Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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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";... Read full description -
Item #726204THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 28, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko in Miami
Page 126 has a discrete and brief report with tiny heading: "Londos Throws Zbyszko" (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 #726200SPORT'S SECTION only of the New York Times, Jan. 25, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling star
* Presented championship belt at dinner
* Madison Square Garden Club
Page 6 of this section has a one column heading: "LONDOS IS HONORED AT GARDEN DINNER" with subheads. (see images for the... Read full description -
Item #726199THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 14, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Rudy Dusek at the Boston Garden
The bottom of page 13 has a discrete and brief report with tiny heading: "Londos Wins Boston Mat Bout" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #726198THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Feb. 24, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Jim McMillen at Madison Square Garden
The bottom of page 30 has a somewhat discrete and brief report with small heading: "Capacity Crowd Sees Londos Pin Wrestling Foe" (see image)
I suspect this to... Read full description -
Item #726197THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 19, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. George Zaharias at Chicago Coliseum
Page 26 has a discrete and brief report with tiny heading: "Londos Beats Zaharias on Mat" (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to... Read full description -
Item #726051THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 24, 1975
* George Tzombanakis & Spyros Blazakis
* "Eagles of Crete" - Greek Communist Partisans
* Emerge from mountain caves after 26 years
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column photo showing the two men known as the "Eagles of Crete" with small caption: "His 26 Years In... Read full description -
Item #726050THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1897
* Nikola Tesla & Thomas Edison
* "War of Currents" heated rivalry
* "Glow Lamp" (cold light) invention
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "Electric Lighting" with subheads and small engraving of Edison. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #726049ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 4, 1936
* Pavo, Thomas County, Georgia
* Negro John Rushin lynching - lynched
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA MOB LYNCHES NEGRO; SECOND IN WEEK" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in nice... Read full description -
Item #726046ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 9, 1936
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America ENDS - North Atlantic
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame
The front page has a nice four column photo showing the infamous airship with heading: "German Air Liner in Hangar at Lakehurst After Record Voyage" Also a two column... Read full description -
Item #726045CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 15, 1980
* Best "Prom Night" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American mystery slasher horror film
* Jamie Lee Curtis - Leslie Nielson
A terrific issue on the premiere of the cult hit "Prom Night" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description -
Item #726035THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1929
* Dornier Do X flying boat - airplane
* First flight over Lake Constance (success)
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "Dornier Flying Boat Succeeds In Test" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #726034THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1936
* Black Legion - American terrorists arrests
* Charles Poole murder - lynching
* Works Progress Administration organizer
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MANY DEATHS LAID TO 'BLACK LEGION'; KLAN LINK CHARGED" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues inside.
Complete 1st section... Read full description -
Item #726033THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 12, 1933
* Airplane "Northern Light" crash disaster
* "Century of Progress" World's Fair tragedy
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "WORLD FAIR AIRPLANE CRASHES, KILLING 9; ALL BODIES BURNED" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... Read full description -
Item #726011THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, October 19, 1945
* Nazi leaders are given indictments
* Hermann Goering - Rudolph Hess
* Which led to the Nuremberg Trials
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Allies Indict Hitler Aides For Slaughter" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, some small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #726009SECTION 4 ONLY of the New York Times, Jan. 4, 1942
* Internment of Japanese Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - Robert F. Whitney
The back page of this section has a editorial by Robert F. Whitney with heading: "ONLY 2,971 ENEMY ALIENS ARE HELD" with photo of Francis M. Biddle. (see images)
Complete section 4 only with all 8... Read full description -
Item #726007THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, August 31, 1945
* United States Marines land on Japan
* General Douglas MacArthur takes control
* World War II American Occupation begins
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Bloodless' Invasion Of Japan Continues" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small... Read full description -
Item #726005CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, May 10, 1978
* Assassination of Aldo Moro
* Prime Minister of Italy
* Christian Democracy leader
he front page has a front page headline: "Moro's slaying shocks Italy" with three related photos. Much more opn the followings pages.
Complete with all 144 pages, tabloid size, light foxing along the spine, nice condition.
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Item #725999CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 20, 1934
* John Dillinger - bank robber
* Visits family for dinner and photo
* Mooresville, Morgan Co. Indiana
The front page has a one column heading: "DILLINGER GIVEN WARM WELCOME IN HOME TOWN" with subhead. (see images) Interesting reporting here. Nice to have in this Chicago publication, the city where he... Read full description -
Item #725996THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 6, 1983
* 1983 Cabbage Patch Kids frenzy lawsuit
* Line of cloth dolls for adoption collectibles
* Xavier Roberts & Martha Nelson Thomas
Page 9 has a two column heading: "Dolls Spark Custody Battle" with illustration. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #725993THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1932
* "Tarzan the Ape Man" movie - opening day
* Pre-Code American action adventure film
* NYC advertisement - Johnny Weissmuller
Page 18 has a 9 x 4 inch advertisement for the premiere of the pre-code film "Tarzan the Ape Man" in New York City with nice, early graphics. (see... Read full description -
Item #725988THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1, 1976
* The Who - English rock band - group
* "The Who by Numbers Tour" advertisement
* Madison Square Garden concert (sold out)
* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon
Page 85 has a full page advertisement for a "THE WHO" concert at Madison Square Garden.
Background: Witness the... Read full description -
Item #725986THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1932
* Deep South tornado outbreak (1st report)
* Tuscaloosa, Alabama & more
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "95 DEAD IN 4 STATES HIT BY TORNADOES; TOWNS LIE IN RUINS" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 44... Read full description -
Item #725984CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 24, 1932
* "The Mummy" movie - opening day
* Pre-Code supernatural horror film
* Chicago advertisement - Boris Karloff
Page 18 has a 7 x 4 inch advertisement for the premiere of the pre-code film "The Mummy" in Chicago with nice, early graphics. (see images)
Complete with all 22 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #725983THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 3, 1966
* "Andy Warhol, Up-Tight" - Film-Makers' Cinematheque
* The Velvet Underground and Nico debut - Gerard Malanga
* Peter, Paul and Mary performs at the Philharmonic Hall
Page 22 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for "ANDY WARHOL, UP-RIGHT"
Background: Experience the... Read full description -
Item #725982THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 23, 1946
* Bombay, India riots
* Military - Navy mutiny
* Prelude to Independence
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "BOMBAY SWEPT BY FLAMES; MOB VIOLENCE DECREASING; NAVY MUTINEERS SURRENDER" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in great... Read full description -
Item #725956SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Jan. 15, 1984
* American businessman Ray Kroc death
* Owner of McDonald's fast food chain
The top of page 4 has a heading that reads: "McDonald's owner Ray Kroc dies at 81" with small photo of Kroc. The bottom of the front page has a heading noting his death.... Read full description -
Item #725949THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1980
* Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing - dynamite
* Booby tapped bomb - Stateline, Nevada
* Casino extortion scheme - John Birges Sr.
The front page has a two column heading: "Bomb Explodes in Nevada Casino; Early Evacuation Prevents Injuries" with related photo. Coverage continues inside with another... Read full description -
Item #725947THE DETROIT NEWS, August 9, 1928
* 1st major public demonstration
* "radio movies" (early television)
The top of page 18 has a two column heading: "Films To Be Shown in Home Over the Radio in Few Weeks" (see images)
Complete with all 48 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.
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Item #725941LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 12, 1997
* AI - artificial intelligence takes a giant leap forward
* IBM's supercomputer "Deep Blue" defeats Garry Kasparov
* First computer victory in match vs. a world chess champion
The front-page has the historic reporting of the 1st time a computer defeated a world chess champion in chess: "It's... Read full description -
Item #725938THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1936
* Secaucus, New Jersey Jehovah's Witnesses
* Alma & Vivian 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 9 has a one column... Read full description -
Item #725935THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. March 28, 1956
* "Daily Worker" Communist publication raided by IRS
* Assault on the First Amendment ? - Cold War era
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "TOP MASS. RED SEIZED; TAX RAIDS PROTESTED" with subheads that include: "Daily Worker, Party Offices are padlocked" and more. (see... Read full description -
Item #725881USA TODAY, June 21-23, 1985
* Pale Rider opening day advertisement
* Clint Eastwood - Western film - movie
*"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
Section D has a terrific double-page duo tone advertisement for the opening premiere of "PALE RIDER" starring Clint Eastwood. This dramatic foldout ad has more information on the opposite side.... Read full description -
Item #725878THE SPRINGFIELD UNION-REPUBLICAN, Mass. May 26, 1946
* Jordan gets independence from Britain
* King Abdullah I of Jordan photo
* Emir of Transjordan
The front page has a one column heading: "KING ENTHRONED WITH REGAL POMP IN TRANS-JORDAN" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 70 pages, light toning at the margins, nice... Read full description -
Item #725877THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 7, 1956
* Underground press & the "Beat" generation
* Dylan Thomas - Welsh poet and writer
* Very early use of the word "Hipster"
* Bohemian satire - White Horse Tavern
* Very early Jules Feiffer cartoon (3rd)
First, it is worth noting that "The Village... Read full description -
Item #725833THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, April 18, 1961
* Bay of Pigs invasion (Phony war)
* Fidel Castro - Havana, Cuba
The front page has a has a small one column heading: "Cuba Was Invaded..." and more. (see images)
complete with 24 pages, some small binding holes and minor wear along the spine, nice condition. -
Item #725831CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 1, 1976
* Karen Ann Quinlan & the "pull the plug" question
* New Jersey Supreme Court ruling on bioethics
* Family allowed to end the life of there daughter
The front page has a headline: "OK to let Karen die, court rules" with photo. (see images)
Complete with 184 pages, good condition.
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Item #725830LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 24, 1986
* Rutan Model 76 Voyager makes history
* First to fly around the World w/out refueling
* Piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "'Grand Adventure' Ends in Triumph for Voyager Pilots" with subheads and 2 related photos. Much more on the following... Read full description -
Item #725827THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 14, 1930
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Joe Stocco at 71st Regiment Armory
* From the city where it happened
The top of page 33 has a one column heading: "STOCCO IS THROWN TO MAT BY LONDOS" with subhead. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item... Read full description -
Item #725820GRIT, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1939
* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw
* World War II WWII beginning
* Nazis invade Poland
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Warsaw, Bombed and Afire, Calls Women to Fight; London, in Rebuff to Goering, Plans Three-Year War; German Troops Begin Counter-Attack on West Front" with various... Read full description -
Item #725818THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 7, 1982
* Very early Madonna advertisement in social media
* Upcoming first performance at Danceteria
* FIRST APPEARANCE (Ad) IN THIS PUBLICATION
* Singer - songwriter - actress & more
* "Queen of Pop" solo career in it's infancy
Page 101 has an advertisement for upcoming... Read full description -
Item #725815THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 24, 1946
* Railroad workers strike beginning
* Strike wave of 1945-1946
The front page has a nice banner headline: "STRIKE CRIPPLES NATION'S RAILROADS AS TWO UNIONS REJECT TRUMAN PLAN" with many subheads and related photo pictorial. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
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Item #725814Here is what I believe to be a yellow placard advertisement for the Greenwich Village publication "Village Voice" with a focus on the weekly cartoon by the famed Jules Feiffer. A written date on the back reads: "Jan. 23, 1964" which means this was from the beginning of the counterculture movement in America. I searched the internet to try to... Read full description
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Item #725813THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 22, 1934
* "It Happened One Night" opening day advertisement
* Clark Gable Claudette Colbert - Frank Capra
* Romantic comedy by screenwriter Robert Riskin
* First of 3 movies to sweep all 5 major Oscars
Page 25 has a 13 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of the film "It... Read full description -
Item #725812CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 20, 1945
* October Revolution of 1945 in Venezuela
* Overthrowing of Isaias Medina Angarita
The front page has a six column heading: "Venezuela President Ousted; 50 Killed" with subheads. (see images) A related map and photo are on the back page.
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #725811THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 1, 1953
* Spree killer Fred McManus captured
* Rampage killings - murders
* Arrested in Dubuque, Iowa
The front page has a one column heading: "N.Y. YOUTH, 18, SAID TO ADMIT MURDER ORGY" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally in nice... Read full description -
Item #725810THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass, May 25, 1946
* Manager Joe McCarthy announces resignation
* New York Yankees baseball iconic skipper
The front page has a two column heading: "McCarthy, Yanks, Resigns; Dickey Appointed Manager" with subheads and photos of the outgoing and incoming managers. (see images)
Complete with all 16... Read full description -
Item #725808THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1934
* The new Fenway Park opens (1st game)
* Boston Red Sox baseball
* MLB opening day - renovated with more seats
* Babe Ruth photo
The sport's section (page 26) has a banner heading: "Cronin's Double Helps Senators Turn Back Red Sox in Extra-Inning Game" with subheads that include: "Senators Conquer Red Sox In... Read full description -
Item #725807THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 7, 1938
* Warner Oland death (1st report)
* Hollywood actor of Chinese characters
* Charlie Chan & Fu Manchu
The top of page 32 has a one column heading: "WARNER OLAND, 57, SCREEN STAR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete 1st section only with 34 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #725762NEW YORK POST, April 26, 1945
* The hunt for Adolph Hitler
* Russians - Soviet Army in Berlin
* Closing events of WWII Europe
The front page has a nice headline: "RUSSIANS HUNT HITLER IN BERLIN" with coverage and related map on the next page. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, some wear along the... Read full description
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