Tragedy Of The Hindenburg 1937

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Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States of America (USA).

Title reads "Tragedy of the Hindenburg".

Several shots of the Hindenburg (construction name LZ 129) airship flying over New York towards its destination, Lakehurst, New Jersey, only four hours before the crash. Swastika's seen...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
26341
Sort Number:
37/040
Time in/Out:
01:30:08:00 / 01:34:32:00
Canister:
37/40
Film ID:
653.11
Issue Date:

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