Panorama of Sydney from a balloon, 1904 / photographed by Melvin Vaniman

XV1A/N.SYD/10

fonds

1904

Graphic Materials, Photographs

457773

Photographs - 1 platinum photoprint - 35 x 118.3 cm.

Caption "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 Nest' [North Sydney]
Pictures Card Catalogue has title as 'Panoramic view of Sydney from North Sydney'
Other prints held at:
DL Pg 43
XV1A/N.SYD/4
XV1A/N.SYD/5
XV1A/N.SYD/6
XV1A/N.SYD/9
XV1A/N.SYD/11

Photographers imprint at lower right 'Registered Melvin Vaniman'