The "Battle of Los Angeles" during World War II...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Feb. 25, 1942 



* Battle of Los Angeles - Air Raid

* Japanese airplane attack ? UFO's ?



The front page has a two column headline: "War in California: Intern Japs, Congressmen Demand; Sub Raider Is Still Loose" with subheads. (see images)

This is a report on what is known as the "Battle of Los Angeles".  This event was a curious inci... See More  

Aviator Howard Hughes airplane flight record..

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 14, 1936



* Aviator Howard Hughes 

* Transcontinental airplane speed flight record



The front page has a five column heading: "Flies U. S. in 9 Hrs. 27 Mins. for Record" with subheads. Photo of Hughes is on page 5. (see images)

Complete in 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

Perhaps the best Lincoln funeral issue to be had...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, April 25, 1865  I have always considered this to be the most dramatic issue on the Lincoln funeral we have ever encountered, and we've had many great issues of the era. This title and date remain very elusive, and for good reason.

Most of the front page is taken up with a huge engraving with a banner heading: "PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S REMAINS IN INDEPE... See More  

A issue, printed under two titles by two publishers...

THE FIRST MINNESOTA, Berryville, Virginia, March 11, 1862  A fascinating & very rare newspaper published under circumstances very similar to what would happen with the Daily Citizen of Vicksburg in early July, 1863.

The following is credited to Tim Russo, who did much research on this newspaper:

As I research my screenplay for a film about the charge at Gettysburg of the First Minn... See More  

Orville Wright invents "automatic stabilizer"....

THE TIMES, Los Angeles, Jan. 5, 1914



* Orville Wright 0 Wright Brothers fame

* "Automatic stabilizer" invention

* Wright Model E airplane aeroplane

* FRONT LEAF ONLY *******



The top of the front page has a photo of Orville Wright along with illustration of the Wright Model E with heading: "Says He Has Revolutionized Flying". (see) Also one column headings that include:... See More  

Wilmer Stultz killed.... Amelia Earhart pilot...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1929



* Wilmer Stultz killed in airplane crash

* Amelia Earhart pilot on famous Atlantic flight



The top of the front page has one column headings: "STULTZ IS KILLED STUNTING PLANE; TWO PASSENGERS DIE" "Earhart Pilot Crashes as He Tries 'Falling Leaf' 300 Feet Up at Mineola" and more. (see) Coverage continues on page 3 with two photos.

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Howard Hughes - after his around the world flight...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1938



* Howard Hughes goes into seclusion

* Post around the World airplane flight



The front page has a one column heading: "Howard Hughes Retires Into A Secluded Home" with subheads "Bewildered by Hero-Worship, He Seeks Rest and Quiet", "Companions at Hotel", "Plans for Next Few Days Indefinite -- To Be Fete... See More  

This title existed for just two years...

RAILROAD MERCURY, Groton Junction, Massachusetts, April 4, 1861



* American Civil War outbreak close era



 A quite rare, weekly title that existed for just two years. Although "railroad" is in the title this seems to be a regular general-interest newspaper with no focus on railroading.

Four pages, nice condition.

1942 Eddie Rickenbacker found alive....

HERALD EXPRESS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, November 14, 1942



* Eddie Rickenbacker found alive

* American World War I airplane fighter ace

* Adrift at sea for 24 days



The front page has great banner headline: "SAVE RICKENBACKER, 5 OTHERS FROM SEA" with subhead. Pictorial and banner heading on page 3. And more on page 4. First report coverage on the rescue of Captain Eddie Rickenbacke... See More  

1st airmail airplane service... 1918...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1918



* 1st regular airmail airplane U.S. service (historic)

* 1st airmail stamp delivery - Woodrow Wilson

* James C. Edgerton



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FIRST AIR MAIL IN WASHINGTON IN 200 MINUTES", "Flight from New York to Capital with Letters and Parcels Made Without Mishap", "Time... See More  

Charles Lindbergh, Fairbanks & Pickford, and more...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, Sept. 14, 1929  Full front page is a photo of; "Air Ambassadors of Good Will" showing Charles Lindbergh and Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin.

Inside pages have a wealth of photos of events & people of the day including a full page of baseball players, a photo of Lindbergh with future WWII hero Jimmy Doolittle, Mary Pickford & Dougla... See More  

On the 1861 assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln...

THE CIRCULAR, Oneida, New York, Feb. 28, 1861  Page 3 has a report: "Mr. Lincoln In Washington" noting in part: "Considerable surprise & excitement were occasioned through the country by the report...that Mr. Lincoln had arrived in Washington...and that his sudden departure from Harrisburg for Washington was made to avoid plots of assassination...a messenger...arrived at Ha... See More  

Uncle John Wilder death... Charles Lindbergh in Nanking...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1931



* Uncle John Wilder (fiddler) death

* President Calvin Coolidge's uncle

* Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont

* Charles Lindbergh flies to the Orient



Page 30 has a one column heading: "UNCLE JOHN WILDER, FIDDLER, DEAD AT 85" with subheads and photo. (see)

Page 12 has a one column heading: "LINDBERGHS ALIGHT ON LAKE AT NANKING" ... See More  

HAIR (the musical) - Rare Pre-Broadway Ad... "Village Voice"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, October 19, 1967



* A extremely rare ad for the Broadway Hit - "HAIR" - prior to making it to Broadway

* The Public Theater - Greenwich, in the Village's own iconic newspaper



Prior to making it to Broadway and becoming one of the most famous musicals to hit the stage, the musical "Hair" appeared off-Broadway at The Publi... See More  

1872 Portland, New York train wreck disaster....

THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 25, 1872



* Christmas eve train wreck disaster

* Cross Cut Railroad - Portland, New York

* Phineas Barnum Circus Museum Fire



The top of  page 5 has a one column heading: "RAILROAD HOLOCAUST" with subheads. (see images)

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "BURNING OF BARNUM'S" with subheads. (see images)

Other news of the d... See More  

Escaping from Brigham Young...

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, August 5, 1857  



* Mormons Mormonism - emigration

* Escaping Brigham Young's tyranny

* Dr. Harvey Burdell murder case



The front page has an article headed: "THE BURDELL MURDER !!" "Complication Of The Mystery" "Mrs. Cunningham Re-Arrested" "A Fictitious Child-Birth" "Astounding Disclosures" and more.

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The Gage Station train robbery... New Mexico...

THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH, Topeka, Kansas, November 25, 1883



* Gage Station train robbery

* Silver City, New Mexico

* Harvey Whitehall



The front page has an article headed: "Train Robbery on the Southern Pacific" (see images) First report coverage on the Gage Station train robbery near Silver City, New Mexico.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.... See More  

Great Train Wreck of 1918... Nashville...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 9, 1918



* Great Train Wreck of 1918

* Nashville, Tennessee disaster

* Worst rail accident in U.S. history



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TWENTY-FIVE KILLED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally f... See More  

Death of actress Carole Lombard...

MARION EVENING POST, Illinois, Jan. 17, 1942 



* Actress Carole Lombard death 

* Airplane crash disaster (1st report)



The top of the front page has a 2 column headline announcing: "Carole Lombard and 21 Others Believed Dead in Plane Crash" with over a full column article.

Complete with 4 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

First HEMI engine automobile released in 1951...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 10, 1951



* Chrysler Hemi engine is born (FirePower)

* 1st automobiles are released for sale

* American V8 gasoline engines 1st used



Page 19 has a three column photo headed: "The 1951 Chrysler Imperial Four-Door Sedan" with text. This was the day the HEMI (formally called "Firepower") engine made its debut in an automobile for sale.

And maybe ev... See More  

America's first man in space...

THE DAILY REPORTER, Dover, Ohio, May 5, 1961  



* Astronaut Alan Shepard

* 1st American in space

* Mercury-Redstone 3 - Freedom 7



America's first man is space is heralded with this headline: " 'WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT!' --SHEPARD" with subhead: "Flight Is Made In 15 Minutes At 5,100 MPH". There is also a photo of Alan Shepard in the capsule and ... See More  

Best Walter O. Briggs Sr. death...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 17, 1952



* Walter O. Briggs Sr. death

* Automobile manufacturing company

* Detroit Tigers baseball team owner



The front page has a nice banner headline: "WALTER O. BRIGGS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see images) Nice for display. Lengthy first report coverage continues inside with another related photo. Great to have in this Detroit publication, very rar... See More  

Lindbergh baby found dead in 1932... Detailed coverage...

THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, Ohio, May 13, 1932 



* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping

* Body found - 1st report

* Outstanding front-page coverage



The top of the front page has a great 3-line banner headline: "CONDON AND CURTIS CALLED TO HOPEWELL FOR QUIZZING AS LINDBERGH RETURNS TO FIND HIS INFANT SON SLAIN; RUN DOWN THE MURDERERS! IS DEMAND OF OFFICIALDOM", with mu... See More  

Two firsts: ads for very first electric toy train, and first automobile ad...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 22, 1898  For the model railroad hobbyist & car enthusiast  this issue has two significant advertisements.

First, an illustrated ad for the very first electric toy train: "Carlisle & Finch Co." of Cincinnati, Ohio. The ad is for their toy "Electric Railways, $3.50 to $7." Carlisle & Finch was the creator of the very fir... See More  

Great wealth of information on how to train soldiers...

NEW YORK MILITARY MAGAZINE, July 3, 1841  A very scarce title that existed for just six months. This is the volume 1, number 4 issue.

Among the articles: "Sketches of Uniform Companies" "Review - From the Army Regulations" "Artillery Tactics - Adopted by the War Department" "Order of Encampment" and so much more.

Sixteen pages, 6 1/2 by 10 inches, ver... See More