Grand ballon captif á vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 [graphic].
Dagron, Prudent René Patrice, 1819-1900, photographer.
still image
Clippings 1860-1880. gmgpc
Broadsides 1860-1870. gmgpc
Aerial photographs 1860-1880. gmgpc
Card photographs 1860-1880. gmgpc
Photograph albums 1860-1880. gmgpc
Photographic prints 1860-1880. gmgpc
1868-1878, bulk 1878.
Photographs show Henri Giffard's tethered balloon installed in the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris, 1878-1879. Includes views of the balloon ballast and control devices; inflation of the balloon; passengers in the gondola; views of the balloon in the air; aerial photographs of Paris; some war-damaged buildings. Also, four photographs of the balloon installed at London, England, 1868 or 1869.
LOT title from album cover.
The LOT also includes the following supplementary textual materials: a broadside announcing Giffard's ascents during the Paris exposition of 1867 along with a copy of an official document granting approval for Giffard's 1867 ascents from Paris; clippings about Giffard's 1878 and 1879 ascensions from Paris and explosion of the balloon; one card listing meeting dates for the Société française de navigation aérienne, 1876-1877.
No captions or dates on the photographs.
"Photoglyptie de Moniteur" on four photograph mounts.
The album includes card photographs and one stereograph.
Aeronautics Division;
Forms part of the Tissandier collection.
Giffard, Henri, 1825-1882--Public appearances--France--Paris.
Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1860-1880.
Balloon ascensions--England--London--1860-1880.
Paris (France)--1860-1880.
Visual materials from the Tissandier collection
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