Historic Newspapers: New Additions

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 19, 1979

• Iranian Revolution comes to an end
• Ruhollah - Ayatollah Khomeini
• Becomes Leader of the Revolution
• Iranian Shia Islam religious leader

The front page has a headline: "The Worst Domino" with related photo. (see images) This is an editorial on the recent ending of the Iranian Revolution that put Ayatollah Khomeini in power. Continues on multiple inside pages and another related photo, see images for portion.
Background: The

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 23, 1928 (Picture Section)

• Bobby Jones wins 4th amateur golf title
• Largest "rout" to-date

Page 3 of this Picture Section has two photos related to Bobby Jones winning his fourth amateur title. One caption begins: "EMPEROR JONES AGAIN...". The other has: "THE WORST ROUT IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP...", with more.

Additional timely photographs are found throughout. See images for details.

This is the complete 8-page Picture Section only, rag paper

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 27, 1980 (two original vintage newspaper leafs from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of eight complete pages (four double-sided sheets on two leafs) featuring a collectible double page print advertisement for upcoming live performances by "BILLY JOEL" at The Forum on one of the four pages.

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating cultural

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 3, 1997

• Oklahoma City bombing
• Domestic terrorist attack
• Timothy McVeigh guilty

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "McVeigh Guilty in Bombing; Death Penalty Trial Next in Oklahoma Tragedy" with subheads and a few related photos. (see images) More inside.
Complete with all major sections (70+ pages), great condition.

Background: The June 2, 1997, guilty verdict of Timothy McVeigh stands as a watershed moment in American legal and political history, marking

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 17, 1978

• Dick Button & others attacked by thugs
• "The Ramble" section of Central Park
• Anti-gay LGBTQ violence

The front page has a heading: "Hunting Gays in Central Park" with lead-in: "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE VICTIMS", subhead and related photo. This editorial continues on multiple inside pages with a few more related photos. (see images)
Background: The July 17, 1978, cover story in The Village Voice served as a harrowing exposé

NEW YORK TIMES, July 29, 1947

• The Sergeants affair hangings - Jews
• re. Acre Prison escapees - Jewish terrorists
• Irgun members - Anti-semitism - British troops

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PALESTINE HANGS THREE TERRORISTS; HOSTAGES IN PERIL" with subheads. (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 44 pages, light toning at the margins, generally in very nice condition.

This historical

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 14, 1865

• Spiritualism condemned by Orthodox Christians
• Post Civil War reconstruction era religion

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Spiritualism vs Orthodoxy" and more. (see images) 
Complete with all 8 pages, uncut and untrimmed, very nice condition.

Backgpound: An original August 14, 1865 issue of Horace Greeley’s New-York Daily Tribune featuring the page 5 article “Spiritualism vs. Orthodoxy” is a notable cultural artifact that captures a critical

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 5, 1976 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print advertisement for a upcoming live performances by "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" with "Journey" at Long Beach Arena on one of the four pages.

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 29, 1985

• Richard Ramirez murders
• The "Night Stalker" serial killer
• Close to his capture - best title to be had ?

This issue has reporting on the "Night Stalker" murder case of Richard Ramirez with a front page, one column heading: "Station Wagon Ties to Stalker Found in L.A." Lengthy coverage continues on page 27 with a photo of the stolen station wagon. (see) The front page of section II has a banner headline: "Psychological Profile: Probing Killer's Mind" Ramirez would

NEW YORK POST, Dec. 18, 1943

• General George S. Patton in Europe
• Radio disinformation towards Germans

The front page has a nice headline: "PATTON TO INVADE BALKANS"  with lead-in: "Ankara Radio Says:" and reporting on page 2. (see images) 
Complete with 40 pages, tabloid size, light toning and a little wear at the margins, mainly along the spine, generally good.

Background: This headline stems from a frontline news dispatch published on December 18, 1943, citing radio broadcasts out of Ankara,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 14, 1937

• Battle of Shanghai, China begins
• Imperial Japanese Army
• Second Sino-Japanese War

The top of the front page has a three column heading: "SHANGHAI BATTLE GOES ON AS RAIN HALTS CITY FIRES; CHINESE PLANES ATTACK HIP" with various subheads. (see images) 
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: The Battle of Shanghai, initiated on August 13–14, 1937, stands as a pivotal historical milestone of extraordinary rarity and strategic consequence,

Here is a single leaf from the THIS WEEK MAGAZINE section of the San Francisco Chronicle dated Sept. 10, 1939 for the opening day showing of the film "THE RAINS CAME" at the Fox Theatre in San Francisco, California on Sept. 14th. (see images) Notice the nice, vibrant color here. 
This single sheet measures 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. Some small binding holes and light toning along the left margin, otherwise nice. Great for display.

Note: This single leaf comes with a acid-free (gratis) folder for

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 7, 1990 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "MARKED FOR DEATH" starring Steven Seagal on one of the pages. (see images).

In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 11, 1982

• Saint Maximilian Kolbe canonized by Pope John Paul II
• Polish priest & martyr Auschwitz death camp execution trade

Page 7 has a photo showing Franciszek Gajownicek kissing the ring of Pope John Paul II with headings: "Pope rips Poland's leaders" and "Vatican II gets mixed reviews" (see images)
Complete with all 96 pages, tabloid size in good condition.

Background: The October 10, 1982 canonization of Saint Maximilian Kolbe by Pope John Paul II remains a

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1943

• re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
• U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
• Realization of Japanese executions

The front page has a banner headline: "HIT JAPS, SENATORS DEMAND; Vengeance Raid Soon on Tokio Promised by Doolittle" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 48 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: On April 22, 1943, front-page headlines across the nation

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 21, 1995 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "TALES FROM THE HOOD" by Spike Lee on one of the pages. (see images).

In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 13, 1822

• Denmark Vesey Slaves Rebellion
• Free black man in Charleston SC

The back page has a report of the Denmark Vesey slave revolt, noting that six slaves were executed in Charleston.
The report has a small heading: "South Carolina" and reads: "Six negro men, one of them free, and the rest slaves, were executed at Charleston on the 2nd inst. pursuant to a sentence of death passed on them three or four days before, for being engaged in an attempt to raise

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 12, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day re-release of  "STAR WARS" on one of the pages. (see images).

In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional graphics and classic

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 1, 1977 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "NASTY HABITS" starring Glenda Jackson on one of the pages. (see images).

In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 18, 1977 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "THE WORLD'S GREATEST LOVER" starring Gene Wilder on one of the pages. (see images).

In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical

DAILY WORLD, New York, June 7, 1969

• New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath
• Quits after Pete Rozelle says get rid of nightclub stake

This publication, The World, 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 back page has a large photo of Joe Namath with heading: "How he called it quits" (see images)
This publication was largely distributed by hand at political rallies and anti-war

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1952

• Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England disaster
• de Haviland DH. 110 jet fighter crash - John Derry

The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Jet Explodes, Killing 27 in Britain, Engine Strikes Crowd at Air Show" with subhead and photo of John Derry. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 114 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: The 1952 Farnborough Air Show disaster stands as one of the most historically significant and

ROTO LIVING magazine section only of the Detroit Free Press ,Sept. 14, 1952

• 19 year old actress Lori Nelson
• "Bend of the River" film debut

The front page of this section has a nice color photo of the young actress Lori Nelson.
Complete Roto Living section with 28 pages, tabloid size, a little top margin wear, generally in very nice condition.

Background: This issue of the Detroit Free Press Roto Magazine stands out as an exceptionally rare piece of mid-century pop-culture ephemera, primarily due

THE BOOK REVIEW section of the Los Angeles Times, Sept. 14, 1980

• Ted Bundy - notorious American killer

The top of page 6 has a banner heading: "Trying to make sense of a mannerly mass-murderer" with photo of Bundy in custody. These are book reviews by Andy Weinberger on two books relating to the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. (see images) 
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete Book Review section only with 16 pages,

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 26, 1970

• Pink Floyd Fillmore East concerts advertisement
• British psychedelic rock group - band performance
• 1st NYC Appearances - David Gilmour - Roger Waters
• Black Panther 21 full page protest march notice (see)

Page 33 has a 10 x 2 1/2 advertisement for the "PINK FLOYD" concerts at the Fillmore East. (see images) This was the first time this iconic group played in New York City.
Background: Pink Floyd’s April 9 and 16, 1970 shows at Bill

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 17, 1971

• Jill Johnston's "The making of a lesbian chauvinist"
• Author, cultural critic, feminist activist
• Noteworthy columnist for The Village Voice
• Radical lesbian separatism movement - theory

The top of page 45 has a heading: "The making of a lesbian chauvinist" The article continues on page 58.
Background: The June 17, 1971 issue of The Village Voice featuring Jill Johnston’s column "The Making of a Lesbian Chauvinist" is a landmark

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 12, 1970

• Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion
• Weather Underground - far-left militants
• Bomb making effort gone wrong - fail
• Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman affected

The front page has a two column heading: "The House on 11th St.: Digging Up the Debris" with lead-in: "A 'Bomb Factory' ?" and 3 related photo including one of Hoffman. (see images) Great to have in Greenwich Village's very own publication.
Background: The 1970 Greenwich

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 12, 1985

• Early & rare "The Fat Boys" editorial
• Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
• Rapper Darren Robinson - Beatboxing pioneer

Beginning on page 67 is an editorial by Robert Christgau on the new hip hop sensation "The Fat Boys" with photo. (see images)
Background: The mid-February 1985 editorial attention given to the Fat Boys by The Village Voice represents a watershed moment in music journalism, marking the exact point

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 12, 1988

• Aerosmith - American hard rock band advertisement
• Front man Steven Tyler & guitarist Joe Perry
• "Permanent Vacation" album tour concert
• Giants Stadium w/ Guns N' Roses & Deep Purple

Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "AEROSMITH" concert with Guns N' Roses and Deep Purple at Giants Stadium. (see images)
Background: On August 16, 1988, Aerosmith headlined a massive rock concert at Giants Stadium in East

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 30, 1969

• The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969
• Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
• "History's first mystic rock and roll tour "
• Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor
• Raymond Buckland - occult - witchcraft ad

Page 45 has a full page inch advertisement for a very early Rolling Stones concert at Madison Square Garden. 
Background: The Rolling Stones’ November 27–28, 1969 performances at Madison Square

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Jan. 31, 1977

• "GENESIS" English rock band advertisement
• "Spot the Pigeon" album - "Wind & Wuthering Tour"
• Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford - Steve Hackett
• Very 1st appearance at Madison Square Garden

Page 46 has a advertisement for a "GENESIS" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see image)
Background: On February 23, 1977, Genesis performed an unforgettable show at Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of their Wind & Wuthering tour. This was the band's first

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2, 1986

• Early SLAYER editorial & concerts
• American thrash heavy metal band
• Guitarists Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman
• Editorial and Ritz performance advertisement

Page 109 has an editorial on thrash metal band Slayer with heading: "Raising Hell" and related photo. 
And page 143 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the Ritz nightclub with one of the performers being "SLAYER" (see images)
Background: On December 6 and 7, 1986,

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 8, 1973

• "The Dark Side of the Moon" tour & album release
• Pink Floyd - Radio City Music Hall  concert advertisement
• British psychedelic rock group - band performance

Page 45 has a duo advertisement for a "King Karol" record store for the recent release of "The Dark Side of the Moon" album release. This iconic album was released just a few days earlier. Also within the ad is a "PINK FLOYD" concert at Radio City Music Hall announcement.

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1973

• The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers & more
• Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival photos
• Grateful Dead - Elton John - Jethro Tull - Grand Funk

The front page has six related photos of the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen in New York. (see images) Page 5 has a heading: "The Mellowing of America" with lead-in: "The Watkins Glen Story" Coverage continues on the following page. 
Background: The 1973 Watkins Glen Summer Jam, held on July 28,

DAILY RECORD, Boston, October 11, 1935

• Italy's invasion Ethiopia
• Second Italo–Abyssinian War
• Benito Mussolini

The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "START WAR SANCTIONS" and more. Much more inside with double-page centerfold pictorial.(see images) 
Complete with 60 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, April 26, 1873  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features Winslow Homer's powerful illustration, "The Wreck of the 'Atlantic'—Cast Up by the Sea," from an original April 26, 1873 issue of Harper's Weekly.

The significance of this print lies in its visceral depiction of one of the worst maritime disasters of the nineteenth century. On April 1, 1873, the ocean liner RMS Atlantic struck a submerged rock off the coast of Nova

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 14, 1968

• Tiny Tim - Herbert Butros Khaury
• American musician - guitarist - singer
• Debut album release "God Bless Tiny Tim"
• "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" song fame
• Jimi Hendrix Experience at Symphony Hall
• THE DOORS Fillmore East concerts ad

Page 37 has a 10 x 5 inch advertisement for the release of Tiny Tim's debut album "God Bless Tiny Tim" (see images) This album wasn't actually released until the following month of April.
On the same page

DAILY WORLD, New York, July 18, 1969

• South Vietnamese government expose (Saigon)
• Police state w/ tortures & human rights abuses
• U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr.

This publication, The World, 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 nice banner headline: "SAIGON TORTURES BARED BY CONYERS" (see images) 
This publication was largely distributed by hand at political

NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1862

• Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
• Confederate states Civil War map

The front page features a very nice map headed: "RETREAT OF THE REBEL ARMY FROM CORINTH" with the map showing from New Orleans to Memphis, to Pensacola.
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "ANOTHER TRIUMPH" "Corinth in Possession of Gen. Halleck" "Important Events Proceeding the Evacuation" "Heavy Fighting & Important Positions Gained" "Retreat of the Rebels & Occupation of Corinth by Our

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 4, 1790

• President George Washington
• Act of Congress script signed
• Tonnage Act of 1790 - shipping

Almost a full column is taken up with an Act of Congress, headed with an engraving of a heraldic eagle, this is: "An Act Imposing Duties on the Tonnage of Ships or Vessels" which is signed in script type (desired) by the President: George Washington. Rarely is his full name spelled out in such documents.
Four pages, some some foxing and damp stain to the upper right,

NEW YORK HERALD, April 25, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Remains arrive in New York City
• Civil War closing events

All columns on all 8 pages are black-bordered in memory of Abraham Lincoln. Two-thirds of the first column are taken up with nice heads concerning the funeral of Abraham Lincoln including: "HONORS To the MARTYR PRESIDENT" "Our Tribute to the Lamented Dead" "Arrival of the Cortege" "The Body In State" "The Procession to the City Hall" "Scene of Sadness & Sorrow" "Incidents of the

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 1861

• President Abraham Lincoln
• 1st State of the Union Address
• Best publication to be had ?

Most of page 2 is taken up with: "The President's Message" being the annual state-of-the-union address of the President to Congress, signed in type at its conclusion: Abraham Lincoln.
Logically, much of his focus is on the on-going Civil War and its progress, although there is much more about the state of the nation. Page 3 has an editorial headed:

THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET, Philadelphia, Nov. 20, 1779

• Ethan Allen captivity
• Revolutionary War original

Most of the front page is taken up with an Act of the Pennsylvania Legislature, prefaced with a paragraph signed in type by the Clerk of the General Assembly, none other than: Thomas Paine.
Page 3 has yet another Act which is prefaced with an intro signed: Thomas Paine. 
All of page 4 is taken up with the continued "Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Treatment during his Captivity." which is then

THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE & THE UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, Jan. 25, 1781

• Two John Hancock signatures
• Richard Langdon signature (President of Harvard)

A very handsome issue as the masthead features an engraving taken from one done by Paul Revere for colonial currency at the time. It is a very patriotic device showing a soldier with a sword in one hand and a scroll with 'Independence' in the other, with the words 'Appeal To Heaven" above him.
Most of the front page is taken up with a letter:

TOMBSTONE PROSPECTOR, Arizona, June 4, 1889

• Very rare wild West publication
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral fame

We have had a few other newspapers from the iconic Old West town of Tombstone, but this is perhaps the most uncommon. The masthead features a great engraving of a miner on a mule.
The content is much as would be expected from a mining town, including many legal notices concerning mines, etc. A wealth of ads as well.
Four pages, various chipping near the bottom margin of the back leaf,

THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, Oct. 18, 1775

• General George Washington
• Named Commander-in-Chief
• Continental Army - British reaction

The front page begins with a nice item from London concerning George Washington: "General Washington, who was lately appointed Generalissimo over the Provincials, has refused any salary, and is to attend to the hazardous and arduous duty allotted him from principle only. A most noble example & worthy of imitation in Great Britain, particularly at this time for

THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, October 11, 1781

• American Revolutionary War original
• American Issac Hayne's execution - hanging

Most of the front page is taken up with various correspondences from and to C. Fraser, Isaac Hayne, Lord Rawdon & John Collock, with a prefacing note: "The following are authentic copies of sundry papers which  Col. Isaac Hayne, two days before his execution, delivered to a friend with an injunction...".
Col. Isaac Hayne was one of the most prominent Americans to be

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., June 6, 1921

• Pueblo, Colorado flood disaster

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TWO MORE FLOODS VISIT PUEBLO--100 BODIES FOUND PESTILENCE WORST MENACE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

Background: The 1921 Pueblo flood was a profound turning point that permanently altered the economic, political, and physical landscape of Colorado. Prior to the disaster,

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., January 8, 1931

• Pope Pius XI
• Casti connubii
• Papal encyclical

The front page has a two column heading: "Pope Reinstates Catholic Marriage, Divorce Views; Flays Birth Control" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

Background: The January 8, 1931 edition of the Fitchburg Sentinel captures a defining cultural flashpoint of the interwar era, reporting on Pope Pius XI’s monumental encyclical Casti

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 13, 1917

• Great October Socialist Russian Revolution
• Petrograd (Saint Petersburg), Russia
• Bolshevik Coup - Alexander Kerensky

The front page has a banner headline: "BOLSHEVIKI SAID OVERTHROWN" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, hole within the last column (see