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
Histoire des ballons, et des diverses ascensions qui ont eu lieu jusqu'à ce jour
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
Tableau explicatif général. Les effets du vol aérien actif / / lith. Schmid.
Technical illustration shows 21 figures about aeronautics: the mechanics of insect flight (Figs. 1, 3-5), wing design (Figs. 7-9, 13-15), the effects of propellers (Figs. 2 & 6), and a man-powered device design... more
La locomotion aérienne passive. Principes de la nature sur la chûte reelle des corps, opposé aux lois scientifiques / / lith. Schmid.
Technical illustration shows 14 figures with various designs for parachutes, including Blanchard's parachute, and several vessels with wings.
Salle de conférences ... Conférences experimentales sur la navigation aérienne par l'ingénieur Camille Vert, de la Drôme le plus léger que l'air par le poisson volant : le plus lourd que l'air par l'homme ailé ...
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.
Histoire populaire des ballons et des ascensions célèbres ...
Advertisement for a book by A. Sircos on the history of ballooning, published in 1876 by F. Roy, with illustrations by Albert Tissandier and a preface by F. Nadar. Includes picture of a balloon in flight and ea... more
Ville de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. 63me conférence de la bibliothèque populaire dans la salle du théatre, le mercredi 13 avril 1881 ... par M. Gaston Tissandier ... sur l'exploration de l'atmosphère par les aérostats. Projections à la lumière oxhydrique, par M. Molteni
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.
Louis Bleriot, 1872-1936
Head, in his monoplane, with another person.
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Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
A. Santos-Dumont
Full, n.d.
Eugene Ely
H/s (2- facing left - left side of face is most visible).
T.O.M. Sopwith -- Airplane
Thomas Sopwith's scout biplane.
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Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
Coop Project: Federal National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
Coop Project: Federal National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
Coop Project: Federal National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
Lt. E.W. Bagnell
Aviator; h/s in airplane, (7 - facing right - right side of face is most visible).
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Coop Project: Federal National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
A.B. Thaw
His wrecked plane.
Frank Stanton
Full length, standing in front of biplane with dog (Lieut. Lindley), (3 - facing left - left side of face is most visible).
Hilary [i.e. Hillery] Beachey
Full, standing (7 - facing right - right side of face is most visible). Brother of Lincoln Beachey.
F.K. Lane, Jr.
Full length, standing in front of airplane, (5 - facing front).
L. J. Bergdoll
Aviator; full length, standing in front of his airplane inside building, (3 - facing left - left side of face is most visible).
C. Murvin Wood
Aviator; full length, seated on airplane with his dog "Mona", (1 - left profile).
Mme. Franck
Full length, seated in biplane, (5 - facing front).
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