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Piccard's Stratosphere AKA Stratosphere… 1936
Description
Item title reads - Stratosphere balloon. Departure from Minneapolis - America (USA). Professor Piccard's balloon ascends into the stratosphere.
M/S of Piccard (not sure which one) tipping a balance so sand falls out. Various shots of this demonstration. L/S of the outer layer of the balloon...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 13061
- Sort Number:
- 36/058
- Time in/Out:
- 01:53:49:00 / 01:55:19:00
- Canister:
- 36/58
- Film ID:
- 887.24
- Issue Date:
- 20/07/1936
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