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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 997881, member: 19065&quot;]Many years ago I purchased a set of tires for my car and got a free ticket for a ride in a Goodyear blimp. It was noisy,&nbsp; un-air conditioned and cramped (about 8 people on board) but a really neat experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few years ago I was creating a holiday gift package for a friend that centered on ballooning and dirigible machines. Here&#039;s a scan of an undated era photograph I bought for part of his gift:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/Souvenir%20Cards%20-%20Engravings/DIRoverEURO_rgb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a vast amount of postcards, stereographic view cards, literature, medals, bullion, souvenir cards, etc. that center on this subject matter. Some of the post cards I came across were really stunning like the one you posted. It must have been outrageous to be living in some small village back in the late 1800s through 1930s to have seen these behemoths drifting over the horizon or corraled in their hangars. </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of this material is readily available on eBay and other auction sites and is an entire hobby in and of itself. It&#039;s not something I vest a lot of time in or trying to acquire much of, but I really admire the legacy in flight and innovation these flying machines left us with as well as the fun collectibles.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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