Historic Newspapers: New Additions

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 13, 1916

* Pancho Villa expedition
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit

The front page has a banner heading: "MARTIAL LAW FOR BORDER" with subhead. (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. Rare as such.
Complete with 12 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a little irregular along the…

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 17, 1900

* The Great 1900 Galveston hurricane
* Deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "BATTER CONDITIONS PREVAIL AT GALVESTON" with subheads. (see) 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 8 pages, 19 x 14 1/2 inches, small library stamps within the masthead, a…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 1, 1976

* Best "Rocky" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American sports drama film
* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rocky" 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 ads for Opening Day showings, in the most desirable Hollywood-area…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 17, 1980 

* The Stable Fire - Bradbury, California 
* San Gabriel Valley firestorm disaster

The front page has a banner headline: "61 Homes Destroyed; Brush Fires Blacken 50,000 Acres" with subhead, large photo and related map. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages, nice condition.

Background: Driven by fierce, hot Santa Ana winds roaring down the canyons of the Angeles National Forest on November 16, 1980, the Stable Fire stands out in…

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1899

* Brazos River flood disaster
* Dewey & Sealey, Texas 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FLOOD AND FAMINE" with subheads. (see) 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 8 pages, a few small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, minor margin wear,…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 6, 1977

* George Lucas' amazingly successful, "Star Wars"
*  2nd week showing in a counterculture publication 

Page 45 has a ad for George Lucas' "Star Wars"  The ad measures 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches. This original "Star Wars" movie opened just 12 days earlier. The fact that this was a weekly publication makes this one the first ads to appear here.

Provenance: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 6, 1986 

* Hijacking of Pan Am Boeing 747 Flight 73
* Killings on the tarmac in Karachi, Pakistan 
* Libyan-backed Abu Nidal Organization terrorists

The front page has a banner headline: "Hijackers Panic, Kill 15 on Jet" with subhead and related photo. More inside with a few more photos. 
Complete with all major sections (100+ pages), nice condition.

Background: The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 on September 5, 1986, stands as one of aviation history's most extraordinary…

THE LOCK HAVEN EXPRESS, Penn., Aug. 14, 1945  

* World War II ends
* Japanese surrenders
* Nice for display

A very dramatic & displayable "Extra" issue announcing the end of World War II, with a large: " PEACE ! " above the masthead within which are photos of the war, and banner headlines: "THE WAR IS OVER!" "Japanese Accept Allied Terms" and more with image of MacArthur. More inside 
Twelve pages, some wear and a little separation at the folds with minor text loss, a little staining, still a great…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 3, 1946 

* Oak Ridge, Tennessee Atomic research 
* Carbon-14 sent for cancer cause research 

The front page has a two column heading: "Atomic Plant Sells a Speck To Help Find Cancer Cause" ralted photo is on page 6. (see images) 
Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: On August 2, 1946, Oak Ridge made history by completing the world’s first commercial shipment of reactor-produced radioisotopes, sending a speck of Carbon-14 to the Barnard Free…

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, January 1, 1945

* Battle of the Bulge 
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a two column heading: "U.S. Troops Seize Vital Town At Tip Of German Salient" (see images) Nice to have in this famous military publication.
Other World War II news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little spine wear, nice condition.

Background: In January 1945, the Saar Region—a heavily industrialized area along the German-French border—was the scene of major Allied…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass, Nov. 8, 1944 

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* 4th presidential election victory

The banner headline proclaims: "ROOSEVELT SWEEPS NATION" with subheads, electoral map and photo. (see images) Nice for display. This was his 4th presidential election victory, a later change in the Constitution would make this an unprecedented event.
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally nice.
 

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 21, 1956 

* Springhill, Nova Scotia mine disaster
* No. 4 colliery - coal dust explosion 

The top of the front page has a banner heading: "5 Killed; 118 Trapped in Mine--Col. 4" with subheads. (see images) Complete with all 42 pages, small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within masthead, generally in nice condition.

Background: The 1956 Springhill mine disaster stands out as a remarkably rare coal mining catastrophe because the initial explosion…

Here is a 1967 "Topps Wanted Poster" with heading: "WANTED for penny larceny" and " CANDY STORE OWNER" (see images)
Back side has a some archival mending, generally in good, displayable condition.


Background: The 1967 Topps Wanted Posters novelty set holds a distinct place in non-sport trading card history, featuring 24 humorously illustrated, Wild West–style posters measuring 10" × 18.5" that parodied everyday figures. The "WANTED for Penny Larceny" poster prominently features the local Candy…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 4, 1953 

* General William F. Dean freed - POW
* Operation Big Switch - Korean War
* Highest ranking U.S. officer captured 

The front page has a five column headline: "KOREA HERO DEAN FREED" with subheads and photo of Dean. (see images) 
Complete with all 34 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in nice condition.

Background: Major General William F. Dean holds the extraordinary historical distinction of being the highest-ranking U.S. and United…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 5, 1991

* re. Jeffrey Dahmer arrest - police rally
* American killer - Milwaukee cannibal 

Page 16 has a somewhat discrete one column heading under "Wisconsin": "300 Show Support for Milwaukee Police" (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 sections (70+ pages), nice condition.

Background: The August 4, 1991 rally at Milwaukee City Hall stands out as a rare and notable anomaly: a…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 21, 1980

* Best "The Empire Strikes Back" premiere advertisement
* Star Wars: Episode V - Grand Opening Day premiere 

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

Background: An original May 21, 1980 issue of the Los Angeles Times holds exceptional rarity and historical…

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 22, 1871  

* Death of Charles Babbage - English polymath
* "The father of the Computer" inventor 

Among the many front page reports is a very small, inconspicuous, and seemingly innocuous report of the death of a man named Charles Babbage. But there is much significance to this man.

Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, inventor, and mechanical engineer whose designs anticipated the fundamental principles of the modern computer nearly a century before electronic…

PM's WEEKLY, December 7, 1941 

* Dated on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor

The front page has a heading that reads: "Vichy Backs Japan Against U.S.A." with coverage on page 3. (see images) Nice to have a publication with the "Dec. 7th" date and having a front page heading regarding the tensions between the United States and Japan.  
Complete with all 32 pages, tabloid size, good condition.

Background: This December 7, 1941 edition of the short-lived, anti-fascist New York tabloid PM—renowned…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 31, 1936 

* Harvard University Tercentenary celebration
* Albert Einstein amongst many others - "Macroscope"

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Macroscope' of 72 United Brains To Examine Mankind at Harvard" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at the margins, some mending along the margins of a few inside pages, generally good.

Background: The August 30, 1936, New York Times article by Pulitzer Prize-winning science…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 2, 1986

* Aeroméxico Flight 498 collision disaster
* Cerritos, Los Angeles neighborhood crash
* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 & Piper Cherokee

The top of the front page has two column headline: "Light Plane's Pilot Had Heart Attack Before Collision" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Much more on a few inside pages.
Complete with all sections (70+ pages), nice condition.

Background: The 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision stands as one of the most remarkable and pivotal…

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, N.C May 24, 1937
 
* John D. Rockefeller death
* Oil tycoon (nice headline w/ photos)

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Giant In U. S. Business, Dies In Florida Home" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 10 pages, light toning, good condition.

Background: John D. Rockefeller was the calculated architect of the American oil industry, a man whose legacy is defined by the tension between his ruthless pursuit of…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 14, 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 upcoming live performances by "PAUL ANKA" at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on one of the four pages. 

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

This original vintage newspaper leaf from the Los Angeles Times Calendar section dated April 22, 1979 consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible profile by Terry Atkinson on "VAN HALEN" with heading: "Van Halen Revitalizes Hard Rock" and photo on one of the pages. (see images)

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 22, 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 performances at the "WORLD'S GREATEST FUNK FESTIVAL" at the Los Angeles Coliseum 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…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 22, 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 musical performances of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "EVITA" at the Dorothy Chandler 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…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 22, 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 DARK" on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional graphics and classic key…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 21, 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 live performance by "MONSTER OF ROCK" featuring Van Halen, Metallica, Scorpions amongst others at Giants Stadium in  on one of the four pages. 

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 9, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "KNIGHTS OF THE CITY" on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional graphics and…

NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1861  Page 4 has a great article: "Abraham Lincoln, LL.D." which begins: "The Trustees of Columbia College, at their Annual Commencement...most happily struck the chord of public feeling, by conferring on Abraham Lincoln the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws...", an interesting fact unknown to many.
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT REVOLT" "Conflicts With the Rebels" "The United States Forces Victorious" "General Scott's Plans for…

This original vintage newspaper leaf from the Los Angeles Times Calendar section dated Aug. 12, 1979 consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible editorial by Richard Meltzer on the rock band "KISS" with photo. (see images)
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 20th-century entertainment. Printed…

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Feb. 29, 1776  

* General Benedict Arnold
* American Revolutionary War
* Great year to have (1776)

This remarkably historic Revolutionary War issue contains a wealth of foundational content from the early months of 1876. 
Page 2 carries an exceptional military report from Montreal detailing the ongoing American campaign in Canada, reading in part: "Quebec is inclosed by a considerable body of forces under Brigadier General Arnold. They hope to avoid…

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Feb. 27, 1796  

* President George Washington
* U.S. government in it's infancy

Fully half of the front page is taken up with an Act of Congress which is signed in script type: Go. Washington, and in block type by John Adams. This Act was for providing money for the support of the government for the current year.
  Beginning on the front page & ending on page 2 is a letter signed in type by John Jay. And pg. 3 has a document concerning the sale of various tracts of…

THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Sept. 28, 1850  

* Rare antebellum publication
* From the deep, deep South

Newspapers from the pre-Civil War South are rather difficult to find. Here is one from Louisiana.
Among the many ads is one on the front page headed: "Slaves! Slaves!! Slaves!!!" which notes in part: "The subscribers are prepared to receive, on consignment, for sale in this market, any number of slaves, having one of the best showrooms in the city, & large & comfortable quarters where every…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 15, 1845  

* Latter-day -Saints founder Joseph Smith's widowed wife Emma

The back page has an item noting: "Emma Smith, the widow of the deceased prophet, claims at least a wife's portion of her late husband's worldly gear, including, it is said, besides the Temple itself at Nauvoo, large and valuable tracts of land in Illinois, for Joseph was suspected of having a hawk's eye towards the mammon of unrighteousness. Emma dislikes the notion of leaving…

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1747  

* 18th Century Genoa, Italy map
* "The Speech of Polly Baker"
* Early Benjamin Franklin story

Inside includes the well-known Ben Franklin item: "Speech of Polly Baker". This is the earliest Ben Franklin appearance in a Gentleman's Magazine and perhaps within any British publication, as confirmed by the Franklin Papers, Yale University. Quite noteworthy!
Nearly five pages are taken up with an: "Account of the Behaviour and Execution of the late Lord…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 26, 1932  

* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* 1st woman flight record
* Aviation - airplanes

Of significance is the first-report coverage of a monumental milestone in aviation history, led by page 3 headlines that announce: "MISS EARHART FLIES TO 2 MORE RECORDS" and "Lands at Newark Airport, the First Woman to Hop Nonstop Across Continent" "In Air 19 Hours, 5 Minutes". Accompanied by a photo of the aviatrix, the text details Amelia Earhart's historic achievement as the first…

THE DETROIT NEWS TRIBUNE, New York, NY, March 31, 1913 

* John Pierpont Morgan dying (died on this day)
* Money magnate - financial titan

The front page has a three column headline: "J. PIERPONT MORGAN'S CONDITION CRITICAL, IS OFFICIAL REPORT", with subheads and a photo of Morgan.
Other news of the day is found throughout including some reporting on the great Dayton flood in Ohio.
Nice to have this report on the impending loss of John Pierpont Morgan. As America’s ultimate money magnate and…

THE WEEKLY RECORDER, Chillicothe, Ohio, July 11, 1815  

* Very early & rare for the state of Ohio

This was one of Ohio's most important frontier and early statehood communities. Chillicothe served as the capital of the Ohio Territory and later the state itself for several periods between 1803 and 1812, making it a center of politics, commerce, and communication in the Old Northwest.
Published during the early 19th century, the Weekly Recorder was part of the rapidly expanding newspaper culture…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1939

* Donn Fendler goes missing
* Mount Katahdin in Maine
* Rye, New York 12 year old boy 

The top of 20 has a small one column heading: "Rye Boy Lost On Climb" with subhead. (see images)
 I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: The disappearance and survival of…

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1781

* Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
* Surrender at Yorktown VA Virginia
* Revolutionary War from the enemy

Certainly the most historic report in this issue--and perhaps in any issue from the Revolutionary War--is that near the back of the issue under the "Historical Chronicle". It begins with an editorial comment: "Gen. Washington's letter to the President of Congress on the surrender of the British army under Lord Cornwallis is truly…

THE INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER; OR THE CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Philadelphia, May 26, 1787  

* Constitutional Convention begins
* George Washington elected president 

An exceedingly historic issue as this newspaper reports the formal beginning of the Constitutional Convention--terrific to have in a newspaper from the city where these notable proceedings were held.
As such, this is likely the first newspaper to report this event, which significantly includes the election of George Washington as its…

NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1868  

* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The top of the first column has heads: "IMPEACHMENT" "The Opening Argument for the Defense Concluded" and more, with the text taking the entire front page and half of the back page.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1776  

* American Independence
* John Hancock (July, 1776)
* Great month & Year to have

It is rare to find newspapers or magazines with the magical date of "July, 1776". Here is one.
The first article is: "Debate on the American Restraining Bill" with has much interesting reading and takes six pages. There are also 3 pages of text on events in America, including: "Proceedings of the American Colonists since the Passing the Boston Port Bill" with various reports,…

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 22, 1878

* Inventor Thomas A. Edison
* Phonograph invention explained 
  
Page 4 has a nice article: "Explaining The Phonograph" "Ladies' Day at the Telephone Office". The report includes in part: "...The exhibition of Professor Edison's phonograph has lately attracted so many spectators...Mr. Applebaugh seated himself by the phonograph & for three hours devoted himself to experiments & explanations...". Then much detail on how his invention operates. 
Sixteen…

THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, Dec. 28, 1879  

* Inventor Thomas Edison at Menlo Park
* Incandescent electric light bulb invention

Fully 2 1/2 columns on page 2 are taken up with a great account of Thomas Edison's latest invention: the light bulb. With heads: "THE NEW LIGHT" "The Undoubted Success of the Edison Lamp" "Some Adverse Opinions of A Rival Inventor"
The very lengthy text goes to great detail in explaining the possible value in this invention, balanced by the criticism of…

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 17, 1868  

* Post-Civil War era Ku Klux Klan
* First assassination in Georgia by KKK

The front page has a notable report titled: "The Georgia Military Outrage". This reports on the assassination of G. W. Ashburn who was a Georgia politician assassinated by the Ku Klux Klan in Columbus, Georgia for his pro-African-American sentiments. He was the first murder victim of the Klan in Georgia. The report is extensive, taking over 1 1/2 columns.
Four…

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 29, 1871  

* Catherine O'Leary's cow legend
* Chicago fire started from her barn

Page 3 has a very interesting article headed: "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" "Attempt to Get at the Truth as to the Origin of the Chicago Fire--Statement of Neighbors".
Keep in mind that this was just 7 weeks after the fire, and it is rare to find contemporary accounts giving some credence to the report that Mrs. O'Leary's cow started the fire by kicking over a lantern.
This report is an investigation by the…

THE IREDELL EXPRESS, Statesville, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 1863  

* Extremely rare Confederate publication

A very rare Confederate newspaper. Gregory's "Union List of American Newspapers" notes it began in 1857 with an unknown ending date, however one institution has an issue from April, 1865. Gregory lists a total of just 4 known dates (known are Dec. 3, 1863), although the Am. Antiquarian Society also records two issues.
Various Civil War reports on on page 3 including: "For the 4th Regiment…

NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "From the South" "North Carolina & the Rebel Government" "Mr. Lincoln's Measures Views from a Rebel Standpoint" "Rebel Version of Forrest's Exploits" "Department of the Gulf" and more.
Included is the Supplement issue as well with more reporting, one head: "Shall the Wives and Children of Black Soldiers be Free?".
Twelve pages in total, never bound nor trimmed, good condition.