Name/Title
Group Photo, Navy Servicemen with Dirigibles in HangarEntry/Object ID
SHH 96.381Description
Print from gelatin dry plate glass negative, printed to reveal image of 41 Navy men in uniform, one in officer uniform, lined up and posed in three rows in front of dirigible balloons stored in hangar. Man in regular work clothes at right background, bentwood chair and large woven baskets at left side. Seated young man to left of center holds up copy of "Air Service Journal." Taken at Wingfoot Lake.Photograph Details
Subject Place
Location
Goodyear Airdock, USA: Ohio, Suffield, Wingfoot LakeCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
Margaret TramontineAcquisition
Accession
SHH-OriginalSource or Donor
Seiberling HeirsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Seiberling, Willard PenfieldRole
PhotographerDate made
1917 - 1921Notes
Medium: glass, silver gelatinOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Negative NumberOther Number
N-1953General Notes
Note
This image is part of a long series of images taken of flying crafts, 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.appCreate Date
November 5, 1996Updated By
bwelch@stanhywet.orgUpdate Date
May 19, 2025