The Explosion of the "Hindenburg," Lakehurst, New Jersey
The Explosion of the "Hindenburg," Lakehurst, New Jersey

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The Explosion of the "Hindenburg," Lakehurst, New Jersey,

1937

Sam Shere, American, born in Belarus, 1905–1982
2006-506

Information

Title
The Explosion of the "Hindenburg," Lakehurst, New Jersey
Dates

1937

Maker
Sam Shere
Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 19.3 x 24.6 cm. (7 5/8 x 9 11/16 in.)
sheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
mat: 27.9 x 35.6 cm. (11 x 14 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, gift of William J. Salman, Class of 1955

Object Number
2006-506
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New Jersey, Lakehurst

Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
fires, deaths, running, architecture genres, landscapes (representations), figures (representations), zeppelins

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