ZR-2 - R38 class airship disaster....

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 25, 1921



* ZR-2 airship crash (1st report)

* R38 class



This 14 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "Sixteen Americans Die in Dirigible Wreck" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the ZR-2 airship crash.



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Natalie Wood... 1961 national automobile show...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, October 16, 1960  The front of this issue contains a photo of Natalie Wood with an accompanying article "The Vamp Is Back". There are several pages of the previews of the new 1961cars at the National Automobile Show. Additional stories and advertisements are within.



This is complete in 36 pages with several small binding holes a... See More  

Custer Creek train wreck...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1938



* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck

* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"

* Miles City, Montana



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TRAIN INTO CREEK; 29 DEAD" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the wreck of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crac... See More  

1st living earth being into space.....

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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 30 (wrong date of 29th printed), 1864  Among the front page column heads are: "VERY LATEST NEWS" "Army OF The Potomac" "The War On the Western Frontier!" "Interesting Rebel Intelligence" "A Railroad Train Captured by Guerrillas" "A Union Advance in North Carolina" & more.

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Pretty Boy Floyd abducts sheriff...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 17, 1933 



* Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd 

* Public enemies era

* Pre Kansas City massacre (day of)

 

This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "PRETTY BOY FLOYD ABDUCTS SHERIFF" and

"Notorious Outlaw and a Pal Kidnap Official in Front of Garage"



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Ralph S. Barnaby glider flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1930



* Aviator Ralph S. Barnaby

* Glider aircraft flight

* USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) airship



This 36 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Glider Launched From the Los Angeles in Air; Its Pilot Lands After a Twelve-Minute Flight"



On January 31, 1930, Captain Ralph S. Barnaby made aviation history by sailing 3,000 feet to earth... See More  

Paul von Hindenburg...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 30, 1916



* Paul von Hindenburg

* German Chief of Staff



This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SUPREME COMMAND TO VON HINDENBURG"

"Kaiser William Has Dismissed Gen. von Falkenhayn and Named Field Marshal von Hindenburg Chief of Staff". 1st report coverage of Paul von Hindenburg being named th... See More  

Record flight in an airplane...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, N.Y., Sept. 9, 1911 



* Aviator Harry N. Atwood

* Record airplane flight



Full front page is a photo of: "Atwood in the Aeroplane in which he flew from St. Louis to Chicago and afterward from Chicago to New York". "The Longest Aeroplane Flight On Record". There is a related article & 2 more photos inside.



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Yreka CA lynching...

SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1895



* Yreka CA California lynchings (4)

* Lynch mob



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FOUR MURDERERS HANGED BY A MOB", "Californians Indulge In A Lynching Bee", "Strung Up Without Having Time To Pray" and more. Coverage on the lynchings in Yre... See More  

1919 Airplane altitude record...

THE WORLD, New York City, July 31, 1919



* Early aviation record

* Curtiss Airplane

* Roland Rolhfs



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FLIES TO HEIGHT OF 30,700 FEET, NEW OFFICIAL RECORD", "Rohlfs Motor Chills at 25 Below Zero, and He Descends After Trying to Blanket Radiator With Cloth Cut From Cushion", "Leaves Control... See More  

Relics of the U.S.S. Maine are being found... Harry Atwood flight across the country continues... President Taft's silver anniversary...

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, June 20, 1911  The front page of the carries an article "Flight Across Country Resumed In New Hampshire By Atwood" which also includes a small photo with the caption "Biplane Used on Passenger Trip From Massachusetts Into an Adjoining State - Harry N Atwood In Flight". Other articles include: "More Maine Relics Brought... See More  

Crash of United Airlines flight 826...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 17, 1960



* United Airlines Flight 826

* Airplane collision over Staten Island New York

* Stephen Baltz (miracle survivor) w/ photo



This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Plane Crash Toll 136, Seek Bodies In Ruins" with subhead and photo showing Baltz (see photos). This tells of the horrific cra... See More  

Amanullah Khan enters Berlin...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1928



* Amanullah Khan enters Berlin, Germany

* Emir & Shah of Afghanistan



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9 that include: "AFGHAN KING ENTERS BERLIN AMID POMP",

"Hindenburg Welcomes Him at the Station as a 21-Gun Salute Is Fired" and more (see photos).



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Harry N. Atwood airplane flight breaking world's record...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, August 24, 1911



* Harry Nelson Atwood

* Early aviation feat

* Airplanes in it's infancy



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ATWOOD, FLYING TO WEST POINT, BREAKS THE WORLD'S RECORD", "Aviator Lands Near military Field at 9:32 a. m., After Trip of More Than 80 Miles From ... See More  

1959 Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crash...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 31, 1959



* Piedmont Airlines Flight 349

* Crozet VA Virginia

* Douglas DC-3



This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Search for Airliner In Virginia Mountains," which tells of the Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 airplane crash disaster near Crozet, Virginia. An early report as the plane was yet to found.



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Flight around the World in 1931...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 2, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty...  1st flight around the World in airplane ends

* Hero's welcome in New York City



This 24 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "MILLIONS ACCLAIM AIRMAN" with subhead: "Heroes Ride In Confetti Blizzard" with related photo.



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The first human in space, Yuri Garragin, killed....

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, March 28, 1968



* Yuri Gagarin killed (1st report)

* Soviet cosmonaut

* 1st human in space fame



This 4 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Yuri Gagarin Killed In Airplane Mishap" which tells of the death of the 1st man in space, Yuri Gagarin.



Other news and advertisements of the day. Small binding holes along t... See More  

Lindbergh baby found dead in 1932....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1932



* Charles Lindbergh Jr. found dead

* Famous kidnapping hunt comes to an end



This 32 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "PRESIDENT ORDERS RELENTLESS SEARCH FOR MURDERERS OF LINDBERGH BABY; MEN WHO DEALT WITH GANGS QUESTIONED" with many subheads that include: "Hoover Directs That the Case Be Kept Alive Till Justice Is ... See More  

Eddie Rickenbacker found alive....

THE SUNDAY STAR NEWS, Wilmington, North Carolina, November 15, 1942



* Eddie Rickenbacker about to be found

* American World War I airplane fighter ace

* Adrift at sea for 24 days



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Famous Ace, Party Rescued By Navy Plane"; "Rickenbacker Saved After Three Weeks On Raft In The South Pacific"; a... See More  

Washington D.C. UFOs...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 1, 1952 This 34 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 19: "'Flying Saucer' Queries Hamper Air Force Work"



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout with front page reporting on the 1st helicopter crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Rag edition, little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.

First American in space... The space race 'takes off'...

WILLIAMSPORT SUN-GAZETTE, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1961



* Astronaut Alan Shepard...  1st American in space

* Mercury-Redstone 3 - Freedom 7



The banner headline announces: "U.S. Does It---Space Flight Success" with various subheads and related reports, including "Shot Puts U.S. Back Into 'Space Race' "& more, plus above the masthead are three large photos of ... 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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Ruth Bancroft Law flight record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 21, 1916



* Ruth Bancroft Law

* Woman aviatrix

* Airplane flight record



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "RUTH LAW LANDS HERE FROM CHICAGO IN RECORD FLIGHT", "Gasoline Nearly Gone on Last Leg of Her Journey, She Volplanes to Governor's Island", "Glides Through Dense Fog", "Almost Benumbed B... See More  

Nazi rocket glider bombs in 1943.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1943



* Rocket warfare during World War II

* New Nazi rocket glider bombs



This 44 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 22: "Glider Rocket-Bombs" (see photos for text). Other World War II era news throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.