Today

May 8, 1937

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

International News Photos, Inc.

Publisher

This is a photograph of a collapsed metallic framework of a large structure. The image shows a large metallic skeleton of what appears to be the remains of an airship on the ground. The intricate lattice structure is visible, showcasing the scale and complexity of the construction. The ground is barren with light tracks or wires running parallel to the structure's base. The background is minimal, focusing on the wreckage. The word "Today" is inscribed across the top left corner of the image in a bold, cursive script.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.4 × 26.2 cm (6 7/8 × 10 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 18 × 26.9 cm (7 1/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.137.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Minneapolis Journal Library. Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, upper left in black ink: Today; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in red pencil inverted: 134 / 4H-; upper right printed in black ink perpendicular: Aviation- Hindenberg [sic].; center International News Photos copyright stamp in black ink inverted; by unknown hand, center right in graphite circled and inverted: 3; lower left printed in black ink perpendicular: ACCIDENTS-- BLIMPS-- HINDENBURG; by unknown hand, lower left in blue pencil: #3 / 29-; lower center printed in black ink on applied paper: Today marines stand guard over a mass of bare and twisted girders, only remains / of the once proud airship that flew the Atlantic and was only a few feet from its goal / when it crashed and in a few minutes was destroyed.; lower center stamped in red ink: Minneapolis Journal Library; lower center stamped in red ink: MAY 8 1937; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: c. lead.

Wikidata ID

Q64144795

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