Zeppelin LZ3 airborne, Germany Size:Large: 7 x 5in To the left a potman

To the left a potman emerges from a tavern ( the Grapes

British Open 1963

laden with various bags and tools

for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929

They are grouped around the 'Bluebird' car

Zeppelin LZ3 airborne, Germany Size:Large: 7 x 5in To the left a potmanZeppelin LZ3 airborne, Germany, c1906 1908 (1933). LZ3 was the first truly successful Zeppelin. The airship made 45 flights, travelling more than 4000 kilometres, between 1906 and 1908 before being purchased by the army. The airship's floating hangar can be seen in the left background. A photograph from Zeppelin Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933.