Dupuy de Lôme Airship with human engine
<p>Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the Dupuy de Lôme airship designed by French naval architect Henri Dupuy de Lôme (1816-1885). One of the first navigable balloons, the Dupuy de Lôme was powered by a crank operated by 4 or 8 individuals with speeds between 9 and 11 km/h.
1872-Feb-02 (Date attributed to airship)
1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
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This postcard is part of a set originally collected in a scrapbook entitled <i>Album Gravures et Cartes-Postales: Vieux Paris Types Petits Métiers et Cris De La Rue</i> (1909).
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Molynk, A.</div>
1909<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1909-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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