Akron Crashed 20 Miles from Here. The historic Barnegat Lighthouse at Barnegat Point, on the New Jersey Coast - this spot is only 20 miles from the place where the navy dirigible Akron crashed into the sea.

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Title:
Akron Crashed 20 Miles from Here. The historic Barnegat Lighthouse at Barnegat Point, on the New Jersey Coast - this spot is only 20 miles from the place where the navy dirigible Akron crashed into the sea.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Lighthouses: U.S.
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
Associated Press Photo
Date:
[ca. April 1933]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Lighthouses
Places:
New Jersey > Ocean (county) > Barnegat Bay
Barnegat Light
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 181 x 230 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/th83q7383
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
[Additional information from item] Historic Barnegat light off the coast of upper New Jersey, from which the flames of the burning Ward liner Morro Castle could be seen.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001423_0019
Barcode:
39999088103591