Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
"Le dirigeable Baldwin / (Etas-Unis) / 1908" |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
96:17.526 |
Description |
Hand painted postcard. Front: Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the Signal Corps Dirigible No. 1 designed by pioneer balloonist and U.S. Army major Thomas Scott Baldwin (1854-1923) for the United States Army. First flown on August 5, 1908, Baldwin's airship was the first powered aircraft ordered for the Signal Corps by the Aeronautical Division of the United States Army. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in a scrapbook entitled Album Gravures et Cartes-Postales: Vieux Paris Types Petits Métiers et Cris De La Rue (1909). Verso: Addressed to (stamped): "Monsieur Louis DASPET / 177, Rue Saint-Honore, 177 / PARIS" |
Date |
1909 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-3.5 inches |
Material |
Paper, Watercolor, Ink |
Medium |
Watercolor Paint |
Search Terms |
Aeronautics Baldwin, Thomas S. (Thomas Scott), 1854-1923 Flight France Military Airships--United States Molynk, A. Postcards Watercolor Painting |
Provenance |
233 of 264 hand painted postcards and 7 larger engravings, originally compiled in a scrapbook entitled: "Album Gavures et Cartes-Postales: Viex Paris Types Petites Metiers et Cris De La Rue" Donald and Mildred Othmer purchased the book for 2500 Francs. The book was bequeathed to the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |