Maiden Voyage Is Last For Meteorological Balloon. The maiden Voyage of this rubber balloon is it's last, for it is made to fly only once. But it will sail 15 to 20 miles, higher than man has ever gone before, before it bursts in the rarefied upper atmosphere. No One accompanies the balloon, but in a suspended wire cage is a meteorological instrument with it's revolving cylinderupon which is recorded automatically atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity of upper regions. When the balloon bursts, a parachute opens which will lower the instrument with its recordings. This photo shows one of the balloons just before it was released at Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Title:
Maiden Voyage Is Last For Meteorological Balloon. The maiden Voyage of this rubber balloon is it's last, for it is made to fly only once. But it will sail 15 to 20 miles, higher than man has ever gone before, before it bursts in the rarefied upper atmosphere. No One accompanies the balloon, but in a suspended wire cage is a meteorological instrument with it's revolving cylinderupon which is recorded automatically atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity of upper regions. When the balloon bursts, a parachute opens which will lower the instrument with its recordings. This photo shows one of the balloons just before it was released at Cincinnati, Ohio.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Weather: Misc: Balloons
Photographer:
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
Name on Item:
ACME Newspictures
Date:
[ca. January 1930]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Weather
Balloons (Aircraft)
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 154 x 206 mm
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
[Additional information from item] Weather Instruments. Weather Balloons.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001474_0007
Barcode:
39999088103716