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Image Not Available for Parachute Jumper Peter Pond, 1957
Parachute Jumper Peter Pond, 1957
Image Not Available for Parachute Jumper Peter Pond, 1957

Parachute Jumper Peter Pond, 1957

PhotographerPhotographed by Frank Lorenzo American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by United Press International American, founded 1907
Date1957 May 4
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 × 7 1/4in. (22.9 × 18.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by United Press International (UPI) photographer Frank Lorenzo with typed caption.

Caption: NHP050502-5/5/57-WOODBURY, CONN.: Yale Divinity student Peter Pond floats to earth as the first contestant in the 1st unofficial Collegiate Parachuting Contest in this country, 5/4. (to go with HFP050501) UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO fl
Object number2023.82.168.4
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