Airship Tissandier electric airship, departing from Auteuil, Paris, 8 October 1883 LOC Published on October 7, 2012 in 8 October 1883Full resolution (622 × 423) Next → This engraving by E.A. Tilly depicts the Tissandier electric airship departing Auteuil, Paris, 8 October 1883. (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)