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The 1922 National Balloon Race, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was won by Major Oscar Westover, US Army, flying 866 miles to Lake Johns, Quebec. This collection consists of an unused reporting card, meant to be dropped from a balloon during the race and returned within one hour to the Aero Club of Wisconsin by the person who observed the balloon from which it was dropped.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.1097
Creator
Aero Club of Wisconsin
Date
1922
Provenance
Unknown, material found in collection, NASM.XXXX.1097.
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of an unused reporting card, meant to be dropped from a balloon during the 1922 National Balloon Race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and returned within one hour to the Aero Club of Wisconsin by the person who observed the balloon from which it was dropped. The card is folded into two sections, sealed with adhesive seals (now broken), and has a lead line of type, from the Zahn Typesetting Company in Milwaukee, to serve as a weight attached to the card by a length of thread. The card has a place to record which balloon was observed, at what time, what course it was traveling, who the pilot was, and what the conditions were at the time.
Arrangement note
Collection is a single item.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
1922 National Balloon Race Reporting Card, NASM.XXXX.1097, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Balloons
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Postcards