Waterville MAINE RPPC c1908 STROBEL AIRSHIP Zeppelin Blimp BEFORE CRASH & DEATH

Here is a nice REAL PHOTO postcard view showing the STROBEL AIRSHIP by VOLTZ WATERVILLE ME. on the front with THIS AIRSHIP BURNED AT WATERVILLE FAIR IN 1909 written on the back---it is an ARTURA card. An online search:1908 - C. O. JONES KILLED, HIS AIRSHIP BURNED - Aeronaut Dropped 500 Feet at Waterville, Me.WIFE AND CHILD PRESENTBag of Dirigible Caught Fire and Machinery and Inventor Shot to Earth Before Crowd - Spark of Motor Caused Disaster.Waterville, Me. - In full view of 25,000 spectators on the Maine fair grounds CHARLES OLIVER JONES, the well known aeronaut, of Hammondsport, N. Y., fell a distance of 500 feet to his death. Among the witnesses of the frightful plunge were MRS. JONES and her child. They were the first to reach the side of the dying man. The aeronaut expired about an hour and a half after the accident.JONES had been at the fair grounds with his dirigible balloon, the Boomerang, known as a Strobel airship, since the opening day of the fair.. *********The OSTLIE ARCHIVES watermark is NOT ON THE CARD----I have been having a number of people copy the images*********** It is in VERY GOOD CONDITION with light wear, smudging------------SEE THE SCANS. THANKS FOR BIDDING! FOR BUY IT NOW CARDS PAY ONLY ONE SHIPPING CHARGE NO MATTER HOW MANY CARDS YOU BUY---------JUST ADD THE PURCHASE to the SHOPPING CART and when you are done just PAY FOR ALL CARDS AT ONCE with just ONE SHIPPING CHARGE!! Shipping is $4.50 to US DESTINATIONS---packages are shipped USPS GROUND ADVANTAGE with TRACKING NUMBERS! International shipping is by Hip INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING through Hip, not me. PAY ONLY ONE SHIPPING CHARGE NO MATTER HOW MANY CARDS YOU BUY. 14 Day Return policy if item is Grossly different than the description and the item is returned in the same condition as purchased.

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