Ludlow's aeroplane – 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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Ludlow's aeroplane comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ludlow's aeroplane
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Ludlow's aeroplane is an enlargement from a single frame of a motion picture made by the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, so the image shows the softness and grain of film rather than a studio plate. The identification of the machine and its name come from an old caption card that has not been verified, so treat the attribution as a lead rather than settled fact. The picture dates to the years before the Wright brothers' public flights of 1908, when powered flight was still experimental and motion pictures gave audiences some of their first moving views of such attempts.
| Created / published | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Enlargement from motion picture by American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,023 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-107806 |
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