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Apparition: 1931
The Graf Zeppelin hovering over Jerusalem. April 11, 1931. View full size. Dry plate glass negative. American Colony Photo Department.
Push Harder: 1908
Clement-Bayard dirigible in shed in France circa 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Jerusalem: 1931
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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Zeppelin in Flight: 1908
German airship in flight over the Bodensee. July 4, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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A Tight Squeeze: 1908
"Zeppelin airship seen from water at 6:05 AM." German zeppelin on the Bodensee. August 4, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Easy Does It: 1908
German zeppelin LZ3 entering its shed on the Bodensee. 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
Luftschiff Zeppelin 3: 1908
Luftschiff Zeppelin 3, July 1908, approaching its hangar on the Bodensee. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Laverne & Shirley: 1942
Grinder operators at Republic Drill & Tool, Chicago. August 1942. View full size. Photograph by Ann Rosener for the Office of War Information.
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Red, White & Blue: 1942
Truck trailers at the Chicago & North Western R.R. freight house, December 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
Yale Varsity Eight: 1911
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June 22, 1911. "Yale rowing team." 5x7 inch glass negative, Bain News Service. View full size.
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Tutti Frutti Trucks: 1943
Freight depot of the Army consolidating station at Chicago. April 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
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Chicago: Night: 1943
Illinois Central freight cars at the South Water Street terminal, Chicago. May 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
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Shasta Totem: 1942
June 1942. Cable tower from which buckets carry materials used in the construction of Shasta Dam, California. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee.
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Smithsonian Castle: 1860s
Washington, D.C. "Smithsonian Institute, 1860-1865." Wet collodion glass plate, Brady-Handy Collection. View full size.
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Under Construction: 1863
"Trinity Episcopal Church, 3rd & C & Ind. Ave." Unfinished Capitol in the background, circa 1863-64. View full size. Brady-Handy Collection.
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