Aviation Collection (#8)

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Aviation Collection: Only surviving piece of mail carried on John Wises Jupiter balloon flight, Indiana, 1859

Only surviving piece of mail carried on John Wises Jupiter balloon flight, Indiana, 1859
JUPITER BALLOON, 1859. Only surviving piece of mail carried on John Wises Jupiter balloon flight, Indiana, 1859

Aviation Collection: The third ascent of the Robert and Charles hydrogen balloon, September 1784

The third ascent of the Robert and Charles hydrogen balloon, September 1784, with the Robert brothers
BALLOONING: FRANCE, 1784. The third ascent of the Robert and Charles hydrogen balloon, September 1784, with the Robert brothers, Nicolas and Anne-Jean, in the gondola, from the Tuilleries, Paris

Aviation Collection: The Way They Go To California. Lithograph, 1859, by Nathaniel Currier

The Way They Go To California. Lithograph, 1859, by Nathaniel Currier
GOLD RUSH CARTOON, 1849. The Way They Go To California. Lithograph, 1859, by Nathaniel Currier

Aviation Collection: Plan of a flying machine. Line engraving, 18th century

Plan of a flying machine. Line engraving, 18th century
FLYING MACHINE. Plan of a flying machine. Line engraving, 18th century

Aviation Collection: Ziegler-Pfeileindecker monoplane, c1910

Ziegler-Pfeileindecker monoplane, c1910
GERMAN MONOPLANE, 1910. Ziegler-Pfeileindecker monoplane, c1910

Aviation Collection: The ascent of Nadars Le Geant balloon at Brussels in 1864. Contemporary wood engraving

The ascent of Nadars Le Geant balloon at Brussels in 1864. Contemporary wood engraving
BALLOONING: NADAR, 1864. The ascent of Nadars Le Geant balloon at Brussels in 1864. Contemporary wood engraving

Aviation Collection: German Dr. Geest Moves monoplane in flight, c1910

German Dr. Geest Moves monoplane in flight, c1910
MONOPLANE, 1910. German Dr. Geest Moves monoplane in flight, c1910

Aviation Collection: (1838-1917). German soldier, aeronaut and airship designer: photographed in 1908

(1838-1917). German soldier, aeronaut and airship designer: photographed in 1908
FERDINAND von ZEPPELIN (1838-1917). German soldier, aeronaut and airship designer: photographed in 1908

Aviation Collection: (1838-1917). Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. German soldier and aeronaut. Photographed in 1908

(1838-1917). Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. German soldier and aeronaut. Photographed in 1908
FERDINAND VON ZEPPELIN (1838-1917). Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. German soldier and aeronaut. Photographed in 1908

Aviation Collection: Machine guns mounted on an airplane of the U. S. Flying Corps during World War I

Machine guns mounted on an airplane of the U. S. Flying Corps during World War I
WORLD WAR I: AERIAL COMBAT. Machine guns mounted on an airplane of the U.S. Flying Corps during World War I

Aviation Collection: World War I: Aerial Combat

World War I: Aerial Combat
WORLD WAR I: AERIAL COMBAT. Motion picture film still

Aviation Collection: Two-seater early airplane. Line engraving, French, c1915

Two-seater early airplane. Line engraving, French, c1915
BIPLANE, c1915. Two-seater early airplane. Line engraving, French, c1915

Aviation Collection: (1840-1916). Naturalized British (American-born) inventor. Sir Hirams 360-horsepower giant flying

(1840-1916). Naturalized British (American-born) inventor. Sir Hirams 360-horsepower giant flying machine shortly
SIR HIRAM STEVENS MAXIM (1840-1916). Naturalized British (American-born) inventor. Sir Hirams 360-horsepower giant flying machine shortly before its unsuccessful test flight in 1894

Aviation Collection: Prone ornithopter, with both legs moving together, and wings hand operated on the up stroke

Prone ornithopter, with both legs moving together, and wings hand operated on the up stroke
LEONARDO: ORNITHOPTER. Prone ornithopter, with both legs moving together, and wings hand operated on the up stroke. Drawing, c1487, by Leonardo da Vinci

Aviation Collection: Total Eclipse?: American anti-war cartoon, 1914, by Luther Daniels Bradley

Total Eclipse?: American anti-war cartoon, 1914, by Luther Daniels Bradley
CARTOON: AIRSHIP RAID 1914. Total Eclipse?: American anti-war cartoon, 1914, by Luther Daniels Bradley, remarking on the potential of the airship to wreak indiscriminate destruction on humanity

Aviation Collection: (1840-1916). Naturalized British (American-born) inventor. Sir Hirams flying machine

(1840-1916). Naturalized British (American-born) inventor. Sir Hirams flying machine
SIR HIRAM STEVENS MAXIM (1840-1916). Naturalized British (American-born) inventor. Sir Hirams flying machine, finished in 1894 and largest airship built to date. Line engraving, American 1894

Total Eclipse? American anti-war cartoon, 1914, by Luther Daniels Bradley
ANTI-WAR CARTOON, 1914. Total Eclipse? American anti-war cartoon, 1914, by Luther Daniels Bradley, remarking on the potential of the airship to wreak indiscriminate destruction on humanity

Aviation Collection: King of the Air. American sheet music cover, 1910, commemorating Glenn Hammond Curtiss

King of the Air. American sheet music cover, 1910, commemorating Glenn Hammond Curtiss prize-winning flight that year
CURTISS SONGSHEET, 1910. King of the Air. American sheet music cover, 1910, commemorating Glenn Hammond Curtiss prize-winning flight that year from Albany to New York City in two hours

Aviation Collection: Atlantic City Boardwalk

Atlantic City Boardwalk
ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK. Line engraving, 1886

Aviation Collection: Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe behind Union lines observing the Battle of Fair Oaks

Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe behind Union lines observing the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia
CIVIL WAR: BALLOON, 1862. Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe behind Union lines observing the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, from his balloon Intrepid, 31 May 1862

Aviation Collection: Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe inflating his reconnaissance balloon Intrepid

Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe inflating his reconnaissance balloon Intrepid on Gaines Hill, Virginia
CIVIL WAR: BALLOON, 1862. Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe inflating his reconnaissance balloon Intrepid on Gaines Hill, Virginia

Aviation Collection: Patent drawing, dated 22 May 1906, for Orville and Wilbur Wrights flying machine (side view)

Patent drawing, dated 22 May 1906, for Orville and Wilbur Wrights flying machine (side view)
WRIGHT BROTHERs PATENT. Patent drawing, dated 22 May 1906, for Orville and Wilbur Wrights flying machine (side view)

Aviation Collection: Otto Lilienthals patent for the modern glider based on bird flight

Otto Lilienthals patent for the modern glider based on bird flight, awarded by the Imperial Patent Office, Berlin
OTTO LILIENTHAL: PATENT. Otto Lilienthals patent for the modern glider based on bird flight, awarded by the Imperial Patent Office, Berlin, Germany, 10 November 1894

Aviation Collection: (1878-1930). American inventor and aviator. Curtiss (third from left) with his June Bug, 1910

(1878-1930). American inventor and aviator. Curtiss (third from left) with his June Bug, 1910
GLENN HAMMOND CURTISS (1878-1930). American inventor and aviator. Curtiss (third from left) with his June Bug, 1910

Aviation Collection: Jumbo, the Childrens Giant Pet. American poster for Barnum, Bailey and Hutchinson Circus, c1882

Jumbo, the Childrens Giant Pet. American poster for Barnum, Bailey and Hutchinson Circus, c1882
CIRCUS POSTER, c1882. Jumbo, the Childrens Giant Pet. American poster for Barnum, Bailey and Hutchinson Circus, c1882

Aviation Collection: The U. S. governments rainmaking experiments near El Paso, Texas, in 1891

The U. S. governments rainmaking experiments near El Paso, Texas, in 1891. Contemporary line engraving
RAINMAKING, 1891. The U.S. governments rainmaking experiments near El Paso, Texas, in 1891. Contemporary line engraving

Aviation Collection: (1873-1932). Brazilian aviation pioneer. English caricature, 1901

(1873-1932). Brazilian aviation pioneer. English caricature, 1901
ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT (1873-1932). Brazilian aviation pioneer. English caricature, 1901

Aviation Collection: The 1918 United States 24-cent Airmail Inverted Center, the most famous U. S. stamp error

The 1918 United States 24-cent Airmail Inverted Center, the most famous U. S. stamp error
U.S. POSTAGE STAMP, 1918. The 1918 United States 24-cent Airmail Inverted Center, the most famous U.S. stamp error

Aviation Collection: World War I Aircraft. The Gunbus (Vickers FB5). Painting by Frank Wootton

World War I Aircraft. The Gunbus (Vickers FB5). Painting by Frank Wootton
WORLD WAR I: AIRCRAFT. World War I Aircraft. The Gunbus (Vickers FB5). Painting by Frank Wootton

Aviation Collection: Vickers F. B. 5 Gunbus was the first operational British aircraft purpose-built for air-to-air

Vickers F. B. 5 Gunbus was the first operational British aircraft purpose-built for air-to-air combat
WORLD WAR I: BRITISH PLANE. Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus was the first operational British aircraft purpose-built for air-to-air combat, making it debatably the worlds first true fighter aircraft, c1917

Aviation Collection: Design for flying machine with human operator

Design for flying machine with human operator
LEONARDO DA VINCI. Design for flying machine with human operator

Aviation Collection: French victor in aerial combat with a German plane over France. Watercolor, 1916

French victor in aerial combat with a German plane over France. Watercolor, 1916
WORLD WAR I: AERIAL COMBAT. French victor in aerial combat with a German plane over France. Watercolor, 1916

Aviation Collection: Monoplane flown by Louis Bleriot across the English Channel, 25 July 1909

Monoplane flown by Louis Bleriot across the English Channel, 25 July 1909
BLERIOTs PLANE, 1909. Monoplane flown by Louis Bleriot across the English Channel, 25 July 1909

Aviation Collection: The third balloon ascent of J. P. F. Blanchard at Rouen, France, in July 1784

The third balloon ascent of J. P. F. Blanchard at Rouen, France, in July 1784. Contemporary French engraving
BLANCHARDs BALLOON, 1784. The third balloon ascent of J.P.F. Blanchard at Rouen, France, in July 1784. Contemporary French engraving

Aviation Collection: A birds wing and the action of the tendons in flight. Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci

A birds wing and the action of the tendons in flight. Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
LEONARDO: BIRD, c1513. A birds wing and the action of the tendons in flight. Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci

Aviation Collection: Pierre Testu-Brissy ascending on horseback, 1798. Wood engraving, 19th century

Pierre Testu-Brissy ascending on horseback, 1798. Wood engraving, 19th century
HORSEBACK BALLOON RIDE. Pierre Testu-Brissy ascending on horseback, 1798. Wood engraving, 19th century

Aviation Collection: A balloon wedding in New York, 1865. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

A balloon wedding in New York, 1865. Wood engraving, American, 19th century
BALLOON WEDDING, 1865. A balloon wedding in New York, 1865. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Aviation Collection: Wing-testing rig on scales, for an ornithopter wing. Drawing, c1485, by Leonardo da Vinci

Wing-testing rig on scales, for an ornithopter wing. Drawing, c1485, by Leonardo da Vinci
LEONARDO: ORNITHOPTER. Wing-testing rig on scales, for an ornithopter wing. Drawing, c1485, by Leonardo da Vinci

Aviation Collection: American aviation pioneer. Talking to an unidentified person after his successful exhibition

American aviation pioneer. Talking to an unidentified person after his successful exhibition flight of 4 October 1909
WILBUR WRIGHT (1867-1912). American aviation pioneer. Talking to an unidentified person after his successful exhibition flight of 4 October 1909

Aviation Collection: Orville Wright preparing for takeoff in the first Wright brothers biplane glider at Kitty Hawk

Orville Wright preparing for takeoff in the first Wright brothers biplane glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
ORVILLE WRIGHT, 1901. Orville Wright preparing for takeoff in the first Wright brothers biplane glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Photograph, 1901

Aviation Collection: Tiny Broadwick suspended from a plane piloted by Glenn L. Martin, 1913

Tiny Broadwick suspended from a plane piloted by Glenn L. Martin, 1913
WOMAN BARNSTORMER, 1913. Tiny Broadwick suspended from a plane piloted by Glenn L. Martin, 1913

Aviation Collection: The Wright Brothers, Orville (1871-1948) and Wilbur (1867-1912). American pioneers in aviation

The Wright Brothers, Orville (1871-1948) and Wilbur (1867-1912). American pioneers in aviation
WRIGHT BROTHERS, 1909. The Wright Brothers, Orville (1871-1948) and Wilbur (1867-1912). American pioneers in aviation. Left to right: Lieutenant Benjamin Foulois, Orville Wright, Lieutenant Frank P

Aviation Collection: Leonardo da Vincis drawing of a wing-testing rig for an ornithopter wing, 1486-1490

Leonardo da Vincis drawing of a wing-testing rig for an ornithopter wing, 1486-1490
LEONARDO: ORNITHOPTER. Leonardo da Vincis drawing of a wing-testing rig for an ornithopter wing, 1486-1490

Aviation Collection: Sketch of a semi-prone ornithopter, showing gear train, and cog-pedal transmission

Sketch of a semi-prone ornithopter, showing gear train, and cog-pedal transmission
LEONARDO: ORNITHOPTER. Sketch of a semi-prone ornithopter, showing gear train, and cog-pedal transmission. Drawing, c1485, by Leonardo da Vinci

Aviation Collection: Sir Hiram Maxims flying machine, c1894. Contempoary line engraving

Sir Hiram Maxims flying machine, c1894. Contempoary line engraving
MAXIMs FLYING MACHINE. Sir Hiram Maxims flying machine, c1894. Contempoary line engraving

Aviation Collection: John William Dunnes powered tailless biplane with swept-back wings, 1907

John William Dunnes powered tailless biplane with swept-back wings, 1907
DUNNEs BIPLANE, 1907. John William Dunnes powered tailless biplane with swept-back wings, 1907

Aviation Collection: Orville Wrights telegram to his father announcing the successful flights of 17 December 1903

Orville Wrights telegram to his father announcing the successful flights of 17 December 1903
WRIGHT BROTHERS TELEGRAM. Orville Wrights telegram to his father announcing the successful flights of 17 December 1903

Aviation Collection: Henri Fabre making the first seaplane flight on Le Canard (The Duck) at Martigues

Henri Fabre making the first seaplane flight on Le Canard (The Duck) at Martigues, near Marseilles, France
FABRE HYDRAVION, 1910. Henri Fabre making the first seaplane flight on Le Canard (The Duck) at Martigues, near Marseilles, France, 28 March 1910

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