Chester L. Fordney

Maj. Chester L. Fordney, who along with Lt. Com. Settle flew the balloon, A Century of Progress, to an altitude of 61,237 feet, or nearly 12 miles high.

Publication date: 1934-10-14

Size: 4.2 x 2.3 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Balloonists--American--1930-1940
• Fordney, Chester L.
• Military officers--American--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs
• Portrait photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (October 14, 1934), n.p.

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)