[Four hot air balloons on the ground at a balloon race, with the Goodyear balloon in full view]

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  • Collection ID DN-0011094
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Four hot air balloons on the ground at a balloon race, with the Goodyear balloon in full view] [graphic].
  • Dates 1933 Sept.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of four hot air balloons on the ground at the International Air Races and Gordon Bennett Balloon Race sponsored by the Chicago Daily News and "The Official Competitive 'Aeronautical Event' of the Century of Progress World's Fair." The balloon race was held on September 2, 1933, from the Curtis-Wright-Keynolds Airport on Shermer Road and Lake Avenue in Glenview, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. The two U.S. enteries in the race are visible. The Goodyear IX on the right was comanded by Ward T. Van Orman and Frank A. Trotter. The balloon on the left of the Goodyear IX was the U.S. Navy balloon, under the command of Lieutenant Commander T. G. W. Settle and Lieutenant Charles H. Kendall.
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  • Subjects
    • Balloon Races, Chicago, Ill., Sept. 1933.
    • Balloons (Aircraft) Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 1930-1939. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Glenview (Ill.) 1930-1939.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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