Aerial Photograph of Boston, 1860

[radegund_lj]

From http://bostonography.com/2011/conquering-eagles-and-geese/

"In 1860, from a balloon tethered on the Boston Common, James Wallace Black took the first aerial photograph of a city in the U.S."

See also http://www.boston.com/ae/specials/aerialboston/ for a comparison of the old photo with the same area today.

Comments

[sar_kaz_m]

I apologize for not commenting sooner -- I just looked at these tonight. These pictures are Epic! It's fun to remember that we are located in a city that did experience the Victorian Era. :D