The Balloonists Derby (1929)
Item title reads New balloons soar in Gordon Bennett race. St. Louis 6 foreign bags (rest of title is obscured by L, S of crowds on the ground, M, S of huge hot air balloons. M, S as men attach sandbags to the netting, the camera pans across them. M, S of the balloons suspended in the air. M, S s as people gather around one ready to go. L, S of one floating in the air. M, S of United States Navy balloon in the air displaying the Star Spangled Banner, pan down to basket underneath. M, S of Good Year airship flying in the sky between them. Note: another version with the same title and some of the same footage exists in G 1649 on PM0804. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 00
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