First Commercial Air Flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated January 11, 1951



* Avro Canada jetliner

* 1st commercial airplane flight

* Altitude record



This 52 page newspaper has somewhat discrete one column headline near the bottom of the front page:



* Flight From Chicago Made in 102 Minutes



Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Early helicopter...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, October 14, 1925



* Early helicopter (Autogyro)

* 1st successful flight made to the public



This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Plane With Vanes Rises Almost Vertically; Briton Drives Spanish Craft Up 1,000 Feet".



Tells of a successful helicopter flight in it's infancy.



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Richard Byrd North Pole flgiht in 1926...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 10, 1926 



* Aviator Commander Richard Byrd 

* North Pole flight 



This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BYRD'S FLIGHT IS FIRST OVER POLE" "Second Successful Expedition, Like First, is Made By An Intrpid American"



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear... See More  

Moody and Kinsey... Volleys 2,001 in tennis...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 8, 1936  This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 26;



* FREAK TENNIS MARK SET BY MRS. MOODY

* She and Kinsey Send Ball Over Net 2,001 Times in an Hour and 18 Minutes of Play



Other news of the day throughout. Little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.

Early nicotine study...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, January 27, 1919 This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3:



* NICOTINE DECLARED TO BE SLOW POISON

* Specially Harmful To Young Men Is The Cigarette

* Length of Days of the Smoker Shortened 8 1/2 to 10 Years



Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with little margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with ... See More  

Rogers Hornsby death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, January 6, 1963



* Rogers Hornsby death

* 'The Rajah'

* St. Louis Cardinals great



This 40+ page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page of the sport's section near the back of this issue: "Batting Great Hornsby Dies" with subheads and related articles.



Other news of the day throughout. Some small binding holes along the s... See More  

Lend Lease Program...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 5, 1940



* Lend Lease Program

* World War II relief

* U.S. Destroyers



This 10 page newspaper has a  headline on the front page: "Predicts Hitler Try to Retaliate on U.S." with subheads that include: "More Destroyers Are Being Put Into Shape At Boston Navy Yard"; "Six Already Are At Sea Out Of Port"; &q... See More  

Children's religious newspaper...

LESSONS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, (Dayton, Onio), April 15, 1900



* Tiny religious newspaper in green and blue ink



Has religious-related content for Sunday school classes, obviously themed for the younger ages. There are a few illustrations.

Pages 2 and 3 are printed on blue ink with pages 1 and 4 in green ink.

Measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches, 4 pages, very nice condition.... See More  

Early Flight...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 22, 1910



This issue features a color cover. (see photos for details).The front page of this issue features a photo of Walter Wellman entitled "WELLMAN AND HIS AIR-SHIP", who attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a airship.



A fullpage political cartoon by E.W. Kemble - "The Big Wind: 'I thought, Bill the you were with me"' ... See More  

Japs accept terms...

GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, PA, August 15, 1945



This issue features the bold banner headline "JAPS ACCEPT TERMS'" with the subhead "Thousands Storm Business Center of City to Celebrate Surrender of Japs" "Most Destructive War Ends When Hirohito Surrenders To Allies".  The front page also features an illustration of Gen. Douglas MacArthur who was to rec... See More  

The Lusitania....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "Little Nippon Trusts Noble Ally Did Not Hurt His Honorable Toe" by W. A. Rogers. There are two illustrations, one of "The Husking Bee" by Harold Matthews Brett, and the other by James Montgomery Flagg called "Science." There is also a photo of "The ... See More  

POLICE GAZETTE, New York, July 4, 1931



* Sports and theatre photos

* Pink cover

* Jimmy Foxx

* Polly Walters and more



Full front page photo of actress Polly Walters. Walters was in the movie "Blond Crazy", and had the starring role in the Broadway play "She Loves Me Not".



Inside has 1/4 pg. action photo of baseball star "Jimmy Foxx".



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Shirley Ross photos...

SCREEN & RADIO WEEKLY, January 15, 1939 



* Joan Crawford...  Shirley Ross photos 

* Early movie related periodical 



Was an insert in the Sunday edition of the Detroit Free Press. Full front page has a color photo of "Shirley Ross in 'Cafe Society'".



Full back page has a color photo of: "Joan Crawford in 'Ice Follies of 1939."



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LESSONS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, Dayton, Ohio, May 19, 1901



* Uncommon title



Has Sunday school content for young folks.



Octavo-size, 4 pages, some lite wear.

John Glenn chosen for 1st human to orbit earth... Enos the chimpanzee...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 30, 1961 



* John Glenn chosen for 1st human to orbit earth 

* Enos the Chimpanzee 



This 32 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Glenn Chosen For Orbit" with caption: "Chimp's 3-Hour, 21-Minute Flight Paves Way" and photo of Glenn with Scott Carpenter.... See More  

Golfer Bobby Jones loses in 1929...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, September 5, 1929  This 36 page issue has two column headlines on the front page: "JONES LOSES GOLF TITLE; OTHER STARS ELIMINATED" "Atlantan Beaten by Omaha Youth Who Drops Next Match; Crowns Clatter All Over Pebble Beach, Cal.".



More on page 21 with banner headline, subheads, photo and stats. (see photos)



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Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1933 



* Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis death



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CYRUS H. K. CURTIS DIES IN 83D YEAR" "Publisher and Philanthropist Succumbs at His Estate Near Philadelphia" and more. Plenty of text continues on page 13 with nice photo of Curtis.



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Yankees win 1941 World Series...

RHINELANDER DAILY NEWS, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, October 6, 1941 



* New York Yankees wins World Series 

* Mickey Owen's famous error in series 

* Joe DiMaggio 



This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Yankees Take Series As Bonham Pitches Four-Hitter to Win, 3-1" and a 1 column subhead: "Wyatt Yields Six Safeties, Strikes O... See More  

Empress of Ireland Sinks...

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Gorbachev resigns... In a Soviet Union newspaper...

NEZAYISIMAYA GAZETA, Moscow, Soviet Union, December 27, 1991 



* Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev resigns

* From the capital of Russia



This is the Gorbachev resignation issue, which includes a ftpg. photo of him working at his desk on his last day. It also includes a "History of Gorbachev" which has several photos of him on the inside pages. Totally in the Russian language, grea... See More  

President slain...

NEWS CALL BULLETIN - EXTRA, San Francisco, California, November 22, 1963  Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline which states: "PRESIDENT SLAIN" "Assassin In Texas Parade" with the subhead "Governor Also Hit; First lady Unhurt". A photo is shown of the President cheering as Jackie spoke earlier in the day. A... See More  

Kennedy is slain...

DAILY BREEZE, Torrance, California, November 22, 1963  Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline: "ASSASSIN'S BULLET KILLS PRESIDENT" with the subhead "Governor Of Texas Also Shot - Gunshots By Sniper Hit Kennedy in Head". A photo of the President riding in the motorcade us prior to the shooting is shown, as well as ... See More  

The "Mining Number" with Nevada ghost town articles & photos...

HARPER'S WEEKLY--"Mining Number", New York, April 11, 1908  See the photos for the nice color cover which features a miner on horseback. The issue contains much reporting on "Nevada's Safeguard for Mine-buyers" which includes several photos of Goldfield, Nevada, plus a fullpg. with 5 photos of: "How Goldfield Guards Her Treasures". There are also articles on Tono... See More  

Displayable issue... Early automobile...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 3, 1910  The dblpg. centerfold is a print: "Late For Church" showing a family, in a car, rushing down the road. Many additional prints, news of the day, and period advertisements are present as well. The issue is complete but without the color cover, and is in good condition.



Note: The original color cover showing a man on horseback watchi... See More  

Early bomber...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 14, 1912 A nice display issue as the front cover is in color and shows a pilot in an early airplane in a bombing stance (see), plus there is a nice related article inside: "Grenadiers of the Air" "Exploits in Bomb-dropping from Flying Machines" which includes 6 photos. Also inside: "The Flying Boat & Its Possibilities" wi... See More