Chorus girls on the set of Star for a Night (1936)
Anniversary of LZ-8 Accident: May 16, 1911
Anniversary of LZ-8 Accident: May 16, 1911
On this day in 1911 the DELAG airliner LZ-8 (Deutschland) was destroyed in an accident. Hugo Eckener was in command of an airship for the first time and LZ-8 had barely left its hangar when it was pulled away from its ground crew by a gust of wind. The
The accident which made Hugo Eckener the responsible captain he was later on the long Zeppelin journeys. Do not forget as a journalist he was against this idea of travelling the skies.
Modes of Travel [Part 1]
Some took trains, others steamships. Still others found comfort lounging around the grounds of their luxury hotels. Whatever the case, in a world that was increasingly moving towards the speed of light, travelers were looking for an escape from the tired monotony of stationary life.
REO Motor Car Co., 1930 on Flickr.
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Scanned from Taschen’s “All-American Ads of the 30s”.
#1930sfashion Russian dancer in a very inventive costume.
@itslovebailey @noor_alnaimi @unbreakable_di #HeleneShelda #Russiandancer who was inspired by the Hindus in British India, reaped great success in Paris, #1931
Raymond Voinquel et Michel Simon sur le tournage de La Chienne, de Jean Renoir, 1931
