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Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127, 1929 Tokyo - Los Angeles Flight Souvenir Folio

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2002.0058
Creators:
Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei Company
Dates:
undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
(1 flatbox)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one souvenir folio of the August 1929 Tokyo to Los Angeles flight of the Graf Zeppelin No. 127 . The folio, which apparently was given to each passenger, includes photographs of the Zeppelin in flight, under construction, its staterooms, salon, flight deck and also of Count Zeppelin and Dr. Hugo Eckener. Also included in the folio are the menu of the flight luncheon held on the third day of the flight and the passenger list.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
In 1929, the Graf Zeppelin, LZ-127, made a world flight, stopping at Friedrichshafen, Tokyo and Los Angeles. Although the Graf was not the first aircraft to circle the globe, it took only 21 days, 7 hours, 34 minutes, a new record for round-the-world travel by any means. Furthermore it carried a full passenger load over much previously uncharted land.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Oliver Berliner, Gift, 2003

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127, 1929 Tokyo - Los Angeles Flight Souvenir Folio, Accession 2002-0058, National Air and Space Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
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

Keywords

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