First steam driven all-metal dirigible nearly ready for first flight. photonegative

Object Details

Local Numbers: RSN 18528 AC0143-0018528 (AC scan) Video number 17843
General: Company catalog card included.; U&U caption in file box: 2004-A309.; Currently stored in box 3.1.71 [227B].

Topic: Airships -- California; Automobiles -- California; Balloons -- California; Dirigibles -- California; Hangars -- California

See more items in: Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection; Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 18413-18537

Collection Citation: Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form: Photographs -- 1920-1930 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Nitrate film

Scope and Contents: Caption: "Glendale Cal. - Photo shows: Capt. T.B. Slate designer and builder of the first steam driven all-metal dirigible "City of Glendale" on his arrival at the hangar. Members of the crew of the revolutionary craft are shown with a tiny model of the ship which is being readied for its first flight."

Collection Restrictions: Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.