Zeppelin shot down near Colchester: even with its back broken towers above nearby farmhouse

Zeppelin-dirigibles during the I. World War

As result of his own biographer, Count of Zeppelins intention was, to make his dirigibles for military use. But because of the accidents and the troubles with the first airships, the generals of the army awaited long time with buying.
After 45 successful flights the Army overtook the LZ 3 and gave it the name "Z I". LZ 5 and after its destruction LZ 9 as replacement was bought by the Army too. As first dirigible for the navy the LZ 14 (L1) was taken into service. Because of the rising up tensions between France and Germany, the army ordered more dirigibles. With the breakout of the I World War, the construction and building of dirigibles for the war was forced.
They were used for reconoiter-flights and for shelling goals of the enemy. For doing this job well, the efficiency (speed,flying-height and loading-weight) was increased permanently. The length raised from 142 m (LZ) to 226,5 m (LZ 114) and by order of the army, the dirigible got the streamline form like that from Schütte-Lanz (competitor).

Bomb that failed to explode, dropped by German Zeppelin on Southend

Because stereoviews was very popular at Great Britain and USA, the companies published images with Zeppelin-themes.
As an enemy of Germany, the first intention was to show the horrible damages by the bombs, with was dropped out of the Zeppelins. As second it was important to show the own population wrecks of shot down Zeppelins, to show them, that it was possible, to defence the own country against that danger.

18632 - Zeppelin Wrecked and Burned - Ruins Being Inspected by French Troops

The today easiest to find stereoview was published from the Keystone Company. It was included in a series of pictures from the I. Word War and named: "Zeppelin Wrecked and Burned - Ruins Being Inspected by French Troops". But it shows a shot-down Zeppelin near Constantinople. Very horrible is a picture of burned Zeppelin-crew. Another one shows the print of a crew-member in wheat earth, after his fall out of a burning Zeppelin. But also there was shown the own success by building an own dirigible. It's the Keystone image nr. V 19216 with the English reproduction "R 34" (the Zeppelin LZ 76 had an emergency landing after artillery-shooting in England and it was possible for the Britain engineers, to overconfident it.
I don't know any German-stereoview of a dirigible at the time of the first world war. Maybe it was top secret?

Farther I made a list of all stereoviews I know. But this list is not complete. I've seen some other WW I - Zeppelin stereoviews at ebay, but the price rised to high for my budget.
If someone had stereoviews, that's not listed, please contact me. I'm always interested to buy them or get copies.

 

Keystone View Company; Meadville, Pa.; New York, NY., Chicago, Ill., London, England
14305 Wrecked Zeppelin in a French Field  
18632 Zeppelin Wrecked and Burned - Ruins Being Inspected by French Troops  
V 19216/ Through the Uncharted Heavens She Blazed the Trail - Dirigible R 34 at Minneola  
V 19279 House in Southend. England. Wrecked by Bombs from Raiding Zeppelins  
V 19235 Tractor-drawn Arillery of 89th Div. Before Largest hangar in Germany  
     
Underwood & Underwood, Publishers; New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas
11942 Zeppelin raid on Kings Lynn. Wreck of home where woman and children were killed  
11943 Ruins of the Docks Power House, destroyed by German Zeppelin bombs, Kings Lynn  
11991 Bomb that failed to explode, dropped by German Zeppelin on Southend  
12447 Mr. Pennetier, who shot Zeppelin (LZ) 77) on Meuse, Feb, 1916 and his ant-aircraft gun.  
12448 The wreck of Zeppelin LZ 77, brought down by anti-aircraft gun on Meuse  
     
REALISTIC TRAVELS; London - Cape Town - Bombay - Melbourne - Toronto
64 Zeppelin shot down near Colchester: even with its back broken towers above nearby farmhouse  
65 Gondola of Zeppelin raider which dropped bombs on London, brought down near the Essex coast L 33
67 Charred boddies of Zeppelin crew shot down in flames at Billericay by Capt. Robinson, V.C. SL 11 oder L 32
90 Impression made in the ground at Billericay by Commander falling from burning Zeppelin L 32
150 Obserbation car from Zeppelin brought down by our airmen at Cuffley SL 11
270 Acres of Aluminium - remains of the great Zeppelin shot down by our intepid airmen L 32
271 Examining the fuse of an incendiary Zepp. bomb amid scenes of desolation after a raid  
270 Acres of Aluminium - remains of the great Zeppelin shot down by our intepid airmen L 32
276 Zeppelin shot down near Colchester: even with its back broken towers above nearby farmhouse (closer view than 64)  
? Portions of one of the (****) Zeppelins brought down by our gallant airmen.  
? Bild eines Luftschiffwrack mit einem großen seitlichen Propeller  
     
unbekannter französischer Hersteller
8 le ZEPPELIN tombé à COMPIÈGNE en 1916 L 39 / LZ 86