Balloon landing, view no. 12, Windsor or Bloomfield, 1885
PhotographerPhotographed by
John G. Doughty
American, 1858 - 1911
Date1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionGroup of men, women, boys and girls pose in front of a hot air balloon, probably in Windsor or Bloomfield area. Letterpress text from label on back: "View of balloon immediately after landing ... Our landing was effected close under the precipitous eastern side of Hanging Mountain, and the photograph was taken in this deeply shaded place , at 6.45 in the evening. / These are the first and only successful views ever taken from a balloon."
Object number2000.194.18
NotesSubject Note: Hanging Mountain does not appear in Connecticut Place Names. The only precipitous eastern slope in the vicinity of the balloon landing would appear to be the Metacomet Ridge in Bloomfield.On View
Not on view
