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Title
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Shipwreck Kelly Is Down
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Description
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Story of daredevil "Shipwreck" Kelly's record 146 hours and 13 minutes of sitting atop the flagpole of the Westgate Hotel, finished on February 25, 1927. Announcement of his plan the next day to attempt a "loop-the-loop" on an airplane at Richards Field while tied to a flagpole attached to it.
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Date
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1927-02-25
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Junction
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Description
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Distant view, looking north, of Westgate hotel at The Junction of Main and Delaware streets with 9th Street, with Shipwreck Kelly perched on flagpole. Also shows portion of New York Life Building.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Flagpole Sitter atop the West Gate Hotel, 1927
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Description
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Story of the daredevil "Shipwreck" Kelly attempting an endurance record atop the Westgate Hotel's flagpole, lasting 146 hours and 13 minutes in 1927.
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Date
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1995
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
