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The first American-built rigid airship to use helium, the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1, commissioned 1923) was destroyed in a squall on September 3, 1925, with the bulk of the airship crashing near Ava, Ohio; this collection consists of 22 negatives taken at the site of crash.
Identifier
NASM.1996.0017
Date
On or shortly after September 3, 1925.
Provenance
Frank A. Spicher, Sr., Gift, 1996, NASM.1996.0017.
Extent
0.01 Cubic feet (22 negatives)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 22 original 2.5 x 3.5 inch negatives taken by an unknown photographer at the site of the USS Shenandoah crash in 1925, and prints made by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum from the negatives in 1996.
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
Shenandoah Crash Site Images, Acc. NASM.1996.0017, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Airships
Aeronautics
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives
Photographic prints