Balloon Ascension - Concord State Fair, Concord, N.H. – 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 Ascension - Concord State Fair, Concord, N.H.
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A balloon ascent at the Concord State Fair in Concord, New Hampshire, is the subject of this c1901 photograph, one of the aerial spectacles fairs of the period used to draw paying crowds. Local photographer W.G.C. Kimball, who worked in Concord, copyrighted the print, which ties the picture to the city's photographic trade of the time. In the early 1900s, ballooning was still a novelty for most spectators, so a launch offered both entertainment and a rare view of flight up close. The record's details are unverified, so the exact date of the event is uncertain.
| Created / published | c1901. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photoprint copyrighted by W.G.C. Kimball, Concord, N.H. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Fairs; New Hampshire--Concord; Photog. I.; Balloons; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 1,942 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134441 |
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