Sally Ride to be 1st Woman in space ?...

SAN JOSE MERCURY, California, Jan. 17, 1978



* Stanford University student Sally Ride

* Selected to be a possible future astronaut

* First American Woman to fly in space fame

* Future NASA space program icon w/ photo



The bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "3 Central Coast scientists on astronaut list" with a photo of a young Sally Ride, a student at Stanford Univ... See More  

John Philip Sousa death... "The March King"....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1932



* John Philip Sousa death (1st report)

* American composer and conductor

* "The March King" - military marches

* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping



The front page has a one column heading: "Sousa Is Dead; Stricken After Talk at Dinner" First report coverage continues inside with photo. Nice to have in this World famous publicati... See More  

Amelia Earhart autogiro flight w/ passenger....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1930



* Amelia Earhart autogyro flight

* Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

* First to carry a passenger



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart Pilots Passenger In Autogiro" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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Anthony Fokker death... aviation pioneer...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 24, 1939



* Anthony Fokker death w/ photo

* Dutch airplane - aviation pioneer

* "The Flying Dutchman"



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "FOKKER'S BODY WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO HOLLAND" with subhead and small photo. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 10 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes al... See More  

Japanese aerial bombing of Canton & Nanjing (Nanking), China

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Malcolm Campbell... Over 300 MPH in automobile...

SECTION II (sports) only, February 6, 1931



* Race driver Malcolm Campbell

* Bluebird car speed World record

* Daytona Beach, Florida



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "CAMPBELL DRIVES 245 M.P.H.; WORLD RECORD" with subheads and related illustration. (see images) A photo of the race car is on the back page.

Complete section II only with 10 pages, rag edit... See More  

1st person to drive over 300 MPH in automobile...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 4, 1935



* Sir Malcolm Campbell makes history

* British racing motorist - Bluebird car

* 1st person to drive automobile over 300 mph

* Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele County, Utah



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "CAMPBELL REACHES GOAL: 301 MILES AN HOUR" with subheads and small photo. Another rela... See More  

1979 Flight 191 O'Hare airplane disaster....

CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, June 1, 1979



* American Airlines Flight 191 takeoff crash

* O'Hare airport disaster investigation

* In a Chicago publication (RARE)

 

The front page has a heading: "Engine fails, DC-10 returns" More on page 5 with two related photos. Until 9/11, it was the deadliest air disaster to occur on U.S. soil.

Complete with all 136 pages, tabloid size, v... See More  

Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China

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Crash of the Concorde in 2000....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26, 2000



* Concorde supersonic airliner - airplane

* Air France Flight 4590 crash disaster

* Paris to New York City takeoff



The front page has a four column headline: "113 Die in Fiery Crash of Concorde" with subhead and two related photos. (see images) Much more on pages 8 & 9.

Complete with all sections (90+ pages), great condition.... See More  

Neil Armstrong selected for future Moon flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 18, 1962



* NASA Astronaut Group 2 is selected

* Apollo program - human spaceflights

* Neil Armstrong - Moon missions



The front page has a two column heading: "9 New Astronauts Named To Train for Moon Flights" (see images) The top of page 18 has a 7 column heading: "Sketches of the Nine New Astronauts Chosen by U. S. to Train for Flights to the Moon... See More  

1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 20, 1977



* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band

* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster

* Upcoming area concerts advertisement

* "Street Survivors Tour" - Nassau Coliseum



Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts including one at the Nassau Coliseum... See More  

Premiere of "Airplane", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 4, 1980



* Best "Airplane" film advertisement

* Grand opening weekend movie premiere

* Satirical parody - Leslie Nielsen

* Great ad for "The Shining" too



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Airplane" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industr... See More  

Bicycles... The "accidental" discovery of x-rays... Biltmore estate...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 1, 1896  Page 3 has a notable report "Prof. Roentgen's Discovery" [Wilhelm Röntgen] which is the accounting of how the discovery of x-rays was made by accident.

The front page shows the United States Navy Yard in New York. Also within the issue are articles: "A Twenty-Five Cent Bicycle" made of wood; Mr. Vanderbilt's estate... See More  

Hebron massacre of 1929...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 26, 1929 



* Hebron Massacre

* Palestine riots - Arabs vs. Jews

* Western Wailing Wall

* Graf Zeppelin around World flight

* Historic aviation feat (airship)



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Arab-Jew Fighting Spreading Over Palestine, 12 Americans Slain, Government Worried" with subhead. (see images)

Also cover... See More  

1972 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 10, 1972



* Alice Cooper - School's Out tour

* American rock singer and songwriter

* Roosevelt Stadium concert advertisement

* Jefferson Airplane "Long John Silver" concert ad



Page 37 has a full page advertisement for a "ALICE COOPER" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. (see image)

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Very first automobile advertisement...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 10, 1898  A very significant issue in the history of automobiles, as the noted reference work "Kane's Famous First Facts" records that the first automobile advertisement ever published in America is on the back page (not the very first appearance, which was in the July 30, 1898 issue).  ... See More  

Charles Lindbergh, Jr...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 10, 1930  One column heads on the front page; 'Lindy Jr. Poses For Cameramen; First Photos Distributed" with the photos on the back page.

Complete in 38 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high-quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. Great condition, with 5 small binding holes at the blank spine.

Supreme Court rules in 3 discrimination cases...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1950  The front page has a 3 column head: "SUPREME COURT RULINGS BAR SEGREGATION IN 2 COLLEGES, ALSO VOID BIAS IN RAIL DINERS" with subheads: "Bench Unanimous" "But It Stops Short of Saying if Separation of Races Is Illegal" "Precedents Are Set Up" and more.

The text begins: "In three unanimous opinions dealing with racial ... See More  

Battle of Fort Henry, Tennessee...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 7, 1862  Half of the front page is taken up with ads with the other half having various news items, including: "Interesting From the North--Notes On The War" with various subheads. Also reports on: "American Affairs In Europe" "The Grand Army to Advance" "The Burnside Expedition--The Design of its Operations" &quo... See More  

1972 Festival of Hope for crippled children...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 3 1972



* Festival of Hope - for crippled children

* Two-day rock concerts at Roosevelt Raceway

* Jefferson Airplane - The James Gang

* Elephant's Memory - Bo Diddley & much more



Page 29 has a full page advertisement for the "FESTIVAL OF HOPE", a benefit music festival for crippled children. Many of the kn... See More  

The Forest Hills disaster (Bussey Bridge train calamity)...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 26, 1887  The front page has a dramatic illustration of the train wreck on the Bussey Bridge in the Roslindale section of Boston (near Forest Hills). The inside page (paginated #88) has several related illustrations. 

Additional prints within the issue include a full-page on the fire and resulting destruction of The Richmond Hotel and St. ... See More  

1972 Grand Funk Railroad MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 16, 1972



* Grand Funk (Railroad) concert advertisement

* American rock band - Madison Square Garden



Page 63 has a nice full page advertisement for a "GRAND FUNK" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

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1971 Evel Knievel MSG motocylcle jump stunt...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 15, 1971



* Evel Knievel performs at Madison Square Garden

* American stunt performer and entertainer

* Ramp-to-ramp Harley Davidson motorcycle jump



The front page has a heading: "Evel Knievel: No easy rider" (see images) First report coverage continues on page 12. 

wikipedia notes: Anyone who was a kid in the 1... See More  

Very early bicycle prints...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York June 12, 1869  The front page has a very nice & curious print captioned: "Sturdy and Young's Circular Velocipede" with a related front page article titled: "Improved Combination Pleasure Velocipede". An inside page also has a print of: "Price's Improved Bicycle" with a related article as well.

Sixteen pages, nice conditi... See More