An aerial view of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, taken from 2000 feet

Date:
1882 - 1892
Location:
Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Bromley, Greater London Authority, SE19
Reference:
CVS01/01/026
Type:
Photograph (Lantern Slide)
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Description

Tethered balloon flights were regularly undertaken at Crystal Palace, however this image is believed to be the earliest known surviving aerial photograph of the building itself.This slide was used in Cecil Victor Shadbolt's lecture 'Balloons and Ballooning, Upward and Onwards'

Content

This is part of the Series: CVS01/01 Series of lantern slides; within the Collection: CVS01 Cecil Victor Shadbolt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Shadbolt, Cecil Victor

Keywords

Victorian Glasshouse, Victorian Exhibition Pavilion, Aerial View