168 - GUILLAUX (Maurice). Set of 2 large photo albums, 4 small photo albums, and a press book:

GUILLAUX (Maurice). Set of 2 large photo albums, 4 small photo albums, and a press book: - one large album (34.5 x 28 cm) with a burgundy percaline hardcover (shows signs of wear), containing 97 silver gelatin prints measuring approximately 13 x 17 cm, featuring air shows, an aviation club, various aircraft, portraits, etc. - one large album (23 x 31 cm) with burgundy percaline cardboard cover (shows signs of wear), containing 24 silver gelatin prints, approx. 11 x 16 cm, carefully mounted, featuring air shows, an aviation club, various airplanes, portraits, etc. (shows signs of wear). - An album (15.5 x 22 cm) with burgundy percaline cardboard cover (shows signs of wear), containing 52 silver gelatin prints measuring approximately 13 x 17 cm, featuring air shows, an aviation club, various airplanes, portraits, etc. - One album (12.5 x 17 cm) with burgundy percaline cardboard cover (shows signs of wear), containing 110 silver gelatin prints averaging approx. 8 x 10 cm (various sizes): Issy-les-Moulineaux, aerial photos of Paris, the Pommery Cup, a trip to Australia, Morand fighter planes, etc. - An album (18 x 13 cm) with a gray canvas cover featuring a polychrome decoration reading “Gloire aux Alliés” (shows signs of wear), containing 82 various old photographs and postcards (mostly aviation-related). - an album (18 x 13 cm) with a gray canvas cover featuring a polychrome decoration reading “1914–1915” (shows signs of wear), containing 102 various vintage photographs and postcards (mostly aviation-related), including numerous signed portraits of male and female aviators with dedications to Guillaux. - A press book (22 x 17 cm) containing a large number of newspaper clippings dedicated to Guillaux’s exploits, along with a portrait of the aviator and a few small original photographs. Maurice GUILLAUX (1883–1917): a pioneer of French aviation, famous for his aerial feats in Australia. An aviator and aerobatics specialist, Maurice Guillaux distinguished himself through his spectacular demonstrations aboard his Blériot XI. In 1914, he undertook a triumphant tour of Australia, where, on July 16, he completed the first official aerial mail flight between Melbourne and Sydney, covering nearly 900 kilometers with several stopovers. This feat, accomplished a few weeks before the outbreak of World War I, marks a significant milestone in the history of Australian aviation. Upon his return to France, Guillaux continued his aviation activities before dying in a plane crash in Villacoublay in 1917.