Caption

Flying Zeppelin over a city, photograph, Flying Zeppelin over a city., 1924-09-06, photographer, paper, gelatin silver print, developed gelatin silver print, height 85 mm x width 135 mm, Period, A large rigid airship floats above a sprawling cityscape, photographed from a distance; the airship has a streamlined elongated hull with a gondola underneath and small fins at the rear, shown against a pale sky. Below, the city fills the lower portion of the image with densely packed buildings, towers, and rooftops extending across rolling hills, with darker foreground trees framing the bottom edges. The overall image has a sepia tone and a slightly grainy texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A76_046

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.7Mb (6.4Mb) / 18.4in x 11.5in / 5524 x 3458 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flying Zeppelin city photograph 1924-09-06 photographer paper gelatin silver print developed gelatin silver print height 85 mm x width 135 mm Period large rigid airship floats sprawling cityscape photographed distance airship streamlined elongated hull gondola underneath small fins rear shown pale sky city fills lower portion image densely packed buildings towers rooftops extending across rolling hills darker foreground trees framing bottom edges sepia tone slightly grainy texture