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Original Type I photo of the infamous Hindenburg Disaster that occurred on May 6, 1937. The ill-fated LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire while attempting to land at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Manchester, New Jersey. The massive zeppelin burst into flames and fully combusted, killing a total of 36 people (35 on board and one on the ground). The catastrophe was a final blow to the controversy surrounding several similar airship tragedies leading up to that date, and it essentially put an end to the Zeppelin Company’s dirigible, hydrogen-filled aircrafts. Backed by an AP caption, the landscape presents in essentially mint condition.
DATE/YEAR/ERA: 5/6/1937
GENERATION: First (original negative)
ISSUER/NEWSPAPER: Associated Press
CAPTIONED: Yes
DIMS: 7” x 9”
Encapsulated by PSA/DNA, Type I