Studio portrait of the Kanchev family
| Description: | Full length shot of a seated man wearing a military uniform and carrying a sword. He is holding an infant in a white urban dress on his lap. A woman in a light-coloured high-necked urban dress is standing behind him, leaning down towards the man and holding the baby's right hand. |
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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 1892, Not after 1900 |
| Location: | Sofia |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Type: | Photograph |
| Creator: | Karastoyanov, Dimitar Anastasov, (Photographer) |
| Dimensions: | Artefact: 164mm x 110mm Image: 145mm x 100mm |
| Format: | Cabinet |
| Technique: | Not specified |
| Keywords: | 710 Military Technology > 714 Uniform and Accouterment 700 Armed Forces 590 Familiy > 594 Nuclear Family 850 Infancy and Childhood 890 Gender Roles and Issues 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 № 7534 |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
| Editor: | Anelia Kassabova |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.956 |