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

HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1882  This issue contains an article on: "The American Life-Saving Service" which takes 15 pages and includes 15 illustrations. The article includes descriptions of the various methods of lifesaving as well as the tools used by rescuers.
Also within this issue is: "A Clever Town Built by Quakers" referring to is Philadelphia, which includes 16 illustrations, including the boat-houses on the Schuylkill River.
Contains 150+ pages, disbound without

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,

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 8, 2005

• Summer X Games - action sports
• Skateboarding - BMX - motocross

The top of the front page has a four column photo with small heading: "Air Apparent" which shows Bob Burnquist showing off his skateboarding skills. 
And the front page of the sport's section has a heading: "X Games: The Good, the Rad, the Gnarly" with related photo. Coverage continues inside with three more photos.
Complete with all sections (60+ pages), very nice condition.

Background: X Games 11,

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 4, 1988 (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 New Year's Eve live performance by "SAM KINISON" at the Universal Amphitheatre on one of the four pages.

In addition to the featured stand-up ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a

SUNDAY MAGAZINE of the New York Tribune, Dec. 7, 1913

• Early 10th century colored engraving cover
• Artist duo Troy and Margaret West Kinney

The front cover has a nice colored image of a young girl from Holland: "Dances of the Nations (Dutch)" by "The Kinneys" (see images) 
Various topics throughout. Complete with 20 pages, a little spine wear, generally nice.

Background: This specific December 7, 1913 issue of the New York Tribune Sunday Magazine is a notable piece of American Golden Age

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 17, 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) featuring a collectible print advertisement for a upcoming live performance by "YES" at the L.A. 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 snapshot of

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 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  "THE BRIDE" starring Sting on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional graphics

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.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 9, 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 premiere of  "WHO'S THAT GIRL" Starring Madonna on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional graphics and

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 31, 1980 (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 "ZZ TOP" at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion 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

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 1, 1905

• Odessa pogrom - massacre of Jews
• Anti-Semitic - worst (to-date) in Odessa, Ukraine

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "BLOOD FLOWS IN STREETS OF RUSSIAN CITIES" with subheads. (see images) 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.
Complete with 6 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, small library

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 28, 1955

• Mrs. Myrtle 'Myrt' Power w/ photo (70 years old)
• $64,000 Question game show contestant
• Expertise in MLB baseball category

The front page has a two column heading: "Myrt Ducks Chance At $64,000 'Homer"" with photo. (see images) See below for details. 
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes and minor wear along the spine, generally in nice condition.

Background: Mrs. Myrtle "Myrt" Power’s run on The $64,000 Question in the

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (sports section only), Oct. 11, 1976

• New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys - NFL football
• First game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford

Page 6 of this section has a one column heading: "Staubach Leads win Over Giants" with stats. (see images) 
Other NFL games reporting. Complete sport's section only with 12 pages, good condition.

Background: The October 10, 1976, inaugural regular-season NFL game at Giants Stadium stands as a major landmark in modern pro football

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 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 release of  "THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD" on one of the pages. (see images).

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

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL., September 17, 1963

• 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
• Birmingham, Alabama Ku Klux Klan
• African-American girls killed

The front page has reporting on the recent events in Birmingham, Alabama with one column headings that include: "Church Pressure Aids Chances for a Strong Civil Rights Measure" and more. (see images) 
Complete with 28 pages, some binding holes along the spine, otherwise nice.

Background: The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing represents a profound

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 30, 1978

• John Wayne Gacy arrest
• Serial "killer clown" exposed
• Bodies discovered in crawl space

Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 18 (back page of the 1st section) has a heading: "27th Body Found in Home Near Chicago" with a 'hotline' notice for runaways to contact their families to let them know they are safe. 
Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

THE SUN, Baltimore, September 3, 1939

• Blitzkrieg - Germany attacks - Germans invasion of Poland
• England enters the beginning of World War II - WWII

The front page features a nice banner headline for display: "ENGLAND GOES TO WAR" with various subheads. (see images) More inside. 
First section only with 12 pages, a little central fold wear, minor margin wear, generally in good condition.

Background: Newspapers printed on September 3, 1939—or early updates on September 4—capture the defining

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1961

• Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - Soviet cosmonaut
• 1st human into outer space (1st report)

The front page banner healdine announces that the Soviets have taken the lead in the space race with: "SOVIET ORBITS MAN AND RECOVERS HIM; SPACE PIONEERS REPORTS: 'I FEEL WELL'; SENT MESSAGES WHILE CIRCLING EARTH" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. More inside with a few related photos. Nice to have in this famous NYC publication.
Complete 1st section only with all 42

THE NEW YORK TIMES (magazine section only), March 6, 1946

• Winston Churchill - Iron Curtain of Soviet Union

The front page has a photo of Winston Churchill giving the peace sign. 
And beginning on page 7 is a essay by Arthur Koestler regarding the Iron Curtain of the Soviet Union at the very beginning of the cold war era. 
Complete magazine section only, tabloid size, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: This issue of The New York Times Magazine from March 10, 1946, holds exceptional

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 31, 1991

• Jeffrey Dahmer arrested
• Killer and sex offender
• Bones discovered at boyhood home

Page 19 has a somewhat discrete but notable report with one column heading: "Bones Unearthed in Mass Slaying Case" (see images) Coverage on the recent 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 time.
Complete with all major sections (70+ pages), nice condition.

Background: The

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1950

• 1st ever kidney transplant operation
• Surgery - Surgeon - Ruth Tucker

Page 30 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Kidney Transplant Reported A Success" (see image)
Complete with all 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: In June of 1950, Dr. Richard Lawler made medical history at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, Illinois, by performing the world's very first human kidney transplant. Operating on Ruth Tucker—a

LOS ANGELES TIMES (calendar section only), May 16, 1985

• Madonna "Queen of Pop" - Virgin Tour
• Singer - songwriter - actress & more

Page 10 has a 7 x 4 inch notice for a TV special that night on the recent phenomenon of "Madonna Mania." The photo of Madonna here was her iconic "Like a Virgin" album cover image.
Complete Calendar section only with all 12 pages, nice condition.

Background: This rare May 16, 1985 Los Angeles Times "Calendar" section display ad captures a singular moment in pop

THE POST-BOY, London, July 2, 1720

• Nice masthead engravings
• early 18th century original

One of my favorite 18th century newspapers with the two nice engravings in the masthead, plus the very decorative first letter in the text (see). Various European reports. 
Single sheet, 8 1/2 by 14 1/8 inches, in very nice, displayable condition.

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 18, 1700

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
• From the turn of the 18th 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 inches and printed

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 6, 1686

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
• Hold something original 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 inches

THE POST BOY, London, Dec. 1, 1716 This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a single-sheet folio newspaper, printed on both sides, carrying a mix of foreign news (especially European wars, treaties, and royal affairs), English news, advertisements, & legal notices.
A prime & displayable feature is the ornate, decorative masthead, which includes engravings of a post boy (messenger on

Original vintage newspaper leafs from the Los Angeles Times Calendar section dated Oct. 14, 1990 consists of eight complete pages (four double-sided sheets on two single leafs) featuring a collectible editorial by Steve Hochman on the hip hop rapper "L.L. COOL J" with photo. (see images)
In addition to the featured editorial which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating cultural snapshot of late 20th-century entertainment.

THE BOSTON DAILY GLOBE, Aug. 9, 1945

• Russia declares war on Japan
• Hiroshima, Japan atomic bombing

Very late in the war, in fact less than a week before Japan surrendered, Russia declared war on Japan, noted here in banner Headline: "RED ARMY STRIKES" with subhead. 
And a smaller two column heading reads: "200,000 Believed Dead in Inferno that Vaporized City of Hiroshima" with related map. (see images)
Incomplete issue containing 12 of the 22 pages, a little wear along the central fold and

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 3, 1956

• "The Clinton 12" high school integration
• Clinton, Tennessee Negroes desegregation
• "Brown v. Board of Education" aftermath

The front page has a two column heading: "National Guardsmen Take Over in Strife-Hit Clinton" with subhead and photo. (see images) Lengthy coverage continues on page 2 with another related photo.
Complete with 34 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

background: In 1956, Clinton, Tennessee, became a historic

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 24, 1930

• Chicago gangland wars
• Guyon's Paradise Ballroom bombing
• Al 'Scarface' Capone era
• Prohibition & great depression
• Best title to be had - rare as such

The front page has a great banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "BOMB DANCE HALL; 40 PERILED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great Depression eras, no city is more in

DAILY NEWS, New York City, 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 48-page tabloid-sized newspaper has a unusual foldout front page which includes the front and back leafs of this issue.
The headline reads: "PERFECT GAME!" in bold letters within a photo of David Wells being carried off the field after the game. Very nice for display. Much more inside. Great

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

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

"CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD" "Nelsons' Pictorial Guide-Books. The Central Pacific Railroad: A Trip Across the North American Continent from Ogden to San Francisco." New York: T. Nelson & Sons, [circa 1878–1881].
Oblong 16mo (approximately 4¼ x 7¼ inches). Original green pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt on the front cover, all edges plain. 83 pages. Included is a blue-tinted route map and all 12  chromolithographic views, and numerous text illustrations.
A remarkably well-preserved

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 4, 1746  In the 17th century, it was titled "Gazette d'Amsterdam", the title changed to simply "Amsterdam" in 1703. Printed prominently in the masthead is (translated): "With the Privilege of our Lords the States of Holland and West Friesland". This was not part of the title, but rather the official publishing privilege granted by the provincial government of Holland.
Although printed in Amsterdam, it was published in French, which at the time was the international language of

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

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 22, 1917

• World War I - WWI
• Prelude to America entering
• Nice headline for display

The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "NEUTRALS OFFER TO MEDIATE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. This was a about two weeks before the United States entered the war.
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.
Complete with 16 pages, small