Graff Zepelin

Motion Picture

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Santa Fe Springs City Library

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Name/Title

Graff Zepelin

Entry/Object ID

B-18

Tags

The United States

Description

This film reel depicts the LZ-127 Graff Zeppelin airship stationed nearby a U.S. military camp. The film shows different angles of both the airship and the military camp. The second half of the video depicts Mrs. Clarke's friends and an affluent house.

Context

This film reel is significant to the way we view early 20th century aviation technology. At the time, the Graff Zepelin airship was the first of it's kind. The airship itself was a German passenger carrying hydrogen-filled airship designed to show the public that inter-continental airship travel was practical. The LZ-127 Graff Zeppelin flew many times and holds a lasting legacy in aviation technology history as offering a new era of technology to the general public.

Collection

Marie Rankin Clarke Film Reels

Category

Motion Picture [Marie Rankin Clarke Collection]

Acquisition

Accession

2025.2.44

Source or Donor

James Seimon

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Motion Picture Details

Genre

Amateur

Film Gauge/Format

16mm Film reel

Runtime

0:03:40

Sound

Film Sound

Silent

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Location

Box

Box B, SFSL Archive

* Untyped Location

Santa Fe Springs City Library Outreach Office

Copyright

Type of License

None

Notes

Public Domain. No restrictions on use.