It took 13 more years for a photograph to appear on the front page. The Times sponsored a daredevil flight from Albany to New York City and ran a picture of the plane at takeoff.

Experiments with color printing began as far back as the early 20th century, but the front page was strictly black and white until Oct. 16, 1997, when a photograph of the World Series-bound Cleveland Indians appeared.

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Ryan Murphy contributed reporting.

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