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| Purdue ID Number | PA00090 |
| Title | M.D. Ross prepares to go aloft |
| Description | Cmdr. M.D. Ross shown as he prepares to go aloft from iron mine Crosby, Minn., on a 34.7-hour flight for test of cabin environmental control and test of John Hopkins telescope. During flight, which began July 26, 1958, first television broadcast of stratosphere was made (picked up by NBC) from balloon. Balloon landed near Jamestown, N.D. With Cmdr. Ross are, left, Otto Winzen, Minneapolis balloon maker, Capt. Norman Barr, Navy physician. |
| Date of Original | 1958-07-26 |
| Subjects | Ross, Malcolm D.
Purdue University--Alumni and alumnae
Alumni & alumnae
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| Extent of Original | 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm. |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Collection | Purdue University Alumni |
| Repository | Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections |
| Type | image |
| Format | jpeg |
| Binder Number | 13
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| Rights | Copyright Purdue University Libraries. All rights reserved.; |
| Date Digitized | 07/16/2007 |
| Capture Device | Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner |
| Capture Details | Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft |
| Resolution | 600 ppi |
| Color Depth | 24 bit |
| Color Management | Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target |
| URI | ark:/34231/c6xp74c0 |
