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Almanac: America's first aerial photograph

Name: Almanac: America's first aerial photograph
Uploaded: 2019-10-13T09:19:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Description: On October 13, 1860, James Wallace Black took a picture of Boston from a balloon 1,200 feet in the air, creating the first aerial photograph taken in the United States. Jane Pauley reports.

On October 13, 1860, James Wallace Black took a picture of Boston from a balloon 1,200 feet in the air, creating the first aerial photograph taken in the United States. Jane Pauley reports.