![This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lunardi's ascension, price three shillings](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvdGhpcy10aWNrZXQtd2lsbC1hZG1pdC1vbmUtcGVyc29uLWludG8tdGhlLW9uLXRoZS1kYXktb2YtbXItbHVuYXJkaXMtYXNjZW5zaW9uLTYzZDA5Zi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/60/webp "This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lunardi's ascension, price three shillings")
This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lun...
Admission ticket to one of Vincent Lunardi early balloon ascensions, probably from London, England. Includes a picture of a balloon. Tissandier collection.
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
![[Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvcHJvcG9zZWQtZGVzaWduLWZvci1iYWxsb29uLXV0aWxpemluZy1zYWlscy1mb3ItcHJvcHVsc2lvbi1wYXJpcy0xNzgzLTEzOWVkMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783]")
[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
![Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1hZXJvc3RhdGlxdWUtZmFpdGUtdmVyc2FpbGxlcy1sZS0xOS1zZXB0LTE3ODMtODBlZDRmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783")
Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783
Vue d'optique shows the balloon launched by the Montgolfier brothers ascending from the Palace of Versailles, France, before the royal family, September 19, 1783. A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the only pa... More
![[Woman stands in the basket of a balloon holding flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvd29tYW4tc3RhbmRzLWluLXRoZS1iYXNrZXQtb2YtYS1iYWxsb29uLWhvbGRpbmctZmxhZ3MtOGJlMTYyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/56/webp "[Woman stands in the basket of a balloon holding flags]")
[Woman stands in the basket of a balloon holding flags]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ou présente à signer un procès verbal aux curés celui qui ligne a des ...
Drawing shows Professor J.A.C. Charles reascending in balloon from the Nesle plain, France, on December 1, 1783, where he had landed shortly before, accompanied by Marie Noel Robert in a two hour journey from P... More
Depart de MM. Charles & Robert, du Jardin des Tuilleries dans leur mac...
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. "Sic itur ad astra" wr... More
Globe aërostatique. Dédié à Monsieur Charles. Cette machine est repres...
Jacques Alexandre César Charles departs Nesle, France after the landing of the first hydrogen balloon flight from Paris on December 1, 1783. Marie-Nöel Robert (on the ground at left), who accompanied Charles o... More
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. Tissandier collection.
The English balloon and appendages in which Mr. Lunardi ascended into ...
Print shows the ascent of Vincent Lunardi from the Moorfields Artillery Grounds, London, September 15, 1784; Lunardi's first ascent and the first balloon ascent in England. He experimented with oars for navigat... More
Portrait d'après nature de quatre phisiciens celebres volants sans bal...
French cartoon shows Abbé Miollan as a cat and Janinet with bag of money(?) over his shoulder beating a hasty retreat after the failure of their balloon ascension attempt on July 11, 1784 enraged the crowd of s... More
Expérience du globe aërostatique du MM. les freres Robert au Jardin de...
Print shows Anne-Jean and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, September 19, 1784, accompanied by Colin Hulin. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staf... More
Figure exacte et proportions, du globe aërostatique, qui, le premier, ...
Print shows elaborately decorated balloon used by Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes in ascent from Paris, October 19, 1783, reaching an altitude of 330 feet for nine minutes. (Source: A... More
![[Marquis de Brantco (Vanclure), who was involved in a balloon ascension on April 4, 1784, profile portrait] / en aou[...] 1790, [...]ss. p. Fouquet ; gr. p. Chrétien, inv. du physionotrace, Cloitre St. Honoré à Paris.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMjQvbWFycXVpcy1kZS1icmFudGNvLXZhbmNsdXJlLXdoby13YXMtaW52b2x2ZWQtaW4tYS1iYWxsb29uLWFzY2Vuc2lvbi1vbi1hcHJpbC00NzQwOTAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/56/webp "[Marquis de Brantco (Vanclure), who was involved in a balloon ascension on April 4, 1784, profile portrait] / en aou[...] 1790, [...]ss. p. Fouquet ; gr. p. Chrétien, inv. du physionotrace, Cloitre St. Honoré à Paris.")
[Marquis de Brantco (Vanclure), who was involved in a balloon ascensio...
"Son tableau est fidel et vrai comme lui" printed below portrait. 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
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
![[Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by propellers with an inflation device in the foreground] / G. Meloni disegnò e inv.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvc3BlY3RhdG9ycy1pbi1hbi1hcmVuYS12aWV3aW5nLXRoZS1hc2NlbnNpb24tb2YtYS1iYWxsb29uLWRyaXZlbi1ieS1wcm9wZWxsZXJzLTdhZThkNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by propellers with an inflation device in the foreground] / G. Meloni disegnò e inv.")
[Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by p...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
L'Hirondelle. V. Triquet, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the balloon "L'Hirondelle V. Triquet" flying with two men on board. Tissandier collection.
Société d'expériences aérostatiques Direction 24 rue Maubeuge, Paris.
Advertisement showing a balloon with several persons standing in the basket, one climbing the ropes just above the basket. Tricolor banners hanging from the balloon announce the "Société d'expériences aerostati... More
L'Union, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the balloon "L'Union" flying with four men on board. Tissandier collection.
![[Le premier parachute de Jacques Garnerin, essayé par lui-même au parc de Mousseaux, le 22 octobre 1797]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvbGUtcHJlbWllci1wYXJhY2h1dGUtZGUtamFjcXVlcy1nYXJuZXJpbi1lc3NheWUtcGFyLWx1aS1tZW1lLWF1LXBhcmMtZGUtbW91c3NlYXV4LWFmNDRiYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/42/webp "[Le premier parachute de Jacques Garnerin, essayé par lui-même au parc de Mousseaux, le 22 octobre 1797]")
[Le premier parachute de Jacques Garnerin, essayé par lui-même au parc...
Three technical illustrations show "Calotte du parachute" (crown of deployed parachute); "Parachute ployé, à l'instant du départe" (release from ascending balloon); and "Parachute déployé, à l'instant de la sép... More
![[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvYmFsbG9vbi13aXRoLW9wZW4tZnJhbWUtd29vZC1vci1tZXRhbC1iYXNrZXQtYW5kLWF0dGFjaGVkLXByb3BlbGxlcnMtMTBhYTk1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/67/webp "[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]")
[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fête de pantin, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows a balloon with mechanism attached to the bottom of the basket, possibly an elaborate fireworks display. Tissandier collection.
![[Design drawing for system to raise and lower a captive balloon, controlled by four ropes forming a pyramidal shape and operated by winches on the ground below] / M.G.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLXN5c3RlbS10by1yYWlzZS1hbmQtbG93ZXItYS1jYXB0aXZlLWJhbGxvb24tY29udHJvbGxlZC1ieS0zYmFlMDYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "[Design drawing for system to raise and lower a captive balloon, controlled by four ropes forming a pyramidal shape and operated by winches on the ground below] / M.G.")
[Design drawing for system to raise and lower a captive balloon, contr...
(Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Design drawing for a navigational system for an airship employing six balloons and parachutes, a deck, superstructure, and basket below]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDUvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLWEtbmF2aWdhdGlvbmFsLXN5c3RlbS1mb3ItYW4tYWlyc2hpcC1lbXBsb3lpbmctc2l4LWJhbGxvb25zLTFlNzBkOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Design drawing for a navigational system for an airship employing six balloons and parachutes, a deck, superstructure, and basket below]")
[Design drawing for a navigational system for an airship employing six...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Elevazione aereobatica eseguita da Francezco Orlandi in Bologna nei pu...
Print shows the balloon of Francesco Orlandi ascending over the public gardens of Bologna, Italy, November 6, 1828. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection.
Concours sur le meilleur moyen d'élever un ballon sans perte de gaz de...
Design drawing shows proposal by Louis Panafieu in which the operator in an open car attached to the balloon achieves lift without loss of gas in ballast by manipulating cords on underside of the balloon. Inclu... More
The new London bridge, as it appeared on Monday, August 1st, 1831, at ...
Print shows balloon possibly piloted by British balloonist Charles Green ascending over New London Bridge on the occasion of its opening, August 31, 1831, witnessed by William IV, King of Great Britain. (Source... More
Seconde et dernière ascension du ballon Monstre, construit et dirigé p...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green, in his balloon "Monstre," January 9th, 1837, at the Caserne, rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, Paris. Tissandier collection.
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Grand day and evening fete, next Tuesday, Aug...
Broadside announcing Charles Green's ascension in the balloon "Nassau" from Vauxhall Gardens, London. Includes a picture of passengers in a balloon basket. At head of title: Under the direct patronage of Her Ma... More
Night ascent. Royal Standard Tavern, pleasure grounds & tea gardens .....
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension at night by Richard Gypson from the Royal Standard Tavern, England, on June 3, 1839. In addition, "Mr. Blanchard, a descendant of the celebrated Mons. Blanchar... More
By permission and under the patronage of the worshipful the mayor ... ...
Broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Richard Gypson from the Gas Works, Daventry, England, 1840. Includes a picture of a balloon in flight. Tissandier collection.
Le pilote, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows two men standing in basket of balloon, "Le Pilote". Tissandier collection.
![[Portraits of three balloonists Ippolito Caffi, Francesco Arban, and G. Seiffard, with a small view of them in an ascending balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvcG9ydHJhaXRzLW9mLXRocmVlLWJhbGxvb25pc3RzLWlwcG9saXRvLWNhZmZpLWZyYW5jZXNjby1hcmJhbi1hbmQtZy1zZWlmZmFyZC02MjViNjQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Portraits of three balloonists Ippolito Caffi, Francesco Arban, and G. Seiffard, with a small view of them in an ascending balloon]")
[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
![Rotundo [i.e. Rotunda] Gardens. Mr. Hampton's grand 77th ascent with his new royal Irish national balloon, Erin-Go-Bragh the first ascent this season, will take place on Easter Monday, 24th April, 1848.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvcm90dW5kby1pZS1yb3R1bmRhLWdhcmRlbnMtbXItaGFtcHRvbnMtZ3JhbmQtNzd0aC1hc2NlbnQtd2l0aC1oaXMtbmV3LXJveWFsLTI0M2Y2Yy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/105/webp "Rotundo [i.e. Rotunda] Gardens. Mr. Hampton's grand 77th ascent with his new royal Irish national balloon, Erin-Go-Bragh the first ascent this season, will take place on Easter Monday, 24th April, 1848.")
Rotundo [i.e. Rotunda] Gardens. Mr. Hampton's grand 77th ascent with h...
Broadside announcing an ascension and parachute jump from the Rotunda Gardens, Dublin, Ireland, by balloonist John Hampton. Includes a picture of his balloon "Erin-Go-Bragh." Tissandier collection.
Ils montaient, ils montaient toujours, Political Cartoon
French political cartoon shows a greedy Louis Napoleon trying to climb higher by hanging onto the ropes of a balloon, topped with a crown. The basket breaks free spilling bags of money, and a woman and a child ... More
Éxperience du globe ae̋rostatique du MM. Charles et Robert, au Jardin ...
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. (S... More
L'arriveé, Tissandier Collection, France
Drawing shows the descent of a balloon with a parachutist below and balloonist in basket controlling descent. Tissandier collection.
Parachute renversè de Henin - Public domain book illustration
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. Tissandier collection.
Par autorisation de M. Le Maire de la ville de Rouen. Le Sieur Bollé, ...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension at the Place de la Cathd́rale, Rouen, France. Tissandier collection.
La Sirène, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the balloon "La Sirène" flying with one man on board. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection.
![Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de diamètre le 10 [i.e. 19] janvier 1784, à midi 48 min[u]tes](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1hZXJvc3RhdGlxdWUtZmFpdGUtYS1seW9uLWR1bi1iYWxsb24tZGUtY2VudC1waWVkcy1kZS1kaWFtZXRyZS1sZS0yZWU1M2MtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de diamètre le 10 [i.e. 19] janvier 1784, à midi 48 min[u]tes")
Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de dia...
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
The great pictorial romance of the age, or, steam ship commodores & Un...
American political cartoon about the awarding of United States mail contracts. Print shows steamships (two shaped like rocking horses) and a balloon labeled "California mail balloon via Nicaragua," with discuss... 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". Illus. from: Actualités, no. 248. Tissandier collection.
![[Model of a statue dedicated to French balloonists, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, featuring a double profile portrait from a gold medal designed by Houdon and an inflated balloon] / H. Thiriat, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvbW9kZWwtb2YtYS1zdGF0dWUtZGVkaWNhdGVkLXRvLWZyZW5jaC1iYWxsb29uaXN0cy1qb3NlcGgtYW5kLWV0aWVubmUtbW9udGdvbGZpZXItOWFjYWY3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "[Model of a statue dedicated to French balloonists, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, featuring a double profile portrait from a gold medal designed by Houdon and an inflated balloon] / H. Thiriat, sc.")
[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
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall ... this day, Monday, May 5th, a balloon ascen...
Text-only broadside announcing ascensions by Charles Green in his balloon "Royal Nassau" and Hugh Bell, in his "patent locomotive balloon" from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, May 1851. Text also... More
![Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans annèxes à la demande d'un brevet pour une durée de 15 ans / / apprové à [...] Sourbieu & Pre. Pradel, 1852 septembre 9. Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvYXBwYXJlaWwtcHJvcHJlLWEtbGEtZGlyZWN0aW9uLWRlcy1hZXJvc3RhdHMtcGxhbnMtYW5uZXhlcy1hLWxhLWRlbWFuZGUtZHVuLTI3NWVkOC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans annèxes à la demande d'un brevet pour une durée de 15 ans / / apprové à [...] Sourbieu & Pre. Pradel, 1852 septembre 9. Public domain image")
Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans an...
Patent drawing submitted by Sourbieu & Pradel shows two views of an apparatus for steering or controlling the direction of balloons by hand-cranking a series of four rotating sails. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC s... More
Patent drawing - Aèrostat système Vaussin Chardanne (brevetè). Moyens ...
Patent design drawing for a safe system to regulate the altitude of a balloon while preserving gas and ballast. Includes 9 detail views, cross section, elevation, and identification key. Tissandier collection.
![Patent drawing - Aèrostat système Vaussin Chardanne (brevetè). moyens simples et peu couteuse pour faire descendre et remonter à volanté un ballon dans lʹair sans perté le gaz et le leste / / Villeneuve St. Georges (Seine et Oise), le dix octobre mil [...] cinquante trois, Vaussin-Chardanne. Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvYWVyb3N0YXQtc3lzdGVtZS12YXVzc2luLWNoYXJkYW5uZS1icmV2ZXRlLW1veWVucy1zaW1wbGVzLWV0LXBldS1jb3V0ZXVzZS1wb3VyLTkwNzZlZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "Patent drawing - Aèrostat système Vaussin Chardanne (brevetè). moyens simples et peu couteuse pour faire descendre et remonter à volanté un ballon dans lʹair sans perté le gaz et le leste / / Villeneuve St. Georges (Seine et Oise), le dix octobre mil [...] cinquante trois, Vaussin-Chardanne. Public domain image")
Patent drawing - Aèrostat système Vaussin Chardanne (brevetè). moyens ...
Patent design drawing for a system to regulate the altitude of a balloon while preserving gas and ballast. Features a cross section, scaled detail drawings of component parts and an identification key. Tissand... More
Patent drawing - Navire aérien dirigeable. Systême J.B. Métivier, forc...
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
Ballon de cuivre. Ateliers de construction, impasse du Maine, no. 10, ...
Admission ticket to an exhibition of a copper balloon in Paris in the late 1850s. Text continues: "Cette machine aérostatique, de forme sphérique, de 10 mètres de diamètre, complètement en cuivre, offre l'impo... 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
![[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachute: apparatus for inflating a balloon with hydrogen, a balloon in flight, parachute attached to ascending balloon, and parachute deployed in descent] / Fauchery, del. et sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvdGVjaG5pY2FsLWlsbHVzdHJhdGlvbi1zaG93cy1mb3VyLXN0YWdlcy1vZi1hbmRyZS1nYXJuZXJpbnMtcGFyYWNodXRlLWFwcGFyYXR1cy02NTYxYWUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachute: apparatus for inflating a balloon with hydrogen, a balloon in flight, parachute attached to ascending balloon, and parachute deployed in descent] / Fauchery, del. et sc.")
[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachut...
"Pl. I" from unidentified publication. Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Balloon "Columba" flying with two passengers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvYmFsbG9vbi1jb2x1bWJhLWZseWluZy13aXRoLXR3by1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWIwNjIwYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[Balloon \"Columba\" flying with two passengers]")
[Balloon "Columba" flying with two passengers]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
L'Espérance en traversant l'espace vous portera mes plus douces pensée...
Collecting card shows balloon "L'Espérance" flying over a landscape with two birds carrying a flower and a letter as passengers. Tissandier collection.
Le ballon "Le Géant" aux environs de Nimbourg (accident du 19 octobre)...
Periodical illustration shows Felix Nadar's balloon, "Le Geant" over a rural area in its second and final flight in 1863. High winds force the balloon to the ground, dragging the basket dangerously close to an ... More
Voyage a la lune - Drawing. Public domain image.
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
Pigeons loncés hors la nacelle / A. Tissandier.
Drawing shows two pigeons thrown from balloon during James Glaisher's test flight reaching 37,000 feet over Wolverhampton, England, Sept. 5, 1862. One pigeon is flying and the other is dead and falling. Publish... More
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.
Le ballon captif! / Wogel. - Public domain image related to music prfo...
Drawing shows a captive balloon designed by Henri Giffard and exhibited in 1867, displayed in a city plaza, with two men conversing in foreground and a uniformed guard. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More
![[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit building, and balloon flying in the distance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvdmlldy1vZi10aGUtcGFyaXMtZXhwb3NpdGlvbi1vZi0xODY3LXNob3dpbmctd2F0ZXJmcm9udC1tYWluLWV4aGliaXQtYnVpbGRpbmctZTVmNGVmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[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
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
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
![[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including top, bottom, and side views] / J. Chavoutier, architecte, r. Louis LeGrand 37, Paris.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvc2NhbGVkLWRlc2lnbi1kcmF3aW5nLWZvci10aGUtdmFsdmUtYXNzZW1ibHktb2YtYS1iYWxsb29uLWluY2x1ZGluZy10b3AtYm90dG9tLTUwYmUzYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including top, bottom, and side views] / J. Chavoutier, architecte, r. Louis LeGrand 37, Paris.")
[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of decorative drawing, decor elements, art design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Details dʹune soupape pour un ballon de 5 a 8,000 m. cubes / Charles C...
Scaled design drawing of balloon valve shows 9 captioned views of components and complete assembly. Includes identification key. Tissandier collection.
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 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
Descente du ballon le Pôle Nord à Auneau (Eure et Loir) le 27 juin 186...
Diagram shows (1) "Trajectoire de l'aérostat (elévation)" and (2) "Courbe de trainage (plan)" to document the barometric measurements for altitude and distance covered, made by Gaston Tissandier in the balloon ... More
![[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while suspended from a balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvYWVyaWFsaXN0LXdlYXJpbmctd2luZ3Mtc3RyYXBwZWQtdG8taGlzLXNob3VsZGVycy1hbmQtZmVldC13aGlsZS1zdXNwZW5kZWQtNjFjNzZjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while suspended from a balloon]")
[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while susp...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Conciliabule a cote du ballon, le "George Sand," entre bis trois aeron...
Drawing shows French balloonists J. de Revilliod and Albert and Gaston Tissandier standing at the right of the basket of the balloon "George Sand," which is tethered at Le Mans, France, during the Siege of Pari... More
L'opinion / lith Van Geleyn. - Lithograph, public domain, Library of C...
Humorous print shows a theatrical performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon, labeled "L'opinion," as a man leaps from the basket and a woman clings to a rope below the basket. Band members and another... More
Voyages aèriens de M.M. Albert et Gaston Tissandier. Tentative de reto...
Drawing shows the balloon "Jean Bart," flown by Albert and Gaston Tissandier descending over the Seine with tow ropes hanging into the river where landing was attempted during the Siege of Paris. "D'après natur... More
Paillettes de glace eclairées par les rayons du soleil observées en ba...
Print shows the balloon "Zenith" piloted by Gaston and Albert Tissandier on an expedition to observe upper air meteorological conditions ascending into the clouds amid rays of sunlight. "Fig. 3." Illus. from an... More
Le Neptune. J. Duruof / Lith. Riboulet.
Print shows the balloon "Le Neptune, J. Duruof" flying with passengers, in reference to Jules Duruof's ascent over Prussian enemy lines on September 23, 1870 during the Siege of Paris. Tissandier collection.
![[Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and apparatus for securing multi-passenger platforms on captive balloons; arrangement of ropes for netting; and an elaborate hydrogen manufacturing and pumping station for inflating balloons] / A. Tissandier.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvZml2ZS10ZWNobmljYWwtaWxsdXN0cmF0aW9ucy1zaG93LW5ldHdvcmstb2Ytcm9wZXMtYW5kLWFwcGFyYXR1cy1mb3Itc2VjdXJpbmctYjVmOWVmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and apparatus for securing multi-passenger platforms on captive balloons; arrangement of ropes for netting; and an elaborate hydrogen manufacturing and pumping station for inflating balloons] / A. Tissandier.")
[Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and apparatus for ...
Scale "Échelle de 0m.015 pour 1 mètre" on two prints. "Giffard" inscribed bottom left. Tissandier collection.
![[Man posting an advertisement for "La publicité en France par Emile Mermet" on a city wall between a poster of two people captioned "les femmes" and a poster of a "Montgolfier" hot-air balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvbWFuLXBvc3RpbmctYW4tYWR2ZXJ0aXNlbWVudC1mb3ItbGEtcHVibGljaXRlLWVuLWZyYW5jZS1wYXItZW1pbGUtbWVybWV0LW9uLWI3MmJjNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/33/webp "[Man posting an advertisement for \"La publicité en France par Emile Mermet\" on a city wall between a poster of two people captioned \"les femmes\" and a poster of a \"Montgolfier\" hot-air balloon]")
[Man posting an advertisement for "La publicité en France par Emile Me...
Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of beverage advertisement, food, drinks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Direction des ballons (système Ardisson), Bordeaux, le 26 janvier 1871
Design drawings for a system proposed by Annibal Ardisson to navigate a balloon from a platform located below the bag. The aeronaut manipulates blades in a moveable drum to interact with the wind and affect the... More
The great transatlantic balloon voyage. The banner at the corner of Br...
Print shows a banner posted above a busy intersection advertising an Atlantic crossing by the balloon, "The Daily Graphic," which was sponsored by the New York Illustrated Graphic. The crossing attempt on Octo... More
![[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during a long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvdGhlLWJhbGxvb24temVuaXRoLWF0LXN1bnJpc2Utb3Itc3Vuc2V0LXdpdGgtZml2ZS1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWR1cmluZy1hLWxvbmctOGVmMzY1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during a long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875]")
[The balloon Zénith at sunrise or sunset, with five passengers during ...
Possibly drawn by Albert Tissandier. Title and date devised by Library staff, based on illustrations in Histoire de mes ascensions ... / par Gaston Tissandier. Paris : M. Dreyfous, 1878. Tissandier collection.
Le lest / Ch. Gilbert Martin. - Drawing. Public domain image.
French cartoon shows Marianne (symbol of France) in a balloon labeled "R.F." in the colors of the French flag, jettisoning men from a bag as if they were ballast. Illus. from: Le Don Quichotte, 2ne année, no. ... More
La ville de Calais / J. Duruof, Pau, 4 février 1875 ; lith. Veronese, ...
Print shows the French balloon "La Ville de Calais" with several passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and two or three others, standing in the basket. Scale: Echelle de 25 mill. pour 1 mêtre 1/40. Prin... More
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
![[Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878; high above rooftops]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvY2FwdGl2ZS1iYWxsb29uLW9mLWhlbnJpLWdpZmZhcmQtb3Zlci1wYXJpcy0xODc4LWhpZ2gtYWJvdmUtcm9vZnRvcHMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/38/webp "[Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878; high above rooftops]")
[Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878; high above rooftop...
This record contains unverified data from old caption card, with subsequent revisions. Tissandier Collection. Caption card tracings: France Paris Misc. 1878; Balloons 1878; BI; Geogr.; Shelf. Giffard, Henri, 18... More
![[Tribute to French ballonist Henri Giffard in the form of a handwritten French text shaped as a balloon, inside a printed floral border] / C.T. ; Clarey & Gibert, Tours.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvdHJpYnV0ZS10by1mcmVuY2gtYmFsbG9uaXN0LWhlbnJpLWdpZmZhcmQtaW4tdGhlLWZvcm0tb2YtYS1oYW5kd3JpdHRlbi1mcmVuY2gtZjU5NmM5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/60/webp "[Tribute to French ballonist Henri Giffard in the form of a handwritten French text shaped as a balloon, inside a printed floral border] / C.T. ; Clarey & Gibert, Tours.")
[Tribute to French ballonist Henri Giffard in the form of a handwritte...
Tribute written by Mr. Wrabelly of Hungary, town of Pressbourg (Bratislava), on the occasion of seeing the giant Giffard balloon exhibited in the Tuileries gardens during his visit to the World Exposition held ... More
![[Henry Gifford's huge captive balloon being prepared for ascent from Tuillerie Gardens, Paris]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvaGVucnktZ2lmZm9yZHMtaHVnZS1jYXB0aXZlLWJhbGxvb24tYmVpbmctcHJlcGFyZWQtZm9yLWFzY2VudC1mcm9tLXR1aWxsZXJpZS02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Henry Gifford's huge captive balloon being prepared for ascent from Tuillerie Gardens, Paris]")
[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]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvaGVucnktZ2lmZm9yZHMtYmFsbG9vbi1iZWZvcmUtYXNjZW5zaW9uLXR1aWxsZXJpZXMtcGFyaXMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Henry Gifford's balloon before ascension. Tuilleries, Paris]")
[Henry Gifford's balloon before ascension. Tuilleries, Paris]
This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. Photo by Dagran.
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,...
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
![Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Crowd at outdoor cafe "Buffet de Ballon Captif" in Tuillerie Gardens]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1oZW5yeS1naWZmYXJkLTE4NzgtY3Jvd2QtYXQtb3V0ZG9vci1jYWZlLWJ1ZmZldC1kZS1iYWxsb24tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Crowd at outdoor cafe \"Buffet de Ballon Captif\" in Tuillerie Gardens]")
Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Crowd at outdoor cafe "B...
This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. Sepia photoprint by Dagron.
![[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Gifford, 1878 - Low aerial view of Seine bridges from balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1oZW5yeS1naWZmb3JkLTE4NzgtbG93LWFlcmlhbC12aWV3LW9mLXNlaW5lLWJyaWRnZXMtZnJvbS02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Gifford, 1878 - Low aerial view of Seine bridges from balloon]")
[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Gifford, 1878 - Low aerial view of Sein...
This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. "Part 2." Sepia photoprint by Dagron.
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.
![[Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878; low above Saint Roch church]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvY2FwdGl2ZS1iYWxsb29uLW9mLWhlbnJpLWdpZmZhcmQtb3Zlci1wYXJpcy0xODc4LWxvdy1hYm92ZS1zYWludC1yb2NoLWNodXJjaC02NDAuanBn/40/60/webp "[Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878; low above Saint Roch church]")
[Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878; low above Saint Ro...
This record contains unverified data from old caption card, with subsequent revisions. Tissandier Collection. Caption card tracings: Churches France Paris 1878; France Paris Misc. 1878; Balloons 1878; BI; Geogr... More
Grand ballon captif à vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878
View showing passengers. This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection.
![[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Genry Giffard, 1878 - Balloon cables under ornate canopy]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1nZW5yeS1naWZmYXJkLTE4NzgtYmFsbG9vbi1jYWJsZXMtdW5kZXItb3JuYXRlLWNhbm9weS02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Genry Giffard, 1878 - Balloon cables under ornate canopy]")
[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Genry Giffard, 1878 - Balloon cables under or...
This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. Sepia photoprint by Dagron.
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
![[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Birds-eye view of Balloon before ascent from Tuillerie Gardens, Paris; large crowd and reviewing stands]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1oZW5yeS1naWZmYXJkLTE4NzgtYmlyZHMtZXllLXZpZXctb2YtYmFsbG9vbi1iZWZvcmUtYXNjZW50LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Birds-eye view of Balloon before ascent from Tuillerie Gardens, Paris; large crowd and reviewing stands]")
[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.