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	Search results for U.S.S. Akron    Refine your search Type Image (120) Text (8) Artifact (1) Subject Goodyear-zeppelin co (116) U.s.s Akron (113) Airship (108) Airdock (78) Construction (61) Show more... Date n.d (2) Undated (1) 1931/10/21 (1) 1941-12-24 (1) 9 November 1974 (1) Show more... Creator Bds Company (1) c.t Art-colortone Curt... (1) Technor Quality Views (1) Tichnor Quality Views (1) results 1-20 of 122 item(s)  page 1 of 7 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Postcard - U.S.S. Akron Construction U.S.S. Macon; U.S.S. Akron; Airship; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Aviation; Postcards; A postcard showing men at work on the U.S.S. Akron Navy Airship duralumin framework at the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation dock at Akron, Ohio. On April 4th, 1933, the U.S.S. Akron encountered a violent... 2. Airship - U.S.S. Akron cockpit U.S.S. Akron; Airship; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Captain Clarence Lober inside the cockpit of the zeppelin, U.S.S. Akron. Built in Akron, Ohio in 1931, the U.S.S. Akron was used to determine the potential for rigid airships as Naval scouting fleets.... 3. U.S.S. Akron - Interior Airship; U.S.S. Akron; United States Navy; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Telephone; Two photographs showing Navy men walking around the inside of the frame of the U.S.S. Akron. An unidentified man on the left is using one of the 18 telephones installed in the U.S.S. Akron. Since the U.S.S.... 4. U.S.S. Akron - Motor Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Engine; A photograph of one of the engines inside the hull of the U.S.S. Akron. Previous to the U.S.S. Akron, zeppelin motors were placed in the gondolas outside the ship. The U.S.S. Akron's use of non-explosive... 5. U.S.S. Akron - Inspection Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Construction; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Airdock; Dr. Karl Arnstein and an unidentified man inspect part of the U.S.S. Akron's frame. Dr. Karl Arnstein, Prague-born chief engineer of German zeppelin airships was transferred to the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation... 6. U.S.S. Akron - Propeller Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Propellor; A photograph showing a propeller on the U.S.S. Akron. The propellers on the U.S.S. Akron could be tilted horizontal or vertical. 7. U.S.S. Akron - Fuel Airship; Airdock; U.S.S. Akron; Construction; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; A photograph showing two Navy men pumping fuel into the U.S.S. Akron. The U.S.S. Akron could store 20,000 gallons of gasoline, which took it a distance of 10,500 miles without stopping. 8. Airship - Kitchen of the U.S.S. Akron U.S.S. Akron; Airship; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Unidentified sailor in the kitchen of the U.S.S. Akron. The aluminum stove was capable of serving a crew of fifty men on a ten day cruise. It was designed and built by Tappan Stove Company in Mansfield,... 9. U.S.S. Akron - Contract Airship; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; U.S.S. Akron; Paul W. Litchfield [left], president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, sits among other members of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation during the signing of the contract for the construction of the... 10. U.S.S. Akron - Propellers Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Propellor; A photograph showing the U.S.S. Akron's propellers. The propellers on the U.S.S. Akron could be tilted horizontal or vertical. 11. U.S.S. Akron - Propeller Airdock; U.S.S. Akron; Airdock; Construction; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Propellor; Airports; Akron Fulton International Airport Karl Arnstein [left] and two unidentified men standing on the testing block outside the airdock observing one of the U.S.S. Akron's propellers. The propellers on the U.S.S. Akron could be tilted horizontal... 12. U.S.S. Akron - Christening Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Airdock; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Ceremonies; Radio; A photograph of Paul W. Litchfield [center], President of the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation, and First Lady Mrs. Herbert Hoover [left] during the christening ceremony of the U.S.S. Akron in the Goodyear... 13. U.S.S. Akron - Christening Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Airdock; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Ceremonies; Radio; Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the Navy bureau of aeronautics, giving a speech during the christening of the U.S.S. Akron. On April 4, 1933, Admiral Moffett and 72 other men lost their lives... 14. U.S.S. Macon in Goodyear Zeppelin Dock Postcards; U.S.S. Macon; U.S.S. Akron; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Airdock; Airship; This postcard shows the U.S.S. Macon in the Goodyear Zeppelin Dock in Akron Oh. The U.S.S. Macon was built in Akron, Ohio by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation and christened on March 11, 1933 by Jeanette... 15. U.S.S. Macon on display U.S.S. Macon; U.S.S. Akron; Airship; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Aviation; The U.S.S. Macon on display in Akron, Ohio. The U.S.S. Macon was the sister zeppelin airship of the U.S.S. Akron. Both airships had a tragic end. On April 4th, 1933, the U.S.S. Akron encountered a violent... 16. U.S.S. Akron - U.S.S. Macon Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Aerial Photography; U.S.S. Macon; A view of the U.S.S. Akron and its sister ship, the U.S.S. Macon, in flight. 17. U.S.S. Akron Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Airdock; Mooring Mast; Airports; Akron Fulton International Airport Spectators viewing the completed U.S.S. Akron. 18. U.S.S. Akron Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; A photograph of the U.S.S. Akron in flight taken through the columns of an unidentified building. 19. U.S.S. Akron Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; The U.S.S. Akron in flight. 20. U.S.S. Akron Airship; U.S.S. Akron; Goodyear-Zeppelin Co.; Aerial Photography; A view of the upperside of the U.S.S. 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