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Gordon Bennett Balloon Race 1922
Description
Geneva, Switzerland.
Full titles read: "...the start for the Gordon Bennett Balloon Race in Geneva - endurance not speed, wins this !"
Good L/S's of the various balloons being inflated in large field. M/S of balloonists inside Pathe basket of one of the balloons preparing for takeoff....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 25365
- Sort Number:
- G 0901
- Time in/Out:
- 01:10:44:00 / 01:11:50:00
- Canister:
- G 901
- Film ID:
- 440.09
- Issue Date:
- 10/08/1922
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