https://mallhistory.org/files/original/b1d164c3faf2e1453d61dc4f7ddebc2e.jpg e921c630df2e2033e40a39c5624f625b Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 587 Height 770 Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 IPTC String byline:Library of Congress IPTC Array a:1:{s:6:"byline";s:19:"Library of Congress";} Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Divison People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 08/20/1832 Birthplace Jefferson Mills, New Hampshire Death Date 01/16/1913 Occupation Scientist Military Biographical Text Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe was born in New Hampshire in 1832. He enjoyed learning and was particularly interested in science. His first recorded job, at the age of 18, was as an assistant to traveling chemistry lecturer Professor Reginald Dinkelhoff. Two years later, Dinkelhoff retired and Lowe took over the show and the title of professor. In 1855 at the age of twenty-two, he married a nineteen year old French actress, Leontine Gaschon, who had come to the United States as a political refugee. The couple had ten children together. <br /><br />Lowe was intrigued by lighter-than-air travel. He built and flew his first balloon in 1857, by which time his father had also become a balloonist, or aeronaut as they were known at the time. Lowe promoted the possibility of transatlantic balloon travel, but due to a series of malfunctions was never able to make a sustained attempt before the outbreak of the Civil War. He had already gained the admiration of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/349">Joseph Henry</a> of the Smithsonian Institution and conducted a demonstration of his skills by flying a balloon over the White House in June, 1861. <br /><br />Lowe secured the position of Chief Aeronaut in the Union Army Balloon Corps after a successful expedition during the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas). Lowe observed a number of battles as Chief Aeronaut before resigning in 1863 following the assignment of the Balloon Corps into the Corps of Engineers. During his time with the Army, Lowe met and mentored a young German who was very interested in air travel: Count Frederick von Zepplin, who went on to invent the aircraft which bears his name. <br /><br />After leaving the Balloon Corps, Lowe continued to experiment with gases, inventing ice making machines and other useful innovations. He made a fortune and, in 1887, moved to California. Lowe and his family settled in Pasadena. He died there in 1913 and is buried next to his wife. First Name for nav purposes Thaddeus Last Name for nav purposes Lowe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Thaddeus S.C. Lowe Description An account of the resource On June 11, 1861, Thaddeus S.C. Lowe <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/199">flew a gas balloon</a>, the Enterprise, over the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a>. Lowe wanted to demonstrate the potential of using balloons for reconnaissance missions. Lowe placed his gas generators on the Mall near the Smithsonian Institution and in proximity to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/225">Washington Gas Works</a>, launching the balloon from the present site of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/269">National Air and Space Museum</a>. Once aloft, he telegraphed President Abraham Lincoln, reporting a view of 50 miles. Awarded the position of Chief Aeronaut for the Army, Lowe's flight contributed to the birth of the Aeronautical Corps of the Union Army. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/brhc/item/brh2003002157/PP/">View original photograph</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thaddeus S.C. Lowe military history work & play