In late August of 1929, the Graf Zeppelin landed at Mines Field (later LA International Airport) on the final leg of a Hearst-sponsored 20-day round-world voyage. Every other photo I’ve seen is taken far back so as to capture the enormity of the German airship. But this shows its size in a different way: put it up against actual people. It really must have been a sight to see up close and I guess, until the Hindenburg disaster 8 years later, people weren’t too concerned about being so close to so much hydrogen.