Name/Title
Men preparing for dirigible test flightEntry/Object ID
SHH 2001.357Description
Print developed from gelatin dry plate glass negative. Group of unidentified men crowded around dirigible gondola in grassy field. Ralph Upson and Herman Kraft aboard gondola. Gondola similar to airplane without wings. Pipe after third cockpit extends upward to bottom of dirigible. Various ropes extend from gondola upward to dirigible. Gondola has single propeller engine and three cockpits. Ralph Upson, with goggles on forehead, sits in second cockpit. Kraft with billed hat turned backwards, goggles on forehead, light colored sweater and dark pants stands bent over in second cockpit. Man with light colored Navy hat and light colored shirt sits on far right end of gondola . Men in dark colored clothing and Navy hats gather around engine of gondola. Men in business suits and various types of uniforms are present in foreground of image, gathering around gondola. Trees with leaves line the background. Series of "Flight for Board" prints.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Upson, Ralph Hazlett, Kraft, HermanSubject Place
Location
Goodyear Airdock, Wingfoot LakeTownship
SuffieldState/Province
OhioCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
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-1713Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
SHH 2001.357RDimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
4-1/4 inCreate Date
July 28, 2021Update Date
June 12, 2026