First flight of the Hindenburg to the U.S...
Item # 726046
May 09, 1936
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 9, 1936
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America ENDS - North Atlantic
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame
The front page has a nice four column photo showing the infamous airship with heading: "German Air Liner in Hangar at Lakehurst After Record Voyage" Also a two column heading: "ZEPPELIN HINDENBURG AT LAKEHURST; TRIP IN 62 HOURS SETS RECORD" with subhead. (see images)
This was the first flight to the United States of the ill-fated Hindenburg, almost exactly one year to the day from when it would explode in flames at this same location.
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
Background: Imagine stepping aboard the LZ 129 Hindenburg, a floating palace of silver and silk that redefined the limits of human ambition. On May 9, 1936, this "Titanic of the Skies" shattered the Atlantic barrier, touching down at Lakehurst to prove that the world was no longer separated by weeks of ocean spray, but merely 60 hours of unrivaled, vibration-free luxury. While the fastest steamships struggled against the waves, Hindenburg guests sipped Rhine wine in a pressurized lounge and listened to a grand piano at 2,000 feet, gliding through the clouds in a vessel three times the length of a modern airliner. This wasn't just a flight; it was the birth of the global era, a masterclass in engineering that offered the elite the ultimate flex: the ability to conquer time itself while wrapped in the absolute height of Art Deco opulence. This was the pinnacle of the "Golden Age," a moment where the future felt limitless, soaring high above the Earth in a cathedral of the air.
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America ENDS - North Atlantic
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame
The front page has a nice four column photo showing the infamous airship with heading: "German Air Liner in Hangar at Lakehurst After Record Voyage" Also a two column heading: "ZEPPELIN HINDENBURG AT LAKEHURST; TRIP IN 62 HOURS SETS RECORD" with subhead. (see images)
This was the first flight to the United States of the ill-fated Hindenburg, almost exactly one year to the day from when it would explode in flames at this same location.
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
Background: Imagine stepping aboard the LZ 129 Hindenburg, a floating palace of silver and silk that redefined the limits of human ambition. On May 9, 1936, this "Titanic of the Skies" shattered the Atlantic barrier, touching down at Lakehurst to prove that the world was no longer separated by weeks of ocean spray, but merely 60 hours of unrivaled, vibration-free luxury. While the fastest steamships struggled against the waves, Hindenburg guests sipped Rhine wine in a pressurized lounge and listened to a grand piano at 2,000 feet, gliding through the clouds in a vessel three times the length of a modern airliner. This wasn't just a flight; it was the birth of the global era, a masterclass in engineering that offered the elite the ultimate flex: the ability to conquer time itself while wrapped in the absolute height of Art Deco opulence. This was the pinnacle of the "Golden Age," a moment where the future felt limitless, soaring high above the Earth in a cathedral of the air.
Category: The 20th Century
