Zeppelin Hero of World Flight Wins Great Welcome in New York. The first round-the-world letter to arrive here from the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin after its record-breaking trip of 20,000 miles in 21 days, was delivered to 7-year-old Charles W. Herschel, in care of his father, Albert, at 69 Newbury street today. The letter was sent from Cambridge by the lad's grandfather, and cost $3.55 to mail.
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- Title:
- Zeppelin Hero of World Flight Wins Great Welcome in New York. The first round-the-world letter to arrive here from the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin after its record-breaking trip of 20,000 miles in 21 days, was delivered to 7-year-old Charles W. Herschel, in care of his father, Albert, at 69 Newbury street today. The letter was sent from Cambridge by the lad's grandfather, and cost $3.55 to mail.
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[Information from item housing] Letters
- Date:
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[ca. August 1929]
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Photographs
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Photographic prints
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
- Subjects:
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Correspondence
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : print ; sheet 204 x 257 mm
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- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ft84d065c
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