Death of Bette Davis in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 8, 1989



* Bette Davis death (1st report)

* Hollywood movie - film actress

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of the front has a two column heading: "Lavish Tributes Pour In for Film Star Bette Davis" with caption: "She Dies in Paris at 81" and photo. (see) More on pages 58 & 59. Nice to have this death report in a newspaper from the capit... See More  

Bob Dylan transitions from acoustic to electric: his Forest Hills concert...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 2, 1965 



* Bob Dylan & his electric guitar

* His famous Forest Hills concert



The front page features a photo of Bob Dylan captioned: "Dylan Stirred Up Forrest Hills". Also on the ftpg, & concluding inside, is a detailed account of the Dylan's very notable & controversial performance at Forest Hills of just 5 days earlier. Por... See More  

The troubled Apollo 13 mission returns safe...

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, California, April 17, 1970 



* Apollo 13 manned lunar-landing mission 

* Splashdown, averts disaster (1st report)

* Main focus of Tom Hanks 1995 movie block buster



Above the masthead & dropped out of a black box is a dramatic: "THEY'RE SAFE" with the subhead & text reporting on the troubled Apollo 13 mission, about which the 1985 bloc... See More  

Lindbergh recounts his historic flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1927 



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* Famous solo airplane flight

* Across the Atlantic Ocean



A terrific issue on Charles Lindbergh's epic flight across the Atlantic Ocean with a 3-line banner head: "LINDBERGH'S OWN STORY OF EPOCHAL FLIGHT; TEMPTED TO TURN BACK, KEEPS ON IN STORM; ASKS FISHING BOAT: 'AM I ON ROAD TO IRELAND?' " ... See More  

Death of famed actress Elizabeth Taylor...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 24, 2011 



* Elizabeth Taylor death (1st report)

* Hollywood movie - film actress

* Best title to be had ?



The top of the ftpg. has a boxed section with: "Elizabeth Taylor, 1932 - 2011" "Icon of Glamour, On and Off Screen" "The Film Star's Oscar-Winning Acting talent often Took a Back Seat to the Drama of Her Personal Life." Th... See More  

'Oh, the humanity!'... The Hindenburg explosion...

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER--EXTRA, May 7, 1937



* Hindenburg airship disaster

* Lakehurst NJ New Jersey

* Nice headline & photos for display



This is one of the better Hindenburg explosion issues we have offered.

See the photos for the dramatic, from page featuring the iconic photograph taken within seconds of the initial explosion showing the large ball of flames with the Hindenburg yet to h... See More  

A dramatic issue on Desert Storm...

DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois, Feb. 28, 1991   This is an exceedingly displayable issue with a very significant headline on the end of the land war in Desert Storm: "VICTORY ! " in maroon ink, with a subhead in blue ink: "ALLIES DECLARE CEASE-FIRE".

Complete in 4 sections and 32 pages, very nice condition.

Same-day report on the Hindenburg tragedy...

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, May 6, 1937 



* Hindenburg rigid airship disaster

* Pride of Nazi Germany

* Lakehurst, New Jersey

* Nice headline for display



A rare opportunity for a same-day report on the explosion of the zeppelin Hindenburg, which explored moments before docking at Lakehurst, New Jersey in the early evening of May 6.

Virtually all East Coast and Midwest newspapers had... See More  

Michael Jordan's very 1st NBA game close in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Oct. 12, 1984



* Michael Jordan to make his NBA debut

* Potential superstar in the making ?

* Chicago Bulls professional basketball

* Best publication to be had - rare as such



The to of page 3 of the sports section has a fur column heading: "Bulls hitch up to Jordan's rising star" with subhead and photo. Coverage on the impending opening day game just 14 days... See More  

Review & premiere of "Forrest Gump", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 6, 1994



* Best "Forrest Gump" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Comedy-drama - Tom Hanks



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Forrest Gump" 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 pub... See More  

Spindletop: the beginning of the 20th century oil boom...

THE HOUSTON DAILY POST, Texas, January 12, 1901 



* Discovery of oil in Beaumont, Texas

* Beginning of the Great Spindletop oil well



Although discoveries were made in various locations long before this date, this discovery--to be known as Spindletop--marked the emergence of the oil industry at a time when the automobile and other industries were experiencing rapid growth, coinciding wit... See More  

Death of Alfred Hitchcock in a L.A. paper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 30, 1980



* Alfred Hitchcock death (1st report)

* "The Master of Suspense"

* Psychological thriller director

* Best title to be had ?



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Alfred Hitchcock, Master of Mystery Movies, Dies" with photo. (see) Nice to have this death report in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment i... See More  

"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" ad - premiere showing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 19, 1975  Page 25 has a large ad for the world premiere of: "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST", staring Jack Nicholson, which went on to win 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture. 

Other news of the day is found throughout.

The issue is complete in 72 pages, has heavy browning and some rubbing at the mid-fold, but the key ad is in very good condi... See More  

Jewish extermination speech....

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 16, 1936 



* Very early mention on exterminating the Jews

* Julius Streicher speech at Nuremberg

* Nazi propaganda figure



Page 14 contains one of the earliest reports of extermination as the solution to the "Jewish problem" not just in Germany but throughout the world. The report has one column heads: "Streicher Advises Foreigners On Jews" &quo... See More  

On New Mexico statehood, in a New Mexican newspaper...

TUCUMCARI SUN, New Mexico. Jan. 19, 1912  



* New Mexico Statehood

* Joins the Union



A quite uncommon title from this small New Mexico town in Eastern New Mexico, and great to have not only from the year New Mexico became a state, but this issue makes the formal announcement of statehood.

The front page has 2 column heads: "NEW MEXICO IS NOW A FULL-FLEDGED STATE" "Govern... See More  

Death of Charles Comiskey in a Chicago newspaper...

THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, October 26, 1931  



* Charles Comiskey death

* "Commy" "The Old Roman"

* Chicago White Sox baseball

* Black Sox World Series scandal fame

* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* End of his criminal career

* Gets 11 years in prison



A doubly significant issue with two notable reports on the front page. First is the report of the death of Charles C... See More  

Best San Francisco earthquake issue to be had...

THE CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER, San Francisco, California, April 19, 1906  



* Best San Francisco earthquake issue to be had



This newspaper is destined to be--if not already--one of the premiere issues of the early 20th century.

See the photos for the great headlines and reports found not only on the front page but on all four pages.

Due to the destruction of the presses in San Francisco,... See More  

Graphic & displayable issue on the death of McKinley...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 14, 1901  



* President William McKinley assassination



The front page is very graphic, appearing more as a poster or broadside than a more tkypicdal front page of a newspaper.

The banner headline announces: "THE PRESIDENT IS DEAD; THE NATION MOURNS" with the entire page black-bordered and including an embellished photo of William McKinley. On the ... See More  

Michael Jordan wins 1987 slam dunk contest w/ photo...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 8, 1987



* Michael Jordan wins slam dunk contest

* Chicago Bulls - NBA basketball



Page 3 of the sport's section has a one of Jordan's iconic photos showing him in action in the 1987 slam dunk contest which was held in Seattle. A two column heading reads: "Jordan's Dunks and Bird's Shots Top Fellow Stars" (see)

Complete 1st and sport's se... See More  

Review of the new work 'Death of a Salesman'...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 11, 1949 



* "Death of A Salesman" is reviewed upon its premiere



Page 27 contains the review for a new dramatic play titled "Death of A Salesman", the famous work by playwright Arthur Miller. It is considered to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century and in the year of its premier it won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award fo... See More  

Death of Adolph Hitler in a Nazi newspaper...

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, May 2, 1945 



* Adolph Hitler death

* Nazi Germany fallen apart

* In a German occupation issue (very rare)



This is a terrific newspaper, as this island in the English Channel was under Nazi control during WWII, and as such all the news reports were pro-Nazi although in English, given the residents were English speaking.

This issue carries a very brie... See More  

Best of the Stars & Stripes "Peace" editions...

THE STARS AND STRIPES--EXTRA, Southern France Edition, Aug. 14, 1945 



* Terrific issue for display

* Best publication to be had



Of the several editions of this newspaper--and there were many published at various locations in Europe & elsewhere--this is one of just two which reported the end of World War II on the 14th (other was the Paris edition). The other editions carried the re... See More  

The stock market crash of 1987: in the Wall Street Journal...

WALL STREET JOURNAL, New York, Oct. 20, 1987 



* Stock market crash of 1987

* Best title to be had (rare)



The front page proclaims the famous report of the stock market crash of 1987, reading: "Stocks Plunge 508.32 Amid Panicky Selling" with a subhead: "Percentage Decline Is Far Steeper Than '29; Precious Metals Gain". Also a 3 line, 1 col. head: "A Rep... See More  

Fantastic broadside on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt...

THE SCIO TRIBUNE--EXTRA !, Linn County, Oregon, April 12, 1945 



* Very unusual broadside extra

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR death

* Great for display



The photos tells it all. We have never seen a newspaper with such a dramatic presentation on the front page. The publisher wanted to use larger letters than the width of his newspaper would allow so he set all the type below the masthead ... See More  

Scarce and valuable reference work...

This is one of the most desired, yet difficult to find, reference works for post-1820 American newspapers, essentially picking up where the Brigham work left off. This single volume is titled: "American Newspapers 1821 - 1936 - A Union List of Files Available In the United States and Canada" edited by Winifred Gregory, originally published in 1937 and reprinted in 1967.

This volume incl... See More