Balloon at Wannamakers – 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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This rare historic photograph captures Balloon at Wannamakers in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Balloon at Wannamakers
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This glass negative is one of the Bain News Service pictures, and its title, "Balloon at Wannamakers," points to a balloon connected with the Wanamaker department store, though the spelling and the exact location are unverified. Bain's agency, active in New York in the early twentieth century, sold news and feature photographs to newspapers, and store promotions and public spectacles were common subjects. The record gives no date, so the picture is best understood as a glimpse of urban American publicity and ballooning in that era. Its notes also say the title comes from caption data that has not been checked.
| 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 | 4,141 × 5,748 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-11118 |
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