Zeppelin airship in flight – Historic Print
(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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A window into the past: Zeppelin airship in flight, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Zeppelin airship in flight
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The record dates this glass negative to July 4, 1908, and titles it "Zeppelin airship in flight," though the Bain News Service supplied that title without verification, so the specific craft is uncertain. Ferdinand von Zeppelin's rigid airships were German designs built around a metal framework holding gas cells, and by 1908 they drew large crowds and steady press attention as the most advanced lighter-than-air craft of their time. The Bain News Service was a photo agency that sold news pictures to newspapers, so an image like this likely served as a visual record of a technology the public followed closely. The date and the negative's size are the firmest details the record offers.
| Created / published | July 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 | 5,753 × 4,235 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-3374 |
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