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Book Condition: Used
Seller: Back of Beyond Books

United States
About Item: This collection contains 19 historic photographs depicting early flights of a hydrogen balloon and a biplane in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and features some of the first aerial photographs of the city. Silver gel photographs measure between 4” x 3” to 8” x 6” and are dated to 1909 and 1913. Also included are two newspaper clippings about the flights and one photocopy (modern) of Joseph A. Blondin’s 1909 flight log. Overall good. Most photographs have glue residue and numbers written in pencil on verso (likely photos were used in a book); three photos have moderate chipping and soiling affecting content but the remaining photos have only light soiling and minor creasing at corners. Housed in a modern 3-ring binder. Five photographs depict one or two men in a hydrogen balloon - either showing the balloon stationed on the ground or not far off the ground, with many onlookers. The men in this balloon are Joseph A. Blondin, pioneer balloonist, and Roy Stamm, Albuquerque… Read More
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