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ZR 1, 9/22/23 – Vintage Wall Art

ZR 1, 9/22/23, [19]23 September 22. — historic photograph
ZR 1, 9/22/23, [19]23 September 22.. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of ZR 1, 9/22/23. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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ZR 1, 9/22/23

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Labeled "ZR 1," this glass negative appears to show the Navy's first rigid airship, which the service later named USS Shenandoah. The date on the plate, September 22, 1923, falls only weeks after the airship's first flight, when the Navy was still testing whether rigid airships could serve as scouts and long-range patrol craft. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that produced large numbers of news and portrait images, made the plate, so it reflects the everyday press photography of the period. The streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the natural deterioration of its original coating, and they are worth noticing as part of the negative's history.

Created / published[19]23 September 22.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 three.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,270 × 4,245 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-238899

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