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Ready to test instruments for use in the attempt on the word's height record in 1935 (c1937). Artist: Unknown.
2-636-868 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images
Ready to test instruments for use in the attempt on the word's height record in 1935 (c1937). American balloonists Orvil Arson Anderson (1895-1965) and Albert William Stevens (1886-1949) won the Mackay Trophy when they set a record of 72,395 feet in their balloon Explorer II in 1935. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]
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Creator
- Unknown, attributed to: {}:
Subject
- Orvil A Anderson: American: balloonist
- Albert William Stevens: American: US Army Air Corps officer, balloonist
People Related
- Clarence Winchester: British: Author
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4556x6371
File Size : 85,038kb
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- 0580039742
- 2-636-868
- 2636868