View of Balloon from Gondola during Piccard Stratosphere Flight, Descending at Altitude 9,000 Feet, October 23, 1934
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Artifact Overview
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. Jeannette was the first American woman licensed as a balloonist, and first to reach the stratosphere. While Jeannette piloted, Jean gathered scientific data. Balloon is descending here, at 9000 feet.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
23 October 1934
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.285.34.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Inscriptions
Handwritten on back:
Taken thru open door at 9000 feet during descent.
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