Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Melvin Vaniman" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Melvin Vaniman (sometimes spelt “Vannaman”), Akron, Dirigibles, Airship, Balloon
Vaniman also was second in command aboard Wellman’s “America” that ultimately failed in 1910.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Honolulu Man to Make Flight"
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), August 24, 1910, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.
"Balloonists Start Across the Atlantic"
Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, TX), October 15, 1910, Image 1, col. 2.
"Wellman's Dash Ends in Failure"
The Western News (Stevensville, MT), October 21, 1910, Image 2, col. 1.
"Vaniman's in Hopeful Mood"
Arizona Republican (Phoenix, AZ), September 30, 1911, Page 9, Image 9, col. 2.
"Melvin Vaniman in His Big Air Boat Will Attempt to Cross Atlantic in Four Days"
The Day Book (Chicago, IL), November 4, 1911, Image 21, col. 1-2.
"It Stood on End"
The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), November 6, 1911, LAST EDITION, Image 1, col. 3.
"Melvin Vaniman --- Aerial Adventurer"
The Hawaiian Star (Honolulu, HI), December 9, 1911, SECOND EDITION, SECOND SECTION, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1-7.
"Experiment Was Serious"
Bismarck Daily Tribune (Bismarck, ND), June 1, 1912, Image 1, col. 1.
"Airship Bursts and Five Fall to Their Death"
The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT), July 3, 1912, Page 8, Image 8, col. 1-3.
"Balloon Explodes Killing Five"
The Wibaux Pioneer (Wibaux, MT), July 5, 1912, Image 4, col. 3.
"Walter Wellman Tells of Risk Fliers Face"
The Sun (New York, NY), July 7, 1912, FOURTH SECTION MAGAZINE, Image 47, col. 1-7.

Melvin Vaniman: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America