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177539
Item #177539

October 02, 1909

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 2, 1909  There is a color cover on this issue.The front page of this issue has a photo of "Three Hundred Years After."



This issue has a photos of "The Chief Actors in a Stupendous Production"; "The Twentieth Century Greets the Past"; "The Tiny Craft and Their Ponderous Descendants"; "Gleams From New Yo... See More  

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177560

Polo...

Item #177560

April 09, 1910

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1910



The front page of this issue has a photo of "International Polo at Lakewood."



In this issue, there is an illustration of "William: "That's a Pretty Poor Score for a Qualifying Round; Mighty Hard Course to Play, Hey! What, Jimmie?" James: "It is four Beginners."" by Kemble. There is a photo of "A Sta... See More  

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177571

Mark Twain Ad.....

Item #177571

July 30, 1910

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 30, 1910



This issue a full color, cover page. The front page of this issue has a photo of "The Man-Gull."



This issue has illustrations of "We Offer a Few Suggestions" by Kemble and there are photos of "The Military Tournaments in the South and West." The double page illustration is of "Going into Action" by S. H. Rie... See More  

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177839

Early Flight...

Item #177839

October 22, 1910

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 22, 1910



This issue features a color cover. (see photos for details).The front page of this issue features a photo of Walter Wellman entitled "WELLMAN AND HIS AIR-SHIP", who attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a airship.



A fullpage political cartoon by E.W. Kemble - "The Big Wind: 'I thought, Bill the you were with me"' ... See More  

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676736

Eugene Burton Ely... First shipboard airplane landing...

Item #676736

January 18, 1911

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 18, 1911



* Aviator pioneer Eugene Burton Ely

* 1st shipboard airplane landing (historic)

* USS Pennsylvania cruiser

* Predecessor to the modern day aircraft carrier

* Early, same day first report




The front page has a two column heading: "Flies to Cruiser, Lands Safely and Then Leaves" with subhead: "Eugene Ely Makes Unprecedented Exhib... See More  

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177597
Item #177597

March 11, 1911

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1911



The front page of this issue is a photo of "A Beautifier of Cities."



This issue has an illustration of " 'They Say That the People Want This Here Reprosissity Bill Passed Even if We Are Agin It.' "Hain't They Selfish' " by Kemble. There is and article with photos of "Jowett of Carr's Lane" by... See More  

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177598
Item #177598

March 18, 1911

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 18, 1911



The front page of this issue is a photo of "Our Representative at the Coronation."



This issue has an illustration of "Dame Columbia: "Gracious Me, How that Boy Does Grow!"' by Kemble. There is a photo spread of "Twenty Thousand U. S. Troops for Police Duty" and a full page illustration of "The Doorway t... See More  

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177601
Item #177601

April 08, 1911

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City,  April 8, 1911



There is a full color cover page on this issue. The front page of this issue is an illustration of "Revenge is Sweet" by Kemble.



This issue has a photo of "New York's Democratic Senator" and an illustration of "Champ Clark and His Friends." There is a photo of "The Burning of New York's State C... See More  

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177604

New York's New Library....

Item #177604

April 29, 1911

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177653
Item #177653

April 13, 1912

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York,  April 13, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Colonel in Action."



This issue has an article of "Quarreling at the coal-bin" by Edward Hungerford and an article of "San Francisco at Home - 1915" by Hamilton Wright. The double page illustration is of "'The Fishing Season'" by Kemble. There is ... See More  

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177662
Item #177662

June 22, 1912

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 22, 1912



The front page of this issue is an illustration of "'Let the Republican Party Come to Order!'--Elihu Root" by C. J. Budd, which includes a photo of Teddy Roosevelt, with portraits of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the background.

The inside has an illustration called "After the Circus" by Kemble, and the do... See More  

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177676
Item #177676

October 05, 1912

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 5, 1912



This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "An Immortal Visits Us."



In this issue there is a full page illustration of "The Harvester Moon" by Kemble. There is a story called "Alice in Blunderland--The Plain People Through the Looking-Glass, by Two of Them" and an ... See More  

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177736
Item #177736

May 09, 1914

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, May 9, 1914  In this issue there are several illustrations including "A Mosaic of the Circus" by Frank Walts; "Chinese Lyrics" by Pai Ta-Shun; the double page centerfold illustration which is titled "Putting the Old Sleigh Up in the Hay Loft" by Everett Shinn and "Pen and Inklings--The Domestic Cabaret" by Oliver Herf... See More  

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177813
Item #177813

June 19, 1915

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, June 19, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration titled "Salvation Circus" by Chamberlain. On the back of the cover page there are several photos from the war.



In this issue, there are several articles including "Salvation Circus" by George Creel; "Ireland and the War" by N... See More  

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699639

1918 Hammond Circus Train Wreck...

Item #699639

June 22, 1918

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 22, 1918



* Hammond Circus Train Wreck

* Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus disaster

* Michigan Central Railroad - Indiana



The front page has a seven column headline: "Scores Killed In Circus Train Wreck" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tot... See More  

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617503

Duluth, Minnesota lynchings...

Item #617503

June 17, 1920

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 17, 1920 



* Duluth, Minnesota lynchings (1st report)

* 3 negro circus workers hanged 

* Isaac McGhie - Nate Green - Elmer Jackson 



Page 2 has a one column heading: "Troops on Guard In Duluth After Three Lynchings" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, light browning, minor spine wear, ge... See More  

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572959

On the public viewing of Rudolph Valentino...

Item #572959

August 26, 1926

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 26, 1926.



* Famous movie actor, Rudolph Valentino death

* Latin Lover

* "The Sheik"




This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Public's 'Three-Ring-Circus' At Bier of Valentino Ended" and more (see photos).



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677813

Charlie Chaplin's "The Circus" movie opening day...

Item #677813

January 06, 1928

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 6, 1928



* "The Circus" silent movie - flim

* Opening day advertisement

* Comedian actor Charlie Chaplin



Page 27 has 4 x 2 inch advertisement for the opening of Charlie Chaplin's silent film "The Circus" which has it's very first showing on this day (midnight) in New York City making this the best newspaper advertisement to be had. (se... See More  

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674097

John Ringling expands his circus empire...

Item #674097

September 10, 1929

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 10, 1929 



* John Ringling expands his empire

* Ringling Brothers Circus

* Buys "American Circus Corporation"




The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "RINGLING BUYS FIVE CIRCUSES; MAKES HIM CZAR" with subhead and small photo of Ringling. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 58 pages, rag edition i... See More  

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618605

Ringling Brothers circus death....

Item #618605

March 30, 1930

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1930



* Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

* Acrobat Hans Jahn falls to his death




Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Circus Acrobat Killed at Bronx Performance In Forty-Foot Fall in Pole-Balancing Act" (see)

Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, nice condition.... See More  

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694077

1930 Fayetteville, Tennessee airshow disaster...

Item #694077

April 28, 1930

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 28, 1930



* Fayetteville, Tennessee

* Air show stunt disaster

* Airplane circus




The top of page 37 has a one column heading: "PLANE KILLS 8; PILOT IS HELD" with subhead. First report coverage on the air show disaster at Faytteville, Tennessee which was one of the very 1st air show disasters.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with ... See More  

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646384

1931 Lillian Leitzel circus death...

Item #646384

February 16, 1931

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1931



* Lillian Leitzel accident - death (1st report)

* Acrobat & strongwoman circus star

* Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey

* Trapeze artist fall




Page 11 has a one column heading: "CIRCUS FALL FATAL TO LILLIAN LEITZEL" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Lillian Leitzel, circus star. Always nice to have... See More  

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587705

1931 Lillian Leitzel accidental death...

Item #587705

February 16, 1931

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 16, 1931



* Lillian Leitzel accident - death

* Acrobatic circus star (1st report)




This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Lillian Leitzel, Circus Star, Dies After Fall"

 
with subhead: "Little Trapeze Artist Succumbs to Injuries Received in Danish Capital".



Other news of the d... See More  

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580286

Al G. Barnes circus death...

Item #580286

July 25, 1931

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 25, 1931  This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BARNES, PIONEER OF CIRCUS, DEAD", "End Comes For Master Showman at Indio, Cal.; Under Big Top Since Youth"



Nice to have this report on the front page.



Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear and chipping, irregular at th... See More  

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699592

The Mad Trapper of Rat River shot & killed...

Item #699592

February 18, 1932

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., February 18, 1932



* Albert Johnson (criminal) shot & killed

* The Mad trapper of Rat River shootout

* Royal Canadian Mounted Police pursuit




Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "'Mounties' Get Their Man in Thrilling Arctic Race" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the shootout and death of Albert John... See More  

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582970

Commerce, MO lion hunt...

Item #582970

October 17, 1932

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, October 17, 1932



* Denver M. Wright

* Commerce MO Missouri

* African circus "lion hunt"




This 18 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "2 Surprised Lions Freed for Hunt" with subheads that include: "CIRCUS CATS STALKED BY TENDERFOOT" and more (see photos). This tells of Denver M. Wright's "Lio... See More  

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210954

Color cover shows a circus theme...

Item #210954

July 01, 1933

LIBERTY magazine, New York, July 1, 1933 This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a circus theme, with a lady tiger-tamer with the tiger standing on a ball (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes.  Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches.

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693352

1936 color cover of young boy riding elephant at the circus...

Item #693352

April 18, 1936

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 18, 1936  The color cover has an illustration of a little boy riding an elephant at the Circus. Also present is an article titled "Which Teams will win the Pennants this year?", along with other interesting short stories. 

Complete in 62 pages, disbound with a bit of roughness at the spine, 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, a slightly rough left sp... See More  

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676684

John Ringling death... circus pioneer...

Item #676684

December 02, 1936

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 2, 1936



* John Ringling death

* Circus pioneer

* Early, same report




The front page has a one column heading: "John Ringling Dead; Last of Circus Family" with small photo on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the death of John Ringling, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus fame.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. ... See More  

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215120

Baseball...

Item #215120

April 20, 1940

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 20, 1940  The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a census taker with a circus lion tamer and the lion (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.

An article entitled: "Which Teams Will Win the Pennants This year?" by Jerry D. Lewis. The tops among baseball experts unite to give you Liberty's annual forecast.Y

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216925

Death of cowboy actor Tom Mix...

Item #216925

October 13, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1940  This 70+ page Sunday newspaper has a two line, one column headline on the front page: "TOM MIX, RIDER, DIES UNDER AUTO" with subhead: "Circus and Screen Equestrian, Cowboy Idol of Youth, Killed in Arizona Car Upset" More on page 48 with photo. Other news of the day with advertisements throughout. Some slight browning,
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580041

Cleveland circus fire... Ringling Brothers Circus...

Item #580041

August 04, 1942

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 4, 1942



* Cleveland OH Ohio circus fire

* Ringling Brothers




This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "50 Animals Burned As Fire Sweeps Circus Tent" and "Disastrous Blaze Sweeps Menagerie At Ringling Bros. Cleveland Show"



This tells of the fire disaster of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus a... See More  

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661304

1942 Cleveland circus fire... Ringling Brothers Circus...

Item #661304

August 04, 1942

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 4, 1942



* Cleveland, Ohio circus fire

* Ringling Brothers animals




The front page has a four column heading: "Circus Fire Kills 35 Animals" (see) First report coverage on the fire disaster of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus at Cleveland, Ohio that killed many wild animals.

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at ... See More  

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574593

Marilyn Monroe divorces DiMaggio...

Item #574593

October 27, 1954

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, October 27, 1954



* Marilyn Monroe

* Joe DiMaggio

* Divorce




This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Free Marilyn Says Joe Treated Her 'Coldly'" which tells of the divorce between Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. See photos for complete text.



Other news and advertisements of the day thro... See More  

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594131

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus clown, Lou Jacobs... Burt Lancaster...

Item #594131

April 09, 1961

THE AMERICAN WEEKLY (The Detroit News), Detroit, Michigan, April 9, 1951  The front colored cover features a photo of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus clown, Lou Jacobs. Inside are articles: "Rich Rebel" which is about actor Burt Lancaster; and other articles and advertisements.



This is complete in 16 pages measuring approximately 12.5 x 11 inches and is in very nice... See More  

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574831

The Flying Wallendas highwire tragedy...

Item #574831

January 31, 1962

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 31, 1962 



* The Flying Wallendas 

* Daredevil stunt highwire performers 

* Circus act disaster
 



This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "2 Aerial Artists Die in Fall" with caption: "Human Pyramid Topples"



Tells of the Flying Wallendas highwire circus act disaster... See More  

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583409

Tragedy vists the "Flying Wallendas"...

Item #583409

January 31, 1962

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 31, 1962 



* The Flying Wallendas 

* Daredevil stunt highwire performers 

* Circus act disaster (1st report)
 



This 32 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "One Dead, 3 Hurt As Famed Circus Aerialists Fall". See photo for brief text. The family were performing their human pyramid on the hi... See More  

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575299

1963 Flying Wallendas circus death....

Item #575299

April 19, 1963

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, April 19, 1963



* Rietta Wallenda death

* The Flying Wallendas

* Circus performance disaster




This 40+ page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "Another Wallenda Falls To Death in Circus Act" with subheads and small photo. This tells of the death of Rietta Wallenda, when she fell while performing on a sway pole in... See More  

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702241

Exploding Plastic Inevitable in 1966... Andy Warhol...

Item #702241

April 07, 1966

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 31, 1966



* Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable

* The Velvet Underground and Nico inaugural show ad

* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance




Page 29 has a 9 1/2 x 7 inch advertisement for a first "Erupting Plastic Inevitable with Andy Warhol The Velvet Underground and Nice" performance opened... See More  

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701078

The Velvet Undereground & Nico in 1967...

Item #701078

February 02, 1967

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 2, 1967



* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico

* Before their first album was released (March 12)

* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance




Page 29 has a nice 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a "NICO" gig at the newly opened "Electric Circus" in Greenwich Village. (see image) I suspec... See More  

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701830

1967 League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD) opens...

Item #701830

February 23, 1967

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 23, 1967



* League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD) opening

* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist

* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide

* Alan Ginsberg as guest speaker w/ photo


* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico ad

* Before their first album was released (March 12)

* Electric Circus underground nightclu
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701904

The Grateful Dead in 1968....

Item #701904

May 02, 1968

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1968



* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus

* East village performance advertisement

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* HAIR, the musical opens on Broadway at the Biltmore




Page 34 has a 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there performances at the Electric Circus i... See More  

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700635

1968 Poor People's Campaign... Jerry Garcia & Pigpen...

Item #700635

May 09, 1968

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 9, 1968



* Poor People's Campaign - demonstration march

* Post Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

* Ralph Abernathy - A. D. King photos

* Early Jerry Garcia & Pigpen photo - Grateful Dead




A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has 3 related photos with heading: "Poor People's Campaign: Last Exit to ... See More  

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683457

The very beginning of the O.J. Simpson media circus...

Item #683457

June 14, 1994

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 14, 1994 



* Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman

* Football great O. J. Simpson a suspect ?

* First report from the city where it happened




The significance of this issue is the relatively inconspicuous report on the front page with just a one column heading: "O.J. Simpson's Ex-Wife, Man Found Slain", in a newspaper from the city where... See More  

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