(AVIATION) Portfolio entitled LZ 126 20 Originalphotographi

Sale 1907 - Lot 91

Price Realized: $ 1,035

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Portfolio entitled "LZ 126" containing 20 photographs of a dirigible, the "Los Angeles," built by the Zeppelin Company for the U. S. military comprising images of its maiden voyage from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, New Jersey, its construction, an interior of the passenger cabin, a group portrait of the crew, and portraits of Zeppelin's bigwigs including Graff Zeppelin and Dr. Hugo Eckner, the chairman of the company and commander of the ship on its first voyage. Silver prints, 6 1/4x8 3/4 inches and the reverse, with printed captions on mounts recto. Folio-size folding jacket, gilt-lettered blue boards, faded with one flap detached; contents loose as issued. 1924

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In an effort to keep the Zeppelin Company afloat after the Treaty of Versailles wreaked havoc on Germany's dirigable inventory, Dr. Hugo Eckner approached the United States and proposed to build a large zeppelin for the military. The U. S. agreed and construction was begun in 1922. Upon its completion in 1924, Eckner himself flew the ship over th Atlantic to New Jersey. The Los Angeles remained in active duty until 1940.