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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - review and small ad...
Item #725386
March 29, 1920
<p>THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1920 <br><br>Page 18 has a review and small ad for the premier of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", staring John Barrymore. </p><p>Co0mplete in 32 pages, slightly rough at the left spine, somewhat fragile. Must be handled with... <a href="https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/725386?list_url=%2Flist%2Fcategory%2F117-the-20th-century%3Fpage%3D1">See More</a>
Iran hostage crisis begins... 52 hostages taken... 444 days of captivity...
Item #725245
November 05, 1979
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 5, 1979
* Iran Hostage Crisis begins
* Radical Iranian students mob
* United States - U.S. Embassy
* Islamic Revolution fervor
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TEHRAN STUDENTS SEIZE U.S. EMBASSY AND HOLD HOSTAGES" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item ... See More
Iran Hostage Crisis - U.S. rescue attempt fails...
Item #725244
April 26, 1980
SUN-TIMES, Chicago, April 26, 1980
* Operation Eagle Claw
* Iran Hostage Crisis
* U.S. rescue attempt fails
The front page has a headline that reads: "Won't give up efforts on hostages--Carter" and more with two related photos. Much more on the following pages, loads of text.
Complete in 84 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
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Item #725243
April 03, 1986
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 3, 1986
* TWA Flight 840 to Athens, Greece
* Plastic explosives bombing disaster
* Abu Nidal Organization - terrorists
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Bomb Blast Kills 4 on TWA Flight" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside.
Complete 1st section only with all 36 pages, light toning along the central fold, ni... See More
Premieres of "Who's That Girl" & "Masters of the Universe" in 1987...
Item #725202
August 07, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 7, 1987
* "Who's That Girl" & "Master of the Universe"
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres
* American screwball comedy & superhero films
* Madonna as Nikki Finn & Dolph Lundgren
A terrific issue on the premieres of the motion picture films "Masters of the Universe" & "Who's That Girl" a... See More
Premiere of "Woman in Red", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #725201
August 15, 1984
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 15, 1984
* Best "Woman in Red" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Romantic comedy - Stevie Wonder song fame
* Actor & director Gene Wilder
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Woman in Red", which includes a full-page advertisement. (see images) And there may be no better issue found th... See More
1978 Rock band "Queen" sold out ad...
Item #725200
October 16, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Oct. 16, 1978
* "Queen" North America concert tour
* "Jazz" album tour - Freddie Mercury
* Concerts at Madison Square Garden advertisement
* MISSING THE FRONT & BACK PAGES
Page 97 has a nice full page advertisement for "QUEEN" concerts at Madison Square Garden.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there w... See More
1st Led Zeppelin North American tour ad (1969)...
Item #725198
January 30, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 30, 1969
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour advertisement
* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East
Page 32 has a historic 6 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a very early Led Zeppelin concert at the East Fillmore venue in Manhattan. This was actually Led Zeppelin's very first North American tour... See More
Southern Confederacy in 1952...
Item #725194
November 09, 1952
DIXIE magazine section only of The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Nov. 9, 1952
* The Southern Confederacy in the mid 20th century
The front page of this section has a color photo of a young girl with the Confederate flag behind her.
And pages 8 & 9 has a editorial by Ethel G. Holloman titled: "Corsages for the Confederacy" with a few more related photos. (see images)... See More
1955 Udall, Kansas F5 tornado disaster...
Item #725193
May 26, 1955
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., May 26, 1955
* Udall, Cowley Co., Kansas
* F5 tornadoes disaster
* Blackwell, Oklahoma
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Tornadoes Kill 74 As Areas Of Oklahoma And Kansas Hammered" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.
background: The... See More
Civil War Confederate veteran dies in 1952...
Item #725192
November 12, 1952
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, Nov. 12, 1952
* "General" William Jordan Bush death
* Last surviving Civil War Confederate soldier
* Company B of the 14th Georgia Infantry
The front page has a two column heading: "Last of General Lee's Soldiers in Georgia Dies at Age of 107" (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, general... See More
1954 United States Capitol shooting incident...
Item #725191
March 02, 1954
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., March 2, 1954
* United States Capitol shooting incident
* House of Representatives chamber - Congress
* Puerto Rican nationalists - Lolita Lebron
The front page has a banner headline: "CONGRESS ADDS 30 GUARDS TO CAPITOL" with subheads and photos of the victims. More on page 4.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the mar... See More
Nuremberg trials... Hermann Goering takes the stand...
Item #725190
March 14, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1946
* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis
* Hermann Goering takes the stand & testifies
* Highest ranking Nazi official doubles down
* Jewish holocaust - Atrocities against Jews
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Goering Defends Nazi Suppression From Witness Stand in Nuremberg" Coverage continues on pag... See More
Death of Robert Baden-Powell - first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association...
Item #725186
January 08, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, January 8, 1941
* Robert Baden-Powell death
* Boy Scouts leader
* Scouting movement
The front page has a one column heading: "Baden-Powell, Soldier, Scout Founder, Dies" (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, archival mend at upper eight corner, small library label, some small binding holes, generally in good condition.
background: Rober... See More
Minnesota Golden Gophers about to win football titles...
Item #725184
November 24, 1940
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Nov. 24, 1940
* Minnesota Golden Gophers football
* Last game of season victory vs. Wisconsin
* Wins Big 10 & national championship
* Best publication to be had (very rare)
The front page of the sport's section (page 9) has a nice banner headline: "Gophers Win, 22 to 13" with subheads and related photo. Much more on the following ... See More
Persecution of Jews gains steam in 1935 Berlin...
Item #725181
July 26, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1935
* Persecution of Jews in Germany surging
* Jewish holocaust about to grasp Europe
* Joseph Goebbels & the Nazi Party
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "NAZIS PUSH DRIVES ON ALL THEIR FOES" with subheads. (see images) Other related reports on the same page.
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
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Item #725176
April 04, 1961
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. April 4, 1961
* "White Paper" statement
* Fidel Castro's Cuba
* Communist ties
The top of the front page, above the masthead has a banner headline: "U.S. Urges Cuba to Cut Communist Ties" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
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Shortwave beam wireless radio experiments...
Item #725174
December 19, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1928
* Shortwave radio advancements
* Beam wireless telephone
* Transmission both ways
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Beam Radio receives Code and Speech at Once In Promising Tests of Two-Way Transmission" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
b... See More
Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942...
Item #725170
May 08, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1942
* Battle of the Coral Sea is on
* Imperial Japanese verses U.S. Navy
* USS Lexington & Yorktown fame
* Pacific Ocean theater - aircraft carriers
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GREAT NAVAL AND AIR BATTLE RAGES IN PACIFIC" with subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete with all 42 pages, light toning a... See More
Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #725168
February 07, 1945
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1945
* Jewish holocaust coming to an end
* Extermination of Jews collapsing
* Russians gaining ground in Germany
Page 6 has a small one column heading: "A New Nazi Pogrom Upset by Russians" (see images) Also a photo on the same page showing Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels addressing the home guard.
What better evidence to confir... See More
Georgia Bulldogs' Frank Sinkwich wins the Heisman...
Item #725167
December 09, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 9, 1942
* Frank Sinkwich wins Heisman Trophy
* Georgia Bulldogs - NCAA college football
The sport's section (top of page 40) has a seven column headline: "Heisman Trophy Scroll Presented to Sinkwich at the Downtown A. C." with subheads and photo (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Compl... See More
1963 "The Flintstones" w/ Bamm Bamm color comic strip...
Item #725137
October 27, 1963
COLOR COMIC STRIPS section only of The Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1963
* 1st appearance of "Bamm Bamm" Rubble
* "The Flintstones" color comic strip
* "Stone age" animated comedy series
This section has several color comic strips which includes a page 4 "THE FLINTSTONES" strip with the very first appearance of "Bamm Bamm". (see images... See More
1951 Flight 7 airplane disaster...
Item #725132
April 08, 1951
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 8, 1951
* Southwest Airways Flight 7 disaster
* Douglas DC-3 airliner - airplane crash
* Refugio Pass - Santa Ynez Mountains
The front page hs a six column headline: "Airliner Crashes into Peak; State GI IS Among 22 Killed" with subhead. Related photo on page 8. (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small ... See More
1956 Montgomery, Alabama civil rights movement...
Item #725130
March 04, 1956
THE WORKER, New York, March 4, 1956
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Civil Rights movement leaders arrested
* Martin Luther King Jr. - African Americans
This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a photo with headin... See More
1934 mock trial vs. Adolph Hitler at MSG...
Item #725123
March 08, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 8, 1934
* Mock trial of Adolph Hitler
* Anti Nazis - Hitlerism rally
* Madison Square Garden - MSG
* American Jewish Congress - Jews
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS 'CONVICTED' OF WORLD 'CRIME' BY 20,000 IN RALLY" with subheads. (see images)
Much more on pages 14 & 15 with banner headings, various subheads... See More
Pre "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Hockey vs. Norway...
Item #725118
February 17, 1980
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 17, 1980
* Pre "Miracle on Ice" in Lake Placid
* U.S. Olympic hockey team vs. Norway
* 1980 Winter Olympics round-robin game
The top of the front has a three column photo with small heading: "U.S. Beats Norway in Olympic Hockey"
And page 3 of the sport's section has another three column photo with heading: "America's Te... See More
The Iraqi War ends...
Item #725109
February 28, 1991
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, Calif., February 28, 1991
* War in Iraq ends
* Desert Storm is over
The banner headline reads: "'THIS WAR IS BEHIND US'" with various subheads and two related photos. Nice for display. Much more on the inside pages. Loads of text.
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, minor margin wear, generally nice.
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Item #725106
May 04, 1939
THE BOSTON POST, May 4, 1939
* Asian elephants Dutch & Hazel
* Franklin Park Zoo in Boston gift
* Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
The front page has a two column heading: "HUB GETS GIFT OF ELEPHANTS" with subhead. (see images) The page that has the continuation of this article is missing.
Incomplete issue containing 8 of the 24 pages, a little spine... See More
Terrific Boston Red Sox wis 1915 World Series game...
Item #725105
October 11, 1915
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, Oct. 11, 1915
* Boston Red Sox wins World Series game 3
* A young Babe Ruth on the team
* Philadelphia Phillies 1st ever W.S.
* Curse of the Bambino a few years away
The front page has a nice headline in red lettering above the masthead: "RED SOX BEAT PHILLIES, 2-1" with subhead and box scores. More in the sport's section.
Complete with 16... See More
Review & premiere of "No Way Out", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #725104
December 23, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 23, 1992
* Best "Scent of a Woman" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere & review
* American drama film - Actor Al Pacino
* 1st Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actor
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Scent of a Woman" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home... See More
Review & premiere of "No Way Out", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #725101
August 14, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 14, 1987
* Best "No Way Out" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Political thriller film - Kevin Costner
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "No Way Out" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area&... See More
Mexican Repatriation mass deportation in 1929...
Item #725099
October 20, 1929
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Oct. 20, 1929
* Illegal Aliens mass deportation
* Mexican Repatriation era in America
* Chicago gangland - gangsters era
The front page has a nice banner headline: "DEPORT 250 IN ARMED TRAIN" with subhead. (see images) Two related photos on page 5.
Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition.
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1984 NYC Subway shootings... black teenagers...
Item #725092
December 24, 1984
USA TODAY, Dec. 24-25, 1984
* New York City Subway shooting
* Bernhard Goetz vigilante shootings
* 4 African American - black teenagers
* Self-defense or racism arguments ?
Page 3 has a one column heading:"NYC subway adds police after shootings" (see images) Not known at the time, Goetz would turn himself in nine days later.
Complete with all sections (28 page... See More
The London Blitz of 1940... German bombers...
Item #725066
September 09, 1940
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, September 9, 1940
* The Blitz (1st Phase) (early report)
* Germany bombs London England
* World War II - WWII campaign
The front page has a nice headline: "LONDON AFIRE, HUNDREDS DIE!" with lead-in: "Nazis Use Super Bombs--", subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display. More inside.
Complete with all... See More
Brazil football team wins 1994 FIFA World Cup...
Item #725063
July 18, 1994
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 1994
* Brazil wins 1994 FIFA World Cup of Soccer
* vs. Italy - penalty shoot-out - Rose Bowl
The front page has a three column headline: "Brazil Beats Italy for World Cup in Dramatic Penalty-Kick Showdown" with nice color photo. Much more in the sport's section, see images for portions. Nice to have in this publication as the final was played in the... See More
1935 Yreka, California lynching... Clyde Johnson...
Item #725062
August 04, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 4, 1935
* Yreka, California lynching
* Sheriff Frank R. (Jack) Daw murder
* Clyde L. Johnson hanging
* Masked men lynch mob
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "BANDIT IS LYNCHED BY CALIFORNIA MOB" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: The August 1935 lynching of Cl... See More
1921 Battle of Blair Mountain ending ?...
Item #725003
September 06, 1921
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., Sept. 6, 1921
* Battle of Blair Mountain ending ?
* Mingo County coal wars - Logan Co.
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "FEDERAL TROOPS IN THE WEST VA. COAL FIELDS IN COMPLETE CONTROL THERE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
NOTE: This issue comes with a ... See More
Premiere of "Leprechaun", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #725002
January 08, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 8, 1993
* Original "Leprechaun" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American horror comedy - Warwick Davis
* Jennifer Aniston's 1st major role debut
* Best publication to be had ? (very rare as such)
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Leprechaun" and perhaps no better issue could be found t... See More
Jehovah's Witnesses and not saluting the U.S. flag...
Item #725001
October 30, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 30, 1935
* Secaucus, New Jersey Jehovah's Witnesses
* 11 year old Alma Hering expelled from school
* For refusing to salute the American flag in classroom
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member
* Charles Taze Russell followers - Bible Students
The top of page 22 has a one column heading: "Jersey Girl, 11, Defies Rule On Fl... See More
Adolph Hitler's 1938 Rome visit re. Czechoslovakia...
Item #725000
May 05, 1938
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 5, 1938
* Adolph Hitler's State Visit to Rome, Italy
* The Sudetenland - Case Green (Fall Grün)
* The Axis - Anschluss - Pact of Steel
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'FREE HAND,' HITLER DEMAND" with subhead and related illustration.(see images)
Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A f... See More
The birth of Bob Dylan's extraordinary career in 1961...
Item #724999
July 20, 1961
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1961
* Bob Dylan - Robert Allen Zimmerman (19 yrs. old)
* Very 1st photo of him in a publication
* Cafe Wha? music venue in Greenwich Village
* Photo taken 2 months prior to his 1st gig
* This photo was actually taken in early Feb., 1961
An exceedingly significant newspaper which offers witness to t... See More
A revisit to the death camps of Nazi Germany...
Item #724996
March 14, 1976
BOOK REVIEW SECTION only of the New York Times, March 14, 1976 Beginning on the front page of this section is a editorial on the death camps during the Jewish holocaust in World War II era Nazi Germany.
Compete book review section only with 40 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
background: The March 14, 1976, front-page review of Terrence Des Pres's The Survivor: An Anatomy of Life in th... See More
40th anniversary of Battle of Manila Bay...
Item #724995
May 01, 1938
GRAPHIC SECTION only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, May 1, 1938
* Battle of Manila Bay (40th anniversary)
* Admiral George Dewey's victory
* United States Navy - Spanish-American War
The front page Commemorates the 40th anniversary of Admiral George Dewey's victory at the Battle of Manila Bay with his own account and related imagery. This account continues inside.
Othe... See More
Ivan The Terrible's torture chamber discovery...
Item #724994
July 10, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1935
* Ivan the Terrible
* Torture chambers found
* Grand Prince of Moscow
* 1st Tsar of Russia
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Ivan the Terrible's Torture Court Found Under Moscow by Excavators for Subway" (see images)
Complete in 42 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newspri... See More
Tampa race riots of 1967...
Item #724993
June 12, 1967
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, June 12, 1967
* Tampa, Florida (Central Ave.) riots of 1967
* "Long Hot Summer" civil rights unrest
* African Americans & police brutality
The front page has a one column heading: "Negroes Burn, Loot in Tampa" (see images)
Complete with 6 pages, some small binding holes along the spine/1st column, nice condition.
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The real "Becky Thatcher" death....
Item #724992
December 27, 1928
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 27, 1928
* Laura Hawkins Frazer death (1st report)
* Childhood sweetheart of Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens
* "Becky Thatcher" The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Page 4 has a one column heading: "'Becky Thatcher' Dies in Hannibal" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, gene... See More
Amelia Earhart w/ mother on X-Mas flight...
Item #724991
December 26, 1928
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 26, 1928
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* NYC sightseeing airplane flight
* Christmas Day w/ mother
The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Miss Earhart Gives Mother Ride in 'Rubberneck' Plane" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in nice conditi... See More
Actress Marguerite Clark death...
Item #724990
September 25, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Sept. 25, 1940
* Actress Marguerite Clark death
* Stage and silent films - movies
The front page has a three column heading: "Marguerite Clark Dies; Golden Girl of Silent Filoms" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
background: Ma... See More
1932 professional wrestling championship...+
Item #724989
January 26, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 26, 1932
* Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* World Heavyweight title defense
* vs. Sammy Stein - NFL football player
* From the city where it happened
The top of page 27 has a seven column heading: "Londos Retains Title When Stein Misses Hold and Falls From Ring" with subheads. (see images)
... See More
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American Supreme Court Justice...
Item #724970
June 13, 1967
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, June 13, 1967
* Thurgood Marshall appointed by the president
* 1st African American Supreme Court Justice
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Marshall Given Nod for Position On Court Bench"
Complete with 6 pages, some small binding holes along the spine does affect a little of the mentioned report, otherwise nice.... See More
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