Balloon race, fastening flag on German balloon, Berlin – Historic 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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Balloon race, fastening flag on German balloon, Berlin 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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Balloon race, fastening flag on German balloon, Berlin
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A man fastens a flag to a German balloon in Berlin, a small ceremonial detail in a period when ballooning drew large crowds and national pride. The city hosted the 1908 Gordon Bennett Cup, the leading international balloon contest of the day, and American entrants took part in that event. The picture comes from the Bain News Service, whose photographers recorded such scenes on glass negatives. The title is based on unverified caption data, so the exact moment and the people involved are best read from the image itself.
| 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 | 5,772 × 4,234 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-3623 |
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