[The Hindenburg hits the ground in flames in Lakehurst, N.J.] – Historic Reproduction
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of [The Hindenburg hits the ground in flames in Lakehurst, N.J.] brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[The Hindenburg hits the ground in flames in Lakehurst, N.J.]
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The picture shows the German airship Hindenburg as it burns and drops toward the mooring field at Lakehurst, New Jersey, in May 1937. The LZ 129 had crossed the Atlantic from Frankfurt and was coming in to land at the Navy's air station when its hydrogen envelope ignited, and the fire consumed the ship within about half a minute. Dozens of people died, and the disaster ended the era of passenger airship travel. Photographs like this one, taken by newsreel and press cameramen on the field, became the defining images of the event.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1937 |
| Subjects | Hindenburg (Airship)--Disasters. Airships--German--New Jersey--Lakehurst--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,823 × 3,602 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-203415 |
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