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Gondola for Zeplin by Burgess

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Record 798/1708
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Catalog date 11/10/2004
Category 8: Communication Artifact
Classification Business & Commerce
Industry
Air Planes
Airships
Workers
Collection Bowd Osborne photos
Description A B&W photo of a zeplin gondola sitting on the ground, supported by blocks at the front and a carriage assembly at the rear. There are four crew openings in the top of the gondola, each with a windscreen. A steering wheel is visible in the forward cockpit. Gondola construction is canvas over wooden stringers. 14 people (likely Burgess workers) are in the photo. A buggy shed is in the background.
Home Location DH Box 18X13 Alfa Shelf#2
Object ID 1961-002-03197
Object Name Print, Photographic
People Burgess, W. Starling
Unidentified
Search Terms Airplanes
Burgess Airplanes
Zeplin
gondola
Sub-category Documentary Artifact
Subjects Business enterprises
Industry
Industrial facilities
Burgess
Airplane factory
Airplanes
Airships
Title Gondola for Zeplin by Burgess
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Last modified on: January 05, 2009