c1910 antique PHOTO view from airplane FAIRFIELD CT town landscape HARRY NORTON For Sale

c1910 antique PHOTO view from airplane FAIRFIELD CT town landscape HARRY NORTON
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Original c1910-era mounted photograph showing an unusual view from an airplane over Fairfield, Connecticut.

The handwritten caption beneath the image reads “View from aeroplane Fairfield Conn.” The photograph presents an expansive bird’s-eye view across the community, with a long roadway, houses, farm buildings, cultivated fields and open countryside stretching toward the horizon.

Of particular interest is the explicit “aeroplane” caption. Assuming the inscription is contemporary with the photograph, this is an appealing early aviation-era image documenting Fairfield from the air at a time when airplane travel and aerial photography were still comparatively novel.

The reverse bears a handwritten identification reading “Harry T. Norton” with additional handwriting beneath it that is difficult to decipher with certainty. Harry Norton\'s name provides a potentially useful avenue for further genealogical or local-history research.

The photograph is mounted on its original gray card. Visible condition includes age-related fading and tonal variation to the image, scattered surface marks/spotting, mount wear, corner losses and creasing. The reverse has toning, staining and handling wear. Please use the photographs as the primary condition reference.

An unusual piece of Fairfield, Connecticut history combining an early aerial town view, aviation interest, period landscape documentation and an identified name.

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

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