Balloon showing George B. Harrison standing on concentrating ring, Clifford B. Harmon peering over the side with Mrs. Paulhan and a companion at the Dominguez Air Meet, 1910
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Description
Photograph of a balloon showing George B. Harrison standing on concentrating ring, Clifford B. Harmon peering over the side and Mrs. Paulhan and a companion waving in the Dominguez Air Meet, 1910. The basket holding the people is at center, and attached to it by strings is the balloon. George Harrison is standing inside the ropes connecting the balloon to the basket with his arms stretched out to the sides. There is an American flag billowing in the wind under the balloon, and a coiled rope is thrown over the side of the basket.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : transparency, photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. transparencies photographic prints photographs
Aeronautics Balloons Dominguez Air Meet, 1910 Harrison, George B Harmon, Clifford Burke Paulhan, Mrs Transportation--Air--Aviation Meets--Dominguez Air Show--1910
Time Period
1910
Place
California Dominguez Hills Los Angeles USA
Source
1-102-33 [Microfiche number] 11685 [Accession number] CHS-11685 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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