LZ 6 entering a floating hanger, Halle, Germany Alfred Lord Tennyson by Gustave Demoulin

by Gustave Demoulin

Regarded as a Catholic martyr

Number 25 (of 25) in the second set of WD & HO Wills' Cigarette Cards entitled Cinema Stars (1928)

The bus is covered in notices and was driven through the streets of the West End of London

Facing to the viewer's left and seated in a high-backed red chair

LZ 6 entering a floating hanger, Halle, Germany Alfred Lord Tennyson by Gustave DemoulinLZ 6 entering a floating hanger, Halle, Germany, c1909 1910 (1933). Floating hangars were used to house the early Zeppelins as they could be aligned to the wind, making launching the airships easier. LZ6 was the first of the Zeppelins to be used for commercial passenger transport. A photograph from Zeppelin Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933.