Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1924 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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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Library of Congress record: ZR3 entering hangar first time, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N.J.
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Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1924
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Lakehurst, New Jersey, was a sandy, pine-covered stretch of Ocean County in 1924, and the Navy's air station there was still young, having been established as a lighter-than-air base only a few years earlier. Its large hangars and open field were built for rigid airships, which the Navy saw as a way to scout the Atlantic and extend its reach far beyond the fleet. The station drew Navy men, machinists, and civilian workers to a area that had little industry before, and nearby towns relied on the payroll and the traffic it brought. That fall, the German-built airship later named USS Los Angeles was delivered to the station as part of postwar reparations, a sign of how seriously the Navy was investing in this kind of flight.
| Created / published | 1924 |
|---|---|
| Creator | clements, r. s. (rell sam) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New Jersey |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,386 × 1,252 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | ZR3 entering hangar first time, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N.J. |
| Reference | NJ Naval Air Station, Lakehurst 1924 |
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