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Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, December 1, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 22 - Grand Trunk's New Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa / Capt. Buck Bailey Rescues Steam Schooner Washington

1911Features: Good showing by Northern Pacific Railway Co. in Annual Report; Railway News in Brief; Fire Fighting on Locomotives; Editorial by Lewis Nixon discusses Panama Canal Tolls; Bernard N. Baker admits his Atlantic & Pacific Transportation Co. lacks funds to carry mail between the Atlantic and Pacific; The Grand Trunk's New Hotel, Chateau Laurier - feature article with excellent illustration of this fine new Ottawa hotel located on the busy Rideau Canal near Canada's Parliament Buildings; Interesting business biography of C.D. Dunnan aka "Totem Pole Charley" of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., the man who saw the great possibilities of specially conducted Alaskan cruises; Appointments, Changes, Personals, etc.; Steamship Mariposa purchased by the Alaska Steamship Company; The Panama Canal and American Commerce; How the City of Los Angeles Has Built Her Harbor; Descrimination at Panama?; Panama Canal Free Toll Question Must Be Settled; Steamer Magnolia to run between Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle; Captain Buck Bailey Saves Lives and Property - He captained the tug Tatoosh which saved 48 souls aboard the steam schooner Washington on Nov. 23 - one of the most daring rescues in the annals of North Pacific Coast shipping - major article with illustration of Capt. Bailey; Annual Report of Supervising Inspector George Uhler; Capt. John Bermingham of San Francisco near death - article with photo; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Pacific Coast casualties - tug Chemainus burns, steam schooner Westerner sunk, steam schooner Washington towed to safety, New Steamer Princess Alice a Beautiful Vessel - feature article with photo; General Shipping News; Repairs, Drydocking and Other Work; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A sound copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine

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Bradbrooke, F.D.; Main, J.R.K.MareMagnum

Canadian Aviation, April 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine - Trans-Canada Air Lines is Incorporated - Fantastic Beechcraft Centrefold Ad

193736 pages. Features: Cover photo in cab of the new Twin Beechcraft; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Great half-page photo of a De Havilland Dragon above the clouds; Aerial History in the Making - passage of the Act to incorporate the Trans-Canada Air Lines; Great full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features photo of screen star Anna Lee; News and Views of the Month; Early Experiments in British Columbia - an account of experimental efforts in flying conducted at Vancouver shortly after the achievements attained by McCurdy, Baldwin, and their associates at Baddeck, Nova Scotia - with photo of the first aircraft to fly in western Canada, involving William and Winston Templeton, William McMullen and Earl Godfrey; Great full-page Chevrolet ad at Niagara Falls; Douglas announces plans for new super-transport DC-4; S.A.(Al) Cheesman - article with photo; Photo of Capt. M. (Tim) Armstrong and W.J. (Jack) Sanderson together; Monospar ad; List of R.C.A.F. Transfers; Photos from Toronto's first Air Force ball; Old Country (Britain) Gossip - with photo of a Nazi Junkers Ju-86 and three Vickers "Victoria" troop carriers flying by a pyramid in Egypt; Great full-page photo ad for the De Havilland Hornet Moth; Photo of Mr. G.N. Irwin of Whitby, ON at the controls of his Cabin Waco with A. Derumaux, his radio operator; Mackenzie Air Service ad shows map from Edmonton to Cameron Bay; Sensational 4-page centrefold ad for Beechcraft products with photos of the Model E 17 B and the Model 18; Irvin Air Chute (Parachute) ad; Aero Research by Bristol - article with two photos; Great full-page photo ad for Imperial Airways shows customers standing on the Promenade Deck; Indoor Stick Model Practice; M.A.L.C. News; Nice half-page photo ad for the Rearwin Sporster; The Students' Forum; Cub Aircraft Ltd. ad; Condensed Club News; Full page ad with photos for the Canadian Marconi Company; Northern Electric Aircraft Radio ad; Bristol Engine ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil ad for Stanavo products on back cover features photo of an interesting craft in flight in the far north; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine

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Green, Dr. J.J.; Bradbrooke, F.D.; Main, J.R.K.MareMagnum

Canadian Aviation Magazine, March 1937 - The Work of W.R. Turnbull / Noorduyn Aircraft Centrefold Ad

193752 pages. Features: Cover photo onboard a new Douglas Sleeper shows mother, son and stewardess; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Reproduction of an amazing 1883 circust poster drawn by Emil Roe which shows Prof. Harriman's Steam Air Ship; The Turn of the Tide - a review of tremendous aviation progress in 1936; News and Views of the Month; Fantastic full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features Antoinette Cellier and Richard Arlen who star in the film "The Great Barrier"; The Trans-Canada Airway - Progress Report - major article with photos and interesting graphic; Full-page ad for Richards-Wilcox with photo of their doors installed on the seaplane hangar at R.C.A.F. station Trenton; List of notable flights made during 1936; Monospar ad with photo; Early Aeronautical Research in Canada - Part III - the work of W.R. Turnbull - article with photos - airscrew research; Review of Air Mail Services; Fantastic photo Douglas ad shows comfortable passengers in flight; Great photo full-page ad for the Fairchild "Sekani"; Technical Achievements in Review; Great photo full-page ad for the Tiger Moth universal trainer; A.M. "Matt" Berry awarded McKee trophy for 1936 - brief article with photo; Vintage photo Learadio ad by Lear Developments, Inc. of New York; Stats on light aeroplane clubs from 1928 through 1936; Sensational Noorduyn Aircraft Limited four-page centrefold ad features photos of R.B.C. Noorduyn, D.M. Martin, Leigh Capreol, and "Pete" Vachon, as well as photos of the "Norseman" as a skiplane, seaplane, and landplane; Great half-page ad with map from Edmonton north to Cameron Bay for Mackenzie Air Service of Edmonton; Old Country Gossip; Photo of the Bristol Blenheim Bomber; Nice full-page photo ad for the Siddeley Cheetah; Commercial Air Services in Review; Canadian Vickers ad features photo of a Northrop Delta Mark I built for the R.C.A.F.; M.A.L.C. News; Photos and details of new Beechcraft Model 18; Photo of Amelia Earhart with W.C. Tinus of Bell Labs as he installs remote control for a plane's Western Electric radio equipment at Newark Airport shortly before her takeoff; Nice ad for Northern Electric Aircraft Radio; The Students' Forum; Condensed news from clubs; Nice Cub Aircraft ad; Nice Canadian Airways ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil Stanavo ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine

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Sellar, H.L.; Bingham, Hiram; Mayson, R.; Hamburg, MerrillMareMagnum

Canadian Aviation Magazine, February 1929 - Official Publication of the Aviation League of Canada

1929Splendid cover illustration of planes in spotlights by W. Gord. Wallace. 40 pages. Features: Nice Fairchild ad with photos of their Wasp, 21 and 41 models; Great photo ad for Canadian Vickers Limited showing their Vedette; Canadian Pacific Express photo ad shows packages beinng loaded into plane from a truck - super vintage ad for Canada's first air express service; Photo ad for Armstrong-Siddeley's Jaguar 455 H.P. air-cooled static radial engine; Great article with five photos discusses Industrial Photography in aviation - with aerial photos of American Falls at Niagara, Industrial Hamilton, General Motors of Canada's Oshawa Plant, and Ontario Hospital at Hamilton; The National Aeronautic Association of the United States - article by Senator Hiram Bingham; Saskatoon Aero Club - article with two photos including R. Randall, C. Yule, R. Schwinghammer, Dr. L. McConnell, T. Sigsworth, J.F. Bythell, S. McClelland and R. Mayson; News from the flying clubs; Expansion announced by Canadian Vickers, Limited; Photo of the inauguration of Canadian Pacific Express bi-weekly air service; Formation of the Canadian Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company; New metal Gipsy Moth passes strict government tests - article with photos; Helioplane developed by John E. Hess of New Westminster, B.C. - article; Great full-page photo ad for the Gipsy Moth by De Havilland; Short-wave wireless transmitter devised by R.N. Johnston and Charles Ward, two young engineers of the Ontario Forestry Branch; Ad for Montreal's Continental School of Flying with photo of Capt. J.H. St. Martein; Principles of Aeroplane Construction - article; Super vintage full-page photo ad for the rotary "Snow King" plow by J.S. Innes Limited; Full-page ad for the Wright Whirlwind engine; Nice full-page ad for the Woods Manufacturing Company of Ottawa shows their flying suits; Ad for the Monocoupe inside back cover; Rambler ad on back cover promotes their all-metal lighte aeroplanes. Average wear. Binding intact. One-inch opening to top of coverfold. A sound vintage copy of this excellent early issue. Book

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