Original Framed Photograph Of The Hindenburg. c.1936
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Genuine photograph of the famous German zeppelin, the Hindenburg (LZ 129) flying over Frankfurt. Dating from around 1936.
This genuine photograph is printed on matt photographic paper and is still in it's original mount and frame. It shows the Hindenburg flying over the city of Frankfurt and has the inscription "Frankfurt a. Main" written in pencil on it's border. This item was most likely sold as a souvenir of the city. If studied carefully, the Olympic rings are visible on the side of the zeppelin which allows the photograph to be accurately dated. This image was placed on the Hindenburg at the time of it's launch and was present during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Dimensions : Including frame - 325mm x 256mm, Image area - 219mm x 160mm. Nice condition.
The construction of the Hindenburg (LZ 129) began in a purpose built shed in Friedrichshafen in 1931 and she was finally launched on the 26th March 1936. At 803.8 feet long, she was the largest aircraft ever flown. Soon after her launch the Hindenburg started her career as a propaganda tool, visiting all the major German cities promoting Hitler's occupation of the Rhineland. On the 31st March 1936, she embarked on her first long distance flight, from Germany to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On the 6th May 1936, she began her transatlantic passenger service to Lakenhurst, USA. During that season, she made no less than ten round-trips between Germany and U.S.A., and seven flights to Rio. The Hindenburg met it's end on the 6th May 1937 when she spectacularly burst into flames during her mooring procedure at Lakenhurst Air Station. She was completely destroyed in just over thirty seconds, but miraculously, 62 of the Hindenburg’s 97 passengers and crew survived the disaster.
For more information on the LZ.129 Hindenburg, please click on the link below :
Inventory No. A-131
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