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National Air and Space Museum Archives
ZRS-4 Ring Laying Commemorative Book
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0495
- Creators:
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Goodyear-Zeppelin
- Dates:
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1929
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.1 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
This collection consists of a copy of the ZRS-4 Ring Laying Commemorative Book, commemorating the laying of the master ring of the U.S. Navy Airship Akron ZRS-4.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a copy of the book commemorating the laying of the master ring of the U.S. Navy Airship Akron ZRS-4.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Item level; collection contains just one item.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
In 1928 the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation signed contracts with the Bureau of Aeronautics to build two large fleet-type rigid airships designed expressly for strategic scouting work with US Fleet. These sister ships carried airplanes for fighter protection and for scouting. The first of the two was the USS Akron. NAS Lakehurst was homeport for the Akron between October 1931, when she was delivered to the station, and April 1933 when the Akron was lost off Barnegat Light with a heavy loss of life.
Administration
Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Unknown - found in collection, unknown, unknown, NASM.XXXX.0495
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2018.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
XZRS-4 Ring Laying Commemorative Book, NASM.XXX.0495, National Air and Space Museum, 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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| Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Publications | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Naval aviation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Airships | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| ZRS-4 Akron (Airship) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Goodyear-Zeppelin | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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