1952 Bakersfield earthquake disaster...
Item #667342
August 23, 1952
LOS ANGELES TIMES, EXTRA, August 23, 1952
* Bakersfield, California
* Earthquake disaster
The front p]age has a great banner headline in large, bold lettering: "GREAT QUAKE IN BAKERSFIELD" with subhead. (see) Nice to have in this West Coast title, rare as such.
Incomplete issue containing 6 of the 12 pages of the 1st section only, nice for display as such.... See More
How cartoons are made...
Item #667184
October 14, 1916
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 14, 1916 The entire front page is taken up with an illustration captioned: "Animated Cartoons In the Making: Filming the Successive Drawings." showing a man doing just that. An inside page is entirely devoted to: "Animated Cartoons in the Making--How 16,000 Drawings are Prepared & Photographed in Producing 1000 Feet of Motion Picture Fil... See More
1st Transatlantic flight... Graf Zeppelin German airship...
Item #667174
October 14, 1928
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 14, 1928
* D-LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Interscontinental flight
* Atlantic Ocean to Lakehurst, New Jersey
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ZEPPELIN NEAR COAST OF U.S." with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Coverage on the 1st Intercontinental flight of the Graf Zeppelin.
Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, this is... See More
War in Germany is ending...
Item #667172
May 7, 1945
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, VE, May 7, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit
The masthead has a patriotic theme with blue and red ink. The terrific banner headline announces: "NAZIS SURRENDER" with: "EUROPE WAR COMES TO END" with large photo of Eisenhower. Great for display. More on the following pages. Two full page pictorials at the back.
First section only... See More
Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......
Item #667168
October 26, 1960
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1960
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Sentence to 4 months
* re. Atlanta sit-ins
The top of front page has a two column photo of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing handcuffs with heading: "Dr. King Gets 4 Months in Georgia" (see)
source: "The King Legacy": On January 20, MLK moves to Atlanta and becomes co-pastor, with his father, at the Ebenezer ... See More
1993 World Trade Center Bombing...
Item #667166
February 27, 1993
DAILY NEWS, New York, NY, February 27, 1993
* 1st attack on World trade Center
* Terrorists
* In a NYC paper
This 32 page newspaper contains news of the day and interesting advertisements throughout including the following featured material: Reports on the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing which was the first act of terrorism against the buildings which failed.
Nice to have from a New Yo... See More
Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in 1932....
Item #667162
August 14, 1932
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 14, 1932
* University of California Golden Bears
* Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in rowing
Page 2 of the sport's section (near the back) has a two column heading: "Golden Bears State Sensational Finish to Cop Olympic Regatta". (see) First report coverage on the University of California Golden Bears Crew winning the gold medal in the 1932 Su... See More
Country's leading women's suffrage publication...
Item #667151
April 6, 1895
THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., April 6, 1895
* Rare 19th century title
* Women's suffrage
Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist lea... See More
Bobby Fischer wins World chess title....
Item #667150
September 4, 1972
THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, September 4, 1972
* Bobby Fischer wins World title
* 1st American to achieve this
* Boris Vasilievich Spassky
The top of page 18 has a four column heading: "Fischer OKs return match 'if prize pool is high enough" with photo of Fischer. (see) Coverage on Bobby Fischer winning the World chess championship.
Complete with 40+ pages, a few bindi... See More
Washington crew wins Olympic gold in 1936....
Item #667149
August 15, 1936
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 15, 1936
* University of Washington Huskies
* Wins Olympic gold in rowing
* Famous upset vs. Nazi Germany
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline: "'HUSKY CLIPPER' SWEEPS TO OLYMPIC TITLE" with subheads. Also on this page is a nice photo of Jesse Owens landing in the sand during the long jump. (see) Mor... See More
Guglielmo Marconi & ultra short radio waves.....
Item #667147
August 13, 1932
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., August 13, 1932
* Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi
* Ultra short radio waves improved
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Marconi Perfects Method Of Sending Short radio Waves Over Long Distance" with subheads. (see)
Complete with all 14 pages, good condition.... See More
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi arrested...
Item #667146
August 10, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 10, 1942
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - India riots
* The Mahatma & Jawaharlal Nehru arrests
The top of front page has photos of Gandhi and Nehru with heading: "Violence in India" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, small address label on the front page, some small binding holes along the spine,... See More
Gandhi-Irwin Pact...
Item #667144
March 4, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 4, 1931
* Gandhi-Irwin Pact reached (1st report)
* Mahatma Gandhi & Lord Irwin - India
The front page has a five column heading: "Gandhi Wins; Peace Come to India" with subheads that include: "'HOLY MAN' AND GREAT BRITAIN AGREE ON TERMS" and more. (see) A few related photos are on the back page.
Complete with all 38 pages, ... See More
HMS Courageous (50) sunk disaster...
Item #667143
September 18, 1939
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 18, 1939
* HMS Courageous (50) sinking
* Royal Navy aircraft carrier
* German submarine U-29 torpedo
The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAZI SUBMARINE SINKS BRITISH PLANE CARRIER" with subhead and photo. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the torpedo attack on the HMS Courageous in the opening weeks of World War II with t... See More
1950 Preston Tucker not guilty...
Item #667142
January 23, 1950
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, January 23, 1950
* Preston Tucker not guilty (1st report)
* Automobile designer & entrepreneur
* 1948 Tucker Sedan "Tucker Torpedo" fame
The front page has a one column heading: "Tucker Will Try to Re-organize Firm" with subhead: "Accused Cleared Of Fraud Charges" (see)
Four pages, a few larger size binding holes along the ... See More
1939 Charles M. Schwab death...
Item #667141
September 19, 1939
EDITORIAL SECTION only of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sept. 19, 1939
* Charles M. Schwab death (1st report)
* American steel magnate
* Bethlehem Steel fame
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "CHAS. M. SCHWAB DIES; FOUNDER OF BETHLEHEM STEEL" with subhead and photo. (see)
Complete editorial section only with 8 pages, some small archival mends along the last... See More
1941 Winston Churchill speech....
Item #667140
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 31, 1941* Winston Churchill speech
* "Some chicken! Some neck!"
* Ottawa, Canada - World War II
The front page has a two column heading: "Churchill Sees Two Tasks Before Final Blow at Enemy" (see) Complete text of Churchill's speech and related photo are on page 6. First report coverage on Winston Churchill's "Some chicken! Some ne... See More
Israel is granted United Nations membership...
Item #667138
May 12, 1949
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 12, 1949
* Israel joins the United Nations (1st report)
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
The front page has an article headed: "UN ADMITS ISRAEL WITH 37-12 VOTE" with subhead. (see)
Complete in 40 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More
The Great Depression in NYC...
Item #667112
December 10, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 10 only, December 10, 1933
* The Great Depression
* Several case examples
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "REMEMBER THESE: THE NEEDIEST OF ALL!" related illustration. Lengthy text takes up the rest of the front page and continues on page 2 with another illustration. Nice for display.
Other topics throughout. Complete section 10 o... See More
Prelude to the creation of the Jewish state...
Item #667097
May 11, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1948
* Creating the Jewish state of Israel
* Jews - Judaica - Palestine
The top of page 19 contains an early report concerning the soon-to-be-announced statehood for Israel, headed: "Jews to Proclaim State Despite U.S." with subhead: "U.N. Assembly Held Limited to Recognizing Accomplished Facts--Questions Asked" and begins: "Despite... See More
Dramatic announcement of the end of World War II...
Item #667072
August 14, 1945
THE CALL BULLETIN, San Francisco, August 14, 1945
* World War II ends
* Japanese surrenders
The front page has one of the more dramatic announcements of the end of World War II with a very large, bold banner headline dropped out of a black box: "WAR OVER ! " with a lead-in printed in red ink: "Truman Announces: ". The subhead: "M'Arthur Named to Acce... See More
King and Queen of England visits the Big Apple...
Item #667069
June 10, 1939
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 10, 1939.
* King and Queen of England (George VI)
* New York City - visits the big apple
The front page has a banner headline: "KING AND QUEEN COME TO TOWN TO CHEERS OF CITY'S MILLIONS" with subheads and related photo. Nice for display. More on the following pages including two full page pictorials which is also nice for display.
Complete with 3... See More
1928 Okeechobee hurricane....
Item #667067
September 18, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 18, 1928
* Okeechobee hurricane
* Palm Beach, Florida
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "HUNDREDS HURT, 33 KILLED IN FLORIDA STORM, 100-MILE SWATH WRECKED, PALM BEACH HARD HIT; 300 DEAD IN GUADELOUPE; APPEAL BY COOLIDGE" with subheads and related map. (see) Lengthy coverage continues inside. Always nice to have notable events in hi... See More
Notre Dame football w/ Knute Rockne as coach...
Item #667066
October 14, 1928
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, sport's section only, October 14, 1928
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Head coach Knute Rockne
* NCAA college football
The front page of this section has a nice banner photo showing inside Soldiers' Field with heading: "Biggest Crowd In Footbll History Sees Notre Dame Defeat Navy" Nice for display. Also a one column heading: "Chicago Yells for ... See More
MS St. Louis...1939 Jewish refugees... Jews...
Item #667061
June 4, 1939
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 4, 1939..
* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis
* Jewish refugees to land in Cuba ?
* The Voyage of the Damned - Jews
Page 11 has a one column heading: "Cuba May Alter Laws To Allow Jews To Enter" with subhead & small related map. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news of the day. Com... See More
1940 Joe DiMaggio Yankees contract signing...
Item #667060
March 6, 1940
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 6, 1940
* Joe DiMaggio's contract signing
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* From his hometown - rare as such
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a three column headline: "DiMag Accepts Terms!; Mr., Mrs. Head East" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Joe DiMaggio's contract signing after just four seasons with the New Y... See More
Black Legion arrests... Virgil Effinger...
Item #667059
August 21, 1936
THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 21, 1936
* Black Legion - White supremacists
* Virgil Effinger - KKK - Ku Klux Klan
* re. Charles Poole murder
The front page has a banner headline: "22 Black Legion Officers Are Indicted" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Another banner headline on page 2. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in ni... See More
1938 Voder invention... speech synthesis...
Item #666975
January 6, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 6, 1939
* Early Voder invention
* Bell Labs - Homer Dudley
* Speech synthesis machine
The front page has a one column heading: "Machine Talks in 23 Human Voice Sounds" (see) related photo is on the back page. Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along th... See More
Rumrunner Larry Fay assassination....
Item #666973
January 2, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 2, 1933
* Rumrunner Larry Fay killed
* Prohibition era rum-running
* NYC bootlegger - gangster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LARRY FAY IS SLAIN IN HIS NIGHT CLUB; DOORMAN IS HUNTED" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 3 with photo and list of his prior offenses.
Other news, sports and advertiseme... See More
Gertrude B. Kelly death... feminist...
Item #666972
February 17, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1934
* Gertrude B. Kelly death
* Women's rights feminist
The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "GERTRUDE B. KELLY, SURGEON, 72, DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Gertrude B. Kelly, women's rights advocate.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, light toning a... See More
Review & premiere of "Gettysburg", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #666964
October 8, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 8, 1993
* Best "Gettysburg" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere & review
* Epic American Civil War film
* Demolition Man
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Gettysburg" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hol... See More
Texas Guinan death... queen of the night clubs...
Item #666963
November 6, 1933
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Nov. 6, 1933
* Texas Guinan death (1st report)
* "Queen of the night clubs" - actress
* Prohibition era speakeasy fame
The front page has a one column heading: "Tex Guinan's Death Symbolizes Dying Era" with subhead. (see)
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice... See More
1946 Baruch Plan... Atomic energy - bombs...
Item #666956
June 15, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1946
* Bernard Baruch Plan
* Atomic energy - bombs
* America & Russia
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U.S. WILL TELL ATOM SECRET, DESTROY BOMBS, IF U.N. ESTABLISHES CONTROLS WITHOUT A VETO" with subheads. (See) Complete text of Baruch's speech is on page 4.
Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia n... See More
Color cover showing birds by C. Coles Phillips... "The Cooking Lesson" by W. V. Cahill...
Item #666949
April 1, 1911
THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, April 1, 1911 The cover has a decorative, displayable, color cover of birds in flight from a painting by C. Coles Phillips. It would look great framed. The inside of the cover has a full page ad sponsored by the Cream of Wheat Co., "THE COOKING LESSON", from a painting by W. V. Cahill. Also found within is page of color doll cut-outs (not... See More
1910 cut-outs for dolls...
A finely dressed young lady... Kellogg's Corn Flakes......
Item #666948
September 1, 1910
THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, September 1, 1910 The cover has a decorative, displayable, color cover of a young woman dressed for an outing by Harrison Fisher. It would look great framed. The back cover has a wonderful full page ad for Kellogg's Corn Flakes. The inside has period color cut-outs for dolls. Other prints are found throughout.
The issue measures approx. 11&quo... See More
Color print of a young woman... Turn-of-the-century hats...
Item #666945
October 15, 1910
THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, October 15, 1910 The cover has a decorative, displayable, color cover of a young woman by Henry Hutt. It would look great framed. For those who appreciate turn-of-the-century fashion, located within are 4 pages of vignettes showing various woman's hats of the era. Additional color and B&W prints.
The issue measures approx. 11" by 16&q... See More
Displayable color print of a young girl...
Item #666944
January 1, 1912
THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, January, 1912 The cover has a decorative, displayable, color cover of a young girl. It would look great framed. Additional color and B&W prints are found within. See images for details. For those who appreciate turn-of-the-century advertising, the full page Gold Medal flour ad is particularly nice. An interesting article for a Girl's Club s... See More
King Umberto II of Italy abdication...
Item #666943
June 14, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1946
* King Umberto II of Italy
* Abdication to Portugal
The front page has one column headings: "HUMBERT DEPARTS 'TO SPARE ITALIANS'" "Proclamation Denounces Action of Government--King Will Join Family in Lisbon" with related photo. (see) Report continues on page 3 with smaller subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history... See More
Corregidor Surrenders in 1942....
Item #666925
May 6, 1942
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minn. May 6, 1942
* United States surrender Corregidor (day of)
* Manila Bay, Philippines
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice headline in bold lettering: "JAPS INVADE CORREGIDOR" with subheads. Nice for display.
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice. ... See More
1979 Tensions between Iran & America...
Item #666924
December 1, 1979
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 1, 1979
* Iranian hostage crisis
* Tensions w/ America
* Shah of Iran & Egypt ?
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Iran Warns U.S. and Egypt, Boycotts U.S." with subheads. More inside regarding the Hostage crisis.
Complete with 36 pages, nice condition.
1952 Bakersfield earthquake disaster...
Item #666923
August 23, 1952
HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Extra, August 23, 1952
* Bakersfield, California
* Earthquake disaster
The front page has a banner headline above the masthead: "STIFF QUAKE JOLTS L.A.L Bakersfield Damage Mounts" with subhead and related photo. Nice for display. More inside. Nice to have in this West Coast title, rare as such.
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More
King Umberto II of Italy to abdicate...
Item #666922
June 13, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1946
* King Umberto II of Italy
* 1946 Italian institutional referendum
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FULL RULE OF ITALY GIVEN TO PREMIER; HUMBERT SNUBBED" with subheads. (see) Report continues on page 3 with a few related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 46 pages, this is the rare rag editio... See More
Chamberlain foolishly believes "it is peace for our time"...
Item #666919
October 1, 1938
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 1, 1938
* Chamberlain's "it is peace for our time"...
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Nazis - Adolph Hitler enters Czechoslovakia
The day prior British Prime Minster Neville Chamberlain gave a speech concerning the Munich Agreement and the Anglo-German Declaration and assured the British people that: "...it is peace for our ... See More
1930 Ocilla, Georgia Negro lynching...
Item #666918
February 2, 1930
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, February 2, 1930.
* James Irwin Negro lynching
* Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "Negro Lynched For Slaying Of White Girl, 14" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro, James Irwin, in Ocilla, Georgia.
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding hole... See More
1945 Attack on Yokosuka, Japan....
Item #666916
July 19, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1945
* Attack on Yokosuka - Japan
* United States Navy air raid
* Imperial Japanese Navy
The front page has a great banner headline: "CARRIER PLANES LASH REMNANTS OF FOE'S NAVY AS OUR WARSHIPS SHELL TOKYO BAY ENTRANCE" with subheads. Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Comple... See More
Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea in 1945
Item #666915
July 26, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1945
* Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea - Japan
* United States Third Fleet - air raid
* Imperial Japanese Navy sinkings
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a five column headline: "20 JAPANESE WARSHIPS DAMAGED" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 34 pages, ... See More
Big three meet in 1945...
Item #666914
February 13, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, February 13, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Churchill - Stalin
* Yalta Conference re. Germany & post war Europe
The front page has a banner headline that announces: "DESTROY NAZIS, BIG 3 AGREE" with subheads and related photo.
Complete with all 16 pages, some stray pen notations on unrelated inside pages, light toning at the margins, otherwi... See More
Republic of China recognized by U.S....
Item #666913
September 28, 1928
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 28, 1928
* Republic of China (Taiwan) recognized
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "ADMIT U. S. HAS RECOGNIZED NEW RULERS IN CHINA" (see) First report coverage on the United States recognizing the Republic of China (Taiwan) for the 1st time. Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 40pages, rag edition in great co... See More
Cherbourg, France captured...
Item #666912
June 24, 1944
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 24, 1944
* Capturing Cherbourg, France
* Post D-Day - Normandy landings
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a great banner headline in bold lettering: "RIP CHERBOURG LINES" with subheads. Nice for display. Coverage continues on page 5 with related map. (see)
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the m... See More
1st bombing mission in Europe... First Report...
Item #666911
July 5, 1942
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 5, 1942
* 1st ever American bombing mission in Europe (1st report)
* World War II - WWII - United States Air Force
The front page has a three column heading: "U. S. JOINS RAF IN HOLIDAY RAID ON DUTCH OBJECTIVES" with subhead: "...Six of 12 Bombers Manned by Americans" This was the very 1st use of the United States Air Force over enemy o... See More
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