Name/Title
StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0271Description
A black and white stereograph. Image is of a zepplin under construction in a hanger. Above the image "T362 (Star)" is printed, below the image "3277T The Graff Zepplin." is printed, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company COPYRIGHTED Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
THE GRAF ZEPPELIN, FIRST COMMERCIAL AIRSHIP TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC, ARRIVING AT LAKEHURST, N.J., OCT. 15, 1928
Sailing like a giant bird out of the cloud haze hanging above the Atlantic, surrounded by welcoming airplanes and greeted by whistles and bells and the cheers of waiting thousands, the world's first commerical airship is here before us in all her majesty, just arriving at her destination, Lakehurst, N. J., at 5:30 P.M., Oct. 15, 1928. This liner of the skies, which has pioneered the era of air transporation in the service of humanity, is the largest in the world, surpassing the average ocean steamship in size. Bulit in Germany, the Graf Zeppelin started from Friedrichshafen on her maiden voyage to America on the morning of Oct. 11, and her trip of about 4 1/2 days carried her over Spain, the Azores, and Bermuda.
The Graf Zeppelin is commanded by its designer, Dr. Hugo Eckener, and manned by a crew of 40 men. It also carried to America 18 passengers and a large amount of mail. The ship is 770 ft. long and 116 ft. in height and the interior of its rigid envelopes is divided into 30 bulkheads, each containing a gas bag. Five motors of 530-horsepowr each, placed in separate gondolas, furnish power for a normal speed of 60 or more miles ber hour, and 14 tons of benzine are carried for fuel. The main gondola, 98 ft. long, suspended below the ship, contains the quarters for the crew, storage fooms, ten passenger cabins, and the main passenger saloon. The latter is 16 1/2 ft. square, built of mahogany with red tapestries on teh walls and the furniture is so made that the room can be cleared fro dancing to music recieved by radio from Europe or America. Powerful wireless apparatus assures constant communication with one continent or the other, and with ships at sea.
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