Albert Bond Lambert - St. Louis III

The June 5, 1909 national championship balloon race hosted by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway had a field packed with talented competitors. This image is of Albert Bond Lambert the pilot of the St. Louis III balloon. His assistant was H.E. Honeywell. This image appeared in the June 4, 1909 Indianapolis News with photos of other pilots and their assistants. Below are links to those photos as well as others of the competitors that were published in the Indianapolis Star the same day.

 
 

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