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National Air and Space Museum Archives
L'Aérophile Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2001.0066
- Creators:
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L'Aérophile
- Dates:
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circa 1905-1914; 1921; 1931
- Languages:
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English,French.
- Physical Description:
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.39 Cubic feetfolder containing CDs digital images of 131 images5.62 Gigabytes132 digital images
- Repository:
Copy photographs of pre-WWI aircraft from the
L'Aérophile Collection
at the Library of Congress.Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of copies of 140 individual photographs held in the
L'Aérophile Collection
within the Technical Reports, and Standards Collection
of the Science, Technology, and Business Division at the Library of Congress (LC). Images depict early aviation, aircraft, and airshows primarily in France. Most of the photographs originate from French news photography agencies such as Rol, Branger, and Meurisse before World War I. Only a photograph of a Caudron C.39 Hydroaeroplane in 1921 and another of Lucien Bossoutrot in 1931 are outside this period. Also included in this collection is a series by artist Michel "Mich" Liebaux of caricatures of aviation and automobile personalities. LC loaned the original photographs to produce copy images. Items were then returned to LC.Arrangement
Arrangement
Unarranged.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
In January 1893, the French journalist Georges Besançon (1866-1934) in collaboration with the Union Aérophile de France started to publish a monthly illustrated revue
L'Aérophile
. Early issues were devoted to ballooning and related subjects. As heavier-than-air craft were created, the coverage changed to include all aspects of aviation and aeronautics. While the scope of the coverage was devoted primarily to French aviators and activities, international items of interest were reported as well.Publication of
L'Aérophile
stopped abruptly in August 1947. The research collection of the editorial office was put up for sale, including the photograph "morgue" and was subsequently purchased by the Library of Congress (LC). Although items were apparently removed from the collection before it reached LC, the collection still contains an estimated 30,000 photographs as well as a large amount of related material including correspondence on aeronautics, manuscripts, design details for aircraft, engines, wings, brakes, etc., and information and brochures about and from early aircraft companies, designers and pilots.Administration
Author
Amara Pugens
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Library of Congress, Loaned to NASM for copying, 2001, NASM.2001.0066
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Amara Pugens, 2023.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
L'Aérophile
Photographs, NASM.2001.0066, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.More Information
General
General
In 1995, the Library of Congress (LC) loaned the Smithsonian's Office of Printing and Photographic Services a group of 9 photographs from the
L'Aérophile Collection
within the Technical Reports, and Standards Collection
held in the Science, Technology, and Business Division for copy images. Originals were loaned to produce copy images and then returned to LC.On September 26-27, 2001, NASM Aeronautics curator Peter Jakab and NASM Archives Specialist Melissa Keiser visited LC to review the same collection in conjunction with research for a NASM exhibit centering on the Wright 1903 Flyer. Jakab and Keiser selected 131 photographs for duplication. For each image, two negatives were created: one located within this collection and the other on file at the Smithsonian's Office of Printing and Photographic Services. There are also two duplicate sets of CDs; one set contains digital copies of the 130 images at 300 dpi, and the other set contains the copies at 600 dpi.
Notes
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics -- 1903-1916 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Curtiss, General, Aircraft | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nieuport Aircraft Family | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Voisin Aircraft Family | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Caricatures and cartoons | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Born digital | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| CD-ROMs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Copy photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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