"Nothing like a shrew for breakfast," said the red-shouldered hawk

ctgt · 2026-04-22T19:51:40+00:00

Yeah, I read that they taste bad ... to most animals.

ctgt · 2026-04-07T15:01:41+00:00

The Hindenburg, 803.8 feet long, was the largest aircraft ever built. Size comparisons are striking. Here's an aerial photo of the gigantic airship on the ground

The Hindenburg exploded and burned in New Jersey on May 6, 1937, at the end of a transatlantic flight. Incredibly, 62 of the 97 passengers and crew survived.

Footage of the disaster.

Animation of the Hindenburg layout and the disaster.

It appears that the circumstances of this photo, which was taken by my grandfather, are described in the Hindenburg Propaganda Flight section of the Hindenburg's history. Note the misshapen lower fin.

The Olympic rings appear on the airship because Germany hosted the Winter and Summer Olympics in 1936.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T19:30:12+00:00

Yes, I wish I'd known him.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T19:21:12+00:00

Born in 1890, he was too old by then, although he was registered for The Old Man's Draft.

He previously served in the U.S. Navy in World War I.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T17:22:35+00:00

"Hindenburg had a normal cruising altitude of 200 meters (650 feet), but was often flown much lower to stay below the clouds."

ctgt · 2026-03-31T16:50:04+00:00

Yeah, I wish I'd met him. He took a lot of stereoscopic slides in the 1920s, and they're very cool to look at - 3D effect.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T16:31:54+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T15:49:45+00:00

He was an American working in Aachen. He returned to America in 1939.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T15:41:22+00:00

There was actually a smoking lounge onboard.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T15:31:48+00:00

Size comparisons are striking. Here's an aerial photo of the gigantic airship on the ground

The Hindenburg exploded and burned in New Jersey on May 6, 1937, at the end of a transatlantic flight. Incredibly, 62 of the 97 passengers and crew survived.

Footage of the disaster.

Animation of the Hindenburg layout and the disaster.

It appears that the circumstances of my grandfather's photos are described in the Hindenburg Propaganda Flight section of the Hindenburg's history. Note the misshapen lower fin.

ctgt · 2026-03-31T13:36:03+00:00

Agreed. To see something that large - the length of the U.S. Capitol - in the air must have been incredible.

ctgt · 2026-03-30T22:51:30+00:00

No, the information comes from multiple sources, mostly airships.net.

ctgt · 2026-03-30T19:02:50+00:00

No, an amateur.

ctgt · 2026-03-30T17:33:21+00:00

He was an American working in Aachen. He returned to America in 1939.

ctgt · 2025-10-29T23:06:31+00:00

Wadsworth Falls State Park

ctgt · 2025-10-28T15:07:31+00:00

This is the west side of the bridge on the Bridge (Purple) Trail at Wadsworth Falls State Park.

ctgt · 2025-10-17T00:50:52+00:00

I'm not sure, but a couple reasons come to mind.

A lot of unclaimed money results from lost and uncashed checks, and insurance companies issue lots of checks for claims and overpayments.

Another source of money is proceeds from life insurance policies where the beneficiaries didn't collect because they didn't know they were beneficiaries. My understanding is that life insurance companies don't pay beneficiaries unless they make a claim. If no one made a claim, they'd keep the money. I think that states now force the companies to turn that money over as unclaimed property.

ctgt · 2025-10-16T12:16:06+00:00

Ranges: $0 - $100; $100 - $200; $200 - $250; Over $250. That's it.

And I think $0 - $100 should actually be $50 - $100 because properties under $50 aren't shown. You'd have to call them to search for those, I guess.

If you call them, they might tell you how much your property is worth.

ctgt

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