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  

1st airmail airplane service (1918)...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 21, 1918



* 1st regular airmail airplane U.S. service

* 1st airmail stamp delivery



Page 2 has a one column heading: "GETS LETTER BY AEROPLANE POST" (see image) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.

Complete wi... See More  

The 1875 Mountain Meadows Massacre...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 30, 1875  



* Mountain Meadows Massacre

* Mormons - Mormonism trial

* John D. Lee - Brigham Young



The front page has a report headed: "The Mountain Meadow Massacre" "The Testimony For the Defense--The Massacre Changed To The Indians--An Attempt to Save Lee" with the dateline from Beaver, Utah.

The Mountain Meadows Massacre was ... See More  

On one of the major pioneers in manned balloon flights...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 6, 1785  



* Early ballooning - aviation pioneer

* Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier



Page 5 has a paragraph on one of the pioneers of manned flight, noting: "The famous M. Pilastre de Rozier, after having in vain waited...for a favourable wind to waft him & his balloon to the British shore, has given up all thoughts of such an aeri... See More  

1908 Henri Farman airplane flight...

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, June 8, 1908



* French aviator Henri Farman

* Early powered aviation airplane



The top of page 2 has a three column heading: "FARMAN AEROPLANE CARRIES TWO MEN A DISTANCE OF 1241 METRES" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some archival mending at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Mechanical baseball pitcher...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 26, 1897  Inside has a full page with 4 illustrations of: "The Mechanical Baseball Pitcher" with a lengthy article on this as well. Fascinating item, and an early pitching machine!

Other items within include: "Third Rail Electrical Equipment of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad" which includes illustrations on the front page... See More  

Assassination of JFK with many photos...

DAILY NEWS, New York, Nov. 23, 1963  



* John F. Kennedy assassination



The front page is dominated by the dramatic report: "PRESIDENT KILLED" with a related subhead, and the famous photo of Lyndon Johnson being sworn into office on board the airplane before returning to Washington. Much more inside as the photos show.

Complete in 36 pages, tabloid size, light dirtiness to the ... See More  

Flint sit-down strike begins... GM...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 31, 1936



* Flint, Michigan sit-down strike begins

* United Automobile Workers (UAW) to Labor Union

* GM General Motors



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "Strikes affect 3 Flint Plants" with subhead and related photo. (see images) First report coverage on the initial beginning of the strike. Nice to have in a Detroit publication

Other news, sp... See More  

USS Shenandoah airship maiden flight...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Sept. 3, 1923



* USS Shenandoah maiden flight - voyage

* United States Navy rigid airship - dirigible



The front page has a one column heading: "ZR-1 IN THE AIR FOR 55 MINUTES" (see image)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

Wonderful cover, plus nice golf and fishing prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 15, 1899  Of special interest gins is the very displayable, color front wrapper noting this is the: "Sportsman's Number" showing two men fishing 

Inside has a nice full front page showing a "Rocky Mountain Sheep Hunting" scene. Nice full page golf print by A.B. Frost: "Winter Golf--Play the Like In Four" which shows ... See More  

"The North Star" becomes "Frederick Douglass' Paper"...

FREDERICK DOUGLASS' PAPER, Rochester, New York, Sept. 8, 1854  



* Extremely rare publication



We are pleased to offer this exceedingly rare--and highly desirable--newspaper by the famed Frederick Douglass. This weekly title is the continuation of his newspaper "North Star" which began in 1847.

Among the articles: "The Results of Emancipation" "The Fugit... See More  

Amelia Earhart's solo flight to Mexico City....

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 21, 1935



* Amelia Earhart solo flight to Mexico City

* Bug in her eye forces emergency landing



The front page has a two column heading: "Bug in Eye Forces Amelia to Halt Briefly in Long Trip" (see images) Interesting as I cannot find mention of this bizarre event in her history.

Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

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Early airplane flight to Tijuana in 1911......

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 7, 1911



* Harry S. Harkness airplane flight

* American aviator - aviation pioneer

* War message from North Island to Tijuana



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "SETS NEW WORLD RECORD FOR AMATEUR AVIATORS" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... See More  

Published by P. T. Barnum... Early view of Sydney, Australia...

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, June 18, 1853  P.T. Barnum was the co-owner (see photos) of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly". This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers would last for only 48 issues.

The text on the front page is: "The Pacific Railroad" and the print shows: "Thomas H. Be... See More  

Flight 421 airplane disaster... Jackie Robinson hits for the cycle...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1948 



* Northwest Airlines Flight 421 disaster 

* Winona, Minnesota 

* Jackie Robinson hits for the cycle 



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Plane Crashes in Midwest; All 36 on Board Are Killed" with subhead. (see images) Report continues on page 8 with related map.

Page 21 is a 7 column headline that reads: &... See More  

A great illustration showing Eskimos hunting for Polar-Bear...

HARPER'S WEEKLY October 11, 1890 (Supplement included)  The most desired illustration is the double-page print captioned: "Esquimaux Hunters Capturing A Polar-Bear", which is found in the Supplement.

Also included is the entire regular issue which features another great double-page print: ""A Tiger Hunt in India", as well as the full pg. illus. of "The ... See More  

Building a railroad to the Rocky Mountains...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1852 



* Early railroad construction in the West



The front page has: "Fugitive Slaves" as well as: "Export of Gold From California" which includes a chart. Also: "From Texas" and "From El Paso" "A Patriot of the Rio Grande".

Page 2 has: "A Plan for Constructing a Railroad over the ... See More  

First ever automobile advertisement...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York,  Oct. 1, 1898  This is a very significant magazine in the history of automobiles, as the noted reference work "Kane's Famous First Facts" states that the mentioned advertisement was the very first automobile ad ever published in America.

A back page advertisement is headed: "The Winton Motor Carriage" and describes the fine features... See More  

Al Capone is now inmate number 40,886...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1932 



* Al Capone enters prison (1st report)

* Tax evasion guilty charge

* Chicago gangster boss - beer baron



The front page has one column heads including: "PRISON DOORS CLOSE BEHIND CAPONE" "Gangster Reaches Atlanta After Day on Which Curious Crowds Inspect the Train" "Convicts Cry 'Welcome!'" and more. The article, taking... See More  

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

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Dec. 3, 1898 



* 1st electric toy train: ad for Carlisle and Finch

* 1st automobile advertisement - horseless carriage



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 ... See More  

Winslow Homer print... Wall Street...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1868 



* Winslow Homer illustration - print



Great full front page print: "The Pioneer" is by A. R. Ward. The feature print of this issue would be the nice, full page by the famed artist Winslow Homer: "Art Students & Copyists in the Louvre Gallery". This print is in very nice, clean condition.

A half-page print: "Th... See More  

Published by P.T. Barnum...

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, May 21, 1853  Phineas T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly", the latter two becoming immensely more successful. This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers would last for only 48 issues, or less than one year.

Among the prints are: "Destructi... See More