Heart of Houston, from Little Frank's balloon – Vintage 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.)
Description
Step back in time with Heart of Houston, from Little Frank's balloon, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Heart of Houston, from Little Frank's balloon
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From a balloon high above the streets, this c1912 photograph gives an unusual overhead view of Houston, a view few photographers of the period could capture. The print is credited to Little Frank's balloon and copyrighted by Beach & Stern. Aerial photography was still rare then, since cameras had to be carried aloft and exposures timed without the aid of modern equipment. Houston was growing quickly as a rail and shipping center on Buffalo Bayou, and the streets and rooftops in the picture show a city in the middle of that expansion.
| Created / published | c1912. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Cityscape photographs 1910-1920.Aerial photographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J167115 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Beach & Stern. |
| Subjects | Houston (Tex.)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,684 × 2,829 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-178463 |
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