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Source Collection
James M. Sowell papers
Identifier
sc.0231.001_006.004
Description
Several men are showing off a parachute; unknown location and undated. This could be a parachute that James M. Sowell used when parachuting from an airplane. Sowell (1908-1973), a Memphian, was a renowned stunt parachutist, daredevil, veteran, and businessman. He invented a new type of parachute and in April 1941, sold the invention to the Zeppo Parachute Attachment Company in Greenville, Mississippi.
Date Created
2026
Date
undated
Recommended Citation
"Men with a parachute, undated" (2026). Images. 4.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-jmsowell2/4
Keywords
Barnstormers; Entrepreneurs--United States; Inventor--United States; Parachute jumping; Sowell, James M., 1908-1973; Stunt flying--United States—History; Veterans--Tennessee
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