaW5nLXRoZS1iYWxsb29uLXplbml0aHMtbG9uZy1kaXN0YW5jZS00NWFlMmUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith's long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]")
[Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith's...
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. ... 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
Ou présente à signer un procès verbal aux curés celui qui ligne a des ...
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
![Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de diamètre le 10 [i.e. 19] janvier 1784, à midi 48 min[u]tes](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1hZXJvc3RhdGlxdWUtZmFpdGUtYS1seW9uLWR1bi1iYWxsb24tZGUtY2VudC1waWVkcy1kZS1kaWFtZXRyZS1sZS0yZWU1M2MtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de diamètre le 10 [i.e. 19] janvier 1784, à midi 48 min[u]tes")
Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de dia...
Print shows the balloon, "Le Flesselles" ascending over Lyon, France, on January 19, 1784, carrying seven passengers including Joseph Montgolfier and Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC ... More
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.
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.
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
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
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
Liste de ballons sortis de Paris pendant le siège 1870-1871
Broadside shows balloon events during the Siege of Paris, 1870-71. Includes a list of balloons that left Paris with categories for balloon name, size, owner, balloonist, and number of pasengers and pigeons on b... More
![[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvY3Jvd2Qtb2YtcGFzc2VuZ2Vycy13YXZlLWZyb20tYmFza2V0LW9mLWFzY2VuZGluZy1iYWxsb29uLWM1MzU5Ni0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]")
[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[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.
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
![[Four scenes of men and women courting(?) while riding in balloons captioned with rebuses ]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvZm91ci1zY2VuZXMtb2YtbWVuLWFuZC13b21lbi1jb3VydGluZy13aGlsZS1yaWRpbmctaW4tYmFsbG9vbnMtY2FwdGlvbmVkLXdpdGgtNzM4MTllLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Four scenes of men and women courting(?) while riding in balloons captioned with rebuses ]")
[Four scenes of men and women courting(?) while riding in balloons cap...
Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of electric motor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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.
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
La pensée s'élève, le souvenir demeure
Collecting card shows balloon flying over a bridge and waterway as letters fall from the balloon basket to birds on ground below. Tissandier collection.
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.
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 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
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.
City desk / World-Telegram photo by Fred Palumbo.
Newspaper editorial staff in the newsroom. NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.
![[French balloonist Jacques Alexandre César Charles receiving a wreath from Apollo, while cherubs and an angel surround his balloon] / E.A. Tilly, sc. ; Nageon[?], inv. & del. 1788.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtamFjcXVlcy1hbGV4YW5kcmUtY2VzYXItY2hhcmxlcy1yZWNlaXZpbmctYS13cmVhdGgtZnJvbS1hcG9sbG8tOGMzY2U2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[French balloonist Jacques Alexandre César Charles receiving a wreath from Apollo, while cherubs and an angel surround his balloon] / E.A. Tilly, sc. ; Nageon[?], inv. & del. 1788.")
[French balloonist Jacques Alexandre César Charles receiving a wreath ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Fête donner à la grande duchesse Hélène de russie par W.R. Chateaubria...
Drawing shows a crowd gathered around a balloon on the ground at the festivities prepared by Ambassador W.R. Chateaubriant in honor of the Grand Duchess of Russia in Rome, 1830. A second balloon is in sky at up... More
![[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.
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
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
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.
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
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
![[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
Globo furbovolponico-politico-areostatico a prova di bomba e pistola
Italian caricature of Italian statesman Francesco Crispi shown as a balloon "Ciccio" hovering above a group of men and women representing the country, the majority, the press, the opposition, the government, an... More
Nadar / A. Humbert ; relief Marchandeaux., Nadar Collection 1850-1910
French caricature of photographer and balloonist Nadar hanging onto his balloon, "Le Géant," as it drifts with the wind currents. The basket of the balloon is depicted as a camera. Illus. from unidentified per... More
Expérience aërostatique faite à Versailles le 19 septembre 1783 en pré...
Print shows the balloon of Etienne Montgolfier decorated with King Louis XVI's monogram above the Palace of Versailles carry the first passengers in a balloon flight: a rooster, a sheep and a duck. (Source: A.G... More
![[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.
Globo aerostatico di diametro pal.40. Romani inalzato in Roma dal Sigr...
Print shows Vincenzo Lunardi in the gondola of his balloon during an unsuccessful balloon ascension from the amphitheater in Rome. He experimented with oars for navigation. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 198... More
![[Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith's long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvbHVuYXItaGFsby1hbmQtbHVtaW5lc2NlbnQtY3Jvc3Mtb2JzZXJ2ZWQtZHVyaW5nLXRoZS1iYWxsb29uLXplbml0aHMtbG9uZy1kaXN0YW5jZS0wOWM5YmItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith's long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]")
[Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith's...
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. ... More
Experience de la machine areostatique
Vue d'optique shows the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, "The Globe," ascending from Champ de Mars, Paris, France, August 27, 1783. Caption (French): Experience de la machine aréostatique de Mrs. de Montgolfier d... More
Seconds voyageurs aëriens, ou expérience de MM. Charles et Robert fait...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; inset map shows locati... More
![[Woman stands in the basket of a balloon holding flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvd29tYW4tc3RhbmRzLWluLXRoZS1iYXNrZXQtb2YtYS1iYWxsb29uLWhvbGRpbmctZmxhZ3MtOGJlMTYyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/56/webp "[Woman stands in the basket of a balloon holding flags]")
[Woman stands in the basket of a balloon holding flags]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Figure exacte et proportions, du globe aërostatique, qui, le premier, ...
Print shows elaborately decorated balloon used by Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes in ascent from Paris, October 19, 1783, reaching an altitude of 330 feet for nine minutes. (Source: A... More
![[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvYmFsbG9vbi13aXRoLW9wZW4tZnJhbWUtd29vZC1vci1tZXRhbC1iYXNrZXQtYW5kLWF0dGFjaGVkLXByb3BlbGxlcnMtMTBhYTk1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/67/webp "[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]")
[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fête de pantin, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows a balloon with mechanism attached to the bottom of the basket, possibly an elaborate fireworks display. Tissandier collection.
Locomotion atmospherique, système d'Helle, ingénieur-mécanicien
Broadside announcing a navigable balloon design invented by M. d'Helle. Includes a picture of d'Helle's propeller-powered balloon. Tissandier collection.
Le pilote, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows two men standing in basket of balloon, "Le Pilote". Tissandier collection.
Francesco Arban di Lione, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Francesco Arban, commemorating his twelfth flight. Includes items related to his work: a gas bag and netting, a telescope, barrels of gas, and a balloon ascendi... More
Le globe volant. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Illustration shows a man navigating a balloon with an attached oar and rudder while seated in the basket. "Page 164." Illus. from an unidentified book or periodical. Tissandier collection.
Le diamant de bluze est une nouvelle découverte qui vient de jeter une...
Advertisement for a Paris jewelry store depicting a man sitting in a ring tied to a balloon labeled "Palais des diamants." Tissandier collection.
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
![[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.
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
Nadar / And. Gill., Nadar Collection 1850-1910
French caricature of photographer and balloonist Nadar, standing next to his camera and holding a quill pen in right hand. A balloon hovers in the background. Illus. in: Les hommes d'aujourd'hui, no. 8, 1st no... More
![[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvY3Jvd2Qtb2YtcGFzc2VuZ2Vycy13YXZlLWZyb20tYmFza2V0LW9mLWFzY2VuZGluZy1iYWxsb29uLTE5ZmY2MC02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]")
[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A grand balloon ascent, Batty's, Thursday, July 1st, 1852 / / Earle.
Poster shows three men and a woman holding flags while sitting in the basket of an ascending balloon labeled "Royal Hippodrom[e]" to advertise a public ascent at Batty's Grand National Hippodrome in London, Eng... More
![Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1hZXJvc3RhdGlxdWUtZmFpdGUtdmVyc2FpbGxlcy1sZS0xOS1zZXB0LTE3ODMtODBlZDRmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783")
Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783
Vue d'optique shows the balloon launched by the Montgolfier brothers ascending from the Palace of Versailles, France, before the royal family, September 19, 1783. A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the only pa... More
The English balloon and appendages in which Mr. Lunardi ascended into ...
Print shows the ascent of Vincent Lunardi from the Moorfields Artillery Grounds, London, September 15, 1784; Lunardi's first ascent and the first balloon ascent in England. He experimented with oars for navigat... More
L'Hirondelle. V. Triquet, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the balloon "L'Hirondelle V. Triquet" flying with two men on board. Tissandier collection.
Parachute renversè de Henin - Public domain book illustration
Print shows man standing in the basket of an ascending balloon which features an elaborate system of sails and a reversed parachute underneath the basket. "Page 178." Illustration from an unidentified book or p... 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
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
![[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.
A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadler's ascending with him and Captain P...
Print shows James Sadler and Captain Paget of the British Royal Navy ascending in a balloon decorated in honor of the Prince Regent's birthday, from the Mermaid Tavern gardens, Hackney, London, August 12, 1811.... More
Le tricolore, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the French "Le Tricolore" balloon in the colors of the French flag with three passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and another man, standing in the basket during an ascension in Paris, June ... More
Experience du globe aerostatique du MM. Charles et Robert au Jardin de...
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
Grande ascensão, e descida em Guarda-Queda por Eugenio Robertson, hoje...
Portuguese broadside announcing an ascension by balloonist Eugene Robertson. Includes pictures of a balloon and parachutes. Tissandier collection.
A grand balloon ascent, Batty's, Thursday, July 1st, 1852 / / Earle.
Poster shows three men and a woman holding flags while sitting in the basket of an ascending balloon labeled "Royal Hippodrom[e]" to advertise a public ascent at Batty's Grand National Hippodrome in London, Eng... More
Projet d'une traversée du pole Nord en ballon / Poyet.
Print at bottom of page shows a cross section of the basket beneath the balloon, "Le Sivel" during its expedition to the North Pole. Interior of cabin includes a central living area occupied by four men, an are... More
Aeronautics / drawn by Joseph Clement ; engraved by A.W. Warren & J. D...
Technical illustration shows early balloon designs: "Lana's aeronautic machine," Montgolfiers' balloon," "Blanchard's balloon," "Garnerin ascending [and] descending" in his parachute, the "Charles & Roberts' ba... More
Expérience du globe aërostatique du MM. les freres Robert au Jardin de...
Print shows Anne-Jean and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, September 19, 1784, accompanied by Colin Hulin. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staf... More
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
![Rotundo [i.e. Rotunda] Gardens. Mr. Hampton's grand 77th ascent with his new royal Irish national balloon, Erin-Go-Bragh the first ascent this season, will take place on Easter Monday, 24th April, 1848.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvcm90dW5kby1pZS1yb3R1bmRhLWdhcmRlbnMtbXItaGFtcHRvbnMtZ3JhbmQtNzd0aC1hc2NlbnQtd2l0aC1oaXMtbmV3LXJveWFsLTI0M2Y2Yy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/105/webp "Rotundo [i.e. Rotunda] Gardens. Mr. Hampton's grand 77th ascent with his new royal Irish national balloon, Erin-Go-Bragh the first ascent this season, will take place on Easter Monday, 24th April, 1848.")
Rotundo [i.e. Rotunda] Gardens. Mr. Hampton's grand 77th ascent with h...
Broadside announcing an ascension and parachute jump from the Rotunda Gardens, Dublin, Ireland, by balloonist John Hampton. Includes a picture of his balloon "Erin-Go-Bragh." Tissandier collection.
Kermesse au jardin des plantes (8 septembre) / A. J. Lallemand, sculpt...
Print shows a woman in the basket of an inflated balloon on the ground at right ready for ascent and a crowd in the foreground gathered to celebrate a September fair in the Royal Gardens, Paris, France. Tissan... 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.
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.
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
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
![[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.