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709725

Charles Lindbergh finds lost city...

Item #709725

July 30, 1929

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1929



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* Ancient Mayan Civilization

* Airplane exploration - findings




The front page has a two column heading: "Lost Mayan City Discovered by Lindbergh; Yucatan 'Find' Led Him to Air Photography" (see)

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709648

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

Item #709648

September 21, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1937.



* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing

* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "OUR ENVOYS QUIT NANKING AS CITY AWAITS AIR RAIDS" with subheads. (see images) More on page 10.

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709391

1963 Northwest Orient Airliners Flight 705...

Item #709391

February 13, 1963

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Feb. 13, 1963



* Northwest Orient Airliners Flight 705

* Florida everglades airplane crash disaster




The front page has a nice headline: "43 KILLED AS JET AIRLINER CRASHES IN EVERGLADES" with subhead and small map. (see images) A list of the victims is on page 4.

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709376

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

Item #709376

February 06, 1931

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.

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709363

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

Item #709363

January 22, 1933

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Jan. 22, 1933



* Race driver Malcolm Campbell

* Bluebird speed car photo




The top of the front page of this section has a nice photo showing Sir. Malcolm Campbell's new "Bluebird" speed car. Another related photo is on the front page as well.

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709142

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

Item #709142

September 04, 1935

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  

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709056

1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team disaster...

Item #709056

October 30, 1960

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 30, 1960



* California Polytechnic State University

* Football team airplane crash - Toledo, Ohio

* Cal Poly Mustangs - San Luis Obispo




The front page has a banner headline: "18 in Football Squad Die In Toledo Airliner Crash" with subheads. (see images)

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708892

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

Item #708892

June 01, 1979

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.

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708845

Amelia Earhart's disappearance official report....

Item #708845

May 15, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1938



* re. Amelia Earhart's Pacific disappearance

* USCGC Itasca radio communications (log) reported




The top of page 41 has a one column heading: "EARHART LOSS SEEN AS RADIO TRAGEDY" with subheads. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 42 pages, light toning, nice condition.... See More  

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708635

Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China

Item #708635

September 22, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1937.



* Nanjing - Nanking air raid bombing

* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre




The top of the front page has a three column headline: "AIR RAIDERS BOMB NANKING AFTER ANGLO-U. S. PROTEST ON PLAN TO DEVASTATE CITY" with subheads. (see images)

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708619

Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial...

Item #708619

January 25, 1935

THE DETROIT NEWS, January 25, 1935.

 

* Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial

* Bruno Hauptmann takes the stand

* Loads of court testimony




The front page has a nice banner headline: "Hauptmann Denies Killing Lindy Baby" with subheads and photo of Hauptmann on the witness stand.. (see images) Coverage continues inside with court testimony.

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708356

Crash of the Concorde in 2000....

Item #708356

July 26, 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.

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708307

Beryl Markham's solo transatlantic E to W flight...

Item #708307

September 06, 1936

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Sept. 6, 1936



* Kenyan aviator Beryl Markham

* Record transatlantic solo airplane flight

* 1st Woman to achieve from East to West




The front page has a three column heading: "OCEAN FLIER IN MISHAP" with subhead and photo. (see images) First report coverage on Beryl Markham's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west.

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708297

Neil Armstrong selected for future Moon flight...

Item #708297

September 18, 1962

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  

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708046

Hebron massacre of 1929... Graf Zeppelin...

Item #708046

August 27, 1929

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 27, 1929 



* Hebron Massacre - murders

* Palestine riots - Arabs vs. Jews

* Western Wailing Wall

* Graf Zeppelin around World flight

* Historic aviation feat (airship)




The front page has a three column heading: "Death List in Jew-Arab Melee Nears 200, Jerusalem Quiet But Uprisings Spread to North Area" with subhead and photo showing ... See More  

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707982

1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

Item #707982

June 20, 1977

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  

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707438

Franks Hawks breaks airplane speed record....

Item #707438

February 06, 1929

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 6, 1929



* Aviator Frank Hawks

* Transcontinental airplane flight

* Speed record broken




The front page has a one column heading: "Hawks Breaks Coast to Coast Flight Record" Related photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on Franks Hawks record breaking transcontinental west-to-east airplane flight. Always nice to have notable events i... See More  

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707346

Last train robbery by "Kid" Curry and members of the Wild Bunch...

Item #707346

July 10, 1901

GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, July 10, 1901  The top of page 11 has a very fine account of the last train robbery by members of the "Wild Bunch".

This robbery of the Great Northern train happened near Wagner, Montana, but Kid Curry and other members of the Wild Bunch. The article provides much detail and takes over half a column.

Twelve pages, cleanly cut at the spine, brown... See More  

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707317

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

Item #707317

July 04, 1980

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  

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707083

The special 'New Year's Edition' with 22 pages...

Item #707083

January 18, 1881

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, Denver, Colorado, New Year's Edition, January, 1881  This was Colorado's first newspaper, having begun in 1859, its first issue appearing 20 minutes ahead of its competitor, the 'Cherry Creek Pioneer'.  During the 1870's with the arrival of the railroad & discovery of silver Denver's population boomed from 4,759 in 1870 to over 35,000 in 1... See More  

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707064

A gold mining camp in California...

Item #707064

September 12, 1885

THE PLACER HERALD, Auburn, Placer County, California, Sept. 12, 1885  Placer mining in the Auburn area was very good, with the camp first becoming known as the North Fork Dry Diggings, later changed to Woods Dry Diggings. The area soon developed into a mining camp, and it was officially named Auburn in 1849.

In 1851 Auburn was chosen as the seat of Placer County. Gold mining operations moved... See More  

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707063

When silver was king...

Item #707063

May 04, 1878

LYON COUNTY TIMES, Silver City, Nevada, May 4, 1878  Wikipedia offers much information on this early mining town:

Silver City was established in 1859, named for the silver deposits discovered in the area. Through this narrow gorge thousands of travelers passed on their way to the silver mines of the Comstock Lode.
By 1861, the town had four hotels, multiple saloons and boarding houses
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707006

1910 Belmont Park air show... early aviation...

Item #707006

October 25, 1910

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 25, 1910



* 1st major international aviation meet in U.S history

* Belmont Park - New York - early airplanes - aviators

* John Armstrong Drexel breaks altitude flight record




The top of the front page has five column 2 photo pictorial headed: "Five Aviators Circling In Front Of Belmont Park Grandstand At Same Tine" Nice for display. Also a one column heading... See More  

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706879

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

Item #706879

February 01, 1896

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  

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706678

1986 Cerritos, Los Angeles airplane collision disaster...

Item #706678

September 01, 1986

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 1, 1986



* Aeroméxico Flight 498 collision disaster

* Cerritos, Los Angeles neighborhood crash

* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 & Piper Cherokee




The front page has a banner headline: "70 Die as Planes Collide in Air; Wreckage Plunges Into Cerritos, Burning 16 Homes" with subhead and two related photos. Much more on a few inside pages.



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706596

Burnside takes over for McClellan in commanding the Army of the Potomac...

Item #706596

November 11, 1862

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Gen. McClellan to Leave for the North To-Day" "Farewell to the Officers at Headquarters" "General Burnside's Address on Assuming Command" "Department Of The South" "Recent Attack on the Charleston & Savannah Railroad" "Withdrawal of the Rebe
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706489

Hebron massacre of 1929...

Item #706489

August 26, 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)

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706230

The Big Springs, Union Pacific Railroad robbery...

Item #706230

September 29, 1877

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 29, 1877 



* Union Pacific Big Springs robbery

* Old West outlaw - train robber Sam Bass




The front page has over a full column taken up with reports of the Big Springs train robbery of the Union Pacific Railroad, with heads including: "Daring Detectives" "How the Western Train Robbers Were Hunted Down" "The Leader Identified in Sp... See More  

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705968

The "big" oil discovery in Texas sparks the Texas oil rush...

Item #705968

January 15, 1901

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, Jan. 15, 1901  Although discoveries were made in various locations long before this date, this discovery--to be known as Spindletop--marked the emergence of the oil industry at a time when the automobile and other industries were experiencing rapid growth, coinciding with the need for this new product.

The discovery of oil in Beaumont, Texas, was the begi... See More  

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705952

Print of a California battle... The sensational Jenny Lind...

Item #705952

May 17, 1851

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION, Boston, May 17, 1851  The front page shows: "Packet Ship Isaac Webb, of New York." Inside prints include: "Encounter with a Whale" "Race Course on Long Island" "Scene at the Revere House" "Castle Garden, New York" "Gen. Winfield Scott" and "Jenny Lind" which includes an articl... See More  

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705770

1972 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...

Item #705770

August 10, 1972

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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705765

1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

Item #705765

April 12, 1976

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1976



* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band

* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster

* "Gimme Back My Bullets" album tour

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan concert advertisement




Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts at the Beacon Theatre in Manhat... See More  

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705691

Only known issues are held by us...

Item #705691

July 10, 1882

SALIDA DAILY SENTINEL, Colorado, July 10, 1882  



* First and only year of publication ?



An exceedingly rare title as Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) notes that only one institution had any issues of this title & they were recently purchased by us. No other issues are recorded in any institution. Actually a very typical newspaper of the period with news items of the day--... See More  

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705584

Extoling the climatic virtues of San Diego...

Item #705584

January 19, 1871

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Jan. 19, 1871  Front page items include: "The Pacific Paradise" which extols the great climate of San Diego over that of Nice, France. "How to Fight the Apaches" "The Transcontinental Railroad" and more.

Four pages, great condition.

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705531

Jefferson Davis' family...

Item #705531

October 11, 1866

LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11, 1866  Page 2 includes: "Jefferson Davis' Family" "How the President Feels" "A Wonderful Dream--Narrow Escape of a Railroad Train" and more.

Four pages, very nice condition.

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705476

Robert Goddard & early rockets... Charles Lindbergh, Jr. ...

Item #705476

July 10, 1930

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 10, 1930  One column heads on page 7 include: "Guggenheim Backs Goddard 'Moon Rocket' ". Page 9 has a somewhat large photos of baby Charles Lindbergh, Jr. headed: "Sh-h-h-h! --He's Asleep!"

Complete in 18 pages, nice condition.

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705427

Very first automobile advertisement...

Item #705427

September 10, 1898

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 10, 1898  



* 1st ever automobile advertisement

* Horseless carriage




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, ... See More  

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705406

Charles Lindbergh, Jr...

Item #705406

July 10, 1930

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.

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705405

Editor expresses his anger against the Yankees...

Item #705405

August 24, 1864

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 24, 1864  The front page has: "The War News" beginning: "There is nothing new from Petersburg...The enemy are still upon the Weldon railroad...The battle of last Sunday was not half the battle we at one time thought it...". Also: "The Situation at Mobile" with subheads: "A Naval Skirmish" and "Fort Morgan". Al... See More  

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705402

Supreme Court rules in 3 discrimination cases...

Item #705402

June 06, 1950

NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1950  



* Colleges not permitted to discriminate based on race

* McLaurin vs. Oklahoma State Regents & more

* United States Supreme Court decisions




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 Sayin... See More  

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705321

Map of Charleston, South Carolina...

Item #705321

January 05, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 5, 1862  The front page features a large Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS NEAR CHARLESTON, S. C." Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH" "Operations on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad" "Seizure of the Station Near Charleston: "Desperate Battle and Defeat of the Rebels Near Por... See More  

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705301

Battle of Fort Henry, Tennessee...

Item #705301

February 07, 1862

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  

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705298

The bicycle...

Item #705298

April 10, 1869

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 10, 1869  This title has illustrations, accompanied by text, of the latest inventions of the day. Featured are: "Progress of the Velocipede" which shows a novel bicycle. Also: "Conarroe's Buckeye Ditching Machine" "Little's Stove Funnel Cap and Ventilator" and "Gross' Patent Combined Letter Opener"
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705282

1972 Festival of Hope for crippled children...

Item #705282

August 03, 1972

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  

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704858

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

Item #704858

March 26, 1887

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  

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704853

MacRobertson Trophy Air Race... Mollisons...

Item #704853

October 20, 1934

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1934



* MacRobertson Trophy Air Race

* London to Melbourne airplane event

*  Melbourne Centenary celebrations

* Jim and Amy Mollison photo




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "20 PLANES START IN AUSTRALIA RACE; FITZMAURICE OUT" with subheads. (see) More on page 3 with related pictorial.

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in n... See More  

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704839

1972 Grand Funk Railroad MSG concert advertisement...

Item #704839

November 16, 1972

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.

Th... See More  

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704781

Rare newspaper printed on board a transcontinental train...

Item #704781

June 28, 1870

TRANS-CONTINENTAL, Laramie, Wyoming, June 28, 1870  This is a very fascinating newspaper, borne in the ingenious mind of a publisher who decided to take a small printing press on board the first transcontinental railroad excursion and publish 6 issues westbound and 6 issues eastbound.  Printed on a Gordon press in the baggage car, it is considered the very first newspaper composed, print... See More  

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704752

Map shows details of Columbus, Kentucky...

Item #704752

February 09, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 9, 1862 



* Columbus, Kentucky Confederate fortifications map



The front page features a nice and detailed map headed: "The Key To The Mississippi River. The Fortifications at Columbus, Kentucky--Strength of the Position."

The balance of the front page is taken up with various Civil War reports with column heads including: "The Rebel Defences of Colum... See More  

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704700

1971 Evel Knievel MSG motocylcle jump stunt...

Item #704700

July 15, 1971

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  

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