Air Ship Collection (page 3)

Book cover design, My Airships: the Story of my Life, by Alberto Santos-Dumont, London: Grant Richards, 1904. 1904

Book cover design, King of the Air: or, to Morocco on an Airship, by Herbert Strang, London: H. Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. 1908

Book cover design, Airships and Other Aerial Craft
Book cover design, The Boys Book of Airships and Other Aerial Craft, by Harry Delacombe and EJ Partridge, London: Grant Richards Ltd, 1910. 1910

Cover design, Luftschiffahrt Ausstellung catalogue
Cover design for the official catalogue of the Internationale Luftschiffahrt Ausstellung (International Airship Exhibition), Frankfurt, 1909. 1909

The airship craze. Illustration shows a golf club driving a golf ball that is covered with insects; at the bottom is a ticket booth labeled Conquest of the Air where insects can purchase tickets for

Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons Zenith and Jean Bart and an airship below

Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentified man in the basket of their airship demonstrating an electric navigational system featuring a propeller

Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883. Date 1883

Two views of an airship shaped like a long tube with a pointed nose, propellers on the side and a rudder, resembling an 1850 design proposed by Pierre Jullien, a French clock maker from Villejuif

Design drawing for a navigational system for an airship employing six balloons and parachutes, a deck, superstructure, and basket below. Date between 1820 and 1880

LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin over pier, Walton, Essex
At 4pm on 19 August 1931 crowds of onlookers lined the pier and promenades at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, to watch the famous Graf Zeppelin fly along the Essex coastline

Submarine Battle
Cover of Illustrierte Zeitung 3/5 1915, depicting German Airships in battle with british submarines during WWI. Date: 1915

Summit of the Ballon D alsace, Vosges, France
An early airship (the Adjudant-Reau )passing the Monument of Joan of Arc, built on the summit of the Ballon D alsace - one of the most famous summits in the Vosges mountains

Riga, Latvia - Fantasy card
Riga, Latvia - Complete fantasy card, featuring a cable car, an airship, a tram, a hot air balloon, an early motorcar, a policeman on a bicycle and a jolly black man in a suit smoking a cigar

Clearing up bomb damage, Salonika, Greece, WW1
British troops helping to clear up bomb damage caused by the German military airship LZ85 on Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War

British Airship
A British airship on convoy duty : from the air it is often possible to see U-boats under the surface. Date: circa 1915

British NS9 airship, WW1
The British NS9 (North Sea class) airship hovering above a landing ground. She was used for patrolling the North Sea during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

British R26 airship flying over London, WW1
British R26 (23 class) airship flying over London towards the end of the First World War. St Pauls Cathedral and the River Thames can be seen below, on a rather smoggy looking day

Goodyear Blimp Landing Field - Chicago, USA Date: 1933

British naval airship in flight, WW1
A British naval airship in flight during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Italian military dirigible or airship
An Italian military dirigible or airship, the M1, with two Fiat S76A engines, first used during the Italian-Turkish war (1911-1912). Date: circa 1910-1913

German bomb damage, Salonika, Greece, WW1
Damage caused by bombs dropped from the German military airship LZ85 on Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. Three people were killed and three injured

Touring Club Italiano chart, aeroplanes and airships
Touring Club Italiano chart of aeroplanes and airships, Italian and foreign (German, Austrian, French, British), for recognition purposes

Chicago World Fair - General Exhibits Group, housing the Graphic Arts, furniture, office supply, cosmetic, leather, sporting goods and jewellery industries. Date: 1933

Submarine Scout Airship2
The car of this submarine scout airship is evidently the fuselage of an aeroplane, its motor providing the forward power. Date: circa 1915

Card; Airship
Children throw flowers from an airship circa 1908

Reconnaisance Airship
An airship of the future carries out a reconnaisance flight, using powerful searchlights to reveal the enemys defences. Date: 1907

TEXACO ADVERTISEMENT, 1930. American magazine advertisement for Texaco gasoline and motor oil, featuring the Pride of the Navy, the Los Angeles airship, 1930

Alien city. Computer artwork of an aircraft flying towards an alien city (green)

Chinese aerostat, 19th century artwork
Chinese aerostat. Historical artwork of a gas balloon picking up passengers. The balloon is filled with a gas that is less dense than air, and so is lifted by buoyancy

The future of air travel, 1865
The future of air travel. Historical artwork of a 19th century vision of 20th century air travel, depicting airships flying over a sea. Taken from Astra Castra, (Hatton Turner, London 1865)

English Channel balloon crossing, 1785
English Channel balloon crossing. French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) and US surgeon John Jefferies (1745-1819) arriving in Calais, France

Lana Terzis airship, 17th century
Lana Terzis airship. Historical artwork of the airship design proposed by the Italian priest and mathematics and physics professor Francesco Lana Terzi (1631-1687)

Unmanned high altitude aircraft, artwork
Unmanned high altitude aircraft. Computer artwork of high altitude airships (top right and lower left) and propellor driven high altitude planes (top left and lower right)

Unmanned aircraft, artwork
Unmanned aircraft. Computer artwork of low altitude airships (top right, centre and middle left) and propellor driven planes (centre right and lower right)

Stratalite, computer artwork
Stratalite. Computer artwork of a high altitude airship known as a Stratalite or Stratsat. The Stratalite is powered by solar cells

Futuristic city, artwork
Futuristic city. Artwork of a shuttle flying through a city with high water levels, possibly caused by global warming

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, inventor
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), German inventor of the airship. Von Zeppelin conceived the idea of confining the hot air balloon, first developed in 1783

Charles Renard, French engineer
Charles Renard (1847-1905), French military engineer and aviation pioneer. Renard began his work on aircraft after the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)

Woelferts airship, 19th century
Woelferts airship, 19th-century photograph. This hydrogen-filled dirigible, designed by the German aviation pioneer Friedrich Hermann Woelfert (1850-1897), was named the Deutschland

German military airship, 19th century
German military airship, 19th-century artwork based on a photograph. There were many attempts during the 19th century to design and build balloons or airships that were capable of powered flight

Statue of Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer, in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago governed by Norway

USS Shenandoah airship and tender
USS Shenandoah airship moored to its tender the newly-converted USS Patoka during tests in 1924. The Shenandoah was the first rigid airship used by the US Navy

Dangers of steam carriages, 19th century
Dangers of steam carriages. 19th-century caricature lampooning the dangers of the steam carriages being developed at this time. A steam carriage at right has exploded

USS Macon, artwork
USS Macon. Artwork of Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk fighters flying around their mothership, the US Navy airship the USS Macon. An inset shows a Sparrowhawk docked inside the airship

Giffards steam airship, 1852

Arctic exploration, route maps
Arctic exploration. Map of the Arctic showing the routes taken by Fridtjof Nansen (1893 to 1896, brown), Frederick Cook (1907 to 1909, red), Robert Peary (1909, blue) and Umberto Nobile (1926)

WORLD WAR I: AIRSHIP. A German barrage balloon and ground crew during World War I

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"Embarking on a Journey through the Skies: The Fascinating World of Airships" Step back in time and witness the marvels of air travel as we delve into the captivating world of airships. From historic moments to futuristic dreams, these floating giants have left an indelible mark on our imaginations. The Graf Zeppelin over Wembley during the F. A. Cup Final: Immerse yourself in history as you witness this iconic moment when the majestic Graf Zeppelin soared above Wembley Stadium during one of England's most prestigious football events. Poster, Zeppelin to South America: Uncover tales of adventure and exploration with this vintage poster promoting a zeppelin voyage to South America, enticing travelers with promises of exotic destinations and breathtaking sights. R101 at Cardington EPW029993: Marvel at the sheer size and engineering prowess displayed by the R101 airship as it stands tall against the backdrop of Cardington, showcasing its grandeur amidst vast open spaces. Interior of the R101 airship: Peek inside this airborne behemoth and be transported to a world where luxury meets aviation – experience firsthand how passengers traveled in style within spacious cabins adorned with elegant furnishings. Holding up the R101: Witnessing human determination at its finest, see a dedicated team working together to hold up the colossal R101 airship before it embarks on another daring journey across continents. Olympics / 1936 / Hindenburg: Relive history's significant moments as you discover how even Olympic Games were touched by these aerial wonders - catch a glimpse of Germany's Hindenburg gracefully hovering over Berlin during 1936 Olympics celebrations. Luggage label, Zeppelin to South America: Delicate yet resilient luggage labels serve as reminders that once upon a time people embarked on extraordinary adventures aboard zeppelins bound for far-flung corners of South America, carrying their hopes and dreams.