Item # 721620
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THE ST. PAUL DAILY NEWS, EXTRA! EXTRA!, Minn. May 21, 1927
* Charles Lindbergh's Transatlantic flight
* 1st report of landing in Paris (historic)
* Spirit of St. Louis - airplane - aviation
The headline is quite dramatic with the large & bold banner headline: "LINDBERGH COLLAPSES AS LONG FLIGHT IS ENDED", and the huge: "EXTRA! EXTRA! at the very top.
This headline is atypical of most of this date, as others focused more on Lindbergh's historic arrival at Paris. This issue reflects more of the emotional & physical exhaustion Charles Lindbergh endured to make the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
The front page text give evidence to his condition, noting in part: "...Lindbergh was unable to move from his seat and fell to the floor of his plane a moment after the craft stopped. With the nervy young flyer lying where he had fallen, the joyous and wildly excited crowd shoved the monoplane toward the lights on the other side of the field...".
This Extra edition is a very early report of his landing at Paris, as the New York Times and most other major newspapers did not report his arrival until their May 22 editions.
Note: present are the outer leaves only of the first section, being pages 1, 2, 9 & 10. The front page reports concerning Lindbergh are complete as shown, and do not continue to an inside page. The paper has a pinkish tone and is irregular at the blank spine.
Background: The May 21, 1927, "Extra!" edition of The St. Paul Daily News stands as a dramatic historical artifact capturing the chaotic breaking-news moment of Charles Lindbergh's historic 1st report of landing in Paris, completing the world's first solo transatlantic flight aboard the Spirit of St. Louis. Plastered with bold banner headlines shouting "LINDBERGH COLLAPSES AS LONG FLIGHT IS ENDED", this rare aviation issue highlights the profound physical and emotional exhaustion of the 33.5-hour journey, while prematurely reporting a false rumor that Lindbergh fell helpless to the floor of his plane amidst a wild French crowd. Because Paris was six hours ahead, this rapid-response Minnesota extra predated the May 22 morning coverage of major outlets like The New York Times, making its sensationalized dispatches a prized example of early news-gathering friction and a vivid snapshot of how the world first experienced one of the 20th century's defining human achievements.
* Charles Lindbergh's Transatlantic flight
* 1st report of landing in Paris (historic)
* Spirit of St. Louis - airplane - aviation
The headline is quite dramatic with the large & bold banner headline: "LINDBERGH COLLAPSES AS LONG FLIGHT IS ENDED", and the huge: "EXTRA! EXTRA! at the very top.
This headline is atypical of most of this date, as others focused more on Lindbergh's historic arrival at Paris. This issue reflects more of the emotional & physical exhaustion Charles Lindbergh endured to make the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
The front page text give evidence to his condition, noting in part: "...Lindbergh was unable to move from his seat and fell to the floor of his plane a moment after the craft stopped. With the nervy young flyer lying where he had fallen, the joyous and wildly excited crowd shoved the monoplane toward the lights on the other side of the field...".
This Extra edition is a very early report of his landing at Paris, as the New York Times and most other major newspapers did not report his arrival until their May 22 editions.
Note: present are the outer leaves only of the first section, being pages 1, 2, 9 & 10. The front page reports concerning Lindbergh are complete as shown, and do not continue to an inside page. The paper has a pinkish tone and is irregular at the blank spine.
Background: The May 21, 1927, "Extra!" edition of The St. Paul Daily News stands as a dramatic historical artifact capturing the chaotic breaking-news moment of Charles Lindbergh's historic 1st report of landing in Paris, completing the world's first solo transatlantic flight aboard the Spirit of St. Louis. Plastered with bold banner headlines shouting "LINDBERGH COLLAPSES AS LONG FLIGHT IS ENDED", this rare aviation issue highlights the profound physical and emotional exhaustion of the 33.5-hour journey, while prematurely reporting a false rumor that Lindbergh fell helpless to the floor of his plane amidst a wild French crowd. Because Paris was six hours ahead, this rapid-response Minnesota extra predated the May 22 morning coverage of major outlets like The New York Times, making its sensationalized dispatches a prized example of early news-gathering friction and a vivid snapshot of how the world first experienced one of the 20th century's defining human achievements.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$575
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.