By Press Agency Keystone View Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photography by the press agency Keystone View Company, Paris. The construction of the airship R101, circa 1929.
The R101 airship crashed in Beauvais, France in 1930.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print photography unframed
Press Agency: Keystone View Company Paris
Photographer: anonymous
Title: The construction of the airship R101.
Provenance: Private collection
Image Size: 6.53 in. high (16.6 cm) x 4.72 in. wide (12 cm) - Archivally matted in a 17 in. x 13 in. mat.
Copyright credit, and ink stamp at the back.
No caption, no legend.
The piece will be shipped in a mat (17 x 13 in.) that fits a standard-sized frame.
About:
The R101 is a British airship that crashed on October 5, 1930, on a hill in the town of Allonne, near Beauvais (France), while providing a link between London and Karachi, killing 48 people. This is the third deadliest airship accident in history after that of the American aircraft carrier airship USS Akron...
Category
1920s Art Deco Press Agency Keystone View Company Art