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Title
"Frisbie's dirigible" tied to the ground with spectators around it, ca.1905
Contributor
Hubbard, Mrs
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1905
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of "Frisbie's dirigible" tied to the ground with spectators around it, ca.1905. The airship sits on the ground surrounded by people in fancy dress. On the left, a woman in a fancy dress and parasol walks toward the craft. Beside her is a couple with a little girl in a light-colored dress. In the background is a wooden fence, behind which the tops of trees can be seen. The background is neutral.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 17 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m13012
USC-2-1-1-13164 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-33083
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m13012
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-33083.jpg
Subject
Aeronautics
Airships
Transportation--Air--Airships
Airport features
Time Period
circa 1905
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
33083 [Accession number]
CHS-33083 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

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