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[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and ceramics, for M. Perusson and Desfontaines, architect T. Ferret, located near the base of Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and cerami...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and ceramics, for M. Perusson and Desfontaines, architect T. Ferret, located near the base of Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and cerami...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Houses of the Romanesque, Medieval, and Renaissance periods in the History of Habitation exhibit, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Houses of the Romanesque, Medieval, and Renaissance periods in the Hi...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Proportion of Negroes in the total population of the United States / / Done by Atlanta University.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Maps show percentages of African Americans in the United States between 1800 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of ... More

Vue de la salle de Walse construite au carré de la laiterie (soixante pieds de diametre) ; Vue du temple de la paix dans le grand carré des Champs Elisées

Vue de la salle de Walse construite au carré de la laiterie (soixante ...

Print shows celebrations for the anniversary of the founding of the French Republic, July 14, 1801 in two images, including a tent for dancing and a balloon ascension from which André Jacques Garnerin descends ... More

Fête du 14 juillet an IX vue du temple eleve dans le grand carré des Champs Elyseés dans lequel le concert fut exécuté.

Fête du 14 juillet an IX vue du temple eleve dans le grand carré des C...

Print shows a celebration on the Champs Elyseés in Paris, France, on Bastille Day, July 14, 1801. Includes spectators watching a balloon ascension. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)

John Bull in Paris; or, English guineas for French pleasure!

John Bull in Paris; or, English guineas for French pleasure!

Print shows John Bull standing between two French women offering them a bag of guineas.

German-nonchalence;-or-, the vexation of Little-Boney / Js. Gillray inv. & fct., British Cartoon Print

German-nonchalence;-or-, the vexation of Little-Boney / Js. Gillray in...

Cartoon showing Count Starhemberg riding past Napoleon, sniffing snuff, failing to pay his respects to him. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Translation de Louis seize et de sa famille au temple le 13 Aoust 1792 / Swebach Desfontaines inv. & del. ; Berthault sculp.

Translation de Louis seize et de sa famille au temple le 13 Aoust 1792...

Print shows French soldiers and citizens escorting Louis XVI and the royal family in a carriage to the temple on August 13, 1792.

[Cranial shape of skull of sane man in figure 3 and 4 compared to skull shape of insane man] / Maleuvre, sc.

[Cranial shape of skull of sane man in figure 3 and 4 compared to skul...

Public domain photograph - historical image of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

3ème et dernière expérience de descente en parachute par Melle. Garnerin, au Champ de Mars, dimanche 21 avril, a son profit

3ème et dernière expérience de descente en parachute par Melle. Garner...

Broadside announcing the final parachute jump at Champ-de-Mars, Paris, April 21, by Elisa Garnerin, who made many parachute descents between 1815 and 1836. Includes two pictures of parachutes. Tissandier collection.

[Projet de marché aux charbons. Second version. Plan and bird's-eye view rendering] / Baltard.

[Projet de marché aux charbons. Second version. Plan and bird's-eye vi...

Projet de marché aux charbons, deuxieme plan. Vue général du marché aux charbons prise de Chaillot. Sheet 3. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Item conserved and/or rehoused. Gift; Kenneth H. Walker; 1999; (DLC/PP... More

Plan routier de la ville de Paris et des ses faubourgs, divisé en 12 arrondts. ou mairies et 48 quartiers, sur lequel sont indiqués tous les changemens et projets d'embellissemt. etc. on y remarque de plus tous les principaux hotels et edifices /

Plan routier de la ville de Paris et des ses faubourgs, divisé en 12 a...

Includes indexes. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

West front of the Church of Notre Dame / Drawn by A. Pugin ; engraved by J. Tingle.

West front of the Church of Notre Dame / Drawn by A. Pugin ; engraved ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cathedral or church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fontaine de Grenelle / J. Romney, sc. ; T.T. Bury, delt. ; A. Pugin, dirext.

Fontaine de Grenelle / J. Romney, sc. ; T.T. Bury, delt. ; A. Pugin, d...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chateau des Tuileries, côté du carrousel Palace of the Tuileries, side of the carrousel / / dessiné d'apre nature et lith: par Ph. Benoist ; figures par A. Bayot ; lith. de Gihaut frères Editeurs, Boulevart des Italiens, 5.

Chateau des Tuileries, côté du carrousel Palace of the Tuileries, side...

Print shows a view of the Tuileries Palace with the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and a large plaza with pedestrians and carriages in the foreground. From series: Vues de Paris.

Trente jours de plaisirs. 1000 fr. de plaisirs pour 15 fr. Pour 50 centimes par jour, on pourra, pendant un mois, aller chaque jour a des théatres, bals, concerts, cirques, arènes, etc. / Mainster.

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

Emotions Parisiennes. L'or est une chimère - pour ceux qui n'ont pas le sou / hD.

Emotions Parisiennes. L'or est une chimère - pour ceux qui n'ont pas l...

Print shows a man in a tall black hat with his hands in his pockets, looking sardonically at a window, covered by a grill, behind which sit bowls of coins. Daumier was a French caricaturist and cartoonist, who... More

Vue prise du Pont Neuf à Paris / daguérreotype, Lerebours ; Martens, sc.

Vue prise du Pont Neuf à Paris / daguérreotype, Lerebours ; Martens, s...

View near the Pont Neuf, including equestrian statue of Henri IV, Paris, France. Illus. in: Excursions Daguerriennes. Paris: Rittner et Goupil, etc., 1842, plate 20. Print based on daguerreotype by N. P. Lerebours.

Fête de la Concorde, arrivée des corporations au Champ-de-Mars / dessiné par Jules Gaildreau et Ch. Fichot.

Fête de la Concorde, arrivée des corporations au Champ-de-Mars / dessi...

Print shows a distant balloon ascending above the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, on May 21, 1848, in a ceremony commemorating the French Republic. A large crowd is assembled in the foreground; monuments, banne... More

Cirque Américain - Place du Chateau d'Eau, J.W. Myers, proprietor

Cirque Américain - Place du Chateau d'Eau, J.W. Myers, proprietor

Print showing an exterior view of the Place du Chateau d'Eau in Paris, France, with a throng of people in the foreground.

Le diamant de bluze est une nouvelle découverte qui vient de jeter une véritable panique dans le commerce des vrais diamants ...

Le diamant de bluze est une nouvelle découverte qui vient de jeter une...

Advertisement for a Paris jewelry store depicting a man sitting in a ring tied to a balloon labeled "Palais des diamants." Tissandier collection.

Paris moderne. Les Tuileries, le Louvre, et la rue de Rivoli, vue prise du Jardin des Tuileries (nord-ouest) / dessiné par Ch. Fichot ; lith. par Noury.

Paris moderne. Les Tuileries, le Louvre, et la rue de Rivoli, vue pris...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. No. 5 handwritten at bottom of print Plate from Souvenirs de Paris et de ses environs. Monuments et sites les plus remarquables, dessinés d'après na... More

[View of Paris with church steeple in foreground]

[View of Paris with church steeple in foreground]

Hallmark: Houssemaine Garanti 40. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)

Kermesse au jardin des plantes (8 septembre) / A. J. Lallemand, sculpt.

Kermesse au jardin des plantes (8 septembre) / A. J. Lallemand, sculpt...

Print shows a woman in the basket of an inflated balloon on the ground at right ready for ascent and a crowd in the foreground gathered to celebrate a September fair in the Royal Gardens, Paris, France. Tissan... More

Paris. La Madeleine / E. Baldus.

Paris. La Madeleine / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 8. No. 53.

Paris. Panthéon / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Paris. Panthéon / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 29. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

Paris. Sainte Clotilde / E. Baldus.

Paris. Sainte Clotilde / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 4. No. 83.

Paris. Colonne de Juillet / E. Baldus.

Paris. Colonne de Juillet / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 20. No. 32.

Paris. Invalides / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Paris. Invalides / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 5. No. 23.

[Facade of Notre-Dame de Paris] / E. Baldus.

[Facade of Notre-Dame de Paris] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 23. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

[Place de la Concorde, Paris, France] / E. Baldus.

[Place de la Concorde, Paris, France] / E. Baldus.

Place de la Concorde, showing fountains, obelisk and buildings. In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 7.

[Hôtel de justice and St. Chapelle] / E. Baldus.

[Hôtel de justice and St. Chapelle] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 22. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

[Hotel de ville] / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

[Hotel de ville] / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 19. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

[Saint-Sulpice] / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

[Saint-Sulpice] / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 27. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

[Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel] / E. Baldus.

[Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 14. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

[Palais de Luxembourg] / E. Baldus.

[Palais de Luxembourg] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 28. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

Paris. Pavillon Denon / E. Baldus.

Paris. Pavillon Denon / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 16. No. 7.

[Tour St. Jacques] / E. Baldus.

[Tour St. Jacques] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 18. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

[Notre-Dame de Paris] / E. Baldus.

[Notre-Dame de Paris] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 24. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

Paris. Palais des Thermes / E. Baldus.

Paris. Palais des Thermes / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 26. No. 51.

Paris. Arc de Triomphe / E. Baldus.

Paris. Arc de Triomphe / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 2. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of... More

Paris. Place du châtelet / E. Baldus.

Paris. Place du châtelet / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 21. No. 86.

Paris. La Bourse / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Paris. La Bourse / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 10. No. 57.

Paris. Place St. Germain l'Auxerrois / E. Baldus.

Paris. Place St. Germain l'Auxerrois / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 17. No. 80.

[Fountain de Saint Michael] / E. Baldus.

[Fountain de Saint Michael] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 25. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More

Paris. Corps législatif / E. Baldus.

Paris. Corps législatif / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 6. No. 55.

Place de la Concorde A Paris / / Photographie d'apres nature par Ch. Soulier, photographe de l'empereur.

Place de la Concorde A Paris / / Photographie d'apres nature par Ch. S...

Photograph shows obelisk and fountain in Place de la Concorde with palaces, Rue Royale, and Church of the Madeleine in the background. No. 215. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O. M. Poe.

Panorama de Paris Pris de la Tour St. Jacques (Côte de Notre Dame) / / Photographie d'apres nature par Ch. Soulier, photographe de l'empereur.

Panorama de Paris Pris de la Tour St. Jacques (Côte de Notre Dame) / /...

Photograph shows view of Notre-Dame de Paris rising above Ile de la Cité. No. 227. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O. M. Poe.

Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile A Paris / / Photographie d'apres nature par Ch. Soulier, photographe de l'empereur.

Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile A Paris / / Photographie d'apres nature pa...

Photograph shows obelisk and fountain in Place de la Concorde with palaces, Rue Royale, and Church of the Madeleine in the background. No. 204. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O. M. Poe.

Charles Marville - [Fountain of the Innocents, Paris, France] / Ch. Marville.

Charles Marville - [Fountain of the Innocents, Paris, France] / Ch. Ma...

Photograph showing the Fontaine des Innocents as installed at the Marché des Innocents in Paris, probably in 1858, just prior to one of its several relocations and reconstructions. Inscribed in pencil: Fontain... More

James McNeill Whistler - [La marchande de moutarde] / Whistler.

James McNeill Whistler - [La marchande de moutarde] / Whistler.

Print shows a young woman standing in the doorway of the shop that sells mustard; a woman stands in the interior of the shop, filling an order. Title from Beall. Signed on plate. American prints in the Library ... More

New library of St. Geneviève / Thomas.

New library of St. Geneviève / Thomas.

Illus. in: Memoirs of libraries: including a handbook of library economy / By Edward Edwards. London : Trübner & Co.,1859, p. 674.

Navire aérien, le poisson volant, inventé et exécuté par M. Camille Vert, ingénieur-mécanicien ... / Paris, Camille Vert, rue de la Pépinière, 86.

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

[Notre Dame, Paris, France. View of spire, roof with statuary, and cityscape beyond] / Ch. Marville.

[Notre Dame, Paris, France. View of spire, roof with statuary, and cit...

Photograph showing the new spire designed by architect Viollet-le-Duc, looking towards the Île Saint-Louis. Inscribed in pencil: Flêche de Notre Dame, Viollet-le-Duc Ar. Blind stamp: Ch. Marville, photographe ... More

Le nouvel Opera / Photographie H.J. à Paris.

Le nouvel Opera / Photographie H.J. à Paris.

Stereograph shows view of the Paris Opera. On mount: Vue instantée (Déposé). No. 195.

Colonne Vendome. Paris France sterescope card, 19th century.

Colonne Vendome. Paris France sterescope card, 19th century.

Stereograph shows monument to Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz at Place Vendôme, Paris.

Emile Lassalle - [Lassalle portrait of Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Emile Lassalle - [Lassalle portrait of Lincoln]. American Civil War 18...

Facsimile of Lincoln's signature at bottom of portrait. Signed on stone: Emile Lassalle.

[Notre Dame, Paris, France. View from spire of roofs, statuary, and gable] / Ch. Marville.

[Notre Dame, Paris, France. View from spire of roofs, statuary, and ga...

Photograph showing the statuary decorating the gables, roofs, and spires of Notre Dame.

Le Pont-Neuf, vu du quai des Grands Augustins / Photographie H.J. à Paris.

Le Pont-Neuf, vu du quai des Grands Augustins / Photographie H.J. à Pa...

Stereograph shows aerial view of Pont-Neuf, Paris. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg ... More

Place des Victoires (Statue de Louis XIV)

Place des Victoires (Statue de Louis XIV)

Stereograph shows equestrian statue of Louis XIV at Place des Victoires, Paris.

Boulevard des Italiens. Paris France sterescope card, 19th century.

Boulevard des Italiens. Paris France sterescope card, 19th century.

Stereograph shows aerial view of Boulevard des Italiens, Paris. On mount: Paris. Vue instantanée.

Recherches sur les generations dites spontanees / N. Remond, imp. r. Vieille-Estrapade, Paris.

Recherches sur les generations dites spontanees / N. Remond, imp. r. V...

Experiment showing that microbes responsible for decay and fermentation are in the air and not the decaying matter. Illus. in: Memoire sur les corpuscles ... / Louis Pasteur. In Annales des science naturelles, ... More

[Metzmacher portrait of Lincoln.] President des Estats-Unis.

[Metzmacher portrait of Lincoln.] President des Estats-Unis.

Based on Alexander Gardner photograph of Lincoln. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Halles centrales de Paris - vue perspective à vol d'oiseau / V. Baltard, Archte ; Huguet et Outhwaite, Gravr.

Halles centrales de Paris - vue perspective à vol d'oiseau / V. Baltar...

Illustration shows bird's-eye view of Les Halles market. Illus. in: Monographie des halles centrales de Paris, construites sous le regne de Napoléon III. et sous l'administration de ... Haussmann ... par V. Ba... More

Halles centrales de Paris - corpes de l'est - plan du rez-de-chaussée / V. Baltard, archte ; Martel, gravr.

Halles centrales de Paris - corpes de l'est - plan du rez-de-chaussée ...

Illustration shows site plan for main floor at Les Halles. Illus. in: Monographie des halles centrales de Paris, construites sous le regne de Napoléon III. et sous l'administration de ... Haussmann ... par V. ... More

Halles centrales de Paris - aménagements du pavillon a la boucherie. Plan d'un bureau de poids public / V. Baltard, archte ; E. Bertrand, gravr.

Halles centrales de Paris - aménagements du pavillon a la boucherie. P...

Detail shows site plan and side view the office for weighing meat in the meat market at Les Halles. Illus. in: Monographie des halles centrales de Paris, construites sous le regne de Napoléon III. et sous l'adm... More

Fraternite Universelle, [Schultz work of Lincoln and other famous men].

Fraternite Universelle, [Schultz work of Lincoln and other famous men]...

Public domain scan of a portrait print, bust portrait drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

L'Aérienne, nouveau systême de ballon dirigeable par Camille Dupuy

L'Aérienne, nouveau systême de ballon dirigeable par Camille Dupuy

Broadside announcing the exhibition of a navigable balloon designed by Camille Dupuy at the "boulevart Magenta, 37" and the "rue des Marais, St. Martin" in Paris beginning December 18, 1866. Tissandier collection.

Highly probable mistake at the forthcoming Paris Exhibition, (where it is understood the aboriginal element is to be largely represented) / JG (?).

Highly probable mistake at the forthcoming Paris Exhibition, (where it...

Cartoon showing polite Frenchman saying to Sioux Indian: "Ah? oui-ya-as. I flatter myself to have the honor to address Mistare Andrewes Johnsons." Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1867 Feb. 23, p. 368.

[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit building, and balloon flying in the distance]

[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit...

Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Marville - Victor Baltard - [Central market, Paris, France] / Ch. Marville.

Charles Marville - Victor Baltard - [Central market, Paris, France] / ...

Photograph showing pavilions of Les Halles, the central market of Paris, including outdoor vendors and new construction in the foreground. Inscribed in pencil: Halles Centrales, Paris, Baltard, Arch. Blind sta... More

Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1867 Galeries des Beaux-Arts. Section Italienne.

Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1867 Galeries des Beaux-Arts. Section...

Stereograph shows sculpture and paintings on display at the 1867 world's fair in Paris. Part of caption also in English.

Ascension captive. 42, avenue de Suffren tous les jours de 1 à 5 h. Exposition de l'aérostat et des machines ... / / Cosson Smeeton.

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

Art-students and copyists in the Louvre gallery, Paris / drawn by Winslow Homer.

Art-students and copyists in the Louvre gallery, Paris / drawn by Wins...

Painters at work in a long, skylit gallery of the Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, no. 576 (1868 January 11), p. 25.

The Palace of the Tuileries / Bingham photo ; Dorherty, sc.

The Palace of the Tuileries / Bingham photo ; Dorherty, sc.

Copyright by B.B. Russell. Public domain photograph - historical image of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Champ-de-Mars. Première ascension aérostatique du ballon le Pole Nord executee le dimanche 27 juin, a cinq heures, au profit de l'expedition de M. Gustave Lambert ...

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

Champ de Mars, dimanche 17 juin, a 5 heures préciss. Ascension aérostatique du ballon le Pole Nord au bénéfice de l'expédition de M. Gustave Lambert

Champ de Mars, dimanche 17 juin, a 5 heures préciss. Ascension aérosta...

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

Emblêmes patriotiques / J. Bocquin, lith.

Emblêmes patriotiques / J. Bocquin, lith.

Print intended to arouse citizen resistance during the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Shows a female figure (Liberty?) carrying a sword standing between two shields. One shield has the motto "Nʹoublie pas 1870, tra... More

Salle de concert du cercie artistique ... Exposition du gigantesque ballon Cita di Firenze de Eugène Godard, aéronaute de l'Empereur ... Place St. Michel dimanche 30 janvier 1870 ... grande fete populaire, 998me ascension aérostatique de Eugene Godard ... / / P. Blanchard ; Cosson Smeeton.

Salle de concert du cercie artistique ... Exposition du gigantesque ba...

Broadside announcing a balloon exhibition and ascension by Eugène Godard in his balloon "Cita di Firenze" from the Place St. Michel, Paris. Includes picture of a mirage observed by Godard and Camille Flammarion... More

Charles Marville - Victor Baltard - [Central market, Paris, France. Interior] / Ch. Marville.

Charles Marville - Victor Baltard - [Central market, Paris, France. In...

Photograph showing interior of Les Halles, the central market of Paris, including ethereal traces of people in motion and other activities. Inscribed in pencil: Intérieur des Halles Centrales, Baltard, Arch. B... More

Siège de Paris. Au Bastion / Draner, del. et lith.

Siège de Paris. Au Bastion / Draner, del. et lith.

Print shows military life at French fort, "Bastion" no. 95," during the Siege of Paris, 1870. A balloon flies over the fort in the distance. Tissandier collection.

Le blocus de Paris complainte nationale et patriotique.

Le blocus de Paris complainte nationale et patriotique.

Broadside shows a manned balloon labelled "Au Governement de la defense nationale, projet en l'air infaillible pour bloquement de Paris" with a magnet near the enemy's cannon. The illustrator humorously predict... More

Bombardment von Paris / L.R. wood engraving, Library of Congress

Bombardment von Paris / L.R. wood engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows an artillery battery with several guns firing on Paris, as well as being fired upon and sustaining casualties. In album: Grosses Kriegs- und Schlachten-Album für Deutschlands Jugend. Stuttgart : Ve... More

A Voltaire: vêtements tout fait, vêtements sur mesure / / J. Chéret.

A Voltaire: vêtements tout fait, vêtements sur mesure / / J. Chéret.

Advertising poster for a clothing shop showing a man wearing a suit inset into a view of Place du Château d'Eau, location of the shop.

Diplôme avec médaille dʹor grand module

Diplôme avec médaille dʹor grand module

Caption continues: Constatant grand et réel progrès ... Délivré à Annibal Ardisson ... le 8 Décembre 1877, à lʹExposition générale de lʹIndustrie Parisienne au Palais de lʹIndustrie. Bella C. Landauer collectio... More

Le ballon captif de la cour des Tuileries, construit par M. Giffard, ingénieur à Paris / Lef, sc.

Le ballon captif de la cour des Tuileries, construit par M. Giffard, i...

Broadside announcing one of Henri Giffard's balloon ascensions in 1878 and 1879 from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris. Includes picture of the captive balloon floating over the courtyard. Tissandier collection.

Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries / Yves & Barret, sc.

Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries / Yves & Barret,...

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

Blanchard-Deguitard, caoutchouc dilaté, spécialité de plumets ... spécialité de préservatifs et surprises, nouveaux bois a gorges, gazomètres pour gonfler les ballons

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 grand ballon captif des Tuileries / Yves & Barret, sc.

Le grand ballon captif des Tuileries / Yves & Barret, sc.

Broadside announcing Henri Giffard's captive balloon ascension in the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris. Includes picture of passengers in the basket of the giant balloon. Tissandier collection.

Une alerte, place du Carrousel / Lefman, sc. ; PS.

Une alerte, place du Carrousel / Lefman, sc. ; PS.

French cartoon shows Prince Don Carlos in a heavily armed balloon that has blown off course appears about to crash into a captive balloon (possibly Henri Giffard's) at the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France. Ill... More

Le grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries (1879), M. Henry Giffard, ingénieur-constructeur / Yves & Barret, sc.

Le grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries (1879), M. He...

Broadside announcing the ascension of Henri Giffard's captive balloon in the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris. Includes picture of the giant balloon with passengers in the basket.

Le captif, grand ballon à vapeur, de la Place du Carrousel

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

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. Tissandier collection.

Paris - Le Luxembourg / A. Giroudon.

Paris - Le Luxembourg / A. Giroudon.

Photograph shows the people walking through Luxembourg Garden with the Palace of Luxembourg in the background. No. 1057. X.Phot. Blind stamped on photograph: A. Giroudon, Rue des Beaux Arts, Paris

[Standing nude with towel]. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

[Standing nude with towel]. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Title from Beall. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: épr de'essai. Inscribed in pencil on bottom center: Vernis mon. Breeskin, 9 American prints in the Library of C... More

The corner of the sofa, no. 3. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

The corner of the sofa, no. 3. 19th century Japan. Public domain image...

Print shows a woman, three-quarter length, seated on the edge of a sofa. Title from mount. Stamped on verso: Atelier Ed. Degas. Ex-coll.: Edgar Degas (Lugt 658), H.G. Wittemore (Lugt 1342). Breeskin, 16 America... More

Palais du Trocadéro Salle des fêtes - coupe transversale / / Bordet et Hibon sc.

Palais du Trocadéro Salle des fêtes - coupe transversale / / Bordet et...

Transverse section of the festival hall at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878. Echelle de 0.m 004 mil pr. mètre. Illus. in: Monographie des palais et constructions diverses de l'Exposition universelle de 18... More

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