Lindbergh in 1927...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 18, 1927



* Race for 1st to cross Atlantic Ocean in airplane

* Charles Lindbergh waits for fog to lift



This 26 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "ARRANGE 'PEACE PARLEY' IN SQUABBLE OVER FLIGHT" with subheads. (see)



A a few days before Lindbergh's historic flight.



Other news of the day throughout. Light br... See More  

Charles Lindbergh Paris flight in 1927...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 19, 1927



* Eve of Charles Lindbergh historic Transatlantic flight

* Lindy

* Waiting for better weather



This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "BERTAUD OUT OF PARIS FLIGHT, LEVINE DECLARES" with subheads. (see photos)

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Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise good.... See More  

NY Times Jigsaw Puzzle...

Lindbergh Does It!...

The New York Times - Jigsaw Puzzle, dated May 22, 1927. "Lindbergh Does It!" The past meets the present with this superb 400-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring a front page of The New York Times on the date. The centerpiece is shaped like an open newspaper and the jigsaw also comes with a full-sized paper copy (folded) of the selected front page to assist in assemblage (assembled size is 12... See More  

Charles Lindbergh... Return on Destryer from successful Atlantic Ocean flight...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 24, 1927



* Charles Lindbergh... Atlantic Ocean flight success

* Trip home to begin



This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "WARSHIP OFFERED LINDBERGH", with related subheads. Photos of Lindbergh's mother also present, with additional coverage. A nice headline for display. This was only two days after his his... See More  

Charles Lindbergh... Atlantic Ocean flight successful...

THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, May 25, 1927  This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "FRENCH DEPUTIES WILDLY HONOR FLYER LINDBERGH" with subheads. (see)



Tells of Charles Lindbergh's ongoing new celebrity status after achieving the famous flight across the Atlantic.



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

Lindbergh receives Air Force Cross....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1927



* Transatlantic Paris flight

* Charles Lindbergh receives Air Force Cross (UK)

* King George of England



The front page has two column headline: "MORE ROYAL HONORS CONFERRED TODAY ON CAPT. LINDBERGH" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, a few biding slits along the spine,... See More  

Transatlantic flight of the Columbia...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 6, 1927



* 1st Tranatlantic flight of the Columbia

* Wright-Bellanca WB-2 airplane

* Clarence Chamberlin & Charles Levine



This 20 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "BELLANCA HOP ENDS NEAR GOAL" with subheads (see photos).



Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear and chipping, ir... See More  

Clarence Chamberlin...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 8, 1927 



* Clarence Chamberlin 

* Bellanca monoplane Columbia 

* Transatlantic flight - Atlantic Ocean 



This 12 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "CHAMBERLIN AND LEVINE ARE RECEIVED BY VON HINDENBURG" with subheads and photo captioned: "Chamberlin and Levine Land in G... See More  

Victoria Woodhull death... Charles Lindbergh's welcome home...

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 11, 1927

 

* Victoria Woodhull death (1st report)

* Woman's suffrage leader



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "VICTORIA MARTIN, NOTED SUFFRAGIST, DIES IN ENGLAND", "Active in Reform and Social Work--Helped Buy Washington Ancestral Home--Well Known as Author"



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Charles Lindbergh welcome home in 1927...

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 13, 1927.



* Charles Lindbergh welcome home

* New York City ticker tape parade (day of)

* "Spirit of St. Louis"



The front page features a nice banner headline: "NEW YORK GREETS LINDBERGH with many subheads and nice photo. Great for display.

Complete with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear along the margins, a few binding holes along the spine/1s... See More  

Charles Nungesser Transatlantic Flight Try In 1927...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut June 14, 1927



* Charles Nungesser missing

* Transatlantic airplane flight try

* Charles Lindbergh post Atlantic flight



This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Signals in Mountains May Be Nungesser; First Sighted Sunday" with subheads. Other news of the day throughout including much on aviators Charles Lindbe... See More  

Matthew Kimes Gang, bank robbery gang...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 15, 1927



* Outlaw Matthew Kimes getaway

* Kimes-Terrill bank robbery gang



This 24 page newspaper has a nice five column headline on the front page: "'BAD MAN' BINDS MARSHALL TO TREE; MAKES GETAWAY with subheads (see image). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice fo... See More  

Paris, Tennessee negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1927 



* Joseph Upchurch negro lynching 

* Paris, Tennessee 



This 36 page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column headline on page 14: "POSSE KILLS NEGRO" and more. (see)



Tells of the lynching (shooting) of negro Joseph Upchurch in Paris, Tennessee.



Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear and chip... See More  

Texas prison farm escape...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 22, 1927



* Ferguson State Prison Farm

* Madisonville, Texas



This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "35 Convicts Escape; Fugitives Unarmed; Dogs, Posse on Trail" with subheads. (see) Tells of the escape of several prisoners at the Ferguson State Prison Farm near Madisonville Texas. See photos for text. This was the... See More  

1st Hawaii flight from mainland in 1927...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 29, 1927



* 1st flight to Hawaii from the mainland

* Lester J. Maitland & Albert Hegenberger

* Fokker C-2 "Bird of Paradise" airplane



This 26 page newspaper has a great banner headline on the front page: "FLIERS LAND IN HAWAII" with subheads and photos of the two pilots. A historic issue in aviation. Nice for display.... See More  

Richard Byrd Transatlantic flight in 1927....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated June 30, 1927.



* Richard Evelyn Byrd transatlantic flight

* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig



This 56 page newspaper has a three line banner headline on the front page:



* BYRD BATTLES FOG, FLIES ON TOWARD PARIS; REPORTS TO SHIP 200 MILES OUT AT SEA; ARMY FLIERS REACH HAWAII IN 26 HOURS



with many subheads and related photo. Much more inside. (see photo... See More  

Byrd's transatlantic flight...Sacco-Vanzetti...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1927  The front page of this issue has a three column, three line headline "Byrd Plane Fights Fog, Winds in Mid-Atlantic; Hawaii Hails U.S. Airmen" with subheads "Airplane's Signals Heard on Land and Sea" "Storms Feared Near Ireland" "Radio Tells World Progress of Four in Plane" and more. Additiona... See More  

Richard Byrd Transatlantic flight in 1927....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, July 2, 1927



* Richard Evelyn Byrd crash landing

* Transatlantic flight



This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Byrd's Nerves Over-Strained; Acosta's Collarbone Broken; Paris Gives Wild Welcome" with subheads. (see)



Also includes a small report: "Report Heflin in Attack on Smith; Say Audience KKK".



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Bobby Jones winning the Open Championship...

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 14, 1927



* Golfer Bobby Jones

* Open Championship

* St. Andrews, Scotland



The front page has a one column heading: "JONES LEADING BY 2 STROKES" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the 1927 Open Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, a few binding holes along the spine ... See More  

"City of Oakland" trans-pacific flight....

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 15, 1927



* "City of Oakland" airplane flight

* Ernie Smith and Emory Bronte

* 1st civilians in trans-Pacific crossing



The front page has a one column heading: "PACIFIC  FLIERS SAFE IN HAWAII" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 18 pages, a few binding holes along the spine and 1st column, light ... See More  

House of David cult commune... Benjamin Purnell...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 23, 1927



* The Israelite House of David religious commune

* King Benjamin Purnell scandal trial

* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult



The front page has a one column heading: "CULT GIRL, 19, WEDS OLD MAN ON FAKE OATH" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

Complete w... See More  

Clarence Chamberlin in 1927...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 1, 1927



* Clarence Chamberlin - aviator

* 1st ship to shore flight (aviation history)



This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "CHAMBERLIN FLIES FROM LINER'S DECK TO SHORE" with subheads that include: "Shows Airplane-Steamship Mail Service Possibilities In Take-Off From Leviathan" and more.



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Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927...

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1st Dole air race in 1927....

DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH, Arizona, August 17, 1927



* 1st Dole Air Race

* Early aviation - airplanes

* Woolaroc - Art Goebel

* Front leaf only



This front leaf only has a banner headline: "4 OF 8 AIRPLANES RACE TO HAWAII" with subheads. (see)

Front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), a little margin wear, nice for display as such.... See More  

1st Dole air race in 1927....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 18, 1927



* 1st Dole Air Race

* Early aviation - airplanes

* Woolaroc - Art Goebel



This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "42 Ships Combing Pacific For 2 Lost Hawaii Planes; Goebel Wins, Jensen Second" with subheads. (see) Tells of the very 1st Dole Air Race from Oakland Ca to the Hawaiian Islands.



Other n... See More