hot-air balloons
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Balloons of nonextensible material, usually spherical or pear-shaped, open on the bottom and held aloft by the introduction of heated air; they are designed to rise and travel into the atmosphere. Hot-air balloons typically have a container, usually a basket large enough to carry people, suspended below.
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Aureole des Aeronautes observee autour de L'Ombre du Ballon
Digital Record
Identifier: VBI_000534
Dates:
c. 1886
Curiosites Aerostatiques de L'Origine des Aerostats
Digital Record
Identifier: VBI_000525
Dates:
c. 1886
Les Projets de Navires et de Ballons Dirigeables depuis 1670 jusqu'a nos Jours
Digital Record
Identifier: VBI_000513
Dates:
c. 1886
The first ascent of the Great Montgolfier Balloon, on Her Majesties Birth-day, May 24th
Digital Record
Identifier: VBI_000406
Dates:
1838
Theodore N. Vail Collection of Aeronautical Prints, Broadsides, and Clippings
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0680
Scope and Contents
The Theodore N. Vail Collection of Aeronautical Prints, Broadsides, and Clippings at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) consists of pictorial engraving prints, cuttings and excerpts from newspapers and magazines, and a large number of hand-bills and posters about balloon ascents primarily in England, France, and Germany. The bulk of the collection covers approximately the years 1720 to 1880 and was assembled by English collectors.The collection's images and topics...
Dates:
circa 1720 to 1925; Majority of material found within 1720 - 1880