Show your Americana / Non-Sports Memorabilia

[thekingofclout]

Wow! What a pair of tremendous pennants you have there. And that Zeppelin centerpiece, just how big is it? Looks like it weighs a ton as well. Really sweet stuff Mark.

Best, Jimmy

BTW... Forever Young (Ben) has some incredible TYPE I images of the Hindenburg disaster that are just haunting...

[GrayGhost]

Wow again. My father is big into reading on Zeppelins. Great Hindenburg stuff too.

[David Atkatz]

Here are two duralumin girder fragments from the Hindenburg:
(Please forgive the display-case reflections.)



And, in honor of Tim Burton's new "Alice," a note from the original's creator:

[perezfan]

Jimmy:

I should have placed a quarter or something in the photo along with the Graf Zeppelin Bank... It's only about 7" long (but is pretty heavy for the small size).

I also have a "post crash" press photo of the Hindenburg Pilot, but it's a bit too graphic to post... really pretty morbid. He was burnt to hell, but somehow managed to survive the disaster.

[GrayGhost]

It was a horrible tragedy, w 35-40 people being killed, I believe? Still, it could have even been a lot more. Its hard to believe so many survived.

[RichardSimon]

Part of my Kennedy collection:
JFK Inauguration signed photo, signed by Earl Warren, Wm. O. Douglas, John Sparkman, John McCormack, Henry Jackson, Dean Rusk and a couple more.
White House TLS.
Bacharach portrait of a young John Kennedy.
Autograph album page signed by John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.

[RichardSimon]

More from my Kennedy collection

Clay Shaw signed letter, Shaw was the one put on trial by Jim Garrison.
Robert Kennedy inscribed and signed photo.
Jack Ruby signed check.
A sheet signed by many of the witnesses to the assassination and also signed by Marina Oswald and Jim Leavelle, the cop who was handcuffed to Oswald, when he was shot.