1921-2021: centennial of lift https://www.airshipsonline.com/airships/r38/index.html. Contrast and detail restored. Length of the ZR-2: 699 feet. Length of the waxbill: 4 to 5 inches.
Within the nacelle that flies toward dawn, morning dress and newspaper Source: Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper, Our First Airways: Their Organization, Equipment, and Finance. Illustrated by Geoffrey Watson. London: John Lane, 1919. Photoshopped. With thanks to http://nemfrog.tumblr.com for the link.