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The veteran Count Zeppelin, whom the German Emperor has called "the greatest German of the twentieth century" and "the sovereign of the air," recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday by steering his twentieth airship, the Z 5, on its trial trip from Friedrichshafen. This portrait, by the well-known artist, Erwin Emerich, has been painted to the order of the County for presentation to his old regiment, the (King Charles) 19th Würtemburg Uhlans)

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Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin

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The veteran Count Zeppelin, whom the German Emperor has called "the greatest German of the twentieth century" and "the sovereign of the air," recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday by steering his twentieth airship, the Z 5, on its trial trip from Friedrichshafen. This portrait, by the well-known artist, Erwin Emerich, has been painted to the order of the County for presentation to his old regiment, the (King Charles) 19th Würtemburg Uhlans)

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The veteran Count Zeppelin, whom the German Emperor has called "the greatest German of the twentieth century" and "the sovereign of the air," recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday by steering his twentieth airship, the Z 5, on its trial trip from Friedrichshafen. This portrait, by the well-known artist, Erwin Emerich, has been painted to the order of the County for presentation to his old regiment, the (King Charles) 19th Würtemburg Uhlans)
Additional title: The greatest German of the twentieth century Count Zeppelin, "the sovereign of the air"
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Print Collection portrait file

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Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1913-08-16
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Public figures
Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Graf von, 1838-1917
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Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Content: Published in: The graphic, August 16, 1913, page 307.
Type of Resource
Still image
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Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1abd5db0-5584-0133-c93a-00505686d14e
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  • 1913: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The veteran Count Zeppelin, whom the German Emperor has called "the greatest German of the twentieth century" and "the sovereign of the air," recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday by steering his twentieth airship, the Z 5, on its trial trip from Friedrichshafen. This portrait, by the well-known artist, Erwin Emerich, has been painted to the order of the County for presentation to his old regiment, the (King Charles) 19th Würtemburg Uhlans)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1913-08-16. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1bd82a80-5584-0133-a620-00505686d14e

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The veteran Count Zeppelin, whom the German Emperor has called "the greatest German of the twentieth century" and "the sovereign of the air," recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday by steering his twentieth airship, the Z 5, on its trial trip from Friedrichshafen. This portrait, by the well-known artist, Erwin Emerich, has been painted to the order of the County for presentation to his old regiment, the (King Charles) 19th Würtemburg Uhlans)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1bd82a80-5584-0133-a620-00505686d14e

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1913-08-16). The veteran Count Zeppelin, whom the German Emperor has called "the greatest German of the twentieth century" and "the sovereign of the air," recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday by steering his twentieth airship, the Z 5, on its trial trip from Friedrichshafen. This portrait, by the well-known artist, Erwin Emerich, has been painted to the order of the County for presentation to his old regiment, the (King Charles) 19th Würtemburg Uhlans) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1bd82a80-5584-0133-a620-00505686d14e

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The veteran Count Zeppelin, whom the German Emperor has called "the greatest German of the twentieth century" and "the sovereign of the air," recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday by steering his twentieth airship, the Z 5, on its trial trip from Friedrichshafen. This portrait, by the well-known artist, Erwin Emerich, has been painted to the order of the County for presentation to his old regiment, the (King Charles) 19th Würtemburg Uhlans)