Transportation - Railroad-Flight-Automobile
Transportation - Railroad-Flight-Automobile
Charles Lindbergh... Atlantic Ocean flight successful...
Item #655175
May 26, 1927
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1927
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* Atlantic Ocean flight success
* Triumphal visits in France
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FRENCH DEPUTIES ACCLAIM LINDBERGH AS MOST AUDACIOUS HERO OF CENTURY; 'PROPHET OF A NEW ERA,' SAYS BLEROIT" with many subheads and related photo. Loads of text continues on the following pages with ... See More
Oxford, Mississippi train wreck...
Item #655112
February 28, 1870
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1870
* Oxford MS Mississippi
* Train wreck disaster
The front page has an article headed: "The Disaster In Mississippi" "The Scene of the Accident--Twenty-One Persons Known to be Dead--Horrible Mutilations" See images for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More
Vigilance Committee hangs Reno Gang members...
Item #655101
December 13, 1868
NEW-YORK TIMES, December 13, 1868
* Reno Gang brothers lynchings
* Train robbers - outlaws
On the front page under "Lynch Law" is a report: "Three More of the Indiana Express Mob Hung by the Regulators". Report states that members of the Vigilance Committee from Seymour arrived at New-Albany (Ind.) overpowered the jailer at the Floyd County Jail and "...the w... See More
The transcontinental railroad is complete...
Item #654989
May 10, 1869
NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1869
* Completing the Transcontinental railroad
* Promontory Point - last spike
The top of the ftpg. has column heads on a very notable event in the opening of the West: "THE PACIFIC RAILROAD" "Celebrations in San Francisco and Sacramento--A Grand Jubilee--The Last Spike Driven in the Central Line--Reception of this News in Sacramento" with... See More
1946 Howard Hughes airplane accident...
Item #654984
July 8, 1946
THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, July 8, 1946
* Howard Hughes airplane crash
* XF-11 Surveillance aircraft test flight
* United States Air Force
The top of the front page has one column heading: "Pilot Hughes Badly Injured, Plane Crackup" with subhead. (see)
Ten pages, close cut and irregular along the spine, otherwise good.
... See More
Amelia is the first woman to fly the Atlantic...
Item #654970
June 26, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history
* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
* Airplane "Friendship"
Page 26 has a one column heading: "MISS EARHART HAILS AMERICAN AIR PLANS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on Amelia Earhart being the guest of honor in England just after her famous flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Other ... See More
1949 Bermuda Triangle disappearance...
Item #654844
January 19, 1949
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 19, 1949
* Bermuda Triangle airplane lost
* BSAA Star Ariel disappearance
* Charles Ponzi death (1st report)
The top oof page 55 has a one column heading: "72 PLANES SEARCH SEA FOR AIRLINER" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the BSAA Star Ariel disappearance over the Bermuda Triangle.
The top of the back page has a one column heading: &... See More
Death of Henry Ford...
Item #654833
April 8, 1947
EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 8, 1947
* Henry Ford death (1st report)
* Automobile pioneer - Detroit, Michigan
* FRONT LEAF ONLY
The top of the front page has a four column heading: "Henry Ford, Auto Pioneer, Dies Suddenly at Dearborn" with subheads and photo. (see)
This is the front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), nice for display as such.... See More
Beryl Markham's solo transatlantic E to W flight...
Item #654742
September 6, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 6, 1936
* Kenyan aviator Beryl Markham
* Record transatlantic solo airplane flight
* 1st Woman to achieve from East to West
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MRS. MARKHAM CRASHES IN A CAPE BRETON FIELD AFTER CROSSING ATLANTIC" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Beryl Markham's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from ... See More
1st Berlin to New York transatlantic airplane flight...
Item #654717
August 12, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 12, 1938
* First Berlin to New York airplane flight
* Captain Alfred Henke - Brandenburg
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PLANE HERE FROM BERLIN IN 25 HOURS WITHOUT STOP AFTER A SECRET TAKE-OFF" with subheads. (see) Page 3 has a banner headline: "Another Chapter in Atlantic Flight History Is Provided by German Plane" with sub... See More
Amelia Earhart lost in 1937...
Item #654712
July 17, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1937.
* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance
* Search over the Pacific Ocean - Fred Noonan
Page 2 has a one column heading: "EARHART SEARCH SHIFTS TO NORTH" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Aviator Rudy Kling killed in 1937...
Item #654707
December 4, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 4, 1937
* Air Racer Rudy Kling killed
* "Pride of Lemont, Illinois"
* Air Racing - airplanes - aviation
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "2 Ace Fliers Die in Miami As Downdraft Traps Racers" with subhead. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with three related photos including one of Kling, the pride of Lemont, Illi... See More
King Ghazi of Iraq is killed in 1939...
Item #654679
April 4, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 4, 1939
* Ghazi of Iraq killed - death (1st report)
* King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "King Ghazi of Iraq Killed In an Automobile Accident" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of th... See More
Item #654669
December 15, 1933
NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1933
* Crescent City, Florida
* School bus & train disaster
* John Dillinger gang member
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "10 CHILDREN KILLED AS TRAIN HITS BUS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Crescent city, Florida school bus tragedy.
The back page has a one column heading: "GANGSTER KILLS CHICAGO OFFICER" ... See More
Great Train Wreck of 1856...
Item #654666
July 19, 1856
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, July 19, 1856
* Great Train Wreck of 1856
* Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania
* The Camp Hill Disaster
The front page has an article headed: "THE DISASTER ON THE NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD" "Further Particulars" "Sixty Lives Supposed to be Lost" and more with list of the killed. (see) Text takes up over 2 columns.
Other news of the day.... See More
Miracle in the Andes... Flight 571 rescue...
Item #654664
December 23, 1972
THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, December 23, 1972
* Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
* Miracle in the Andes rescue (1st report)
* Rugby team - airplane crash - "Alive"
Page 6-B has a three column heading: "16 Survive Ordeal in Andes" This story was featured in the movie "Alive" and has to be one of the most amazing feats of survival in... See More
Charles Lindbergh transatlantic flight photo....
Item #654661
May 29, 1927
ROTOGRAVURE SECTION of the New York Herald-Tribune, May 29, 1927.
* Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight
* Great portrait photograph for display
The front page of this photo section has a great portrait photograph of Charles Lindbergh with heading: "New York, 7:51 A. M., May 20---CHARLES A. LINDBERGH---Paris, 5:21 P. M., May 21" (see) Terrific for display. Lindbergh made ... See More
Emilia Earhart sighted...
Hoover wins primary...
Item #654649
June 12, 1928
THE CLEVELAND NEWS, June 12, 1928 Full front page banner headline that reads "PA CINCHES HOOVER VICTORY", with a nice picture of the ticket. This issue also contains the following front page coverage: "Gehrig Hits Homer 14", "Sight Columbia at Nova Scotia" (an Emilia Earnhart Trans-Atlantic Flight report), "Prices Slump in Sell Flood", and much mo... See More
Wooster OH basketball team tragedy....
Item #654642
January 4, 1930
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 4, 1930
* Wooster OH Ohio school bus disaster
* Burbank high school basketball team
This 18 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "6 BASKETBALL PLAYERS DIE AS TRAIN HITS BUS".
This tells of the train and school bus wreck that wiped out the Burbank, Ohio high school basketball team after their joyful ... See More
1922 Sulphur Springs, Missouri train collision....
Item #654566
August 6, 1922
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., August 6, 1922
* Sulphur Springs, Jefferson County, Missouri
* Missouri Pacific trains collide disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THIRTY KILLED, 50 INJURED IN REAR-END CRASH" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the terrible train collision at Sulphur Springs, Missouri.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... See More
1919 R-34 airship crosses Atlantic...
Item #654559
July 3, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1919
* R-34 airship on the way
* 1st ever crossing of the Atlantic East to West in flight
* Aviation - flight - dirigible - zeppelin
* 1st aerial stowaway - William Ballantyne
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "R-34 MAKES PROGRESS ACROSS OCEAN, BUT SPEED DROPS; KEEPS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH LONDON; COMMANDER EXPECTS T... See More
Nice masthead in this early Utah newspaper...
Item #654552
March 25, 1873
THE OGDEN JUNCTION, Utah, March 25, 1873
* Rare Old west title
* Utah territory
The masthead includes prints of two trains coming together, signifying the celebration at nearby Promontory Point of the joining of the East and West Coast by railroad. This issue is from 23 years before Utah statehood.
Page 2 has: "Woman Suffrage in Utah" "The Governorship of Utah" &q... See More
Horseshoe Curve (Altoona, PA) Train Wreck...
Item #654551
February 19, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated February 19, 1947
* Historic train wreck between Altoona & Gallitzin, PA
* Horseshoe curve
* The red Arrow - one of the "Blue Ribbon Flyers"
This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* 25 KILLED IN WRECK ON PENN RAILROAD; 124 ARE INJURED
* Flyer From Detroit to New York Jumps Rails at Mountain ... See More
Early airplanes nearly collide...
Item #654519
June 20, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 20, 1914 Full front page duotone photo: " A Close Shave In The Air" shows two planes in a near mid-air collision. Report inside with 5 photos and a diagram: "The Langley Aeroplane Construction and Control Mechanism".
Complete in 16 pages, a small piece from the lower blank margin, several archival mends inside & several tears ... See More
Early airplanes nearly collide...
Item #654518
June 20, 1914
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 20, 1914 Full front page duotone photo: " A Close Shave In The Air" shows two planes in a near mid-air collision. Report inside with 5 photos and a diagram: "The Langley Aeroplane Construction and Control Mechanism".
Complete in 16 pages, small library stamp in an upper corner, very nice, clean condition.
Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier....
Item #654466
December 22, 1947
KENTUCKY TIMES-STAR, Cincinnati, Dec. 22, 1947
* United States Air Force - Chuck Yeager
* Bell XS-1 rocket airplane
* Speed of Sound broken - 1st time
The front page of the Cincinnati section (page 15) has a two column heading: "Army Plane Reportedly Exceeds Speed of Sound" with subhead: "Magazine Says Rocket Ship Has Blasted Sonic Barrier" with mention of the fam... See More
A great Western-themed cover print... The Mormon Way...
Item #654446
January 5, 1889
THE DESERET WEEKLY, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 5, 1889
* Uncommon title with outer wrappers
* Mormons - Mormonism
This paper calls itself a: "Pioneer Publication of the Rocky Mountain Region - Truth and Liberty". See the photo below for the very decorative & large front page illustration, which shows settlers traveling, the Mormon temple, an early train, etc.
This... See More
The day Lincoln was buried, in a newspaper from the city where he was buried...
Item #654277
May 4, 1865
ILLINOIS STATE JOURNAL, Springfield, May 4, 1865 Obviously a damaged newspaper however this is a newspaper from Lincoln's hometown, with coverage of his funeral & interment, and from the city where Lincoln was buried.
Although the front page has some content concerning the closing events of the Civil War and the trial of Lincoln's conspirators, the prime Lincoln content is on pa... See More
Map of Puebla, Mexico... The Civil War...
Item #654238
April 30, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 30, 1863
* Puebla, Mexico map
* War in Louisiana
The front page features a nice & very detailed map headed: "Map Of The City of Puebla And Its Environs" with a key as to the principal buildings, etc. The front page has related heads and reports on the Civil War, with: "From Mexico" "French Accounts of the Siege of Puebla" &quo... See More
1939 Bob Feller's Mother's Day blunder...
Item #654213
May 15, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1939
* Pitcher Bob Feller & baseball folklore
* Mother's Day foul ball hit his Mother
* Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White Sox
The sport's section (page 21) has a two column heading: "Bob Feller's Mother Hit by Ball While Seeing Him Stop White Sox" with subhead and box scores. (see) See below for the history of this bizarre event.
Oth... See More
Reporting the death of outlaw Jesse James...
Item #654134
April 4, 1882
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, April 4, 1882
* Jesse James assassination
* Robert & Charles Ford
* St. Joseph, Missouri
Near the bottom of the front page is a small report headed: "Vengeance on Train Robbers" which reports: "The city is wild with excitement over the death of Jesse James. The fear of his vengeance has restricted the people from taking extreme action against a... See More
Jesse James & the Rock Island Railroad robbery...
Item #654133
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. Express Compa... See More
Nice coverage of the Lincoln funeral...
Item #654125
April 22, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, April 22, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Funeral train headed for Springfield
Half of the first column is taken up with a nice stack of headlines concerning Lincoln's funeral, including: "THE FUNERAL TRAIN" "Sad & Interesting Details of the Removal of the President's Remains from Washington to Baltimore" "The Obsequies in t... See More
Eastview, New York to be wiped out....
Item #653889
March 23, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1929
* Eastview - East View, New York
* Hamlet in Mount Pleasant NY
* John D. Rockefeller to erase
Page 9 has a three column photo with heading: "Village That Will Be Wiped Off Map By Rockefeller" (see) Also a one column heading: "RAILROAD TO QUIT ROCKEFELLER LAND" with subheads. (see) This was the beginning of the end of East View, New Yo... See More
Commenting on the Battle of Murfreesboro...
Item #653807
January 14, 1863
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, January 14, 1863
* Battle of Stones River
* Murfreesboro TN Tennessee
* Capital of the Confederacy
Among the front page reports are: ""Congress Yesterday", "Affairs In The Valley", "Yankees Threatening the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad", "Confederate States Congress", "Northern News", "... See More
1939 Yankee Clipper 1st transatlantic flight...
Item #653784
March 27, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1939
* Yankee Clipper - Boeing 314
* Flying boat - airplane
* 1st transatlantic flight
The front page has a one column heading: "CLIPPER IS NEARING AZORES ON SEA HOP" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with related photo and flight log.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 32 pages, rag edi... See More
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral... Earps are acquitted of guilt...
Item #653761
December 16, 1881
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, December 16, 1881
* re. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
* Wyatt, Virgil & Morgan Earp acquitted
Page 7 contains a nice report concerning the now iconic "gunfight at the O.K. Corral", from just a day after the conclusion of the trial of the Earps ended in their acquittal.
The article headed: "The Atchison & Topeka-Sonora railroad-... See More
Outlaw Sam Bass... Terrific account of his death ...
Item #653744
July 24, 1878
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 24, 1878
* Death of Sam Bass
* American train robber & outlaw
Looking over the several reports on the death of outlaw Sam Bass we have offered over the last ten years, none have come close to providing the detail & presentation found in this issue.
Taking the entire middle column of the front page (and a bit of the next) is a great acc... See More
Speed of sound est. in 1947....
Item #653723
December 23, 1947
THE RUSSELL COUNTY NEWS, Kansas, December 23, 1947.
* United States Air Force - Chuck Yeager
* Bell XS-1 rocket airplane
* Speed of Sound broken - 1st time
The top of the front page has a one column photo of Chuck Yeager with small heading: "Outspeeds Sound" with brief text . (see)
Complete with 6 pages, irregular along the spine with some unrelated text loss, otherwise good.... See More
Women's Air Derby... the first of its kind...
Graf Zeppelin passes over Taunton - in a Taunton newspaper...
Item #653714
August 17, 1929
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 17, 1929
* Graf Zeppelin's "around the world" flight - passes over Taunton, Massachusetts
* Reported in a Taunton newspaper - with aerial photo
* Women's Air Derby - the 1st ever "female only"
The front page has the two line, four column heading: "GIANT AIR CRUISER HAS PASSED HALF-WAY POINT," with subhead: &... See More
The Otterville train robbery by the James-Younger gang of outlaws...
Item #653614
July 10, 1876
PROVIDENCE EVENING PRESS, Rhode Island, July 10, 1876
* Outlaws - Jesse James gang
* Younger Brothers
* Otterville, Missouri train robbery
Page 3 has half a column taken up with reports of the Otterville train robbery done by the James-Younger Gang, headed: "Daring Robbery" "A Railroad Train Sacked in Missouri" "Armed Men Scouring The Country In Pursuit Of Th... See More
Death of temperance leader Carrie Nation...
Item #653312
June 10, 1911
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 10, 1911
* Carrie Nation death
* Temperance advocate
* Anti-alcohol leader
The top of a ftpg. column has heads: "Death Of Carrie Nation" "Famous Temperance Fighter" "Known As Saloon Smasher" with the article taking over an entire column.
The ftpg. also has a photo of the: "Curtis Biplane In Fl... See More
Mary Williamson Averell death... E. H. Harriman...
Item #653285
November 8, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 8, 1932
* Mary Williamson Averell death
* American philanthropist
* E. H. Harriman's wife
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "MRS. E. H. HARRIMAN DIES AT AGE OF 81" with subheads and photo. First report coverage on the death of Mary Williamson Averell, wife of railroad executive E. H. Harriman. I suspect this is one of the few publicatio... See More
Charles Lindbergh receives Nazi medal...
Item #653270
October 20, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1938
* Charles Lindbergh a Nazi sympathizer ?
* Receives: "Service Cross of the German Eagle"
* Field Marshall Hermann Goering - Adolph Hitler
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Hitler Grants Lindbergh High Decoration After Bitter Attacks on Flier by Russians" (see) First report coverage on Hermann Goering presen... See More
"A Talk with Wilbur Wright"...
Item #653249
October 23, 1909
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 23, 1909 The front of the issue contains two illustrations "The 'Narwahl' Cruising at the Surface" and "The 'Narwahl' Latest and Largest of the United States Submarines" with an accompanying article inside. Inside the issue is a text report "A Talk with Wilbur Wright"; "The Aviation Meet at Berlin and L... See More
Silk industry in India...
Item #653248
November 2, 1895
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 2, 1895 The cover has "The Cotton States Exhibition, Atlanta, GA" with accompanying article. Also inside is: "Long's Machine for Sawing Mouldings"; "The Silk Industry in India"; "Fair Haven and Westville Electric Railroad"; "The Transsiberian Railway"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisem... See More
Charles A. Lindbergh family flees America...
Item #653246
December 24, 1935
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
Amelia Earhart crash lands....
Item #653126
September 1, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1928
* Aviator Amelia Earhart
* Crash lands in Pittsburgh
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Miss Earhart and G.P. Putnam in Plane Crash; Both Escape Without Injury at Pittsburgh" History shows that Earhart was on her way to Cleveland when she flew over Pittsburgh and was so impressed with the city she decided to land there... See More
Douglas Corrigan famous flight in 1938...
Item #653076
July 20, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1938.
* Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan famous flight
* New York to Ireland - Unintentional ?
The front page has a one column heading: "CORRIGAN PRAISED BY IRISH PREMIER" with subhead. (see) Coverage continues on page 12 with related photo. A printing flaw within the photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Co
... See More
* Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan famous flight
* New York to Ireland - Unintentional ?
The front page has a one column heading: "CORRIGAN PRAISED BY IRISH PREMIER" with subhead. (see) Coverage continues on page 12 with related photo. A printing flaw within the photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Co
First Woman to fly the Atlantic...
Item #653050
June 5, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart... Airplane "Friendship"
* About to make history... 1st stage of flightLess than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has a four column headline: "SOUTHERN CROSS SPANS OCEAN TO FIJI IN LONGEST SEA FLIGH... See More
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