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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 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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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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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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Ballon-poisson de [Ferdinand] Lagleize
- [Ferdinand] Lagleize Fish Balloon
- 1850 (Date attributed to balloon design)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a navigable balloon designed by aeronaut Ferdinand Lagleize in the style of a fish. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in a scrapbook entitled Al…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Aeronautics, Postcards, Illustrated works, Hot air balloons, Lagleize, Ferdinand, Ballooning
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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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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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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…