The Centennial—Balloon View of the Grounds – Historic Photo Reproduction
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The Centennial—Balloon View of the Grounds comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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The Centennial—Balloon View of the Grounds
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The view in this picture is taken from above the Centennial Exposition, the world's fair held in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park in 1876 to mark a century since the Declaration of Independence. Tethered balloon ascents gave visitors a chance to look down on the fairgrounds, with its exhibition halls, gardens and crowds, in a way few could otherwise experience. Aerial views like this one were a novelty at the time and remain useful today for showing how the sprawling exposition was laid out.
| Original scan | 9,758 × 6,558 px · prints to 33 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Philadelphia Exposition |
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