German WWI Naval Zeppelin L23 Photo Lot
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $125.00

Original era manufacture. The lot consists of three B/W images of crewman of Imperial German Navy Zepplins. In the two larger images (6x8 inches)the tail assembly of a Zepplin can just be seen behind the crewman. In the group photos several of the men have been decorated with the Iron Cross and several wear a Zepplin badge on their arms. The smaller, postcard size image is very interesting as the man is photographed standing before a Zepplin control gondola. On his sleeve he wears an insignia bearing a profile of a Zeppelin and below a radioman's rate of some sort. On his cap tally the word "Luftschiff" can easily be seen. The reverse of the postcard has a note which gives this young man's name and the designation L23, a German Navy airship lost in action during WWI. The note further states of his death in August of 1917. Wonderful content, very rare subject matter.