the Hindenburg's passengers were the 1 percenters of their day. A one-way ticket on the Zeppelin airship between Nazi Germany and the United States in 1937 cost $450 – the equivalent of $7,619 ...

The Hindenburg flies over New York City during ... States cost $400 at the time (equivalent to $6,800 today), passengers were often very wealthy, including actors and public figures.

Hindenburg’s death in 1934 paved the way ... Because fire was a real danger, passengers were not allowed to carry lighters or matches, but there was a smoking room that was lined with metal ...

The passengers, who were waving gayly a minute before from ... so it could not be determined for how many the Hindenburg made a burning tomb. Fire departments from nearby communities converged ...

But while landing in New Jersey, the Hindenburg caught fire and quickly became engulfed in flames, crashing to the ground within 35 seconds. There were 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 ...

lighter to the attendant guarding the heavy door, as one former passenger recalled. Other aspects of the Hindenburg's accommodations were decidedly less lavish. Grossman says American guests were ...

On May 6, 1937 an errant spark turned the hydrogen-filled airship Hindenburg into ... the sullen atmosphere. Passengers stood at the windows, waving gaily. There were few spectators on the broad ...

Photograph of the Hindenburg exploding ... could be heard screams of agony as passengers and crew were cremated alive. Some, with clothes flaming, jumped to certain death. Others fell beneath ...

The navy department in Washington said it was advised at least 48 persons were killed. The Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey, which marked the end of the era of passenger-carrying airships.

As the Hindenburg arrived at its destination ... were held for Doehner's father and sister, who were among the 35 fatalities of the 97 passengers and crew aboard the airship.

Doehner’s sister and father were among them ... fields – traversed the world’s oceans. The Hindenburg had sleeping berths for 72 passengers, dining areas, a lounge, a bar and a promenade.