Free of Gas, the Empty Balloon Settles to Earth
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Free of Gas, the Empty Balloon Settles to Earth

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Photograph

Captain James G. Haizlip

Maker
American, 1896–1983

Free of Gas, the Empty Balloon Settles to Earth

1935
Gelatin silver print
Image: 15 7/8 × 11 15/16 in. (40.3 × 30.3 cm)
Mount: 23 7/8 × 17 13/16 in. (60.7 × 45.3 cm)
Gift of the Photographic Society of America, Rochester Technical Section
1949.0004.0014
Inscriptions Printed in black on applied label on mount recto, B: FREE OF GAS, THE EMPTY BALLOON SETTLES TO EARTH \ Two seconds after the pulling of the rip cord. The smokelike appearance is given by powdered soapstone dusted on the surface of the rubberized balloon \ cloth to prevent folds of the fabric from sticking together. It will be noted that although the gondola has turned over on its side, it has not been dragged. \ Photograph by Richard H. Stewart and Captain James Haizlip with the following equipment: \ CAMERA — FOLMER GRAFLEX AERIAL, FOCAL PLANE TYPE \ LENS — ANASTIGMAT F 4.5, 10-INCH FOCAL LENGTH \ FILM — AGFA PANCHROMATIC \ EXPOSURE — 1/300 SECOND \ SIZE OF EXPOSURE — 5 BY 7 INCHES \ FILTER — K-2
Printed in black on applied label on mount recto, BLC: 121
Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, T: No. 7 Free of Gas, The Empty Balloon Settles to Earth \ Nat Geog. Soc
Printed in black on orange applied label on mount verso, TC: first \ international \ exhibit \ SCIENTIFIC \ APPLIED \ PHOTOGRAPHY \ ROCHESTER \ TECHNICAL \ SECTION \ PHOTOGRAPHIC \ SOCIETY \ OF AMERICA \ RUNDEL LIBRARY \ MARCH 15 APRIL 3 \ 1937 \ ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Printed in black on blue applied label on mount verso, TC: FROM JANUARY SECOND TO JANUARY TENTH 1938 \ EXHIBITED \ THE ART CENTER SCHOOL LOS ANGELES, CALIF
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