Side view of dirigible with gondola

Name/Title

Side view of dirigible with gondola

Entry/Object ID

SHH 2001.520

Description

Print developed from gelatin dry plate glass negative. Side view of dirigible with gondola (near center) in sky. Two men inside cockpits of gondola: pilot and co-pilot. Clouds visible in top right quadrant. An American flag connected to dirigible and gondola by cable(s) near rear of gondola in near center middle ground. Cables hang from front to back of dirigible. Possibly at Wingfoot Lake in Suffield, Ohio. Comet-shaped effect in bottom left quadrant and in top right quadrant of image on emulsion side, possibly debris with shadow or movement streak. Series of Dirigible prints.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Location

Goodyear Airdock, Wingfoot Lake

Township

Suffield

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Martina Takac

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Willard Penfield

Role

Photographer

Date made

1917 - 1921

Notes

Medium: glass, silver gelatin

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Negative Number

Other Number

N-1773

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

SHH 2001.520R

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Create Date

July 28, 2021

Update Date

June 12, 2026