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Aerial photo of the week: Boston Tea Party – 12/16/73

Posted on 12/16/2012 by sdunwell

December 16, 1773 – A great crowd gathered at the Old South Meeting House to hear speeches protesting new taxes on imports, including tea. Shouting “Boston harbor a tea party tonight,” they went down to the nearby docks. Thinly disguised … Continue reading →

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Aerial/Architecture photo of the week: State Street

Posted on 12/09/2012 by sdunwell

State Street and Financial District sunset, from the Customs House Tower observatory deck, Boston, MA.  Two-layer image to control contrast.

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Aerial photo of the week: “New Vitality” Downtown

Posted on 11/27/2012 by sdunwell

Front page image Boston Globe 11/26/12 :”New Vitality” downtown, compared with similar aerial photo 10/13/12 helicopter R-22.

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Aerial photo of the week: U Mass Boston

Posted on 11/20/2012 by sdunwell

University of Massachusetts Boston campus view sunrise,  Boston Sunday Globe this week  half-page ad. Helicopter Schweizer 300.  Blue Hill Helicopters.

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Aerial photo of the week: Getty Museum

Posted on 11/15/2012 by sdunwell

Aerial view of the Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Helicopter R-22. Late afternoon light, winter.

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Aerial photo of the week: Connecticut River sunrise

Posted on 11/08/2012 by sdunwell

Sunrise on the Connecticut river, near Haddam, CT aerial view with wispy river fog

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Aerial photo of the week: Fifth Avenue, New York

Posted on 10/31/2012 by sdunwell

View of Fifth Avenue, Central Park and the Upper Easts Side, from a roof-top on 55th Street. The Pierre Hotel tower is at right. 3 days before Hurricane Sandy.

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Aerial photo of the week: Harvard, MA autumn

Posted on 10/23/2012 by sdunwell

Autumn aerial view with early morning sunlight, Harvard, Mass.

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Aerial photo of the week: Boston, 1860 + reprise

Posted on 10/15/2012 by sdunwell

First aerial photograph in the US, by J. W. Black, Oct 13, 1860. Ambrotype print from a wet-plate negative. Old South Meeting House is at the middle left. Washington Street cuts across lower third. Central Wharf (now Aquarium) top left.  My … Continue reading →

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Aerial photo of the week: Boston, 1860

Posted on 10/15/2012 by sdunwell

First successful aerial photograph in the US, by J. W. Black, Oct 13, 1860. Ambrotype print from a wet-plate negative. Old South Meeting House is at the middle left.  More detail on this image, and my “same view” photograph made Oct … Continue reading →

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