Up in a Balloon – 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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Up in a Balloon comes to life in this antique lithograph, 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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Sheet music covers like this one were a common way to sell songs in the 1860s, and this example puts a balloon at the center to catch a buyer's eye. It was issued by Wm. A. Pond & Co., a New York firm that was one of the leading music publishers of the period. Ballooning drew wide public interest in America by then, partly because Thaddeus Lowe's balloons had served the Union Army during the Civil War, so an aerial subject would have seemed timely. The color lithograph shows how publishers relied on lively artwork to market popular tunes.
| Created / published | c1868. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | LOT subdivision subject: Transportation. Title and other information transcribed from item. Copyright by Wm. A. Pond & Co. No caption card found. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,111 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-108551 |
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