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FOR OLD LOVERS

natgeofound:

An Autochrome depicts a 1920’s gas station in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.Photograph by Edwin L. Wisherd, National Geographic

maudelynn:

“Cocteau in Bed with Mask.” by Berenice Abbott
via http://www.boston.com

yoursecretary:

carson ellis

mimbeau:

1950
René Maltête (1930–2000) was a French photographer and poet.

pbsthisdayinhistory:

May 6, 1937: The Hindenburg Crashes
On this day in 1937, the Hindenburg, a Nazi hydrogen filled airship, burst into flames as it attempted to land at New Jersey’s Lakehurt Navy Air Base. The airship had departed from Frankfurt, Germany and carried 36 passengers and sixty-one crew members.
As the airship was landing, it burst into flames and began to fall 200 feet to the ground. Thirty-five people lost their lives, while others suffered major injuries.
Many people still argue on what caused the disaster, from engine failure to sabotage. Think you know? Explore this diagram of the Hindenburg and see if you can come up with any theories.
Also, check out this episode of History Detectives to find out if someone actually managed to salvage an item from the Hindenburg disaster.
Image: A photo captures the Hindenburg as it crashes in an airfield at NAS Lakehurst, N.J., at 7:25 p.m., May 6, 1937. (U.S. Navy file photo)

Marx Brothers in ‘A Day at the Races’, 1937