Stratosphere is pierced for a record altitude

The flight of the Explorer II, a balloon which made record altitude at 72,395 feet in November of 1935.

Publication date: 1935-12-29

Size: 17.4 x 11.3 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Rapid City (S.D.)

Temporal: 1935-11-10

Subject(s):

• Balloon ascensions--South Dakota--Rapid City--1930-1940
• Balloons (Aircraft)--American--South Dakota--Rapid City--1930-1940
• Explorer II (Balloon)
• World records--South Dakota--Rapid City--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Aerial photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 29, 1935), p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• National Geographic Society (U.S.)