Thunder from above: the demise of the U.S. Navy airship USS Akron.
The airship USS Akron was quite impressive in her day, but after her tragic crash in 1933 she and her crew were almost forgotten.
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Historic Painting: “Karneval in Nizza” by Otto Dinger, 1912.
This painting captures the fun and innocence of European society in the years just before World War I.
In Wildness: Chris McCandless, Cheryl Strayed, and journeys of discovery.
Why does the wilderness call to us as a place of personal redemption?
Interiors: Crewman’s cabin from the SS Balao (reconstructed), Norway, early 1970s.
There is some very interesting Norwegian and nautical history on display in this photo.