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Ansicht des areostatischen Ballons qe. wurde vor Ss gemacht. Frau und ...

Print shows Vincente Lunardi ascending from the Royal Palace, Madrid, January 8, 1793 with royal coat-of-arms hanging from the gondola; Lunardi's second balloon ascension in Spain. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC st... Mehr

Experience de la machine areostatique

Vue d'optique shows the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, "The Globe," ascending from Champ de Mars, Paris, France, August 27, 1783. Caption (French): Experience de la machine aréostatique de Mrs. de Montgolfier d... Mehr

Federvögel scharen sich zusammen / K., fecit, 1785.

Schottischer Cartoon zeigt eine Gruppe von Männern, die sich unterhalten, während Luftballons über ihnen segeln. Möglicherweise der schottische Ballonfahrer James Tytler und der italienische Ballonfahrer Vincent Lunardi.

Mit dieser Eintrittskarte kann eine Person am Tag der Himmelfahrt von ...

Admission ticket to one of Vincent Lunardi early balloon ascensions, probably from London, England. Includes a picture of a balloon. Tissandier collection.

Machine aérostatique de 70 pieds de hauteur sur 46 de diametre, qui s'...

Die Abbildung zeigt den kunstvollen Ballon, mit dem Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier und Girond de Villete am 19. Oktober 1783 in Paris neun Minuten lang eine Höhe von 330 Fuß erreichten. (Quelle: A.G. Renstrom,... Mehr

Luftballons / A. Glocke, geformt.

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... Mehr

Mr. Blanchard, lʹaréonaute / desine dʹapres nature par Mr. Bolomey ; e...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Includes image of Blanchard's balloon demonstrating his experiments with balloon navigation. Tissandier collection.

[Vier Szenen von Männern und Frauen, die um (?) während der Fahrt in B...

Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of electric motor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Entwurf für einen Ballon mit Segeln als Antrieb, Paris, 1783]

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... Mehr

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. (... Mehr

[Aufgeblasener Ballon mit Füllvorrichtung, die an Gasfässern befestigt...

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... Mehr

Seconds voyageurs aëriens, ou expérience de MM. Charles et Robert fait...

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; inset map shows locati... Mehr

[Frau steht im Korb eines Ballons mit Fahnen]

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

Seconds voyageurs aëriens, ou expérience de MM. Charles et Robert fait...

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; inset map shows locati... Mehr

Oder präsentieren Sie den Pfarrer, der eine Brille hat, einen Bericht ...

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... Mehr

Premier voyage aërien en présence de Mr. le Dauphin / dessine par le C...

Der Druck zeigt einen Ballon im Montgolfier-Stil, der über Paris fliegt. Remarque zeigt einen Ballon, der von Wolken umgeben ist.

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... Mehr

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... Mehr

La plaisanterie confondüe ou les intrépides voyageurs

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; spectators in foregrou... Mehr

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.

L'ignorance prouvée. Ou les evénements de la journée du 11 juillet 178...

French cartoon ridicules the attempt of Abbé Miollan and Janinet to ascend in a hot air balloon by showing the balloon on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens... Mehr

Der englische Ballon und seine Anhänge, in denen Mr. Lunardi vom Artil...

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... Mehr

Eine Darstellung von Mr. Lunardis Ballon, wie er im Pantheon ausgestel...

Der Druck zeigt den Ballon, den Vincenzo Lunardi bei seiner Erstbesteigung in England am 15. September 1784 benutzte. Landauer-Sammlung von Druckgraphik und Zeichnungen aus der Luftfahrt. Dieser Datensatz enthä... Mehr

Madame Blubbers letzte Schicht oder das aerostatische Dilemma

This caricature pictures the hustings at Covent Garden, with a distant view of Richmond Hill. Madame Blubber has patriotically contrived to convert herself into an air-balloon, for the collection and conveyance... Mehr

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... Mehr

Rival balloons, Tissandier Collection, France, Political Cartoon

British cartoon shows how on a windy day a woman's hat is blown off and takes flight like the balloon shown floating in the distance. Tissandier collection.

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... Mehr

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... Mehr

[Titelblatt und Titelbild von Jean-Pierre Blanchards Tagebuch meiner f...

Illus. in: Journal of my forty-fifth ascension : being the first performed in America, on the ninth of January, 1793. Philadelphia : Printed by Charles Cist ..., 1793. Title page and frontispiece. Published in... Mehr

Het jaar 1804!!!, Tissandier Collection, France

Dutch cartoon forecasts aeronautic events for the year 1804 by showing people in hysterics, possibly over an imminent balloon ascension by "Wille van de Heeren Hopman & Loude." From the ceiling hangs a balloon ... Mehr

Het jaar 1804!!!, Tissandier Collection, France

Dutch cartoon forecasts aeronautic events for the year 1804 by showing a scene at a failing balloon ascension, in the interests of scientific inquiry, possibly by "Wille van de Heeren Hopman & Loude." Men strug... Mehr

Le premier parachute de Jacques Garnerin, essayé par lui-même au parc ...

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

Nein. 12. Groteske Grenzen für Zimmer & Hallen

Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... Mehr

L'Hirondelle. V. Triquet, Tissandier Collection, France

Print shows the balloon "L'Hirondelle V. Triquet" flying with two men on board. Tissandier collection.

[Drei Männer im Korb des aufsteigenden Ballons mit aufgesetzter Fahne]

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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... Mehr

Dees Nederlandsche Koe, altoos door Waereld-grooten ...

Dutch political cartoon about the partitioning of the Netherlands shows the shorning and dismembering of the "Nederlandsche" cow. The "Neêrlands" lion, an enraged Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (with sword dr... Mehr

L'Union, Tissandier Collection, France

Print shows the balloon "L'Union" flying with four men on board. Tissandier collection.

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

Der Druck zeigt die Feierlichkeiten zum Jahrestag der Gründung der Französischen Republik am 14. Juli 1801 in zwei Bildern, darunter ein Tanzzelt und eine Ballonfahrt, von der André Jacques Garnerin in einem Fa... Mehr

To his royal highness Fredrick Duke of York, this plate of Satan holdi...

Print shows Satan holding a balance to which, on one end is attached a hot-air balloon with a bishop, possibly the Duke of York, and another man standing on top, its lightness has skewed the balance to end over... Mehr

Luftfahrt des Herrn Professors Bourguet ; zu Berlin den 23 May Ao 1804...

Bust portrait of Professor Bourguet. Surrounding portrait are illustrations of items related to ballooning including barrels of gas, books and a compass, a balloon, and a parachute. Landauer Collection of Aer... Mehr

Tentand via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo, James Gillray

Eine fantastische Szene in Oxford, die Grenvilles Amtseinführung als Kanzler bei der Gedenkfeier am 3. Juli 1810 darstellt. Grenville steigt in einem Ballon über einer riesigen applaudierenden Menge auf; sein a... Mehr

Rural sports. Balloon hunting, Thomas Rowlandson

The balloon is drifting before the wind beyond the control of the aeronaut; a fair voyager is making a terrific descent with a parachute in the midst of a flock of birds ; from the top of a tall tower a gentlem... Mehr

Ludwig XVIII König von Frankreich in Paris

Der Druck zeigt König Ludwig XVIII. auf einem Balkon stehend und eine Menschenmenge, die in der Ferne einen Heißluftballon beobachtet.

Ludwig XVIII König von Frankreich in Paris

Print shows King Louis XVIII standing on a balcony and a crowd below watching a hot air balloon in the distance. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1964:R01 conta... Mehr

[Ballon mit offenem Rahmen, Holz- oder Metallkorb und angebrachten Pro...

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.

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.

La patrie est en danger / F. d'Orléans, j[ui]n 1830.

French political cartoon uses a scene from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels to compare the situation surrounding the 1830 July Revolution in France to the time when l'Assemblée (the French revolutionary gove... Mehr

Fête donner à la grande duchesse Hélène de russie par W.R. Chateaubria...

Drawing shows a crowd gathered around a balloon on the ground at the festivities prepared by Ambassador W.R. Chateaubriant in honor of the Grand Duchess of Russia in Rome, 1830. A second balloon is in sky at up... Mehr

Les quatre éléments. Louis était un enfant léger qui n'apportait aucum...

French comic strip shows a young boy, "Louis," who decides to apply himself at school after unfortunate experiences with the four elements. Louis learns about fire by getting burned while working for a baker; a... Mehr

L'Air - Publicd domain, Museum of New Zealand

Public domain scan of 19th-19th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wettbewerb um den besten Weg, einen Ballon zu heben, ohne Ballastgas z...

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... Mehr

Vermächtnis und Geschenk; Caroline und Erwin Swann; 1977; (DLC / PP-19...

Zweite Serie: Skizzen von Boz; Sieben Zifferblätter Die linke Titelseite von Dickens '"Sketches by Boz" zeigt eine Menschenmenge, die zwei Männern zuwinkt, die in einem Heißluftballon abfliegen. Die nebenstehen... Mehr

Königliche Gärten, Vauxhall. Großes Tages- und Abendfest am kommenden ...

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... Mehr

Theodore Maurisset - Prodige de la chimie / Maurisset, del. et sculp.,...

French cartoon shows a long line of people, with more arriving by stagecoach and railroad, at a medicine show where a quack with a lion's head, the "Prodige de la chimie," is marketing his hair tonic "De pommad... Mehr

Edward Spencer, geboren am 8. Mai 1799, der Charles Green bei diesem f...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of solicitor, Edward Spencer, who accompanied balloonist Charles Green on several ascensions. A balloon with an attached parachute is in the background. Printed signature below title... Mehr

Dreißig Tage Spaß. 1000 Fr. der Freuden für 15 fr. Für 50 Rappen pro T...

Werbung für ein monatliches Abonnement von Theaterproduktionen, Bällen, Konzerten, Zirkus und anderen Unterhaltungsangeboten, wahrscheinlich an Veranstaltungsorten in und um Paris. Text erscheint innerhalb eine... Mehr

La daguerreotypomanie / Maurisset., Tissandier Collection, France

French cartoon about the rush to try photography after Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre revealed his process in 1839. Print shows long lines of people waiting to be photographed and others eager to support the craz... Mehr

Mit Erlaubnis und unter der Schirmherrschaft der Gläubigen wird der Bü...

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.

Locomotion atmospherique, système d'Helle, ingénieur-mécanicien

Broadside announcing a navigable balloon design invented by M. d'Helle. Includes a picture of d'Helle's propeller-powered balloon. Tissandier collection.

Le pilote, Tissandier Collection, France

Print shows two men standing in basket of balloon, "Le Pilote". Tissandier collection.

Greens grosser Luftballon im Lande der Antipoden / Cajetan, delt. ; J....

Austrian print satirizes the intended trans-Atlantic balloon voyage of Charles Green by showing his arrival among the Maori in the Antipodes Islands in the Pacific Ocean. From series: Satyrisches Bild, no. 47.... Mehr

Königliche Gärten, Vauxhall. Jugendfest am kommenden Mittwoch, 21....

Text-only broadside announcing a festival at Vauxhall Gardens, London, England, 1841?. Includes a list of the events and scheduled performances, including the release of the balloon "Fat Boy." "A great personag... Mehr

The returns of the election - U.S. Presidential Elections

Zur Sache: Dieser Teller soll die Ergebnisse der Präsidentschaftswahlen darstellen, wie sie in Philadelphia empfangen werden; die verschiedenen Bundesstaaten werden durch Luftballons repräsentiert; die Bundesst... Mehr

St. Cloud en ballon, vue prise de boulogne Dessine d'apres nature et l...

Eine Luftaufnahme aus einem Ballon, der Paris und seine Umgebung zeigt, 1846; Ballon oben rechts. "Excursions aériennes" über dem Bild. Landauer-Sammlung von Druckgraphik und Zeichnungen aus der Luftfahrt. Dies... Mehr

Francesco Arban di Lione areonauta espertissimo esegui il suo dodicesi...

Print shows the balloon of Francesco Arban ascending above a map of Rome and its environs, showing the route of his balloon voyage from Villa Borghese, Rome, to Acqua Martina near Riete, April 14, 1846. (Source... Mehr

Francesco Arban di Lione, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Francesco Arban, commemorating his twelfth flight. Includes items related to his work: a gas bag and netting, a telescope, barrels of gas, and a balloon ascendi... Mehr

Nouveau système de locomotion aérienne du Docteur Van Hecke / dessine ...

Design drawing for system of harnessing several balloons in descending size to provide the lift to transport various weights of people and mail, proposed by Dr. Van Hecke of Brussels. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC... Mehr

[Porträts der drei Ballonfahrer Ippolito Caffi, Francesco Arban und G....

Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Les rois s'en vont-- bon voyage! / dessiné par Monta.

French cartoon about kings departing for the moon, possibly in reference to the end of monarchy in Europe. Print shows several balloons labeled "Service du roi" from Spain, Prussia, Denmark, Naples, etc., landi... Mehr

Rotundo [i.e. Rotunde] Gärten. Mr. Hamptons großartige 77. Besteigung ...

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.

[Ballon mit Fallschirm und Propellern, assoziiert mit Francesco Orland...

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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 ... Mehr

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... Mehr

L'arriveé, Tissandier Collection, France

Drawing shows the descent of a balloon with a parachutist below and balloonist in basket controlling descent. Tissandier collection.

Affiche de la première Ascension équestre de Poitevin au Champ de Mars...

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Vista del globo aereostatico que se hechò ante sus magesta des y su re...

Der Druck zeigt Vincenzo Lunardi beim Aufstieg vom Königspalast in Madrid am 8. Januar 1793 mit einem königlichen Wappen, das an der Gondel hängt; Lunardis zweite Ballonfahrt in Spanien. (Quelle: A.G. Renstrom,... Mehr

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... Mehr

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.

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.

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 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 ... Mehr

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... Mehr

Die große Bilderromantik des Zeitalters, oder: Dampfschiffkommodores &...

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... Mehr

[Modell einer Statue, die den französischen Ballonfahrern Joseph und E...

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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.

Cremorne Gardens... Großes Victoria-Fest zu Ehren der Einweihung der A...

Broadside kündigt ein Eröffnungsfest für die Ausstellung aller Nationen an, London, England, 1851. Enthält ein Bild des Ballons "Erin-go-Bragh", um eine Besteigung durch Ballonfahrer John Hampton während des Fe... Mehr

Domitor / H. Franco̧is. - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congre...

Die Abbildung zeigt das von Taillepied de La Garenne vorgeschlagene System der Luftnavigation, bestehend aus einem Ballon mit einem doppelten Fallschirm auf einer einzigen Achse, der sechs Personen transportier... Mehr

Domitor / H. Franco̧is. - Engraving, Public domain image

Der Druck zeigt das von Taillepied de La Garenne vorgeschlagene System der Luftnavigation, bestehend aus einem Ballon mit einem doppelten Fallschirm auf einer einzigen Achse, der sechs Personen transportieren k... Mehr

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... Mehr

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 ...

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... Mehr

Le ballon de cuivre, qui doit incessamment s'élever dans les airs est ...

Nur Text-Seite, die das Public Viewing eines Kupferballons in der Impasse du Maine in Paris ankündigt.

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... Mehr

Locomotive Fairmount, Public domain image

Print shows activities along the Schuylkill River with the Fairmount Water Works in the background on the left and a distant view, on the right, of a suspension bridge spanning the Schuylkill River in Philadelp... Mehr

La pensée s'élève, le souvenir demeure

Collecting card shows balloon flying over a bridge and waterway as letters fall from the balloon basket to birds on ground below. Tissandier collection.

Ballon Godard / H.L.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Sammelkarte zeigt einen aufsteigenden Ballon mit einer Person an Bord.

[Karte zeigt zwei Kinder, die im Korb eines Ballons aufsteigen und Fla...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.