![[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
Tivoli. Le dimanche 22 aout, 1824, grand fete extraordinaire a l'occas...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat, August 22, 1824, Tivoli, Paris, at a festival on the occasion of St. Louis Day. Text indicates Margat will stand on an oblong platform below a ... 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.
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
![[Tribute to French ballonist Henri Giffard in the form of a handwritten French text shaped as a balloon, inside a printed floral border] / C.T. ; Clarey & Gibert, Tours.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvdHJpYnV0ZS10by1mcmVuY2gtYmFsbG9uaXN0LWhlbnJpLWdpZmZhcmQtaW4tdGhlLWZvcm0tb2YtYS1oYW5kd3JpdHRlbi1mcmVuY2gtZjU5NmM5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/60/webp "[Tribute to French ballonist Henri Giffard in the form of a handwritten French text shaped as a balloon, inside a printed floral border] / C.T. ; Clarey & Gibert, Tours.")
[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.
![[Dupuy de Lôme, marine engineer who built a dirigible for the French government in 1872, head-and-shoulders portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjYvZHVwdXktZGUtbG9tZS1tYXJpbmUtZW5naW5lZXItd2hvLWJ1aWx0LWEtZGlyaWdpYmxlLWZvci10aGUtZnJlbmNoLWdvdmVybm1lbnQtMzFlNjRiLTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "[Dupuy de Lôme, marine engineer who built a dirigible for the French government in 1872, head-and-shoulders portrait]")
[Dupuy de Lôme, marine engineer who built a dirigible for the French g...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, 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.
![[Félix Nadar, half-length portrait, standing in the basket of a balloon, holding binoculars]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMjQvZmVsaXgtbmFkYXItaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctaW4tdGhlLWJhc2tldC1vZi1hLWJhbGxvb24taG9sZGluZy0yODE1NWUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/63/webp "[Félix Nadar, half-length portrait, standing in the basket of a balloon, holding binoculars]")
[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.
F. Pilatre de Rozier. Premier navigateur ae̋rien et pensionaire du roy...
Oval head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, who took the first balloon flight in 1783. "Et se trouve chez Mr. Pujos Peintre, Quai Pelletier prés la Greve" at bottom o... More
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.
![[Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France] / Camille Grávis.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvY2FwdGl2ZS1iYWxsb29uLXdpdGgtY2xvY2stZmFjZS1hbmQtYmVsbC1mbG9hdGluZy1hYm92ZS10aGUtZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLXBhcmlzLTAyMmE3NC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France] / Camille Grávis.")
[Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel T...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Eiffel Tower machinery with man beside wheel that raises elevator(?), during Paris Exposition] / ND phot.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLW1hY2hpbmVyeS13aXRoLW1hbi1iZXNpZGUtd2hlZWwtdGhhdC1yYWlzZXMtZWxldmF0b3ItZHVyaW5nLXBhcmlzLThmYjVmNy02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "[Eiffel Tower machinery with man beside wheel that raises elevator(?), during Paris Exposition] / ND phot.")
[Eiffel Tower machinery with man beside wheel that raises elevator(?),...
Albert Tissandier Collection. Photograph attributed to Napoleon Dufeu. Published in: When the Eiffel Tower was new / Miriam R. Levin. South Hadley, Mass. : Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, 1989.
![[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
Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries, Paris, 1878 / Y...
Broadside announcing the ascension of Henri Giffard's giant captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries during the Paris Exposition of 1878. Includes picture of the giant balloon stationed at the center... More
M. Garnerin / drawn and engraved by Edward Hawke-Locker, from a sketch...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist and parachutist, A.J. Garnerin, with banner above "Audax aereos gaudet tentare volatus." Tissandier collection.
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
A Etienne de Montgolfier, cooperateur et inventeur de l'art aérostatiq...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier. Tissandier collection.
Francois Seraphin Delpech - Gay-Lussac / lith. Delpech., Head and Shou...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French scientist and balloonist Gay-Lussac who tested several hypotheses on the earth's atmosphere. Tissandier collection.
Jos. de Montgolfier, chevalier de l'ordre de St. Michel, inventeur de ...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Joseph Montgolfier. Tissandier collection.
Louis Bernard Guyton-Morveau, né à Dijon le 4 janvier 1737 / Dess. et ...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French scientist Louis Bernard Guyton-Morveau. Tissandier collection.
![[Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by propellers with an inflation device in the foreground] / G. Meloni disegnò e inv.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvc3BlY3RhdG9ycy1pbi1hbi1hcmVuYS12aWV3aW5nLXRoZS1hc2NlbnNpb24tb2YtYS1iYWxsb29uLWRyaXZlbi1ieS1wcm9wZWxsZXJzLTdhZThkNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by propellers with an inflation device in the foreground] / G. Meloni disegnò e inv.")
[Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by p...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Le Colonel Coutelle, chef des aérostiers, en 1794 / Pelletier, del. ; ...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Jean Marie Joseph Coutelle, commander of the first military balloon observation unit in 1794. Tissandier collection.
Francesco Arban, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist Francesco Arban in a circle of clouds. Tissandier collection.
![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.
Nicolas Jacques Conté / Roehn, delt. ; Delaunay, sct.
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Nicolas Conté, who experimented with the use of hydrogen for balloons. 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
![Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Crowd at outdoor cafe "Buffet de Ballon Captif" in Tuillerie Gardens]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1oZW5yeS1naWZmYXJkLTE4NzgtY3Jvd2QtYXQtb3V0ZG9vci1jYWZlLWJ1ZmZldC1kZS1iYWxsb24tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Crowd at outdoor cafe \"Buffet de Ballon Captif\" in Tuillerie Gardens]")
Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Crowd at outdoor cafe "B...
This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. Sepia photoprint by Dagron.
![[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, and Arthur Krebs, inventors and military officers who were charged with developing a navigable balloon during the Siege of Paris] / Gilbert.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvY29tbWVtb3JhdGl2ZS1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1iYWxsb29uaXN0cy1jaGFybGVzLXJlbmFyZC1kdXB1eS1kZS1sb21lLWFuZC1hcnRodXItODhlZGU1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, and Arthur Krebs, inventors and military officers who were charged with developing a navigable balloon during the Siege of Paris] / Gilbert.")
[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[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.
![[Architectural drawing showing elevation, cross section, and plan for a "hirondellier militair," a military aviary for swallows used as messenger birds] / Paris, le 25 j[...], '89.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvYXJjaGl0ZWN0dXJhbC1kcmF3aW5nLXNob3dpbmctZWxldmF0aW9uLWNyb3NzLXNlY3Rpb24tYW5kLXBsYW4tZm9yLWEtaGlyb25kZWxsaWVyLTliMzIxOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Architectural drawing showing elevation, cross section, and plan for a \"hirondellier militair,\" a military aviary for swallows used as messenger birds] / Paris, le 25 j[...], '89.")
[Architectural drawing showing elevation, cross section, and plan for ...
Includes descriptive text. Scale: Echelle de 0m.02 p.m. Tissandier collection.
Chateau aérien. Ballon captif à cloisons étanches, système Tobiansky. ...
Belgian poster shows an air station suspended by a captive balloon at the 1894 world's fair in Antwerp, Belgium. Advertises Alfred Tobiansky d'Altoff's patented device for moving passengers from a platform on t... More
Flying / J.W. Lowry, sculpt. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Technical illustration shows Besnier's 1678 design for a flying machine using arm and leg power, two views of Jakob Degen's man-powered flying machine, and two views after designs published in Thomas Walker's "... 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.
Elisa Garnerin, aeronaute / Jules Porreau, sc., 1854.
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist Elisa Garnerin. Library has two versions: printed in brown ink (no. 49) and black ink (no. 50). 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
The splendid model of the parachute or flying machine, with which the ...
Text-only broadside announcing an exhibit of a parachute model at Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, London, 1854. The model replicates the parachute used by French aeronaut François Letur during his fatal parachute de... More
![Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais, pensionaire de S.M.T.C. et correspondent des plusieurs accademies [sic] / A.W. Küffner, del. et sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvbXItYmxhbmNoYXJkLWNpdG95ZW4tZGUtY2FsYWlzLXBlbnNpb25haXJlLWRlLXNtdGMtZXQtY29ycmVzcG9uZGVudC1kZXMtcGx1c2lldXJzLTQzMDI1OC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/56/webp "Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais, pensionaire de S.M.T.C. et correspondent des plusieurs accademies [sic] / A.W. Küffner, del. et sc.")
Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais, pensionaire de S.M.T.C. et correspon...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Tissandier collection.
Vincent Lunardi, Esqr., his dog & his cat
Half-length portrait of Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi, shown with his pets and tribute verse below the image. Mounted with separate sheet "First ae̋rial voyage in England" and possibly Lunardi's signature.... 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
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
![Francesco Arban di Lione / Stani[...]é Morelli.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZnJhbmNlc2NvLWFyYmFuLWRpLWxpb25lLXN0YW5pZS1tb3JlbGxpLWY2N2QyYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "Francesco Arban di Lione / Stani[...]é Morelli.")
Francesco Arban di Lione / Stani[...]é Morelli.
Half-length portrait of French ballonist Francesco Arban standing in the basket of a balloon, waving his hat. Tissandier collection.
![[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
Aviation, études, essais et inventions qui, sans résourdre le problème...
Design drawings for a man-powered flying machine with manually controlled wings entitled, "Vélocipède aérien," proposed by Jean Jacques Bourcart, Paris, August, 1866. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)... 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
Blanchard-Deguitard, caoutchouc dilaté, spécialité de plumets ... spéc...
Advertisement for Blanchard-Deguitard, a French merchant of balloons and other products. Includes a picture Maison Blanchard, with office, store, and a shed where women lay out cloth on long tables. "Spécialit... More
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
![[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
Auguri e felicitazioni, Tissandier Collection, France
A humorous print from an Italian illustrated periodical shows frogs dressed in street clothes climbing out of a packing crate carrying New Year's greetings on strips of paper, while a well-dressed woman watche... More
Eden-concert, enl'vez l'ballon revue de m.m. Hermil & Numès, 17 boulev...
French circus poster shows two performers in the basket of an airship navigated by a rudder and a propeller. The basket bears the date 1884. Tissandier collection.
![[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
Flying / J.W. Lowry, sculpt.
Technical illustration shows Besnier's 1678 design for a flying machine using arm and leg power, two views of Jakob Degen's man-powered flying machine, and two views after designs published in Thomas Walker's "... More
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall ... grand illumination gala of 45,400 lamps!! ...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, on Monday, September 5th, 1842. Text also describes concerts and other activities taking p... 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
Vincent Lunardi Esqr., secretary to the late Neapolitan ambassador, fi...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi. Tissandier collection.
![[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
![[Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.) à 5h. 28m. du soir, le citoyen Garnerin, s'éleva à ballon perdu au parc de Monceau ...] / Dietrich.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1kdS1wYXJhY2h1dGUtbGUtMWVyLWJydW1haXJlLWFuLTYtMjItb2N0b2JyZS0xNzk3LXZmLWEtNWgtMjhtLWR1LWJiMGI5OS02NDAuanBn/40/52/webp "[Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.) à 5h. 28m. du soir, le citoyen Garnerin, s'éleva à ballon perdu au parc de Monceau ...] / Dietrich.")
[Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.)...
Print shows André Jacques Garnerin, first man to descend in a parachute, standing in the gondola of his parachute waving a French flag after release from his balloon (shown at left). His balloon had ascended fr... More
![Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais et de plusieurs autres villes, par adoption pensionaire de S.M.T.C. et de plusieurs accademies [sic] / H. Hessell ; C.W. Bock.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDIvbXItYmxhbmNoYXJkLWNpdG95ZW4tZGUtY2FsYWlzLWV0LWRlLXBsdXNpZXVycy1hdXRyZXMtdmlsbGVzLXBhci1hZG9wdGlvbi1wZW5zaW9uYWlyZS1jOWQ3NzQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais et de plusieurs autres villes, par adoption pensionaire de S.M.T.C. et de plusieurs accademies [sic] / H. Hessell ; C.W. Bock.")
Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais et de plusieurs autres villes, par ad...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Tissandier collection
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
![[Scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvc2NlbmVzLXJlbGF0aW5nLXRvLXRoZS1saWZlLW9mLWNoYXJsZXMtaXYta2luZy1vZi1zcGFpbi01MGFlMjAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[Scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain]")
[Scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain]
Print shows forty-eight numbered scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain. In image number forty-one, a man in a balloon is waving a flag to commemorate the accession of Charles IV as King of Sp... More
Mrs. R--ss ; the aerial traveller
Pair of oval head-and-shoulder portraits; at left is a woman, Mrs. R--ss and the man at right is an unnamed balloonist. Tissandier collection.
Mr. Charles, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist J.A.C. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783. Tissandier collection.
![[Le premier parachute de Jacques Garnerin, essayé par lui-même au parc de Mousseaux, le 22 octobre 1797]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvbGUtcHJlbWllci1wYXJhY2h1dGUtZGUtamFjcXVlcy1nYXJuZXJpbi1lc3NheWUtcGFyLWx1aS1tZW1lLWF1LXBhcmMtZGUtbW91c3NlYXV4LWFmNDRiYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/42/webp "[Le premier parachute de Jacques Garnerin, essayé par lui-même au parc de Mousseaux, le 22 octobre 1797]")
[Le premier parachute de Jacques Garnerin, essayé par lui-même au parc...
Three technical illustrations show "Calotte du parachute" (crown of deployed parachute); "Parachute ployé, à l'instant du départe" (release from ascending balloon); and "Parachute déployé, à l'instant de la sép... More
The aerial steam carriage - Drawing. Public domain image.
Pictorial lettersheet shows British inventor William Samuel Henson's proposed steam powered flying machine in an imaginary flight over the Thames River, London, 1843. Attempts to fly a model of the aerial steam... More
![[Two views of an airship shaped like a long tube with a pointed nose, propellers on the side and a rudder, resembling an 1850 design proposed by Pierre Jullien, a French clock maker from Villejuif, France]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjMvdHdvLXZpZXdzLW9mLWFuLWFpcnNoaXAtc2hhcGVkLWxpa2UtYS1sb25nLXR1YmUtd2l0aC1hLXBvaW50ZWQtbm9zZS1wcm9wZWxsZXJzLWI4OWU3Mi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/25/webp "[Two views of an airship shaped like a long tube with a pointed nose, propellers on the side and a rudder, resembling an 1850 design proposed by Pierre Jullien, a French clock maker from Villejuif, France]")
[Two views of an airship shaped like a long tube with a pointed nose, ...
(Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC Staff, 1981-82) Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
![Madame Blanchard (Madeleine Sophie Armand) aéronaute née vers 1778 [death symbol] à Paris 6 juillet 1819 / / Jules Porreau, sc., 1859.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvbWFkYW1lLWJsYW5jaGFyZC1tYWRlbGVpbmUtc29waGllLWFybWFuZC1hZXJvbmF1dGUtbmVlLXZlcnMtMTc3OC1kZWF0aC1zeW1ib2wtOTdhZTFmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "Madame Blanchard (Madeleine Sophie Armand) aéronaute née vers 1778 [death symbol] à Paris 6 juillet 1819 / / Jules Porreau, sc., 1859.")
Madame Blanchard (Madeleine Sophie Armand) aéronaute née vers 1778 [de...
Half-length portrait of French balloonist, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand Blanchard. Tissandier collection. Reference copy in LOT 3844.
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
Ascension captive. 42, avenue de Suffren tous les jours de 1 à 5 h. Ex...
Broadside announcing a captive balloon ascension during the Paris Exposition of 1867. Includes pictures of the balloon being inflated ("Le Gonflement") and spectators watching the captive balloon ascend in the ... More
![[Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and apparatus for securing multi-passenger platforms on captive balloons; arrangement of ropes for netting; and an elaborate hydrogen manufacturing and pumping station for inflating balloons] / A. Tissandier.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvZml2ZS10ZWNobmljYWwtaWxsdXN0cmF0aW9ucy1zaG93LW5ldHdvcmstb2Ytcm9wZXMtYW5kLWFwcGFyYXR1cy1mb3Itc2VjdXJpbmctYjVmOWVmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and apparatus for securing multi-passenger platforms on captive balloons; arrangement of ropes for netting; and an elaborate hydrogen manufacturing and pumping station for inflating balloons] / A. Tissandier.")
[Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and apparatus for ...
Scale "Échelle de 0m.015 pour 1 mètre" on two prints. "Giffard" inscribed bottom left. Tissandier collection.
![[Man posting an advertisement for "La publicité en France par Emile Mermet" on a city wall between a poster of two people captioned "les femmes" and a poster of a "Montgolfier" hot-air balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvbWFuLXBvc3RpbmctYW4tYWR2ZXJ0aXNlbWVudC1mb3ItbGEtcHVibGljaXRlLWVuLWZyYW5jZS1wYXItZW1pbGUtbWVybWV0LW9uLWI3MmJjNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/33/webp "[Man posting an advertisement for \"La publicité en France par Emile Mermet\" on a city wall between a poster of two people captioned \"les femmes\" and a poster of a \"Montgolfier\" hot-air balloon]")
[Man posting an advertisement for "La publicité en France par Emile Me...
Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of beverage advertisement, food, drinks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The great transatlantic balloon voyage. The banner at the corner of Br...
Print shows a banner posted above a busy intersection advertising an Atlantic crossing by the balloon, "The Daily Graphic," which was sponsored by the New York Illustrated Graphic. The crossing attempt on Octo... 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
![[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.
Eiffel Tower, Tissandier Collection, France, Paris Exposition, 1889
Photograph shows lower section of Eiffel Tower and unconstructed plaza beneath. This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. Caption card tracings: Exposition universelle d... More
![[Aerial view of Paris, France, from a balloon, showing the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower at center, and buildings of the Exposition universelle]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvYWVyaWFsLXZpZXctb2YtcGFyaXMtZnJhbmNlLWZyb20tYS1iYWxsb29uLXNob3dpbmctdGhlLXNlaW5lLXJpdmVyLWFuZC10aGUtZjdhNzg1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Aerial view of Paris, France, from a balloon, showing the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower at center, and buildings of the Exposition universelle]")
[Aerial view of Paris, France, from a balloon, showing the Seine River...
Forms part of: Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description