Piccard Stratosphere Balloon Ready to Launch from Ford Airport, October 23, 1934
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The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. In this image, taken before sunrise from what is likely a dirigible mooring mast, the deflated balloon and gondola await their launch. Visible in the distance is the Henry Ford Museum's clocktower.
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. In this image, taken before sunrise from what is likely a dirigible mooring mast, the deflated balloon and gondola await their launch. Visible in the distance is the Henry Ford Museum's clocktower.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
23 October 1934
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.11598.A
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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