Category: Transportation
Whatever it takes to get to point A to point B… by air, rail, road or sea
Corsairs in Formation, 1943
Weltfahrt, August 7 – September 4, 1929
On September 4th, 1929, Graf Zeppelin completed an around-the-world voyage (“Weltfahrt”) covering 21,2500 miles in five legs from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen to Tokyo, Tokyo to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to Lakehurst, and then Lakehurt to Friedrichshafen again.
Zeppelin over Pittsburgh, 1933
The Graf Zeppelin flying over Pittsburgh, October 29, 1933
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LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin over Jerusalem, 1931
Zeppelin over Tower of David, Jerusalem, April 11th, 1931. Photographed by Armenian photographer, Elia Kahvedjian.
Cord In Harlem, 1936
Cord in Harlem, N.Y.C., 1936. Photo by John Gutmann (1905-1998)
Schlörwagen, 1939
The Schlörwagen, a prototype aerodynamic rear-engine passenger vehicle.
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Time to check your tires…
Or something…
The “China Clipper”, 1936
Detail from 1936 advertisement for American Hammered Piston Rings.
Hamburg American Line, 1912
Jamaica: $75, Panama: $115, Around the World: $650 up