Georges Naudet Collection
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Georges Naudet (June 9, 1900 - May 22, 1983) was a French businessman who was passionately interested in the early history of ballooning and aviation. An amateur in the field of aviation history, he became an avid collector and author.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0479
Creator
Naudet, Georges, 1900-1983.
Date
[ca 1600s-1930s]
Provenance
George Naudet Estate, purchase, 1984, XXXX-0479, NASM
Extent
1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box) (1 flatbox))
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
General
NASMrev
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Publications
Clippings
Postcards
Scope and Contents
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, newspaper clippings, postcards, and books.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Publications
Clippings
Postcards
Rights
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
Creator
Naudet, Georges, 1900-1983.
Names
Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809
Blériot, Louis, 1872-1936
Godard, Eugène, 1864-
Godard, Louis
Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810.
Naudet, Georges, 1900-1983.
Vedrines, Jules
Topic
Aeronautics -- pre-1903
Aeronautics
Aeronautics -- France
Balloons
Balloons -- France
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
