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The Dirigibles C-5 and R-34Entry/Object ID
2013.13.1.56a-bDescription
Clippings and memorabilia from World War I scrapbook compiled by Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, page 54
The contents of page 54 consist of two newspaper clippings.
The first [54a] is undated, from an unknown newspaper, bearing the headline "Couldn't Save C-5 Says Commander." The article discusses the escape of the C-5 dirigible, which apparently escaped from its morrings on May 14, 1919.
The second article [54b] is also undated, from an unknown newspaper. It notes that "Lieutenant Clarence N. Keyser, son of Dr. and Mrs. Naaman H. Keyser, High street, had charge of the meteorological work adn Mineola, Long Island, at the time of the landing, stay and departure of the British dirigible balloon, R-34, which crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Lieutenant Keyser had an opportunity to meet the men who made the trip in the balloon."
Pages are 7.5 x 10".Photograph Details
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