Blimp, Zeppelin No. 3, in flight – 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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This historic photograph of Blimp, Zeppelin No. 3, in flight brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Blimp, Zeppelin No. 3, in flight
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Zeppelin No. 3 was a rigid German airship, not a blimp, so the "blimp" in this title is likely a loose label from the caption, which the record itself describes as unverified. The record dates the negative to August 30, 1907, a few years after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's first airships began flying from Lake Constance. The glass plate comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, whose news photographs document American and foreign events from the early twentieth century, and it shows how quickly lighter-than-air travel was drawing public attention.
| Created / published | 8/30/07. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4,253 × 5,847 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-5432 |
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