Balloon destroyers Glidden tour – Vintage Wall Art
(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 destroyers Glidden tour, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Balloon destroyers Glidden tour
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The Bain News Service caption on this glass negative reads "Balloon destroyers" and ties it to the Glidden tour, though the record notes that the title comes from unverified caption data. The Glidden Tour was an early automobile reliability contest, named for Charles Jasper Glidden, the New England motorist who donated its trophy and encouraged manufacturers to test their cars over long road routes. The phrase may refer to the cars, their drivers, or the crews, but the image alone does not settle that, so the label is best read as a lead rather than a confirmed identification.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| 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 two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,847 × 4,253 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-9621 |
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