ZR-2 (nose) – Vintage 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.)
Description
Step back in time with ZR-2 (nose), a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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ZR-2 (nose)
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The nose of the ZR-2 is the detail that sets this view apart from wider shots of the airship. Built in Britain as the R38 for the Royal Air Force, the craft was bought by the United States Navy and redesignated ZR-2. It was being flown for trials over Hull, England, in August 1921 when its structure failed over the Humber estuary, killing crew from both countries. The record gives no date for this negative, but it comes from the Bain News Service's files of the period, a photo agency that documented the news of its day.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch seven loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 6,475 × 8,913 px · prints to 22 × 30 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-34162 |
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