Balloon race, American balloon "Conqueror" rising , Berlin – Antique 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, American balloon "Conqueror" rising , Berlin
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A crowd gathers and ground crew hold the ropes as the American balloon *Conqueror* lifts off in Berlin in 1908. The record places it at a balloon race, most likely part of the Gordon Bennett Cup series, which drew national teams to launch from European cities in the early 1900s. The title comes from caption data the Bain News Service wrote on the negative, and that data is not independently verified, so the exact event should be read with some caution. Bain's photographs from this period are valued for documenting the gear, dress, and public spectacle of early ballooning.
| 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 | 4,858 × 3,480 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-3628 |
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