On this day in 1860, James Wallace Black took a photo of Boston from a hot air balloon 1,200 feet in the air.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

On this day in 1860, James Wallace Black took a photo of Boston from a hot air balloon 1,200 feet in the air. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1860, James Wallace Black took a photo of Boston from a hot air balloon 1,200 feet in the air.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

James Wallace Black takes the oldest surviving aerial photograph - October 13th, 1860

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James Wallace Black takes the oldest surviving aerial photograph - October 13th, 1860

James Wallace Black takes the oldest surviving aerial photograph - October 13th, 1860