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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  Ballon Dirigeable de Dupuy de Lôme, à moteur humain

  • Dupuy de Lôme Airship with human engine

  • 1872-Feb-02
  • 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)

  Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the Dupuy de Lôme airship designed by French naval architect Henri Dupuy de Lôme (1816-1885). One of the first navigable balloons, the Dupuy de Lôme was powered…

  • Artist Molynk, A.
  • Subject Airships, Dupuy de Lôme, M. (Stanislas Charles Henri Laurent), 1816-1885, Aeronautics, Postcards, Military airships, Illustrated works, Ballooning
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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  Parachute de [André-Jacques] Garnerin

  • Parachute of André-Jacques Garnerin

  • 1797-Oct-22 (Date attributed to parachute demonstration)
  • 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)

  Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the descent of French balloonist André-Jacques Garnerin (1769-1823) in a frameless parachute of his own design. The Official Aeronaut of France, Garnerin staged…

  • Artist Molynk, A.
  • Subject Parachutes, Aeronautics, Postcards, Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823, Illustrated works, Parachuting
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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  Le Pax Dirigeable d’Auguste Sévéro, qui causa sa mort

  • The Pax Airship of Augusto Sévéro, which caused his death

  • 1902-May-12 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
  • 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)

  Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the semi-rigid airship "Pax" flown by Brazilian aeronaut Augusto Sévéro (1864-1902) and French mechanic Georges Saché over Paris on May 12, 1902. Propelled by an…

  • Artist Molynk, A.
  • Subject Airships, Aeronautics, Severo, Augusto, 1864-1902, Ballooning--Accidents, Ballooning, Postcards, Illustrated works
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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  Ballon à voile de Guyot

  • Guyot's balloon

  • 1784 (Date attributed to balloon design)
  • 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)

  Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a hot air balloon in the style of an airship with a sail and oars for steering. The design of the balloon is credited to "Guyot," likely referring to the author…

  • Artist Molynk, A.
  • Subject Aeronautics, Postcards, Illustrated works, Hot air balloons, Ballooning
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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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…

  • Artist Molynk, A.
  • Subject Gambetta, Léon, 1838-1882, Aeronautics, Spuller, Eugène, 1835-1896, Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), Illustrated works, Hot air balloons, Postcards, Ballooning
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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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…

  • Artist Molynk, A.
  • Subject Airships, Guyton de Morveau, Louis-Bernard, 1737-1816, Aeronautics, Postcards, Ballooning, Hot air balloons, Illustrated works
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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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…

  • Artist Molynk, A.
  • Subject Airships, Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809, Aeronautics, Postcards, Ballooning, Hot air balloons, Illustrated works
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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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…

  • Artist Molynk, A.
  • Subject Robert, Nicolas Louis, 1761-1828, Aeronautics, Postcards, Charles, Jacques Alexandre César, 1746-1823, Ballooning, Hot air balloons, Robert, Anne-Jean, 1758-1820, Illustrated works
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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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…

  • Artist Molynk, A.
  • Subject Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne, 1745-1799, Aeronautics, Postcards, Illustrated works, Hot air balloons, Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810, Ballooning
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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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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  Illustrations, Ephemera

  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…

  • Subject Telescopes, Astronomy, Postcards, Illustrated works, Caricatures and cartoons, Moon, Astronomers
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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),…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Chemists, Smyth, Charles Phelps, 1895-1990, Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Chemists, Portraits, American Chemical Society, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Caricatures and cartoons, Reese, Charles L. (Charles Lee), 1862-1940
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Nobel Prize-winning scientists, Chemists, Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994, Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons, Nobel Prize winners
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Parsons, Charles Lathrop, 1867-1954, Chemists, Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Lind, Samuel C. (Samuel Colville), 1879-1965, Chemists, Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Lamb, Arthur Becket, 1880-1952, Chemists, Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Chemists, Portraits, Kraus, Charles A. (Charles August), 1875-1967, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Kendall, James, 1889-1978, Chemists, Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Hoyt, Lester F. (Lester Francis), Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons, Chemists
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  Portraits, Illustrations

  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…

  • Artist Weller, J.C.
  • Subject Holmes, Harry N. (Harry Nicholls), 1879-1958, Chemists, Portraits, American Chemical Society, Caricatures and cartoons