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SDASM - Uniformed Zeppelin workers at Parteitag Nazi rally in Brazil 1 May 1937, Henry Cord Meyer image

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SDASM - Uniformed Zeppelin workers at Parteitag Nazi rally in Brazil 1 May 1937, Henry Cord Meyer image

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Nazi propaganda event in Brazil on "Labor Day" May 1, 1937.
The picture shows the audience giving the Nazi salute and uniformed crew from a Zeppelin. In the background, a speaker can be seen on a podium in front of a monumental decoration of the Reich Labor Service's (Reichsarbeitsdienst) spade symbol and motto "Ehret die Arbeit", swastika flags, and the German national eagle (eagle-and-swastika) on top.
Wikipedia on Hans von Schiller (1891–1976): (...) Schiller captained innumerable Zeppelin flights to the US and South America (from Germany) until the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 brought an end to this form of travel. It was only because of a delay in Rio that he was unable to reach Friedrichshafen to join the last flight of the Hindenburg. (...)
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Image from the Henry Cord Meyer Collection
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
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