Sam Shere Photographic Print of the Hindenburg Disaster and Other Ephemera
Item Details
Sam Shere (Belarusian/American, 1905-1982)
Untitled (the crash of the Hindenburg disaster)
Silver Gelatin
Unsigned
Inscription to verso of frame
Lot also includes black and white photographs of city skylines, a black and white photograph of the Dionne Quintuplets, and a newspaper clipping on the quintuplets. A note on the reverse of the Hindenburg print relates that it was gifted by Sam Shere to renowned photographer Arthur Sasse.
Condition
- scattered scratches and scuffs to surface of sheet; silvering, toning, and discoloration to sheet; undulations and creasing to sheets; tears to sheets; toning and deterioration to newspaper clipping; abrasions and wear to frame with areas of finish loss;
Dimensions
- measures frame; sight measures 13.25" W x 10" H.
- Item not examined outside of mounting.
Item #
ITMGL43450