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PCS 66.0

FILES

PCS66.0.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

PCS 66.0

Description

Strobel's Airship at the Roanoke Fair. The airship was designed by Charles J. Strobel, after the general idea of the Zeppelin, and took a championship at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The airship was filled with hydrogen and had a gas engine that ran propellers that pulled--rather than pushed--the aircraft. The was a steering rudder at the rear.

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

September 1908

Contributor

Bob Stauffer

Format

postcard

Type

Still Image

Identifier

PCS66.0

Citation

“PCS 66.0,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed August 25, 2025, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/PCS66.0.