Souvenir Booklet, "The Log of the Graf Zeppelin," 1930
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This booklet commemorates the around-the-world flight of Germany's Graf Zeppelin in 1929. The airship flew east from Lakehurst, New Jersey, on August 8 and returned to Lakehurst from the west on August 29, having covered 20,651 miles in three weeks. The voyage, partly financed by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, brought press attention to airship travel.
This booklet commemorates the around-the-world flight of Germany's Graf Zeppelin in 1929. The airship flew east from Lakehurst, New Jersey, on August 8 and returned to Lakehurst from the west on August 29, having covered 20,651 miles in three weeks. The voyage, partly financed by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, brought press attention to airship travel.
Artifact
Booklet
Date Made
1930
Subject Date
08 August 1929-29 August 1929
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.555
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Ink
Technique
Printing (Process)
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 11 in
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