Installation of Balloon "The America" at National Air and Space Museum

ID: SIA RU000371 [76-6944-28]

Creator: Farrar, Richard

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1976

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: July 1976, Image No. 76-6944-28

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Summary

Caption from Torch: "Two workers prepare The America, first balloon to fly over the Rockies, for display in the Balloon Gallery."

Subject

  • National Air and Space Museum
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

  • Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
  • Featured in the "Torch," July 1976 - NASM Special.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: July 1976, Image No. 76-6944-28

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1976
  • May 21-26, 1976

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

  • Balloons (Aircraft)
  • Aeronautics
  • Exhibitions
  • Ballooning
  • Balloons

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [76-6944-28]

Physical description

8 x 10;

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