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J.W. BURBANK (DATES UNKNOWN)
SKY SHIPS / JOIN THE U.S. NAVY. 1931.
40x27¾ inches, 101½x70½ cm. Condition B+: repaired tears, abrasions and restoration in margins, some into text; slight darkening in margins; minor foxing in upper text.
Airships had been used by the Navy in World War I as U-boat hunters, and through the 1920's exploration of their potential continued. In 1923, the first rigid airship, USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) made its maiden flight. The following year USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), featured in this poster, was commissioned from Luftschiffbau Zeppelin as a war reparation project (https://www.history.navy.mil/). Rare.
