French Cavalry and Dirigible DUPUY DE LOME (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher.
French Cavalry and Dirigible DUPUY DE LOME
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the
negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.17117
Call Number: LC-B2- 3216-2
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trialsanderrors (17 months ago | reply)
Named after French naval architect Stanislas Charles Henri Dupuy de Lôme (15 October 1816 – 1 February 1885).
Not sure if it's this one or a later airship named in honor of Dupuy de Lôme:
"The Dupuy de Lôme airship was 36 meters in length, 14.84 meters in diameter, 29 meters wide, and had a total volume of 3,454 cubic meters. It was powered by a 2 horsepower (1.5 kW) engine, providing a speed of between 9 to 11 km/h. The basket under the balloon could carry eight, several operating the balloon and others observing. She was the first operational airship, and was employed during the last days of the Franco-Prussian war."
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This photo was invited and added to the First World War group.
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