One of the parachutes to be used in the Mount Everest air expedition undergoes tests

One of the parachutes to be used in a Mount Everest air expedition undergoes tests as a De Havilland Moth biplane flies beneath it.

Publication date: 1933-03-05

Size: 28 x 9 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Parachutes--British--England--1930-1940
• Moth (Training plane)--1930-1940
• Biplanes--British--England--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• 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 (March 5, 1933), p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)