Roosevelt Field, prepared for the arrival of the giant British dirigible in July 1919. Extensive preparations including anchoring and repair were made at the field. A naval kite balloon, marked as number 60656, was used as a marker to guide the dirigible in case of clouds. Photograph taken on July 14, 1919 by Sgt. Stemizer. Description includes various reference codes.

---

Size: 8475px × 5800px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -34, ., .., 00, 6, 7-17-19, 9, 14, 1919, 60656, activities, american, anchoring, arrival, balloon, british, clouds, dirigible, extensives, field, giant, july, kite, landmark, marker, military, naval, notes, photographer, photographs, preparations, reception, repairing, roosev, roosevelt, sgt., stemizer, war, world