Historic Newspapers: Transportation - Railroad-Flight-Automobile
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Item #553307THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, October 14, 1925
* Early helicopter (Autogyro)
* 1st successful flight made to the public
This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Plane With Vanes Rises Almost Vertically; Briton Drives Spanish Craft Up 1,000 Feet".
Tells of a successful helicopter flight in it's infancy.
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Item #553230FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 10, 1926
* Aviator Commander Richard Byrd
* North Pole flight
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BYRD'S FLIGHT IS FIRST OVER POLE" "Second Successful Expedition, Like First, is Made By An Intrpid American"
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #553228FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 12, 1926
* Airship Norge
* Roald Amundsen
* 1st official North Pole flight ?
* Same day report (early)
This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "NORGE, AMUNDSEN DIRIGIBLE, FLIES OVER NORTH POLE, THEN CONTINUES TRIP TOWARD NOME" with lengthy subhead. (see)
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #551374HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 2, 1911 See the photos for the great color cover with an automobile theme. Never bound nor trimmed, minor edge wear, nice condition.
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Item #551369SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 14, 1912 A nice display issue as the front cover is in color and shows a pilot in an early airplane in a bombing stance (see), plus there is a nice related article inside: "Grenadiers of the Air" "Exploits in Bomb-dropping from Flying Machines" which includes 6 photos. Also inside: "The Flying Boat & Its... Read full description
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Item #550685THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated June 30, 1927.
* Richard Evelyn Byrd transatlantic flight
* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig
This 56 page newspaper has a three line banner headline on the front page:
* BYRD BATTLES FOG, FLIES ON TOWARD PARIS; REPORTS TO SHIP 200 MILES OUT AT SEA; ARMY FLIERS REACH HAWAII IN 26 HOURS
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Item #549989NEW-YORK TIMES, October 2, 1865
* Early baseball
* Post civil war reporting
On the front page under "Connecticut" is a report: "Yale versus Wesleyan--Base Ball Match between the Two Colleges--Fine Game--Success of Yale--Remarks & Observations"
Includes a summary and the box score. Summary also talks about the success of... Read full description -
Item #549967THE NEW YORK TIMES, NY, January 18, 1929
* Aviator explorer Richard Byrd
* Antarctic expedition
This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front that include: "BYRD ON AERIAL TOUR NAMES DISCOVERIES FOR ATLANTIC FLIERS" "Cloud Mirage Like One Met Over Ocean Moves Him to Call Inlet 'Lindbergh'" "Swinging... Read full description -
Item #549784THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 28, 1965
* Wilbur Clark death
* Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada
This 26 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 6-B: "Wilbur Clark, Hotel Man, Dies" with one column photo of Clark.
Other news of the day throughout. Little margin wear, otherwise in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The... Read full description -
Item #548865
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated August 9, 1963.
* Great Train robbery
* Buckinghamshire, England
This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:
* Train Robbery Losses Soar to $7,005,000
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Other news of the day throughout. Binding holes along the spine, slightly browned, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #548501THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 17, 1921
* William J. Simmons
* Ku Klux Klan leader
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "KLAN WIZARD IS SCORED AS LIAR" and "Congressman Campbell, as Chairman of Probers, Denounces Georgian as Trifler with the Facts."
Other news of the day throughout. Some small... Read full description -
Item #548444WASHINGTON UNION, Washington D.C., August 8, 1857
* Cape May via railroad advertisement
* Pre civil war news from Nation's Capital
Page 3 has an ad for passenger service to Cape May via the Washington Branch Railroad. Has details about departure and schedules, connections and ticket prices, as well as carriage hire "on the island".
News of the... Read full description -
Item #548043WASHINGTON UNION, Washington D.C., July 22, 1857
* Kansas troubles
* Robert John Walker
Page 2 has a "Proclamation" addressed "To The People Of Lawrence", signed in type: R. J. Walker, the Governor of the Kansas Territory.
A page 2 report about the visit of the "railroad excursionists" includes a letter... Read full description -
Item #547965LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 23, 1921.
* V-R2 Dirigible
The front page of this issue features an article entitled: "Trial Trip of Big Dirigible V-R2 Commences Today", reading in part: "Giant Balloon Purchased from Great Britain by United States Preparing for Flight Across Atlantic to America-Today's... Read full description -
Item #547563NEW YORK HERALD, June 10, 1869 Page 10 has: "The National Game Mutual vs. Yale--The Champions in the Elm City". Summary describes the arrival and greeting of the Mutual club at the train station, and the excursion to the field. Says that the game was played at Hamilton Park in New Haven with about 3000 in attendance. Nice details about the game and... Read full description
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Item #547463NEW YORK TIMES, New York, New York, January 8, 1935
* Kidnapping of Betty Gow
The front page of this issue concerns the kidnapping of Miss Betty Gow, the headline of which reads: "Miss Gow Firm in Her Story of Night of Kidnapping; Identifies Baby's Clothes". Betty Gow was the nurse who had been... Read full description -
Item #546743
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, New York, dated June 24, 1905. The frontpage of this issue features "The Gillespie Aeroplane As It Would Appear When Soaring" An interesting machine with a square wing, and the pilot seated below the wing. Report inside with two photos: The Gillespie Aeroplane.
Other topics with photos and illustrations... Read full description -
Item #546706LESLIES ILLUSTRATED, N.Y., May 16, 1907.
* Arthur E. Jameson
A very nice full front page duotone illustration of a well-dressed woman and a young girl picking daisies shows the woman waving to folks in a passing automobile, by Arthur E. Jameson. In nice condition. -
Item #545979LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, March 2, 1949
* B-50 bomber Lucky Lady II 1st to circle World nonstop...
* Early report...
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BOMBER MAKES ROUND WORLD NO-STOP TRIP" and "B-50 Superfort 'Lucky Lady II' Carried Crew of 14 on... Read full description -
Item #545529THE CLEVELAND NEWS, from Cleveland, OH, dated October 17, 1922.
* Aero Record Set
The front page features the report of Liet. F.L. Maughan who set the record at flying 248 miles an hour in his bi-plane at Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Included is a photo of his plane and Liet Maughan holding his lucky rabbit foot. Also are articles on "U.S. Dirigible C2 Burns; Seven... Read full description -
Item #544226THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated March 29, 1864. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines:* VERY LATEST NEWS
* Army Of The Potomac
* General Smith's Late Expedition
* Colonel Hicks' Gallantry at Paducah
* Burnside... Read full description -
Item #544088Unknown Title, 1920. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact title of the issue and date is unknown. This is an advertisement for Frank Automobile Company, Syracuse, NY.
The print size is approximately 6 x 8.5 inches and the overall matted size approximately is 8.5 x 11 inches. The matting color is a medium shade of blue/grey color. -
Item #538853HARPER'S WEEKLY dated February 6, 1861 (print only)
This is a single-page print. The page contains an engraving by Winslow Homer entitled "'Halt of a Wagon Train". This print has a few small binding holes. See photos for details.
The print size is approximately 22 x 16 inches. -
Item #538783HARPER'S WEEKLY, circa 1905. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is not known. The print is the backcover of an issue and is an automobile ad for Columbia 2 Electric Vehicle Company.
The size is approximately 9.5 x 13.5 inches.
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Item #538781HARPER'S WEEKLY, circa 1913. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is not known. The print is the backcover of an issue and is an automobile ad for The Willys-Overland Company Company.
The size is approximately 11 x 16 inches.
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Item #538780HARPER'S WEEKLY, circa 1913. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is not known. The print is the backcover of an issue and is an automobile ad for Reo Motor Car Company.
The size is approximately 11 x 16 inches.
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Item #538777HARPER'S WEEKLY, August 7, 1909. (print only)
The color print size the backcover of this issue and is an advertisement for The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company. The size is approximately 11 x 16 inches.
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Item #538775Unknown Title, circa 1913. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact title of the issue and date is unknown. The color print size is approximately 9 x 14 inches and is a full-page ad for Pierce-Arrow Car.
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Item #538706THE ADVANCE, from Red Wing, Minnesota, dated December 8, 1880. The third page of this issue contains the:
* The Message Of President Hayes to the Second Session of the Forty-Second Congress, Delivered at 12 Oclock Monday, Dec. 6. Takes the entire page and concludes on the sixth page,... Read full description -
Item #538688HARPER'S WEEKLY dated April 4, 1863 (print only)
This is a single-page print. The page contains three engravings entitled "The Army of the Cumberland - Head-Quarters of Major-General M'Cook, Commanding Twentieth Army Corps"; "The Army of the Cumberland - The Nashville and... Read full description -
Item #538486FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated December 31, 1864 (print only)
This is a single-page print. The print contains three engravings "Scene at Calcutta, East Indies - Terrible Effects of the Hurricane of October 5th" and "The Piot Boat M. H. Ginnell" and ... Read full description -
Item #538259Unknown Title, 1919. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact title of the issue and date is unknown. The is a advertisement print for Standard Steel Car Company. The print size is approximately 5.5 x 8 inches and the overall matted size approximately is 8.5 x 11 inches. The matting color is a medium shade of blue/grey color. -
Item #537763THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 24, 1911
* Early aviation...
* Airplane flight record broken...
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MAN-BIRD SOARS OVER NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON" "Aviator Atwood Will Soon Complete Long St. Louis--Gotham Air Voyage"... Read full description -
Item #537752THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, August 19, 1911
* Oscar Brindley...
* Airplane altitude record broken...
This 16 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "Brindley Sets New Altitude Mark for World in Air Boat" with subhead: "Aviator Soars Eleven Thousand... Read full description -
Item #222753SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 8, 1910
* Graphite Mining* Automatic Railway Safety Stop
This 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for a small piece missing in the upper left hand corner of the front page measuring 3/4 by 1/2 inches) and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day with accompanying text which include: "The... Read full description -
Item #222701THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1941.
* Charles Lindbergh's Speech* Madison Square Garden
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "LINDBERGH SEES TRICKERY ON WAR" "Lists Roosevelt 'Subterfuges' at Garden Rally--Wheeler Charges Secret Pledges" Page 4 has a complete text of Lindbergh's speech at Madsion Square Garden.
Item #222446
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, May 7, 1904
* The Four-Track Masonry Bridge
* The Four-Track Masonry Bridge
* The Ginseng Root
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations, most of which pertain to the latest inventions of the day, with accompanying text including: New Four-Track Masonry Bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company... Read full description
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations, most of which pertain to the latest inventions of the day, with accompanying text including: New Four-Track Masonry Bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company... Read full description
Item #222440
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 18, 1906
* The electric railroad
* The electric railroad
* Aeroplanes and Airships
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day with accompanying text which include: "The Electric Car Equipment the Long Island Railroad", and "Recent Aeroplanes and Airships in... Read full description
Item #222273
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, July 16, 1939.* Carl G. Fisher Dies
* Indianapolis Motor Speedway Founder
This 40+ page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on page 5: "Carl G. Fisher, Pioneer in Auto Industry, Dies" with photo.
Other news of the day throughout.
Some browning with minor margin wear,... Read full description
Item #221500
DETROIT FREE PRESS, MI, June 26, 1965.
* My Canh floating restaurant bombing...
* Saigon...
* Airplane crash...
This 30+ page newspaper has a three line, two column headline on the front page: "Cafe Bomb In Saigon Fatal to 31" Tells of the My Canh floating restaurant bombing in Saigon Vietnam. Other news of the day... Read full description
* My Canh floating restaurant bombing...
* Saigon...
* Airplane crash...
This 30+ page newspaper has a three line, two column headline on the front page: "Cafe Bomb In Saigon Fatal to 31" Tells of the My Canh floating restaurant bombing in Saigon Vietnam. Other news of the day... Read full description
Item #221100
Unknown Title, 1920. (print only)PLEASE NOTE: The exact title of the issue and date is unknown. The is a advertisement print for Willys-Knight Motors. The print size is approximately 5.5 x 8 inches and the overall matted size approximately is 8.5 x 11 inches. The matting color is a medium shade of green/grey color.
Item #221073
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 14, 1916
* Women's Motorcycle Tour of America
* Women's Motorcycle Tour of America
* Augusta and Adelina Van Buren
Page 7 contains a somewhat brief yet significant article on the "motorcycle tour of 1916", headed: "4,000 Miles By Motyor Cycle" "New York Women Reach San Diego--Climbed Pike's Peak on Machines" with the dateline of San Diego, and the text... Read full description
Item #220484
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 16, 1885.
Passenger Locomotive - New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions and/or prints: Standard Passenger Locomotive - Sash Cord Fastener -... Read full description
Passenger Locomotive - New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions and/or prints: Standard Passenger Locomotive - Sash Cord Fastener -... Read full description
Item #220399
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 15, 1864 Although there is much Civil War reporting on the front page perhaps the most significant a brief item near the bottom of the back, headed: "Guerrillas at Work Again on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad" which reads: "A party of guerrillas captured the westward bound train on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad... Read full description
Item #219697
INDUSTRIAL AGE, Chicago, Dec. 19, 1874.
* Uncommon Title from Chicago, Illinois
Mostly topical reports, a few literary items and some ads. A volume II issue of this uncommon title. Some of the headlines include: "On Invention" "Chippawa Falls & Eau Claire Railroad" and much more. A few minor edge tears.
* Uncommon Title from Chicago, Illinois
Mostly topical reports, a few literary items and some ads. A volume II issue of this uncommon title. Some of the headlines include: "On Invention" "Chippawa Falls & Eau Claire Railroad" and much more. A few minor edge tears.
Item #219477
NEW-YORK EVENING POST, April 27, 1833.
* Schenectady and Utica Railroad Company est.
A page 2 report begins: It will be a matter of public congratulations that the senate...passed the bill from the house to incorporate the Schenectady and Utica railroad company, by a unanimous vote. A few other details as well. Other news of... Read full description
* Schenectady and Utica Railroad Company est.
A page 2 report begins: It will be a matter of public congratulations that the senate...passed the bill from the house to incorporate the Schenectady and Utica railroad company, by a unanimous vote. A few other details as well. Other news of... Read full description
Item #219389
NEW-YORK TIMES, Dec. 7, 1868.
* The whipping post - Flagellation
The back page has a detailed report: The Whipping Post Another Revolting Exhibition at New Castle, Del.--Two Men Pilloried and Three Flogged--Public Opinion in the State Regarding the Law. Other news of the day includes: "Georgia" "The Preisdent's Message" "The Union Pacific Railroad"... Read full description
* The whipping post - Flagellation
The back page has a detailed report: The Whipping Post Another Revolting Exhibition at New Castle, Del.--Two Men Pilloried and Three Flogged--Public Opinion in the State Regarding the Law. Other news of the day includes: "Georgia" "The Preisdent's Message" "The Union Pacific Railroad"... Read full description
Item #219388
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE, Feb. 10, 1873
* Titusville, Pennsylvania
* Oil discoveries
On page 3 under Oil is a report: "The New Oildorado near Titusville--Great Excitement in Consequence--Flowing Wells Within Two Miles of Us". Other news of the day includes: "Floods" "Railroad Disaster"... Read full description
* Titusville, Pennsylvania
* Oil discoveries
On page 3 under Oil is a report: "The New Oildorado near Titusville--Great Excitement in Consequence--Flowing Wells Within Two Miles of Us". Other news of the day includes: "Floods" "Railroad Disaster"... Read full description
Item #218407
DOLLAR WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 8, 1842* Liberty Dollar coin
Has an engraving of a dollar coin in the masthead, the cost of an annual subscription. Back page has an engraving and caption: The Young Thief. A volume I issue (number 46). Some of the topics in this issue include: "The Prize Fighters", "Western Railroad", "Mr.... Read full description
Item #217448
NEW-YORK TIMES, Aug. 16, 1869.
* St. Louis, Missouri as our National Capital for convention?
Page 5 has an interesting report: The National Capital The Agitation for its Removal to St. Louis--Call For a National Convention. Other news of the day includes: "Railroad Accidents" "Gettysburg" "The Savannah Base-ball Club... Read full description
* St. Louis, Missouri as our National Capital for convention?
*Gettysburg 1869
Page 5 has an interesting report: The National Capital The Agitation for its Removal to St. Louis--Call For a National Convention. Other news of the day includes: "Railroad Accidents" "Gettysburg" "The Savannah Base-ball Club... Read full description






















































