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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…

Letterpress print of balloonist James Sadler and passenger William Clayfield landing in the Bristol Channel, original piece dated circa 1810.

Etching of a bust portrait in profile of Professor Bourguet surrounded by ballooning items, original artwork dated 1804. Depicted items include barrels of gas, books, a compass, a balloon, and a parachute.Inscription in German below image: "Luftfahrt…

Letterpress print of a hot-air balloon and crowds at the 1804 coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte, undated.

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…

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of Albert Tissandier and Gaston Tissandier in the gondola of their airship, circa 1883.

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of an airship, circa 1834.

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of a hypothetical invasion by land, air, and sea of England by French forces, circa early 1800s. The scene depicts balloons in flight, warships, and troops passing through a tunnel under the English Channel.

Illustration of an airplane underneath Clyde Pangborn's name, September 20, 1950. Hand-colored with crayon and signed on verso by Clyde Pangborn and several members of the Wings Club.

Illustration, "Mr. Garnerin, the first man to descend safely in a parachute," circa late 18th-early 19th century. Depicts Andre Jacques Garnerin with his early parachute design.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's…