Postcard to Griffith Brewer with details of the 1907 International Balloon Race
- PART OF:
- Corespondence and events programmes
- Made:
- 1907-11-25
- part of archive:
- Scrap books containing newspaper and periodical cuttings relating to ballooning and aviation, and loose items including events programmes and photographs
- maker:
- Brewer, Griffith
A postcard to Griffith Brewer, addressed to 22 Chancery Lane, London, from Mr and Mrs Morris. The Morris's sent the postcard from Sabina, in Ohio. The postcard features a map of the International Balloon Race held between 21st and 23rd of October 1907, and shows the start point in St Louis and the respective landing locations of the competitors. There is also a quote from an interview with Brewer, who was piloting Lotus II. The postcard is from Sabina, Ohio, were Brewer landed and captioned "A Fine Place to Land".
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1 item
- Identifier:
- MS/2011/02/02
- Access:
- Open Access
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