Stratosphere balloon expedition,Explorer,Captain Albert Stevens,Orvil Anderson

South Dakota
Title: South Dakota
Creator(s): Wells, H. Lee, photographer
Related Names:
Wells, H. Lee , copyright claimant
Date Created/Published: 1935.
Summary: Photographs show Nov. 11th stratosphere balloon expedition (Explorer II) of Captains Albert W. Stevens and Orvil A. Anderson for the world altitude record, sponsored by the U.S. Army Air Corps and the National Geographic Society. Also, preparations for an ascent on Sept. 29th; general views of the Needles and Black Hills areas; informal portraits of Major Lee Wells; Sylvan Lake (artificial) and burned hotel; model for the Mt. Rushmore National Memorial in sculptor Gutzon Borglum's studio.
Notes:
LOT title devised by Library staff.
Images include captions.
Photographer cited both as H. Lee Wells and Lee Wells. Also copyright claimant of some photographs.
This record contains unverified, old data from shelflist card, with subsequent revisions.
Transfer; Manuscript Division.
Forms part of the Frank Ross McCoy papers (Manuscript Division).
Subjects:
Anderson, Orvil A.
Stevens, A. W.--(Albert William),--1886-1949.
Wells, H. Lee.
Borglum, Gutzon,--1867-1941--Associated objects.
United States.--Army.--Air Corps--1930-1940.
National Geographic Society (U.S.)--1930-1940.
Balloon ascensions--South Dakota--1930-1940.
Models--1930-1940.
Aeronautics--United States--1930-1940.
South Dakota--1930-1940.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)
Photographic prints--1930-1940.
Portrait photographs--1930-1940.
Bookmark /2004665324/
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