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James Wallace Black

[Boston from a Hot-Air Balloon]

1860s
Albumen silver print from glass negative
25.6 × 20.2 cm (10.1 × 8 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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