Description


Object: | Engaged couple Kanchev |
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Description: | Medium close-up profile shot of a woman in a dark urban overcoat and a wide-brimmed hat. A man wearing a military uniform and a hat with a cockade is standing next to her. |
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 1892 |
Location: | Sofia |
Country: | Bulgaria |
Type: | Photograph |
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Creator: | Karastoyanov, Dimitar Anastasov, (Photographer) |
Dimensions: | Artefact: 65mm x 65mm Image: 62mm x 62mm |
Format: | Not specified |
Technique: | Not specified |
Copyright: | Национален Политехнически Музей |
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Archive: | National Polytechnic Museum, Inv. No.: OF № 7533 |
License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0] |
Editor: | Anelia Kassabova |
Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.955 |