"Shenandoah Saga" Photographs
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Thom Hook's book, Shenandoah Saga was published in 1973. It was written to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the USS Shenandoah--the first American-built, helium-filled rigid airship. This book traces the history of the naval airship from its preplanning stages to its tragic crash on September 3, 1925.
Identifier
NASM.1985.0021
Creator
Hook, Thomas S., 1923-
Date
[ca. 1920s-1960s]
Provenance
Thomas Hook, Gift, 1985, 1985-0021, varies (including public domain)
Extent
0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
General
NASMrev
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Black-and-white negatives
Photographs
Correspondence
Publications
Scope and Contents
This collection consists both of photographs that appear in the book as well as additional research materials, including: correspondence, printed materials, photographs, and negatives.
Genre/Form
Black-and-white negatives
Photographs
Correspondence
Publications
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
Creator
Hook, Thomas S., 1923-
Names
ZR-1 Shenandoah (Airship)
Hook, Thomas S., 1923-
Topic
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics
Airships
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
