Historic Newspapers: New Additions

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 28, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "Department Of The Gulf" "Encouraging Prospects in Texas" "Gen. Washburn Moving Upon Indianola & Lavacca" "The Navigation of the Mississippi Less Interrupted" "The Free State Convention" "From Fortress Monroe" "The Army Of The Potomac "The Arizona Expedition" and more. 
War-related content inside as well, including a lengthy article: "Negro Equality in the South".
Eight pages, great condition.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 17, 1970 

* Marxist feminist Angela Davis murder warrant
* re. the Marin County Civic Center attacks

The front page has a two column photo of Angela Davis with heading: "Charged With Murder" (see images) 
Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, generally good.

Background: On August 14, 1970, a federal warrant was issued for Angela Davis, charging her with kidnapping and murder—a milestone in American legal history notable for both its political flashpoint…

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 28, 1935 

* Ocean Park Pier - Santa Monica, California death 
* Human Cannonball into Pacific Ocean stunt w/ photo 

The top of page 2 has a three column photo with heading: "Scene of Death of 'Human Cannonball'" Also a one column heading: "Substitute 'Human Cannonball' Killed" with subhead. (see images) See below for details. 

Complete 1st section with all 12 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally good.

Backgrou…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 23, 1946 

* "The Big Sleep" film noir - movie 
* World premiere - opening day advertisement
* Actor Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall 

Page 15 has a 13 1/2 x 5 1/4 inch advertisement for the world premiere of Howard Hawks' film "THE BIG SLEEP" starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in New York City. (see images)
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: Howard Hawks’ 1946 film noir The Big Sleep stands as a rare cinematic anomaly,…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 22, 1988

* Pan Am Flight 103 bombing
* Lockerbie, Scotland disaster
* Airplane terrorist murders
* Syracuse University students 

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "At Least 258 Dead in Scotland Crash of N.Y.-Bound 747" with subhead and two related photos. (see images) More on page 16. A archival mend on page 15 slightly affects the continued coverage on page 16. (see images)
Complete with all major sections (140+ pages), mentioned archival mend, otherwise…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 18, 1970 

* Piggly Wiggly supermarket chain 
* Rare New England grand opening

Pages 14 & 15 has a nice displayable double page illustrated advertisement for the "GRAND OPENING - PIGGLY WIGGLY" in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. A few binding holes along the center fold.
Complete with all 20 pages, the mentioned binding holes along the spine, otherwise in nice condition.

Background: The August 1970 grand opening of a Piggly Wiggly in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, stands out as a…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 28, 1956 

* Civil Rights Act of 1964 clears major hurdle 
* To end Discrimination based on race - Negroes

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Civil Rights Bill Cleared By House Rules Group" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with all 50 pages, some margin wear, generally good.

Background: This legislative breakthrough marked a critical turning point for the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, as clearing the House Rules Committee was historically one of…

MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Feb. 7, 1943 

* General Dwight D. Eisenhower named supreme commander
* Mediterranean Theater of Operations - North Africa campaign 

The front page has a five column heading: "Eisenhower Named Commander of North African War Theater" with subheads and photo of Ike. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

Background: In February 1943, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s…

THE DAILY POST-BOY, London, Oct. 18, 1733  

* Forty-two years prior to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War

A fine example of this single sheet issue with the front page having various items from London, and the back page is mostly taken up with advertisements. Red tax stamp at the bottom of the front page.
Single sheet, 9 by 15 1/2 inches, very nice condition.

Background: The Daily Post-Boy was a British newspaper first published in 1733. It was known for covering a variety of topics…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 3, 2007

* Best "Transformers" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere
* Science fiction action film

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Transformers" 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: Where else might one find authentic, poster-size ads for Opening Day showings, in the most desirable Hollywood-area newspaper -…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1954 

* Castle Bravo nuclear hydrogen atomic bomb detonation 
* Bikini Atoll - Marshall Islands - 15-magaton explosion 

The front page has a two column heading: "Hydrogen Blast Astonished Scientists, Eisenhower Says" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with all 60 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: Detonated on March 1, 1954, at Bikini Atoll, Castle Bravo remains the most powerful and infamous nuclear detonation in United States history,…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 17, 1918

* Walter Johnson, Jim Bagby Sr. & Harry Hooper
* World War I era major league baseball - MLB

Page 11 photos of three MLB players during World War I: "Walter Johnson, Jim Bagby and Harry Hooper" with brief text. (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 14 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, generally nice.
 

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 23, 1927

* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King Benjamin Purnell scandal trial
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult 

The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "BEN CALLS 'QUEEN' MARY FALSE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning and a minor wear at the margins, some binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: August 13, 1927, marked the dramatic conclusion of one of the most sensational and unprecedented legal…

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Feb. 19, 1939

* Golden Gate International Exposition opens
* Treasure Island (artificial) - West's World's Fair 

The top of the front page has a banner photo showing the opening of the exposition with Governor Olson's dedicatory address. And a four column heading reads: "The Exposition Is Open! Crowds Swarm Onto Isle" with subheads. (see images) Much more inside with many photos. 
Probably only reported with such detail in a San Francisco publication.
Complete with 40+…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 15, 1946 

* Operation Igloo - Jewish holocaust survivors
* Deportation of Jews from Haifa to Cyprus  
* British internment camps - Caraolos detention 

The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "British Divert Immigrants From Haifa To Cyprus" And a one column heading reads: "TERRORISTS CALL PALESTINE REVOLT; NEW CLASH IN HAIFA" with subheads and more, (see images) More on page 2.
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: On…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 27, 1932 

* Moweaqua, Illinois disaster
* Coal mine gas explosion

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "39 BODIES TAKEN FROM MINE; REST DEAD IN GAS PIT" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

Background: On Christmas Eve morning in 1932, the small town of Moweaqua, Illinois, suffered a devastating tragedy when a massive underground gas explosion at the Moweaqua Coal Mine instantly…

THE WORLD, New York City, April 27, 1869

* Spirit photography - ghosts
* William H. Mumler fraud trial

The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "'SPIRIT' PHOTOGRAPHY" "Continuation of the Case Against Mumler" "Experts Show how Spirit Photographs can be Taken" and more with loads of testimony. Lengthy report continues on page 2 for a total of about 3 1/3 columns of text.
Complete with 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.

Background: In 1869, William H.…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 25, 1963

* The Fat Black Pussycat - late night hangout
* Wavy Gravy, Tiny Tim and Moondog photo
* Debut of the Phantom Cabaret 

The front page has a heading: "Ghouls at the Pussy Cat" with photo showing Wavy Gravy, Moondog and Tiny Tim. (see images) Article continues on a inside page. This is very early for Tiny Tim, almost 5 years prior to his debut album.
Background: The July 25, 1968 edition of The Village Voice captures a legendary…

LOS ANGELES TIMES (Sunday Calendar section only), May 29, 1977 

* George Lucas' amazingly successful, original Star Wars
* Best opening day premiere - full page advertisement 
* Epic space-opera movie - film - pop-culture phenomenon

Page 5 has a great and very rare opening day (weekend) premiere advertisement for the iconic film "STAR WARS" stating that it "Starts Wednesday", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry -…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Aug. 18, 1964 

* Disciples of Christ Chapel of the Canyon Church
* Catastrophic bus crash youth group w/ Deborah Rogers
* U.S. Highway 101 near San Clemente, California

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "Cal. Church Bus Crash Kills 8, Injures 60" with subhead. A related photo is on page 5. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

Background: On August 17, 1964, a harrowing highway disaster struck when a…

THE SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., April 23, 1944

* Pittsburgh Steelers & Chicago Cardinals merger
* "Card-Pitt" (Car-Pitts) - NFL football - World War II era

The front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Steelers and Cardinals To Merge for '44 Season" (see images) 
Complete with 30+ pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

Background: To officially merge for the 1944 season amid severe World War II player shortages, the Pittsburgh…

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 29, 1977 

* Beverly Hills Supper Club fire
* Southgate, Kentucky disaster 

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Nightclub Blaze Kills Over 120" with subhead, related map and small map. Another related photo inside. (see images) 
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, nice condition.

Background: On May 28, 1977, the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky, claimed 165 lives and injured over 200, becoming the third-deadliest nightclub fire…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 23, 1978

* Karl Wallenda death fall
* The Flying Wallendas
* High wire artist-  daredevil

The top of the front page has a three column photo showing Karl Wallenda losing his balance in high winds with one column heading: "Wallenda, 73, Plunges to Death From High Wire" First report coverage continues on page 20 with another photo showing Wallenda falling. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 36 pages, nice condition.

background: Karl Wallenda, the legendary…

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 14, 1985 

* Early "Metallica" heavy metal band 
* Hollywood Palladium advertisement 
* Bassist Cliff Burton era - "Ride the Lightning"

This Calendar section of the Times is loaded with entertainment related material throughout. Page 61 has a 4 x 3 3/4 inch advertisement with a few upcoming performances at The Hollywood Palladium including one by Metallica with Armored Saint. (see images)
A very early item for this San Francisco based Heavy Metal…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 29, 1977

* Space Mountain roller coaster unveiling 
* Tomorrow land at Disneyland in Anaheim

Page 6 of section II has a heading that reads: "Disneyland Unveils Its Space Mountain" with lead-in: "$20 MILLION INVESTMENT" and photo. (see images)
This is a rare surviving item from of the 1970s - a daily newspaper that held no obvious historic value at the time, giving no one a reason to save it.
Complete with most major sections (80+ pages), nice condition.

Background: The April…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 4, 1933 

* U.S. prohibition ending (eve)
* Liquor and beer returning 

The front page has a one column heading: "RUSH U.S. LIQUOR RULES TO MEET REPEAL TUESDAY" with subhead. related photo on page 20. Two more on the back page. (see images)
"Few eras in American history loom as large as Prohibition-era Chicago—a city forged in smoke, speakeasies, and syndicate violence. As mobsters and bootleggers transformed the Windy City into the epicenter of 1920s organized crime, one…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 19, 1936 

* Boxer Joe Louis "The Brown Bomber"
* Heavyweight boxing match vs. Jack Sharkey

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Louis Knocks Out Sharkey in Third to Start Comeback" with subheads. And the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a banner headline: "Sharkey Added to Louis' List of Badly Beaten Victims" and more with two related photos. (see images) Five more related photos on the following pages. 
Complete with 28 pages, light…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 19, 1979 (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 "PAT BENATAR" (small) at the The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip on one of the four pages. (see images)

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 11, 1979 (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 MAGICIAN OF LUBLIN" starring Alan Arkin on one of the pages. (see images).

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 7, 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), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "POPEYE" starring Robin Williams & Shelley Duvall on one of the pages. (see images).

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 6, 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 performances by "LINDA RONSTADT" 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…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 8, 1983 (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 upcoming live performances by "STYX" 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 late…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 19, 1982 (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 "MOTLEY CRUE" (small) at the The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip on one of the four pages. (see images)

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 19, 1982 (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 "REO SPEEDWAGON" at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 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, Sept. 19, 1982 (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 "JETHRO TULL" at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 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, Aug. 16, 1991

* Jeffrey Dahmer in Milwaukee jail
* Other inmates taunted him with gay remarks 
* Nicknamed "The Chop-Chop Man"
* American killer - Milwaukee cannibal 

Page 20 has a one column heading under "Wisconsin": "Dahmer Taunted in Jail, Ex-Inmate Says" (see image)
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 (100+ pages), very nice condition.

Background: Following his arrest on July 22,…

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 12, 1936

* Wilhelm Gustloff funeral
* Adolf  Hitler attends w/ others 
* Becomes a propaganda martyr
* Nazi leader in Switzerland
* Croatian Jewish student 

Near the top of page 2 is a one column heading: "SWISS NAZI HEAD SLAIN BY STUDENT" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff, Nazi leader in Switzerland, by David Frankfueter, a Croatian Jewish student.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 18…

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, August 17, 1776 

* Post Declaration of Independence 
* American Revolutionary War 

This exceptional, content-rich issue was published just weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, capturing the frantic military, diplomatic, and social upheavals of the summer of 1776. 

Perhaps most interesting is a page 3 article which contains a stunningly prophetic address to the American public, warning: "Remember, in all your deliberations, you are

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 31, 1939 

* World War II about to start (eve) 
* Adolf Hitler defying the World 
* Poland attacked the next day 

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "LONDON CLAMPS ON CENSORSHIP; BRITAIN MOBILIZING COMPLETELY" with many subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Germany would attack Poland the next day, starting World War II.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in good…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 28, 1938

* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
* Appeasement speech re. Adolf Hitler's aggression
* Pre World War II tensions growing in Europe

The front page has a banner headline: "WAR! NAZIS SET HOUR; Deadline Today for Czech Surrender" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

Background: This specific September 28, 1938, edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune stands as an…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 28, 1945 

* SS Leader Heinrich Himmler 
* Betrays Fuhrer Adolf Hitler 
* Offers surrender to Western Allies

The front page has a banner headline: "Himmler Offer to Surrender Is Reported" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: On April 28, 1945, the collapse of the Third Reich reached a fever pitch when Adolf Hitler discovered through a Reuters news report that Heinrich Himmler, the head…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1945

* How Adolf  Hitler & Eva Braun died ?
* Photo of leading Nazi leaders at Camp Ashcan

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER ENDED LIFE IN BERLIN BUNKER, BRITISH FEEL SURE" with subhead. (see images) 
Page 3 has the official statement from British intelligence. 
And page 3 also has a five column photo with heading: "Leaders Of Nazi Germany In Allied Prison In Luxembourg" (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.

backg…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 8, 1934

* Mock trial of Adolf Hitler
* Anti Nazis - Hitlerism rally
* Madison Square Garden - MSG
* American Jewish Congress - Jews

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS 'CONVICTED' OF WORLD 'CRIME' BY 20,000 IN RALLY" with subheads. (see images)
Much more on pages 14 & 15 with banner headings, various subheads and related photo. Loads of text here. This was more than 4 years prior to Kristallnacht and about 5 years prior to the outbreak of World War…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 5, 1938

* Adolf Hitler's State Visit to Rome, Italy
* The Sudetenland - Case Green (Fall Grün)
* The Axis - Anschluss - Pact of Steel 

The front page has a nice banner headline: "'FREE HAND,' HITLER DEMAND" with subhead and related illustration.(see images) 
Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

background: During Hitler’s high-stakes state visit to Rome on May 5, 1938, the primary objective was to…

NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, April 7, 1935 

* Adolf Hitler & Hermann Goering
* German - Nazi air force revealed

 This rotogravure section has a front page pictorial regarding the newly acquired air force in Germany, with 4 photos of Hitler and 2 of Goering.
The complete ten page rotogravure section only, light toning, minor irregularity at the spine, good condition.

Background: The April 7, 1935, New York Times Rotogravure feature capturing Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering alongside…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1934

* Newly named Fuhrer Adolf Hitler
* British tabloid "Daily Mail" interview
* Germany doesn't want a future war ?

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER BARS WAR; ASSERTS THAT 1918 'WAS LESSON TO US'" with subheads. (see images) Was this his way of fooling the World so he could build his war machine ? This was only a few days after Hitler was officially made Fuhrer of Germany.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, otherwise in…

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 5, 1937

* United States apologizes to Adolf Hitler  & the Third Reich
* Mayor Fiorello La Guardia insults Hitler calling him a "brown-shirted fanatic"
* U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull makes apology for remarks

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "U.S. OFFICIALLY APOLOGIZES TO GERMANY" with subheads. (see images) Interesting report here when the United States apologized to probably the most ruthless dictators of all time.
Complete with all 46…

SECTION 8 only of the New York Times, August 12, 1934

* Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany
* Europe braces itself for possible war

The front page of this section has a banner headline: "WAR OR PEACE?--EUROPE'S BALANCE SHEET" with subhead, 3 related photos and map. 1934 was a very tumultuous time in Germany with the recent appointment of Adolf  Hitler as Führer. Things would only get worse before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Other topics throughout. Complete section 8 only with all 16…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1936

* German Reichstag election and referendum, 1936
* Adolf Hitler's dictatorship - plebiscitary vote
* re. remilitarization of the Rhineland - military

The front page has a one column heading: "GERMANS BACK UP HITLER WITH A RECORD VOTE" with subhead and small photo. (see images) Another related photo is on the back page. 
Complete with all 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. 

Background: The event commonly associated…