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The German Commercial Zeppelins Collection documents German commercial Zeppelin travel during the 1930s.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0252
Date
bulk 1928-1938
Provenance
Unknown.
Extent
1.74 Cubic feet ((6 boxes))
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection highlights German commercial Zeppelin travel during the 1930s, and includes the following: a history of flights; route maps; photographs, including interior shots of the accommodations and fittings of the LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin;" a schedule of sailings and fares; a description of the four medals struck to honor the LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin;" magazine and newspaper articles, including an account of the explosion of the LZ 129 "Hindenburg" in 1938; and the 1933 book, Zeppelin-Weltfahrten.
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Arrangement note
The German Commercial Zeppelins Collection is arranged by content type.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Citation
German Commercial Zeppelins, Accession XXXX-0252r, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Airships
Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg
Aeronautics, Commercial
Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Newspapers
Photographs
Maps