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Pictorial ephemera related to early balloon flight in Europe
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | Europe |
Description | Pictorial ephemera from the 18th and 19th centuries, reflecting events in balloon flight. Items include collecting cards documenting the early history of ballooning; tickets to balloon ascensions; a song about balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard; notation for a country dance inspired by the landing of an unmanned balloon, The Globe, at Gonesse, France, 1783; advertisements for ballooning magazines; a menu for a dinner in honor of Gaston Tissandier; a French gameboard "Une expƩdition aƩrienne" illustrated with balloons; watermarked stationary from Canson & Montgolfier papermakers, dated 1883. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Aeronautics--Europe--1780-1910. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Balloons (Aircraft)--European--1780-1910. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Balloon ascensions--Europe--1780-1910. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |