Sam Shere - Explosion of the Hindenburg, Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 6, 1937 - image-1

Lot 94 D

Sam Shere - Explosion of the Hindenburg, Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 6, 1937

Auction 1068 - overview Cologne
03.06.2016, 14:00 - Photography
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €

Sam Shere

Explosion of the Hindenburg, Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 6, 1937
1937

Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printed 1950s. 19.3 x 24.2 cm (20.6 x 25.3 cm). Annotated and 'INP' inventory number in an unknown hand in ballpoint pen as well as 'United Press International Photo' copyright stamp on the verso. - Slight traces of usage..

Alongside Charles Hoff's shot, taken from almost the exact same angle for the New York “Daily News”, Sam Shere's image is among the most famous journalistic photographs of the early 20th century.

Literature

Richard Lacayo/George Russell (ed.), Eyewitness. 150 Years of Photojournalism, New York 1995, ill. p. 81; Beaumont Newhall, Geschichte der Photographie, Munich 1998, ill. p. 266