Joe Blondin and Roy Stamm stand in front of an inflating balloon

Sitter Joseph A. Blondin (died 1952)

Sitter Roy Stamm (1875 Janesville, Kansas - 1957 Albuquerque, New Mexico)

DateOctober 19, 1909

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensions3 5/8 × 5 3/16 in. (9.2 × 13.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of William F. Stamm

Object numberPA1980.075.008

DescriptionJoe Blondin (left) and Roy Stamm (right) stand in front of a gas balloon being filled at Sixth Street and Central Avenue in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Blondin was the aeronaut who piloted the balloon, and Stamm was the owner of the balloon. Other men stand and sit around the area. A horse-drawn carriage goes down the street in the background.

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