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Morrell airship crash, Berkeley, Calif. [graphic]
BANC PIC 2001.051--AXLOCAL
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Title:

Morrell airship crash, Berkeley, Calif

Date:

May 23, 1908 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Morrell, John A -- Pictorial works
Airships -- California -- Berkeley -- Photographs
Airships -- Accidents -- Photographs -- 1908
Aeronautics -- California -- Berkeley -- Photographs

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Photographer unknown.
Snapshot views of the inflation, launch, brief flight, and crash of the 450 foot long balloon called the Morrell airship.
Manuscript captions on album pages.
Invented by John A. Morrell, the cylindrical airship was fitted with six gasoline engines. It carried 15 passengers at the time of its crash, May 23, 1908.

Type:

graphic

Physical Description:

graphic
photoprint
4 album leaves (17 photographic prints) : b&w ; leaves 29 x 36 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 2001.051--AXLOCAL

Origin:

California