Germany's two mighty airships, the 'Graf Zeppelin' and the 'Hindenburg' Finish:Float frame View from the River Thames

View from the River Thames with boats and crew on the water

In the foreground four counsel sit and to the right an usher leans back asleep

Bottom left view shows Chelsea Hospital and bottom right view shows Greenwich Hospital

The accompanying text states that: 'The feathers of the New Holland Cassowary are of a remarkable construction

The Theatre Royal

Germany's two mighty airships, the 'Graf Zeppelin' and the 'Hindenburg' Finish:Float frame View from the River ThamesGermany's two mighty airships, the 'Graf Zeppelin' and the 'Hindenburg', 1936. The two airships were used for regular transatlantic flights in the 1930s. They were the largest flying machines ever built. The 'Hindenburg' was destroyed when it caught fire while mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey on 6 May 1937. 13 passengers and 22 members of the crew were killed in the accident. From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin,