The Balloon Near its Ceiling
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Photograph
Sergeant G.B. Gilbert
Maker
The Balloon Near its Ceiling
1935
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.1 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (48 × 35.2 cm)
Gift of the Photographic Society of America, Rochester Technical Section
1949.0004.0011
Inscriptions Printed in black on applied label on mount recto, B: THE BALLOON NEAR ITS CEILING \ Photograph from an airplane at 25,000 feet. The balloon is approximately 12 miles above sea level and is still rising. \ Photograph by Master Sergeant G.B. Gilbert and Captain H.K. Baisley with the following equipment: \ CAMERA — K-6 FAIRCHILD WITH FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER \ LENS — CARL ZEISS F 5 20-INCH FOCAL LENGTH \ FILM — EASTMAN SUPERSENSITIVE PANCHROMATIC AERO FILM \ EXPOSURE — 1/100 OF A SECOND \ SIZE OF EXPOSURE — 7 BY 9 INCHES \ FILTER — MINUS BLUE
Printed in black on applied label on mount recto, BLC: 117
Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, T: No. 3 The Balloon Near Its Ceiling
Printed in black on orange applied label on mount verso, C: first \ international \ exhibit \ SCIENTIFIC \ APPLIED \ PHOTOGRAPHY \ ROCHESTER \ TECHNICAL \ SECTION \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ SOCIETY \ OF AMERICA \ RUNDEL LIBRARY \ MARCH 15 APRIL 3 \ 1937 \ ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Printed in black on blue applied label on mount verso, C: FROM JANUARY SECOND TO JANUARY TENTH 1938 \ EXHIBITED \ THE ART CENTER SCHOOL LOS ANGELES, CALIF
Printed in black on applied label on mount recto, BLC: 117
Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, T: No. 3 The Balloon Near Its Ceiling
Printed in black on orange applied label on mount verso, C: first \ international \ exhibit \ SCIENTIFIC \ APPLIED \ PHOTOGRAPHY \ ROCHESTER \ TECHNICAL \ SECTION \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ SOCIETY \ OF AMERICA \ RUNDEL LIBRARY \ MARCH 15 APRIL 3 \ 1937 \ ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Printed in black on blue applied label on mount verso, C: FROM JANUARY SECOND TO JANUARY TENTH 1938 \ EXHIBITED \ THE ART CENTER SCHOOL LOS ANGELES, CALIF
