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Description: The center of zeppelin production in the United States was Akron, Ohio. In 1916, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company purchased land near Akron, Ohio to build a plant that could produce zeppelin aircraft. The plant was called the Goodyear Airdock. In 1917, the main Goodyear Company created a subsidiary known as the Goodyear Zeppelin Company to manufacture the zeppelins. The zeppelin under construction in the photograph is most likely the USS Akron or its sister ship, the USS Macon built in the early 1930s. These airships were designed to be used by the US Navy for reconnaissance, but were in service for only a short time. Each ship met disaster due to weather conditions, including the Akron going down off the coast of New Jersey and the Macon in Monterey Bay, California. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F01_005
Subjects: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation; Airships; Hangars
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)