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Velocipedes in the English Army... Early typewriter attachment...
Item #628299
November 30, 1889
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 30, 1889 Articles with images include: "The Military Bicycle" "Use of Velocipedes In The English Army" "The New Simpson Timber Dry Dock at the Brooklyn, Navy Yard" "The Proposed Railway Bridge Between England & France" and the "Gledhill's Attachment For Type Writers", which is accompanied by a... See More
1874 Milan, Ohio...
Item #628155
November 26, 1873
THE MILAN ADVERTISER, Ohio, November 26, 1873
* Erie & Huron County
* Thomas A. Edison birthplace
This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting period advertisements.
Complete in 4 pages, piece torn away along the top margin, minor light foxing, otherwise quite nice.
Much front page baseball reporting in 1892...
Item #628084
August 16, 1892
BURLINGTON DAILY FREE PRESS, Vermont, Aug. 16, 1892 The top of the front page has much reporting on baseball, with column heads: "THE WORLD OF SPORTS" "Two Easy Victories For the Home Team Yesterday" with ten box scores. Also: "Base Ball At Bristol" "A Crowd of 350 People See the Addison County Boys Win".
Eight pages, some damp staining near mar... See More
Building the Brooklyn Bridge...
Item #628041
March 10, 1877
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 10, 1877
* Brooklyn Bridge - East River
* Under construction print
The front page has a large illustration: "The Foot Bridge Over The East River, New York." as well as three diagrams relating to the construction of the foot bridge, and a report: "The East River Bridge." better known today as the Brooklyn Bridge.
Sixteen pages, ... See More
Train robbery by the Reno Gang...
Item #628014
May 25, 1868
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, May 25, 1868
* Reno Brothers Gang train robbery
* Marshfield, Scott County, Indiana
* Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad
On the front page under "The Jeffersonville Railroad Express Robbery" is a report datelined "Louisville, May 23" that states in part: "...the men who seized the express car last night on the Jeffersonville R... See More
Windmill at Laramie, Wyoming Territory...
Item #628008
May 08, 1869
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 8, 1869 Prints within include: "Marketing At The Five Points, New York"; a full page with two illustrations: "The Strike Of The 2nd Avenue R. R. Drivers -- The Resumption Of Travel -- Scene At The Depot" and "Windmill At Laramie, Wyoming Territory, For Supplying The Locomotives Of The Union Pacific RR With Water".
Sixteen... See More
Death of General Winfield Scott...
Item #628007
May 30, 1866
NEW-YORK TIMES, May 30, 1866
* General Winfield Scott death
The front page has: "Death of Lieut.-Gen. Scott" "Sketch of His Long & Glorious Military Career" "His Political Aspirations, Successes & Defeats" "His Course During the Rebellion--The Organization & Handling of the First Army" "His Last Illness & Death--Personal Rem... See More
Electric automobile vehicle design...
Item #627707
November 26, 1898
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, Nov. 26, 1898 Taking most of the front page are four illustrations and an article: "A Design For An Electric Automobile Vehicle." which is a three-wheeled bicycle with a motor on the back. Other inventions with prints and text throughout.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.
Popular for the colorful political cartoons...
Item #626289
March 22, 1893
PUCK, New York, March 22, 1893
* Color political prints
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are much desired for their displayability. This issue has as its polit... See More
Prints of Memphis & vicinity...
Item #626262
September 23, 1871
EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, Sept. 23, 1871 The full ftpg. shows: "Hannah Binding Shoes". Inside has a nice fullpg. print of: "Ratisbon Cathedral" and: "Charles Dickens as Capt. Bobadill" "The Four-in-Hand Club, St. James's St., London. But perhaps the best print is a very nice full page; "A View of Memphis, Tennessee" showing the river as well, wi... See More
1870 Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village, Massachusetts...
Item #626158
February 17, 1870
THE VILLAGER, Amesbury & Salisbury Mills, Massachuetts, February 17, 1870
* Uncommon title
Published weekly during the textile industry boom. Contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Complete in 4 pages, minor spotting, nice condition.
Item #625680
(unknown) This print is entitled "The Captain's Walk" is of a lady with an spyglass on a rooftop. The publication and era is unknown. The print measure 5 x 8 inches and the brown matting measures 10 x 13inches. Very nice condition.
Charcoal drawings by John Sargent....
Item #625676
(unknown) This is a lot of two matted charcoal drawings from unknown publications and time era. The prints are of women. The prints measure 5 x 6 3/4 inches and the grey matting measures 10 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches. Very nice condition.
An early flying machine...
Item #625380
February 13, 1875
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 13, 1875 An inside page has a 4 by 5 illustration of "Blackford's Flying Machine". The companion report headed "A New Form of Flying Machine", begins with the solution to successful flight: "Screw propulsion is the principle upon which will, probably, be accomplished the great problem of aerial flight. The plan here proposed is... See More
Nice print of the new Brooklyn Bridge...
Item #624686
June 02, 1883
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 2, 1883
* Brooklyn Bridge construction completed
The full back page is a very nice print captioned: "The Brooklyn Bridge Over the East River Between Long Island and New York" was recently completed. Inside has a full page of 13 prints showing: "Sketches at the International Fisheries Exhibition" with several prints regarding fi... See More
Life on the Mississippi, with several prints...
Item #624536
May 20, 1871
EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, May 20, 1871 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly with many prints including several on the "Revolution In Paris". Also a nice full page of: "Lord Dunmore's New Steam Plough" in the field. There are 3 pages and 9 prints on life: "On The Mississippi" (see).
Complete in 24 pages, some minor staining to the ftpg. only, slightly irreg... See More
Displayable color cover shows mother and child...
Item #623694
June 02, 1892
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1892 Occasionally this title had beautiful color prints on their front pages, and this is one of the better ones (see). The print is captioned: "Good-Bye, Papa." taken from the painting by Seymour J. Guy.
Sixteen pages, a spot in the bottom margin, otherwise in very nice condition.
The Denison gold mines in Canada...
Item #623125
November 03, 1888
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Nov. 3, 1888 Among the many prints in this issue is a full page with seven scenes of: "The Denison Gold-Mines, Near Algoma, Lake Huron, Upper Canada." with captions identifying each (see).
Complete in 32 pages, great condition.
Retrospective on the South in the Civil War...
Item #623064
August 08, 1865
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 8, 1865 The best content is the back page article: "The Decline and Fall of The Southern Confederacy" "An Inside View" "Richmond A Year Ago" which takes close to two columns. Page 2 has much on: "Randall's Island" and pg. 23 has much on: "The Battery". Page 5 has a large map showing: "The Bed of the... See More
Life on the Mississippi, with several prints...
Item #622914
May 27, 1871
EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, May 27, 1871 Inside has a dramatic fullpg. print: "The Women of Paris". Near the back are two pages of text and 8 prints: "On The Mississippi" which includes prints of Fort Jackson" "Fort Jackson from Fort St. Philip" "Prisoners at Fort Jackson" and more including a full bkpg. print: "On the Mississippi--At Fort ... See More
The National Rifle Association is formally created...
Item #622585
December 06, 1871
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 6, 1871
* Creation of the NRA, the National Rifle Association
The bottom of pg. 4 has a brief & inconspicuous report which is very significant to the founding of the NRA, the National Rifle Association. As the internet notes, the NRA was founded in 1871 by Capt. Wingate and Col. Church, both mentioned in this report. Papers for incorporation were sent in late N... See More
The H.M.S. Thunderer...
Item #622494
April 20, 1872
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 20, 1872
* HMS Thunderer launching w/ prints
Inside has 2 prints of Potsdam. Also a full page of: "The Right Hon. John Bright, M.P."; several prints of: "Plans & Sections of the Turrets & Guns of H.M.S. Thunderer" as well as a full page print of this ship. Other prints as well.
Complete in 24 pages, very nice conditio... See More
Phineas Barnum Circus Museum Fire...
Item #622447
December 25, 1872
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 25, 1872
* Phineas Barnum Circus Museum Fire
The back page has an article headed: "NEW-YORK FIRES" "A Million Dollars' Worth of Property in Flames" "Barnum's Museum and Other Buildings Wholly Destroyed" "The Entire Collection of Wild Animals Burned to Death" and more. Lengthy text. Nice to have in this venerable ne... See More
Park Place building explosion disaster...
Item #622299
August 24, 1891
THE MEMPHIS APPEAL AVALANCHE, Tennessee, August 24, 1891
* Park Place, New York City
* Building explosion disaster
The front page has a a one column heading: "DEAD ! DEAD ! DEAD !" with subheads that include: "Corpse After Corpse in New York" and more. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise go... See More
Negro lynching in 1891 Arkansas
Item #622296
July 20, 1891
THE MEMPHIS APPEAL-AVALANCHE, Tennessee, July 20, 1891
* Dermott, Chicot County, Arkansas
* Negro lynching - lynched - hanging
The front page has a a one column heading: "A SUNDAY LYNCHING" with subheads. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good. Somewhat fragile and should be handled carefully.... See More
1891 Galveston, Texas hurricane...
Item #622293
July 06, 1891
THE MEMPHIS APPEAL AVALANCHE, Tennessee, July 6, 1891
* Galveston, Texas hurricane disaster
The front page has a a one column heading: "A GALE ON THE GULF" with subheads that include: "Galveston Swept by Wind and Wave" and more. (see) This is not the infamous hurricane of 1900.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little margin... See More
Charleston, West Virginia train wreck...
Item #622291
July 08, 1891
THE MEMPHIS APPEAL-AVALANCHE, Tennessee, July 5, 1891
* Charleston, West Virginia
* Kanawha and Michigan Railroad
* Train wreck disaster
The front page has a a one column heading: "THIRTEEN LIE DEAD" with subheads that include: "The Worst Wreck That Ever Occurred in West Virginia" and more. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, light bro... See More
1891 Superior, Wisconsin tornado...
Item #622288
July 17, 1891
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, July 17, 1891
* Superior, Wisconsin tornado disaster
* Douglas County
The front page has a a one column heading: "A RAGING CYCLONE" with subheads that include: "Passes Over West Superior, Wis." and more. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good. Somewhat frag... See More
Tammany Hall... Tweed Ring...
Item #622222
June 04, 1872
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1872
* Mayor John T. Hoffman
* Tweed Ring - Tammany Hall
* William "Boss" Tweed
The front page has unusually large headings for this time period with: "HOFFMAN'S GUILT" "The Beginning of the Fraudulent Warrants---How Gov. Hoffman Served the Ring as Mayor" and more with lengthy accounting figures.
Other news of the day. Complete... See More
James Gordon Bennett death...
Item #622221
June 02, 1872
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1872
* James Gordon Bennett death (1st report)
* New York Herald fame
Page 4 has a lengthy biography headed: "Obituary" "James Gordon Bennett" Text takes up 3 full columns. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very nice condition.
1881 Fitchburg, Massachusetts...
Item #622220
April 25, 1881
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 25, 1881
* 19th century New England
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, some that are illustrated.
Complete issue, very minor spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.
Nice lacrosse print... New Zealand...
Item #622008
April 28, 1883
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 28, 1883 Perhaps the best print is: "LaCrosse Match Played Last Sat. at Kennington Oval..." which has 4 scenes.
Among other prints are a full page with 11 scenes of: "Grand Military Assault at Arms a the Royal Albert Hall..." which include life saving & wrestling; a full page of 7: "Sketches in New Guinea... See More
Nice print of London Bridge...
Item #622005
November 16, 1872
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 16, 1872 The prime content within this issue is the doublepage print captioned: "London Bridge". Many more interesting prints within including: "Railway Bridge Destroyed by Floods in Ceylon" "Changmaunna, in the Looshai Country" "Entrance Court of the Brighton Aquarium" & more.
The Supplement is included &am... See More
An early flying machine...
Item #621858
February 13, 1875
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 13, 1875 An inside page has a 4 by 5 illustration of "Blackford's Flying Machine". The companion report headed "A New Form of Flying Machine", begins with the solution to successful flight: "Screw propulsion is the principle upon which will, probably, be accomplished the great problem of aerial flight. The plan here proposed is... See More
1872 Port Austin, Michigan...
Item #621841
May 29, 1873
THE HURON COUNTY NEWS, Port Austin, Michigan, May 29, 1873
* Rare title
This 4 page newspaper has new of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Complete, a little fold wear with a few archival tape mends, light toning, generally in good condition.
The Richardson-McFarland murder trial...
Item #621706
May 11, 1870
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1870
* Albert Deane Richardson
* Daniel McFarland murder trial
* Not guilty verdict (1st report)
The front page has an article headed: "McFARLAND ACQUITTED" "Triumphant Vindication of the Defendant's Action" "A Prompt Verdict Of Acquittal" and more. (see) Lengthy text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More
The great Constantinople fire disaster...
Item #621675
June 07, 1870
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1870
* Constantinople, Turkey
* Fire disaster - conflagration (1st report)
Page 5 has an article headed: "TELEGRAMS" "A Dreadful Calamity in Constantinople" "Thousands of Buildings Burned and Thirty Persons Killed" See image for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More
Habit of smoking opium...
Item #621581
April 08, 1880
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 8, 1880
* Opium - poppy tears
* 19th century drug habits
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "THE DREAMY DRUG" "How It Operates in the Chinese Dens in St. Louis" and more. (see)
This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rag... See More
Corbett - Fitzsimmons heavyweight boxing title fight...
Item #621510
March 17, 1897
DAILY GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1897
* Bob Fitzsimmons vs. James J. "Jim" Corbett
* Heavyweight boxing championship fight (eve)
* Fight of the century (19th)
Page 3 has one column headings: "THE BIG PRIZE FIGHT" "Ex-Senator Ingalls on Hand to View the Contest" "His Interview With Corbett" and more. (see)
Complete in 4 pages, light br... See More
Cover print by famed artist F .O. C. Darley...
Item #621443
December 17, 1870
EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, Dec. 17, 1870 The full front page is an illus. by F.O.C. Darley captioned: "Going To Court." showing a policeman separating a motley-looking woman & man, as a crying child clings to the woman's skirt. Note: Felix Darley was a famous illustrator of the day, noted for illustrating Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow... See More
Closing events of the Civil War...
Item #621405
May 30, 1865
CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 30, 1865 The top of page 2 column has heads: "Important Proclamations" "The Terms of Amnesty" "Provisional Government for North Carolina" "The Conspiracy Trial" and more related reports on the closing events of the Civil War.
Four pages, good condition.
A Mormon print... Various scenes near Baton Rouge...
Item #621389
August 05, 1871
EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, Aug. 5, 1871 Among the prints inside is once captioned: "Among The Mormons--A Dangerous Gentile" with a related article: "Among the Mormons". Other prints within include a fullpg: "A Cypress Swamp In Louisiana" "A Sugar House" "Ruins of the Louisiana State House at Baton Rouge" "Mos-Gatherers near Baton Rouge"... See More
Across the Rocky Mountains...
Item #621313
April 26, 1873
NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1873 The front page has an article: "Overland In March Across the Rocky Mountains--The Snow Sheds--Down the Pacific Slope and Up the Columbia River". A great & very detailed travelogue report taking nearly 3 columns carrying over to pg. 2.
Twelve pages, slightly irregular at the spine, good condition.
A travelogue from up the Mississippi River...
Item #621312
June 07, 1869
NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1869 Page 5 has an interesting travelogue: "THE GREAT WEST--Up the Mississippi River--The Commercial Convention--First Tea Overland--The Chinese Question--Things Worth Seeing" taking over two columns.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
Mention of Sitting Bull... Annual message of the President...
Item #621275
December 07, 1881
PITTSBURGH EVENING CHRONICLE, Pennsylvania, Dec. 7, 1881
* President Chester A. Arthur
* State of the Union Address
The back page has "The Message" of the President to Congress, mentioning in part: " ...the troops have been...employed in collecting Indians hitherto hostile and locating them on their proper reservations; that Sitting Bull and his adherents are now prisoners at... See More
Wine making print...
Item #621223
September 24, 1892
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 24, 1892 Although this issue has many nice prints the most noteworthy is the very nice full page print captioned: "Hop-Picking In Kent: Stripping The Last Pole" which shows grape gathering for wine making. This print measures 10 by 13 inches.
Complete in 32 pages, very nice condition.
Wine making print...
Item #621186
October 07, 1871
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, October 7, 1871 Within this issue are several nice illustrations, but the best would have to be the very nice doublepage centerfold captioned: "Sunday Morning With The Hop Pickers", which related to the wine making industry. There is a related article on the following page titled: "Hop Pickers In Kent". This print measures about 13 by... See More
Columbia University...
Item #621048
November 22, 1894
ONCE A WEEK--An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, New York, Nov. 22, 1894 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly but much more scarce. Full ftpg. shows: "Dr. Knickerbocker Parkhurst". Doublepg. centerfold shows: "English Sport In China: Paper-Chasing at Shanghai is Locally Much Resented". Also halfpg: "Launching of the American Liner 'St. Louis' " and: &quo... See More
1871 Constantine, Michigan...
Item #621042
January 05, 1871
WEEKLY MERCURY, Constantine, Michigan, January 5, 1871
* Rare Midwestern title
* St. Joseph County
This 4 page newspaper has mostly religious related articles and several period advertisements.
Complete, minor light foxing, a little spine wear, generally nice.
Building the Brooklyn Bridge...
Item #620994
August 04, 1877
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 4, 1877 The front page features two prints & an article: "Cable Making of the East River Bridge" which we now know as the Brooklyn Bridge.
Sixteen pages, a bit irregular at the spine, good condition.
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