Aerial of Berkeley east of Grant Street

Name/Title

Aerial of Berkeley east of Grant Street

Entry/Object ID

1978.001.11346

Description

Aerial of Berkeley east of Grant Street, 1908. 22" X 55" BW George R. Lawrence. panoramic kite-borne camera, Captive Airship was a kite train of up to 17 Conyne kites on a piano wire cable suspending a camera held by specially designed stabilizing mechanism. The spring operated shutter was released from the ground by a current from a battery activating a solenoid in the camera. Also "San Francisco in Ruins :objective to photograph the destruction and sell huge contact prints See Oversize Folder 2011.58. 3 copies

Made/Created

Artist

Geo.R Lawrence

Date made

1908

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

"Aerial"

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

113-190-11346

Location

Other

Photograph collection