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Photomechanical print of an airship (R 26) being towed by a tank, circa 1910s-1920s. The caption describes mooring experiments performed on wartime airships. Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.
Photomechanical print of people working on an airship engine and control car, Hurn Airport, England, circa 1940s. The caption notes that this is the first airship to be built in the country in 20 years.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.
Postcard featuring the USS Macon airship over San Diego, California, circa 1926.Text on verso: "USS Macon over San Diego in 1934 / Powered by eight engines, lifted by helium, the 785-foor Macon moored to a mast on Camp Kearny when it visited San Diego."