Historical Airships

Black and white photographs of early 20th-century airships in flight and during preparations, showcasing aviation history.

U.S. Army dirigible
U.S. Army dirigible
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'Trois Zeppelins detruits en trois jours. Le "L20" dans un fjord de Norvege; L'avant dresse en l'air : a droite, l'arriere, qui s'est retourne apres la dislocation de la carcasse', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".
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Vintage Photograph. Search radar sets can be made mobile enough to afford transportation to field installations by truck.
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Alaska - Ruby, Aerial Photograph.
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Transportation of Soyuz-19 to the launch pad, 1975.
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New World Air Record -- The seaplane in which Lieut. Francisco Agello set up A New world's speed record of 437.6 m.p.h. over lake garda on Oct. 23. A New world's air speed record was set up by Lieut. Francisco Agello. The Italian Air ACE, in a closed circuit round Lake Garda on Oct. 23, when his seaplane attained a speed of 437.5 m.p.h. Agello was already the holder of the world's speed record with a speed of 423. MP.H. a specially constructed seaplane - L'idrocorse Macchi, Castoldi 72 - with a flat Engine was used for the attempt, Signor Mussolini made a special visit to the seaplane base at Desenzano, Lake Garda, to inspect the machine. December 10, 1934. (Photo by The Associated Press Of Great Britain Ltd.).
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Start of balloon race, St. Louis
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Akron (Ohio, United States), 10/31/1929. The USS Los Angeles airship flies over the hangar where construction of the USS Akron airship, which will be the largest in the world, will begin.
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Flying Wright Brothers Glider as a Kite
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Anefo photo collection. 400th anniversary Diamantstad Amsterdam. balloon notified Museumplein Amsterdam. 400th anniversary Diamantstad Amsterdam. January 28, 1986. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Geneva (Switzerland), 08/06/1922. Gordon Bennett Aeronautical Cup. In the image, the 19 balloons from the different nations that competed for the prize, moments before the ascension.
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Marguerite, Queen Dowager of Italy, congratulating Wilbur Wright on his first flight in Europe in 'Flyer', 8 October 1908.
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Saint Sebastian. 05/23/1911. "Raid" Paris-Madrid. The aviator Vedrines passing over the Island of Santa Clara.
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Flight attempt by the Renner brothers in Prater , Verlag or k, University bookstore R, Lechner Wilh, Müller, photographer, publisher
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Seville, 12/18/1934. Tourist flight of the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 airship, over Seville, Cádiz, El Puerto de Santa María and Jerez. In the image flying near the Giralda.
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Print of the Royal Vauxhall Nassau Balloon. Dated 19th Century
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Vintage Photograph. Moon probe vehicle on launch prepared for blast off.
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The aerostat electric airship balloon by Renard and Krebs, France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1884
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Anefo photo collection. Landing balloon "Dutch Viking" successful flight Atlantic Ocean Polder near Almere; Landing balloon. September 2, 1986. Almere, Flevoland
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Low angle view of a ferris wheel
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Anefo photo collection. Flower parade Aalsmeer. September 9, 1950. Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland
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The American airship Akron, the biggest of the world, inaugurated a few days before, Akron, Ohio, United States, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, year LVIII, n 35, August 30, 1931.
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'The Supremacy of the Seas', (1919). Creator: Unknown.
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The skeleton of the Zeppelin LZ-4 airship after the Echterdingen disaster, near Stuttgart, August 5, Germany, photo from L'Illustration, No 3416, August 15, 1908.
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Vintage Photograph. Cafe Canaveral - Closeup view of the Douglas built Delta Third stage and 100 ft Echo Sphere Container.
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Engraving depicting the airship 'La France' in its hanger. Dated 20th Century
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The Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg catching fire on May 6, 1937 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey.
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstration with helicopter for forest fire on high Veluwe helicopter above fire. October 19, 1971. Gelderland, Veluwe
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New York City, 1940. A hippo balloon floats over Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Setup of hot air balloons and planes during the Exposition Internationale de la Locomotion Aérienne in the Grand Palais in Paris, Anonymous, 1909 photograph Big palace photographic support gelatin silver print temporary exhibition, 'Salon'. balloon (aviation) Big palace
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Airplane demonstration above Hendon, London gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives
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Hot air balloon with advertising for 'E. Brandsma' at a fairground with spectators. Part of family album including photos of Wijnhandel Kraaij & Co. Bordeaux-Amsterdam.
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No Menace Now. No unsuspecting ship will suddenly find itself bearing down upon this icy giant, floating with its toes turn up. Ice broadcasts by the U.S. Coast Guard on International Ice Patrol already have warned shipping of its presence. Through the vigilance of the Coast Guard, navigators of surface craft moving in the busy North Atlantic Lane Routes know just where the iceberg is, the direction of its drift and other pertinent information that will assist them in avoiding it.
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Anefo photo collection. Weather balloon went into the air for Queen Juliana when visiting the Bilt. Queen in conversation with Drs. C. M. Wierda. May 9, 1963. De Bilt
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Juillot's military airship flies successfully in August, but in November, alas, it will crash... Date: August 1907
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An Airship flying over the Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris. The street is filled with early motor taxis Date: circa 1908
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Demoiselle, the airship of Alberto Santos-Dumont, at the first Aircraft Exhibition at the Grand Palais, Paris, France, photo from L'Illustration, No 3436, January 2, 1909.
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Anefo photo collection. Semaphony official (PTT call system), the mast of Lopik. September 17, 1964. Lopik
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The Future is Now Description: A British made Cierva Autogiro flies over Manhattan Island. The brainchild of Spanish aeronautical engineer Juan de la Cierva, the autogyro was developed in the early 1920s. The National Archives' file relates to proposals within the Great Western Railway company to build what would now be called helipads at railway stations. Date: c.1931 newyorkcity, newyork, america, skyscrapers, unitedstates, manhattan, aircraft, aviation, railway, autogyro, greatwesternrailway, autogiro, cierva, rotarywing, ciervaautogyro, ciervaautogiro
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FRANK READE JR. AND HIS NEW ELECTRIC AIR SHIP, 'THE ECLIPSE' Date: 1892
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The 'Clement-Bayard' fliesfrom Paris to London.Date: 1909
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Old Airline Advertisement. ca. 1942, USA, Fly NORTH via historic NEW ORLEANS TO JACKSON, MEMPHIS, ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO. Fast, convenient daily schedules from Miami to Midwestern and Mississippi Valley cities. Stop-overs in New Orleans permitted. No increase in fares. Stewardess service on all flights. Call National Airlines or your travel agent. Fly from Florida in National's speedy Lodestars. Fly from New Orleans in C. & S. Douglas Dixieliners.
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Unter den Linden Street, Berlin - during the 1936 Olympics with a Zeppelin (likely to be the Hindenburg) overhead. Built by the German Zeppelin Shipping Company (DZR) founded by Hermann Goering. Zeppelins were built in a suburb of Frankfurt called 'Zeppelinheim'. 1936
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The Patrie Military Airship Balloon