Print developed from gelatin dry plate glass negative. Group of unidentified men hold a dirigible's rudder as other men attach an upright piece to rudder in front of a partially inflated dirigible. Men scattered throughout middle ground: men at left are holding onto ropes attached to dirigible; men in center hold onto rudder as men at right attach an upright piece to it; man in background with back toward viewer prepares a different rudder hinged onto dirigible. Majority of Naval men wear sailor hats, long sleeve shirts and pants. Other men wear different styles of hats and some wear boots up to their knees. Portion of dirt path visible in lower left foreground. Wooden slat fence in foreground with a field that continues into background where leaf covered trees are present. Series of "Smash Ups" prints.
