Graff Zeppelin

Motion Picture

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Santa Fe Springs City Library

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Name/Title

Graff Zeppelin

Entry/Object ID

B-20

Description

This film depicts a hazy view of the Graff Zepppelin while it is landing on a nearby field. Different airships are depicted, but the Graff Zeppelin is the focal point of the film. Side view and views from the underside are shown.

Context

This film reel is significant to the way we view early 20th century aviation technology. At the time, the Graff Zeppelin 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

2025.2.46

Source or Donor

James Seimon

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Motion Picture Details

Genre

Amateur

Film Gauge/Format

16mm Film reel

Runtime

0:02:16

Sound

Film Sound

Silent

Producer

Marie Rankin Clarke

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.