‘Zeppelin over Berlin’, 17 September 1938.
Lithograph by Stenzel depicting an airship above a gantry watched by admiring crowds in a city square in Berlin, Germany. Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin (1838-1917) started designing and building engine-powered dirigibles (which became known as zeppelins) after retiring from military service in 1873, and constructed the first successful dirigible in 1900. Airships were used for commercial flights as a fast and luxurious alternative to ocean liners until the late 1930s, when several notable crashes led to safety concerns which put an end to their popularity.
Credit
Science Museum London
Dimensions
2401 x 3508 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
8 x 12 inches / 20 x 30 cm
