Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.
M/Ss of balloonist Auguste (or Jean) Piccard standing in balloon capsule. He explains that he going to study cosmic rays in the stratosphere. L/Ss of American man explaining about the hydrogen gas canisters that his company will donate to Piccard’s effort.
Cataloguer’s note: Soundtrack only.
Note: There are two Piccards - Jean and Auguste. They are identical twins so it is possible to confuse them in some records. Due to faulty tape the item is currently being retransferred.
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Professor Piccard (0)
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HIDDEN HISTORY (Professor Auguste Piccard)
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Professor Piccard & Diving Bell (1940-1949)
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Professor Piccard’s balloon is destroyed by fire near Brussels (1937)
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Workers recover gondola of the balloon that carried Professor Auguste Piccard Stock Footage