Original Caption: Photograph of Emergency Control Station of a Dirigible, ca. 1933 U.S. National Archives’ HMS Record Entry ID: NWL-16051 Creator: U.S. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters Subjects: Dirigible USS Akron Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters Emergency Control Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=6708565 Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted
From the British periodical "War in the Air - Aerial Wonders of Our Time", 1936. The accompanying caption reads: PASSENGERS' ENTRANCE TO R101 When R101 was moored to her Cardington mast - 200 feet high, and equipped with a lift and staircase - the passengers and crew entered and left the ship via the mast itself and a gangway let down from beneath her nose. Above is a party of M.P.s entering R101 on an inspection visit. Photo is uncredited.
A photo collection exploring the history of air travel at its most glamorous has been released allowing a peek at how the other half flew. Passengers are seen lounging in sofas, at bars and fine dining as they make their way to far-flung destinations.
Description: German Graf Zeppelin flies over St. Paul's Cathedral while on a press visit to London. Date: 1930 Our Catalogue Reference: AIR 11/237 This image is from the collections of The National Archives. Feel free to share it within the spirit of the Commons. For high quality reproductions of any item from our collection please contact our image library.
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Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, SFA001010737 Interieur van de salon van het luchtschip Graf Zeppelin. Het raam staat open, wat in een vliegtuig niet kan. Interior of the lounge of airship Graf Zeppelin. The windows can be opened! Collectie Spaarnestad Voor meer informatie en voor meer foto’s uit de collectie van Spaarnestad Photo, bezoek onze Beeldbank: www.spaarnestadphoto.nl/ U kunt ons helpen onze kennis van de fotocollecties te verrijken door tags en commentaren toe te voegen. Herkent u mensen of locaties of heeft u een bijzonder verhaal te vertellen bij één van de foto’s, laat dan een reactie achter (als u ingelogd bent bij Flickr) of stuur een mailtje naar: [email protected] You can help us gain more knowledge on the content of our collection by simply adding a comment with information. If you do not wish to log in, you can write an e-mail to: [email protected]
Airships were decent for surveillance, no good for bombing, and great for scaring the hell out of people.
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It would take two big ol' stinky huevos to climb out there and man that position in flight.
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