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A few entries:
June 10 Purchased chains in East Liverpool, Ohio. Hard hail & thunderstorm that afternoon
June 11 Broke windshield between Dunkirk and Lima Ohio
June 12 Old windshield exchanged for new by Franklin (car?)Agent Carl O. Baumgartner. Much mud.
June 13 stuck in mud - hauled out by team near cedar rapids Iowa.
June 14 forded river - engine died in mid-stream but pulled itself out.
June 18 Granger, Wyoming. Leave Lincoln Highway and take take the Old Oregon Trail.
June 19 Twin Falls, Idaho, camped.
June 20 Haynes, Oregon, Hotel Haynes (Haines)(A detour off the Oregon Trail to avoid a mountain pass?)
June 21 Camped near The Dalles, Oregon. (Back on the Oregon Trail.)
June 22 Portland, Oregon, home

A fascinating "how to" book on very early trans continental travel in an automobile.

15614 Trego, F. H. The Complete Official Road Guide of The Lincoln Highway, published by The Lincoln Highway Association in 1916. Paperback 168 pages in good condition - A little musty. Shelfwear and soiling. Some short tears. Both covers have faded lettering. 5.75 x 9.25 inches, the Lincoln Highway in 1916 with full information, garages, camping locations, many ads and a fold out map of the route. There is a 24 page log at the end. The owner details a trip from June 8, 1917 starting at the Hotel Astor in NY, and finishing in Portland, OR on June 22. Route is marked on the fold out map. Turned off the Lincoln Highway in Granger, WY and on to the Oregon Trail to Portland. The Lincoln Highway, Automotive $250

A biography of the Abbe De Lamennais and a history of the Liberal Catholic Movement In France. Tipped inside the front cover is a lovely signed note from Lamennais in 1842 in which he serves as an intermediary between a Mademoiselle Michel and famous French poet Pierre-Jean de Beranger. The envelope is tipped in as well. Abbe De Lamennais, Autograph, Catholicism, Catholic $500

15361 Pennsylvania Department of Revenue , Motor Vehicle Registrations - Nine vehicle registrations from 1918 to 1928 Good. Some are 'billfold' soiled and worn. Pennsylvania car registrations from 1918. 'Certificate for ...the Pneumatic Tired Motor Vehicle Below Described.' (faded) . A 1920 Ford is registered in 1923. A 1922 Dodge truck is registered in 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927. A 1927 Dodge sedan is registered in 1927 and 1928. Automotive ephemera. $40

15236 Korea - Japan Photo Album, cira 19500s 15.5 x 10.5 inches, black pages with tissue guards. There are a total of ten 8 x 10 inch b&w photos, some mounted with photo corners. Two are duplicates. One photo is of Mt. Fuji, there's a picture of the inside of a bus or street car, a farming scene, a delightful picture of two girls with an improvised teeter totter, one of the "San Francisco Beer Hall (in Korea) " and a harbor scene in Stockton, CA.

The photographer was a USN Aviation Ordanceman with Patrol Squadron 871 (VP 871) The back of the teeter totter picture is labeled "Korea Playground" with technical photo information and Kimpo Airfield is mentioned as the location. The album is in good condition. Some of the photo corners are loose and some of the tissue guards are creased. Other tissue guards are torn, creased or missing parts. The front and back inside paste-downs have wrinkles. $75

15197 Pan American World Airways, Your Clipper Flight Log, 1951 Paperback, 24 pages In good condition with light shelf wear. 4.25 x 8 inches, the record of a Round The World flight in 1951 by Bernard M. Kunes, retired Lehigh Valley Railroad Conductor. Left from Inglewood California on January the 7th and returned from Formosa and Hawaii on March 12th. Approximately 24 flights. All are mentioned with aircraft involved noted as well as the weather. Aviation, ephemera, Boeing Stratocruiser, Pan American Airways, PAA

Two months of travel time in several plane types. The DC-3, DC-4, the Lockheed Constellation and the Boeing Stratocruiser. The January 8th Stratocruiser flight from New York to Shannon, Ireland via Gander Newfoundland lasted 20? hours "...The last 4 1/2 hours on 3 engines - 110 MPH Tailwind prevented returning to Gander." Shannon - Dark, Foggy, Sprinkles.... $45