During WW1 several zeppelins were shot down over the UK. This provided
Mrs. Lewis and family an opportunity for a nice group photo in September 1916 (The Nationaal Archief, The Hague).
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Very cool picture! I love that they got the whole family out to pose in front of it!
ReplyDeleteThat would be a bit too close to the house for comfort for me!
ReplyDeleteProbably came down at night. It must have been a wild site to see!
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ReplyDeleteYou've got an interesting blog!
DeleteThe people posing in front of the photographer probably reaceived a lot of money from Zeppelin's insurance :-)
ReplyDeleteHey, Rob, favor, can you help me figure out how to add the "Pin It" button next to the other social network buttons right before the comments. I have been trying for over an hour and am losing my mind! What am I missing?
ReplyDeleteI'm working on a series of blog tips so I'll include this as well.
DeleteThat was the original Led Zeppelin --
ReplyDeleteIn the village I grew up in there was an old lady called Zeppelina (yes, really!), named after the one that crashed next to the family home just before she was born. Wonder if that happened a lot?!
ReplyDeleteThat's one way to cope with it :-).
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