Original black-and-white press photograph of the German airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin passing over the Great Sphinx and the pyramids at Giza, Egypt, in the spring of 1931. Back with restriction stamp, archive stamp, handwritten notes, remnants of glued-on news telegram or note, and stamped date of newspaper publication (May 23, 1931). Red-painted wooden frame with double glazing. Visible size 16×22 cm. Frame size 25×32 cm.
THEME: AIRSHIPS
The airships of the 1920s and 1930s – the largest capable of crossing the Atlantic on regular routes, each with more than 70 beds reserved for the international upper-class clientele for whom they were created – were seen as symbols of modernity and progress with their gigantic aluminium skeletons, comfortable passenger cabins and exclusive restaurants, all made possible by the most talented engineers of the time, The German airships of the Hindenburg and Graf Zeppelin types are the most famous today, but the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, Japan, France and Italy also developed their own variants – using helium and hydrogen as lifting gases, respectively – the latter being extremely flammable. On 6 May 1937, the German airship LZ-129 Hindenburg caught fire while attempting to dock at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in New Jersey on the American east coast. This disaster marked the end of the commercial use of airships as a means of transport.
This is an original black-and-white silver gelatin press photograph from 1931, which has creases in all four corners, pressure/rust marks from paper clips, and fine surface scratches. Furthermore, normal signs of age and handling.
Art Deco, 30 September 2025
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