Name/Title
Group of men in a field with a deflated balloonEntry/Object ID
SHH 96.620Description
Print developed from gelatin dry plate glass negative. Large group of men and boys standing in a field with trees behind them, and line of onlookers to left. Some men are holding part of deflated balloon, a large portion of balloon materials folded up on right side of image, low shrubbery throughout grassy area.
Written on back "Balloon Trip 1914"Collection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
Margaret TramontineAcquisition
Accession
SHH-OriginalSource or Donor
Seiberling HeirsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Seiberling, Willard PenfieldRole
PhotographerDate made
1914Notes
Medium: glass, silver gelatinGeneral 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.appCreate Date
December 17, 1996Updated By
bwelch@stanhywet.orgUpdate Date
May 6, 2025