File:Hindenburg's last flight over New York City May 6 1937.jpg

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Description	Photo of the airship Hindenburg traveling over New York City for what would be its last flight. The photo was taken about 4 hours before its crash in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Hindenburg was making its way westward to Lakehurst when the photo was taken at about 3 PM, local time.
Date	Taken on 6 May 1937
Source	eBay front back
Author	Wide World Photo
Permission (Reusing this file)	Copyright not renewed

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	21:22, 14 August 2014	1,500 × 1,122 (319 KB)	Renamed user 995577823Xyn (talk \| contribs)	{{Information \|Description=Photo of the airship Hindenburg traveling over New York City for what would be its last flight. The photo was taken about 4 hours before its crash in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Hindenburg was making its way westward to Lake...