aerial photograph of Rio de Janeiro
Date: 1920-1940
Inventory Number: 1998-1-1074n
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions:envelope with 17 photographs: 1 x 53.5 x 66 cm (3/8 x 21 1/16 x 26 in.)
Accessories: one of 17 photographs stored in the same black envelope
Description:
Print of aerial photograph taken from a low altitude. It shows Downtown Rio de Janeiro seen from the North over the bay. The central part of the city is in the middle of the picture, with several islands in the foreground. In the back one can see several mountains including the Sugarloaf, and in the top left corner one can see the Atlantic Ocean and the Cagarras islands.
One of a series of 17 photographs and prints stored in the same envelope. They include aerial photographs, military pictures, landscapes, and a graph. They probably come from the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory.