Three original photographs, never before seen in Brazil, of the charismatic aviator Alberto Santos Dumont in a meeting with other military personnel.
Set of three original photographs, never before seen in Brazil, showing a meeting between French and Brazilian military personnel, in which Santos Dumont participated.
16 cm x 10 cm each.
Brazil, Santos Dumont Military Airfield in Rio de Janeiro.
December 17, 1928.
Excellent condition of conservation.
Visit of Santos Dumont and Mayor Prado - E.Av.M. - 17 - 12 - 928
Alberto Santos Dumont (1873 – 1932) invented and tested the first gasoline-powered dirigible balloons. In 1901, he flew one around the Eiffel Tower and became world famous.
He is best known for being one of the first – if not the first – to take off in a gasoline-powered airplane. However, credit for the invention of the airplane is usually given to the Wright brothers. France is an exception, where Clément Ader made the first flight on October 9, 1890, but in military secrecy. In 1906, in a public demonstration in Paris, he flew about 60 meters at a height of two to three meters.
We have here three original and unpublished photographs, one of which shows the aviator in the last years of his life.
