Framed Print: Defile De La Cm. D'aerostiers 187
Framed Print: Defile De La Cm. D'aerostiers 187
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  • Title: Defile De La Cm. D'aerostiers 187
  • Description: Drawing shows a parade with one of the balloons used in the Siege of Paris (1870-71) and a group from the Compagnie des aerostiers militaires, with officials in a reviewing stand in the foreground. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82)
  • Subjects: Balloons (Aircraft)--France--1870-1880, Military parades--France--1870-1880, Paris (France)--History--Siege, 1870-1871
  • Places: Paris France
  • Collection: Tissandier Collection. The collection contains items documenting the early history of aeronautics with an emphasis on balloon flight in France and other European countries. Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world’s fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements. There are also several hundred illustrations clipped from books and newspapers. The pictures, created by many different artists, span the years 1773 to 1910, with the bulk dating 1780-1890.
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