Portrait of Konstantin Kanchev
| Description: | Head and shoulder shot in an oval frame, depicting a man wearing a military parade uniform adorned with five insignias of honour. |
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| Comment: | Konstantin Kanchev (1865 - unknown) was one of the first Bulgarians to fly in a hot-air balloon with Eugene Godard at the First Bulgarian International Agricultural and Industrial Fair in Plovdiv in 1892. Lieutenant Kanchev commanded the unit engaged in servicing of the balloon. Kanchev became major in 1906 and colonel in 1920. |
| Date: | Not before 1900, Not after 1910 |
| Location: | Sofia |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Type: | Photograph |
| Creator: | Karastoyanov, Dimitar Anastasov, (Photographer) |
| Dimensions: | Artefact: 165mm x 107mm |
| Format: | Cabinet |
| Technique: | Not specified |
| Keywords: | 700 Armed Forces 710 Military Technology > 714 Uniform and Accouterment 370 Energy and Power > 372 Fire 430 Exchange > 438 Domestic Trade 430 Exchange > 439 Foreign Trade 500 Water, Air, and Space Transportation > 509 Air Transport 550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Names |
| Copyright: | Национален Политехнически Музей |
| Archive: | National Polytechnic Museum, Inv. No.: OF № 7532 |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
| Editor: | Anelia Kassabova |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.954 |