grand balloon ascents by henri giffard

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Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de la cour des Tuileries - Library of Congress

Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de...

French poster shows the basket of Henri Giffard's captive balloon and a bird's-eye view of Paris to advertise balloon ascensions at the 1878 world's fair.

Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de la cour des Tuileries

Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de...

French poster shows the basket of Henri Giffard's captive balloon and a bird's-eye view of Paris to advertise balloon ascensions at the 1878 world's fair.

Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries, broadsheet, Paris, 1878

Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries, broadsheet, Par...

Hand-colored broadsheet announcing the ascension of Henri Giffard's giant captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries, probably during the Paris Exposition of 1878. Includes picture of the giant balloon... More

Le ballon captif dans la cour des Tuileries en 1878

Le ballon captif dans la cour des Tuileries en 1878

In 1878, many Parisians visited the Tuileries courtyard and garden to observe Giffard's famous tethered vapor balloon, which he built specially for the universal exposition.

Le grand ballon captif de la cour des Tuileries

Le grand ballon captif de la cour des Tuileries

Hot air balloon in the Tuileries Gardens, at the 1878 World Fair. The Tuileries, which are visible on the picture around the Carousel, had been burnt in 1871 during the Paris Commune. But even though the Palace... More

Le grand ballon captif de M. Giffard

Le grand ballon captif de M. Giffard

Hot air balloon at the 1878 Paris World Fair. Giffard was a French engineer, who created a few models of balloons, and who also managed to create navigable ones. The 1878 hot air balloon was located in the Tuil... More

Le grand ballon captif. Opération du gonflement

Le grand ballon captif. Opération du gonflement

Installation of the hot air balloon at the 1878 Paris World Fair. Giffard, who was at the origin of the project, was a French engineer who created a few models of balloons, and who also managed to create naviga... More

Palais des Tuileries, 1879

Palais des Tuileries, 1879

A view of the Tuileries. "Starting with Napoléon I, the Palais des Tuilerlies was the official residence of the French leader. In 1871, however, it was destroyed in a fire set by the Communards. The fire comple... More

Aerial view of Paris from Henri Giffard's balloon, 1878

Aerial view of Paris from Henri Giffard's balloon, 1878

Grand balloon de Henri Giffard (aka Henry Gifford), high aerial view of Paris from balloon.

Henri Giffard's balloon above rooftops, Paris, 1878

Henri Giffard's balloon above rooftops, Paris, 1878

Mr. Henri Giffard's balloon, high above rooftops over Paris. Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henri Giffard's balloon at the Tuileries, 1878

Henri Giffard's balloon at the Tuileries, 1878

Henri Giffard balloon at the Tuileries. Photo by Prudent René Patrice Dagron, 1878.

Henri Giffard's balloon being prepared for ascent, Tuileries, Paris, 1878

Henri Giffard's balloon being prepared for ascent, Tuileries, Paris, 1...

Henri Giffard's huge balloon being prepared for ascent from Tuilerie Gardens, Paris. (Note the burned-out ruins of the Tuileries Palace in the background.)

Henri Giffard's balloon over Eglise Saint Roch, Paris, 1878

Henri Giffard's balloon over Eglise Saint Roch, Paris, 1878

Captive balloon of Henri Giffard (aka Henry Gifford), over Paris, low above Saint Roch church. Collecting card with caption Vues et Monuments de Paris.

Henri Giffard's balloon over Seine bridges, Paris, 1878

Henri Giffard's balloon over Seine bridges, Paris, 1878

Grand Balloon de Mr. Henri Giffard (aka Henry Gifford), low aerial view of Seine bridges from balloon above Louvre, Paris, France.

Henri Giffard's grand balloon before ascent, Tuileries, Paris, 1878

Henri Giffard's grand balloon before ascent, Tuileries, Paris, 1878

Grand Balloon de Mr. Henri Giffard, 1878. Birds-eye view of Balloon before ascent from Tuilerie Gardens, Paris; large crowd and reviewing stands.

Henry Gifford balloon 3a30765, France, 19th century

Henry Gifford balloon 3a30765, France, 19th century

Henry Gifford's (Henri Giffard's) en:balloon before ascension, 1878. Photo taken from the ruins of the Tuileries Palace, showing the Tuileries courtyard, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, the Place du Carrouse... More

Panorama de Paris - Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de la cour des Tuileries

Panorama de Paris - Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur d...

French poster shows the basket of Henri Giffard's captive balloon and a bird's-eye view of Paris to advertise balloon ascensions at the 1878 world's fair.

Grand ballon captif a vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, Cour des Tuileries

Grand ballon captif a vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, Cour des Tuileries

Admission ticket to the ascent of Henri Giffard's captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris in 1879. Includes picture of a balloon within a bird's-eye view of Paris.

Henry Gifford balloon (color)

Henry Gifford balloon (color)

Henry Gifford's (Henri Giffard's) en:balloon before ascension, 1878. Photo taken from the ruins of the Tuileries Palace, showing the Tuileries courtyard, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, the Place du Carrouse... More

Ballon Captif - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Ballon Captif - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Ballon Captif Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ballon à Paris 1878 - An old picture of a hot air balloon in the air

Ballon à Paris 1878 - An old picture of a hot air balloon in the air

Ballon Giffard en 1878 (Exposition universelle) à Paris, palais des tuileries et arc du Carrousel. Photographe non précisé, image colorisée.