Transportation - Railroad-Flight-Automobile
Transportation - Railroad-Flight-Automobile
Ford Motor Company going public in 1956...
Item #691408
January 17, 1956
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 17, 1956
* Ford Motor Company going public (eve)
* New York Stock Market Exchange
The top of the front page has a six column heading: "Ford Reveals Stock Price Today" with subheads: "Secret Price Set On Ford Stock" "Announcement Due Today; Shares Go on Sale Wednesday" (see) Coverage on the Ford Motor Company going public the followi... See More
With a small broadside "leaflet" issue...
Item #691353
March 05, 1892
THE MERCURY, Coronado, San Diego County, California, March 5, 1892
* Uncommon title
* Hotel del Coronado fame
A very rare newspaper from this island community in San Diego Bay, famous for the Hotel del Coronado which is its prime feature. Indeed, a pg. 2 item notes: "A visit to San Diego without seeing the Hotel Del Coronado would be like going to Washington without seeing ... See More
Wright Brother 1st flight... 25th anniversary...
Item #691331
December 17, 1928
THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 17, 1928
* Orville Wright Brothers
* First airplane flight success
* Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
* 25th anniversary celebration
The front page has a one column heading: "FIRST FLIGHT 25 YEARS AGO" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 48 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, more so along the spine, generally good.... See More
1929 "Question Mark" airplane endurance flight....
Item #691142
January 03, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 3, 1929
* "Question Mark" (aircraft) Fokker airplane
* United States Army aviators
* Los Angeles Metropolitan Field
* Record endurance flight - Aerial refueling
The front page has a nice banner headline: "REFUEL IN AIR; UP 40 HOURS" with subhead. Nice for display.
Complete with all 44 pages rag edition in nice condition.... See More
First NASA spacecraft launch...
Item #691049
October 12, 1958
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 12, 1958
* Pioneer 1 launch
* 1st NASA spacecraft
The front page has a four column headline: "ROCKET SUCCESS DESPITE STRAYING" with subheads and 2 related photos. First report coverage on the launch of "Pioneer 1" which became the first spacecraft launched by NASA, the newly formed space agency of the United States.
Complete 1st section o... See More
Deaths of Will Rogers & Wiley Post...
Item #691046
August 17, 1935
NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1935
* Will Rogers & Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
The front page has a 3 column, 3 line headline: "WILL ROGERS, WILEY POST DIE IN AIRPLANE CRASH IN ALASKA; NATION SHOCKED BY TRAGEDY" with several subheads including: "10 Minute Hope Their Last" "Engine Fails on a Take-Off for Final 15 Miles to Point Barrow". Much more ... See More
1932 Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping...
Item #690998
March 05, 1932
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 5, 1932
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
* Early reporting w/ photo
* "Crime of the Century"
The front page has a banner headline: "Lindberghs Wait In Vain Today for Answers" with subheads and photo. (see)
Complete with all 10 pages, a few bindings holes along the spine/1st column, otherwise nice.... See More
The South Carolina Ordinance of Secession...
Item #690966
December 21, 1860
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Dec. 21, 1860
* South Carolina Ordinance of Secession approved
* Abraham Lincoln as president elect era
* From our nation's capital ( rare as such)
Page 3 has a wealth of reports concerning South Carolina and secession, as well as reports on other states as well.
Certainly the most notable report is headed: "South Carolina Conventio... See More
Charles Lindbergh's Yangtze River crash ...
Item #690903
November 01, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, November 1, 1931
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh & Anne Morrow
* Airplane flight to the Orient
* Yangtze River China crash photos
This rotogravure section only has six front page photos regarding Charles Lindbergh's airplane crash on the Yangtze River in China.
Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with all 16 pages, l... See More
Death of Lily Langtry ... Lindbergh is engaged...
Item #690866
February 13, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 13, 1929
* Lily Langtry death
* Charles Lingbergh
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LINDBERGH TO WED HEIRESS" with subheads. Three related photos are on the back page. (see)
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "LILY LANGTRY, LONG FAMOUS AS A BEAUTY, DIES" with subhead. Two related photos also on the back page.
Other news, s... See More
1929 Newark Metropolitan Airport disaster...
Item #690859
March 18, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 18, 1929
* Newark Metropolitan Airport disaster
* Ford Ti-Motor airplane crash - New Jeresy
* Deadliest aviation accident at the time
The front page has a nice banner headline: "CRASH KILLS 13 AIR TOURISTS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 2. Three related photos and banner heading on the back pag... See More
Latest news from the Civil War...
Item #690842
February 14, 1863
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 14, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Mississippi Levees Cut by Our Forces" "Rebels Trying to Reopen the Mobile & Ohio Railroad" "Concentration at Vicksburg""Troops Sent There from Virginia & Mobile" "Gen. Dix's Dept." and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, minor wear ... See More
New Bern is attacked by the rebels...
Item #690790
February 06, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Interesting From the South" "Spirit of the Rebel Press" "The Efforts to Recruit the Armies" and various reports from Europe.
Included is the Supplement with its own masthead & ftpg. column heads; "The War in North Carolina" "Newbern Attacked by the Rebels &q... See More
A rare title from the Dakota Territory...
Item #690671
November 14, 1883
THE INTER STATE, Gary, Dakota, Nov. 14, 1883
* Very rare publication
* Deuel County, South Dakota
A very rare railroad town, territorial newspaper from what is present-day South Dakota, six years before statehood. They refer to themselves as the "Gate City of Dakota" as it is situated at the eastern border of the Territory, very close to Minnesota. At the 2010 census the po... See More
Fourteenth Amendment ratified by North Carolina...
Item #690649
July 12, 1868
NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1868
* 14th Amendment ratified by North Carolina
* President Andrew Johnson signs
The front page has: "PROCLAMATION" with the subheading: "The President Declares the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by North Carolina", signed in type by the President: Andrew Johnson.
This was one of the Reconstruction amendments which guaranteed ci... See More
1910 Charles K. Hamilton airplane flight...
Item #690559
January 24, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 24, 1910
* Aviator Charles K. Hamilton "Crazy man of the air"
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HAMILTON BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD" with subheads and related photo. Three more photos are on the back page. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... See More
Gemini 9A launch & orbit....
Item #690402
June 03, 1966
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, Ohio, June 3, 1966
* Gemini 9A IX- launch into orbit
* NASA's Gemini Program
* Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "'We're On The Way'! Spacewalk Coming Up" First report coverage on the Gemini IX space flight.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in
1913 "Cactus Derby" automobile race...
Item #690371
November 03, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 3, 1913
* The Cactus Derby automobile race
* Los Angeles to Phoenix - Barney Oldfield
The front page has a nice banner headline: "DAVIS, DRIVING LOCOMOBILE, WINS DESERT CLASSIC" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this... See More
Tuskegee Airmen honored at museum...
Item #690315
September 26, 1982
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1982
* Tuskegee Airmen honored w/ opneing
* African American pilots of WWII
* National Air and Space Museum exhibit
* 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings
* George Banks spree killings
The top of page 33 has a two column heading: "Museum Exhibit Traces Blacks' Role in Aviation" with related pictorial. (see) First report coverage on the "Black Wings... See More
1931 Jimmy Doolittle transcontinental flight record...
Item #690306
September 05, 1931
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., September 5, 1931
* Jimmy Doolittle airplane flight record
Page 3 has a one column heading: "DOOLITTLE IS BEW HOLDER OF SPEED RECORD" (see)
Complete with all 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, should be handled with care.
1st airplane flight around the World...
Item #690266
July 03, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1931
* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty prevail
* 1st airplane flight around the World
* Hero's welcome in New York City
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "POST AND GATTY GET STIRRING WELCOME; CROWDS CHEER WORLD FLIERS IN PARADE; WALKER DECORATES THEM AT CITY HALL" with subheads and related photo. More inside with a full page pictor... See More
Airplane Altitude Record in 1911....
Item #690180
August 19, 1911
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, August 19, 1911
* Oscar Brindley
* Airplane altitude record broken
The front page has a two-column, two-line headline on the front page: "SOARING 11,726 FEET HIGH, BRINDLEY BREAKS RECORD" with subheads that include: "Parmalee Follows Brindley in Air, Reaching the Altitude of 10, 837 Feet" and more. More related headl
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* Oscar Brindley
* Airplane altitude record broken
The front page has a two-column, two-line headline on the front page: "SOARING 11,726 FEET HIGH, BRINDLEY BREAKS RECORD" with subheads that include: "Parmalee Follows Brindley in Air, Reaching the Altitude of 10, 837 Feet" and more. More related headl
Guerrilla raider John Hunt Morgan escapes from jail...
Item #690163
January 14, 1864
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Atlanta, Georgia, January 14, 1864
* John Morgan escapes jail
* Guerrilla raider leader
* Very rare Confederate title
If the title and city of publication seem to be in conflict, they are not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862, at which time the... See More
1952 Pan Am Flight 526A disaster....
Item #690102
April 12, 1952
THE DETROIT NEWS, April 12, 1952
* Pan Am Flight 526A disaster
* Douglas DC-4 airplane crash
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
The front page has a two column heading: "Pilot-Hero Guarded After Crash Kills 52" with smaller subheads.
Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine.... See More
Bridge over the Mississippi...
Item #690046
December 18, 1858
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 18, 1858 The front page features a print and article: "Rock Island Railroad Bridge, on the Mississippi River".
Other prints within include: "The Aissaouas of Algeria" "The Pacha of Egypt's New Steam Yacht 'Said' " and more.
Sixteen pages, good condition.
Pre-Civil War prints of Columbus and Xenia, Ohio...
Item #690017
December 12, 1857
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 12, 1857 Two pages with text includes four prints of: "Columbus and Xenia, Ohio" including: "View of the Lunatic Asylum, Columbus" "Bridge Over the Big Darby, Ohio" "Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus" and; "Railroad Station at Xenia". A few other prints as well.
Sixteen pages, light toning, nice condition.... See More
Female College at Worcester...
Item #690001
April 04, 1857
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, April 4, 1857 Inside has 3 prints of "The Island of St. Pauls, Indian Ocean". Other prints include: "The Female College At Worcester, Massachusetts" more formally known as the Ladies' Collegiate Institute. It would close in 1860.
Also a print of: "Union Railroad Depot, Troy, New York".
Sixteen pages, nice condition.... See More
Bedford, Massachusetts prints...
Item #689983
March 08, 1856
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, March 8, 1856 The front page is taken up with: "Various Railroad Depots In Boston".
Among the prints within two pages with 8 prints of "New Bedford", Massachusetts, including the "City Hall & Market" and: "Court House" and "Custom House". The back page has 2 prints of: "Mercantile Library, Summer... See More
Booth is spotted on a train in Pennsylvania...
Item #689847
April 20, 1865
CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 20, 1865
* The hunt for John Wilkes Booth
* Spotted in Reading, Pennsylvania ?
Page 3 has a very interesting report from Reading, Pa. headed: "An Improbable Story About Booth" which mentions in part: "Booth, the murderer, it is supposed, was on a passenger train that left here at six o'clock for Pottsville; a gentleman not... See More
Jimmy Doolittle flight record....
Item #689826
September 04, 1932
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 4, 1932
* Jimmy Doolittle record flight
* Airplane speed feat
The front page has a great banner headline: "FLIES 5 MILES IN A MINUTE" with subheads. Terrific for display. First report coverage continues on the back page (1st section) with two related photos. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 12 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few... See More
Jesse James & the Rock Island Railroad robbery...
Item #689667
July 19, 1881
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, July 19, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
* Winston, Daviess County, Missouri
Page 2 begins with a quite lengthy account of what was the infamous Rock Island Railroad robbery by the James Gang.
It is headed: "The Great Train Robbery" and begins: "Charles Murray...was the messenger of the U.S. Expres... See More
Fall of Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #689661
April 04, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, April 4, 1865
* Fall of Richmond VA Virginia
* Civil War nearing the end
First column heads on the front page about the fall of Richmond: "GRANT" "Richmond Ours" "Weitzel Entered the Rebel Capital Yesterday Morning" "Many Guns Captured" "Our Troops Received with Enthusiasm" "The City On Fire" "Pe
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* Fall of Richmond VA Virginia
* Civil War nearing the end
First column heads on the front page about the fall of Richmond: "GRANT" "Richmond Ours" "Weitzel Entered the Rebel Capital Yesterday Morning" "Many Guns Captured" "Our Troops Received with Enthusiasm" "The City On Fire" "Pe
Mexican aviator Pablo Sidar Escobar killed...
Item #689635
May 12, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 12, 1930
* Aviator Pablo Sidar Escobar killed
* Mexican army air ace airplane crash
The front page has a five column heading: "Two Flyers Dive to Death in Ocean" with subhead. Small photo of Escobar is on the front page.
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More
First ever automobile advertisement...
Item #689601
September 24, 1898
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 24, 1898
* 1st ever automobile advertisement
* Horseless carriage
This is a very significant magazine in the history of automobiles, as the noted reference work "Kane's Famous First Facts" states that the mentioned advertisement was the very first automobile ad ever published in America.
A back page advertisement is headed: "A ... See More
1930 Oceanside, California airplane disaster....
Item #689574
January 20, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 20, 1930
* Oceanside, San Diego County, California
* Maddux Airlines Flight 7 airplane disaster
* Ford Trimotor "Tin Goose" aircraft
The front page has a banner headline for display that announces: "BLAZING PLANE FALLS; 16 DIE" with subheads. Related photo on the back page.
Complete with all 38 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few sm... See More
Death for the killer of Lindbergh's baby...
Item #689505
December 09, 1935
THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 9, 1935
* Bruno Hauptmann death sentence appeal fails
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
The bold banner headline announces: "BRUNO DENIED APPEAL" and subheads. Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rage edition, light toning, a little spine wear, generally in very nice condition.... See More
1930 death of aviator Carl Ben Eielson...
Item #689499
April 23, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1930
* American explorer & aviator Carl Ben Eielson
* Trans-arctic airplane flight - Siberia death
The front page has a one column heading: "Eielson Dead in Arctic; Scan Snow for Body" Two related photos are on the back page.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small bin... See More
Early print of the Yosemite Valley...
Item #689453
November 21, 1863
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 21, 1863 The front page has a print of: "The War in Tennessee--Attempt of the Rebels to Blow up a Supply Train near Cumberland Tunnel" and a small print of: "Rockville, A Deserted Village Near Charleston".
The tipped-in centerfold is a nice print of the: "Grand Ball at the Academy of Music, New York...".
Other pri... See More
California, Charleston, Egypt, and more...
Item #689443
December 11, 1869
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 11, 1869 The front page shows; "Central Park--Preparing a Model in Clayh of the Great Elephant at the Old Arsenal".
Prints within include: "Bronze Statue Erected to the Memory of Bishop Brownell, Founder of Trinity College, Hartford: "Southern Scenes--Pay-Day on the Plantation--Coming from the Store".
The centerfold ha... See More
Across the continents: scenes at Promontory Point and more...
Item #689441
January 15, 1870
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 15, 1870 The front page features a nice print on their series of: "Across the Continent On the Pacific Railroad" showing the: "Dining Saloon of the Hotel Express Train".
Several more prints on this series of their: "Across The Continent" report includes: "Drawing Room of the Hotel Express Train" "Kit... See More
Mormons in the Salt Lake Valley...
Item #689440
January 22, 1870
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 22, 1870
* Salt Lake City, Utah scene
* Mormonism - Mormons
* Connecting to Pacific Railroad
A full page has three scenes: "Scene In Salt Lake Valley -- Fortified House On The Plains" "Transporting Railway Ties Across Salt Lake" and "Utah -- Mormons Hauling Wood From The Mountains". Another nice full p... See More
Death reports of Chief Hummingbird & Governor De Witt Clinton...
Item #689419
February 23, 1828
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 23, 1828
* Death report of Choctaw Chief Hummingbird
* Death report of New York Governor DeWitt Clinton
* B & O Railroad expands to include Pittsburgh, PA
Page 7 has a report of the death of Choctaw Chief Hummingbird, also known as General Hummingbird: "Died, on the 23d December, at his residence near the Choctaw agency, general H... See More
Scenes from the West...
Item #689292
March 05, 1870
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 5, 1870 The front page has a print of: "The Post Office at Promontory Point, on the Line of the Pacific Railroad" which is nothing more than a tent.
Other prints within include: "The Eagle's Nest, Red Butte Station..." and "In the Sierra Nevada, on the Line of the Pacific Railroad" and "Monument Rock, Ech... See More
Scenes from the West...
Item #689291
March 26, 1870
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 26, 1870 The front page shows: "New York--Treatment Of Emigrants At Ward's Island--Women At Dinner."
Among the prints inside are: "Laborers Of A Hand-Car Of The Pacific Railroad, Attacked By Indians" "Bitter Creek Valley--Construction Camp Of The Pacific Railroad In The Foreground" and "Citadel Rock, Gree... See More
Not found in any institution...
Item #689180
November 23, 1898
MOTHER LODE MAGNET, Jamestown, California, Nov. 23, 1898
* Very rare publication
What could be a better name for a mining town newspaper than this one?
Jamestown figured prominently in two gold rush eras, the first from 1848 to the early 1850's during the great rush precipitated by the gold at Sutter's Mill, and then again in the latter part of the 19th century when new ... See More
Albert Einstein honored in NYC... Knute Rockne...
Item #689067
December 13, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1930
* Professor Albert Einstein
* Given key to the city (NYC)
* Pro-Zionism before rise of Hitler
* New York Giants vs. Norte Dame Fighting Irish
* Charity football game for NYC unemployed
* Knute Rockne's last game (EVE of game)
The front page has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN TO RECEIVE CITY HONORS TODAY" with subheads. (see) Page 25 ... See More
Charles Lindbergh breaks transcontinental flight record...
Item #689059
April 21, 1930
QUINCY EVENING NEWS, Mass., April 21, 1930
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh & wife
* Transcontinental flight record
* Airplane - aviation - aviator
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Share Flight Honors" with subhead and photo (see)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a few binding slits along the spine, generally good.... See More
Charles Lindbergh's flight to the Orient...
Item #689043
August 05, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 5, 1931
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh & Anne Morrow
* Airplane flight to the Orient Northern route
The front page has a five column heading: "Lindberghs Hop for Rim of World" with subheads. (see) Related map on page 2. Related photo is on the back page.
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the ... See More
Two full page Winslow Homer prints...
Item #688997
December 23, 1865
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 23, 1865
* Rare Winslow Homer prints
There are many prints within but certainly the two most significant are the full page prints by Winslow Homer, captioned: "Thanksgiving Day--Hanging Up the Musket" and the other: "Thanksgiving Day--The Church Porch". A small stain in the caption of each, otherwise very nice.
Other p... See More
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 disaster....
Item #688990
September 26, 1978
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1978
* Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
* Boeing 727 airplane collision disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "147 DIE IN SAN DIEGO AIR COLLISION" with subheads and 2 related photos. More inside.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, nice condition.
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