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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/historyporn@lemmy.world

Using Samuel Archer King's hot air balloon to get the shot.

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[-] glups@lemm.ee 17 points 4 months ago
[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

You mean ruined

[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Once the tallest building in its neighborhood, now the shortest, looks like.

[-] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago

We can easily take images like this for granted today, but for its time, a photograph like this was an incredible achievement. Both photography itself as well as air travel have progressed a lot over the 160+ years since this photo was taken. It really puts a lot into perspective how much technology (and the world itself) has changed in so much time.

[-] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing it, OP. Have a great day.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 8 points 4 months ago

And thank you for being all positive on Lemmy!

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago
[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 16 points 4 months ago

Yes, but it was taken by a mermaid.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago
[-] yoshman@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Why do you think a font got named after her?

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.

[-] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

NGL I thought this was the reflection in the Warner Brothers logo when they play their animation thing before a movie

[-] frankenswine@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

is this the entry scene of Against The Day?

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

The public most certainly had their minds blown when this came out.

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