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Depart de [Léon] Gambetta et de [Eugène] Spuller à bord du L’Armand-Barbès
- Departure of Léon Gambetta and Eugène Spuller aboard the Armand-Barbès
- 1870-Oct-07 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of French politicians Léon Gambetta (1838-1882) and Eugène Spuller (1835-1896) fleeing Paris via hot air balloon during the Franco-Prussian War. This postcard is…
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Ballon sphérique
- Spherical ball
- 1909
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the hot air balloon in the style of a sphere with a passenger basket underneath. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in a scrapbook entitled Album…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Aeronautics, Postcards, Ballooning, Hot air balloons, Illustrated works
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Le Dirigeable Nulli Secundus
- The Airship Nulli Secundus
- 1909
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the British airship Nulli Secundus (Latin for "Second to none"). First flown on September 10, 1907, the Nulli Secundus was Britain's first powered military…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Airships, Aeronautics, Postcards, Military airships, Illustrated works
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Balloon flown by Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (Nadar)
- L’aérostat “Le Géant” de Nadar
- 1863 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the hot air balloon "“Le Géant” ("The Giant") flown by French photographer and journalist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820-1910). A proponent of manned flight,…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910, Aeronautics, Postcards, Ballooning, Hot air balloons, Illustrated works
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Airship flown by Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau
- Dirigeable de Guyton de Morveau et de Vitry
- 1784 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a flying airship with assorted propulsion mechanisms and a French flag. The illustration depicts a type of airship flown by French chemist and politician…
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Airship designed by Jean-Pierre Blanchard
- Dirigeable du Blanchard
- 1784 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a flying airship with oars. The illustration depicts a type of airship with oar-like propulsion mechanisms designed and flown by French balloonist Jean-Pierre…
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Premier aérostat à gaz hydrogène
- First hydrogen gas balloon
- 1783-Dec-01 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a flying air balloon with a French flag. The illustration depicts the first flight of a gas air balloon on December 1, 1783 by French brothers Anne-Jean Robert…
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First Montgolfier brothers balloon
- Première Montgolfière, sans passagers
- 1783-Jun-04 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a globe-shaped flying balloon. The illustration depicts the first successful public hot air balloon demonstration on June 4, 1783 by French brothers Joseph-Michel…
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Bateau volant
- Flying boat
- 1670 (Date attributed to boat design)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a flying boat. The illustration is based on the design proposed by Italian mathematician, naturalist, and aeronautics pioneer Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631-1687)…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Flight, Lana Terzi, Francesco, 1631-1687, Postcards, Illustrated works, Aeronautics, Ballooning
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Le Pharmacien
- The Pharmacist
- 1909
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a pharmacist posed before various pharmaceutical bottles. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in a scrapbook entitled Album Gravures et…
- Subject Postcards, Pharmacists, Pharmacy, Illustrated works
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L'Astronome
- The Astronomer
- 1909
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of an astronomer posed with a telescope. An anthropomorphic rendering of a moon is visible in the background. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in…
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Caricature of Charles Phelps Smyth (1895-1990)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Charles Phelps Smyth (1895-1990) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A recipient of the Medal of Freedom (1947),…
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Caricature of Charles Lee Reese (1862-1940)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Charles Lee Reese (1862-1940) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A graduate of the University of Heidelberg in…
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Caricature of Linus Pauling (1901-1994)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist, biochemist, and peace activist Linus Pauling (1901-1994) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. One of the founders of…
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Caricature of Charles Lathrop Parsons (1867-1954)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Charles Lathrop Parsons (1867-1954) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Parsons worked as a chemist and mineralogist…
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Caricature of Samuel Colville Lind (1879-1965)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Samuel Colville Lind (1879-1965) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Commonly referred to as "the father of modern…
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Caricature of Arthur Becket Lamb (1880-1952)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Arthur Becket Lamb (1880-1952) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Lamb served as the head of research for the…
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Caricature of Charles August Kraus (1875-1967)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Charles August Kraus (1875-1967) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A professor of chemistry and director of the…
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Caricature of James Pickering Kendall (1889-1978)
- 1931
Caricature of British chemist James Pickering Kendall (1889-1978) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A graduate and Professor of Chemistry at…
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Caricature of Lester Francis Hoyt
- 1931
Caricature of food chemist Lester Francis Hoyt created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (class of…
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Caricature of Harry Nicholls Holmes (1879-1958)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Harry Nicholls Holmes (1879-1958) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A long-time Professor of Chemistry at Oberlin…
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Caricature of Moses Gomberg (1866-1947)
- 1931
Caricature of Russian-born chemist Moses Gomberg (1866-1947) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Gomberg served as President of the American…
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Caricature of Vincent Davis
- 1931
Caricature of chemist Vincent Davis created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Per notations accompanying the caricature, Davis served as Director of…
- Artist Weller, J.C.
- Subject Davis, Vincent, Chemists, Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons
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Caricature of George Lindenberg Clark (1892-1969)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist George Lindenberg Clark (1892-1969) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Best known for his research in microscopy,…
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Caricature of Walter L. Badger (1886-1958)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemical engineer Walter L. Badger (1886-1958) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York.