Historic Newspapers: New Additions

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 7, 1863  Front page column heads on the Civil War include: "Johnston's Army at Enterprise" "Retreat * Scattering of Rebel Forces" "The Situation at Vicksburg" "Preparations for the Fall Campaign" "The Rebel Force at Fredericksburg" "Moseby Capturing More Sutlers' Wagons" & much more. 
Page 7 has nearly half a column headed: "The Sufferings of the Colored People" which begins: "Men of all creeds & parties are unanimous that the most hideous feature of the late riot was the

SPORT'S SECTION only of the Springfield Sunday Republican, Mass. Sept. 19, 1965

• "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium
• Playing his 2,000th game w/ New York Yankees
• Introduced by Joe DiMaggio with photo

The front page of this section has a nice photo showing Mickey Mantle with Joe DiMaggio with heading: "Mantle's Day To Remember" and report. (see images) 
Complete sport' section only with 24 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.

Background: An original 1965 newspaper report covering Mickey

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Sept. 28, 1958

• Little Rock, Arkansas special referendum
• School integration defeated overwhelmingly
• Governor Orval Faubus's federal defiance

The front page has a one column heading: "FAUBUS PLANS TO ACT QUICKLY" with subhead and related photo. (see images) 
Complete with all 80+ pages, a little spine wear, generally in nice condition.

Background: The September 27, 1958, Little Rock referendum is a historic document of immense historical rarity, directly

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 29, 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. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 by 10 3/4

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 17, 1936

• Lou Gehrig voted American League MVP
• New York Yankees icon - MLB baseball

The top of page 13 has a banner  heading: "Second 'Most Valuable' Player Award Bolsters Gehrig's All-Time star Rating" with subheads and nice photo of Gehrig. (see images) Best to have in this NYC publication.
Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, nice condition.

Background: Lou Gehrig’s selection as the American League Most Valuable Player on October 16, 1936,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1944

• Battle of Leyte Gulf VICTORY
• Philippines Sea - William Halsey
• World War II - WWII Pacific theater

The front page has a banner headline: "HIGHER JAPANESE FLEET'S LOSSES CONFIRMED" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 46 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: The landmark Allied victory at the Battle of Leyte Gulf—fought primarily from October 23 to 26, 1944—stands as the largest naval battle in human history by combined

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Dec. 1, 1956

• Boxer Floyd Patterson wins boxing title
• World's heavyweight boxing championship
• vs. Archie Moore to become youngest champion

The front page has a two column heading: "Patterson Wins Title On Kayo Over Moore" with subhead and related photo. 
And the top of page 32 has a four column heading: "Patterson Knocks Out Moore in Fifth Round To Become Youngest Heavy King in History" with subhead and another photo. (see images) 
Complete with all 40 pages, light

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1937

• LZ 129 Hindenburg rigid airship
• Pride of Nazi Germany & Adolph Hitler
• Infamous trip to America beginning

Page 21 has a one column heading: "HINDENBURG OFF FOR U.S. TOMORROW" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning, good condition.

Background: The departure of the LZ 129 Hindenburg from Frankfurt on May 3, 1937, marks a poignant threshold in aviation history, as it was the start of the luxury airship’s final, fateful transatlantic

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 20, 1988

• Greg Louganis wins gold medal in Seoul, South Korea
• 1988 Summer Olympics diving competition - diver
• Overcomes head injury on the springboard the prior day

The top of the front page has a photo showing Greg Louganis in action with small heading: "Five stitches and a gold medal" 
And the front page of the sport's section has a larger heading: "Diver Overcomes Fear With Golden Touch" with subhead and color photo. (see images) two more related photo on page of this

The New York Times BOOK REVIEW section only dated Sept. 29, 1974

• Roll, Jordon, Roll: The World the Slaves Made" book review

The front page has a heading: "Roll, Jordon, Roll..." with illustration showing plantation life. (see images) This piece by David Brion Davis continues on page 2. See below for further details. 
Complete book review section only with 48 pages, nice condition.

Background: This September 29, 1974 issue of The New York Times Book Review stands out as a highly significant

THE 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 return of the Exodus 1947 refugees to Germany in September 1947 remains one of the most significant propaganda disasters in

THE PATRIOT, Harrisburg, Penn. November 26, 1963

• John F. Kennedy death funeral
• Famed photo of JFK Jr. saluting

The front page has a banner headline: "President Who Sought Peace Finds It in an Arlington Grave" with subheads and two related photos, one showing John-John saluting his father. (see images) Much more inside.
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, a little margin wear, generally good.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 21, 1987 (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 performance by "DYLAN & THE DEAD" at the Anaheim Convention Center 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, July 24 1991

• Jeffrey Dahmer arrested (1st report)
• American killer - Milwaukee cannibal

Page 2 has a photo with small heading: "Grisly Crime Scene"
And top of page 14 has a one column photo of Dahmer with heading: "Body Parts, Vat of Acid Found in Apartment". Another related photo is on page 2. (see) First report coverage on the arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 17, 1978 The front page has a banner headline: "Historic Odyssey" with lead-in: "BALLOONISTS LAND IN FRANCE" and subhead. Also two related photos. (see for display) 
Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, nice condition.

Background: The landing of the Double Eagle II in Miserey, France, on August 17, 1978, marked the victorious end of the first successful transatlantic manned balloon flight, conquering a historic aeronautical challenge that had eluded adventurers

THE FIREBRAND, Portland, Oregon, March 28, 1897

• Rare pro- radical anarchist communist publication

A fascinating newspaper with their motto just under the title: "For the Burning Away of the Cobwebs of Ignorance and Superstition." and the dateline notes: "An Exponent of Anarchist - Communism. Holding that Equality of Opportunity alone Constitutes Liberty; that in the Absence of Monopoly Price and Competition Cannot Exist, and that Communism is an Inevitable Consequence."
Gregory (Union List of

USA TODAY Oct. 1, 1982

• Chicago Tylenol murders
• Capsules w/ potassium Cyanide
• First made public on the poisoning

The front page has the headline: "Tylenol: Poison pills kill 5; nationwide alert" with related illustration. (see images) 
Complete with all 4 sections (40 pages), very nice condition.

Background: The 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders represent a extraordinarily rare and unprecedented watershed moment in modern public health, law enforcement, and corporate crisis response, standing as one of

THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, Oct. 30, 1878

• Yellow fever - jack epidemic
• Lower Mississippi Valley
• Memphis, Tennessee hardest hit
• Early sanitation & quarantine measures

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "The Fever" with subheads. (see images) Very rare to have in this Memphis publication, the hardest hit city during the epidemic.
Complete with 4 pages, a large sized issue which measures 27 1/2 x 21 inches, nice condition.

Background:The yellow fever epidemic of 1878 was

LOS ANGELES TIMES (calendar section only), Oct. 20, 1983

• Early actor Tom Cruise
• Just his 2nd lead film role
• American sports drama movie

Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they were printed on standard, ephemeral newsprint

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Nov. 25, 1795

• 18th century American publication

Published by Isaiah Thomas, perhaps the most famous printer of the 18th century, and whose collection became the foundation of the American Antiquarian Society. Handsome masthead makes this a displayable newspaper.
Four pages, a little damp staining and rubbing, generally in good condition.

Background: Thomas’s Massachusetts Spy; or, the Worcester Gazette was a fiercely patriotic newspaper founded

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 29, 1988

• Frank Zamboni death - businessman & inventor
• Ice rink resurfacer machine vehicle pioneer

The top of page 20 under "OBITUARIES" is a heading that reads: "Frank Zamboni; the Man Behind That Odd Machine" with photo showing Zamboni sitting on one of his early models. (see images) Nice to have from the place where he lived and died. 
Complete with all sections (100+ pages),  a little light toning, nice condition.

Background: Frank Zamboni is best known as the

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 28, 1988

• American child actress Judith Barsi
• Double murder-suicide by her father

The front page of section II has a four column heading: "Three Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide" with photo of child actress Judith Barsi. (see images)
Complete first and second sections only with a total of 48 pages, nice condition.

Background: Judith Barsi’s death holds profound cultural significance both for the devastating circumstances surrounding it and for the lasting legacy of her

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) featuring a collectible print advertisement for a upcoming live performance by "CHICAGO" at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas 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, July 17, 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 re-release premiere of  "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY" by Stanley Kubrick on one of the pages. (see images).

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 6, 1978 (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 premiere of  "HOOPER" starring Burt Reynolds 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, Nov. 14, 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), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day premiere of  "GOD TOLD ME TO" 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, Nov. 14, 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), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day premiere of  "NETWORK" starring Faye Dunaway & William Holden on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical

THE WORLD, New York City, June 12, 1923

• Long Key, Florida whale shark capture

The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Harpoon, 50 Shots, 12-Hour Fight Subdue 20-Ton Shark In Florida" See below for details.

Thirty pages, light toning, some margin wear with tiny tears, should be handled with care.

Background: The capture of the 32-foot, 20-ton whale shark off Long Key, Florida, in June 1923 stands as a historic milestone in marine biology and early 20th-century sensationalist

BOSTON GAZETTE, Jan. 26, 1807

• Edgar Allan Poe's father David Poe Jr. theater ad
• "Macbeth" and "Dermot And Kathleen" plays

The top of page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a  notice for the performances of "MACBETH", with Mr. Poe as "Malcolm" and "DERMOT AND KATHLEEN" with Mr. Poe in the title role as "Dermot" re. the father of Edgar Allan Poe.
Complete with 4 pages, some light damp staining, generally in nice condition.

background: This issue of the Boston Gazette dated January 26, 1807, is a

MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, July 25, 1966

• James Bond 007 spy films - Sean Connery
• "Goldfinger" and "Dr. No" advertisement
• Bond Women Honey Rider and Pussy Galore

A small-size newspaper focused entirely on the movie industry, the prime feature being a back page advertisement for the upcoming double movie re-re-release showing of  "DR. NO" & "GOLDFINGER" in September starring Sean Connery. This ad contains photos of the first two Bond Women, Honey Rider & Pussy Galore. (see images) See below

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Aug. 29, 1926

• Amelia Gade Corson - female long-distance swimmer
• Successful crossing of the English Channel (20.9 miles)

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "MOTHER OF 2 SWIMS CHANNEL" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete 1st section only with all 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

Background: Amelia Gade Corson’s August 28, 1926 crossing of the English Channel stands out as a extraordinarily rare and

THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 16, 1922

• Burning of Smyrna Catastrophe
• Modern day Izmir, Turkey (Greek Zone)
• Massacre of Armenians & Greeks by Turks

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH READY TO FIGHT TURKS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

Note: This issue comes with a acid-free folder (gratis) for added protection

Background: The September 1922 Burning of Smyrna stands as a

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 28, 1986 (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 premiere of  "DOWN BY LAW" 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, Sept. 28, 1986 (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 premiere of  "TOUGH GUYS" starring Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 27, 1936

• Ivan Pavlov death (1st report)
• Russian physiologist
• Nobel Prize winner

The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "IVAN PAVLOV DEAD; PHYSIOLOGIST, 86" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist known for his work is classical conditioning.
Complete with all 42 pages, light toning, minor spine wear, nice condition.

Background: Ivan Pavlov was a pioneering Russian physiologist whose most notable

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 12, 1987 (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 premiere of  "ROBOCOP" on one of the four pages. (see images).

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 3, 1966

• Girard College desegregation ending ? - Philadelphia
• Agrees to admit African American students (1st time)

The front page has a one column heading: "GIRARD COLLEGE OPEN TO NEGROES" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, some spine wear, light toning along the central fold, generally good.

Background: The September 2, 1966 federal court order marked a historic legal and civil rights breakthrough by striking down the explicit racial restriction in

THE DENVER POST, Denver, Colorado, January 26, 1998

Note: The Denver Post printed two versions for this date.  This is the edition which shows John Elway holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy up in victory.

• Denver Broncos win Super Bowl XXXII
• John Elway & Terrell Davis
• vs. Green Bay Packers

The front page has a nice banner headline in orange: "SUPERB!" with subhead and the photo. Nice for display. Much more on the following pages, loads of text and more photos.
Complete with all sections (100+

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 1, 1985 (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 premiere of  "RUNAWAY TRAIN" starring Jon Voight on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional

THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE AND THE UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, Dec. 6, 1781

• American Revolutionary War
• Post Surrender of Cornwallis
• Loyalist James Rivington

The masthead features an engraving taken from one done by Paul Revere, showing a soldier holding a sword and a document inscribed "Independence" while standing beneath a banner inscribed "Appeal To Heaven" and surrounded by ornate embellishments.

The entire front page & a bit of page 2 are taken up with: "The Revolution of America, by the

HENDERSON DAILY NEWS, Texas, Sept. 26, 1933

• George "Machine Gun" Kelly & wife
• Captured at Memphis, Tennessee hideout
• Prohibition era gangster - bootlegger

This is a great issue on the capture of the infamous gangster "Machine Gun" Kelly.
In large, bold type above the masthead is: "MACHINE GUN KELLY AND WIFE CAUGHT IN MEMPHIS HIDE-OUT" with subheads including: "2 Accomplices Also Captured" "Desperado Surrenders Without Gunfire" "Super-Criminal and Wife Readily Admit Identities To Officers".

THE SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 24, 1783

• General George Washington - Farewell to the Army
• Commander-in-Chief - American Revolutionary War

The entire front page and most of page 4 are taken up with one of the more noteworthy letters from General Washington during the war.
It is headed: "His Excellency General WASHINGTON'S LETTER to the several States which compose the American Republic - CIRCULAR" datelined at Head Quarters, Newburgh, June 11th, 1783.
This famous letter begins: "The great

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 20, 1776

• re. the upcoming Declaration of Independence
• Founding father Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
• American Revolutionary War - great year to have (1776)

The entire front page is: "The Speech of Gov. Johnstone in The House of Commons, 26th of October, 1776" which is continued from a previous issue and has much on the relations with America. This text carries over to page 2 and is then continued to a future issue.
Page 2 has a great item headed:

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 24, 1861

• First Battle of Lexington - Hemp Bales
• Battle of Mariatown MO - Missouri

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Surrender of Col. Mulligan to the Rebels" "Gen. Fremont About to Take the Field" "Gallant Fight & Rout of Rebels at Mariatown" "Destruction of the Rebel Fortification at Ocracoke Inlet" "Opening of the Campaign in Kentucky" and more.
Eight pages, good condition.

Background: The engagement at Mariatown is notable

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1862

• Matthew Brady's Manhattan Gallery review
• Gruesome photographs of the Antietam battlefield

Page 5 contains one of the more moving articles on the horrors of war, brought home to the residents of New York through an exhibition of "Pictures of the Dead at Antietam" in Matthew Brady's Manhattan Gallery.
The article is headed: "'Brady's Photographs" and a website chronicles the exhibition comparing the brutality & reality of war, to the callousness of New York's

THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, May 4, 1789

• President George Washington
• 1st Inauguration - inaugural address

Most of page 3 is taken up with reports on the: "Proceedings of Congress" with datlines of April 28, then April 29, under the latter are reports on preparations for Washington's inauguration.
These reports include: "The committees of both houses of Congress, appointed to take order for conducting the ceremonial of the formal reception, etc. of the President of

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1776

• American Revolutionary War era map
• Shows North America and more
• Pre-Declaration of Independence

The prime feature is the great map showing all of the western hemisphere titled: "A New Projection of the Western Hemisphere of the Earth on a Plane shewing the proportions of its several parts nearly as on a Globe, By J. Hardy, at Eton College." 
The map is dated at the bottom: "by F. Newbery, Ludgate Street, May 1, 1776".  It measures 9 by 11 1/4 inches,

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 4, 1936

• Joe DiMaggio's MLB debut
• New York Yankees - Yanks
• Major league baseball

Page 8 has a one column heading: "Di Maggio Lives Up to His Notices" with subhead.
Complete with 12 pages, light toning, some wear at the margins, generally good.

Background: This May 4, 1936 issue of the Taunton Daily Gazette holds significant historical value as a contemporary report of Joe DiMaggio’s Major League Baseball debut with the New York Yankees on May 3, 1936, where the

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Jan. 14, 1901

• Discovery of oil gusher in Beaumont, Texas
• Beginning of the Great Spindletop oil well

Although discoveries were made in various locations long before this date, this discovery--to be known as Spindletop--marked the emergence of the oil industry at a time when the automobile and other industries were experiencing rapid growth, coinciding with the need for this new product.
The discovery of oil in Beaumont, Texas, was the beginning of the oil industry

THE LOG CABIN, New York, March 27, 1841

• William Henry Harrison
• Rare campaign publication

The famous campaign newspaper published by Horace Greeley in support of William Henry Harrison in the 1840 election, its success carrying over to many issues beyond the inauguration--including this one.
The front page includes a chart of the: "Number of Free White Persons" and "Number of Free Colored Persons" by age groups, in New York. Also: "The New Order of Things" beginning: "The inauguration of William