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US Army dirigible airship USS Macon under construction, 1932 (via Vintage Photo LJ)
Source: vintagephoto.livejournal.com
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USS Akron in Flight
The ill-fated airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) was launched on August 8, 1931. Designed as a potential flying aircraft carrier, this reel of stock Navy footage includes scenes of the Akron launching and retrieving its complement of Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk “parasite fighters.”
Source: research.archives.gov
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U.S. Dirigible Akron Light Street and Baltimore Street November 21, 1931 A. Aubrey Bodine (1906-1970) 4 x 5 inch glass negative Baltimore City Life Museum Collection Maryland Historical Society MC7883
Building pictured: Maryland National Bank.