Sam Shere | Public domain On this day 89 years ago, the Hindenburg disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey, shocked onlookers and resulted in 35 fatalities and dozens of injuries. It was a tragedy that accelerated the end of the age of the airship. It was also remarkably well photographed, and the nearly 90-year-old pictures, both still and motion, continue to captivate audiences. Although the Hindenburg’s fiery crash was not the first disaster caught on film, it is considered the first aviation tragedy to be captured with both still and motion cameras. Although the Hindenburg had made 10 successful trips across the Atlantic from Nazi Germany in 1936, the ill-fated trip originating from Frankfurt on May 3, 1937, was the first one of the year. As such, it attracted significant publicity, with numerous film crews and many photographers on-site to see it land in New Jersey. As a result, it was remarkably well-documented at a time when the average onlooker did not have a camera with them.…