Transliterations, translations, and other data furnished by Chang-su Houchins, of the Department of Anthropology. She consulted Richard Lane, Images from the floating world: the Japanese print, Friboug, Sitzerland, 1978, and Laurence P. Roberts, A dictionary of Japanese artists, Tokyo and New Yor, 1976.
The USS ZRS-4 Akron crashed on April 4, 1933 about 20 miles off the New Jersey shore near Barnegat Light when the stern crashed on the sea during a storm. This collection consists of a copy of the sheet music for "The Wreck of the Akron Dirigible," written especially for Earl and Ford Hitchcock, The Hitchcock Brothers, who sung the song on their Akron radio station after the crash.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of a copy of the sheet music for "The Wreck of the Akron Dirigible," lyrics by R. P. Hitchcock and music by Delmar M. Finefrock, 1933. The song was written especially for Earl and Ford Hitchcock, The Hitchcock Brothers, who sung the song on their Akron radio station after the crash.
Arrangement:
Collection is a single item.
Biographical / Historical:
The USS ZRS-4 Akron crashed on April 4, 1933 about 20 miles off the New Jersey shore near Barnegat Light when the stern crashed on the sea during a storm. The accident was considered the worst aviation catastrophe at that time, with only three members of the 76 member crew surviving.
Provenance:
Jim Hitchcock, Gift, 1993, NASM.1993.0030.
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
The USS ZR-1 Shenandoah was the first American-built rigid airship to use helium; the first to use water recovery apparatus for the continuous recovery of ballast from the exhaust gas of the fuel burned; and, during 57 flights with 740 hours in the air, the Shenandoah also trained crew members in the science of handling large airships in naval missions. The ZR-1 Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall on September 3, 1925, with the bulk of the airship crashing near Ava, Ohio; fourteen of the 43 person crew were killed. This collection consists of one copy of the sheet music, "The Wreck of the Shenandoah," music and lyrics by Maggie Andrews, published in 1925.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of one copy of the sheet music, "The Wreck of the Shenandoah," music and lyrics by Maggie Andrews, published in 1925. This ballad was published by Shapiro Bernstein & Company, Inc. of New York within weeks of the airship's crash.
Arrangement:
Collection is a single item.
Biographical / Historical:
The USS ZR-1 Shenandoah was the first American-built rigid airship to use helium. Plans for the construction of the ZR-1 Shenandoah began in September 1919; the parts were manufactured at the Naval Aircraft Factory and then shipped to NAS Lakehurst for final assembly. The assembling began on 11 February 1922 and the ZR-1 Shenandoah was commissioned in 1923. During the ZR-1 Shenandoah's short life, it had many achievements, including: the first rigid airship to be inflated with helium; the first to use water recovery apparatus for the continuous recovery of ballast from the exhaust gas of the fuel burned; and 57 flights, logging 740 hours in the air, training crew members in the science of handling large airships in naval missions. The ZR-1 Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall on September 3, 1925, with the bulk of the airship crashing near Ava, Ohio; fourteen of the 43 person crew were killed.
Provenance:
Unknown, material found in collection, 1998, 1998.0020.0072.
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
