Ended on Thursday, 21 February 2019 at 02:15.

Thematik: Zeppelin / zeppelin: 1917/1919. Unique, original group of photos from the WWI Zeppelin con

Start of the sale:
Tuesday, 29 January 2019 at 08:42
Item n°708511202
Sale ends:
Thursday, 21 February 2019 at 02:15
Lot:
#34101
Catalogue:
43rd Christoph Gärtner Auction - February 21st, 2019 - Collections

1917/1919. Unique, original group of photos from the WWI Zeppelin construction group, Kaiserliche Marinebauamt Oldenburg, which constructed the Marine Luftschiffhafen (Naval airship hangars) at Ahlhorn, Oldenburg, where Zeppelins were launched during the war, including for sorties over England. The hangars are shown under construction, in operation with several prime shots of early Zeppelin fighters (including an especially nice one of the L44 and a sister ship in the air together), and then after the explosion that ripped the place apart. There is a great shot of the Bauamt crew responsible for the hangars, a woman who apparently did great service for the wounded there, and a few shots at the end of architects/artists rendering of the some of the facilities, and then shots of the surrounding area of Ahlhorn. All are mounted on large, heavy card for exhibition (15x10.5 inches) and the actual photo sizes range in size from a little over postcard size, ca 15x9cm (6x3.5 inches) to medium-format, ca 21.5x14cm (8.5x5.5 inches). The Zeppelin shots are mostly the postcard sized, and the closeup scenes of the destruction are often substantially larger. I scanned all of these to scale so you can see how big they are relative to each other. There is a large scan of each of the better Zeppelin/hangar photos, and then they are shown on the pages so you can see how they are arranged. There are 22 photographs, 1 photograph of the artists rendering, and 2 original drawings. A museum quality grouping that can't be duplicated.
For this lot an additional 7% for Import Expenses (Taxes) will be charged.

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Thematik: Zeppelin / zeppelin: 1917/1919. Unique, original group of photos from the WWI Zeppelin con

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