Panorama of Sydney from a balloon, 1904 / photographed by Melvin Vaniman
Panorama of Sydney from a balloon, 1904 / photographed by Melvin Vaniman
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Date
1904
Call Numbers
XV1A/N.SYD/9
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Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
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Photographs - 38.9 x 118.7 cm. - 1 platinum photoprint
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Panorama of Sydney from a balloon, 1904 / photographed by Melvin Vaniman
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Caption from "A Different Perspective" exhibition. Vaniman struggled to find a suitable elevated viewpoint to record the city and began experimenting in October 1903 with a balloon imported from America. He had to wait until a clear day without factory smoke and no wind. The balloon was tethered 180 metres above Dr John Hay's house at 'the Crow's N...
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Photographers imprint at lower right 'Registered Melvin Vaniman'
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Presented by the Royal Australian Historical Society in October 1970
Pic.Acc.2039
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XV1A/N.SYD/9
Record Identifier
nZNvzrvn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNvzrvn
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457770
