Britain mourns dead of R-101

Caissons are marched through the streets of London carrying the victims of the airship R-101. This rigid airship crashed in France on October 5, 1930, taking the lives of 48 people.

Publication date: 1930-10-26

Size: 12.3 x 9.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• London (England)

Subject(s):

• Funeral processions--England--London--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (October 26, 1930), Picture Section, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Associated Press