The “C”-Launch Technique for High-Altitudes Balloons

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DLC, White, James H. (James Henry), production, Blechynden, Frederick, camera · 1898 · United States : Edison Manufacturing Co. · 7 pictures

A technical report on the "C"-launch method for high-altitude research balloons, documented in halftone photographs of shipboard and airfield launches; the attached catalogue data, crediting Edison Manufacturing Co. in 1898, belongs to an unrelated film. The coarse-screen prints show crews hauling on lines, inflating envelopes, packing gondolas in cradles, and deck-level views of ships with mast-mounted cameras, useful as grainy mid-century documentary texture and equipment silhouettes.

Chitose (Cruiser) · Boats and boating -- California San Francisco · Yachts -- California San Francisco · Yachting -- California San Francisco · Fishing boats -- California San Francisco · Harbors -- California San Francisco · Ships -- California San Francisco Launching · San Francisco (Calif.)

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