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Dr. Hugo Eckener, [10/16/24] – Antique Photo Print

Dr. Hugo Eckener, [10/16/24], [1924 October 16] — historic photograph
Dr. Hugo Eckener, [10/16/24], [1924 October 16]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company collection.

(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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Dr. Hugo Eckener, [10/16/24] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Dr. Hugo Eckener, [10/16/24]

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Hugo Eckener, the German airship commander who guided the Zeppelin company through its long-distance flights, is the subject of this 1924 glass negative from the National Photo Company. Eckener had piloted the LZ 126 (later named USS Los Angeles) across the Atlantic that same year, a crossing that made him a celebrated figure in the United States and helped establish airships as a serious means of transatlantic travel. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C. studio active in the early twentieth century, documented many newsworthy visitors and events, and its glass plates now form part of the Library of Congress collection. The negative shows some streaking and surface marks from the deterioration of its original coating.

Created / published[1924 October 16]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from related neg. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,043 × 4,359 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-255675

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