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1st MLB team airplane travel....



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May 08, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1940

* Brooklyn Dodgers 1st team to fly
* MLB baseball airplane travel


The sport's section (page 30) has one column headings: "DODGERS TRAVEL TO CHICAGO BY AIR" "Two Planes Transport Entire Squad From St. Louis--Team Home Tomorrow"
First report coverage on the first time a MLB baseball team flew by airplane which was the Brooklyn Dodgers. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially on this topic.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content, allowing the issues to remain very white & sturdy into the present. Given the subscription cost, libraries & institutions rather than individuals were the primary subscribers of these high-quality editions.  Very nice condition.

Category: The 20th Century