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 13, 2012 in the next post. Original print at Boston Public Library
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Old Ironsides vs Guerriere painting
Captain Isaac Hull’s frigate “USS Constitution’ engaged “HMS Guerriere” in mid-Atlantic on August 19, 1812. The battle raged for half an hour, as “Old Ironsides” vanquished her foe.