![[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, "Zénith," after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvdmlldy1vZi1qb3VybmFsaXN0LWpvc2VwaC1jcm9jZS1zcGluZWxsaS1uYXZhbC1vZmZpY2VyLWhlbnJpLXNpdmVsLWFuZC1nYXN0b24tYTEzOGYyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/44/webp "[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, \"Zénith,\" after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.")
[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
![[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883] / Poyet, del ; E. A. Tilly.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODMvMDEvMDEvYWlyc2hpcC1wb3dlcmVkLWJ5LWFuLWVsZWN0cmljLW1vdG9yLWRldmVsb3BlZC1ieS1hbGJlcnQtYW5kLWdhc3Rvbi10aXNzYW5kaWVyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883] / Poyet, del ; E. A. Tilly.")
[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston T...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
![[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons "Zenith" and "Jean Bart" and an airship below] / Boulard, fils.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLWZyZW5jaC1iYWxsb29uaXN0cy1hbGJlcnQtdGlzc2FuZGllci1sZWZ0LWFuZC00MzBhYjYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons \"Zenith\" and \"Jean Bart\" and an airship below] / Boulard, fils.")
[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aérostat électrique a hélice conduit dans les airs / par M.M. Albert e...
Design drawings show several views of an electric powered airship designed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier, which made an ascension October 8, 1883 from Auteil, France. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More
![[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists Albert and Gaston Tissandier]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvcGVuY2lsLXNrZXRjaC1mb3Itc2l4dGVlbi12aWduZXR0ZXMtZnJvbS10aGUtbGl2ZXMtb2YtZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3RzLWFsYmVydC02YTA1OGUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists Albert and Gaston Tissandier]")
[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French ballooni...
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. Attribution and date bas... More
![[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, "Zénith," after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvdmlldy1vZi1qb3VybmFsaXN0LWpvc2VwaC1jcm9jZS1zcGluZWxsaS1uYXZhbC1vZmZpY2VyLWhlbnJpLXNpdmVsLWFuZC1nYXN0b24tMWVlYzYyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/44/webp "[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, \"Zénith,\" after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.")
[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
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / Smeeton Tilly.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNtZWV0b24tdGlsbHktMjk1ZmI5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / Smeeton Tilly.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / ...
"Portrait de Gaston Tissandier. Gravure sur bois de Smeeton Tilly d'après une photographie. Collection Gaston Tissandier" inscribed next to portrait. 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.
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] / H. Thiriat.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3Qtc2VhdGVkLWF0LWEtZGVzay1pbi1oaXMtc3R1ZHktaC10aGlyaWF0LWM5M2U3NS02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] / H. Thiriat.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] ...
"Tissandier's workroom" inscribed on mount. Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Descente du ballon le Pôle Nord à Auneau (Eure et Loir) le 27 juin 186...
Diagram shows (1) "Trajectoire de l'aérostat (elévation)" and (2) "Courbe de trainage (plan)" to document the barometric measurements for altitude and distance covered, made by Gaston Tissandier in the balloon ... More
![[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during a long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvdGhlLWJhbGxvb24temVuaXRoLWF0LXN1bnJpc2Utb3Itc3Vuc2V0LXdpdGgtZml2ZS1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWR1cmluZy1hLWxvbmctOGVmMzY1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during a long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]")
[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during ...
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.
Gaston Tissandier / Ch. Dietrich, sculps.
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Gaston Tissandier. Library has two versions, mounted together: with text (no. 85a) and proof before letters (no. 85b). Tissandier collection.
![[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883] / Poyet, del ; E. A. Tilly.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODMvMDEvMDEvYWlyc2hpcC1wb3dlcmVkLWJ5LWFuLWVsZWN0cmljLW1vdG9yLWRldmVsb3BlZC1ieS1hbGJlcnQtYW5kLWdhc3Rvbi10aXNzYW5kaWVyLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883] / Poyet, del ; E. A. Tilly.")
[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston T...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] / H. Thiriat.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3Qtc2VhdGVkLWF0LWEtZGVzay1pbi1oaXMtc3R1ZHktaC10aGlyaWF0LTc5YjY4OS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] / H. Thiriat.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] ...
"Tissandier's workroom" inscribed on mount. Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
![[Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentified man in the basket of their airship demonstrating an electric navigational system featuring a propeller] / P. Ferat ; E.A. Tilly, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjkvYWxiZXJ0LXRpc3NhbmRpZXItbGVmdC1nYXN0b24tdGlzc2FuZGllci1yaWdodC1hbmQtYW4tdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLW1hbi1pbi10aGUtMjYwMzBjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/46/webp "[Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentified man in the basket of their airship demonstrating an electric navigational system featuring a propeller] / P. Ferat ; E.A. Tilly, sc.")
[Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentif...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[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
![[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
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / H. Thiriat.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWgtdGhpcmlhdC0xZjE0MTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / H. Thiriat.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ville de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. 63me conférence de la bibliothèque pop...
Text-only broadside announcing Gaston Tissandier's lecture on his exploration of the atmosphere by balloon, held April 13, 1881, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, as part of a library program. 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
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
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)
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.
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
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, bust-length oval portrait] / H. Thiriat, s.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtYnVzdC1sZW5ndGgtb3ZhbC1wb3J0cmFpdC1oLXRoaXJpYXQtcy04NmM3NmUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, bust-length oval portrait] / H. Thiriat, s.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, bust-length oval portrait] / H....
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, 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.
![[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons "Zenith" and "Jean Bart" and an airship below] / Boulard, fils.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLWZyZW5jaC1iYWxsb29uaXN0cy1hbGJlcnQtdGlzc2FuZGllci1sZWZ0LWFuZC1kNWYxYjktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons \"Zenith\" and \"Jean Bart\" and an airship below] / Boulard, fils.")
[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coating the plate. First position of the hands Second position of the ...
Illustration shows the process of coating a glass plate negative with collodion. Illus. in: A history and handbook of photography / tr. from the French of Gaston Tissandier, 1878, page 126.
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