Le ballon dirigeable «l'Aigle», construit en 1834 par le comte de Lenn...
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Au Petit-Luxembourg. La défense contre avions.
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
[View of a balloon ascension.] Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Ca...
Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More
[Balloons, airships, and other flying machines designed with some form...
Single sheet with 45 numbered illustrations; lacking identification key. No. 18 shows a collapsible Montgolfier balloon from 1784; no. 23 is the design for a glider balloon as described in "Reflections on the ... More
[Balloons, airships, and other flying machines designed with some form...
Single sheet with 45 numbered illustrations; lacking identification key. No. 18 shows a collapsible Montgolfier balloon from 1784; no. 23 is the design for a glider balloon as described in "Reflections on the ... 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
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
[Two children wearing sailor outfits are playing with a balloon tether...
Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More
Evangeline Rice and Goodwin's American opera bouffe.
Includes four vignettes and main scene from play. Created by "Boston Job Print." Music by Edw. E. Rice. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Le Géant des airs. Ascension de Monsieur Armand Petit.
Print shows two men ascending in balloon labeled "Le Géant des Airs." Library has two versions: on yellow paper (no. 55) and on salmon paper (no. 56). Tissandier collection.
La frayeur de Gonnesse [i.e. Gonesse], contre-danse franc̜oise / mis a...
Contra-dance instruction manual with dance notation, a description of the dance figures, and music for bass and violin. Title page includes a picture of a man running or dancing near a flying balloon. Possibly ... More
Les ballons du Siège de Paris, septembre 1870 - février 1871 / A. Tiss...
Broadside about balloon events during the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Includes a list of balloons that left Paris, with categories for name of balloon and balloonist, date and time of departure and arrival. Surr... More
Les ballons du Siège de Paris, septembre 1870 - février 1871 / A. Tiss...
Broadside about balloon events during the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Includes a list of balloons that left Paris, with categories for name of balloon and balloonist, date and time of departure and arrival. Surr... More
Vista del globo areostatico qe. se hecho ante Ss. Ms. y su Rl. familia...
Print shows Vincente Lunardi ascending from the Royal Palace, Madrid, January 8, 1793 with royal coat-of-arms hanging from the gondola; Lunardi's second balloon ascension in Spain. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC st... More
Stephan und Joseph, Gebrüder Mongolfier [sic], geb. zu Annonay im Viva...
Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists; after the gold medal designed by Houdon. Quotation from Ovid printed below portrait. Tissandier collection.
[Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 17...
Design drawing shows two men in basket steering balloon by manipulation of a sail. A ladder connects the balloon to a parachute-style apparatus intended for safe descent where a third man handles the connection... 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. (... More
[Marquis de Brantco (Vanclure), who was involved in a balloon ascensio...
"Son tableau est fidel et vrai comme lui" printed below portrait. Tissandier collection.
Theodore Maurisset - Prodige de la chimie / Maurisset, del. et sculp.,...
French cartoon shows a long line of people, with more arriving by stagecoach and railroad, at a medicine show where a quack with a lion's head, the "Prodige de la chimie," is marketing his hair tonic "De pommad... More
Mr. Edward Spencer, born May 8th 1799 who accompanied Mr. Charles Gree...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of solicitor, Edward Spencer, who accompanied balloonist Charles Green on several ascensions. A balloon with an attached parachute is in the background. Printed signature below title... More
La daguerreotypomanie / Maurisset., Tissandier Collection, France
French cartoon about the rush to try photography after Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre revealed his process in 1839. Print shows long lines of people waiting to be photographed and others eager to support the craz... More
Trente jours de plaisirs. 1000 fr. de plaisirs pour 15 fr. Pour 50 cen...
Advertisement for a monthly subscription to theatrical productions, balls, concerts, the circus, and other entertainments, probably at venues in and around Paris. Text appears within an outline of a balloon asc... More
Francesco Arban di Lione areonauta espertissimo esegui il suo dodicesi...
Print shows the balloon of Francesco Arban ascending above a map of Rome and its environs, showing the route of his balloon voyage from Villa Borghese, Rome, to Acqua Martina near Riete, April 14, 1846. (Source... More
Ascent of [H] Bell's aerial machine, from Vauxhall Gardens
Woodcut from Ill. London News, July 27, 1850. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
[Card shows two children ascending in the basket of a balloon waving a...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The War balloon at General M'Dowell's head-quarters preparing for a re...
Illus. from: Harper's weekly, 1861 Oct. 26, p. 679. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Les gardes nationaux d'Heurteauville gardant le "Jean Bart" au clair d...
Drawing shows the tethered balloon "Jean Bart" being guarded at night under moonlight by five Heurteauville military guards during the Siege of Paris, November 8, 1870. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More
[Henry Gifford's huge captive balloon being prepared for ascent from T...
This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. Sepia photoprint by Dagron Caption card tracings: Balloons; Geogr.; B.I.
[Henry Gifford's balloon before ascension. Tuilleries, Paris]
This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. Photo by Dagran.
Cirque dʹhiver ... Tous les soirs,à 8 heures / Stafford & Co., Notting...
French circus poster shows an aerialist floating with arms outstretched above a city skyline with a balloon in the background. Tissandier collection.
Too far gone, John!--That balloon will never rise again / Zimmerman.
Illustration shows Joseph B. Foraker holding a hot air balloon fashioned from shirts stitched together and labeled "Bloody Shirt" with the initials "J.G.B." for James G. Blaine. John Sherman leans over a small ... More
Heinrich Franck Soehne & Comp. - Drawing. Public domain image.
: tradecards,3857 ( tradecards,3857 ) .. Subject (TGM): Coffee industry; Children; Girls; Balloonists; Balloons (Aircraft); Birds;
Bliven's airship (blueprint) - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Futuristic air travel] / Harry Grant Dart.
Drawing shows a woman at the wheel of a futuristic aircraft. A man sits beside her. The drawing appeared on the cover of "All Story" magazine. Accession box no. 55 (C size)
[New York City from a balloon, 1906]
H81580 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo by P.F. Collier & Son. Public domain image of New York City buildings, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Cover] - Public domain portrait drawing
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Sky View Drive-In Theater, Dothan, Alabama
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Theater screens (backs and fronts); Drive-in movie theaters & signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:... More
A view of a US Navy promotional balloon
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A hot air balloon is suspended above the runway, where the STS space s...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dulles International Airport State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kevin Riordan Release Status: R... More
MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) James Dinwiddie, assistant non-commissioned off...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Keith Walker Release Status... More
A hot air balloon flies over the base during the"Festival of Flight,"a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Fehringer Release Statu... More
A hand sketched illustration by: US Air Force (USAF) Art Collection. ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Projet de Louis Panafieu. - Public domain portrait drawing
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Souvenir of Balloon Ascent postcard
Advertising postcard for Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. and Arab Self Raising Flour and Viceroy Tea.
Montgolfier page 51 - A drawing of a hot air balloon being flown
Collection of natural science, astronomy and ancient technology images from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey.
Amerikakoku, Utagawa Yoshitora - Public domain engraving
Japanese triptych print shows the American consul and several women watching the Japanese navy test balloon aircraft in front of the American consulate in Tokyo, Japan. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Engraving attri... 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
Professor Lowe's military balloon near Gaines Mill, Virginia
Inflation of the balloon Intrepid to reconnoiter the Battle of Fair Oaks; Lowe, not visible in this image, is standing to the right of the balloon. No. 2350. Inscribed on item: Copyright 1910 by Patriot Publis... More
Rarified air balloon - A black and white drawing of an air balloon
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mr. Henson's ascent from Cremorne House, Chelsea
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Image populaire relative à la catastrophe du Zénith (15 avril 1875).
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Le Méditerranéen et le croiseur De Chayla, au-dessus de la Méditerrané...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Hot air balloons and fire-fighting hose carts. Alexander Anderson scra...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
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
Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats,...
Drawing shows the interior of Henri Lachambre's balloon manufacturing facility, with balloon bags and maquettes of various sizes. Four women at the right sew balloon fabric. Tissandier collection.
The Curtis Estate, the scene of Washington's courtship & etc etc, Pamu...
Riverside scene, men unloading barrels from a ship, woman and child watch additional ships come in to shore, wagons for balloon gas generator and equipment in foreground. Ships, dwelling and soldiers milling ab... More
Premier descente en parachute ... Jacques Garnerin ... le 22 Octobre 1...
Painting shows descent of Garnerin in a basket attached to a parachute from about 1000 meters while the unmanned balloon falls to the ground. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Exhibited:... More
Arènes du sport aéronautique sous la direction de Eugène Godard ainé i...
Lithograph mounted on letterpress poster. Bella C. Landauer collection. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1964:R1.
Aux amateurs de physique - Public domain book illustration
French cartoon shows people crowded outside the Tuileries Garden wall in Paris to view the first balloon ascension of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noël Robert in 1783. Several people are climbing over the wall, in... More
Air-balloons / A. Bell, sculpt.
Book illustration shows five early balloon ascensions in France: two Montgolfier balloons (Fauxbourg St. Antoine and St. Germain); a 1784 balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard; and a Charles and Robert balloon being... More
La plaisanterie confondüe ou les intrépides voyageurs
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; spectators in foregrou... More
Projet de ballon dirigeable de Mathieu (1784).
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Vista del globo areostatico que se hechò la tarde 12 de agosto. de 179...
Print shows Vincenzo Lunardi riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from Buon Retiro gardens, Madrid, August 12, 1792; the first balloon ascension in Spain. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Ti... More
Het jaar 1804!!!, Tissandier Collection, France
Dutch cartoon forecasts aeronautic events for the year 1804 by showing a scene at a failing balloon ascension, in the interests of scientific inquiry, possibly by "Wille van de Heeren Hopman & Loude." Men strug... More
To his royal highness Fredrick Duke of York, this plate of Satan holdi...
Print shows Satan holding a balance to which, on one end is attached a hot-air balloon with a bishop, possibly the Duke of York, and another man standing on top, its lightness has skewed the balance to end over... More
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Juvenile fete, next Wednesday, 21st ...
Text-only broadside announcing a festival at Vauxhall Gardens, London, England, 1841?. Includes a list of the events and scheduled performances, including the release of the balloon "Fat Boy." "A great personag... More
[Portraits of three balloonists Ippolito Caffi, Francesco Arban, and G...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Model of a statue dedicated to French balloonists, Joseph and Etienne...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Espérons que ce ballon d'essai ne deviendra pas un ballon captif / A. ...
Cartoon shows a hot air balloon labeled "Suffrage Universel" with wings floating above the Pyrenees and headed toward a sign labeled "Espagne". Illus. from: Actualités, no. 248. Tissandier collection.
Histoire des ballons, et des diverses ascensions qui ont eu lieu jusqu...
Broadside depicts two airship designs conceived by Ernst (Ernest) Pétin, incorporating four spherical balloons propelled by manually operated helical screws attached to a large flat surface, the lower part prov... More
Sic itur ad astra. Rodolfo Afflitto da Montefiascone, un ciccio ad inc...
Italian cartoon shows a man sitting on an upside-down balloon labeled "Prefettura di Napoli," using the balloon basket as a parachute. Illus. from an unidentified periodical. Tissandier collection.
Carte des atterrissages des ballons-postes sortis de Paris pendant le ...
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Sauvetage du ballon "Le Tricolore" Monté par Monsieur et Madame Duruof...
Print shows Jules Duruof and his wife being rescued at sea from the sinking basket of their balloon "Le Tricolore" which lost altitude over the North Sea off the coast of England. Two fishermen help Mrs. Duruof... More
Ascension de Madame Garnerin, le 28 mars 1802
French fashion magazine caricature shows fashionably dressed spectators watching Jeanne-Geneviève Garnerin fly in a balloon. A few years earlier, Garnerin had been the first woman to ascend in a balloon without... More
Les auteurs de la belle Bourbonnaise / G. LaFosse.
French caricature shows two men in a balloon basket shaped like a tri-corner hat attached to a balloon with the face of a man (possibly Italian statesman Francesco Crispi) labeled "La belle Bourbonnaise" for an... More
[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Birds-eye view of Ball...
This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. Sepia photoprint by Dagron.
Ascensione del cave. Emile Julhes, capitano areonauta [i.e. aeronauta]
Italian poster shows two men in a captive balloon labeled "Italia"; the uniformed man sits on the hoop, and the other stands in the basket waving a cloth. Tissandier collection.
Le ballon rédaction et bureaux A. Brissonnet ... Paris.
Clipping from an unknown book or magazine advertises the French aeronautical journal "Le ballon" and illustrates various means of flight including an ornithopter, early balloons and an airship. Text on verso a... More
Ville de Bruxelles, Parc Léopold ... dimanche 11 octobre 1885, de 2 à ...
Broadside announcing balloon ascensions conducted by Eugene Godard in his balloon "Royal-St. Marceau" from the Parc Léopold, Brussels, Belgium, 1885. Includes picture of a balloon with six passengers. Tissandi... More
Grande expérience aérienne par MM Thibault, Gourier & W. de Fonvielle ...
Balloon in upper left corner identified as "Bolide" and parachute in center identified as "Coelus." Bella C. Landauer collection. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1964:R1.
Brains are mightier than the sword - a fairy story / F.M. Howarth.
Print shows a series of 12 panels relating a story about a dragon that is terrorizing a kingdom. The king issues a "proclamation" offering half his kingdom and his daughter's hand in marriage to any of his knig... More
Wellman airship from "Trent" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lord Roberts' infantry crossing the Zand River - balloon watching ahea...
De1915 U.S. Copyright Office. Boer War, South Africa. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Baloons [sic] - Public domain dedication image
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ballet stage costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Affiche des ascensions en «ballon incendiaire» de Gale à l'Hippodrome ...
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A US Navy promotional balloon floats over a cornfield
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A hot air balloon display marks the beginning of the events during Air...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR FETE Base: Royal Air Force Mildenhall Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Stat... More
Onlookers gather around a U.S. Navy hot air balloon which is being inf...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: LCDR P.M. Garrity Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The U.S. Navy hot air balloon takes part in balloon race
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Albuquerque State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 David Casper Release Status: Released to P... More
US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I): Guide...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Yesenia Rosas, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival, Decatur, Alabama
50,000 to 100,00 people gather at Point Mallard Park to see 65 balloons fly. The balloon festival began in 1977. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. ... More
Première page du journal anglais «Illustrated Times» du 4 juillet 1868...
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Chasse à courre en dirigeable. Caricature d'Albert Guillaume, inspirée...
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.