Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It

Title:: Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It
Title (alt.):: Balloon view of Boston, Massachusetts
Photographer:: Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896
Name on Item:: J. W. Black
Date:: October 13, 1860
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Photographic prints
Aerial photographs
Location:: Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):: Boston Pictorial Archive
Series:: General Views of Boston > General Views
Subjects:: Cities & towns
Places:: Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:: 1 photographic print ; 10 x 7 1/4 in.
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cf95jj42g
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Notes:: Title and date from item, from additional material accompanying item, or from information provided by the Boston Public Library.
Earliest extant aerial photograph taken in the United States from Samuel A. King's balloon while tethered over Boston Common.
Additional information on item verso: First aerial view made in United States. Oct. 13, 1860 by King and Black. Original negative in possession of W. N. Jennings, Rose Valley, Penna. Taken from balloon "Queen of he Air."
Accession #:: 08_02_004842
Call #:: Cab 23.59.2 Vol. 1 (no longer used)