Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #726665DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956
* Civil Rights Movement
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins
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 headline that reads: "Civil Rights... Read full description -
Item #726626THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 3, 1967
* Very early Jimi Hendrix performance advertisement
* American electric guitarist, songwriter and singer
* Swami Satchidananda Saraswati editorial
Page 24 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" which was performed four nights at the Salvation... Read full description -
Item #726623THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 5, 1966
* Julius sip-in - Mattachine Society fight
* Serving homosexuals at bars - restaurants
* Dick Leitsch and Craig Rodwell w/ photo
The top of page 15 has a heading: "Three Homosexuals In Search of a Drink" with lead-in: "Civil Liberties" and photo of the three men involved.... Read full description -
Item #726621THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 26, 1983
* "R.E.M. - American alternative rock band
* University of Georgia students - Michael Stipe
* Ritz nightclub - Manhattan concert advertisement
* 1980's - early 1990's college campuses cult music
Page 109 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances a the The... Read full description -
Item #726618THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1969
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour (Fall) advertisement
* 1st and only Carnegie Hall concert
Page 32 has a historic 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a Led Zeppelin concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Background: Led Zeppelin's... Read full description -
Item #726617THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 28, 1966
* American poet & writer Allen Ginsberg release
* "Wichita Vortex Sutra" anti- Vietnam war poem
Starting on page 17 is the release of a poem by Allen Ginsberg titled: "Wichita Vortex Sutra" with lengthy text continuing on 2 other pages.
background: Published in the April 28, 1966,... Read full description -
Item #726615THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 17, 1963
* Jean Cocteau death - French poet - artist
* Playwright - novelist - film director & more
* Surrealist, avant-garde and Dadaist movements
The top of the front page has a heading: "Jean Cocteau: 'I'd Take the Fire'--p. 5"
Page 5 has a heading: "I'd Take the Fire (A Souvenir of... Read full description -
Item #726614THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 11, 1956
* Jazz musician Nat King Cole attacked
* Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham
* North Alabama White Citizens' Council
* Southern Civil Rights - desegregation movement
The front page has a seven column heading: "Nat King Cole Beaten on Dixie Stage" with subheads and small photo of Cole. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #726608THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 7, 1934
* "Handsome Jack" Klutas killed
* The College Kidnappers
* Kidnapping mobsters for ransom
* University of Illinois alumni
The front page has a one column heading: "Chicago Officers Kill Jack Klutas" (see image)
Complete 1st section only with all 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #726606LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 15, 1986
* Andrija Artuković convicted of war crimes
* "Butcher of the Balkens" - Croatia
* Jewish holocaust - concentration camps
* Brutality against Jews, Serbs and Roma
The front page has a two column heading: "Artukovic Sentenced to Die for War Crimes" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, light toning along... Read full description -
Item #726586THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 5, 1947
* The "Competitive Massacres"
* Dominion of Pakistan - India
* "Ghost Trains" of the Punjab
* Kafilas (Miles-Long Caravans)
The front page has a two column heading: "More Than 100,000 Feared Slain By Moslems in Pakistan Punjab" (see images)
Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Background: The... Read full description -
Item #726585THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1947
* "Haganah Ship SS Exodus 1947"- Jews
* "The Ship That Launched a Nation"
* Jewish Refugees - "Operation Oasis"
* "A Floating Auschwitz" prison ship
The front page has a two column heading: "Jews' Ships Reach Germany; Leaders Reported Isolated" (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 64 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Background: The... Read full description -
Item #726583NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1948
* Joe Tinker death (1st report)
* Chicago Cubs shortstop
* MLB Baseball player & manager
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "JOE TINKER IS DEAD; A BASEBALL GREAT" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete in 48 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Also present is the movie advertisement for "Abbott &... Read full description -
Item #726582DER TAGESSPIEGEL--Extra, Berlin, Germany Nov. 10, 1989
* Fall of the Berlin Wall (early report)
* It is BEST to have reports from the city where an event occurred
This four page extra has a great full front page photo showing citizens celebrating on top of the Berlin Wall with banner headline: "Die Nacht der offenen Grenzen in Berlin" (The Night of... Read full description -
Item #726581THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1943
* "Rare of Europe" - Nazis looting - plundering
* Art, machinery, war materials & much more
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "NAZI LOOTING HELD BIGGEST IN HISTORY" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Background: The April 28, 1943, New York Times report served as the public... Read full description -
Item #726580SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, July 12, 1943
* Invasion of Sicily Italy
* Operation Husky
The nice headline on the front page in bold lettering announces: "HEAVY BATTLE ON NEAR SICILY INVASION PORT" with subheads, related map and photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes and... Read full description -
Item #726579THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1933
* The Gold Purchase Plan - Warren Experiment
* Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
* Prelude to the "Gold Reserve Act of 1934"
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ROOSEVELT DECIDES TO BUY GOLD IN WORLD'S MARKETS; RFC WILL MAKE PURCHASES" with subheads.... Read full description -
Item #726578THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, November 28, 1950
* Battle of Chosin Reservoir begins
* People's Republic of China enter
* Korean War
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U.N. FLANK CRUSHED; REDS POUR THROUGH" with subhead. (see images)
Complete in 40 pages, light toning and minor wear along the margins and central fold, generally... Read full description -
Item #726576THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 11, 1920
* Horace E. Dodge death - co-founder
* Ford Brothers Motor Company
* Best publication to be had ?
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "HORACE E. DODGE FOLLOWS BROTHER, JOHN, IN DEATH; END COMES AT PALM BEACH" with subheads and photo. (see images) Great to have from the home of the automotive... Read full description -
Item #726575THE DETROIT NEWS, July 10, 1953
* Lavrentiy Beria ousted as traitor
* Marshal of the Soviet Union
* Joseph Stalin secret police chief
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Beria Facing Death for Plot to Seize Rule" with subheads and small photo of Beria. (see images)
Complete with 46 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... Read full description -
Item #726574THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 4, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb trial
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Killing case
The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "HINTS DEFENSE SAYERS PLOT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.
history notes: The Bobby... Read full description -
Item #726573ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 14, 1936
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America - returns home
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ZEPPELIN LANDS IN GERMANY AFTER RECORD CROSSING" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 40+ pages, light... Read full description -
Item #726572THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 16, 1966
* Early anti-Vietnam War march on Washington D.C.
* Veterans for Peace - Pennsylvania Avenue
The front page has a three column heading: "Thousands March for Peace" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
Background: The May 15,... Read full description -
Item #726484MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 16, 1942
* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston
* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes
Read below for a short biography of Journalist Stanley Johnston who worked for this very publication. This issue contains the 4th installment out of 15 he... Read full description -
Item #726482THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 30, 1937
* Irish Constitution enacted
* End of Irish Free State era
* Eamon de Valera's speech
* Dublin, Ireland - Dail Eireann
Page 2 has a two column heading: "New Constitution Embodies Plans Of Ireland of de Valera's Dream" with subhead.
Also a one column heading reads: "ULSTER'S INCLUSION BARRED IN BRITAIN" with... Read full description -
Item #726481THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1943
* Krakow and Lodz ghettos erased
* Severe persecution of Polish Jews
* Jewish Holocaust heats up in Poland
* World War II - WWII Europe
Near the bottom of page 5 is a one column heading: "Nazis Erase Ghettos In Two Polish Cities" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in very nice... Read full description -
Item #726478THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1958
* Stan "The Man" Musial 3,000th hit
* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB baseball
The top of page 39 has a six column heading: "Musial's 3,000th Major League Hit Helps Cards Top Cubs" with subheads, related photo and box scores. (see images)
Complete with all 60 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, light... Read full description -
Item #726476THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1926.
* Early Al 'Scarface' Capone connection
* William H. McSwiggin's assassination
* Harry Madigan's Pony Inn - speakeasy
* Chicago's gangland war escalates
* Prohibition era underworld event
The top of the front page has a one column photo headed: "Gunman's Victim" Also a one column heading: "Grand Jury Will Probe Slaying Of... Read full description -
Item #726475LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 22, 1986
* Al "Scarface" Capone's vault opening
* Journalist Geraldo Rivera's debacle
* Over hyped live TV broadcast event
* Lexington Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
* Headquarters for the infamous gangster
The top of page 7 has a heading: "Al Capone's 'Vault' Yields Its Treasure: Dirt, Debris" with lead-in: "No... Read full description -
Item #726474DAILY NEWS, New York City, July 19, 1999
* Pitcher David Cone
* Perfect game pitched
* New York Yankees
* Major League Baseball
This tabloid-size newspaper actually as a single sheet, folio size "wrap" to announce the perfect game pitched by Yankee David Cone the day prior, the entire ftpg. take up with a celebratory color photo and... Read full description -
Item #726467LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 29, 1987
* RMS Titanic debris field exploration
* Recovery of the safe and satchel
* TV program showing the opening of these two items
The top of page 15 has a heading: "Safe, Satchel From Titanic Yield Money and Jewelry" (see images)
Complete first 4 sections with a total of 84 pages, great condition.
Background: The... Read full description -
Item #726466NEW YORK POST, May 18, 1998
* Davis Wells pitches a "Perfect Game"
* New York Yankees MLB baseball pitcher
* First Yankee since Don Larsen's famous one
* They unbelievably went to the same high school
This 92-page tabloid-sized newspaper has a full front page photo of Wells being carried off the field with a banner headline: "PERFECT!"Much, much... Read full description -
Item #726463THE DAY, New London, Conn. April 29, 1926
* Stunt man - daredevil Bobby Leach ironic death
* Dies from a simple fall 11 years after Niagara Falls plunge
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Bobby Leach, Who Went Over Niagara Falls, Dies from Fall on Orange Peel" (see image)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning and very minor... Read full description -
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 #726406MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 8, 1940
* Jimmy Demaret wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
* World War II - WWII era
Near the top of page 12 is a five column heading: "DEMARET WINS MASTERS" with subheads and leader board. (see images)
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins,... 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
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