Spiess

Although the rigid type never has met with favour in France, there is yet a solitary example of this system of construction -- the Spiess, which is 460 feet in length by 47 feet in diameter and has a displacement of 20 tons.

Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

Yet my passion for it gradually grew so strong that I can remember taking a particular fancy for a young man called Spiess, chiefly because he could play the overture to Freischutz, which I used to ask him to do whenever I met him.

My Life — Volume 1 Richard Wagner 1848

Subsequently, however, an attempt at rigid construction was made in France with the "Spiess" airship, mainly as a concession to public clamour.

Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess The book includes images of nearly 1,000 vintage postcards, including this greeting card from 1899.

Greetings From New York 2010

Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess Andreas Adam's collection of rare postcards are compiled in a new book called "New York in Postcards: 1880-1980" (Verlag Scheidegger and Spiess).

Greetings From New York 2010

"The idea is that homogenous learning groups are better at helping children perform," says Katharina Spiess , education and family research director at the German Institute for Economic Research, of the early-selection system.

In Search of a New Course Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011

"The idea is that homogenous learning groups are better at helping children perform," says Katharina Spiess , education and family research director at the German Institute for Economic Research, of the early-selection system.

In Search of a New Course Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011

Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess A 1950s postcard showing the city's prominent landmarks.

City History, in the Mail Maya Pope-Chappell 2010

Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess At left, a 1950 postcard showing the city's prominent landmarks.

Greetings From New York 2010

Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess Here, some of those same landmarks pictured in 1945.

Greetings From New York 2010