WWII - The Journey (pre, during, and post-war events)

This link was created to take explorers on a pre-war, war, and post-war journey of events related to WWII - an unimaginably horrific period in world history. The issues are arranged chronologically and are not necessarily available for sale. Your walk begins with the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and finishes with well-known movies regarding the war.

WWII - The Journey (pre, during, and post-war events)

This link was created to take explorers on a pre-war, war, and post-war journey of events related to WWII - an unimaginably horrific period in world history. The issues are arranged chronologically and are not necessarily available for sale. Your walk begins with the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and finishes with well-known movies regarding the war.
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565095

Bob Feller's 1st MLB victory.....

Item #565095

August 24, 1936

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 24, 1936



* Bob Feller's 1st MLB baseball start

* Cleveland Indians

* 15 strikeouts




This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Majors' New 'Schoolboy' Is Now a Starting Hurler" with nice photo of Feller with caption: "One Short of Strikeout Mark"



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674167

The "Ping Pong" Flight... Dick Merrill...

Item #674167

September 03, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1936



* Aviator Dick Merrill and Harry Richman

* 1st round trip transatlantic flight (1st leg)

* The "Ping Pong Flight" - airplane




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Richman Plane Over Ocean, Flying 200 Miles an Hour" with subhead. (see) This was the 1st leg of Dick Merrill's famous round trip transatlantic airplane ... See More  

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646811

1936 Dalton, Georgia negro lynching...

Item #646811

September 07, 1936

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 7, 1936 



* A.L. McCamy Negro lynching 

* Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia
 



The front page has a small one column heading: "Suspect in Attack Lynched by Mob" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro A. L. McCamy in Dalton, Georgia

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694096

1936 Yankees win pennant....

Item #694096

September 10, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 10, 1936



* New York Yankees win flag

* Joe DiMaggio era

* MLB baseball




The sport's section (page 30) has a five column headline announcing: "American League Pennant Clinched by the Yankees" with subheads that include: "YANKEES JUBILANT AS THEY TAKE FLAG" and more with box scores and photo of Joe McCarthy. This the first pennant the Yank... See More  

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691851

Infamous Nuremberg Rally... Adolf Hitler...

Item #691851

September 11, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1936



* Nuremberg Rally - Adolph Hitler

* "Rally of Honour"

* 8th Party Congress




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "50,000 WITH SPADES MARCH FOR HITLER, PLEDGING LOYALTY" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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642162

Adele Blood suicide death... actress...

Item #642162

September 14, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1936



* Adele Blood suicide death (gun)

* Silent movies & vaudeville actress




The top of the back page has a one column heading: "ADELE BLOOD HOPE, ACTRESS, ENDS LIFE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of this American actress in silent movies, vaudeville and theater.

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682739

Jewish extermination speech....

Item #682739

September 16, 1936

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 16, 1936 



* Very early mention on exterminating the Jews

* Julius Streicher speech at Nuremberg

* Nazi propaganda figure




Page 14 contains one of the earliest reports of extermination as the solution to the "Jewish problem" not just in Germany but throughout the world. The report has one column heads: "Streicher Advises Foreigners On Jews" &quo... See More  

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595369

Negro league... Satchel Paige...

Item #595369

September 21, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1936



* Rare Negro League baseball reporting

* Early Satchel Paige as pitcher




This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 18: "Nashville Giants Score" and "Crawfords Also Win at Langford Benefit Card Before 18,000"



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653394

Seabiscuit wins Hendrie Handicap...

Item #653394

September 27, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1936



* Seabiscuit wins Hendrie Handicap

* Detroit Race Course

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing




Page 8 of the sport's section (inside) has a two column heading: "Seabiscuit Victor by 4 Lengths In Hendrie Handicap at Detroit" with subhead and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the Hendrie Handica... See More  

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666014

Yankees win game 1 in 1936 World Series...

Item #666014

September 30, 1936

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Sept. 30, 1936



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series MLB Baseball (game 1)

* Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio era

* Early, same day reporting




The front page has a terrific banner headline: "GIANTS ROUT YANKEES, 6-1" with subheads, box scores and scoreboard above the masthead. Great for display. More in the sport's section and nice to have in this... See More  

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650749

Francisco Franco becomes dictator of Spain...

Item #650749

October 02, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 2, 1936



* Francisco Franco

* Caudillo of Spain

* Military dictator

* Spanish Civil War




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "INSURGENTS NAME FRANCO DICTATOR IN AN ARMY REGIME" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Francisco Franco becoming Caudillo of Spain. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World fa... See More  

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640514

Yankees vs. Giants... World Series...

Item #640514

October 05, 1936

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1936



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series of baseball

* Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig era

* Subway series




Above the masthead is a nice scoreboard graph showing the Giants winning 5-4. (see) The front page has a two column heading: "GIANTS TAKE 5TH GAME; YANKS LEAD IN SERIES 3 TO 2" with subheads. (see)

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654724

Joe Louis shortly after his upset loss to Schmeling...

Item #654724

October 10, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1936



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing fight

* Jorge Brescia - Argentina boxer




The sport's section (page 19) has a banner headline: "Crowd of 5,200 Sees Louis Knock Out Brescia in Third Round at Hippodrome" with subheads and related photo. (see) This fight came shortly after Louis' famous upset loss to German boxer, Max Schmel... See More  

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694165

Wallis Warfield Simpson asks for divorce......

Item #694165

October 15, 1936

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 15, 1936

 

* Wallis Simpson , Duchess of Windsor

* Asks Ernest Aldrich Simpson for divorce


* Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)



The front page has six column heading: "Mrs. Simpson, Friend of King, Seeks Divorce" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with related pictorial. Always nice to have notable events in
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572164

Sand Merchant sinking.....

Item #572164

October 19, 1936

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, October 19, 1936



* Sand Merchant sinking in Lake Erie

* Cleveland OH Ohio




This 28 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 4 that reads: "18 Men and Woman Drowned as Canadian Ship Sinks in Lake Erie" with subheads (see images).



This tells of the Canadian sand ship "Sand Merchant" sinking in Lake Erie off of Cleveland, Ohio.

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659010

Helen Keller's companion death....

Item #659010

October 21, 1936

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1936

* Anne Sullivan Macy death (1st report)

* Teacher and companion of Helen Keller

The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "MRS. ANNE MARCY, HELEN KELLER'S TEACHER, IS DEAD" with subhead and small photo of Macy. (see) First report coverage the death of Annie Sullivan, companion of Helen Keller.

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659564

1936 Denver Zephyr train speed record...

Item #659564

October 24, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 24, 1936



* Denver Zephyr speed record

* Streamliner passenger train

* Travel speed record




Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Burlington Zephyr Sets New Speed Record; 1,017 Miles, Chicago to Denver, in 12 1-5 Hrs." (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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649882

Seabiscuit wins Scarsdale Handicap....

Item #649882

October 25, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, October 25, 1936



* Seabiscuit wins Scarsdale Handicap

* Empire City (Yonkers Raceway)

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing




The front page of this section has a one column heading: "SEABISCUIT FIRST BY NOSE AT EMPIRE" with subhead. Article continues inside with a photo of the finish. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscu... See More  

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650780

Third Reich takes over the Protestant Church...

Item #650780

October 30, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 30, 1936



* The Protestant Church - faith

* Third Reich - Nazi Germany

* Reverend Martin Niemöller




The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "REICH PROTESTANTS ADMIT SUBJUGATION" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the Nazi state taking control of the Protestant Church.

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650781

Jim Mollison record Atlantic Ocean flight....

Item #650781

October 31, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1936



* Aviator Jim Mollison

* Airplane - aviation

* Record transatlantic flight




The front page has a one column heading: "MOLLISON BREAKS ATLANTIC RECORD" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 8 with related photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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566176

Benito Mussolini speech.....

Item #566176

November 02, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1936



* Benito Mussolini speech

* Italy & Germany like an "Axis"




This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:



* MUSSOLINI URGES PARIS AND LONDON TO ENTER ACCORD

* Warns Britain He Will Fight Any Move to Take His Rights in the Mediterranean




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650991

Siege of Madrid begins in 1936...

Item #650991

November 11, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 11, 1936 



* Siege of Madrid Spain beginning

* Nationalists assault

* Spanish Civil War




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WIDE MADRID AREA SET AFIRE BY BOMB; FIGHTING IS HEAVY" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the beginning of the Siege of Madrid.

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650987

Edward German death... English composer...

Item #650987

November 12, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 12, 1936



* Edward German death

* English musician & composer

* Comic opera - incidental music




The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "EDWARD GERMAN, COMPOSER, 74, DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Edward German, English Musician and Composer of Welsh descent. I suspect this is one of the few publications to rep... See More  

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655542

San Francisco--Oakland Bay Bridge opens in 1936....

Item #655542

November 13, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 13, 1936



* San Francisco--Oakland Bay Bridge opens

* Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurates (1st report)




Page 25 has one column headings that include "OPENS GIANT BRIDGE AT SAN FRANCISCO" "Roosevelt in Washington Lights 'Go' Signals and Hoover Car Is First to Cross" "Warships Roar A Salute" and more with photo (see images). First... See More  

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640442

Ernestine Schumann-Heink death... opera singer...

Item #640442

November 18, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1936



* Ernestine Schumann-Heink death

* Operatic contralto classical singer

* German Bohemian - Sudeten




The front page has a one column heading: "SCHUMANN-HEINK, GREAT SINGER, DEAD" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with two related photos.

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650783

Peking Man fossils found...

Item #650783

November 25, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 25, 1936



* Missing Link discoveries ?

* China fossils - Peking Man

* Franz Weidenreich



The top of page 25 has a two column heading: "More Bones of the 'Peking Man' Back Idea He Was a Cannibal" with subhead. (see)

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685632

Humpty Dumpty debut at the Thanksgiving Day Parade...

Item #685632

November 27, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1936



* Early Helium filled balloons w/ photo

* Father Diedrich Knickerbocker mishap

* Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - balloons




The top of 3 has a one column heading: "GIANT LOSES HEAD HOLIDAY PARADE" with subheads and related photo. The 1936 parade included several 1st appearances of iconic balloons, but most noteworthy were the first appeara... See More  

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650786

Basil Zaharoff death... arms dealer...

Item #650786

November 28, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 28, 1936



* Basil Zaharoff death

* "Merchant of death"

* Greek arms dealer




The front page has a one column heading: "ZAHAROFF IS DEAD; STILL A 'MYSTERY'" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Basil Zaharoff, Greek arms dealer and industrialists.

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651236

Minnesota Gophers football... 1936 National champs...

Item #651236

December 01, 1936

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 1, 1936 



* Minnesota Gophers 

* National champions (1st report) 

* NCAA college football 

* 1st year of the AP Poll
 



The sport's section (page 21) has a two column heading: "Minnesota Decisive Choice As Best Team in Nation" with subhead and standings (see photos) First report coverage on the Minnesota Gophers of... See More  

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676684

John Ringling death... circus pioneer...

Item #676684

December 02, 1936

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 2, 1936



* John Ringling death

* Circus pioneer

* Early, same report




The front page has a one column heading: "John Ringling Dead; Last of Circus Family" with small photo on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the death of John Ringling, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus fame.

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691688

Albert Einstein's cosmic telescope....

Item #691688

December 04, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 4, 1936



* Albert Einstein's cosmic telescope

* Space lenses - R.W. Mandl




Page 27 has a two column heading: "Einstein Reports 'Space Lenses' Magnifying Stars by Bent Light" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 52 pages, some damp staining to upper portion with a little wear along the top ma... See More  

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685923

Seabiscuit wins World's Fair Handicap...

Item #685923

December 13, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1936



* Seabiscuit wins World's Fair Handicap

* Bay Meadows Racetrack - San Mateo

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing




Page 7 of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "SEABISCUIT, 11-10, CLIPS TRACK MARK" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the World's Fair H... See More  

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691880

Green Bay Packers wins NFL championship...

Item #691880

December 14, 1936

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 14, 1936



* Green Bay Packers victorious

* Boston Redskins (Washington)

* NFL football championship

* Jesse Owens wins best athlete award




Page 3 of section II has a two column heading: "Green Bay's Passing Attack Nets Victory In "Pro" Title Game" with stats and lineups. (see)

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674584

Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy... Yale...

Item #674584

December 17, 1936

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 17, 1936



* Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy

* Yale University college football

* Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio




The top of page 25 has one column headings : "KELLEY RECEIVES HEISMAN TROPHY; DISCUSES GAME" "Yale End Calls Football Big Business" with smaller subheads. (see) First report coverage on Larry Kelley winning the Heisman Trophy ... See More  

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657967

Lucy, Lady Houston death...

Item #657967

December 30, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 30, 1936



* Lucy, Lady Houston death

* British philanthropist & suffragette

* Political activist - aviation pioneer




The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "LADY HOUSTON DIES AT HOME IN LONDON" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Lucy, Lady Houston.

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699311

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

Item #699311

December 31, 1936

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

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651201

Maryse Bastie aviation record flight....

Item #651201

December 31, 1936

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1936



* Mary Bastié airplane flight record

* Trans-South Atlantic w/ photo




Page 8 has a one column heading: "FRENCH AVIATRIX SETS SOUTH ATLANTIC MARK" with subhead and photo of Bastié. (see) First report coverage on Maryse Bastié breaking the Southern Atlantic Ocean airplane flight record.

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637817

A Berlin, Germany magazine from just prior to WW2...

Item #637817
Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung, Berlin, Germany, 1937  An illustrated German magazine containing several Nazi and Adolph Hitler related images and articles - from just prior to the onset of World War 2. Complete in 142 pages, and includes the original color cover. Various minor mends, small edge tears, and a minimal amount of foxing, but is in overall good condition.

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667419

1937 Sioux Falls S.D. powder house explosion....

Item #667419

January 01, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 1, 1937



* Sioux Falls, South Dakota

* Powder house explosion

* Robbery gone awry




Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Girl, Shot by Gang, Sees It Execute Member By Dynamite Which Rocks Sioux Falls, S.D." (see) First report coverage of the Sioux Falls, South Dakota powder house blast.

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662945

1937 Wallis Warfield Simpson color photo...

Item #662945

January 02, 1937

COLOROTO SECTION only (picture) of the New York World-Telegram, January 2, 1937



* Wallis Warfield Simpson color photo & more

* re. King Edward VIII abdication




The front page of this section has a nice colored photo of Wallis Warfield Simpson. (see) Page 3 has a few more related photos (black & white).

Other photos of the day throughout. Complete Coloroto section only with 6 pages,... See More  

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651200

Wendell Meredith Stanley wins Newcomb Cleveland Prize...

Item #651200

January 02, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 2, 1937



* Wendell Meredith Stanley

* Newcomb Cleveland Prize




The front page has a one column heading: "SCIENTISTS HONOR ISOLATOR OF VIRUS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Wendell Meredith Stanley winning the Newcomb Cleveland Prize for chemical studies of the virus of tobacco mosaic. Article continues on page 7 with photo of Stanley.

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619298

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

Item #619298

January 03, 1937

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 3, 1937



* Flint, Michigan sit-down strike beginning

* United Automobile Workers (UAW) to Labor Union

* GM General Motors




The front page has a one column heading: "Court Ban Ignored in GM Strike" with subhead. (see)

Page 3 has a banner headline that reads: "Flint Strikers Ignore Court's Order to Vacate GM Factories" with subheads.... See More  

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651194

Alexander Alekhine wins chess tournanment...

Item #651194

January 07, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 7, 1937



* Alexander Alekhine wins in chess

* International masters' tournament

* Russian and French chess grandmaster




The sport's section (page 26) has a two column heading: "Alekhine Wins First Chess Prize, With Fine Runner-Up at Hastings" with subhead and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular eve... See More  

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711666

The death of pro-wrestler Martin "Farmer" Burns...

Item #711666

January 09, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1937



* Martin "Farmer" Burns death (1st report)

* Catch wrestler - professional wrestling

* Mentor of Frank Gotch




Page 17 has small one column headings: "Farmer Burns Dead; Ex-Wrestling Star" "Champion, 1895-98, Took Part in 6,000 Matches-Developed and Managed Frank Gotch" (see) First report coverage on the death of famous catch ... See More  

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651321

Pianist Harold Samuel death....

Item #651321

January 16, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1937



* Harold Samuel death

* English pianist - piano

* Johann Sebastian Bach admirer




The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "HAROLD SAMUEL, 57, NOTED PIANIST, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Harold Samuel, English pianist and pedagogue.

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651388

Ohio River flood of 1937...

Item #651388

January 27, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 27, 1937



* Ohio River flood of 1937

* Cairo, Illinois - Great Depression era




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FLOOD CREST NEARS THE MISSISSIPPI, WITH LEVEES THREATENED IN SWEEP; MILE UPON MILE IN WAKE DESOLATE" with many subheads. (see) Lengthy reporting continues inside with related photos.

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687819

Abbeville, Alabama Negro lynching...

Item #687819

February 05, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1937 



* Wesley Johnson Negro lynching 

* Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama
 



The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Acts to Impeach Sheriff After Alabama Lynching" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Wes Johnson at Abbeville, Alabama.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40... See More  

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697058

Death of Harley-Davidson founder, W. Davidson...

Item #697058

February 08, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1942



* Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company

* Death of co-founder Walter Davidson




This 100+ page newspaper has one column headings on page 48 that read: "W. DAVIDSON DIES; CYCLE FIRM HEAD" and "Founded the Company in 1903 in Milwaukee With Two Brothers, Wm. Harley" and more (see images). This tells of the death of one of the original founder... See More  

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651389

Lanica, Italian automobile founder death...

Item #651389

February 16, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1937



* Vincenzo Lancia death

* Italian automobile founder




The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "VINCENZO LANCIA, AUTO MAKER, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Vincenzo Lancia, Italian automobile manufacturer founder. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles ... See More  

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652926

1937 Golden Gate Bridge construction disaster...

Item #652926

February 18, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1937



* Gold Gate Bridge disaster

* Construction workers fall




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Ten Perish as Wreckage Rips Golden Gate Bridge" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, ... See More  

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