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Page 876
... first Zeppelin airship was designed by Ferdinand , Graf von Zeppe- lin , a retired German army officer , and made its initial flight from a floating hangar on the Lake of Constance , near Friedrichshafen , Ger . , on July 2 , 1900 ...
... first Zeppelin airship was designed by Ferdinand , Graf von Zeppe- lin , a retired German army officer , and made its initial flight from a floating hangar on the Lake of Constance , near Friedrichshafen , Ger . , on July 2 , 1900 ...
Page 880
... first became ac- tive in the entertainment field during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. In 1896 he turned to theatrical manage- ment . One of his first promotional campaigns was on behalf of a French beauty , Anna ...
... first became ac- tive in the entertainment field during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. In 1896 he turned to theatrical manage- ment . One of his first promotional campaigns was on behalf of a French beauty , Anna ...
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... first Zeppelin airship was designed by Ferdinand , Graf von Zeppe- lin , a retired German army officer , and made its initial flight from a floating hangar on the Lake of Constance , near Friedrichshafen , Ger . , on July 2 , 1900 ...
... first Zeppelin airship was designed by Ferdinand , Graf von Zeppe- lin , a retired German army officer , and made its initial flight from a floating hangar on the Lake of Constance , near Friedrichshafen , Ger . , on July 2 , 1900 ...
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