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Airship Framed Print Collection

Step back in time and soar through the clouds with our captivating collection of historical airships.

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Explore the fascinating history of aviation with this collection of old photos that feature famous airships like the R-100 and Zeppelins. Watch as these early aviation marvels soar through the heavens, their majesty and beauty evident. From the era of transatlantic travels to the pioneering days of rigid airship design, every image captures the spirit of exploration and ingenuity that characterised this period. Relive the thrill of the early aircraft enthusiasts who pushed the limits of human achievement by setting off on risky transcontinental voyages. These classic pictures provide a window into a time of exploration and adventure in the past, when airships were the height of luxury travel and technological innovation.

103 Framed Prints

Airship Framed Print Collection: R 101 Airship

R 101 Airship Collection
13 Framed Prints

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Airship R-101

Airship R-101
October 1929: Airship R101 passing over St Pauls Cathedral, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: R-101 Airship in a hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire

R-101 Airship in a hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire
1929: The R101 airship in a hangar at Cardington in Bedfordshire. The R101 was 221 m (724 ft) long and had a gas capacity of 140 million litres (5 million cu ft)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Storm Clouds

Storm Clouds
1929: The British airship R-100 flies through a thick layer of cloud. She was scrapped after the crash of her sistership, the R-101, in 1930. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: R 101 Airship

R 101 Airship
circa 1929: A broadside view of the Airship R101, at its mooring mast at Cardington, Bedford. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Completed R100

Completed R100
HM Airship R100 nears completion at the Royal Naval Air Service Air Station near Howden in Yorkshire, November 1929. An extendable fire ladder is used to put the finishing touches to the linen fabric

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Airship R33

Airship R33
March 1919: The British airship R33 in its hangar as it prepares for its first ever flight at an aerodrome in Barlow, Yorkshire. (Photo by R. Humphrey/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Airship Illustration

Airship Illustration
airship, blimp, color, dirigible, high res, nostalgia, sky, transportation, travel, Airship, 87685321

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Henri Giffard's steam-powered dirigible by Louis Figuier

Henri Giffard's steam-powered dirigible by Louis Figuier
Henri Giffard, 1825-1882, 19th century, steam-powered, steam powered, dirigible, airship, aviation, Louis Figuier, Les Merveilles de la Science, engraving, vintage, archival, outdoor, day, flying

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Zeppelin and searchlights

Zeppelin and searchlights
zeppelin, dirigible, airship, World War I, aviation, air combat, flight, midair, flying, searchlights, illuminated, lit, 1910s, nobody, outdoor, night, vintage, archival, Airship, 92830988

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Postcard of Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont's airship and Eiffel Tower

Postcard of Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont's airship and Eiffel Tower
Alberto Santos-Dumont, 1873-1932, aviation, aviator, Brazilian, airship, dirigible, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, October 1901, 1900s, postcards, chromolithograph, vintage, archival, midair

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Cigarette card of British military dirigible i Secundus

Cigarette card of British military dirigible i Secundus
i Secundus, dirigible, British, military, airship, army, 1905, 1900s, aviation, flight, cigarette card, advertisement, text, words, chromolithograph, vintage, archival, flying, midair, outdoor, day

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Cartoon portrait of Alberto Santos-Dumont

Cartoon portrait of Alberto Santos-Dumont
cartoon, portrait, caricature, one person only, adult, African descent, Alberto Santos-Dumont, 1873-1932, Brazilian, aviation, pioneer, sitting, half-lenth, airship, dirigible, number six, winner

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Henri Dupuy de Lome Navigable Balloon, First Design (October 1870) - 19th Century

Henri Dupuy de Lome Navigable Balloon, First Design (October 1870) - 19th Century
Henri Dupuy de Lome Navigable balloon first design date October 1870 from Magasin Pittoresque. Vintage etching circa mid 19th century

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Blimp

Blimp

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Antique image from British magazine: German Artillery practice

Antique image from British magazine: German Artillery practice

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Airship Falling

Airship Falling
1st July 1919: The R 34 falling over the City of London, July 1919. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: White zeppelin in the sky, lindau, germany

White zeppelin in the sky, lindau, germany
German:CB2, flying:CB2, clouds:CB2, sky:CB2, white:CB2, copy space:CB2, airship:CB2, daytime:CB2, view from below:CB1, transportation:CB2, nobody:CB1, Lindau:CB2, rigid:CB1, in flight:CB1, Airship

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Antique illustration: Air Baloon at night

Antique illustration: Air Baloon at night

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont and his airship, Aero Park, Paris, France, 1901

Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont and his airship, Aero Park, Paris, France, 1901
Alberto Santos-Dumont, 1873-1932, Brazilian, aviator, airship, dirigible, Aero Park, Paris, 1901, portrait, France, Europe, one person with others, man, adult, outdoor, day vintage, archival

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: R38 Construction

R38 Construction
The construction of the rigid airship R38 in a large hangar at Messrs Short, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Navy and Army antique historical photographs: German War Balloon

Navy and Army antique historical photographs: German War Balloon

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Henri Giffard's first steam dirigible balloon, September, 24 - 1852

Henri Giffard's first steam dirigible balloon, September, 24 - 1852
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: The dirigible aerostat with propeller and animated motor of M. Dupuy-de-Lome, February 2, 1872

The dirigible aerostat with propeller and animated motor of M. Dupuy-de-Lome, February 2, 1872
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: First female german flight with an aeroplan airship, built by Orville Wright

First female german flight with an aeroplan airship, built by Orville Wright
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Non-rigid airship flying 1879 over Germany by Georg Baumgarten

Non-rigid airship flying 1879 over Germany by Georg Baumgarten
Georg Baumgarten ( 22. Januar 1837 - 1884 ) System Baumgarten - Dr. Wolfert First flight at the end of 1879 in Germany A blimp, or non-rigid airship

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Downed Zeppelin

Downed Zeppelin
A German L21 Zeppelin sinks off the coast of Yarmouth, Norfolk, after having been shot down. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Cole's Aerial Vessel

Cole's Aerial Vessel
1887: Illustration of Cole's Aerial Vessel, an early airship, hovering over spectators, with an anchor dangling from the passenger cabin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin inventor of rigid airships 1900

Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin inventor of rigid airships 1900 Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin was a German general

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Airship Over Manhattan

Airship Over Manhattan
An unspecified airship approaching The Pierre (left), a hotel in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York, circa 1955. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Blimp

Blimp
Engraving of Blimp

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Hydrogen balloon airship above the clouds

Hydrogen balloon airship above the clouds
Digital restored 19th century engraving from the literary magazine Le Voleur Illustre 1889-90 Paris, France

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Antique illustration: Zeppelin

Antique illustration: Zeppelin

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Henri Giffard's steam-powered dirigible

Henri Giffard's steam-powered dirigible
Henri Giffard, 1825-1882, 19th century, steam-powered, steam powered, dirigible, airship, aviation, engraving, vintage, archival, outdoor, day, flying, flight, midair, aviator, one person only, man

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Antique illustration: Zeppelin

Antique illustration: Zeppelin

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Old engraved illustration of Airships in the past

Old engraved illustration of Airships in the past
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored. 1) Montgolfier brothers' balloon (1783) 2) Giffard dirigible (1852) 3

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Antique photograph of British Navy and Army: German army emperor and empress visit display

Antique photograph of British Navy and Army: German army emperor and empress visit display

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Antique illustration, applied mechanics: Air vehicles, Dupuy de Lome air balloon

Antique illustration, applied mechanics: Air vehicles, Dupuy de Lome air balloon

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Concept for an air vehicle by Renard/Krebs

Concept for an air vehicle by Renard/Krebs
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Air balloon

Air balloon
Illustration of a air balloon

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Old engraved illustration of Airships in the past

Old engraved illustration of Airships in the past
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored. 1) Montgolfier brothers' balloon (1783) 2) Giffard dirigible (1852) 3

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Old engraved illustration of Historic flying machine, Blimp - Air ship 'Deutschland'

Old engraved illustration of Historic flying machine, Blimp - Air ship "Deutschland"
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored. Air ship "Deutschland", constructed by Friedrich Hermann Wolfert (German publisher and aviation pioneer)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Aerostat airship of M.C. Campbell, lost at sea on July 10, 1889

Aerostat airship of M.C. Campbell, lost at sea on July 10, 1889
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Hot air balloon flying 1888 over Germany military delivering

Hot air balloon flying 1888 over Germany military delivering letters taking aerial photography Original edition from my own archives Source : Buch fur Alle 1888 after drawing G. Rodeck

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: The airship Z III over Berlin

The airship Z III over Berlin
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: R 101 Dining Room

R 101 Dining Room
Members of the Dominion Legislative Conference dine on board the luxurious R101 airship. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: Historical balloons and airships, wood engravings, published in 1893

Historical balloons and airships, wood engravings, published in 1893
Historical balloons and airships: 1) Balloon by Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753 - 1809) with flapping wings and parachute (1784); 2) Montgolfier brothers balloon (1783); 3

Background imageAirship Framed Print Collection: R 101 In Hangar

R 101 In Hangar
1929: The nose of the rigid airship R101 airship seen through hangar doors. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)



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