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1952 Bakersfield earthquake disaster...
Item #667342
August 23, 1952
LOS ANGELES TIMES, EXTRA, August 23, 1952
* Bakersfield, California
* Earthquake disaster
The front p]age has a great banner headline in large, bold lettering: "GREAT QUAKE IN BAKERSFIELD" with subhead. (see) Nice to have in this West Coast title, rare as such.
Incomplete issue containing 6 of the 12 pages of the 1st section only, nice for display as such.... See More
Fate of the Loyalists in America... When will the British leave New York?
Item #667302
July 1, 1783
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 1, 1783
* Closing events in the Revolutionary War
Page 2 has: "Orders" to Loyalists dated at Headquarters, New York, May 26, 1783 noting: "All persons desirous to leave New York are to give in their names at the Adj. General's Office before the 7th of June next with a list of their families, expressing the place of their former res... See More
The Missouri Compromise... Missouri and Maine Statehood...
Mordecai Noah & his Jewish refuge island (near Niagra Falls)...
Item #667196
March 11, 1820
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 11, 1820
* Missouri Compromise
* Maine and Missouri become states
* Mordecai Manuel Noah... Grand Island... Jewish settlement
The top of the front page has an article which announces the approval of the Missouri Compromise: "The bills for the admission of Maine and Missouri into the union have been respectively signed by the president... See More
Confederate New Orleans...
Item #667192
January 23, 1862
THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 23, 1862
* Rare Confederate title from the deep South
* News from Richmond, Pensacola, forts Henry & Donelson
Front page has: "Letter From Richmond" "From Pensacola". Inside has: "The Government & the War" "Late Northern Intelligence""From Our Army in the West" "Affairs at Forts Hen... See More
The 28th Indiana Colored Regiment from 1866...
Item #667189
January 9, 1866
A rare document for the 28th Indiana Colored Regiment dated January 9, 1866.
"Quarterly Return Of Ordnance & Ordnance Stores received, issued, and remaining on hand in Company G, 28th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry."
This document has a lengthy list of military ordnance and accoutrements with penned notations of the quantity accounted for (see photos). The front panel notes th... See More
From southwest New Mexico (Hidalgo County)...
Item #667188
January 20, 1893
WESTERN LIBERAL, Lordsburg, New Mexico, Jan. 20, 1893
* Very rare title
* Hidalgo County
This would seem to be our last issue of this scarce title. Lordsburg was founded in 1880 along the Southern Pacific Railroad in southwest New Mexico, close to the Arizona border. Today the population is less than 3500. Nineteenth century issues are held by only one institution in the United States... See More
On the arrest of Medary, the publisher of this newspaper...
Item #667185
June 1, 1864
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, June 1, 1864
* Samuel Medary arrested
* Best title to be had (rare)
A notable issue as the front page has good content reporting on the arrest of Samuel Medary, the publisher of this newspaper. The first article is: "Is It Revolution! -- More Arrests" followed by: "Liberty Lies Sunned & Bleeding From Assassin Blows & Wounds!" whi... See More
How cartoons are made...
Item #667184
October 14, 1916
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 14, 1916 The entire front page is taken up with an illustration captioned: "Animated Cartoons In the Making: Filming the Successive Drawings." showing a man doing just that. An inside page is entirely devoted to: "Animated Cartoons in the Making--How 16,000 Drawings are Prepared & Photographed in Producing 1000 Feet of Motion Picture Fil... See More
The first successful magazine in the country...
Item #667183
July 30, 1743
THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY, Boston, Massachusetts, July 30, 1743
* Rare colonial periodical
This was the very first successful magazine in America, preceded by just a few magazines which lasted but a couple of issues--one of which was by Ben Franklin. Even this title lasted but a few short years.
As the subtitle reads: "Containing Accounts of the Propagation & Revival of Religio... See More
Jesse James & Younger brothers gang... Sitting Bull...
Item #667182
July 10, 1876
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1876
* Jesse James Gang... Younger Brothers
* Otterville, Missouri Train robbery
The front page has: "The Missouri Railroad Robbers" with subheads: "Bodies of Men in Pursuit of the Outlaws--Their Capture Hourly Expected--The Adams Express Company's Loss" with some details, and closing with: "...There is reason to believe that t... See More
The death of Jesse James...
Item #667181
April 4, 1882
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 4, 1882
* Jesse James assassination
* Robert & Charles Ford
* St. Joseph, Missouri
Page two contains a significant report of the shooting of noted outlaw Jesse James by two former James Gang members, Charles and Robert Ford. The report is headed: "Jesse James Killed" and reads in part: "...from St. Joseph says: &... See More
Fall of New Orleans to the Yankees, in a Confederate newspaper...
Item #667180
April 30, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 30, 1862
* Fall of New Orleans, Louisiana
* Admiral David Farragut
* From the capital of the Confederacy
A very historic report as page 3 contains an early account of the fall of New Orleans to the Yankees, which obviously was a solemn admonition for a Confederate newspaper. The report is taken from Yankee sources with the top of a page 3 colu... See More
Boston newspaper with Loyalist leanings...
Item #667179
December 26, 1768
THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, Dec. 26, 1768
* Pro-British American publication
* Boston is causing trouble
The publisher of this newspaper had Loyalist leanings, causing its demise before the formal outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
All of pages 1 & 2 are taken up with a continued report on: "Voltaire on History". Page 3 has: "The Opinions of the Ministers of the colony o... See More
a rare mention of women pirates...
Item #667178
May 28, 1726
MIST'S WEEKLY JOURNAL, London, May 28, 1726
* Very rare mention of Woman pirates
* Rare 18th century title
The back page contains a neat advertisement (see) for a book just published, which is: "A General History of the PYRATES, from their first settlement in the island of Providence to the present time; with the remarkable actions and adventures of the two Female Pyrates Ma... See More
The horrors of the Johnstown flood...
Item #667177
June 4, 1889
MEMPHIS APPEAL, Tennessee, June 4, 1889
* The great Johnstown flood of 1889
* South Fork Dam collapse
Most of the front page it taken up with reports on the historic Johnstown [Pa.] Flood with first column heads including: "NO END TO IT" "The Story of Johnstown Not Half Told" "The Mind of Man Cannot Conceive the Horrors of It" "The Press Acknow... See More
Provincial Congress meeting...
Item #667176
December 23, 1775
PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Dec. 23, 1775 Front page report mentions the meeting of a Provincial Congress in Charlestown, South Carolina. Interesting ftpg. letter concerning a runaway slave on board a British ship. Pg. 2 has political reports from New York & Philadelphia, including mention that: "...pursue every measure which the Congress may recommend to them a
... See More
An Abraham Lincoln speech...
Charleston newspaper after Yankee occupation...
Item #667175
April 21, 1865
CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, April 21, 1865
* Post death report of a speech given by President Lincoln
* Coverage of his
An early issue of this newspaper under Yankee control, as Sherman occupied this significant Confederate city on February 18. This is "new series" volume 1, number 48.
The front page has: "Our Victories" "Important Speech of Preside... See More
Early and rare newspaper from Tucson...
Item #667173
October 28, 1871
ARIZONA CITIZEN, Tucson, Pima County, A.T. (Arizona Territory), October 28, 1871
* Very rare title
A very early & rare title from Southern Arizona, published 41 years before Arizona would become a state. Our records indicate this is the earliest date of this title we have offered in memory, the previous earliest dated 1874.
Inside has: "The Apache War" "Colyer's Canad... See More
Early Taxidermy In 1875...
Item #667170
March 13, 1875
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 13, 1875. This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: EARLY TAXIDERMY - ANIMAL TRAP - SAFETY GOVERNOR - STEAM TRAP & Much More. These illustrations also have text that goes along with them. Very interesting advertisements as well, back in the day when many of the ... See More
Professor Reuss invented the telephone?
Item #667169
March 4, 1876
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 4, 1876 The ftpg. shows: "An Australian Man-Of-War" with a related article. Inside print: "Professor Reuss' Telephone" with article; "the Invention of the Telephone" , a crane mounted on a railroad car, and various other articles with prints.
Sixteen pages, good condition.
1993 World Trade Center Bombing...
Item #667166
February 27, 1993
DAILY NEWS, New York, NY, February 27, 1993
* 1st attack on World trade Center
* Terrorists
* In a NYC paper
This 32 page newspaper contains news of the day and interesting advertisements throughout including the following featured material: Reports on the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing which was the first act of terrorism against the buildings which failed.
Nice to have from a New Yo... See More
Formation of the Mormon Church...
Item #667086
July 16, 1831
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 16, 1831 Page 17 has a fine and very early account of the formation of the Mormon church, headed: "Mormonism".
The bias against the Mormons is revealed in the report, which includes: "...certain knaves, pretending to have some holy writings hidden under a stone in Ontario county...started a new religion! The leaders make bold pretensi
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The bias against the Mormons is revealed in the report, which includes: "...certain knaves, pretending to have some holy writings hidden under a stone in Ontario county...started a new religion! The leaders make bold pretensi
1928 Okeechobee hurricane....
Item #667067
September 18, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 18, 1928
* Okeechobee hurricane
* Palm Beach, Florida
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "HUNDREDS HURT, 33 KILLED IN FLORIDA STORM, 100-MILE SWATH WRECKED, PALM BEACH HARD HIT; 300 DEAD IN GUADELOUPE; APPEAL BY COOLIDGE" with subheads and related map. (see) Lengthy coverage continues inside. Always nice to have notable events in hi... See More
Notre Dame football w/ Knute Rockne as coach...
Item #667066
October 14, 1928
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, sport's section only, October 14, 1928
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Head coach Knute Rockne
* NCAA college football
The front page of this section has a nice banner photo showing inside Soldiers' Field with heading: "Biggest Crowd In Footbll History Sees Notre Dame Defeat Navy" Nice for display. Also a one column heading: "Chicago Yells for ... See More
MS St. Louis...1939 Jewish refugees... Jews...
Item #667061
June 4, 1939
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 4, 1939..
* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis
* Jewish refugees to land in Cuba ?
* The Voyage of the Damned - Jews
Page 11 has a one column heading: "Cuba May Alter Laws To Allow Jews To Enter" with subhead & small related map. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news of the day. Com... See More
1940 Joe DiMaggio Yankees contract signing...
Item #667060
March 6, 1940
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 6, 1940
* Joe DiMaggio's contract signing
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* From his hometown - rare as such
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a three column headline: "DiMag Accepts Terms!; Mr., Mrs. Head East" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Joe DiMaggio's contract signing after just four seasons with the New Y... See More
Black Legion arrests... Virgil Effinger...
Item #667059
August 21, 1936
THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 21, 1936
* Black Legion - White supremacists
* Virgil Effinger - KKK - Ku Klux Klan
* re. Charles Poole murder
The front page has a banner headline: "22 Black Legion Officers Are Indicted" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Another banner headline on page 2. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in ni... See More
1938 Voder invention... speech synthesis...
Item #666975
January 6, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 6, 1939
* Early Voder invention
* Bell Labs - Homer Dudley
* Speech synthesis machine
The front page has a one column heading: "Machine Talks in 23 Human Voice Sounds" (see) related photo is on the back page. Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along th... See More
Rumrunner Larry Fay assassination....
Item #666973
January 2, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 2, 1933
* Rumrunner Larry Fay killed
* Prohibition era rum-running
* NYC bootlegger - gangster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LARRY FAY IS SLAIN IN HIS NIGHT CLUB; DOORMAN IS HUNTED" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 3 with photo and list of his prior offenses.
Other news, sports and advertiseme... See More
Gertrude B. Kelly death... feminist...
Item #666972
February 17, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1934
* Gertrude B. Kelly death
* Women's rights feminist
The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "GERTRUDE B. KELLY, SURGEON, 72, DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Gertrude B. Kelly, women's rights advocate.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, light toning a... See More
Last public execution in American photo....
Item #666966
August 14, 1936
THE DETROIT NEWS, August 14, 1936
* Rainey Bethea's famous hanging photo
* Last public execution in America
The front page has a infamous photo of the last public execution in the United States. This photo measures 10 x 5 1/2 inches and has the heading: "Death Makes a Holiday in Kentucky and Wirephoto Catches the Gruesome Carnival" with brief text underneath. This photo was pu... See More
Review & premiere of "Gettysburg", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #666964
October 8, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 8, 1993
* Best "Gettysburg" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere & review
* Epic American Civil War film
* Demolition Man
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Gettysburg" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hol... See More
Texas Guinan death... queen of the night clubs...
Item #666963
November 6, 1933
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Nov. 6, 1933
* Texas Guinan death (1st report)
* "Queen of the night clubs" - actress
* Prohibition era speakeasy fame
The front page has a one column heading: "Tex Guinan's Death Symbolizes Dying Era" with subhead. (see)
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice... See More
1946 Baruch Plan... Atomic energy - bombs...
Item #666956
June 15, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1946
* Bernard Baruch Plan
* Atomic energy - bombs
* America & Russia
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U.S. WILL TELL ATOM SECRET, DESTROY BOMBS, IF U.N. ESTABLISHES CONTROLS WITHOUT A VETO" with subheads. (See) Complete text of Baruch's speech is on page 4.
Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia n... See More
King Umberto II of Italy abdication...
Item #666943
June 14, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1946
* King Umberto II of Italy
* Abdication to Portugal
The front page has one column headings: "HUMBERT DEPARTS 'TO SPARE ITALIANS'" "Proclamation Denounces Action of Government--King Will Join Family in Lisbon" with related photo. (see) Report continues on page 3 with smaller subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history... See More
Interesting title from the 17th century...
Item #666926
May 2, 1679
THE WEEKLY PACQUET OF ADVICE FROM ROME: OR, THE HISTORY OF POPERY, London, May 2, 1679
* Newspaper from the 17th century
* Rare variant title
An unusual anti-Catholic newspaper which has a short life before being suppressed. Attached at the back is a single sheet headed: "The Popish Courant" with the same date. The double date is due to the use of two calendars at the time.
Compl... See More
Corregidor Surrenders in 1942....
Item #666925
May 6, 1942
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minn. May 6, 1942
* United States surrender Corregidor (day of)
* Manila Bay, Philippines
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice headline in bold lettering: "JAPS INVADE CORREGIDOR" with subheads. Nice for display.
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice. ... See More
1979 Tensions between Iran & America...
Item #666924
December 1, 1979
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 1, 1979
* Iranian hostage crisis
* Tensions w/ America
* Shah of Iran & Egypt ?
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Iran Warns U.S. and Egypt, Boycotts U.S." with subheads. More inside regarding the Hostage crisis.
Complete with 36 pages, nice condition.
1952 Bakersfield earthquake disaster...
Item #666923
August 23, 1952
HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Extra, August 23, 1952
* Bakersfield, California
* Earthquake disaster
The front page has a banner headline above the masthead: "STIFF QUAKE JOLTS L.A.L Bakersfield Damage Mounts" with subhead and related photo. Nice for display. More inside. Nice to have in this West Coast title, rare as such.
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More
King Umberto II of Italy to abdicate...
Item #666922
June 13, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1946
* King Umberto II of Italy
* 1946 Italian institutional referendum
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FULL RULE OF ITALY GIVEN TO PREMIER; HUMBERT SNUBBED" with subheads. (see) Report continues on page 3 with a few related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 46 pages, this is the rare rag editio... See More
Chamberlain foolishly believes "it is peace for our time"...
Item #666919
October 1, 1938
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 1, 1938
* Chamberlain's "it is peace for our time"...
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Nazis - Adolph Hitler enters Czechoslovakia
The day prior British Prime Minster Neville Chamberlain gave a speech concerning the Munich Agreement and the Anglo-German Declaration and assured the British people that: "...it is peace for our ... See More
1930 Ocilla, Georgia Negro lynching...
Item #666918
February 2, 1930
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, February 2, 1930.
* James Irwin Negro lynching
* Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "Negro Lynched For Slaying Of White Girl, 14" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro, James Irwin, in Ocilla, Georgia.
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding hole... See More
1945 Attack on Yokosuka, Japan....
Item #666916
July 19, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1945
* Attack on Yokosuka - Japan
* United States Navy air raid
* Imperial Japanese Navy
The front page has a great banner headline: "CARRIER PLANES LASH REMNANTS OF FOE'S NAVY AS OUR WARSHIPS SHELL TOKYO BAY ENTRANCE" with subheads. Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Comple... See More
Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea in 1945
Item #666915
July 26, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1945
* Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea - Japan
* United States Third Fleet - air raid
* Imperial Japanese Navy sinkings
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a five column headline: "20 JAPANESE WARSHIPS DAMAGED" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 34 pages, ... See More
Big three meet in 1945...
Item #666914
February 13, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, February 13, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Churchill - Stalin
* Yalta Conference re. Germany & post war Europe
The front page has a banner headline that announces: "DESTROY NAZIS, BIG 3 AGREE" with subheads and related photo.
Complete with all 16 pages, some stray pen notations on unrelated inside pages, light toning at the margins, otherwi... See More
Republic of China recognized by U.S....
Item #666913
September 28, 1928
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 28, 1928
* Republic of China (Taiwan) recognized
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "ADMIT U. S. HAS RECOGNIZED NEW RULERS IN CHINA" (see) First report coverage on the United States recognizing the Republic of China (Taiwan) for the 1st time. Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 40pages, rag edition in great co... See More
Cherbourg, France captured...
Item #666912
June 24, 1944
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 24, 1944
* Capturing Cherbourg, France
* Post D-Day - Normandy landings
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a great banner headline in bold lettering: "RIP CHERBOURG LINES" with subheads. Nice for display. Coverage continues on page 5 with related map. (see)
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the m... See More
1st bombing mission in Europe... First Report...
Item #666911
July 5, 1942
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 5, 1942
* 1st ever American bombing mission in Europe (1st report)
* World War II - WWII - United States Air Force
The front page has a three column heading: "U. S. JOINS RAF IN HOLIDAY RAID ON DUTCH OBJECTIVES" with subhead: "...Six of 12 Bombers Manned by Americans" This was the very 1st use of the United States Air Force over enemy o... See More
May Uprising... Armenia & Reds in 1920...
Item #666910
May 21, 1920
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 21, 1920
* May Uprising - coup d'etat
* Armenian Bolsheviks - Alexandropol
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ARMENIAN CITIES HELD BY THE REDS" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 18 pages, a little spine wear, generally nice.
Bobby Franks murder... trial begins...
Item #666902
July 22, 1924
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., July 22, 1924
* Bobby Franks murder trial begins
* Nathan Leopold and Richard Leob
The top of the front page has three column headline: "THE MOST DRAMATIC CRIMINAL TRIAL OF DECADE OPENS TODAY" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 10 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.... See More
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