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14 Jun 2023
Here's a link to a conversation I had about my book in early June: youtu.be/a0i8684mdFk?t=329
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22 Dec 2023
Publisher Frank A Munsey died on this day: one of his magazines was 'The All-Story', so here are some of it's covers, from 1906-1913, (Artist: ?, Harry Grant Dart, ? and F. W. Small). The author for the 3rd's cover story was E. L. Bacon, the 4th Robert Ames Bennet:
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14 Dec 2023
Nonrigid airship showing nose stiffening. Picture published 1927 in Pressure Airships (HathiTrust)
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7 Dec 2023
Anthony's wireless airship, remote controlled by wireless telegraphy, 1912 (Bain collection/LOC)
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6 Dec 2023
Kaiser Wilhelm observes Zeppelin overhead. Picture published 1909 in Utah Ogden Standard (LOC)
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1 Dec 2023
German balloon Parseval Eigsfeld, pictrue published 1915 in Deutsche Eroberung der Luft (uniTuebingen)
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29 Nov 2023
Zeppelin Z 3 in 1906. Picture published 1911 in Braunbecks Sportlexikon: Luftschiffahrt (HathiTrust)
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28 Nov 2023
Dirigible in Fort Omaha, Nebraska. Picture published Sept. 2, 1917 in the NYTimes (LOC)
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27 Nov 2023
Could it be more adorable?
27 Nov 2023
Forlanini airship Leonardo da Vinci. Picture published 1910 in Flight (HathiTrust)
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27 Nov 2023
Forlanini airship Leonardo da Vinci. Picture published 1910 in Flight (HathiTrust)
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21 Nov 2023
Airships being part of the Navy makes perfect sense.
21 Nov 2023
Zeppelin Z 3 in 1908 as Army Z I. Picture published 1911 Braunbecks Sportlexikon: Luftschiffahrt (HathiTrust)
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Zeppelin Z 3 in 1908 as Army Z I. Picture published 1911 Braunbecks Sportlexikon: Luftschiffahrt (HathiTrust)
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15 Nov 2023
Not really an airship, but love the idea of floating over the Capitol. I suspect the Capitol Police would be less amused.
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14 Nov 2023
The best way to see the world.
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14 Nov 2023
Airship Italia over Sweden, 1928 (Boston Public Library)
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13 Nov 2023
Drawing of aerial anti-Zeppelin mines. Picture published September 17, 1914 in the Chicago Day Book (LOC)
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10 Nov 2023
Nov 10 1915 #OTD Bystander magazine publishes this photos of what it calls the Swine of the Air Silhouetted on the Earth illustratedfirstworldwar.com…
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10 Nov 2023
Tail of Zeppelin L45 (LZ 85) downed near Damblain France, 1917 (NARA)
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