Winsted from a balloon, view no. 3, 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 8 11/16in. (13 x 22cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionView of a portion of Winsted, Conn., taken from the balloon 3,050 feet from the earth...Although we are at this time less than three quarters of a mile high...it is impracticable with the naked eye to distinguish any animal life in the view below unless it be in motion..../ These are the first an only successful views ever taken from a balloon. Shows the Still River and the dwellings, roads and industrial buildings along it.
Object number2000.194.5
NotesSubject Note: Description from letterpress label on the back of the photograph.On View
Not on view
