A 1936 Lockheed 12 A Electra Junior. Famous for appearing in the movie “Casablanca” taking of with Ilsa Lund and Victor Laszlo leaving Bogie with the “beginning of a beautiful friendship”. The aircraft on the photograph is the 2nd oldest Lockheed 12 in existence. There were 130 aircraft originally produced with only 8 airworthy remaining. At her time she was the fasted transport aircraft.

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The Great Bambino: In this September 30, 1936, Works Progress Administration, Federal Writerís Project, photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives, a man hands a program to baseball legend Babe Ruth, center, as he is joined by his second wife Clare, center left, and singer Kate Smith, front left, in the grandstand during Game One of the 1936 World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York

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