Original black-and-white press photograph of an airship from the US Navy observing surface activity at sea. Circa 1943. Back with restriction stamps and stamped ‘States-Item’. Green-painted wooden frame with double glazing. Visible size 17×21 cm. Frame size 27×32 cm.
The airships of the 1920s and 1930s – the largest capable of crossing the Atlantic on regular routes, each with more than 70 beds – 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.
This is an original black-and-white silver gelatin press photograph from circa 1943, which appears with four minor surface fractures/creases as well ads fine surface scratches. Furthermore, normal signs of age and wear.
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