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Jerusalem: 1931
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 3:09pm.
Graf Zeppelin over the Tower of David, Jerusalem. April 11, 1931. View full size. American Colony Photo Dept. Visit the Shorpy Zeppelin Hangar.
Zeppelin
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 2:25pm.
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 - 7:59am.
These were beautiful ships.
Must've felt odd...
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 4:39pm.
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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