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1920 International Balloon Race
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https://www.facebook.com/alabamapioneers...439600543/
Video of 1920 International Balloon Race

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Map of the projected and actual course of the race, showing the landing positions of the 7 competitors, by order of finish, along with prevailing winds

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Trophy awarded to winners

Quote:Harrowing account of the US Navy entry in the 1920 National Balloon Race.

https://books.google.com/books?id=AyoDAA...ce&f=false

1920 Rainbow Parade
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The Avondale Mill Band, Birmingham, Ala., in the Parade of the Rainbow Division, in their First Annual Reunion, Birmingham, June 14, 1920.

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East Lake Park

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Rhodes-Carroll Furniture Company building exterior on 3rd Ave., N. between 20th and 21st S

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Woodlawn Methodist Church

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Forty-first (Spring) Street in Avondale looking south from First Avenue North

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Burger-Phillips Co. located in 2000 block of 2nd Ave. North

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First Avenue, North, looking east from the middle of the 1900 block

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216 Nineteenth Street, North, on the corner of Third Avenue, North


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Fire Station #12

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It was about this time that for the first time Alabama had at least one high school in each of the 67 counties. Due to poor roads and lack of school transportation, many families had to choose which of their children would be lodged in the city where the one high school was located. The other kids missed out since their labor was needed on the farm. Only two southern states had compulsory school attendance laws at that time.
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Can you provide a link to the balloon race video? It keeps telling me "An error occurred. Please try again later." I was unable to find it when I searched YouTube for "1920 International Balloon Race" (only found videos of 1925 and more recent races).

Thanks for posting this stuff. I've really enjoyed it.
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(08-14-2017 08:47 AM)imjustafatkid Wrote:  Can you provide a link to the balloon race video? It keeps telling me "An error occurred. Please try again later." I was unable to find it when I searched YouTube for "1920 International Balloon Race" (only found videos of 1925 and more recent races).

Thanks for posting this stuff. I've really enjoyed it.

https://www.facebook.com/alabamapioneers/videos/1170952439600543/

It's on this facebook page, not sure what happened to the youtube video.
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(08-14-2017 12:15 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  https://www.facebook.com/alabamapioneers/videos/1170952439600543/

It's on this facebook page, not sure what happened to the youtube video.

That worked. Thanks!
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