ZR-1, 8/25/23 – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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ZR-1, 8/25/23
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Labeled ZR-1, this glass negative appears to show the Navy's first rigid airship, built at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and later commissioned as USS Shenandoah. The Navy's early 1920s airship program drew on German Zeppelin designs, and the ZR-1 was meant to show whether large lighter-than-air craft could serve as long-range scouts and patrol vessels. The Bain News Service, a New York photo agency, covered newsworthy subjects like this for its clients, so the picture reflects the public interest in aviation at the time. The record dates it to August 25, 1923, but the title comes from unverified caption data.
| Created / published | 8/25/23. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,085 × 3,665 px · prints to 17 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-37530 |
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