Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #726430THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 10, 1966* Andy Warhol, Up-Tight notice* First Warhol-Velvet Underground collaboration* First performance with Nico - factory scene
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* American folk singer & songwriter World tour
* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island
* Last local... Read full description -
Item #726429THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 19, 1966
* New York's first Trips Festival
* The Acid Test - Magic Mushrooms - LSD
* Jackie Cassen psychedelic lights - visuals
Page 28 has a 9 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for: "TRIPS FESTIVAL" (see images)
Background: The New York’s First Trips Festival, held in May 1966 at 23 St. Marks Place,... Read full description -
Item #726428THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 9, 1982
* Ozzy Osbourne NYC area concerts advertisement
* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame
* "Diary of a Madman" album tour in NYC area
Page 73 has a nice full page advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concerts at local venues. (see images)
Background: April 5, 1982:... Read full description -
Item #726415THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 13, 1971
* "Jesus Christ Superstar" rock opera
* English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
* Iconic Broadway show - performance
* Criticized by the Jewish faith - Jews
Page 40 has a report by Lawrence Van Gelder on "Jesus Christ Superstar" after it's opening night re. the Jewish reaction with a one column... Read full description -
Item #726414LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1995
* Jonas Salk - American virologist Death
* Polio - Infantile Paralysis virus vaccine fame
The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Jonas Salk, Whose Vaccine Conquered Polio, Dies at 80" with photo. The top of page 26 has a banner heading: "SALK: Scientist whose Vaccine Conquered Polio Dies"... Read full description -
Item #726413SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 24, 1995
* Oakland Raiders going back to their roots
* Leaving Los Angeles announcement by Al Davis
* NFL - National Football League
The front page of this section has a heading: "See Ya, Baby!" with subheads and related photo. Much more on the inside pages. Loads of text.
Complete sport's... Read full description -
Item #726411THE STARS & STRIPES, New York & London edition, Nov. 29, 1943
* Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets
* Beats Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue's stadium
* Military pro vs. college football national champions
In the masthead is: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations".
The top of page 5 has a banner... Read full description -
Item #726409LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., July 23, 1926
* Babe Ruth catches baseball from airplane
* New York Yankees - major league baseball
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "RUTH PERFORMS NEW BALL FEAT" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning a little wear at the margins, generally good.
Background: The stunt... Read full description -
Item #726408TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass. August 26, 1932
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* 1st woman flight record
* Aviation - airplanes
The top of page 10 has a two column photo with heading: "Pacific to Atlantic--No Stops!" with text. (see
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
Background: The historic solo... Read full description -
Item #726403THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., Nov. 22, 1920
* Bloody Sunday - Dublin, Ireland
* Irish War of Independence - Cairo Gang
* Michael Collins - Irish Republican Army
The top of the front page has one column heading: "DAY OF HORRORS IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN, IRELAND" with subheads. (see images)
Fourteen pages, light toning, a little wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #726402DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956
* Negro fugitive Clarence Crenshaw case
* re. Southern penal system brutality
* Governor Averell Harriman refuses extradition
* Era of the Civil Rights Movement in the South
This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the... Read full description -
Item #726401THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1918
* Rutherford & other Russellites in prison
* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers
* Christian restorationist minister
* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses
Page 20 has a brief and discrete report with small heading: "Russellites Must Stay in Jail" (see image)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning, some wear at... Read full description -
Item #726400THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Karl Pojello in Philadelphia PA
Page 25 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "10,000 See Londos Pin Pojello To Mat" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #726399THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 24, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko in Detroit
* Best publication to had (rare as such)
Page 19 has a one column heading: "ZBYSZKO LOSES TO JIM LONDOS" with subheads. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because... Read full description -
Item #726398THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 23, 1936
* Secaucus, New Jersey Jehovah's Witnesses
* Alma & Vivian Hering expulsion 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 31 has a discrete report with a small one column... Read full description -
Item #726397THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 10, 1973
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Aerial bombing of Damascus
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Israelis Pull Back; Damascus Bombed" and more with... Read full description -
Item #726396THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Oct. 9, 1973
* Pete Rose & Bud Harrelson fight
* Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets
* Game 3 of the NLCS playoff game
* Major League Baseball - MLB
The front page has a three column photo with small caption: "Calm Down, Pete"
The top of page 15 has a banner heading: "Supercharged Staub Sparks Mets Win"... Read full description -
Item #726395EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 24, 1916
* Battle of Verdun, France beginning
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. French armies
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GERMAN GOAL IS PARIS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #726392THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 16, 1984
* John McEnroe defeat Ivan Lendl
* 1983 Volvo Masters Men's final (ATP)
* Madison Square Garden tennis tournament
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column photo with small caption: "McEnroe Wins Masters Tennis"
The sport's section (page 31) has a... Read full description -
Item #726391LOS ANGELES TIMES., Aug. 15, 1980
* Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles
* Ace Hi Liquor Store gangs hangout
The front page has a two column heading: "Bottle Gangs in Watts: Wine 'Kills All Problems'" with lead-in: "Comrades In Despair" This editorial continues inside with a few related photos. (see images)
Complete 1st section only... Read full description -
Item #726390SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 24, 1934
* Casey Stengel heads the Brooklyn Dodgers
* MLB Baseball - pre-New York Yankees dynasty
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "STENGEL TO PILOT BROOKLYN CLUB FOR TWO YEARS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete section 2 only with 8 pages, rag edition in... Read full description -
Item #726389THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 7, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit
The front page has a banner headline announcing: "Germans Surrender" with subhead and related illustration. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 10 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition. -
Item #726369THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, February 19, 1936
* Kid Cann - Isadore Blumenfeldd
* Jewish-American mobster - gangster
* Minneapolis, Minnesota organized crime
The front page has a one-column heading: "JURY FREES CANN IN LIGGETT DEATH" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding... Read full description -
Item #726368THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. George Manish in Memphis TN
Page 31 has a discrete and brief report with tiny heading: "Londos Throws Manish" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the... Read full description -
Item #726367THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 3, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Matros Kirilenko in Richmond VA
Page 37 has a discrete and brief report with tiny heading: "Londos Wins Richmond Bout" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save... Read full description -
Item #726366THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 24, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Herb Freeman at Madison Square Garden
Page 13 has a one column heading: "Londos Downs Herb Freeman In Garden Bout" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really... Read full description -
Item #726365USA TODAY, July 20-22, 1984
* San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
* San Diego, California mass shooting
* James Huberty - mass murder
The front page has a four-column illustrated montage headed: "DEATH AT McDONALDS..." Also a two -column heading: "'Senseless' deaths of 21 shock all" with subhead. (see images) More on page 2 with photos.
Complete with 36... Read full description -
Item #726364THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1956
* Editorial by Jerry Tallmer
* Off-Broadway in its infancy
* Eugene O'Neill - Jose Quintero
* Very early Jules Feiffer cartoon (4th)
First, it is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first... Read full description -
Item #726363THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 29, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb trial
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Killing case
The front page has a one column heading "INTENDED VICTIM MAKES LOEB SMILE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, light toning, some margin wear, generally good.
history notes: The Bobby Franks murder trial in 1924 shocked the nation as... Read full description -
Item #726362THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 14, 1932
* Iconic - famous actress Mae West
* "Diamond Lil" is robbed - robbery
* Hollywood's "Golden Age" of film
Page 22 has a somewhat discrete report with a small one column heading: "Mae West Is Robbed" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally... Read full description -
Item #726358THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1947
* Ibn Saud - King of Saudi Arabia
* Standard Oil of New Jersey access
* Kingdom transition to global petroleum superpower
Near the bottom of the front page is a two-column heading: "Ibn Saud Plans 270 Million Outlay, Financed by U. S. Oil Royalties" (see)
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning and minor wear at... Read full description -
Item #726357THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1946
* Moore's Ford Bridge Negro lynchings
* Near Monroe, Walton County, Georgia
* George W. Dorsey & Roger Malcolm (& wives)
* Last mass lynching in United States
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Georgia Mob of 20 Menb Massacres 2 Negroes, Wives; One Was Ex-GI" (see images) More on the back... Read full description -
Item #726355THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1942
* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - AG Francis Biddle
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "NEW ALIEN LISTING PLANNED BU BIDDLE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
background: The transition in Robert F.... Read full description -
Item #726354SECOND SECTION only of the San Francisco Call, May 8, 1898
* King Neptune makes a visit onboard the USS Oregon
* United States Navy martime "Line-Crossing Ceremony"
* "Race of the Oregon" from San Francisco to Florida
* Spanish-American War - "Pollywogs" to "Shellbacks"
The front page of this section has a terrific illustration of the... Read full description -
Item #726341THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1929
* English occultist Aleister Crowley
* "The Wickedest Man in the World"
* Practiced the religion of "Thelema"
* "Black Magik" - "The Beast 666"
* Expulsion from the country of France
Page 17 has a somewhat discrete but exetremely rare report re. Aleister Crowley with a one column heading: "Paris To... Read full description -
Item #726279THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 5, 1930
* Dornier Do X flying boat - airplane
* Refitted with upgraded motors - engines
* Flight over Lake Constance (success)
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "Do-X In First Flight With New Motors" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
Background: On... Read full description -
Item #726276THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1953
* Jonas Salk announces a historic medical breakthrough
* Polio - Infantile Paralysis virus vaccine is a success
The front page has a historic announcement on the possible cure for Polio (Infantile Paralysis) by Jonas Salk with two column heading: "Vaccine... Read full description -
Item #726275EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1916
* Hunt for Pancho Villa expedition
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit
The front page has a banner headline: "TROOPS MEET NO OPPOSITION" with subhead. Also a three-column engraving of General Frederick Funston. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in... Read full description -
Item #726274THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1951
* The day when a MLB legend debuted at Yankee Stadium
* Mickey Mantle makes his Major League Baseball premiere
* New York Yankees successor to Joe DiMaggio vs. Red Sox
The top of page 36 has a three-column heading: "Yanks Face Red Sox Today" with subheads. Text includes: "Stengel is putting the... Read full description -
Item #726273THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Oct. 24, 1918
* The Spanish flu pandemic
* H1N1 influenza A virus
The front page has a two-column heading: "211 NEW CASES OF INFLUENZA AND 7 DEATHS" with subhead. (see images)
Sixteen pages, light toning, some margin wear with a few small tears, MUST be handled with care.
Note: This issue comes with a acid-free folder (gratis) for... Read full description -
Item #726272THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 2, 1965
* Bob Dylan & his electric guitar
* His famous Forest Hills concert
The front page features a photo of Bob Dylan captioned: "Dylan Stirred Up Forrest Hills". Also on the ftpg, & concluding inside, is a detailed account of the Dylan's very notable & controversial... Read full description -
Item #726250THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, April 28, 1967
* Cassius Clay - Muhammed Ali
* Heavyweight boxing champion
* Refuses to enter the military draft
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Clay Refuses to Take Oath After Passing Exams" (see images)
Complete with 6 pages, small library stamp in the masthead, some small binding holes along... Read full description -
Item #726249THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 28, 1961
* Very early Bob Dylan's performance advertisement
* Gerde's Folk City music venue in Greenwich Village
* Considered his breakthrough performance (20 yrs. old)
* Before his very first concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall
Page 8 has a small but historic advertisement for what... Read full description -
Item #726247EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 14, 1915
* German zeppelins - airships
* Aerial raid on London - England
* World War I - WWI bombing
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "FIFTY-FIVE KILLED I N ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from... Read full description -
Item #726246THE DAY, New London, Conn. Feb. 8, 1924
* Chinese National Gee Jon execution - executed
* 1st person in the U.S. by lethal gas chamber
* Nevada State Prison in Carson City NV
The front page has a one column heading: "USE LETHAL GAS TO KILL CONVICT" (see images)
Complete with all 14 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine, good... Read full description -
Item #726245LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, August 26, 1915 The front page of this issue has a WWI-themed, color illustration: "Nosing Shells," by the Italian artist Fortunino Matania. The inside of the issue includes "A Day With French Soldiers at the Front"; "Our Greatest Exposition at a Glance Triumphs of the Builder's Art"; "Pictorial... Read full description -
Item #726243THE DAY, New London, Conn., February 12, 1924
* King Tutankhamen sarcophagus
* Luxor Egypt - gold-cased mummy
The front page has a two-column heading: "FIND BODY OF KING TUT WHEN HIS SARCOPHAGUS IS OPENED" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
Background: Step back in time with... Read full description -
Item #726242LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 23, 2011
* Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
* EF tornado super outbreak disaster
The front page of section 2 has a three-column heading: "Tornado in Missouri leaves dozens dead" with photo of the destruction. Another related photo on page 5 of this section.
Complete with all major sections (50+ pages), great condition. -
Item #726241THE DAY, New London, Conn., Feb. 9, 1924
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK in Southern Illinois
* Herrin, Williamson County - S. Glenn Young
* Under control of Illinois National Guard
The top of the of the front page is a three-column heading: "Herrin in Hands of State Guard; Raids by Dry Klansmen Foment; Bloodshed in Sphere of Trouble" with subhead. (see... Read full description -
Item #726240THE DAY, New London, Conn. Feb. 11, 1924
* Broadway actress Louise Lawson
* "Broadway Butterly" murder - slaying
The bottom of the front page has a two-column heading: "POLICE SEARCH FOR SLAYERS OF MTION PICTURE ACTRESS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, minor margin wear, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in... Read full description
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