Professor Piccard (0)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. M/Ss of balloonist Auguste (or Jean) Piccard standing in balloon capsule. He explains that he going to study cosmic rays in the stratosphere. L/Ss of American man explaining about the hydrogen gas canisters that his company will donate to Piccard’s effort. Cataloguer’s note: Soundtrack only. Note: There are two Piccards - Jean and Auguste. They are identical twins so it is possible to confuse them in some records. Due to faulty tape the item is currently being retransferred. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount