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Title: Vue de la Terrasse de Mr. Franklin a Passi
Date(s): 1783-11-21
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Description: Landscape with balloon depicting first aerial voyage in presence of the Dauphin, under the direction of Montgolfier, on 21 November 1783
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_006
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Face du Cote du Chateau
Date(s): 1800
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_005
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Entree de sa Majeste Louis XVIII a Paris le 3 Mai 1814
Date(s): 1814-05-03
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Description: Entrance of His Majesty Louis 18th to Paris
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_014
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Balloons May Be Made Really Useful
Date(s): 1840
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937 (artist)
Description: Balloons May Be Made Really Useful. Big idea for western railroads! How they may save their passengers from rear-end collisions and themselves from heavy suits for damages!' From Puck Magazine
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_054
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: A View of the Balloon of Mr. Sadler's Ascending
Date(s): 1811-08-12
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Description: A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadler's ascending with him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Huckney on Monday Aug. 12, 1811. The balloon ascended at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and descended safe near Tilbury Fort in Essex at 20 minutes past four.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_123
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Aerostation
Date(s): 1803
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Description: Various balloons belonging to: 1 - Montgolfier's balloon; 2 - Blanchards; 3 - Charles and Roberts; 4 - Luncardi's; 5 - Baldwin's view over the city of Chester from Lunardi's balloon
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_142
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Man and woman in balloon basket
Date(s): 1800
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Description: Depicts a man and a woman waving flags from the basket of a balloon.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_009
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: French Balloon
Date(s): 1800
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Graff, Emile (lithographer)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_026
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Pilatre de Rozier et Romain sur les cotes de la Manche
Date(s): 1785-06-15
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Jeanjean, Marcel, 1893-1973 (artist)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_099
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Le Chateau Royal de Versailles du Cote de la Grande Avenue de Paris
Date(s): 1784
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Description: Balloon over city (in French), Versailles, 1784
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_027
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: War scene, Balloon Naval Defenses
Date(s): 1918
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Skerrett, Robert G. (artist)
Description: Watercolor drawing by R. G. Skerrett - (written on bottom) - Naval and military bases may hereafter be safeguarded aloft by buoyant barriers that spread entanglements for unwary hostile aviators. It is probably something of this sort which the Germans are said to have adopted as a supplemental defense for the U-Boat base at Zeebrugge
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_023
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Aerostatische Maschine der Herrn Charles und Robert
Date(s): 1783-12-01
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Description: Aerostatische Maschine der Herrn Charles und Robert, 25 Schuhe im Durchschnitte welche, den 1 Dec. 1783 in den Tuillerien zu Paris aufgestiegen ist.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_007
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: View of the Ascent of Mr. Lunardi's celebrated Air Balloon
Date(s): 1784-09-25
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Deeble, Thomas, 1762- (engraver)
Description: Illustration for the European Magazine - view of the ascent of Mr. Lunardi's celebrated air balloon from the artillery ground
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1971MSS676_020
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection