Parachute jump, c1919, (1932). Creator: Unknown.

Parachute jump, c1919, (1932). Creator: Unknown.

2-702-106 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Parachute jump, c1919, (1932). Parachute activated manually during jump from a biplane. American Leslie Leroy Irvin (1895-1966) made the first premeditated free-fall parachute jump in 1919. He later became a stunt-man in the Hollywood film industry. From "Die Eroberung Der Luft", (The Conquest of the Air), cigarette card album produced by the Garbáty cigarette factory, 1932. Eugene and Moritz Garbáty, who were Jewish, were driven out of business by the Nazis in the late 1930s, and forced to sell their factory which lay empty for over 70 years. [Garbaty Cigarettenfabrik, Berlin-Pankow, 1932]


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Josef Garbáty: German, Belarusian: Tobacco manufacturer
  2. Eugene Garbáty: German: Tobocco manufacturer, art collector
  3. Moritz Garbáty: German: tobacco manufacturer
  4. Leslie Irvin: American: stuntman

Picture Type
  1. Cigarette card

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5747x3727
File Size : 62,752kb


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  1. 0580062371
  1. 2-702-106
  1. 2702106

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