Aerial view of field and trees from balloon

Photograph

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Aerial view of field and trees from balloon

Entry/Object ID

SHH 96.618

Description

Print developed from gelatin dry plate glass negative. Landscape of fields with clusters of trees throughout and tree lines delineating property boundaries or fields, water visible in foreground, image taken from aloft, probably from inside balloon basket. Written on back "Balloon Trip 1914"

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Margaret Tramontine

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Willard Penfield

Role

Photographer

Date made

1914

Notes

Medium: glass, silver gelatin

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

5 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Willard Seiberling (1892-1981) was an avid and accomplished photographer who developed his photographic interest while attending Princeton University between 1911-1915. The dark room at Stan Hywet was added to the floorplan during construction for his use. Willard is credited with most of the early images of Stan Hywet. Willard was very interested in early aviation and balloon races were activities he participated in. According to oral history Willard met Orville and Wilbur Wright shortly after this first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, and Willard was the first passenger aboard the first Goodyear blimp. After graduation from Princeton in 1915 Willard worked at Goodyear and was the manager of the company's Aeronautics Department. The glass plate negative collection at Stan Hywet contains images of blimps at the Wing Foot Lake facility, images taken by Willard Seiberling.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

December 17, 1996

Updated By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Update Date

May 6, 2025