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Wild Bill Cummings' death...
Wild Bill Cummings' death...
Item # 698049
February 08, 1939
THE MOBILE PRESS, Alabama, Feb. 8, 1939
* Wild Bill Cummings' death
* Indianapolis 500 race car driver
The front page has a one column headline: "CRASH IS FATAL TO FAMED RACER", with a subheading: "Wild Bill Cummings, Who Defied Death on Tracks, Losses Life on Highway", are followed by 1st report coverage on the death of Indianapolis 500 winner, Bill Cummings. A related photo is included.
Other news of the day with period advertising are found throughout.
Complete in 14 pages, minor spine wear, but otherwise in good condition.
Category: The 20th Century