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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, printed in gold ink...
Item #690246
June 03, 1953
NEW CHRONICLE, London, Coronation Number, June 3, 1953
* Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
* Terrific issue for display - many photos
This is an absolutely terrific issue for display that is loaded with photos on the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The top of the front page has a banner headline: "ALL HAPPY AND GLORIOUS" with the remainder is the issue with more headings an... See More
Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation of England's longest reigning monarch...
Item #690259
June 03, 1953
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, June 3, 1953
* Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The banner headline at the top of the front page announces: "ELIZABETH II CROWNED QUEEN" with related subheads, and a photo of her and her family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Much more inside. Queen Elizabeth II has now surpassed the reign of Queen Victoria, the previous longest reigning monarch ... See More
Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation of England's longest reigning monarch...
Item #690269
June 02, 1953
SECOND SECTION only of the Herald Express, Los Angeles, June 2, 1953
* Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The front of this section has a full page pictorial with banner headline: "Elizabeth Takes Sacred Oath as Queen of England" (see) Queen Elizabeth II has now surpassed the reign of Queen Victoria, the previous longest reigning monarch in British history.
Complete 2nd sectio... See More
Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation of England's longest reigning monarch...
Item #690311
June 03, 1953
THIRD SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 3, 1953
* Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The front of this section has a full page color photo with banner headline: "Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Britain's Sovereign" and brief text underneath. (see) Queen Elizabeth II has now surpassed the reign of Queen Victoria, the previous longest reigning monarch in British history.... See More
Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation of England's longest reigning monarch...
Item #690372
June 02, 1953
HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Extra, June 2, 1953
* Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The front page has a banner headline above the masthead in red lettering: "CROWN ELIZABETH QUEEN" with subheads and two related photos. Nice for display. Much more inside with full page pictorial. Queen Elizabeth II has now surpassed the reign of Queen Victoria, the previous longest reigning m... See More
Adlai Stevenson is nominated...
Item #691192
July 26, 1952
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26, 1952 The banner headline announces: "STEVENSON NOMINATED ! " with a front page photo of Gov. Adlai Stevenson. He would run against Dwight Eisenhower, and lose.
The complete first section (of 4) with pages 1-18, minor disbinding slits at the blank spine, nice condition.
Eisnehower's "Crusade of Freedom"... Man convicted of "leering"...
Item #691351
November 12, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 12, 1952
* Convicted of "Leering" from a distance
* Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina
* President Eisenhower's "Crusade of Freedom" speech
The front page has: "Negro in North Carolina Convicted Of Assault by 'Leer' at White Girl", which continues on page 21. It tells of sharecropper Mack Ingram's conviction of... See More
Death of the publisher, in his own newspaper...
Item #692356
August 15, 1951
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, August 15, 1951
* William Randolph Hearst Death
* Newspaper and Magazine Guru
* Best title to be had - rare as such
Outside of the masthead the only ink on the front page notes: "WILLIAM R. HEARST DEAD", and the caption to the huge photo of him: "1863--William Randolph Hearst--1951".
Hearst was one of the more noted newspaper publishers in... See More
1st hydrogen bomb tests announced...
Item #692823
November 17, 1952
THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 17, 1952
* Operation Ivy Mike - 1st Hydrogen Bomb tests
* First thermonuclear device - fusion
* Elugelab Island - Enewetak Atoll
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIRST 'H' TEST SUCCESS" with lead-in: "New Bomb Kept Secret" and related map. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 44 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margi... See More
IKE Wins.....
Item #693034
November 05, 1952
THE DENVER POST, November 5, 1952
* Dwight Eisenhower - Ike
* Elected President of U.S.
The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering above the masthead: "IKE WINS" with: "It's a G. O. P. Landslide" with subheads and color photo. (see)
Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the 1st section only (4 pages total), nice for display as such... See More
1st guilded missiles from a carrier...
Item #693248
September 18, 1952
THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 18, 1952
* USS Boxer aircraft carrier
* Grumman F6F Hellcats
* Radio controlled fighters
* Korean War
The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAVY ROBOTS BOMB REDS" with subheads and related photo. (see)
Complete with 68 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small library stamp slightly affects the headline (see), generally nice.
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Detroit Lions win NFL football championship against Cleveland Browns...
Item #693354
December 29, 1952
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., December 29, 1952
* Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns
* NFL football championship title game
* Quarterback Bobby Layne photo
The top of page 8 (sports) has a one column heading: "Lions Cop NFL Title After 17 Seasons, Slam Door On Browns" (see)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, minor irregularity along the spine, nice condition.
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Michigan State... 1952 National champs....
Item #693953
December 02, 1952
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 2, 1952
* Michigan State Spartans
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "MSC Awarded First U.S. Grid Title by Landslide Vote" with standings (see). First report coverage on the Michigan State Spartans officially being named national champions of college football b... See More
1950 Wake Island Conference.. Korean War...
Item #693990
October 15, 1950
THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 15, 1950
* Wake Island Conference
* Korean War progress
* Douglas MacArthur
* Harry S. Truman
The top of the front page has a banner heading: "Truman Hails MacArthur Parley" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the Wake Island Conference which was about the progress of the Korean War.
Complete with all 60+ pages, rag edition in very nice conditio... See More
Brown vs. Board of Education...
Item #694070
December 10, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1952
* Brown vs. Board of Education
* Segregation in the South 1st argued
* Brown vs. Board of Education
* Segregation in the South 1st argued
The front page has a two column heading: "Supreme Court Asked to End School Segregation in Nation" Coverage on the 1st argument talks of the famous supreme court case.
Complete with 72 pages, rag edition in great condition.
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Complete with 72 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes... Tony the Tiger Ad...
Item #694666
March 11, 1953
A SINGLE PAGE from the Allentown Morning Call, Pennsylvania, March 11, 1953. A great full page for framing and displaying! This single page has a very displayable full page ad for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes featuring Tony the Tiger. This ad is simply GR-R-REAT (see images)!
Norwalk CT Little League champions....
Item #694739
August 30, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1952
* Norwalk CT Connecticut
* Little League baseball
* World Series champions
The sport's section (page 7) has a one column heading: "NORWALK ANNEXES LITTLE LOOP TITLE" with subhead (see) First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Norwalk, Connecticut winning the World Series championship at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. I sus... See More
Northern-most newspaper we have offered...
Item #695812
December 11, 1950
THE MUKLUK TELEGRAPH, Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 11, 1950 This newspaper--from a town which is primarily Native American (Eskimo)--is now the northern-most newspaper we have offered, further north than Rampart, Alaska, from which we have offered a few newspapers.
It lies above the Arctic Circle, and the tagline under the title is: "The Arctic's Greatest Newspaper". This is the vol... See More
1953 Waco, Texas tornado outbreak...
Item #696231
May 12, 1953
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 12, 1953
* 1953 Waco tornado outbreak
* 1st official F5 in the U.S.
The front page has a banner headline: "Tornadoes Kill 42 and Injure 400 in Texas; 6-Story Waco Building Tossed on Crowded Theater and Cafe" with related photo. (see) More inside.
Complete with 32 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular with some wear along the spine, otherw... See More
Worcester, Massachusetts tornado disaster....
Item #696405
June 10, 1953
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 10, 1953
* 1953 Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence
The front page has a banner headline: "197 DIE IN TORNADOES; FLINT TOLL MAY SOAR" with subheads and large photo. (see images) Full page pictorial on the back page. Coverage on the Flint, Michigan and Worcester, Massachusetts tornado disaster which was one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. histor... See More
Albert Einstein helps 15 yr. old girl ?....
Item #696464
May 16, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1952 (currently listed on eBay at: Albert Einstein)
* Albert Einstein makes a mistake ?
* Johanna Mankiewicz - 15 yr. old student
* 10th grade geometry class problem
Near the bottom of the front page is a four column heading: "Einstein Sends Q. E. D. to Problem of Schoolgirl, 15" with subhead and a facsimile of the diagram sent to the 15 yea... See More
1953 Marshall, Texas airplane disaster...
Item #696498
May 18, 1953
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 18, 1953
* Delta Air Flight 318 airplane crash
* Marshall, Texas - Douglas DC-3 disaster
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "19 DIE AS DELTA AIRLINER CRASHES DURING BLINDING THUNDERSTORM IN TEXAS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
SS United States ocean liner 1st trial run...
Item #696776
May 15, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1952
* SS United States ocean liner
* First trial run - Newport News
* Future Blue Riband - Atlantic Ocean
The top of the front page has a four column photo with heading: "American Superliner Begins Her First Trial Run" with text. First report coverage on the SS United States making her first trial run after completing construction.
Complet
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* SS United States ocean liner
* First trial run - Newport News
* Future Blue Riband - Atlantic Ocean
The top of the front page has a four column photo with heading: "American Superliner Begins Her First Trial Run" with text. First report coverage on the SS United States making her first trial run after completing construction.
Complet
Joe Louis' last knockout victory (1951) - the best we've seen...
Item #696788
June 16, 1951
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minnesota, June 16, 1951
* Joe Louis vs. Lee Savold
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* Last win by way of knockout
Page 12 has perhaps the best coverage of the last knockout of Joe Louis' career we have ever seen. It contains multiple photos and detailed coverage. The opposing page also has a related photo as does the front page. Truly a great issue!
This was t... See More
Lavrentiy Beria purged as Soviet traitor...
Item #696851
July 10, 1953
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 10, 1953
* Lavrentiy Beria ousted as traitor
* Marshal of the Soviet Union
* Joseph Stalin secret police chief
The front page has a banner headline: "BERIA PURGED!; No. 2 Red Called Traitor" with subheads and photo of Beria. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine/1st column... See More
1950 Battle of Pyongyang... Korean War...
Item #696984
October 19, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 19, 1950
* Battle of Pyongyang - North Corea
* Corean War - United Nations victory
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "U. N. TROOPS SMASH INTO PYONGYANG; KOREAN RED GOVERNMENT FLEES NORTH; TRUMAN SPEEDS KOREAN AID REQUESTS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 3 with related photo.
Complete with 64 pages, ... See More
Navy upsets Army....
Item #696992
December 03, 1950
SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., December 3, 1950
* The Army-Navy game (upset)
* College football rivalry
* West Point vs. Annapolis
The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "NAVY SNAPS ARMY''S STREAK, 14-2, BEFORE 103,000" with subheads and a nice action photo. Another related photo on the next page. (see images) This game is consi... See More
Pyongyang recaptured by North Korea...
Item #697018
December 04, 1950
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Dec. 4, 1950
* Pyongyang recaptured by Reds
* Korean War
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "UN TROOPS EVACUATING PYONGYANG AS MARINES FIGHT WAY OUT OF TRAP" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning along the margins, minor spine wear, generally very nice.... See More
Minneapolis Lakers NBA title.... George Mikan...
Item #697073
April 26, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1952
* Minneapolis Lakers win NBA title (1st report)
* George Mikan "Mr. Basketball"
The top of page 29 has a one column heading: "LAKERS WIN, 82-65, AND CAPTURE TITLE" First report coverage on the Minneapolis (Los Angeles) Lakers winning the 1951-52 NBA basketball title lead by George Mikan.
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great con... See More
Truman fires General MacArthur...
Item #697707
April 11, 1951
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, April 11, 1951
* Douglas MacArthur Fired
* World War II hero
* President Harry Truman
The front page has a banner headline: "PRESIDENT OUSTS M'ARTHUR; RIDGWAY NAMED SUCCESSOR" with subheads and two photos.
Incomplete issue containing 8 of the 30 pages, nice for display as such.
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Atomic bombing in the Korean War ?...
Item #698167
September 30, 1950
THE DAILY REPORTER, Dover, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1950
* Atomic bomb to be used ?
* Korean War - Harry Truman
The front page has a nice banner headline: "MAY USE ATOM BOMB, SAYS TRUMAN" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Of course the atom bomb was never used but a nice curiosity here.
Twelve pages, 2 folds a little margin wear, generally in good condition.... See More
1953 "Atomic Annie" nuclear cannon...
Item #698920
May 26, 1953
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 26, 1953
* M65 Atomic Annie Cannon
* Operation Upshot-Knothole Grable
* Nuclear weapons test (1st)
The front page has a one column heading: "ATOMIC CANNON FIRING LAUNCHES NEW ERA IN WAR" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the margins, a little top margin wear, generally very nice.... See More
Best Walter O. Briggs Sr. death...
Item #699190
January 17, 1952
THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 17, 1952
* Walter O. Briggs Sr. death
* Automobile manufacturing company
* Detroit Tigers baseball team owner
The front page has a nice banner headline: "WALTER O. BRIGGS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see images) Nice for display. Lengthy first report coverage continues inside with another related photo. Great to have in this Detroit publication, very rar... See More
Spree Killer Ernest 'Ernie' Ingenito' shootings...
Item #699251
November 18, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 18, 1950
* Spree Killer Ernest 'Ernie' Ingenito shootings
* Franklin Township & Minotola, New Jersey
The front page has a two column heading: "Veteran Kills 5, Wounds 4 Seized After Jersey Chase" (see images) First report coverage on Ernest 'Ernie" Ingenito's spree killings in Franklin Township and Minotola, New Jersey. Nice to hav... See More
1st HEMI engine automobile released in 1951...
Item #699404
February 10, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 10, 1951
* Chrysler Hemi engine is born (FirePower)
* 1st automobiles are released for sale
* American V8 gasoline engines 1st used
Page 19 has a three column photo headed: "The 1951 Chrysler Imperial Four-Door Sedan" with text. This was the day the HEMI (formally called "Firepower") engine made it's debut in a automobile for sale.
And mayb... See More
Edmund Hillary conquers Mt. Everest...
Item #700182
June 02, 1953
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 2, 1953
* Sir Edmund Percival Hillary & Tenzing Norgay
* Mount Everest summit reached (1st time)
* Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The top of the front page, above the masthead is a banner headline: "BRITONS SCALE MT. EVEREST" with subhead. (see images) Also a banner headline reads: "ELIZABETH HAILED" and more inside.
Complete 1st sec... See More
1951 Frank Costello - NYC mob boss...
Item #701508
March 16, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1951
* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss
* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce
* Rosenbergs atomic bomb spy case
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "COSTELLO DEFIES SENATORS, WALKS OUT OF HEARING HERE; FACES ARREST ON CONTEMPT" with subheads and related photo showing Costello ... See More
Willie Mays drafted by U.S. Army...
Item #701909
January 17, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1952
* Willie Mays "The Say Hey Kid"
* New York Giants baseball player
* Drafted by the United States Army (Korean War)
The top of page 33 has a seven column heading: "Mays of Giants Is Found Acceptable for Draft After Second Test" with subheads and photo of Mays taking the aptitude test. (see images)
Complete with 52 pages, light toning a... See More
Willie Mays 1st MLB hit is a home run...
Item #701917
May 29, 1951
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 29, 1951
* Willie Mays very 1st MLB career hit
* New York Giants baseball home run
The sport's section (page 8) has a report giving the highlights of the games played the previous day. Within the article is text that begins with: "Willie Mays, 20-year-old Negro rookie recently brought up from Minneapolis, smashed his first major le... See More
1952 Washington D.C. UFOs...
Item #702044
July 31, 1952
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass, July 31, 1952
* Washington D.C. UFO Incident
* Flying Saucers ?
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Saucer Stories Impede USAF" (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.
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