Professor King's Balloon at Rochester, N.Y.

Artist Bierstadt Brothers (American, Charles (1819-1903), Edward (1824-1907), Albert (1830-1902))

Dateca. 1870

MediumAlbumen stereograph

DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 3 1/8 × 6 inches (7.94 × 15.24 cm)
Mount: 3 7/16 × 6 15/16 inches (8.73 × 17.62 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.3712

SignedOn mount recto, left edge, in black type: "NEW YORK / NIAGARA FALLS, / PHOTOGRAPHER / BIERSTADT, / CHARLES"; On mount recto, right edge, in black type: "NEW YORK / NIAGARA FALLS, / PHOTOGRAPHER / BIERSTADT, / CHARLES".

InscribedOn image recto, lower left, in white type: "Prof. King's Balloon at Rochester, N.Y."

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DescriptionImage of a large crowd gathered around a hot air balloon. In the background, people look out from the roof of a three-story building.

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