Nouvelle forme de globe aërostatique. Au centre duquel est adapté pour...
Design drawing shows front and side elevations and plan of balloon with devices designed to facilitate navigation and maneuverability while in the air. Title from item. Tissandier collection.
Le veritable navigateur aerien / L.J. Stoupy Bijou, invenit et delinea...
Design drawing for an airship navigational system project by Stoupy Bijou consisting of five balloons fastened to a sixty foot mast, a rudder, two 12 foot long oars, and two polygonal vanes to control the rise ... More
Parachute renversè de Henin
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
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. Title from item. Tissandier collection.
Diligenza di ritorno dalla luna / Gaetana Dura, dis. ; Lit. Gatti e Du...
Print shows a flying machine returning from the moon. Title from item. Plate IV from Altre scoverte fatte nella luna dal Sigr. Herschel / Leopoldo Galluzzo ; J.N Nicollet ; Gaetano Dura ; Richard Adams Locke. N... More
The aerial steam carriage
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
L'arriveé, Tissandier Collection, France
Drawing shows the descent of a balloon with a parachutist below and balloonist in basket controlling descent. Title from item. Tissandier collection.
science fiction from "The Story Hunter or Tales of the weird and wild,...
This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "The Story Hunter or Tales of the weird and wild, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British L... More
Scores of Strange Beasts Hurried out from Under Them from "Fifteen Hun...
This image has been taken from scan 000211 from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a visit to the planet Mars.] Edited [or rather written] by C. Dixon, etc". The title and subject terms of this image... More
science fiction from "The Purchase of the North Pole: a sequel to “Fro...
This image has been taken from scan 000125 from "The Purchase of the North Pole: a sequel to “From the Earth to the Moon” ... Illustrated". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tag... More
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". Title from item. Illus. from: Actualités, no. 248. Tissandier collection.
science fiction from "Babylon Electrified. The history of an expeditio...
This image has been taken from scan 000193 from "Babylon Electrified. The history of an expedition undertaken to restore ancient Babylon by the power of electricity, and how it resulted ... Translated ... by Fr... More
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
Domitor / H. Franco̧is.
Print shows Taillepied de La Garenne's proposed system of aerial navigation consisting of a balloon with a double parachute on a single axis capable of transporting six persons; parachutes open on an axis exten... More
Domitor / H. Franco̧is.
Print shows Taillepied de La Garenne's proposed system of aerial navigation consisting of a balloon with a double parachute on a single axis capable of transporting six persons; parachutes in open position exte... More
Plateforme aérienne cerf-volant libre dirigeable, système Vaussin-Char...
Scaled design drawing shows a system for navigating an airship using propellers. Includes plans of dirigible platform body and complete platform assembly, and identification key. Title from item. Tissandier collection.
Navigation aérienne. Solution dʹun grand problème par lʹemploi des voi...
Scaled design drawings for a patent show Aug. Lanteigne's system of aerial navigation, which used a continuous belt of sails to achieve propulsion. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Title from item. T... More
[Design drawing for a man-powered flying machine designed by Sir Georg...
Illus. from: "Memoire sur la vol artificiel," by George Cayley, in Société aérostatique et météorologique de France, bull. no. 4, 1853, pl. 1. Title devised by library staff. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1... More
Plateforme aérienne, cerf-volant libre dirigeable, système Vaussin-Cha...
Design drawing shows a system for powering an airship with manually operated propellers. Includes longitudinal views of dirigible platform assembly and identification key. Title from item. Tissandier collection.
Navire aérien dirigeable. Systême J.B. Métivier, force ascensionnelle ...
Scaled design drawing for a patent submitted by J.B. Métivier shows two cross-sections for a fish shaped airship utilizing balloons, sails, bellows, and propellers to transport passengers. (Source: A.G. Renstro... More
Navire aérien, le poisson volant, inventé et exécuté par M. Camille Ve...
Broadside announcing the exhibit at the Palais de l'industrie, séances expérimentales in Paris of a fish-shaped, steam-powered airship designed by Camille Vert. Features design drawing of the airship, equipped ... More
Salle de conférences ... Conférences experimentales sur la navigation ...
Broadside announcing a conference on flight designs by Camille Vert. Includes pictures of a lighter-than-air 'flying fish' airship and a heavier-than-air 'winged man' ornithopter. Title from item. Tissandier collection.
Voyage a la lune
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
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
[Aerial balloon performance with tents and audience below]
Bella C. Landauer collection. Appears to be one sheet from a larger poster. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1964:R1.
[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while susp...
Title devised by Library staff. Tissandier collection.
[Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentif...
Title devised by Library staff. Tissandier collection.
Le Sortie de l'opéra en l'an 2000 / A. Robida.
Print shows a futuristic view of air travel over Paris as people leave the Opera. Many types of aircraft are depicted including buses and limousenes, police patrol the skies, and women are seen driving their ow... More
The universal church of the future - from the present religious outloo...
Illustration shows an interior view of a hall in a museum with four men sitting quietly beneath a shelf of "Books of Religious Reference"; there is a small crowd gathered before them. Further along the hall is ... More
[Cures d'air dans la montagne] / A. Robida.
Drawing shows an airship "Cures d'air" supporting the "Pension Bellevue" for individuals requiring medical care and floating above a mountainous region. One of the artist's conceptions for his book on life in t... More
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. Title from item.... 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. Title from item. Tissandier collection.
Arènes du sport aéronautique sous la direction de Eugène Godard, aîné,...
Broadside announcing an aeronautics exhibition organized under the direction of balloonist Eugene Godard and held in Paris in 1885. Includes picture of the balloon "L'Avenir" equipped with two separate passenge... More
[Robot cow walking up ship plank]
Title devised by cataloger. Published, possibly as title page, in "The Automaton Dummy : Bovine Usher" by Wallace Peck, Life, 8:25 (July 8, 1886). (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustra... More
science fiction from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the comin...
This image has been taken from scan 000383 from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated f... More
steampunk from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terr...
This image has been taken from scan 000392 from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated f... More
science fiction from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the comin...
This image has been taken from scan 000259 from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated f... More
science fiction from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the comin...
This image has been taken from scan 000371 from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated f... More
science fiction from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the comin...
This image has been taken from scan 000236 from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated f... More
science fiction from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the comin...
This image has been taken from scan 000140 from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated f... More
science fiction from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the comin...
This image has been taken from scan 000271 from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated f... More
science fiction from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the comin...
This image has been taken from scan 000214 from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated f... More
science fiction from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the comin...
This image has been taken from scan 000199 from "The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror. ... With illustrations by F. T. Janes". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated f... More
"Independence Day" of the future / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a future 4th of July celebration where women have gained suffrage and equality; it shows young and old women ringing a bell labeled "Equal Rights", as women emerge from underground and participate i... More
science fiction from "Olga Romanoff: or, the Syren of the Skies. A seq...
This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "Olga Romanoff: or, the Syren of the Skies. A sequel to “The Angel of the Revolution.”". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, ... More
science fiction from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000081 from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
science fiction from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a v...
This image has been taken from scan 000049 from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a visit to the planet Mars.] Edited [or rather written] by C. Dixon, etc". The title and subject terms of this image... More
science fiction from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000045 from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
Voline from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a visit to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000132 from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a visit to the planet Mars.] Edited [or rather written] by C. Dixon, etc". The title and subject terms of this image... More
science fiction from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000267 from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
science fiction from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000333 from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
science fiction from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a v...
This image has been taken from scan 000178 from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a visit to the planet Mars.] Edited [or rather written] by C. Dixon, etc". The title and subject terms of this image... More
science fiction from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000221 from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
science fiction from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000126 from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
science fiction from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000069 from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
fantasy art from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a visit...
This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a visit to the planet Mars.] Edited [or rather written] by C. Dixon, etc". The title and subject terms of this image... More
science fiction from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000141 from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
steampunk from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000310 from "The Outlaws of the Air, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
Some time in the future / Dalrymple.
Print shows Uncle Sam comforting a crying female figure labeled "Cuba", as two men with broken swords labeled "Insurgent" and "Spaniard" take a break from fighting. Title from item. Caption: When insurgent and ... More
science fiction from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a v...
This image has been taken from scan 000080 from "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour. [The story of a visit to the planet Mars.] Edited [or rather written] by C. Dixon, etc". The title and subject terms of this image... More
Their first Christmas eve; - a vision of the future / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows a well-dressed couple sitting on a sofa before a fire in the fireplace, with the spirits of three young children dancing around a Christmas tree; there are art-nouveau style furnishings (lamp and fl... More
[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. Title devised by Library staff. Accession box no. 55 (C size)
A peep at the future of government ownership / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows various forms of transportation owned by the government and operated by an abundance of government employees, suggesting that some level of corruption is also an aspect of federal, state, or ... More
The Future of Trinity Church
Cartoon showing church with a large building built around it. Wood engraving by Albert Levering. Illus. in: Puck, 1907 March 6. Ref. copy may be in LOT 4249. This record contains unverified, old data from capti... More
Surely the world is growing better / Will Crawford.
Illustration shows an imaginary battle where aircraft, battleships, and submarines are engaged in shooting at each other. Title from item. Caption: Whereas formerly we fought our naval battles on top of the wat... More
Old words to a new air / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows John Bull, standing with one foot on England and the other on Ireland, holding strings attached to many warships which encircle the United Kingdom, while overhead fly menacing armed aircraft.... More
The invasion of England / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows German soldiers and officers invading England by means of hot-air balloons and other types of airships; also shows German emperor William II dictating "Fall of Albion an epic poem by the Kais... More
The air-serpent / Frank A. Nankivell 1909.
Illustration shows a large winged-serpent wearing a friendly mask, frightening the passengers aboard an airship. Title from item. Caption: Which of our aerial navigators will report him first? Illus. in: Puck, ... More
The consumer's only chance / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows a woman mooring an airship to the chimney on the roof of her home by the light of a full moon; on board the airship are "American Goods Bought in England" that are being smuggled into the U.S... More
The old and the new / BBaker.
Illustration shows the new year, "1911", arriving by airplane, while on the ground Father Time looks aghast at the airplane overhead and the wreck of his automobile labeled "1910".
Airships are getting so dreadfully commonplace / Will Crawford.
Illustration shows a two panel cartoon showing on the left, pedestrians and people in and on top of buildings looking with amazement at an airplane flying over a city; and on the right, citizens no longer take ... More
Set in their ways / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows an old man labeled "Republican Reactionary" and an old woman labeled "Democratic Reactionary" standing together, looking up at a dirigible labeled "Progressive Policies". Title from item. Cap... More
The future of the ticker / Glackens.
Illustration shows an outlandishly dressed tour guide at a museum explaining an exhibit showing a ticker tape machine to an equally outlandishly dressed couple touring the museum. Title from item. Caption: Muse... More
The zeppelin raids: the vow of vengeance. Drawn for "The Daily Chronic...
Poster showing a soldier shaking his fist at a zeppelin following bombing. Title from item.
It is far better to face the bullets than to be killed at home by a bo...
Poster showing a dirigible in the night sky over London, illuminated by a searchlight. Title from item.
United Airlines Boeing 247 airplane
United Airlines Boeing 247 airplane, ca. 1935..Photographer: .Unknown..Subjects (LCSH):.Airplanes--Drawings.Boeing 247 (Transport plane).United Airlines.Globes.Advertisements..Digital Collection: .Transportatio... More
Man from Planet X / World Telegram photo by Dick DeMarsico.
Photograph shows a man dressed in a Martian costume. NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Forbidden Planet Movie
Förbjuden värld 1959.
Machinery DIG3491 Tekniska museet, Sweden
Robot "Vanya".