View of Balloon Immediately After Landing
Artist
John Doughty
(American, 1875-1899)
Date1885
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 4 1/2 × 7 13/16 inches (11.43 × 19.84 cm)
Mount: 5 1/8 × 8 3/8 inches (13.02 × 21.27 cm)
Mount: 5 1/8 × 8 3/8 inches (13.02 × 21.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3060
SignedOn mount recto, lower left, blind stamped: "J.G. DOUGHTY";
On mount recto, lower right, blind stamped: "WINSTED CT";
On mount verso, center, white label with black type: "PHOTOGRAPHY FROM A BALLOON. / DESCRIPTION OF VIEW NO. 12. / View of balloon immediately after landing, together with 26 people great and / small who eagerly gave us assistance. Notwithstanding the beautiful views enjoyed / and the pleasant excitement of a balloon voyage, a decided sense of relief is experi- / enced on again feeling the earth beneath our feet. Our landing was effected close / under the precipitous eastern side of Hanging Mountain, and the photograph was / taken in the deeply shaded place, at 6.45 in the evening. / These are the first and only successful views ever taken from a balloon. The series of / 1885 number from 1 to 14 and can be had at the following prices: / 50 Cents Each, or $5.00 per Dozen. / ALFRED E. MOORE, Aeronaut. JOHN G. DOUGHTY, Photographer. / WINSTED, CONN. / ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED."
InscribedOn image recto, lower left, in negative: "No. 12"
MarkingsOn mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "P.I. 11, 5, 12"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a group of people (men, women, and children) posed in front of a hot air balloon with a row of trees in the background.
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