Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It
File name: 08_02_004841
Box label: J. W. Black photographs: Boston
Title: Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It
Alternative title: Bird's eye view of Boston, made by Samuel A. King and J. W. Black
Creator/Contributor: Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896 (photographer)
Date issued:
Date created: 1860-10-13
Physical description: 1 photographic print ; 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Genre: Photographic prints; Aerial photographs
Subjects: Cities & towns
Notes: Earliest extant aerial photograph taken in the United States from Samuel A. King's balloon while tethered over Boston Common.; Additional information: The first successful aerial photograph in America was taken in Boston on October 13, 1860. Two photographers made eight exposures from "The Queen of the Air," a balloon tethered 1200 feet above the city. Because of movement of the balloon and the use of "wet" plates, only one picture turned out well.; See: Taft, Robert. "Photography and the American scene," N. Y., 1938, pp. 186-188; Handwritten note on item verso: Original plate for this is in Museum of American Photograph in Philadelphia.
Provenance:
Statement of responsibility: J. W. Black
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.
Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It
File name: 08_02_004841
Box label: J. W. Black photographs: Boston
Title: Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It
Alternative title: Bird's eye view of Boston, made by Samuel A. King and J. W. Black
Creator/Contributor: Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896 (photographer)
Date issued:
Date created: 1860-10-13
Physical description: 1 photographic print ; 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Genre: Photographic prints; Aerial photographs
Subjects: Cities & towns
Notes: Earliest extant aerial photograph taken in the United States from Samuel A. King's balloon while tethered over Boston Common.; Additional information: The first successful aerial photograph in America was taken in Boston on October 13, 1860. Two photographers made eight exposures from "The Queen of the Air," a balloon tethered 1200 feet above the city. Because of movement of the balloon and the use of "wet" plates, only one picture turned out well.; See: Taft, Robert. "Photography and the American scene," N. Y., 1938, pp. 186-188; Handwritten note on item verso: Original plate for this is in Museum of American Photograph in Philadelphia.
Provenance:
Statement of responsibility: J. W. Black
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.