Dirigible tethered inside Wingfoot Lake hangar

Name/Title

Dirigible tethered inside Wingfoot Lake hangar

Entry/Object ID

SHH 96.370

Description

Print developed from gelatin dry plate glass negative. Large dirigible, as seen from rear of craft, tethered to ground inside a large hangar, with a trench down center of image and running under craft, two men at left moving so blurred, one man at right moving and blurred and one man at right at a work bench.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Location

Goodyear Airdock, USA: Ohio, Suffield, Wingfoot Lake

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Margaret Tramontine

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Seiberling, Willard Penfield

Date made

1915 - 1917

Notes

Medium: glass, silver gelatin

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Negative Number

Other Number

N-1956

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

This image is part of a long series of images taken of flying crafts, probably taken at Wingfoot Lake. Willard was manager of Goodyear's Aeronautics Department in 1915. Willard Seiberling (1892-1981) was an avid and accomplished photographer who developed his photographic interest while attending Princeton University. The dark room at Stan Hywet was added to the floorplan during construction for his use. Willard is credited with most of the early images of Stan Hywet.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

November 5, 1996

Updated By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Update Date

May 6, 2025