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Photographic postcard of a man seated at the controls of an unidentified aircraft, Nice, France, circa 1900s-1910s. The postcard caption is in French.Caption: "Photo. Cauvin, Nice / 19. Le Meeting D'aviation de Nice / Rawlinson."

Holiday greeting card to Bernice Rockness from Bernhard Christenson, postmarked December 17, 1918. Card is embroidered with flowers and "1919, Best Wishes" on front and was sent from a camp hospital in France. Includes envelope. Inscription on verso:…

Letterpress print of crowds with the hydrogen balloon used in the 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles, Paris, France, undated.

Engraving, "La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle," depicting a balloon descending in Nesle, France, original piece dated circa 1850s. Text in French is engraved below the image.Label included with engraving: "Satirical print on…

Engraving, "Experience Celebre Faite a Paris," depicting the January 2, 1783 balloon flight over France, undated. Text in French is engraved below the image.Label included with engraving: "Paris Ascent. Monday, December 1 [crossed out with…

Photograph of a Blériot aircraft in flight, Reims, France, August 1908.Caption on envelope: "Bleriot in flight at Rheims [sic], France / August 1908."

Photograph of an exhibition hall at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, 1909. The scene depicts aircraft and balloons on display, including a French-built Astra-Wright (lower left).

Photograph of an exhibition hall at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, 1910. The Turcat-Méry-Rougier machine is visible on the left (foreground).

Photograph of an Italian Savoia-Marchetti S.55M (center) and other aircraft on display at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, circa 1920s-1930s.

Photograph of an exhibition hall at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, circa 1908-1910s. The scene depicts aircraft and balloons on display.