Men inside basket of Zeppelin airship, on water – Vintage 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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Men inside basket of Zeppelin airship, on water
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The photograph shows men standing in the gondola of a Zeppelin airship while the craft rests on water, a rare sight since these rigid airships were normally handled on land from hangars and mooring masts. The picture is dated August 4, 1908, a period when Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's dirigibles were drawing wide press attention as Germany pursued practical airship travel. The Bain News Service, a New York agency whose photographers covered news and personalities, distributed images like this one. The title comes from caption data the agency recorded, which has not been independently verified, so the exact location and the people shown remain uncertain.
| Created / published | Aug.4, 1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,797 × 4,241 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-3372 |
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