Browse Items (84 total)
- Collection: Series I - Visual materials, circa 1783-1975
La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle [Engraving of balloon in Nesle, France]
![La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle [Engraving of balloon in Nesle, France]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/de2739dd0df61abbeb2b2935b9a91db0.jpg "La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle [Engraving of balloon in Nesle, France]")
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 of large, multicolored balloon adorned with flags]
![[Engraving of large, multicolored balloon adorned with flags]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/94660c4fd3c6d43067a2bfd9cd6747b1.jpg "[Engraving of large, multicolored balloon adorned with flags]")
Hand-tinted engraving of a large, multicolored balloon adorned with flags, art by George Sala, circa 1850. The caption engraved below the image satirically suggests that the balloon be used as the venue for the upcoming Great Exhibition in…
[Print of William Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage on fictitious flight over Pyramids]
![[Print of William Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage on fictitious flight over Pyramids]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/bd1a56001a6193c589f43f8718acc143.jpg "[Print of William Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage on fictitious flight over Pyramids]")
Letterpress print of William Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage on a fictitious flight over the Pyramids, Egypt, art by W. Walton, circa 1843.
[Print of balloon in flight over Hungerford Market]
![[Print of balloon in flight over Hungerford Market]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/0ded289edf7100abdb867e7eecbcbae7.jpg "[Print of balloon in flight over Hungerford Market]")
Letterpress print of a balloon in flight over Hungerford Market, London, England, original piece dated 1833.
[Print of crowds with hydrogen balloon used in 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles]
![[Print of crowds with hydrogen balloon used in 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c73a8e80d750c2bb86b10429294b67d8.jpg "[Print of crowds with hydrogen balloon used in 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles]")
Letterpress print of crowds with the hydrogen balloon used in the 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles, Paris, France, undated.
[Print of Vincent Lunardi during balloon ascent]
![[Print of Vincent Lunardi during balloon ascent]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/eacb9b47da9d8e50e11eaa1013cccf34.jpg "[Print of Vincent Lunardi during balloon ascent]")
Letterpress print of Vincent Lunardi during a balloon ascent, original piece dated circa 1785.
[Print of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jefferies departing Dover during 1785 balloon flight over English Channel]
![[Print of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jefferies departing Dover during 1785 balloon flight over English Channel]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/06b5490c5b6389898e8dc5203f1df2bb.jpg "[Print of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jefferies departing Dover during 1785 balloon flight over English Channel]")
Letterpress print of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jefferies departing Dover during their 1785 balloon flight over the English Channel, art by E. W. Cocks, circa 1840.
[Print of James Sadler during balloon ascent]
![[Print of James Sadler during balloon ascent]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/abf015c588cb9da1654d867b7aec07de.jpg "[Print of James Sadler during balloon ascent]")
Letterpress print of James Sadler during a balloon ascent, undated.
[Clairmont "Claire" L. Egtvedt]
![[Clairmont "Claire" L. Egtvedt]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/46c771abab8ab12081d11c46c927cf52.jpg "[Clairmont "Claire" L. Egtvedt]")
Photographic portrait of Clairmont "Claire" L. Egtvedt, circa 1950s.Inscription on mat: "To Bertha and Bill Boeing, For a lifetime of friendship -Claire." Stamped: "Chao-Chen Yang, APSA."
[William E. Boeing]
![[William E. Boeing]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c29b7cb2d89969898794a22ba594b017.jpg "[William E. Boeing]")
Photographic portrait of William E. Boeing, circa 1955.