Baldwin's dirigible – Antique 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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This historic photograph of Baldwin's dirigible brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Baldwin's dirigible
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The title points to an airship linked to Baldwin, most likely the aeronaut Thomas Scott Baldwin, who built and flew steerable balloons and airships in the United States in the early 1900s. His California Arrow, flown in 1904, was a gasoline-powered craft that drew wide attention. The glass negative comes from the Bain News Service, a New York photo agency whose pictures from this period document the public's fascination with flight. The record gives no date, so the exact occasion is uncertain, but the subject fits the years when airships were a novelty that drew large crowds.
| 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 | 5,810 × 4,253 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10060 |
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