The Birth of the Balloon

Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, carrying the first human beings into the air in the closing months of 1783. Collection celebrating the invention and early history of the balloon.

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 Clowns with Balloon Object Jules Duruof Object Certificat d'Ascension en Ballon Libre Object Air des Fraises Object Montgolfier's Balloon in the Presence of the King and Queen Object Photo-zincograph of Le Flesselle, 1864. Object Fete du Sacre et Couronnement de Leurs Majestes Imperiales Object The Table of Events: The French Revolution Object Liste des Ballons Sortis de Paris Pendantle Siege 1870-1871 Object Expedition Polaire Andree, 1897 Object St. Etienne du Mont Object Japanese with Kites Object Print, Lithograph on Paper, Colored Object Two Ballooning Events Object Print, Lithograph on Paper, Colored Object L'ascendion de Vincent Lonardi Venitien a Lodres en 1784. Object Print, Lithograph on Paper, Colored Object Entree de Louis XVIII A Paris Object A Monsieur de Faujau de St. Fond, de Plusieurs Accademies Object Troisieme Voyage Aerien Object Second Voyageurs Aeriens ou Experience de MM. Charles et Robert Object Palais Des Tuileries Object A Messieurs Les Souscripteurs Object Mgt. le Duc de Chartres et Mr. le Duc de Fitz Jame Object Selected filters: Object Type: Prints Place: France Set Name: National Air and Space Museum Collection Clear All