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Early airplane flight to Tijuana in 1911......
Item #698879
January 30, 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
Early airplanes tests... Glenn Curtiss...
Item #693449
February 17, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 21, 1911
* Aviator pioneer Glenn Curtiss - aviation
* Early Naval Air Station Island flight tests
* Early biplanes for war ? - airplanes w/ photos
The top of page 3 has a four column heading: "CURTISS HOPES TO PROVE EFFICIENCY OF BIPLANE AS AEROSCOUT IN TIME OF WAR" with subheads and related pictorial. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in goo... See More
Airplane Altitude Record in 1911....
Item #690180
August 19, 1911
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, August 19, 1911
* Oscar Brindley
* Airplane altitude record broken
The front page has a two-column, two-line headline on the front page: "SOARING 11,726 FEET HIGH, BRINDLEY BREAKS RECORD" with subheads that include: "Parmalee Follows Brindley in Air, Reaching the Altitude of 10, 837 Feet" and more. More related headl
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* Oscar Brindley
* Airplane altitude record broken
The front page has a two-column, two-line headline on the front page: "SOARING 11,726 FEET HIGH, BRINDLEY BREAKS RECORD" with subheads that include: "Parmalee Follows Brindley in Air, Reaching the Altitude of 10, 837 Feet" and more. More related headl
The complete 1911 Major League Baseball World Series: all six games...
Item #688874
October 26, 1911
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, a set of all six games of the 1911 Major League Baseball World Series during which the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants.
* Philadelphia Athletics vs. New York Giants
* World Series of baseball - all 5 games
* Christy Mathewson & Chief Bender fame
Each of the issue has a front page report on the game including an inning-by-inni... See More
A ghost town in New Mexico Territory...
Item #688551
March 17, 1911
THE CUERVO CLIPPER, Cuervo, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, March 17, 1911
* Rare ghost town publication
Essentially a ghost town today having been split by interstate 40, and from when New Mexico was still a territory as it did not gain statehood until 1912. The entire county has less than 4700 in population.
Four pages, nice condition.... See More
Passenger-carrying airplane record...
Item #684617
April 22, 1911
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 22, 1911 The most interesting article is: "A New Aeroplane Passenger-carrying Record - Louis Breguet's Feat of Transporting 11 People 3 Miles Across Country" which takes over 1 1/2 pages and includes 5 photos/illustrations.
The front page is a photo: "Making a Map on the Spot" with further illustrations inside.
Complete in 24 pag... See More
Photo of the Rocky Mountains in the masthead...
Item #682279
July 14, 1911
MOUNTAIN AND PLAIN, Denver, Colorado, July 14, 1911
* Rare from the Rocky Mountains
One of the few newspapers we have seen which has a photograph in the masthead, in this case a photo of the Rocky Mountains.
Page 3 has part of a continuing article: "Denver's Assets" with a photo.
The volume one, number 2 issue, 16 pages, 9 by 12 inches, printed on glossy stock new... See More
Photo of the Rocky Mountains in the masthead...
Item #680900
September 22, 1911
MOUNTAIN AND PLAIN, Denver, Colorado, Sept. 22, 1911 One of the few newspapers we have seen which has a photograph in the masthead, in this case a photo of the Rocky Mountains.
The front page is part of a continuing article: "Denver's Assets" with a photo.
A volume one issue, 16 pages, 9 by 12 inches, printed on glossy stock newsprint, nice condition.
5th Indianapolis 500 race in 1915...
Item #680408
May 31, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 31, 1911
* 5th Indianapolis 500 race (during)
* Race car driver Ralph DePalma
The front page has a banner headline: "RALPH DE PALMA LEADING IN BIG AUTOMOBILE RACE" with subhead and lineups, all on the front page. An early report as the race was still in progress at the time of publication. Depalma would be the winner. (see) Surprisingly this issue ... See More
1911 newspaper color comcs...
Item #679243
January 01, 1911
LOS ANGELES HERALD (Sunday Comic Section only), Jan. 1, 1911
* Granny Goodthing
* Little Black Sambo
Offered is the Sunday Comics section which includes "Granny Goodthing" "Little Black Sambo" "Poor Old Robinson Crusoe" and more.
Four pages, irregular and partially loose along the spine, generally good.
Louise Vermilya arrest... Woman serial killer...
Item #678233
November 10, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1911
* Louise Vermilya arrest
* Woman serial killer
The front page has a two column heading: "MRS. VERMILYA MAY NOT LIVE TO FACE CHARGERS OF MURDER" with subhead. (see) 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.
Compl... See More
1911 Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold...
Item #677705
January 28, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 28, 1911
* Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
* American socialite and heiress
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "HUNT FOR KIDNAPPED HEIRESS IN NEW YORK CITY PROVES USELESS" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally ... See More
1911 Photo of Miller Huggins...
Item #677378
June 07, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1911
* Miller Huggins photo - 2nd baseman
* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB baseball
* Eventual manager of the New York Yankees
The top of page 3 has a two column photo with heading: "ST. LOUIS NATIONALS' VETERAN SECOND BASEMAN WHO MAY WEAR A CUB UNIFORM BEFORE LONG" with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being f... See More
1911 Mexican Border War... Douglas, Arizona...
Item #677362
April 17, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 17, 1911
* Mexican Border War
* Douglas, Arizona
* Agua Prieta attack
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "FEDERALS AND REBELS ARE ENGAGED IN DEATH STRUGGLE; Storm of Bullets Pours Into the American Town of Douglas, Ariz." with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... See More
1908 Wright Brothers airplane test flights...
Item #677290
May 09, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 9, 1908
* Wright Brothers test flights
* Orville & Wilbur Wright
* Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, NC
The front page is a one column heading: "WRIGHT BROTHERS AGAIN SUCCEED" (see) 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... See More
1911 Harry Atwood's airplane flight...
Item #677143
July 22, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 22, 1911
* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer
* 1st White House visit with airplane (leaving)
The front page has a three column photo showing Atwood taking off the White House lawn with heading: "Harry Atwood First Man to Call On President at White House in Airship" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the ... See More
1911 Bill Miner train holdup...
Item #676743
February 08, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 8, 1911
* Outlaw Bill Miner "Gentleman Robber"
* Gainesville, Georgia train robbery - holdup
The front page has a one column heading: "TRAIN HELD UP AND ROBBED IN GEORGIA" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from t... See More
Eugene Burton Ely... First shipboard airplane landing...
Item #676736
January 18, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 18, 1911
* Aviator pioneer Eugene Burton Ely
* 1st shipboard airplane landing (historic)
* USS Pennsylvania cruiser
* Predecessor to the modern day aircraft carrier
* Early, same day first report
The front page has a two column heading: "Flies to Cruiser, Lands Safely and Then Leaves" with subhead: "Eugene Ely Makes Unprecedented Exhib... See More
1911 Manchurian plague...
Item #676711
March 14, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Mar. 14, 1911
* Manchurian pneumonic lung infection plague
* First use of personal protective equipment
The front page has a two column heading: "4000 PERSONS IN ONE TOWN DIE OF PLAGUE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fro... See More
1911 Battle of Kelley Creek...
Item #676710
February 27, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 27, 1911
* Battle of Kelley Creek - "Last massacre"
* American Indian Wars - Winnemucca, Nevada
The front page has a nice banner headline: "EIGHT INDIANS KILLED IN BATTLE WITH NEVADA POSSE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... See More
1911 Albany Capitol building fire disaster...
Item #676694
March 29, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Mar. 29, 1911
* Albany County, New York
* State Capitol building fire
The front page has a banner headline: "$10,000,000 DAMAGE DONE NEW YORK CAPITOL BY FIRE" with subheads. (see) 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.
Comp... See More
1911 Harry Atwood's airplane flight...
Item #676563
August 17, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 17, 1911
* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer
* St. Louis to New York City airplane flight (stages)
The front page has a two column heading: "AVIATOR ATWOOD CONTINUES HIS RECORD BREAKING FLIGHT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... See More
Very 1st Indianapolis 500 race in 1911...
Item #676492
May 31, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 31, 1911
* Indianapolis 500 inaugural race (1st report)
* American racecar driver Ray Harroun wins
The front page has a one column heading: "SIX INJURED IN BOG AUTO RACE RECOVERING" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from th... See More
1911 raising of the battleship USS Maine .
Item #676479
June 21, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 21, 1911
* Raising the USS Maine - cofferdam photo
* United States Navy battleship wreck salvage
The top of page 6 has a banner headline: "Water in Coffer Dam Surrounding Wreck of Battleship Maine Is Lowered Fifteen Feet Below Level of the Sea this Morning" with large photo and brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being f... See More
1911 International Polo Cup... "Big Four" photo...
Item #676452
June 01, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 1, 1911
* Newport - International Polo Cup
* United States vs. England
* Meadowbrook Polo Club
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "First Game of Great Polo Match Is Being Played This Afternoon" with subhead and pictorial of the "Big Four" (American players). Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the ... See More
Death of temperance leader Carrie Nation...
Item #676451
June 10, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 10, 1911
* Carrie Nation death
* Temperance advocate
* Anti-alcohol leader
Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Body of Mrs. Nation taken to Kansas City" See image for text here. 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.
... See More
1911 United States v. American Tobacco Co....
Item #676450
May 29, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 29, 1911
* United States Supreme Court case decision
* United States v. American Tobacco Co.
The front page has a banner headline: "DECISION OF SUPREME COURT IS AGAINST THE TOBACCO TRUST" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile ... See More
1911 Robert G. Fowler's trancontinental flight...
Item #676440
September 23, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 23, 1911
* Aviator Robert G. Fowler - early aviation pioneer
* 1st transcontinental airplane flight (stages) (W to E)
* Wright Brothers Model B biplane
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AVIATOR FOWLER AGAIN FAILS TO CROSS HIGH MOUNTAINS" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "woo... See More
1911 French battleship Liberte explosion disaster...
Item #676357
September 25, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 25, 1911
* French battleship Liberte explosion
* Toulon, France Harbor disaster
The front page has a great banner headline in large lettering: "500 ARE KILLED" with: "Great Disaster Befalls French Navy In Toulon Harbor" and subheads. Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. ... See More
1911 theft of the Mona Lisa painting...
Item #676265
August 23, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 23, 1911
* Theft of the Mona Lisa (1st report)
* Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting
* Vincenzo Peruggia - Italian museum worker
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "THEFT OF GREAT PAINTING IS MYSTERY" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues th... See More
1911 Harry Atwood flight under bridge...
Item #676264
August 30, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 30, 1911
* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer
* Flies airplane under bridge w/ photo
The top of the front page has a two column photo (grainy) headed: "Atwood Thrill People By Flight Under Bridge" with subhead and brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues tha... See More
The invention issue, with color cover...
Item #675426
November 18, 1911
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN--INVENTION NUMBER, New York, Nov. 18, 1911 A very nice color cover of this special issue focusing on inventions. Inside has a wealth of text and illustrations concerning recent inventions and improvements.
The complete issue, binding stich holes at the blank spine, a library stamp in the upper right corner, otherwise nice condition.
Baseball-themed color cover...
Item #674749
September 16, 1911
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 16, 1911 The full color front cover is a baseball-themed print captioned: "IF" showing 3 men arguing over a 3-2 baseball game, presumably discussing "what if??"
The inside front page is: "One Of Europe's Prettiest Princesses", Princess Henry of Pless. Other photos within include: "Scenes in the National Shooting con... See More
Fashion and Patchwork in 1911...
Item #674740
August 01, 1911
THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, August, 1911 The front cover shows a full page illustration of swans, painted by C. Coles Phillips, an artist know for his use of negative space. Although there is some dirt around the front cover edges, it is still very displayable. The inside pages have several colored illustrations and articles including: "Curing Sick People Without M... See More
1911 Battle of Tripoli...
Item #672860
October 05, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, Oct. 5, 1911
* Battle of Tripoli (1911)
* Italo-Turkish War - Libya
* Kingdom of Italy
* Ottoman Empire
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Big Italian Battleship Reported to Have Been Destroyed by Turkish Mine Off Tripoli and With Great Loss of Life" with subheads and related pictorial. (see)
Complete with all 10 pages, irregular along t... See More
Governor Woodrow Wilson.... Baseball... Coney Island...
Item #672574
August 19, 1911
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 19, 1911 The front page is a photo of: "Admiral Togo in America."
A full page is taken up with: "Some Chips from the Diamond" by Kemble, being a collection of ten somewhat comic prints of baseball players. The players include Honus Wagner, Christy "Matty" Mathewson, Ty Cobb and Johnny Evers, among others.
Twenty-four pages, ... See More
Airplane flight record photos & more...
Item #671715
September 09, 1911
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 9, 1911 Full page. photo: " Atwood in the Aeroplane in which he flew from St. Louis to Chicago and afterward from Chicago to New York." Report inside with two photos: "Atwood and His St. Louis-New York Flight" & another report: "Scientific Developments in Aerial Navigation".
This is complete in 16 pages and is in ver... See More
Prepping for launching the "Akron"... Antarctic Expeditions...
Item #671700
November 11, 1911
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN magazine from New York, dated Nov. 11, 1911 An inside page has: "Preparations for Launching the 'Akron' for Its Trial Trip--Preliminaries for a More Complete Test", which includes a photo. Quite early for dirigibles. The front page has: "Antarctic Expeditions, Past and Present", which continues on an inside page. Other coverage includes: "... See More
1911 Vanderbilt Cup auto racing race...
Item #670912
November 27, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 27, 1911
* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing
* First major car race trophy in America
* American racecar driver Ralph Mulford
The front page has a great banner headline: "MULFORD WINS CLASSIC VANDERBILT RACE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to ... See More
1911 Princeton vs. Yale football
Item #670910
November 18, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 18, 1911
* Yale Bulldogs vs. Princeton Tigers
* Early college football game w/ lineups
The front page has a two column heading: "YALE TEAM DEFEATED IN FAST GAME BY PRINCETON" with subhead and starting lineups. (see) 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
Winston Churchill made First Lord of the Admiralty...
Item #670907
October 30, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, October 30, 1911
* British politician Winston Churchill
* Becomes First Lord of the Admiralty
The front page has a one column heading: "IS EXPECTED TO LESSEN NAVAL BUDGET" with subhead and photo of a young Winston Churchill. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are n... See More
1911 Harrisburg, Illinois mine disaster...
Item #670901
October 23, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, October 23, 1911
* Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois
* O'Gara coal mine explosion disaster
Near the bottom of the front pager is a one column heading: "NINE MINERS KILLED BY EXPLOSION" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fro... See More
The historic Standard Oil anti-trust case...
Item #670603
May 16, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 16, 1911 The last column on the front page is taken up with a report concerning the very historic Standard Oil versus the United States anti-trust case, in which the United States Supreme Court found Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey guilty of monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anti-competitive actions.
This was a... See More
Harry Atwood flight...Ty Cobb photo... Lynching...
Item #661622
August 15, 1911
THE ALLENTOWN LEADER, Allentown, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1911 Page 4 has a column-wide report "Mob Leaders Face Arrest" with subheads "Authorities learn Names of Many Lynchers" "State Police At Scene" "District Attorney Says Firemen Were Among Rioters and He Has Evidence Against Thirty". This is in regards to the mob which burned Zachariah Walker, a c... See More
Harriet Quimby 1st U.S. woman aviator.....
Item #660982
August 01, 1911
THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, August 1, 1911
* 1st woman aviator - Harriet Quimby gets license
* Early same day historic report
The back page has one column headlines: "WOMAN AWARDED AERIAL LICENSE", "Miss Harriet Quimby Proves She is Some Flyer...". See images for text on this historic report on Woman's aviation in America.
Other news of ... See More
Madison Square Garden II sold...
Item #652118
April 07, 1911
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 7, 1911 The front page has a one column head: "Dispose of Madison Square Garden for Big Skyscraper Site". The article begins: "Madison Square Garden, the largest assembly building in New York city, was sold Thursday which already has laid plans for tearing down the structure and erecting on the site five modern skyscraper... See More
Displayable issue...
Item #647998
September 02, 1911
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 2, 1911 See the photos for the nice two color cover which shows an early automobile being stopped by a policeman to allow an elderly woman to cross the street The back cover is a nice ad for the "Overland" automobile (see). At least 3 fullpg. car ads within. Never bound nor trimmed, very nice, clean condition.
Harry Atwood's record setting flight... 1911...
Item #646485
August 01, 1911
THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A lot of six issues dated August 14, 16, 17, 19, 24, and 25, 1911 all containing front page reports of Harry Atwood's record-setting flight. See images for details.
All issues are complete, expected browning, some edge/margin tears generally in good condition. Newspapers from 1911 are fragile and should be handled with extreme care.... See More
Same-day report of the first Indianapolis 500 race...
Item #646140
May 30, 1911
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 30, 1911
* Indianapolis 500 Inaugural
The top of page 2 has first column heads: "Speed Mania Rules Town" "Thousands At Indianapolis" "Burman Breaks Four Records" Much nice text on the first running of what would become a classic event in the world of sports: the Indianapolis 500.
Sixteen pages, irregular at the ... See More
Goosebump-generating death report from 1911...
Item #645277
October 28, 1911
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 28, 1911
* 1911 newspaper from New England
* Odd & mysterious death report
Among the various news items and advertisements of the day, the back page has a very unusual death report: "DROPS DEAD WHEN BIRTH TREE FALLS", which describes an elder man's demise upon his last stroke of an axe which felled his birth tree - a tree wh... See More
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