Today in 1933: the International Air Races and Gordon Bennett Balloon Race began in Chicago.

Originally shared by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Today in 1933: the International Air Races and Gordon Bennett Balloon Race began in Chicago. This advertising poster for the event is one of over 1,300 posters in our collection. View over 1,200 others online in our "Fly Now!" poster collection: http://bit.ly/flynowcollection

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