Nieuport-Astra parachute contest
A 1923 aeronautical record from the NASA Technical Reports Server, with a photograph of a balloon ascent showing a wicker basket suspended under a gas envelope, a figure standing inside it, and a small parachute hanging below, apparently captioned 'Ascending of a balloon with'. Its pictures document early parachute testing and would suit a designer looking for vintage aviation photography and mid-century technical imagery.
