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Object Details Description The German zeppelin Hindenburg made sixty-three flights, including ten roundtrips to the United States in 1936. It met tragedy May 6, 1937. Attempting to land at Lakehurst, ...

A Navy photo shows the Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in 1936. The next year, the airship was destroyed. Flammable hydrogen filled the zeppelin.

Description (Brief) Gelatin silver photograph by Murray Becker, image of the Hindenburg airship in flames on the ground; unmounted. Description Murray Becker was one of the key photographers of the ...