Early Ballooning Prints
bulk 1869-1875
The Early Ballooning Prints collection contains .25 cubic feet of material related to early ballooning history.
1783 Balloon Project Leaflet
A printed leaflet, dated 1783, calling for a public subscription to raise money for a group of scientists, headed by a Monsieur Housz, engineer, to build and launch a passenger-carrying balloon.
John and Charles Wise Ballooning Collection
The John and Charles Wise Ballooning Collection contains material related to American ballooning pioneer John Wise (1808-1870) and his son Charles.
John Steiner Balloon Ascension Ambrotype
This quarter-plate ambrotype made by an unknown photographer shows the balloon ascension by John Steiner at Erie, Pennsylvania, on June 18, 1857.
Krainik Ballooning Collection
This 19th and 20th century ballooning memorabilia collection contains the following items, which have been meticulously inventoried: 112 stereoscopic photographs; 107 photographs; 84 postcards, trade cards, valentines, and similar items; 80 prints; and 23 miscellaneous items.
Events, Pre-1900 [Documents]
- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183.A
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Events, Pre-1900 [Photos]
- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183.A
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Events, Pre-1900
- Level:
- subseries
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183.A
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Georges Naudet Collection
This collection includes early ballooning material as well as photographs of early 20th century French pilots. The ballooning material includes material from Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Joseph Montgolfier and Eugene and Louis Godard. The early photographs include the following aviators: Louis Blériot, and Jules Védrines. The following types of material are included: photographs …
Samuel P. Langley Collection
bulk 1891-1900
This collection includes information about Samuel P. Langley and his colleagues, as well as documentation of Langley's work. The collection includes biographies of Langley and his assistant Charles Manly, newspaper clippings, correspondence, manuscripts regarding Langley's aircraft, photographs and drawings, work requisitions for the Aerodromes, a sketchbook, specifications and measurements for Langley's experiments, the Langley Memoirs on Mechanical Flight and the Langley "Waste Books."
