37th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. October 1993 (1)

This annual race was started by James Gordon Bennett in 1906 and continued until 1938 when WW2 intervened The race was resumed in 1979.

This picture shows balloons being inflated with helium, a process taking several hours.

© Robin Macey

£2 Set of 4