Sam Shere, Crash of the Hindenberg, May 6, 1937
The New York Times, May 9, 1937
The New York Times, May 9, 1937
Albany Evening News, May 7, 1937
Albany Evening News, May 7, 1937
John Heartfield, VI, May 19, 1937
“The World’s Greatest Airship Meets Disaster at the End of First North Atlantic Crossing of the Year.”
On May 6, 1937, the airship Hindenburg exploded in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
A silent (newsreel) video can be seen here.
Another (newsreel and radio composite) video can be seen and heard here.
Audio (36 minutes!) can be heard here.
A page from the National Archives.
“The Metal Skeleton of the Enormous Craft Melts to Scrap in the Intense Heat of the Conflagration.”
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