The "Conqueror" falls one mile in balloon race....
Item # 177523
May 22, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 22, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue.The front page of this issue has a photo of "Race-Track Betting According to Law."
This issue has photos and an article on "Falling a Mile through Space" by Edward Wesley Potter. There are photos of "The American Polo Team Which Will Play in England for the International Cup." There is also a photo of "A Rehearsal--Elsie St. Leon, in the Circus at Luna Park, Coney Island" and a double page illustration by Kemble called "'I Wonder Who's Cutting the Biggest Figure Just Now, Theodore or Your Uncle Bill!" This issue also includes photos of "Two Notable Entertainments of a Day" and much more.
Other advertisements of the day are included as well, helping to portray life at the turn of the century.
This issue has photos and an article on "Falling a Mile through Space" by Edward Wesley Potter. There are photos of "The American Polo Team Which Will Play in England for the International Cup." There is also a photo of "A Rehearsal--Elsie St. Leon, in the Circus at Luna Park, Coney Island" and a double page illustration by Kemble called "'I Wonder Who's Cutting the Biggest Figure Just Now, Theodore or Your Uncle Bill!" This issue also includes photos of "Two Notable Entertainments of a Day" and much more.
Other advertisements of the day are included as well, helping to portray life at the turn of the century.
Category: Harper's Weekly
