| TO BE TWICE AS BIG AS R-101 Footage of large hangar to be used for the building of the ZRS-4 airship. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5421 |
| Catalog #: | 101270 | |
| Clip Number: | 101270-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1661 | |
| Timecode: | 01:40:15 - 01:41:15 | |
| Location: | Akron, Ohio, United States of America. | |
| Year Shot: | 1929 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Ohio TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Airship (Dirigible) TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Design/Assembly TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military | |
| Description: | See also catalog # 515252 TO BE TWICE AS BIG AS R-101- US navy starts work of building the ZRS-4 to eclipse ours and Germany's largest airships. Akron, Ohio, United States of America. L/S of the building area where the new airship is to be built. Hundreds of people are crowded into the site. L/S of Senior looking US Naval official talking with dignitaries. M/S of large piece of the metal framework. L/S of people in large hangar looking at small model hanging up of the airship. M/S of naval official examining the model. Good M/S of the model. L/S of crowds of people milling around the site. "The mighty hangar that will house this 'Monster of the Skies'." Aerial shot of the enormous hangar. M/S of the domed structure. L/S from inside the hangar. Several more shots of the large building. | |
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