Name/Title
Men moving a gondolaEntry/Object ID
SHH 2001.352Description
Print developed from gelatin dry plate glass negative. Thirteen unidentified men appear to be guiding a gondola which is likely for the dirigible. Gondola has three openings for cockpit seats and a single propeller engine on the front. Nine men are holding oblong tanks below engine, pipe extending upward after third cockpit, wrapped bucket shaped bundles attached to side of gondola below second and third cockpit, ropes extending upward from gondola, eight of the men in dark Navy uniforms with white hats; three men in dark pants and light colored long sleeved shirts with dark stripes, one wears ball cap with dark stripes, one wears a dark hat with brim all the way around and darker band; muddy unpaved ground; two wooden carts partially visible in foreground; trees with leaves in background. Series of "Flight for Board" prints.Photograph Details
Subject Place
Location
Goodyear Airdock, USA: Ohio, Suffield, Wingfoot LakeCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
Steven KreitzAcquisition
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-1708Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
SHH 2001.352RDimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
4-1/4 inGeneral Notes
Note
Willard Penfield Seiberling (1892-1981) was an avid and amateur photographer who developed his photographic interest while attending Princeton University. The Dark Room at Stan Hywet Hall was added to the floorplan during construction for his use. Willard is credited with most of the early images of Stan Hywet. Willard's interest in aeronautics is exemplified by meeting Orville and Wilbur Wright after their first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk. Willard may have been the first passenger aboard the first Goodyear blimp. He also participated in national and international free balloon races in 1921. Willard was manager of the Aeronautics Department of Goodyear from 1917 to 1921. Goodyear began its Aeronautics Department in 1910. In 1916, Goodyear purchased land in Suffield around Fritch's Lake. Wingfoot Lake hangar was constructed in 1917. WFL is the oldest airship base in the U.S. The facility was the training site of the first class of Navy airship pilots. From 1917 to 1921, WFL operated as a U.S. Naval Airship.
Wingfoot Lake Airship Base was built in 1917. Willard Penfield Seiberling was manager of the Aeronautics Department of Goodyear from 1917 to 1921.Created By
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July 28, 2021Updated By
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May 16, 2025