A Rare First War German Imperial Naval Airship Crew Photograph

An original black and white, gloss finish, illustrating nine uniformed airship crew members surrounding an engine that is perched on wooden frames, eight of the crew are standing while a ninth member is in the centre and lying against the framework of the front frame, "LUFTSCHIFF" (Airship) clearly visible on three of the crew's caps, the photo staged in front of a heavily frame-worked building with "VERBOTEN" (Prohibited) inscribed on the door at the left, 130 mm x 157 mm, small tear at the upper left, spotting on the reverse, extremely fine.