RARE! JAMES GORDON BENNETT 1929 BALLOON RACE CUP TROPHY PROTOTYPE

Description: ORIGINAL! RARE! JAMES GORDON BENNETT 1929 BALLOON RACE TROPHY PROTOTYPE - 1929 PHOTO RARE! JAMES GORDON BENNETT 1929 BALLOON RACE TROPHY PROTOTYPE - SEPTEMBER 1929 PHOTO THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE PROTOTYPE DESIGN FOR THE GORDON BENNETT CUP (TROPHY) FOR BALLOONING DESIGNED IN AND FOR THE 1917 9TH RACE THEN MADE AND USED IN THE 1929 18TH RACE. THE 9TH RACE NEVER HAPPENED IN 1917 BECAUSE OF WORLD WAR 1 AND BY THE TIME THE 9TH RACE WAS RESUMED IN 1920 JAMES GORDON BENNETT JR. HAD PASSED AWAY (1918). THE 1917 CUP (TROPHY) DESIGN APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DUSTED OFF, AND USED IN THE 18TH GORDON BENNETT CUP (TROPHY) RACE OF OCTOBER 1929. THE SCULPTURIST INSCRIPTION USED IN THE SCULPTURE / PROTOTYPE : "JAMES GORDON BENNETT" NAME AND "BALLOON RACE #9" WITH THE MONTH AND YEAR "SEPTEMBER 1917". The Gordon Bennett Cup (or Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett) is the world's oldest gas balloon race, and is "regarded as the premier event of world balloon racing" according to the Los Angeles Times. Referred to as the "Blue Ribbon" of aeronautics, the first race started from Paris, France, on September 30, 1906. The event was sponsored by James Gordon Bennett Jr., the millionaire sportsman and owner of the New York Herald newspaper. According to the organizers, the aim of the contest "is simple: to fly the furthest distance from the launch site." The contest ran from 1906 to 1938, interrupted from 1914 to 1919 by World War I and in 1931, but was suspended in 1939 when the hosts, Poland, were invaded at the start of World War 2. ORIGINAL NEWSWIRE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROTOTYPE OF THE JAMES GORDON BENNETT 1929 BALLOON RACE TROPHY. PHOTO SEPTEMBER,1929. RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 1929 NEWS SLUG LABEL ON THE REVERSE: ASSOCIATED PRESS FROM SAN FRANCISCO BUREAU PLEASE CREDIT ASSOCIATED PRESS THE GORDON BENNETT TROPHY NO.3 PRESENTED BY THE AIRCRAFT BUREAU OF THE DETROIT BOARD OF COMMERCE: TO PERPETUATE THE FAMOUS AMERICAN BALLOON CLASSIC. THE SECOND-TROPHY- BECAME THE PEPM-ANENT POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES BY VIRTUE OF CAPTAIN WME. KEPNER’S VICTORY IN THE RACE STARTING FROM DETROIT LAST YEAR. THE TROPHY IS OF BRONZE AND STANDS 43 INCHES HIGH. THE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON RACES START AT ST-LOUIS. SEPT.28. KS-9-25-29 (COAST) PERIOD DATE STAMPED ON THE REVERSE: SEP 27 1929 DIMENSIONS: 6 1/16" x 7 15/16" SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 95+ YEARS. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR COPY. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE

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Location: New York, New York

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