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(HINDENBURG DISASTER)
Group of 36 dramatic photographs of the lighter-than-air zeppelin.
With images of the dirigible accepting
passengers on prior voyages, in flight, the explosion in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and the grim
aftermath. Silver prints (many ferrotyped), 7
1
/
2
x9
1
/
4
inches (19.1x23.5 cm.), and slightly smaller, and
the reverse, 2 are composites, nearly all with hand stamps, notations, or mimeographed caption sheets
on verso. 1936-37
[3,500/4,500]
The Hindenberg was docking at the Lakehurst
Naval Air Station, set to complete her record-
breaking flight from Germany in little more
than 60 hours, when she caught fire and
exploded in mid-air.There were numerous press
photographers at the site including Charles
Hoff of the New York Daily News; Gus
Pasquarella of the Philadelphia Bulletin; Bill
Springfield of Acme-NEA; Jack Snyder of the
Philadelphia Record; and Murray Becker, of
Associated Press, who won the Pulitzer Prize.
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(AVIATION)
Typological set of more than 100 photographs of
WWII fighter planes in the air.
The names of these
military aircraft reflect the fierce nature of the
pilots’ missions: The Spitfire, The Tempest, The
Liberator, The Mustang, The Hurricane, The
Kornet (ME 163),The Fortress II,The Comet,
The Boston, The Sterling, and others. Silver
prints, 2x3
1
/
2
inches (5.1x8.9 cm.), each on an
identical mount measuring 2
1
/
2
x4 inches (5.7x10.2
cm.), most with a handwritten caption, in ink,
on mount verso. 1942-45
[400/600]
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