![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / Smeeton Tilly.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNtZWV0b24tdGlsbHktMjk1ZmI5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / Smeeton Tilly.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / ...
"Portrait de Gaston Tissandier. Gravure sur bois de Smeeton Tilly d'après une photographie. Collection Gaston Tissandier" inscribed next to portrait. Tissandier collection.
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
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
Le ballon captif à vapeur de Mr. Henri Giffard, à Londres, mai 1869 / ...
Drawing shows the giant captive balloon constructed by Henri Giffard for the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and brought to London, England, in 1868 and 1869. Balloon is moored at launching site; with numerous onlooke... 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
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
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
Usine à gaz de Vaugirard, 3 octobre 1870. Depart remis. Calme plot. En...
Drawing shows the balloon manufacturing facilities of Henri Lachambre in Vaugirard, a section of Paris, France. A balloon is being inflated with gas in preparation for a flight to Tours.
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
![[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.
Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 mètres / Albert Tissandier.
Drawing shows Gaston and Albert Tissandier ascending in their balloon, "Zénith." (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82)
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / H. Thiriat.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWgtdGhpcmlhdC0xZjE0MTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / H. Thiriat.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentified man in the basket of their airship demonstrating an electric navigational system featuring a propeller] / P. Ferat ; E.A. Tilly, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjkvYWxiZXJ0LXRpc3NhbmRpZXItbGVmdC1nYXN0b24tdGlzc2FuZGllci1yaWdodC1hbmQtYW4tdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLW1hbi1pbi10aGUtMjYwMzBjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/46/webp "[Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentified man in the basket of their airship demonstrating an electric navigational system featuring a propeller] / P. Ferat ; E.A. Tilly, sc.")
[Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentif...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gaston Tissandier / Ch. Dietrich, sculps.
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Gaston Tissandier. Library has two versions, mounted together: with text (no. 85a) and proof before letters (no. 85b). Tissandier collection.
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, bust-length oval portrait] / H. Thiriat, s.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtYnVzdC1sZW5ndGgtb3ZhbC1wb3J0cmFpdC1oLXRoaXJpYXQtcy04NmM3NmUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, bust-length oval portrait] / H. Thiriat, s.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, bust-length oval portrait] / H....
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ville de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. 63me conférence de la bibliothèque pop...
Text-only broadside announcing Gaston Tissandier's lecture on his exploration of the atmosphere by balloon, held April 13, 1881, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, as part of a library program. Tissandier collection.
Aérostat électrique a hélice conduit dans les airs / par M.M. Albert e...
Design drawings show several views of an electric powered airship designed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier, which made an ascension October 8, 1883 from Auteil, France. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing in basket of a balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctaW4tYmFza2V0LTEwOTkxYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/44/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing in basket of a balloon]")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing i...
"Alt. 2000 m., au dessus de la fort de Cricy, a Monsieur Gaston Tissandier [...] du votre ascension du 26 juin 1886, Maurice [...]" inscribed upper left corner of image. Tissandier collection.
Réunion annuelle des collaborateurs de "La Nature," premier diner offe...
Illustrated menu for a dinner held in honor of Gaston Tissandier at the Hotel Continental, Paris, March, 1887. Includes a profile portrait of Tissandier. Tissandier collection.
![[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Gaston Tissandier] / Adrien Marie à Gaston Tissandier souvenir de notre ascension du 3 aôut 1887.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvc2l4dGVlbi12aWduZXR0ZXMtZnJvbS10aGUtbGl2ZXMtb2YtZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3RzLWFsYmVydC1hbmQtZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZTcyZDc1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/59/webp "[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Gaston Tissandier] / Adrien Marie à Gaston Tissandier souvenir de notre ascension du 3 aôut 1887.")
[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Ga...
Drawing shows preparation for a balloon ascension, view from the balloon, landing at Chauvigny and deflation, and discussion of the event at the dinner table at the Chateau de l'Odière. Compare with pencil sket... More
![[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists Albert and Gaston Tissandier]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvcGVuY2lsLXNrZXRjaC1mb3Itc2l4dGVlbi12aWduZXR0ZXMtZnJvbS10aGUtbGl2ZXMtb2YtZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3RzLWFsYmVydC02YTA1OGUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists Albert and Gaston Tissandier]")
[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French ballooni...
Drawing shows preparation for a balloon ascension, view from the balloon, landing at Chauvigny and deflation, and discussion of the event at the dinner table at the Chateau de l'Odière. Attribution and date bas... More
![[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise cemetery in Paris] / Alb. Tissandier, mai 1899, a Père la Chaise.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTEvdG9tYi1vZi1mcmVuY2gtYmFsbG9vbmlzdC1qYWNxdWVzLWFsZXhhbmRyZS1jaGFybGVzLWluLXBlcmUtbGEtY2hhaXNlLWNlbWV0ZXJ5LWIxNGU4OC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise cemetery in Paris] / Alb. Tissandier, mai 1899, a Père la Chaise.")
[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise...
"Tombeau de Charles au Père la Chaise - Mai 1899 - Albert Tissandier" inscribed on accompanying note. Accompanied by two handwritten notes, possibly a transcription of text on the gravestone. Tissandier collection.
![Brevet de pilote aéronaute, décerné par l'Aéro-Club de France à Mr. Tissandier Paul, Paris, le 7 Janvier, 1904 / A. [...].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvYnJldmV0LWRlLXBpbG90ZS1hZXJvbmF1dGUtZGVjZXJuZS1wYXItbGFlcm8tY2x1Yi1kZS1mcmFuY2UtYS1tci10aXNzYW5kaWVyLWNkZDhmYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "Brevet de pilote aéronaute, décerné par l'Aéro-Club de France à Mr. Tissandier Paul, Paris, le 7 Janvier, 1904 / A. [...].")
Brevet de pilote aéronaute, décerné par l'Aéro-Club de France à Mr. Ti...
Aviation certificate awarded to Paul Tissandier by the Aero Club of France in 1904. Includes illustrations of balloons in flight. Artist's surname is illegible. Tissandier collection.
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] / H. Thiriat.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3Qtc2VhdGVkLWF0LWEtZGVzay1pbi1oaXMtc3R1ZHktaC10aGlyaWF0LTc5YjY4OS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] / H. Thiriat.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] ...
"Tissandier's workroom" inscribed on mount. Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] / H. Thiriat.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3Qtc2VhdGVkLWF0LWEtZGVzay1pbi1oaXMtc3R1ZHktaC10aGlyaWF0LWM5M2U3NS02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] / H. Thiriat.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study] ...
"Tissandier's workroom" inscribed on mount. Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons "Zenith" and "Jean Bart" and an airship below] / Boulard, fils.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLWZyZW5jaC1iYWxsb29uaXN0cy1hbGJlcnQtdGlzc2FuZGllci1sZWZ0LWFuZC00MzBhYjYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons \"Zenith\" and \"Jean Bart\" and an airship below] / Boulard, fils.")
[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons "Zenith" and "Jean Bart" and an airship below] / Boulard, fils.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLWZyZW5jaC1iYWxsb29uaXN0cy1hbGJlcnQtdGlzc2FuZGllci1sZWZ0LWFuZC1kNWYxYjktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons \"Zenith\" and \"Jean Bart\" and an airship below] / Boulard, fils.")
[Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, "Zénith," after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvdmlldy1vZi1qb3VybmFsaXN0LWpvc2VwaC1jcm9jZS1zcGluZWxsaS1uYXZhbC1vZmZpY2VyLWhlbnJpLXNpdmVsLWFuZC1nYXN0b24tYTEzOGYyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/44/webp "[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, \"Zénith,\" after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.")
[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, ...
Newspaper clipping from French serial La Nature? Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, "Zénith," after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvdmlldy1vZi1qb3VybmFsaXN0LWpvc2VwaC1jcm9jZS1zcGluZWxsaS1uYXZhbC1vZmZpY2VyLWhlbnJpLXNpdmVsLWFuZC1nYXN0b24tMWVlYzYyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/44/webp "[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, \"Zénith,\" after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.")
[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, ...
Newspaper clipping from French serial La Nature? Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats,...
Drawing shows the interior of Henri Lachambre's balloon manufacturing facility, with balloon bags and maquettes of various sizes. Four women at the right sew balloon fabric. Tissandier collection.
Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats,...
Drawing shows the interior of Henri Lachambre's balloon manufacturing facility, with balloon bags and maquettes of various sizes. Four women at the right sew balloon fabric. Tissandier collection.
![[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883] / Poyet, del ; E. A. Tilly.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODMvMDEvMDEvYWlyc2hpcC1wb3dlcmVkLWJ5LWFuLWVsZWN0cmljLW1vdG9yLWRldmVsb3BlZC1ieS1hbGJlcnQtYW5kLWdhc3Rvbi10aXNzYW5kaWVyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883] / Poyet, del ; E. A. Tilly.")
[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston T...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883] / Poyet, del ; E. A. Tilly.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODMvMDEvMDEvYWlyc2hpcC1wb3dlcmVkLWJ5LWFuLWVsZWN0cmljLW1vdG9yLWRldmVsb3BlZC1ieS1hbGJlcnQtYW5kLWdhc3Rvbi10aXNzYW5kaWVyLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883] / Poyet, del ; E. A. Tilly.")
[Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston T...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Les ballons du Siège de Paris, septembre 1870 - février 1871 / A. Tiss...
Broadside about balloon events during the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Includes a list of balloons that left Paris, with categories for name of balloon and balloonist, date and time of departure and arrival. Surr... More
Les ballons du Siège de Paris, septembre 1870 - février 1871 / A. Tiss...
Broadside about balloon events during the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Includes a list of balloons that left Paris, with categories for name of balloon and balloonist, date and time of departure and arrival. Surr... More