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dc.creatorNew York Times
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-25T20:02:31Z
dc.date.available2019-02-25T20:02:31Z
dc.date.issued1935-11-12
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/23605
dc.descriptionHeadline: "Army Men Rise 74,000 Feet on Flight in Stratosphere, Then Land Gently on Farm: New Altitude Mark Set: Figure of the Russians in Fatal Flight Topped by 2,000 Feet. Eight Hours in the Air: Fliers Had Anxious Moment When Balloon Began Falling 500 Feet a Minute. Were Then 23,000 Feet Up: But Stevens and Anderson Checked the Plunge - All Instruments Intact."; Headline: "Balloon Battles Way Out of Bowl: Ballast is Dropped to Clear the Trees at Rim, Lined with 20,000 Cheering in Cold. Ascends at a Rapid Rate: Pilot Reports Conditions at Various Heights - Craft Drifts 50 Miles in 2 1/2 Hours." p. 1 (incomplete articles also clipped on edge of page)
dc.format.medium6x22 paper
dc.relationAmon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.sourceBox 019, Aviation-History 1930-1937 folder, Item 016
dc.subjectAviation
dc.subjectAir travel
dc.subjectUnited States Army
dc.titleArticles re: balloon flight
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  • Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
    The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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