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Jerusalem: 1931
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 2:09pm.
Graf Zeppelin over the Tower of David, Jerusalem. April 11, 1931. View full size. American Colony Photo Dept. Visit the Shorpy Zeppelin Hangar.
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 1:25pm.
Zeppelin's had engines too, how else would they get anywhere? I'm sure you could hear them as well, since they would have 4 to 6 engines for thrust to move
[Evidently zeppelins had apostrophes too. Who knew? - Dave]
These were beautiful ships.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 6:59am.
These were beautiful ships.
Must've felt odd...
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 3:39pm.
Planes make a noise, you know they're there, and they're never there long... these things though, just hanging silently over head... Yeah. I gotta agree with the ominous description.
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