Live Auction 2603The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration
H. LEE WELLS, JR.
Lot 49

H. LEE WELLS, JR.

Stratosphere Balloon Flight, November 11, 1935

Closed6 December 2012

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USD 3,750

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H. LEE WELLS, JR.
Stratosphere Balloon Flight, November 11, 1935
gelatin silver print
various annotations in pencil/ink (on the mount); various dates, annotations in pencil/ink, publication stamp, labels, typed credit, date and caption on collection label affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 9 x 7in. (22.8 x 17.8cm.)
mount: 14 x 9in. (35.3 x 22.8cm.)

Specialist note

This photograph was taken five minutes prior to take-off of the Stratosphere Balloon on November 11, 1935. The image illustrates the ascent of the successful Stratosphere Balloon flight following the previous failed attempt captured in Lovell's painting.