Historic Newspapers: New Additions
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Item #727205NEW YORK HERALD, April 11, 1863
* First Battle of Charleston Harbor
The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "THE FIGHT AT CHARLESTON - Opening Fire at the Rebel Stronghold...Position of the Rebel Batteries". (see image)
Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs only (pages 1-2 & 11-12) piece torn away at the top... Read full description -
Item #727170(5) THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, A group of five issues dated Feb. 9 1758; Dec. 11, 1760; March 3, 1763; April 17, 1770; and Feb. 9, 1773. A nice little group lot providing a flavor of life in England from the period when tensions were growing with its American colonies.
Each issue is complete in 8 pages, 8 by 11 inches, perhaps... Read full description -
Item #727169LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Dec. 1, 1961
* "Freedom Riders" arrive in McComb
* American Civil Rights movement
* White racist mob violent attacks
The front page has a two column heading: "Freedom Riders May Get Help" with a related photo showing the violence against the Freedom Riders. (see images)
Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear,... Read full description -
Item #727168THE LONDON EVENING POST, April 29, 1779
* American Revolutionary War era
* 18th century - from The Enemy
Newspapers from England during the time of the Revolutionary War are always interesting as they give a sense as to life at that time and what political discussions were the "hot topic" of the day. Red tax stamp on page 3.
I could find no... Read full description -
Item #727167MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Sept. 12, 1945
* Manhattan Project comes to fruition
* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
* Japanese claim of radiation in deaths
The front page has a two column heading: "Atom Bomb Ray Deaths a Myth, Writer Discovers" with photo of Nat Finney. (see... Read full description -
Item #727166ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 7, 1932
* Grand opening of the Port of Albany-Rensselaer
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ARMY, NAVY MARCH TO DEDICATE PORT" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding slits along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #727165ALBANY EVENING NEWS, June 8, 1932
* Bonus Army march
* World War I veterans
* Washington D.C.
The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "Washington Increases Vigilance As Bonus Marchers Near 10,000" with subhead. (see images)
Complete in 26 pages, light toning at the margins, some binding slits along the spine, generally... Read full description -
Item #727164THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 20, 1933
* Hagia Sophia Mosque
* Thomas Whittemore
* Christian mosaics discovery
The top of page has a one column heading: "AMERICAN REVEALS SANTA SOPHIA'S ART" with subheads and related photo (fuzzy). (see) Coverage on Thomas Whittemore uncovering christian mosaics inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey.
Complete with 34 pages,... Read full description -
Item #727163THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Jan. 20, 1675
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day.... Read full description -
Item #727162MUHAMMAD SPEAKS, Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 1967
* Nation of Islam religious movement
* Elijah Muhammad - founder
* Fight for civil rights era original
This newspaper was one of the most widely-read ever produced by an African American organization. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad began the publication on May 1960... Read full description -
Item #727158THE 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 #727157THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1968
* Chuck Norris vs. Louis Delgado karate bout
* American martial artist and Hollywood actor
* Lightweight championship of the World ad
* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad
* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce
Page 38 has a notice for "Professional Karate World... Read full description -
Item #727154THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 23, 1939
* Schneider v. State of New Jersey (Irvington)
* Supreme Court of the United States ruling
* Jehovah Witnesses victory re. street handbills
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
* Charles Taze Russell followers - Bible Students
The top of the front page one column heading: "HIGH COURT BARS CURBS ON... Read full description -
Item #727147CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1942
* Ben Hogan - professional golfer wins
* San Francisco Open - Harding Park
* Much coverage on World War II - WWII
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a one column heading: "HOGAN BEATS PAR, RAIN, MUD-WINS COAST GOLF MEET" with subhead and leader board. (see... Read full description -
Item #727144THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 27, 1676
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day.... Read full description -
Item #727143THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Renato Gardini in New York City
Page 21 has a one column heading: "9,000 Watch Londos Pin Gardini In 21:15" and subhead. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save... Read full description -
Item #727142THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 23, 1969
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour advertisement
* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East
Page 32 has a historic advertisement for a very early Led Zeppelin concert at the East Fillmore venue in Manhattan. Shown are upcoming concerts at... Read full description -
Item #727141THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 1, 1967
* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins
* Very 1st performances in the East advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* THE DOORS very early performance ad
* Steve Paul's "The Scene" nightclub
Page 19 has a small performance advertisement for the Cafe Au Go Go nightclub in... Read full description -
Item #727140THE 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... Read full description -
Item #727139LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 10, 1979
* !979 Academy Awards - Oscars in Los Angeles
* Vietnam War films "The Deer Hunter" & "Coming Home"
* Jon Voight - Jane Fonda - Christopher Walken photos
The front page has a banner headline for display: "Big Night for Vietnam Films" with subhead and a few related photos. Coverage continues on page 3 with a... Read full description -
Item #725539THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. March 8, 1966
* Voting Rights Act of 1965
* Civil Rights movement in the South
* United States Supreme Court
* South Carolina v. Katzenbach
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "Supreme Court Backs Negro Voting Rights" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning at the margins, nice... Read full description -
Item #722203THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 24, 1698
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to... Read full description -
Item #716801THE WESTMINSTER MAGAZINE, London, July, 1776 Certainly a very uncommon title from the 18th century, formatted much like the more common 'Gentleman's Magazine" or the era.
An inside page has a great document headed: "American United Colonies, In Congress, May 15, 1776" which is a statement concerning the lack of... Read full description -
Item #716132NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 19, 1876
* Molly Maguires murder trial
* Mauch Chunk - Pennsylvania
The top of page 3 has small one-column headings: "The Molly Maguires" "The Jones Murder--The Voluntary Confession of Kerrigan--Probable Breaking Up Of The Organization".
Ten pages, very nice condition.
Background: This specific issue of the New York... Read full description -
Item #716130THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 28, 1952
* Eva Peron death
* First Lady of Argentina
The front page has a two column heading: "Thousands Take Last Look Before Casket of Mrs. Peron" with subhead and related photo.
Eva Peron came into popular culture with the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Evita" based on her life.
Complete in 42... Read full description -
Item #716129COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 30, 1812 Page 2 has an interesting report, taking about half a column, beginning: "...proceedings at Buffaloe, of a Court Martial appointed to try Elijah Clark as a Spy. The facts which appeared at the trial are that the said Clark was born in New Jersey...he removed to Canada...must have become naturalized & a... Read full description -
Item #716126FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 11, 1865
* Champ Ferguson hanging
* Confederate guerrilla
The full front page has 5 prints of: "The Catastrophe on Board the Steamer St. John".
Prints inside include: "Burning of the Michigan Central Railroad Depot, Detroit" "Passengers & Crew of the Ship Titania Rescued..." "The Old Landmarks of New York... Read full description -
Item #716125COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 7, 1797 Page 2 has a report: "From Presque Isle (on Lake Erie)...that Ensign Callender had arrived there with information that the inhabitants of the Nartches [Natchez] had rebelled & hoisted the tri-coloured flag. That a detachment of Federal troops had been marched against them & that the Indians had been defeated in an... Read full description -
Item #716124COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 2, 1795
* President George Washington
* 2 Acts of Congress signed
The front page has an address: "To The President of the United States" by the "...subscribers, merchants & traders of the city of Philadelphia." which carries over to page 2.
Most of the document is taken up with a very lengthy list of names of... Read full description -
Item #716051CONNECTICUT SPECTATOR, Middletown, July 12, 1815
* Capture of HMS Penguin
* Tristan da Cunha
* Post War of 1812
Page 3 has nearly a full column taken up with: "ANOTHER BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY, achieved by the U.S. Sloop of War Hornet, Captain Biddle, Mounting but twenty Guns, In the Capture & Destruction of his Britannic Majesty's... Read full description -
Item #716026MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, Jan. 26, 1815
* Battle of Bladensburg
* War of 1812 Maryland
The front page has over a full column, & carrying over to take over half a column, with much detail on a Congressional report on the: "Battle Of Bladensburg", a significant defeat for the Americans in the War... Read full description -
Item #715972HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 27, 1865 The front page features "Lewis Payne the Assassin" under guard, with text headed: "Capture of Davis", "Payne the Assassin" and "President Lincoln's Burial".
Inside includes a dramatic full page: "Charge of the Ninth Army Corps on Fort Mahone, April 3, 1865". A full page features a half page illustration of: "The... Read full description -
Item #715905THE COLLECTOR, New Chester, Pennsylvania, January, 1891 This is one of the smaller periodicals you will find, being a monthly "magazine" for stamp collectors. The masthead notes it is the: "Official Organ of the Sons of Philatelia".
Eight pages, plus it still has the tan outer wrappers, measuring just 2 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches, in great condition.
Ba... Read full description -
Item #715872LOG CABIN, Dayton, Ohio, May 30, 1840
* President William Henry Harrison
* Very rare campaign publication
A very obscure campaign newspaper in support of William H. Harrison for President.
Campaign newspapers were common in the 19th century with the lack of more modern communication available today. These often-inflammatory... Read full description -
Item #715865NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 3, 1841 Two items of interest, as over half of the front page is taken up with the: "President's Message" to both houses of Congress, signed in type: James Tyler. Plus, this issue was subscribed to by James K Polk, as his name is penned at the upper right: "Gov. J K Polk" and then again beneath it is... Read full description -
Item #715858FEDERAL GAZETTE AND DAILY ADVERTISER, Boston, Jan. 4, 1798
* Rare 18th century publication
* President John Adams
Certainly one of the less common 18th century American newspapers, as it was short-lived, lasting just 55 issues from Jan. 1 thru March 5, 1798. This is the number 4 issue.
All of pages 2 & 4 are taken up with reports... Read full description -
Item #715844THE JERUSALEM POST, Israel, Sept. 10, 1993 The banner headline announces: "ISRAEL RECOGNIZES THE PLO" and: "Arafat Accepts Israel's Right to Exist in Peace and Security' with related subheads. The front page photo features Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.
Background: The mutual recognition... Read full description -
Item #715835THE DAILY CITIZEN, Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 2, 1863
* Most sought Confederate newspaper to be had ?
A fascinating newspaper and arguably the most famous of any newspaper printed on Confederate soil, not just for being printed on the back of wallpaper (some others were as well) but because of the circumstances which... Read full description -
Item #715723DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, July 5, 1852
* Very early Old West title (rare)
* California gold rush era
* Printed on "necessity paper"
This is a very early newspaper from California, just 14 months after statehood was achieved.
Page 1 contains news and ads, with almost the entirety of pages 2, 3 & 4 are taken up... Read full description -
Item #715585GAZETTE DE LONDRES, March 14, 1677 This is a rare issue of the French edition of the very famous "London Gazette", obviously printed for the French-speaking residents of London, This is only the 5th or 6th such French language edition we have encountered in our 50+ years.
Of special note is we were able to pair... Read full description -
Item #715581GREEN & RUSSELL'S BOSTON POST-BOY & ADVERTISER, June 18, 1759
* Very rare Colonial publication
* French and Indian War era
This is one of the less common colonial titles we have offered. A very handsome masthead with two ornate engravings, one of a sailing ship & the other of a horse-mounted post boy delivering the news.
Page 2 has... Read full description -
Item #715493PITTSBURGH SUN-TELEGRAPH--EXTRA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14, 1945
* World War II ends
* Japanese surrenders
* Nice for display
The bold, banner headline reports: "President Truman Announces: WAR OVER McArthur to Rule Japan" with a large, celebratory photo on the front page.
Being an "Extra" edition this may be complete in ten pages, otherwise it is the complete first... Read full description -
Item #709931THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1739
* James Oglethorpe in Georgia
* 1st foldout engraving (map) in this publication
One of the better articles in this issue contains two letters datelined "Frederica in Georgia, Oct. 8, 1738" and "Savannah in Georgia, Oct. 22, 1738" which includes: "General Oglethorpe set... Read full description -
Item #709927THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1765 Near the back is a brief report from the governor of the Philippine Islands plus another item which reads: "Letter from Mobile of the 10th of March last advise that Major Loftus was returned from taking possession of Fort Illinois & two other considerable posts on the river... Read full description -
Item #709685SUPPLEMENT TO VOLUME THE SIXTEENTH OF THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, (1819).
Page 42 begins: "Province of Texas" which includes a "...brief history of an expedition in 1812 and 1813, from Louisiana into the Texas..." and "...The expedition carried on against the government of Spain in the Provine of Texas, which... Read full description -
Item #708374NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1861 Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "The Engagement Near Martinsburgh" "Official Report of Maj.-Gen. Patterson" "10,000 Rebels Routed" "Preparations for the Advance Towards Manassas Junction" "Gen. Fremont to Command the Great Western Movement' & more.
Eight pages, minor rubbing at the central fold, mostly good... Read full description -
Item #708373THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1861 The front page has great coverage on the days just before the historic Battle of Bull Run, with first column heads: "THE GREAT REBELLION" Advance of the Grand Army under Gen. McDowell" "The Rebels at Fairfax & Manassas to be Overwhelmed" "Full Details of the Battle of Cartrick's Ford" "Measures for the... Read full description -
Item #708179BOSTON RECORDER, April 1, 1820
* War of 1812 hero Commodore Stephen Decatur
Page 3 has a report: "Murder of Commodore Decatur" which is a nice account of his fateful duel with Commodore James Barron.
It begins: "The gallant Commodore Decatur has been murdered in a duel. The particulars of this melancholy event will be found below..." which... Read full description -
Item #708177COLUMBIAN CENTINEL & MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST, Boston, April 5, 1800 Over a column of the front page is taken up with 3 Acts of Congress, one: "...for the preservation of peace with the Indian tribes.", each signed in script type by the President; John Adams, and in block type by: Th. Jefferson.
The bottom of... Read full description -
Item #707927NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1863 Among the war-related reports inside: "The Position of Lee's Army" "Affairs On the Mississippi" "Important Captures at Natchez by Gen. Herron" "From Fortress Monroe" "Operations Of Our Cavalry" "The Michigan Cavalry Brigade" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, two folds, foxing at folds.
Background: This August 6, 1863... Read full description
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