Balloon race, American balloon "Conqueror" bursting aloft, Berlin – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Balloon race, American balloon "Conqueror" bursting aloft, Berlin, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Balloon race, American balloon "Conqueror" bursting aloft, Berlin
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An American balloon called *Conqueror* is shown bursting aloft over Berlin, apparently at the moment its envelope gave way. The 1908 date places the picture in the years when international ballooning contests drew large crowds and newspaper attention, and Berlin hosted the Gordon Bennett Cup that year. The Bain News Service title is recorded as unverified, so the exact circumstances of the rupture are best read with that caveat in mind.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 2,841 × 3,984 px · prints to 9 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-3629 |
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