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Aerial View Of Finsbury Park, circa 1906

Aerial View Of Finsbury Park, circa 1906

Shot from a spot over the edge of the park near Green Lanes, probably just south of the New River, looking south-west across the park.

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 Albums: Historical Images of Harringay's Finsbury Park

Comment by Richard Woods on February 6, 2022 at 13:16

This gets more interesting. The only record (s) I can find state that Wilbur Wright took the first photograph from an aeroplane but not until 1909! This jars with the legend of this image if 1906 is correct.  Two possibilities; this is 1906 and needs to be verified and recorded. The date is wrong.

Do we know who took it? What archive its from? Any idea of aircraft? Costly so someone paid - follow the money? 

Interest now piqued so onward!

https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/balloonist-takes-first-a...

Comment by Richard Woods on February 6, 2022 at 13:17

Damn, just read Mr Fenton!

Comment by H Fenton on February 6, 2022 at 13:54

Also see this photo of Finsbury Park bandstand.

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