NASCAR driver Davey Allison killed...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 13, 1993



* Davey Allison's helicopter crash

* NASCAR Cup Series driver

* Alabama Gang - No. 28 Ford



The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Allison's Condition Is Critical" with small photo. First report coverage continues inside with photo of the wreckage. He would die on this day.

Complete with all sections (90+ pages), nice c... See More  

Annual automobile issue...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 6, 1917  This issue features a color cover" "A Graphical Representation of the Magnitude of the Automobile Industry". Throughout the issue are various articles & photos concerning the automobile industry, however other topics are reported as well.

The back page is a color advertised for "Firestone Tire" and the inside back c... See More  

1953 Marshall, Texas airplane disaster...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 18, 1953



* Delta Air Flight 318 airplane crash

* Marshall, Texas - Douglas DC-3 disaster



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "19 DIE AS DELTA AIRLINER CRASHES DURING BLINDING THUNDERSTORM IN TEXAS" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

An interesting velocipede from 1881...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 16, 1881





Page 12 has: "Sheffield's Velocipede Hand Car", with a photo and corresponding article. Other inventions of the day and considerable science/invention, and discovery-themed coverage. See photos fo... See More  

Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial...

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1927 Mexican train massacre....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 21, 1927



* Federal soldiers train massacre

* El Limon, Jalisco, Mexico

* Cristero War - Zapatistas

* Jose Reyes Vega



The front page has banner headline announcing: "KILL 152 ON MEXICAN TRAIN" with subhead. (see)

Forty pages, light toning, some margin wear, should be handled with care.... See More  

1929 Endurance airplane flight record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1929 



* Airplane endurance record flight 

* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane 



The front page has a one column heading: "ENDURANCE FLIERS PASS 279TH HOUR" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the airplane endurance record flight on the Curtiss Robin "St. Louis" flown by Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine. Always nice to have notabl... See More  

Mercury-Atlas 9 space flight....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 17, 1963



* Mercury-Atlas 9 manned space mission

* Astronaut Cordon Cooper spaceflight



The front page has a nice banner headline: "COOPER CONQUERS ALL" Also: "Tense Minutes--Then Bull's-Eye!" with subhead and photo of Cooper. More on the back page.

Complete with 50+ pages, some small binding holes along the spine, library stamp within the ... See More  

Very ornate masthead... Harvard University...

GLEASON'S WEEKLY LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP, Boston, April 30, 1859  This newspaper has one of most ornate mastheads including an illustration of a battleship with maritime symbols bordering the front page.

Among the prints are: "Chalk-Sunday in the County of Kilkenny, Ireland"; an early view of: "Harvard University Cambridge, Mass." "The Ship 'Bleroie Castle' i... See More  

The war In Missouri--Federal Atrocities...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 17, 1862 



* Rare rebel publication



Half of the front page is taken up with ads while the other half is filled with Civil War reports, headed: "Notes Of the War" and having many subheads including: "The War In Kentucky--A Yankee's Account of the Military Situation" "A Change of Plan" "The War In Missouri--Fede... See More  

Captain John Owen Donaldson death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1930



* Captain John Owen Donaldson

* World War I flying ace

* Airplane stunting death



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Capt. J. O. Donaldson, War Ace and President Of Newark Air Service, Killed in Stunt Flying" (see) First report coverage on the death of World War I flying ace, John Owen Donaldson. Always nice to have no... See More  

Plane crashes into the Empire State Building...

NEW YORK POST, July 30, 1945 



* B-25 Mitchell bomber crash

* Empire State Building

* Betty Lou Oliver miracle fall



The front page has a heading: "EMPIRE STATE CRASH PROBED"

Page 5 has a three column heading: "Army Investigating Empire State Crash; Sailor's Body Found" with 2 related photos.

Also of interest is a four column heading on the same page: "The... See More  

1962 Mercury-Atlas 7 space flight...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. May 24, 1962



* Project Mercury-Atlas 7 space flight

* Astronaut Scott Carpenter - Aurora 7



The front page has a banner headline: "Carpenter Sighted on Raft In Atlantic" with subhead and photo of Carpenter. (see)

Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Howard Hughes wins Harmon Trophy....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 1, 1937



* Aviator Howard Hughes

* Aviatrix Jean Batten

* Harmon Trophy presentation



Page 9 has a one column heading: "Air Prize For Hughes; Jean Batten Honored" with subhead and photos. See image for report here. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

Other news, sports and ... See More  

Front page print of industrialist Thomas A. Scott... Civil War reports...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 19, 1861  The front page features a print of "Thomas A. Scott", with a biographical sketch of him as well.

Scott was an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. In 1861, President Lincoln appointed him to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, and during the American Civil War railroads under his leadership played a major role ... See More  

Winston Churchill speech summarized...

Great Britain returns to the Gold Standard...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Extra, Massachusetts, April 28, 1925 



* Winston Churchill speech summarized

* Great Britain returns to the Gold Standard...

* Paul von Hindenburg's election breaks tradition



The front page has a very nice near-banner headline: "CHURCHILL BUDGET SPEECH STATES BRITAIN RESUMES GOLD STANDARD," with subhead, "Bank of England To Export Bullion Under Sp... See More  

Will Rogers & Wiley Post deaths in 1935...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 20, 1935



* Will Rogers & Wiley Post

* Airplane crash - deaths



The front page has a one column heading: "FINAL FLIGHT OF ROGERS AND POST IS OVER" with subhead. More on page 8 with related photo. Five more photos are on the back page.

Complete in 32 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint meant for insti... See More  

Classic Old West train robbery report on the front page...

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 1893  The front page has two-thirds of a column headed: "TRAIN ROBBERS SHOT" "They Held Up a rain Full of Armed Detectives" "Two Killed Three Captured" "The Train Was A Dummy Sent Out in Expectation of an Attempt at Robbery--All of the Rob beers Residents of St. Joseph, Mo."

The article is quite d... See More  

From the Confederate capital near the end of the war...

DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 10, 1865  



* Final months of the American Civil War



A nice Confederate newspaper not only from the capital of the Confederacy but from the closing weeks of the Civil War.

The front page includes: "The War News--Sherman's Movement on the South Carolina Railroad" "The Fight on Hatcher's Run" "Railroad Transportatio... See More  

Notre Dame wins 1930 football title...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 11, 1930 



* Knute Rockne exhausted with coaching football

* Notre Dame officially are National Champions 

* Last season before airplane crash death

* Fighting Irish college football



The front page of the sport's section (page 29) has a banner headline: "'ROCKNE, ILL, TO RETURN TO MAYO'S FOR TREATMENT" with subheads and small photo... See More  

Great Train Wreck of 1856...

THE SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES, New York, July 18, 1856



* Great Train Wreck of 1856 (1st report)

* Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania

* The Camp Hill Disaster



The front page has an article headed: "APPALLING CALAMITY" "Collision on the North Pennsylvania Railroad" "Wreck Of An Excursion Train" "Burning of Several Cars" "Suicide Of One Of The Conductors&qu... See More  

Amelia Earhart ends World flight tests....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1937



* Amelia Earhart ends World Flight tests

* Famous disappearance over Pacific Ocean fame



Page 8 has has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart Ends World Flight Tests" with subhead. (see) This would be the flight that Earhart would never be seen again .

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, light toning at the... See More  

Charles A. Lindbergh family flees America...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 24, 1935



* Charles A. Lindbergh flees America

* American reporter Lauren "Deac" Lyman

* Pulitzer Prize winning exclusive story - part 2



The front page has a three column headline: "AMERICA SHOCKED BY EXILE FORCED ON THE LINDBERGHS; ENGLAND TO GUARD ARRIVAL" with subheads (see images). This is the 2nd installment of Lauren 'Deac' Lyma... See More  

Notre Dame vs. Penn in 1930... Rockne's last season...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 9, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Penn Quakers

* Last season coached by Knute Rockne

* ND to be National Champions for 1930 season

* NCAA College Football



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "NOTRE DAME ATTACK ROUTS PENN, 60-20" with subheads & stats. Related photo and lineups on page 6 of this section. (see) Fi... See More  

1963 Northwest Orient Airliners Flight 705...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 13, 1963



* Northwest Orient Airliners Flight 705

* Florida everglades airplane crash disaster



The front page has a banner headline: "JET CRASH KILLS 43" with lead-in: "Falls into Everglades Swamp" with subheads and related photo.

Complete with 32 pages, library stamp just above the headline, some small binding holes along the spine/1st colum... See More