Historic Newspapers: Transportation - Railroad-Flight-Automobile
Found 2863 Results
-
Item #722341NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 24, 1939
* Boeing 314 Yankee Clipper (flying boat)
* Pan American World airways
* Inaugural airplane airmail flight (Northern Route)
* New York to England transatlantic
The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "Yankee Clipper Starts Out on Historic Flight"... Read full description -
Item #722331THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 1, 1937
* Aviator Howard Hughes & Aviatrix Jean Batten
* Harmon International Trophy presentation
The top of page 5 has small photos of Howard Hughes and Jean Batten with heading: "Win Air Awards" (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small... Read full description -
Item #722330THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1934
* 1934 Indianapolis 500 automobile race
* "Wild Bill" Cummings wins (1st report)
The sport's section (page 26) has a banner heading: "135,000 See Cummings Capture Indianapolis Auto Race in Thrilling Finish" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #722301THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 7, 1947
* Aviator & business magnate Howard Hughes
* Senator Owen Brewster - Senate hearings
* TWA & wartime aircraft contracts - monopoly
* Pan American Airways (Pan Am) - airplanes
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUGHES, BREWSTER... Read full description -
Item #722285THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1930
* Max Valier
* Rocket car
* Liquid-propellant
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "ROCKET CAR MAKES 50 MILES PER HOUR" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
background: On April 19, 1930, Austrian rocketry pioneer Max Valier staged one of his most... Read full description -
Item #722205ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, January 14, 1936
* Aviator Howard Hughes
* Transcontinental airplane speed flight record
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MOVIE PRODUCER FLIES ACROSS U.S. IN 9 1-2 HOURS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #722201THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 9, 1945
* Billings, Montana disaster
* U.S. Army Air Forces
* Douglas C-47B aircraft
* World War II veterans
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "19 KILLED IN PLANE IN MONTANA STORM" with subhead and photo of the captain. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in great... Read full description -
Item #722135THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Jan. 27, 1950
* United States Air Force
* Douglas C-54 Skymaster military aircraft
* Airplane transport Yukon disappearance
* Alaska to Montana flight mystery
The front page has a one column heading: "AF TRANSPORT, CARRYING 44, IS LOST IN... Read full description -
Item #722115THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, N.C., July 11, 1938.
* Aviator Howard Hughes takes off
* Airplane flight around World (1st stage)
The front page has a one column heading: "HUGHES PLANE HOPS FOR PARIS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some tiny binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #722110ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, January 20, 1937
* Aviator & film producer Howard Hughes
* Transcontinental airplane speed flight record
* Los Angeles to New York City
The top of page 12 has a two column heading: "Pilot Hughes' Close Call On Record Speed Flight" with subhead. (see images)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #721770THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 8, 1965
* American Airlines Flight 383 disaster
* Boeing 727-100 jet airliner - airplane
* Greater Cincinnati Airport crash
The front page has a one column heading: "58 Die as Jet Plunges Into Hill; 4 Live" with two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning and... Read full description -
Item #721626SECTION 5 (Automobiles) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Nov. 5, 1939 The front page has a banner headline: "40TH ANNUAL CHICAGO AUTO SHOW OPENS" with the entire section devoted to the Automotive industry with new innovations and many photos. Great reading. This particular auto show featured the very first car with air conditioning.
... Read full description -
Item #721614THE RALEIGH TIMES, Dec. 17, 1973
* Pan Am Flight 110 hijacking
* Boeing 707 airplane - aircraft
* Arab terrorists - Rome, Italy
* Palestinian Black September Organization
The top of the front page has a headline announcing: "Terrorists blow up jetliner, hijack another; many dead" (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, a... Read full description -
Item #721598LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 20, 1995
* Tokyo, Japan subway sarin attack
* domestic chemical terrorist strike
* Aum Shinrikyo cult members
* Shoko Asahara doomsday cult leader
The front page has a two column heading: "Poison Fumes in Tokyo Subway Kill 6, Hurt" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all sections (80+... Read full description -
Item #721541THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1937
* Al Brady Gang shootout
* Bangor ME Maine
* F.B.I. - G-Men agents (1st report)
The top of the front page has a two column heading heading: "Brady Gang Is Wiped Out Planning Bangor Bank Raid" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 42 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally nice.
... Read full description -
Item #721536THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 23, 1950
* Long Island Railroad (LIRR)
* Kew Gardens, Queens train wreck
* Richmond Hills NY (1st report)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AT LEAST 75 DIE IN L.I. RAIL WRECK" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, small... Read full description -
Item #721488ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Sept. 23, 1928
* Amelia Earhart photo - Woman aviator
* National air races in Los Angeles, California
* 1st Woman to cross Atlantic by airplane
The bottom of the front page of this picture section has a 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches " with small heading: "Flying Flivver Appears:... Read full description -
Item #721487CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 13, 1930
* William "Billy" George Barker killed
* Canadian World War I - WWI fighter ace
* Airplane pilot - Canada aviator w/ photo
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "AIR CRASH KILLS FLYER WHO SHOT DOWN 52 PLANES" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #721477TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Jan. 22, 1912
* Kinmundy, Illinois train wreck
* James T. Harahan killed
* Illinois Central Railroad
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "PROMINENT RAILROAD OFFICIALS MEET DEATH ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL" with subheads. (see images) Twelve pages, light toning, some margin wear, generally... Read full description -
Item #721474THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1932
* Essex Terraplane car introduction
* Hudson Motor Car Company ad
Page 7 has a full page advertisement for the "Essex Terraplane" automobile built by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. This new car was launched on July 21, 1932 making this a very early if not first ad in this World... Read full description -
Item #721431THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 23, 1929
* Female aviator Amelia Earhart
* Airplane speed record in L.A.
Page 12 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Miss Earhart Gets Women's Speed Mark" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, nice... Read full description -
Item #721357THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 25, 1911
* Aviator pioneer Eugene Burton Ely
* 1st shipboard airplane landing fame
* USS Pennsylvania cruiser
* Predecessor to the modern day aircraft carrier
* City of San Diego visit announcement
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ELY, WHO MADE FAMOUS... Read full description -
Item #721337THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1908
* Aviator Léon Delagrange historic flight
* French sculpture and aviation pioneer
* Early airplanes flight in France
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "M. DeLaGrange Outdoes Yesterday's Record Breaking" with related photo. (see images)
Surprisingly this... Read full description -
Item #721296CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1936
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st Transatlantic flight begins
* Lakehurst, New Jersey explosion fame
The front page has a one column heading: "New Nazi Zep Flying Ocean; 107 on Board" (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small... Read full description -
Item #721293LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 25, 1982
* Twilight Zone: The Movie helicopter accident
* Actor Vic Morrow & 2 others killed
* Hollywood movie - film scene
The front page has a two column heading: "Falling Copter Kills TV Star Morrow, 2 Children" (see images) Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the... Read full description -
Item #721174THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1937.
* Charles "Lucky" Luciano sentence upheld
* New York City gangster - mob boss
* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance
* Search over the Pacific Ocean - Fred Noonan
The front page has a one column heading: "LUCIANA CONVICTION UPHELD ON APPEAL" with subhead. (see images)
Page 2 has... Read full description -
Item #721161CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State Collage, Penn., April 2, 1956
* TWA Flight 400 airplane crash
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania takeoff
* Martin 4-0-4 airliner - aircraft
The front page has a five column headline: "Plane Crash Toll 22" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, some margin wear, mainly along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #721156THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 20, 1935
* Billy Mitchell Trophy Air Race
* Military airplanes - aviation competition
* Captain Karl Gimmler - U.S. Army Air Corps
The front page has a two column heading: "Capt. Karl Gimmler Takes Trophy Race at Selfridge" with subhead. (see images) More on page 12 with banner heading and related... Read full description -
Item #721094THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1942
* "General Grant" American M3 tanks production photo
* Chrysler’s Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant in Warren, Michigan
Page 8 has a three column photo with heading: "Mass Production Of Tanks Near Detroit" with brief text. (see images)
Other World War II reporting throughout. Complete... Read full description -
Item #720846CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 8, 1933
* American Aviator Jimmie Mattern
* Airplane flight around the World attempt
* Found to be safe in Siberia
The front page has a one column heading: "ORDER U. S. SHIP TO AID MATTERN, SAFE IN SIBERIA" with subhead. Two related photos are on the back page. (see images)
Complete with all 28 pages,... Read full description -
Item #720801THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C, Feb. 11, 1973
* 1973 Staten Island gas explosion
* Texas Eastern Transmission Pipeline
* Liquefied natural gas tank disaster
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "43 Are Feared Dead In N. Y. Tank Blast" with related photo. (see images)
Complete with all 80+ pages, a few binding... Read full description -
Item #720795THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1988
* Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
* Blues rock music - guitarist and singer
* New Year's Ever concert at the Ritz nightclub
Page 97 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "Stevie Ray Vaughan" performance at the RITZ... Read full description -
Item #720516THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 30, 1907
* The Standard Oil of New Jersey
* John D. Rockefeller case
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ANOTHER BLAST FOR THE STANDARD OIL; Commissioner of Corporations Answers Letters to the Stockholders" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in... Read full description -
Item #720494THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Aug. 8, 1971
* Apollo 15 space mission to the Moon (splashdown)
The front page has a banner headline: "ENDEAVOUR CREW 'BACK HOME'; Faulty 'Chute Fails to Mar Landing" with subhead and three related photos. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all sections (60+ pages), light... Read full description -
Item #720381THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 10, 1964
* UA United Airlines Flight 823
* Parrottsville, Tennessee disaster
* Vickers Viscount 745D airplane crash
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "AIR CRASH KILLS 39 IN TENNESSEE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 44 pages,... Read full description -
Item #720265THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 21, 1927
* Federal soldiers train massacre
* El Limon, Jalisco, Mexico
* Cristero War - Zapatistas
* Jose Reyes Vega
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "AMERICANS ON MEXICAN TRAIN" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, nice... Read full description -
Item #719868THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 9, 1935
* Russell "Slim Gray" Gibson assassination
* American bank robber & gangster - outlaw
The front page has a one column heading: "Trap Snapped On 2 Gunmen" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: Russell "Slim... Read full description -
Item #719860THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 15-21, 1981
* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisement
* Performance at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY
* "Blizzard of Oz" tour - debut as a solo artist
Page 52 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in... Read full description -
Item #719771PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 25, 1873
* P.T. Phineas Barnum ad
The photo shows the nice page five, 2 1/2" by 12" ad for " P. T. Barnum's Great Traveling Museum Menagerie", which includes a portrait of Mr. Barnum and various details about the attractions and performances. The ad takes two-thirds of the column.
... Read full description -
Item #719766NEW YORK HERALD, July 23, 1873
* Jesse James-Younger Gang
* Rock Island Pacific Railroad
* First train robbery in American West
The top of page 7 has column heads on the first train robbery by Jesse James and the James Gang, although the men were not identified at the time of this report.
They include: "A DREADFUL CRIME"... Read full description -
Item #719683NEW YORK HERALD, April 4, 1865
* Fall of Richmond, Virginia
* Final nail in the coffin ?
* Civil War nearing the end
First column heads on the front page report the fall of Richmond: "GRANT" "Richmond Ours" "Weitzel Entered the Rebel Capital Yesterday Morning" "Many Guns Captured"... Read full description -
Item #719617THE DETROIT TIMES--EXTRA, April 8, 1947
* Henry Ford death (1st report)
* Automobile pioneer - Detroit, Michigan
* Best publication to be had (very rare)
When it comes to collect death reports of famous personages, not only would Henry Ford rank among the top of non-politicians, but the report in a Detroit newspaper is about as... Read full description -
Item #719251JUNIATA SENTINEL, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1865
* re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Funeral train on tour towards Springfield
* Closing event of the American Civil War
The front page is mostly with a lengthy & detailed report: "A Vist To Richmond - What was Seen & Learned There" with subheads: "The... Read full description -
Item #719245THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1937.
* Nanjing - Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U.S. AND BRITAIN URGE JAPAN NOT TO DEVASTATE NANKING; THREATENED RAID DELAYED" with subheads. (see images) This is a early morning edition of... Read full description -
Item #719189TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 8, 1936
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America (approaching)
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame
The front page has a one column heading: "Hindenburg Weathers a Heavy Storm" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and some wear at... Read full description -
Item #719166THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 23, 1955
* Spring City, Rhea County, Tennessee - TN
* School bus & freight train collision - disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "TRAIN HITS SCHOOL BUS; 11 DIE" with lead-in: "Score Are Hurt in Tennessee Tragedy" and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #719124LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Oct. 22, 1968
* NASA Apollo 7 spaceflight splashdown
* First crewed mission of the Apollo program
* Prelude to the Apollo 11 Moon landing
* First live television broadcast on U.S. spacecraft
The front page has a banner headline: "Astronauts Ride 'Pink Cloud' Back To... Read full description -
Item #719042CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 9, 1934
* Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" Death
* Major League Baseball catcher and manager
The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a four column headline: "WILBERT ROBINSON DIES" with subheads. A photo of Robinson is on the back page. (see images)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #719023THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1937.
* Nanjing - Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PLANES FIGHT AT NANKING IN BIG RAIDS BY JAPANESE; SHANGHAI HAILS MARINES" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in great... Read full description -
Item #719019THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1919
* NC-4 flying boat (historic aviation feat)
* Transatlantic flight (1st aircraft to achieve this)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALL THREE SEAPLANES NEARING THE AZORES; NC-4 WAS 800 MILES OUT AT 3:06 THIS MORNING" with many subheads and related map. (see) Much more on the following pages... Read full description
An Inside Look
Timothy Hughes Rare &
Early Newspapers…
A special thank you goes out
to the staff of WGRC!
to the staff of WGRC!
History's Newsstand Blog
- Who’s Who in Newspapers? Father Thomas edition…
- What’s in a Masthead – An 1800s Boston Investigator…
- Lead-up to a Nation… as reported in the newspapers of the day (reflecting back on March, 1776)…
- Who’s Who in Newspapers? Jack Johnson edition (1910)…
Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers
P.O. Box 3636
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: 1-570-326-1045
E-mail: info@rarenewspapers.com
Hours
Weekdays, 7:30 - 4 (ET)
Full Contact Information
P.O. Box 3636
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: 1-570-326-1045
E-mail: info@rarenewspapers.com
Hours
Weekdays, 7:30 - 4 (ET)
Full Contact Information
