Historic Newspapers: New Additions

NEW YORK POST - EXTRA, Dec. 9, 1980

• John Lennon assassination
• "The Beatles" front man
• From the city of the murder
• Nice headline for display

Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it being from the city where he was shot and died.
The dramatic front page announces: "JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD" with subhead and photo. Much more inside including a double page pictorial. Nice for display. See photos for details. 
To anyone who grew up in the 1960's the death of The

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 6, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Removal of Gen. Butler" "The Affair Off Charleston Harbor" "The Affair at Fort Donelson" "The Rebels Driven in Great Disorder" "The Blockade of Charleston" "They were To Attack the City" "The Defeat of Pryor on the Blackwater" "Rebellion on the Borders of Georgia & North Carolina" "Slaves in the Richmond fortifications" and much ore, plus more inside ask well.
Page 5 has a "Special Notice" noting:

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Jan. 3, 1979

• John Wayne Gacy in custody
• Hunt for dead bodies in the area
• Survivor and key witness Jeff Rignall
• Best title to be had ? - very rare

Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. Page 4 has a banner heading: "Body hunt may swing to N. Side". And page 76 has another related report headed: "Gacy accuser accepts continuance in court case" with photo of Jeff Rignall. (see images)
Gacy was arrested about 2 weeks earlier. Great to

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1987

• United States Supreme Court decision
• John v. Transportation Agency - SCOTUS
• Affirmative action re. Women in the workplace
• Employers can hire based on gender over expertise

The top of the front page has a headline: "High Court Backs Job Preference for Women" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Coverage continues inside with another related photo. 
Complete 1st section with all 28 pages, nice condition.

Background: In the landmark 6–3 decision of Johnson v.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1942

• Post Battle Of Midway results
• United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
• Details of Japanese loss coming to light

The front page has a six column headline: "NEW LIST BY NAVY OF FOE'S ,MIDWAY LOSES" with subheads that include: "4 Carriers Sunk" and more. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz’s official June 28, 1942 After-Action Report framed the Battle of Midway as the decisive turning point

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1987

• Early MADONNA concert advertisement
• Singer - songwriter - actress - model
• "Who's That Girl World Tour" "True Blue"
• Madonna's first major world stadium tour
• Best "Predator" film advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere
• Science-fiction action horror
• Arnold Schwarzenegger

Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 25, 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) featuring a collectible print advertisement for a upcoming live performance by "WHAM!" with George Michael at Hollywood Park Racetrack 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

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1945

• Jewish holocaust coming to an end
• Extermination of Jews collapsing
• Russians gaining ground in Germany

Page 6 has a small one column heading: "A New Nazi Pogrom Upset by Russians" (see images) Also a photo on the same page showing Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels addressing the home guard.
What better evidence to confirm of what really happened then having a 1st hand account from the day it was first reported.
Much reporting on current events during World War II.

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 13, 1995

• Courtney Love - American singer & guitarist
• Alternative & grunge rock music - Hole (band)

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

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 14, 1987

• The Cure - English rock cult band
• Robert Smith - gothic new wave music
• 1st Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
• "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" album - The Kissing Tour

Page 79 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE CURE" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)
Background:On August 10, 1987, The Cure performed their first headlining concert at New York City’s Madison Square Garden as part of The

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 23, 1986

• Beastie Boys editorial with photo
• New School hip hop - rap rock group
• Recent release of their debut album "Licensed to Ill"
• "PLATOON" opening day film advertismeent
• American Vietnam War movie premiere
• Oliver Stone - Tom Berenger - Charlie Sheen

Page 103 has an editorial on the Beastie Boys with the recent release of their debut album "License to Ill" with heading: "White Trash on Dope" and photo.And page 144 has a

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 28, 1979

• "ALIEN" opening day film advertisement
• Science fiction extraterrestrial horror movie
• Actors Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt
• "No Nukes" concert at Madison Square Garden

The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the horror film "ALIEN"
Background: The 1979 release of Alien, directed by Ridley Scott, was significant because it fundamentally redefined science-fiction cinema by fusing it with visceral

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 22, 1961

• White Horse Tavern - Hudson Street
• Bohemian culture - writers & artists
• Drunken antics of Jack Kerouac fame

The front page has a heading: "The Wonderful World Of the White House" with photo inside the tavern. (see images) Article continues inside.
Background: In 1961, the White Horse Tavern stood as a dimly lit sanctuary for New York City's restless intelligentsia, its warped wooden bar and nicotine-stained walls bearing

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 20, 1977

• Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band
• Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster
• Upcoming area concerts advertisement
• "Street Survivors Tour" - Nassau Coliseum

Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts including one at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. 
Background: On June 16, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd delivered a high-energy co-headlining show alongside Ted Nugent at

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 24, 1972

• New York Dolls - punk rock music band pioneers
• Hotel Diplomat - New York City concert advertisement
• "GREASE" musical play - Broadway theatre ad

Page 42 has a 4 1/2 x 4 inch advertisement for a "New York Dolls" performance at the Hotel Diplomat"
Background:On August 25, 1972, the New York Dolls played a now-iconic but relatively low-key show at the Hotel Diplomat in New York City, a venue far removed from the mainstream rock

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 8, 1977

• Very early C/DC rock band gig advertisements
• "Let There Be Rock" 1st American tour
• CBGB and Palladium nightclubs in Manhattan

Page 65 has a list of upcoming performances at the CBGB music club with one of acts being a very early AC/DC gig (small).
Page 52 has a 5 x 3  inch advertisement for upcoming performances with one being for the young Australian rock band AC/DC. This ad also has notice for Bob Marley as well. (see

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 14, 1963

• Boxer Cassius Clay - Muhammad Ali
• The Bitter End poetry contest - poems
• Bill Cosby nightclub advertisement

The front page has a heading: "No Lean and Hungry Look On Coffee-House Cassius" with 2 related photos. (see images) Article continues on a inside page.
Background: On March 6, 1963, 21-year-old Cassius Clay stepped onto the stage of Greenwich Village’s iconic coffeehouse, The Bitter End, for a publicity-stunt poetry

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 20, 1987

• Mobster John A. Gotti
• Gambino crime family boss
• Long Island nightclub incident

Starting on page 10 is an editorial headed: "I Don't Gotti Pay" which concludes on page 13 with photo of Gotti. 
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
The Village Voice was an American counterculture newspaper known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. It

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 7, 1968

• "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush"
• Opening day premiere in United States
• British comedy film - movie advertisement
• Director Clive Donner - Swinging Sixties

Page 39 has a 7 1/2 x 8 inch advertisement for the America premiere of "Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush" (see images)
Background: Directed and produced by Clive Donner, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush is a quintessential 1968 British "Swinging Sixties" sex comedy

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 18, 1983

• Moshing - slam dancing - slamming gains popularity
• Neil Young - Canadian American singer songwriter
• Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
• Aerosmith - American hard rock band concert ad
• Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton

The front page has a photo showing youth slamming at a music event. Page 29 has a editorial on the new craze with heading: "Night in the Slammer" and another related photo. Lengthy text continues

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 26, 1991

• Dissolution of the Soviet Union
• President Mikhail Gorbachev
• End of the "Cold War"

The ftpg. features a two line banner headline of a significant event: "Gorbachev Steps Down; 'Nuclear Button' to Yelstin; Red Flag Lowered" with subheads and three related photos. Much more inside, lengthy text.
Complete with all major sections ( 80+ pages), great condition.

Background: The Cold War officially ended on December 26, 1991, when the Soviet of the Republics of the

CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 27, 1991

• Best original "Fried green Tomatoes" advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review
• Southern American Gothic comedy drama film
• Hollywood actresses Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Fried Green Tomatoes" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.

Note:

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1932

• Fred Duesenberg death
• Automobile pioneer
• Race car motors

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "F. S. DUESENBERG DIES OF AUTO INJURY" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 36 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.

Background: Frederick Samuel "Fred" Duesenberg (1876–1932) was a visionary German-American automotive engineer who, alongside his brother August, transformed early 20th-century motor racing and luxury manufacturing

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 8, 1950

• Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
• First NFL game played between rivals
• National Football League at Forbes Fields

The front page of the sport's section (near the back) has a small and discrete one column heading: "Steeler Fumbles Help Browns Win, 30-17" See image for brief report. 
Loads of college football games reported in this section. 
Complete with 60+ pages, a little margin wear, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York October 30, 1928.

• D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
• 1st Transatlantic flight (trip home)
• Clarence Terhune- stowaway discovered
• World's First Aerial stowaway

The front page has a two column headline: "ZEPPELIN DRIVEN BY WIND, REPORTED MID ATLANTIC ON FAR NORTHERLY COURSE" with subheads and related photo. 
And page 2 has a two column heading: "Boy Stowaway Aboard Graf Zeppelin 'Gate Crasher,' New York To Nome" with subhead and related map. (see images) 
Complete with

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 20, 1947

• Test pilot Albert Boyd
• United States Air Force
• Air speed record broken
• First jet fighter airplane

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "JET PLANE SETS 623 MPH RECORD" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in very nice condition.

Background: On June 19, 1947, U.S. Army Air Forces Colonel Albert Boyd reclaimed the official world airspeed record for the United States for

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 1, 1667

• One of the earliest of English 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.
There are various news reports of the day from cities throughout Europe, each report with its own dateline.
Complete as a single sheet issue, 6 3/4 by 11 inches, very nice

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 30, 1860

• Post Abraham Lincoln election victory
• Southern secession movement heats up

With Lincoln's election determined, much national focus is on the slavery issue and the secession of Southern states. 
Most of the front page is taken up with: "THE SECESSION MOVEMENT" "Letters From Gov. Wise" "Buchanan & Secession" "Proclamation of the Governor of Louisiana" and more.
Other items inside include: "Secession As A Right" "The Strength of Secession" "Slavery As An

THE WAR, New York, Nov. 14, 1812

• British armed brigs Detroit & Caledonia captured
• War of 1812 - Lake Erie - Captain Jesse D. Elliot

Most of the front page is taken up with the: "Letter from Capt. Elliot to the Sec. of the Navy..." datelined at Black Rock (near Buffalo), reporting on the capture of the British ships Detroit & Caledonia. Then a letter from Capt. Heald, former commander at Fort Chicago, dated at Pittsburgh.
Other war content inside includes: "Affair at St. Regis" "March of the

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 4, 1812

• Battle of Queenston Heights

Page 2 has nearly 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "Copies of Letters from Major-Gen. Van Rensselaer...to Major-Gen. Dearborn..." dated at Lewiston, Oct. 14, 1812.
This is a fine account of the Battle of Queenston Heights, the first major land battle of the War of 1812. The American were defeated by the British. Great to have an account of this significant battle written by the commander of the American forces.
Also on page 2:

WINDSOR FEDERAL GAZETTE, Vermont, Sept. 13, 1803

• Pre Louisiana Purchase ratification
• President Thomas Jefferson

The front page has an interesting article headed: "A Comparative View of the Disadvantages & Benefits which Would Probably Accrue to the United States from an Enlargement of Their Territorial Limits by the Purchases of Either LOUISIANA or the FLORIDAS", taking over a full column. Included are arguments "No. 1" followed by "No. II".
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice

LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, June 4, 1870

• Very rare publication from the deep South
• St. James Parish during the reconstruction era

A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. It is a single sheet newspaper with the front entirely in French while the reverse is in English save for the advertisements, most being in French.
Folio size, wide margins, very nice condition.

Background: Le Louisianais was a French-language newspaper published in

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Dec. 15, 1790

• President George Washington letters

Page 2 has a letter read in Congress from the people of Paris, beginning: "The news has reached our ears--Franklin is no more! Franklin the citizen of the world! All nations are indebted to him..." with more.
Page 3 has the address of the Senate to George Washington in response to his state of the union address, which is then acknowledged by a brief letter signed in type: G. Washington. Also on pg. 3

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, June 26, 1790

• President George Washington
• John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
• Act of Congress signed in type

One-third of the front page is taken up with early reports from Congress, carrying over to page 2.
The middle of page 2 is taken up with an Act of Congress concerning establishing federal judicial courts in Rhode Island, signed in type by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, and headed with a nice engraving of a heraldic eagle. Keep in mind

UTICA DAILY PRESS, New York, July 21, 1917

• 1st national draft lottery - U.S. Army
• World War I - WWI era

From the early weeks of America's entry into World War I, the banner headline announces: "UNITED STATES RAISES FIRST ARMY BY DRAFT".  Various related subheads on the war as well.
Eighteen pages, disbound, minimal margin wear, good condition.

Background: On July 20, 1917, the United States conducted its first national draft lottery of World War I under the Selective Service Act, determining the

THE EVENING POST, Jersey, Oct. 8, 1941

• German occupation publication
• English Channel Island of Jersey

This is a small island in the English Channel which was under the occupation of the Nazis during most of World War II.
This issue is from just over a year into the German occupation. Although the front page is filled with ads & notices, inside has pro-Nazi content concerning the war.
Complete in 4 pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

Background: The July 9, 1940 issue of The Evening

PEACE CORPS NEWS, Washington, D.C., "A Special College Supplement", Winter, 1962

• Volume 1 number 1 issue

This is the very first issue: volume 1, number 1.
This now-famous independent agency of the U.S. government began in 1961, an initiative of President Kennedy. Page 2 begins with a letter: "From The Director, By Sargent Shriver" with a photo of him. He was Kennedy's brother-in-law.
A four page newspaper from the early years of this program. Measures 11 by 15 1/2 inches, very nice condition.

THE SUFFRAGIST, Washington D.C., Jan. 30, 1918

• The Women's Suffrage movement
• 19th Amendment sought
• One of the last issues we have

A very significant publication which was, as noted in the cover, the "Official Weekly Organ of National Woman's Party". They would win the right to vote within two years with the historic Nineteenth Amendment.
The front page is an illustration of a woman forewarning a Senator: "Clear the Way!" Content within deals almost exclusively with the fight for the right to

DAILY GUINEA PIG, New Guinea, Oct. 25, 1944

• U.S. military camp publication

This was one of several "camp" newspapers produced from the various fields of battle in World War II, this one from New Guinea.
Crudely produced on a mimeograph machine and typewriter set, this issue provides the latest reports from the war.
Complete in 2 separate sheets, once stapled at an upper corner, 8 by 13 inches, some minor chipping at margins with some minor margin tears, generally good condition.

Background:

THE WEEKLY HERALD, New York, June 10, 1865

• Last Confederate general surrenders
• Abraham Lincoln assassination trial

The front page reports the surrender of General Kirby Smith, the last of the Confederate generals, essentially ending the Civil War.
Column heads include: "TRANS-MISSISSIPPI" "Kirby Smith's Surrender" "Details Of The Capitulation" "The Terms the Same ss Those Granted to Lee, Johnston & Taylor" "Surrender of the Rebel General Hood".
Much on the inside as well, including page 2 reports

DAILY EVENING TRAVELLER, Boston, April 6, 1865

• Final days of the American Civil War
• Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee

A fine issue from the final days of the Civil War with column heads on pages 1 and 2 including: "The Campaign In Virginia" "The Captures At Richmond" 'Close Pursuit of Gen. Lee" "Prospect of Overtaking Lee's Army" "Sheridan & Meade Moving Rapidly" "Important News!" "Close Pursuit of Gen. Lee" "His Retreat Probably Cut Off" "Gen. Grant Beyond Burkesville this Morning" "Sheridan

THE ORACLE OF THE DAY, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Sept. 1 and 8, 1795

• Constitution of the Year III
• Post Reign of Terror France

This is a pair of issues that contain, between them, Sections I, II, and III of the: "Plan of A CONSTITUTION for the French Republic". The balance is continued in several future issues.
Also within are discussions on anger towards the Jay Treaty, and also on the death of the ten year-old King Louis XVII, son of Louis XVI.
. Other discussions concerning anger over the Jay

THE ORACLE OF THE DAY, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Dec. 26, 1795

• President George Washington
• Chief Justice John Rutledge

This is a quite scarce 18th century American title as it existed only until 1799 and rarely comes on the market. We suspect the circulation was somewhat limited.
The front page has nearly a full column on: "State of Politicks In America - From Cooper's Information Respecting America". Also on the front page: "Real Federalism Triumphant!
Pages 2 & 3 contain the Senate's response

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, June 7, 1862

• First Battle of Winchester w/ map
• Confederate Stonewall Jackson victory

Page 3 features a large, detailed map headed: "THE ATTACK ON GENERAL BANKS" at the battle of Winchester, Virginia. Related reports, plus various Civil War reports scattered throughout the issue.
Complete in 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, a hole to the front leaf causes text loss but obviously not affecting the map.

Background: Fought on May 25, 1862,

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, July 5, 1862

• President Abraham Lincoln
• Call for more Union troops

A feature of this issue is a large, page 3 Civil War map: "The Base Of Operations On James River" & a small war map on page 6: "Line of Pursuit of the Rebels" in Tennessee.
Among various column heads on the war throughout: "Stonewall Jackson" takes over a full column; "The Rebel Army" "The Battle of James Island" "The Operations Before Richmond".
Also a document signed in type: Abraham Lincoln: "The

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 29, 1817

• Former Woman slave Pamela Sparhawk
• Newton, Massachusetts petition for estate

In 1818 a woman named Pamela Sparhawk petitioned the Mass. General Court to be recognized as heir to her brother’s estate.
What makes this remarkable? Pamela Sparhawk was a formerly enslaved Black woman.
Pamela separated from her brother in childhood. After more than a decade of bondage in Boston and nearby Newton, she was determined to build a life of her own in freedom. Through

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 25, 1858

• Illustrator Winslow Homer
• Christmas prints & Santa Claus

The front page features a print: "Santa Claus Paying His Usual Christmas Visit to His Young Friends" shows him in a sleigh pulled by a turkey, with many toys. This is an early image of Santa Claus before the more common imagine created by Thomas Nast changed his appearance forever.
Inside pages have four prints by famed artist Winslow Homer: "The Christmas Tree" plus 3 more half page

THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 22, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Arkansas" "Rebel Attack & Repulse at Port Gibson" "Expected Assault on Little Rock" "Reported Death of Longstreet and Surrender of his Forces" (untrue; he died in 1904); "Battle at Bean's Station" and more.
Founded in 1860, The World initially supported the Union but later became a sharp critic of President Lincoln, especially after emancipation became a central war aim. The paper represented

THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 25, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Complete Success of Gen. Thomas's Reconnaissance in Force" "Splendid Conduct of the Troops" "Capture of 200 Prisoners & a Strong Advanced Position" "The Whole Rebel Army Reported in Retreat" "The Siege of Charleston" "The Reverses In Louisiana" & more.
Founded in 1860, The World initially supported the Union but later became a sharp critic of President Lincoln, especially after emancipation became a

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 30, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Rebels on Lookout Mountain Flanked & Driven Back" "The Grand Flanking Movement by Lee and Bragg" "Gen. Burnside Threatened" "Important Movement Contemplated by Gen. Meade" and more.
Founded in 1860, The World initially supported the Union but later became a sharp critic of President Lincoln, especially after emancipation became a central war aim. The paper represented the views of anti-war Democrats