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Adolph Eichmann found guilty...
Item #646491
December 12, 1961
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 12, 1961
* Adolph Eichmann found guilty
* Architect of the holocaust
* Nazi SS Colonel
The ftpg. has a one column head: "Eichmann Convicted, Awaits Fate" with a photo of him. The article tells of Adolph Eichmann being found guilty for crimes against the Jews during World War II. He would be hanged in 1962.
Complete in 40 pages, very nice condition.
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Malcolm X assassination...
Item #646490
February 22, 1965
THE NEWS & OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 22, 1965
* Malcolm X assassination (1st report)
* Fiery Negro extremist
The entire first column of the front page and half a column on the front page is taken up with a report of the assassination of Malcolm X, headed: "Malcolm Is Slain At Rally" with a one column photo of him as well (see) photos.
Complete in 26... See More
Army acquires new bomber... Joe Louis joins the service...
Item #646489
January 13, 1942
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 13, 1942
* Joe Louis joins U.S. Army
* Heavyweight Boxing Champion
The front page has one column heads: "Joe Louis Due to Don Uniform on Wednesday" above which is a photo of him captioned: "Army Acquires a New Type of Bomber - Joe Louis and W. C. Saunders, Army examination official - The Brown Bomber is fingerprinted, at Fort Jay, L.I.&qu... See More
Assault wins the Kentucky Derby...
Item #646487
May 5, 1946
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 5, 1946
* Assault - horse racing
* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins)
* Triple crown winner
The front page has a great banner headline that reads: "ASSAULT EASY WINNER IN 72D KENTUCKY DERBY..." with subheads and photo at the bottom of the front page of "Assault" in action. Rarely did the Kentucky Derby receive such front p... See More
Harry Atwood's record setting flight... 1911...
Item #646485
August 1, 1911
THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A lot of six issues dated August 14, 16, 17, 19, 24, and 25, 1911 all containing front page reports of Harry Atwood's record-setting flight. See images for details.
All issues are complete, expected browning, some edge/margin tears generally in good condition. Newspapers from 1911 are fragile and should be handled with extreme care.... See More
Confederate Civil War title... Battle of Bull Run...
Item #646481
July 20, 1861
LOUISVILLE DAILY COURIER, Kentucky, July 20, 1861
* Battle of Bull Run
* Manassas, Virginia
Louisville is difficult to categorize as Union or Confederate during the Civil War as, depending on the time, there were factions within the city supporting both. To placate both sides the two leading newspapers took their stands: the "Courier" was very much pro-Con... See More
Assassination attempt on Lincoln? Inauguration of Jefferson Davis...
Item #646479
February 23, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, February 23, 1861
* President elect Abraham Lincoln
* Baltimore murder plot
* Jefferson Davis inauguration
Perhaps the most significant content is on page 5 which has very extensive coverage of the travels of Abraham Lincoln to Washington, D.C. for his inauguration. The top of the page has heads: "The Presidential Progress" "Great Turnout of the Philad... See More
Karl Marx editorial on corruption in elections...
Item #646462
September 7, 1852
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Sept. 7, 1852
* Karl Marx
Page 6 includes an editorial written by Karl Marx on "Corruption at Elections" in England a few years after publishing The Communist Manifesto. He writes in part:"...The bribery and intimidation practiced by the Tories were, then, merely violent experiments for bringing back to life the dying electoral bodies which... See More
Talk of Franklin's electricity experiments...
Item #646456
September 27, 1759
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 27, 1759
* Benjamin Franklin
* Electricity experiments
* Lightning rod
Pages 4 and 5 contains text from a work: "...On the Advancement of Science" which includes sections on medicine, experiments on animals, metaphysical experiments, etc. as well as a section: "Of Electricity". In this latter section are reports on Benjamin Fra... See More
From colonial Boston...
Item #646450
October 24, 1768
THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, Oct. 24, 1768
* Pro-British American publication
* Boston is causing trouble
A nice newspaper from colonial Boston, the hotbed of activity raging against the hated policies of Parliament towards the American colonies. This city & its environs saw much action against the Stamp Act, and would soon be the focus of the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, and the out... See More
The Siege of Charleston... The Averill Raid...
Item #646447
December 22, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 22, 1863
* Charleston SC South Carolina siege
* General William W. Averell raid
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. Among the front page items are: "The Averill Raid" "From Northern Virginia" "From East Tennessee--From Northern Georgia--The Siege of Charleston" and other smaller i... See More
The grand victory at Tazewell, Tennessee...
Item #646446
August 14, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 14, 1862
* Battle of Tazwell TN Tennessee
* From the capital of the Confederacy
The front page is mostly taken up with a very long list of Acts from the Confederate Congress, most relating to the military and the on-going Civil War. A few are: "An Act to Punish Drunkenness in the Army" and "An Act for the Enlistment of Cooks in th... See More
Battle of Wilson's Creek...
Item #646445
August 22, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 22, 1861
* Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri
* From the capital of the Confederacy
Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate States of America. The front page has a lengthy item concerning the state of Maryland as it relates to the Civil War, beginning: "Of the slaves states yet attached to the... See More
Protection for Negro soldiers...
Item #646444
March 3, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 3, 1864 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. The front page includes: "The Raids Around Richmond--Surprise Of the Enemy's Camp at Atlee--Retreat of the Yankees Across the Pamunkey--Incidents, etc." which takes two columns. Also: "From The Peninsula" "Allowance of Rations to Commissioned O... See More
From the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #646442
March 9, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 9, 1863 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. Among the front page items are: "Bombardment of Fort McAllister" "Reported Fight at Gloucester Point" "A Rumour From the Rappahannock" "Effects of the War at the North" "The Virginia Legislature" "The Latest from Vicks... See More
Burning of Hampton, Virginia, in a Confederate newspaper...
Item #646437
August 12, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 12, 1861
* Burning of Hampton, Virginia
* Confederate title
The front page has many items relating to the Civil War including: "From Norfolk" "Current Events--Facts & Rumors--Extracts from Northern Journals--War Movements & Incidents" "From Charleston" "Local Matters" "Contributions For the S... See More
Very early from Charleston...
Item #646436
October 14, 1803
CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, October 14, 1803
* Very rare & early Southern title
A volume I issue of this famous title, and one of the earliest Charleston newspapers we have had the pleasure to offer.
The entire page 2 is a chart: "The Charleston Price Current" as well as charts for "Premiums Of Insurance" the "Price Of Stocks" and the "Co... See More
Unconditional surrender of Banks?...
Item #646435
May 17, 1864
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, May 17, 1864
* From the origin of the Civil War
This was one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederate States of America" in the dateline. Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "From General Johnston's Army" "Movements of the Enemy!" "Every Attack Successfully Repulsed!" "O... See More
Battle of Bull Run...
Item #646434
August 3, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, August 3, 1861
* First Battle of Bull Run
* Manassas VA Virginia
* Great title to have
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "A Graphic Picture" "The Thirtieth Virginia Regiment" "The Charlotte Rifles" "War Incidents" "The Irish In Georgia" and other smaller items. Included ... See More
Results from America's first census...
Item #646432
September 10, 1791
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 10, 1791
* 1st Census of the United States (results)
* 18th century original
Page 3 contains a rather small report under the heading: "The Number Of Souls" which reports the result of the first census ever taken in the United States, a result of the Act of Congress from 1790 which authorized it. A census has been conducted every ten years s... See More
Very rare baseball newspaper from 1886...
Item #646431
July 13, 1886
OFFICIAL RECORD, New York, July 13, 1886
* Very rare baseball periodical
This is a volume two issue of a very rare & historically important baseball newspaper, the very first daily sports newspaper dedicated entirely to the national game of professional baseball.
Although the masthead reads: "Official Record" the title at the top of pages 2, 3 & 4 reads: "... See More
Death of Martha Washington...
Item #646429
June 1, 1802
NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, June 1, 1802
* Martha Washington death
* Mount Vernon
The top of page 3 has a nice, decoratively bordered report headed: "DIED, At Mount Vernon, on the 22nd last, Mrs. Martha Washington" and the text beginning: "widow of the late General George Washington. Composure & resignation were uniformly displayed during seventeen days of depre... See More
Early from Florida...
Item #646406
January 29, 1848
THE FLORIDIAN, Tallahassee, Jan. 29, 1848 Nineteenth century newspapers from Florida are uncommon, particularly those from before the Civil War. Here is such an issue from the capital city of Florida, five years before the Civil War.
The front page has literary & other items including: "Use of Tobacco" "Enormous Fortune" "Mixed Races of South America & Mexic... See More
From the middle of the Revolutionary War...
Item #646399
December 22, 1779
THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, Dec. 22, 1779
* American Revolutionary War
The ftpg. has a report from London which includes: "...a captain of a regiment was examined...charged with holding a traitorous correspondence with the Americans...".
Page 2 has an item noting: "...have an account from New York that 4000 troops lately embarked there, a second time, & were... See More
Rare Confederate newspaper...
Item #646397
August 24, 1864
THE CAMDEN DAILY JOURNAL, South Carolina, Aug. 24, 1864
* Very rare Civil War title
A nice and quite rare title from late in the Confederacy. The front page has an editorial item headed: “Rich—Very” which notes in part: “Yankee official bulletins since the war commenced have announced the killing of 500,000 Confederate soldiers in skirmishes & 2,500,000 in ... See More
Funeral of Jesse James & other particulars...
Item #646395
April 7, 1882
THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, April 7, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James
* Death - funeral
* Rare title
The top of a middle column on the front page has notable heads: "JESSE JAMES", "The Remains of a Missouri Bandit Lying in State", "Crowds of People Visit the Place to Look at the Body", "The Funeral Services & the Procession to the Grave&quo... See More
Jeff Davis' Proclamation on the Mumford controversy: death for Butler... Battle of Murfreesboro... A "Memphis" title......
Item #646392
January 3, 1863
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Jackson, Mississippi, January 3, 1863
* Battle of Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
* Jefferson Davis proclamation
* Very rare title
This newspaper had fascinating history as it was chased around the South--see the information below. The most notable content in the issue is the back page report headed: "The Battle At Murfreesboro" "Confed... See More
Rare Confederate title from Columbia, South Carolina, late in the war...
Item #646391
February 25, 1864
THE GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Feb. 25, 1864
* VERY RARE
A rare title from the Confederacy. Among the front page items are: "The American War in England" "Stafford's Louisiana Brigade" "Interesting Letter from Gen'l Beauregard" which includes the text of a form letter he sends to families who had a family member injured in the military, si... See More
"Memphis" newspaper printed in Atlanta, Georgia... Letter signed by John Morgan after escaping from jail...
Item #646387
January 9, 1864
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 9, 1864
* Very rare Confederate title
* Publisher on the run
See the bottom of this listing for the fascinating history of this newspaper. Among the front page items are: "From Norfolk "The President's Reception" "The Crisis" "General Polk" "Yankee Works & Pastimes on Skull Creek" pl... See More
Lincoln blocks southern ports... Rare title from the Confederacy...
Item #646386
April 30, 1861
WILMINGTON DAILY HERALD, North Carolina, April 30, 1861
* Beginning of the Civil War
* In a rare Confederate title
* Abraham Lincoln blockade
Wilmington was a major Atlantic Ocean port city for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and was one of the last ports to fall to Union forces in 1865. It ranked equal in size to Atlanta according to the 1860 census, and was a major point of entry ... See More
From the fabled Old West town of Tombstone... Deputy Sheriff Earp...
Item #646385
November 18, 1880
THE DAILY NUGGET, Tombstone, Pima County, Arizona, November 18, 1880
* Gunfight at the O.K. Corral fame
* Rare Wyatt Earp mention
This may well be the consummate "Old West town" much romanticized in movies and television shows, perhaps most famous for the gunfight at the OK Corral involving Wyatt Earp and the Clanton gang.
This rare issue was printed less than a year before... See More
John F. Kennedy assassinated...
Item #646316
November 22, 1963
ORLANDO EVENING STAR, Florida, November 22, 1963
* Terrific issue for display
* JFK John F. Kennedy assassination
Certainly to go down in history as one of the more memorable events of the 20th century, this newspaper has a bold banner headline proclaiming the tragedy: "PRESIDENT SLAIN" with the subhead reading: "Chief Executive Ambushed In Dallas Motorcade; Gov. Connal... See More
The Statue of Liberty when completed...
Item #646085
June 13, 1885
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 13, 1885
* Completed construction of the Statue of Liberty
The entire front page is a great, detailed illustration captioned: "The Statue Of Liberty As It Will Appear When Completed" showing it on its pedestal on Bedloe's Island, New York harbor. Inside has 1 1/2 pages of text and prints on the Statue, several showing the: "Elevati... See More
Homer's famous "Snap The Whip"...
Item #646050
September 20, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 20, 1873
* Winslow Homer's most famous print
* Great for framing
* SNAP-THE-WHIP
This issue has a tipped-in double page centerfold titled: "Snap The Whip" drawn by Winslow Homer. This print, considered by many to be the most desirable illustrations done by Homer to appear in Harper's Weekly--and arguably the most desired iss... See More
Indians in the French & Indian War...
Item #645978
June 8, 1758
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 8, 1758
* Attakullakulla - Cherokee leader
* French and Indian War
Page 6 has most of a column headed: "America" with datelines from New Hork, Charleston, and Winchester, Virginia. Bits include: "...The Little Carpenter is come to town & had his first audience this day; he has brought both scalps and prisoners, & seems well di... See More
Southern governors to hold a meeting with the Indians...
Item #645851
July 26, 1763
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 26, 1763
* Early Native Americans - Indians
Page 4 has reports headed: "America" with: "The governors of South & North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and the southern district, have received orders from his Majesty to hold a congress with the headmen of the Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Catawba Indians & their confeder... See More
Premiere of Rob Zombie's "Halloween", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #645777
August 31, 2007
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 31, 2007
* Best "Halloween" (2007) film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Rob Zombie's slasher horror
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Halloween" 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... See More
The utopian community of Zoar, Ohio...
Item #645514
October 24, 1846
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Oct. 24, 1846
* Zoar, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
* Utopian community - village
The top of the ftpg. has a nice print headed: "Sketch of the Community in the Valley of the Tuscarawas, Ohio" which is the town of Zoar. This was a very early commune by the Separatists (see the web for more) & exists today as an historical village. Included is a le... See More
All is not going well with General Washington...
Item #644554
June 18, 1782
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 18, 1782
* General George Washington
* American Revolutionary War
Page 4 has a letter from New York noting: "Washington has endeavoured to recruit his army but in vain, for there is no encouragement from the Congress for young men to enter & they get neither clothing nor pay. They look upon Washington with a jealous eye, they think him too ... See More
Revolutionary War in the Caribbean...
Item #644356
THE LONDON MAGAZINE, England, March, 1779 * Engraving of a Druid's Monument at Keswick
* Revolutionary War events in the Caribbean
There are some news reports near the back of the issue including various intelligence on naval events in the Caribbean (see photos for portions) relating to the Revolutionary War. There is also a very nice engraving, captioned: "Druid's ... See More
Beautiful masthead, two Judaica advertisements...
Item #643879
April 5, 1783
PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL & WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, April 5, 1783
* Rare 18th century American title
* Great masthead engraving for display
One of the most displayable newspaper of the Revolutionary War era given the large & decorative engraving in the masthead (see). The front page is a detailed advertisement by "Isaac Franks", a notable Jewish financier who ser... See More
George Washington, Ethan Allen, and more...
Item #642285
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1778 The first article is a "...Debate...on Enquiry into the State of the Nation..." continued from a previous issue and has much on the Revolutionary War, including: "...that with equal force General Washington could not stand before the British troops, who were at this day perhaps the bravest in the world...General Washington's... See More
Eye-witness to the guillotine death of Marie Antoinette...
Item #642084
November 1, 1798
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1798 Inside has an interesting letter which begins: "I was an eye-witness of the death of Marie Antoinette. The accounts given of that melancholy event are generally true. She was dressed in a white dimity jacket & petticoat..." with much more detail including: "...Her head was shown to the people, of whom I think 20,000 were ass... See More
Map of the Caribbean island of Tobago... Canal map of Ireland...
Item #641358
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT, London, For the Year 1778 A very nice "Supplement" issue published at the end of the year, & from the Revolutionary War.Perhaps the best item in this issue is the very nice foldout map titled: "A Map of the Island of TOBAGO, Drawn from an Actual Survey by Thos. Bowen 1779" (see). The map is quite detailed and measures 8 1/2 by 10... See More
Good front page war content...
Item #640506
January 17, 1782
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 17, 1782
* Revolutionary War
* From The Enemy
Two-thirds of the ftpg. has "American News" from before Cornwallis' surrender; including: "...from Wilmington, we are happy to find that the inhabitants in general of North Carolina are daily manifesting their attachment to his Majesty's government by joining in large bodies...ass... See More
Cook's voyage to the Northwest coast, with the rare plate of natives from Prince William Sound...
Item #640292
THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE, (London), November, 1784 * HMS Resolution - Royal Navy
* Captain James Cook
* Third Voyage - Gulf of Alaska
This magazine--much more scarce than the Gentleman's Magazine--published in serial form the account of: "Captain Cook's Voyage to the Northern Hemisphere...", this issue containing reports from May, 1778 when they were exploring the Nor... See More
Three Acts of Congress signed by Jefferson & Adams...
Item #638802
March 30, 1801
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 30, 1801
* President John Adams
* Acts of Congress
Most of the ftpg. is taken up with a huge chart of "Prices Current" for various goods. Page 2 contains three Acts of Congress, each one signed in type by President John Adams.
Four pages, nice condition.... See More
Early commons on life in America... More buffalo than men...
Item #638453
March 15, 1764
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 15, 1764 Inside has half a page review of a book: "An Essay in Vindication of the Continental Colonies of America, from a Censure of Mr. Adam Smith in his 'Theory of Moral Sentiments' With some Reflections on Slavery in General". It begins: "The passage in Mr. Smith's book, which has given offence to this American, is as follows... See More
The Seminole War in Florida... Texas & Mexico...
Item #637629
August 13, 1836
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, August 13, 1836 The front page has: "Mexico & Texas" with mention that the Mexicans will not fight until fall & that a treaty between Santa Anna & General Sam Houston had reached Mexico. Further particulars as well (see). Other items include: "United States & Mexico" "Revolt of Negroes at Havana" "Unite... See More
The Seminole War in Florida... Texas & Mexico...
Item #637628
August 13, 1836
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, August 13, 1836 The front page has: "Mexico & Texas" with mention that the Mexicans will not fight until fall & that a treaty between Santa Anna & General Sam Houston had reached Mexico. Further particulars as well (see). Other items include: "United States & Mexico" "Revolt of Negroes at Havana" "Unite... See More
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