This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Akron dirigible christened by Hoover in Navy trials plan
The Akron airship is christened by Mrs. Hoover in Washington. Trials under the Navy begin late summer with five to six flights to test speed, endurance and structural integrity before potential commissioning at Lakehurst. Public policy items follow including farm board tensions and Hoover’s winter relief plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RS. Herbert Hoover
Washington
Akron
Ohio
United States Navy
Navy Department
Lakehurst
Federal Farm Board
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Farmers’ Union Terminal Association of
St. Paul
Northwest Grain Association
Farmers’ National
James ©. Stone
Northwest
Farmers’ Union Terminal Association
Nonpartisan League
Gerald P. Nye
Republican
North Dakota
Terminal Association
National
Hoover
Virginia
Doak
Red Cross
Bons E Ee
Germany
Bank For International Settlements
Basel
Switzerland
A. H. Wiggin
American Federal Reserve Bank
Bank of England
Bank of France
Albert Henry Wiggin
Wiggin
Chase National Bank of New York
New York
Ambassador Sackett
Berlin
Farm Board
Romania
William J. Harris
Georgia