Hot Air Balloon, 1973

This image shows a hot air balloon being launched from the baseball field at the southeastern side of the Appalachian State University (1967-current) campus November 1973. The flag poles in front of B. B. Dougherty Administration Building, not shown, can be seen in the foreground. Students and observers can be seen standing in the field watching, and the tennis courts are visible on the right. For five dollars, students could ride in the balloon and get an aerial view of campus.

Students

Student Activities

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 36, Student Activities F2, C14.2.6.6.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1973-11

News Bureau

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Photographs

English

Image

Appalachian State University

Series 5 -- Students, Student Organizations, Student Life

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The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.

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