1929 Armstrong Seadrome Mid-Atlantic Floating Airport System Orig. News Photo #6

Description: 2023-01-1660 Visit my store for thousands of historical photos! Item Description Grading Standard: News Agency 1st Generation AKA Original Press Photo Size: 8x10 inches with minor variation Blacklight Test: No. Other Notes: Historical photograph.Do not expect perfect photos. Often old photos have small creases and tears around the edges. Scene Description: (Note this is a fuller explanation of the system than given on the back of this news photo.) Airplane travel over the Atlantic Ocean via the North Atlantic Airway will come to a reality if the plans and proposal of the Armstrong Seadrome Development Company of Wilmington, Delaware, can be carried out. Passengers, freight and mail will be carried in gigantic amphibian planes that will make stops and landings at various points in the Atlantic Ocean, where the seadromes numbering a 1/2-dozen or so, will be anchored. Local amphibian planes would travel at an average speed of 115-mph and Express planes would travel at a speed of 150-mph. 70 30-passenger airplanes of the trans-Atlantic amphibian type, recommended for ocean airways are planned to be used. The seadromes will be built of iron so as to resist corrosive action of the ocean water and are so designed as to minimize danger from storms of any intensity. They will be anchored about 800 miles apart. The seadromes will be 200-400-feet wide and 1,200-ft. long so as to permit the landing and taking off of planes. The displacement of the seadrome will be 50,000-tons, 1/2 being ballast. Below the landing deck will a service deck free from obstruction of any kind. 4 hangers will be located adjacent to the service deck. Hotel accommodations will be provided for 125 personnel and an equal number for transient guests. There will also be radio equipment for broadcasting and meteorological equipment. Photo shows model seadrome which was built under the supervision of the inventor Edward Armstrong which is expected to make trans-Atlantic travel practical. The model is being tested out in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Date Stamped Oct. 22, 1929. Additional Information InternationalPurchasers: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" - US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. The "value" on the customs form is the purchase price. N/A N/A Photo Grading Standards and Terms Used News Agency Photos: Wire Photos or News Agency Photos were extensively used in print media during the first half of the 1900's. Issued by news agencies (such as Acme, NEA, International News, Associated Press, UPI, Fotogram, Keystone,) only to the press, these Gorgeous pieces capture a historical moment, frozen in time, as they were issued on the day the event happened. Unfortunately they were issued in extremely limited quantities solely for print media industry usage (it is estimated that there were approximately 25 - 50 of EACH particular photograph made). Over the years, many were destroyed or lost, and in some cases, there are only 1 or 2 specimens known to exist today of a particular photograph making these Original! , First Generation Vintage Photographic relics Outstanding Investments. WirephotoTelephotoCablephotoRadiophotoSoundphoto This type of photo was an early form of electronic transmission. Some scratchiness in the image is normal. Please inspect the image carefully as the quality can vary greatly. They can range from atrocious to superb and everywhere in between. Also, this type of photo is not a original photo using the traditional definition since it was not developed but was normally printed on film stock. We consider these 1st Generation Original Photos. 1st GenerationAKAOriginal: This is a photo manufactured near the time when the image was taken. News Agency and Official photos fall into this category automatically. Vintage: Photo that is at least 30 years old. Size: Size given is almost always the paper size of item and not image size. Image size is normally smaller.Metric conversion is 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters for our international customers. Guarantee and Standard Disclaimer Guarantee: See return policy in the shipping tab. Payment must be received within 10 calendar days of the auction closing or the item will be put up for sale. Visit my eBay store for thousands of historical photos and postcards! Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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