Ferdinand Von Collection (page 3)

Pilots compartment, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937

Launch ceremony for Zeppelin LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, Friedrichshafen, Germany, 9th July 1928 (1933). The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built

Passenger compartment of Zeppelin LZ 126, c1924 (1933). LZ126 was built for the US military as part of the war reparations Germany was compelled to pay after World War I

Zeppelin LZ 126 under construction, Friedrichshafen, Germany, 1924 (1933). LZ126 was built for the US military as part of the war reparations Germany was compelled to pay after World War I

Gondola of a Zeppelin airship, Lake Constance, Germany, c1909-1933 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden

Passenger compartment of a Zeppelin, Lake Constance, Germany, c1909-1933 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932

Tail gunner of a German army Zeppelin airship, World War I, 1914-1918 (1933). Both the German Army and Navy used Zeppelins during the First World War

Count Zeppelin saluted by members of the naval airship fleet, Germany, 1914-1917 (1933). The German Navy used Zeppelins airships for bombing and reconnaissance purposes during the First World War

Captain Peter Strasser, German airship fleet commander, World War I, 1916-1918 (1933). Strasser (1876-1918) was commander of the German Navys fleet of Zeppelin airships during the First World War

Damaged German navy Zeppelin airship, World War I, 1914-1918 (1933). Zeppelins were used by both the German Army and Navy during World War I for reconnaissance and bombing purposes

Count Zeppelin and Captain Macher on board Zeppelin L30, 1916 (1933). L30 was one of the Zeppelins built for the German Navy during World War I

Dr Ludwig Duerr, German airship designer, late 19th or early 20th century (1933). Duerr (1878-1956) collaborated with Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin on the design for the first Zeppelin airship, LZ1

Dr Hugo Eckener, manager of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, c1917-1933 (1933). Eckener (1868-1954) took over the running of the Zeppelin company after the airships designer, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Portrait of Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, early 20th century (1933). Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin (1838-1917), German general

Film company on board Zeppelin LZ13 Hansa, c1912-1914 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Passengers boarding Zeppelin LZ 11 Viktoria Luise, c1912-1914 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Zeppelin LZ11 Viktoria Luise in flight during the Kiel Regatta, Germany, 1912 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Crashed Zeppelin LZ 8 Deutschland II, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1911 (1933). Attempting his first Zeppelin flight, Dr Hugo Eckener crashed Deutschland II into the hangar wall after launching the airship

Count Zeppelin and Dr Eckener in a Zeppelin gondola, Schwaben, Germany, c1908-1917 (1933). Hugo Eckener (1868-1954) took over the running of the Zeppelin company after the airships designer

Zeppelin LZ8 Deutschland II, Schwaben, Germany, 1911 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Passenger cabin of Zeppelin LZ7 Deutschland I, 1909 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

115 PS Daimler airship engine of Zeppelin LZ 6, c1909-1910 (1933). In 1909 LZ6 became the first Zeppelin to be used for commercial passenger transport

LZ 6 entering a floating hanger, Halle, Germany, c1909-1910 (1933). Floating hangars were used to house the early Zeppelins as they could be aligned to the wind, making launching the airships easier

Zeppelin LZ 6 under construction, Germany, 1909 (1933). In 1909 LZ6 became the first Zeppelin to be used for commercial passenger transport

Army Zeppelin Z2 (LZ5) stranded near Weilburg during a storm, Germany, 1910 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932

Zeppelin LZ 5 at Goeppingen, Germany, 1909 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Zeppelin LZ4 after the Echterdingen disaster, Germany, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she

Zeppelin LZ4, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she crashed

Zeppelin LZ3 airborne, Germany, c1906-1908 (1933). LZ3 was the first truly successful Zeppelin. The airship made 45 flights, travelling more than 4000 kilometres

Count Zeppelin with his daughter in the gondola of Zeppelin LZ3, Germany, c1906-1908 (1933). LZ3 was the first truly successful Zeppelin

Zeppelin LZ3, purchased by the German Army and was operated as the Z1, 1906 (1933). The army used the airship as a training ship until she was decommissioned in 1913

Zeppelin LZ2 after its destruction, 1906 (1933). The second Zeppelin to be built, LZ2 made its only flight on 17th January 1906

Zeppelin LZ1 in a floating hanger at Manzell, Friedrichshafen, Germany, 1900, (1933). The first Zeppelin, LZ1 was built and housed in this floating hangar on Lake Constance

Airship LZ1 Graf Zeppelin under construction, 1899 (1933). LZ1 was the first of the Zeppelins. It was built in a floating hangar on Lake Constance and made its maiden flight on 2nd July 1900

The airship Graf Zepplin over London, August 1931 (1936). Built in 1928, the rigid airship Graf Zeppelin was 235 m (772 ft) long and had a gas capacity of 105, 055, 490 liters (3, 710, 000 cu ft)

A Zeppelin entering its floating shed, c 1900, (c1920). The floating hangar could be aligned with the wind. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London)

Woman having her hair done, late 19th-early 20th century. Artist: Ferdinand Freih van Reznicek
Woman having her hair done, late 19th-early 20th century

Portrait of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Portrait from a medal commemorating Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, designer of the engine-powered dirigible airships bearing his name used by the Germans in World War I

Zeppelin airship in action during World War I, 1914. Reverse of a medal commemorating Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, designer of the engine-powered dirigible airships bearing his name used by

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