Inflations at Dawn
Photo Title
Inflations at Dawn
Photographer/Creator
Walter M. Edwards
Collection
Publisher
National Geographic
Caption/Description
In the carrier, the Navy inflates the balloon that carried Lt. Malcolm Ross and Lt. Victor Prather to a world altitude record of 11,740 feet (approx. 2 1/2 miles) above the gulf of Mexico--May 4, 1961.
Citation
Walter M. Edwards, "Inflations at Dawn," in POYi Archive, Item #4760, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/4760 (accessed April 20, 2025).
Date Added
07.04.2008