The Hindenburg in flames with gathered crowd, Lakehurst, New Jersey
The Hindenburg in flames with gathered crowd, Lakehurst, New Jersey
The Hindenburg in flames with gathered crowd, Lakehurst, New Jersey
The Hindenburg in flames with gathered crowd, Lakehurst, New Jersey

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The Hindenburg in flames with gathered crowd, Lakehurst, New Jersey,

1937

ACME Newspictures, American, active 1930s–1940s
2010-41

Information

Title
The Hindenburg in flames with gathered crowd, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Dates

1937

Maker
ACME Newspictures
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 18 × 22.8 cm (7 1/16 × 9 in.) image: 17.2 × 21.5 cm (6 3/4 × 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David B. Long in honor of Professor Peter C. Bunnell
Object Number
2010-41
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New Jersey, Lakehurst, Naval Air Station Lakehurst

Inscription
Numbered in ink by unknown hand, upper right corner: 14//59
Marks/Labels/Seals
ACME credit stamp in black ink, verso center ACME credit stamp in blue ink, verso center United Press Newspictures credit stamp in black ink, verso right center
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
flames, disasters, men, figures (representations), photojournalism, women, smoke, zeppelins

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