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Historic USS Shenandoah Naval Airship Photograph (1923)

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Historic original double-weight photograph of the USS Shenandoah. The first of four United States Navy rigid airships pictured with a smaller inflatable (J-1) in their hanger (likely Lakehurst Naval Air Station, NJ where it was constructed during 1922-23). The Shenandoah first flew in September 1923 and was later destroyed on its 57. Flight in a… (read more)