USA: QUIRKY: “Pilgrim“ Goodyear airship lands of roof of U.S department store (1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Video Roll Title: Balloon landed on U.S. city rooftop: 45ft (NOTE - This is the Goodyear? Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION CAPTION “DROPPING IN “ SUCCESSFUL LANDING OF “BLIMP“ ON ROOF IS A FORETASTE OF THE DAY WHEN WE ALL FLY Akron, Ohio , USA (June 1928) Blimp “non rigid“ airship in the sky / Akron city skyline with sign “hotel marine“ / close of gondola /passenger car of balloon / name of airship “Goodyear“ / view of airship (Goodyear name and logo seen on side ) flying over city street with “O’Neils“ building sign / “ Goodyear“ airship landing on roof of O’Neils department store building / airship landing on rooftop/ line of people watching / unidentified men getting out of gondola (possibly Goodyear company executives) Background: Video Roll Title: Balloon landed on U.S. city rooftop: 45ft (NOTE - This is the Goodyear company -first public relations P
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