Historic Newspapers: Search Results
Found 126 Results
-
Item #725960THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1930
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Months prior to him becoming World champion
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Nazzarino Poggi at New York Coliseum
* From the city where it happened
Near the bottom of page 29 is a one column heading: "Londos Throws Poggi At Coliseum In 25:04"... Read full description -
Item #725882THE TIMES, London, May 8, 1840
* The disappearance of Father Thomas
* Led to the severe Jewish persecution
* Profoundly historic - notorious instance of Judaica "blood libel"
On page 5, under the unassuming heading, "MONEY-MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE", is the inconspicuous but noteworthy report which includes in part: "
The issue... Read full description -
Item #725827THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 14, 1930
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Joe Stocco at 71st Regiment Armory
* From the city where it happened
The top of page 33 has a one column heading: "STOCCO IS THROWN TO MAT BY LONDOS" with subhead. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item... Read full description -
Item #725762NEW YORK POST, April 26, 1945
* The hunt for Adolph Hitler
* Russians - Soviet Army in Berlin
* Closing events of WWII Europe
The front page has a nice headline: "RUSSIANS HUNT HITLER IN BERLIN" with coverage and related map on the next page. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, some wear along the... Read full description -
Item #725761THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 17, 1931
* Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* World Heavyweight title defense
* vs. George Calza at Madison Square Garden
* From the city where it happened
The top of page 35 has a banner heading: "17,000 See Londos Keep Wrestling Title by Defeating Calza in the Garden"... Read full description -
Item #725758COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 31, 1798
* Daniel Hewes's Umbrella Manufacturer advertisement
The back page has an advertisement for the: "Boston Umbrella Manufactury" by Daniel Hewes. (see image)
Complete with all 4 pages, good condition.
background: Daniel Hewes’s 1798 establishment of the Boston Umbrella Manufactury at 57... Read full description -
Item #725752CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 11, 1930
* Jake Lingle assassination (2nd report)
* Chicago Tribune gangland reporter
* Al 'Scarface Capone - Gangsters
* Best title to be had (very rare as such)
The front page has a five column heading: "Raise Reward for Killer to $55,000" with subheads and related illustration. (see images) Page 5 has a photo of Lingle's wife, and... Read full description -
Item #725747THE DETROIT FREED PRESS, May 29, 1931
* Aviation endurance flight record achieved
* Pilots Walter E. Lees and Frederic Brossy
* Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker airplane (84 hours)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "DETROIT FLIERS LAND WITH 84-HOUR RECORD" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Great to have from the city... Read full description -
Item #725745THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 1, 1935
* Assassination of Joseph "Tough Joe" Amberg
* Murder Inc.'s Louis Buchalter & Albert Anastasia
The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "GANGSTERS KILL 2 LINED UP AT WALL" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition, some light damp staining, generally nice.
background: The... Read full description -
Steamer "Island Queen" disaster...
Item #725743WILKES-BARRE RECORD, Penn. September 10, 1947
* "Exodus 1947" Jewish refugees relocated to Germany
* 24 refuges hurt, 50 ringleaders are jailed
* Excursion steamer "Island Queen" disaster
The front page has a historic report regarding the arrival of the Jewish refuges from the Exodus 1947 vessel, which had been captured by the British outside of... Read full description -
Item #725740THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1956
* Jules Feiffer - American satirist - cartoonist
* 2nd ever appearance headed "Sick, Sick, Sick"
Page 6 has the second ever appearance of a Jules Feiffer cartoon headed: "Sick, Sick, Sick" (see images) Issues from the 1950's are extremely rare as the circulation of this... Read full description -
Item #725735THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. April 14, 1966
* Airplane travel enters a new era
* Pan Am & the Jumbo Jet is born
* The Boeing 747 aircraft is introduced
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "Airline Orders Plane That Will Seat 490" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete with all 76 pages, a... Read full description -
Item #725732SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Aug. 24, 1942
* Earl Warren runs for the California Governorship
* Great Republican campaign advertisement
* Prelude to the Supreme Court of the United States
Page 8 has a great full page campaign advertisement for Earl Warren who was running for California Governor for the first time.... Read full description -
Item #725730SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT section only of The New York Times, August 3, 1969
* Very first color photos on the Moon published
This highly sought after piece of history that shows the very first color photos from Tranquility Base with a front page heading: "THE MOON: A New Frontier". This 20 pages supplement has several related photos with... Read full description -
Carleton becomes commander-in-chief of British forces in America... Very descriptive of St. Lucia...Item #725713THE LONDON MAGAZINE, England, April, 1782 Inside has over a full page article: "An Account of the Island of St. Lucia" which is very descriptive. The accompanying map called for is lacking. The other plate called for is lacking as well.
A report notes that: "...his Excellency... Read full description -
Item #725684THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1943
* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures)
* Middle of the World War II era - 167th anniversary
Page 14 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous... Read full description -
Item #725683THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 1, 1945
* Raising a Flag over the Reichstag - WWII
* Soviet's Union's victory over Nazi Germany
* Battle of Berlin - World War II (Europe) ending
The front page has a banner headline: "Soviets Hoist Victory Flag Over Reichstag" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all... Read full description -
Item #725682LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Feb. 19, 1965
* South Vietnamese Coup attempt
* General Lâm Văn Phát - Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo
* General Nguyễn Khánh - Saigon siege
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Saigon Seized; Coup Directed At Khanh" (see images)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #725667CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 3, 1926
* During U.S. Prohibition
* Illegal beer - alcohol
* Failure of the law exposed
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ASKS TIGHTER U.S. LIQUOR LAW" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display for any tavern or home bar.
When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born... Read full description -
Item #725666THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 28, 1945
* SS Leader Heinrich Himmler
* Betrays Fuhrer Adolph Hitler
* Offers surrender to Western Allies
The front page has a banner headline: "Himmler Offer to Surrender Is Reported" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
... Read full description -
Item #725665THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 27, 1945
* Elbe River Day - Torgau, Germany
* Soviet (Russian) & American Troops
The front page has a banner headline: "Germany Bisected as Yanks and Russians Join" with various subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some... Read full description -
Item #725664MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, November 17, 1942
* Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
* Savo Island - Solomons victory
The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPAN GIVEN WORST DEFEAT" with subheads and related map. (see image) Nice for display.
Complete with 20 pages, some various small ink notations throughout with 2 on the front page, light toning... Read full description -
Item #725662MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE., Nov. 20, 1942
* Oregon State Hospital - Salem
* Mass food poisoning disaster
The front page has a nice banner headline: "POISON KILLS 32 IN ASYLUM" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Much on World War II events of the day.
Complete with all 20 pages, some various small ink notations throughout with... Read full description -
Item #725661THE DETROIT NEWS, May 3, 1935
* "Bride of Frankenstein" horror film
* Opening day premiere advertisement (Detroit)
* Actor Boris Karloff as The Monster
Page 15 has a illustrated advertisement for the premiere showing in Detroit for the horror film: "The Bride Of Frankenstein" starring Boris Karloff. The ad measures 10 1/2 x 4 inches.... Read full description -
Item #725660LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 30, 1985
* Sandra "Blue" Good refuses parole from prison
* Radicalized Charles Manson family cult member
The front page of section II has a two column heading: "Sandra Good, Part of Manson 'Family,' Turns Down Parole" with photo of Good. (see images)
Complete 1st & 2nd sections only with a total of 42 pages,... Read full description -
Item #725658LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1987
* United States Supreme Court decision
* John v. Transportation Agency - SCOTUS
* Affirmative action re. Women in the workplace
* Employers can hire based on gender over expertise
The top of the front page has a headline: "High Court Backs Job Preference for Women" with subhead and related photo.... Read full description -
Item #725657THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1942
* Battle of the Coral Sea - U.S. victory ?
* Imperial Japanese verses United States Navy
* USS Lexington aircraft carrier sinking fame
* First ever naval battle with aircraft carriers
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U. S. FLEET HUNTS BATTERED ENEMY" with subheads. (see images) More on... Read full description -
Item #725656THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 15, 1673
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day.... Read full description -
Item #725655THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1961
* Bob Dylan - Robert Allen Zimmerman (19 yrs. old)
* Very 1st photo of him in a publication
* Cafe Wha? music venue in Greenwich Village
* Photo taken 2 months prior to his 1st gig
* This photo was actually taken in early Feb., 1961
An... Read full description -
Item #725639SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1987
* Indiana University Hoosiers men's basketball
* Keith Smart's last second jump shot for the win
* NCAA championship game vs. Syracuse Orangemen
The front page of this section has a banner heading: "Hoosiers Get Smart When It Counts" with subheads and two related photos.... Read full description -
Item #725608THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1945
* The 1945 Cairo Pogrom
* The Balfour Day riots
* Anti-Jewish - Jews by Arabs
* Anti-Zionist demonstration
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "EGYPT ARABS RIOT AGAINST ZIONISTS; 10 KILLED, 350 HURT" with subheads. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #725606THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1959
* Dodger great "Roy Campanella Night"
* Dodgers vs. Yankees exhibition game
* Benefit for his medical expenses
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The top of page 30 has a banner heading: "Record 93,103 See Dodgers Bow to Yanks After Halting Giants in Afternoon" with subheads and related photo. (see... Read full description -
Item #725587NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 3, 1865
* Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin
* F4 tornado - Green Schoolhouse disaster
Near the bottom of the front page is a somewhat brief report with small heading: "Terrible Tornado In Wisconsin" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 8 pages, uncut and untrimmed, nice condition.
background: The 1865 Viroqua... Read full description -
Item #725586THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 28, 1963
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* The Town Hall - New York City
* First major solo concert appearance
Page 15 has a small but early advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at The Town Hall in New York City. (see image) This was considered Dylan's 1st major solo... Read full description -
Item #725585THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 28, 1961
* Very early Bob Dylan's performance advertisement
* Gerde's Folk City music venue in Greenwich Village
* Considered his breakthrough performance (20 yrs. old)
* Before his very first concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall
Page 8 has a small but historic advertisement for what... Read full description -
Item #725449THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 23, 1979
* Ira Einhorn "The Unicorn Killer"
* Environmental activist & murderer
* Holly Maddux killing case w/ photos
The front page has a banner heading: "Blinded by the Light; The Einhorn-Maddux Murder Case" with photo of Ira Einhorn and Holly Maddux. Very... Read full description -
Item #725404THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 1, 1975
* Early Marshall Applewhite & Bonnie Nettles
* Heaven's Gate - new religious movement - cult
* Two witnesses of Revelation ? UFO religion
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/... Read full description -
Item #724790CHICAGO TRIBUNE (Sunday Edition), March 30, 1980 (sections I-V) The front page has considerable detail regarding the merging of the Midwest Mafia - including involvement of Anthony Spilotro ("Tony the Ant") and Nick and Carl Cilvella.
Included are sections I through V. Minimal margin wear and toning, good condition. -
Item #724789SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Oct. 6, 2001 The front page is almost totally devoted to Barry Bonds breaking the single-season home run record with a very dramatic photos & large headline (#71 and #72). Great to have this report in a San Francisco newspaper despite the later controversy concerning use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Present... Read full description -
Item #724788NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1999 The front page has a four column photo titled: "With a Few Tears and a Final Assist, Gretzky Says Goodbye".
The front page of the sports section has a much larger photo of Gretzky waving to the crowd, headed: "THE GREAT GOODBYE" with more, and additional reports within.
The complete issue with all 4 sections,... Read full description -
Item #724735SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 11, 1879 The front page has various scenes from inside a Tobacco Factory. Inside contains images and text re: "A Three Legged Woodcock", "...The Tanks of the Brighton Aquarium", "The Chichester Water tower", and more. Period... Read full description -
Item #724654APAMAMA NUT I BEBA, Feb. 18, 1944 This island is a postage stamp size chunk of coral and trees in the Pacific Ocean, one of the Gilbert Islands, not far from the Equator. In the masthead is: "Apamama's On The Map - With One Objective - Blast The Jap!"
This is a crudely produced "camp" newspaper... Read full description -
Item #724650THE HYP-DOCTOR, London, Oct. 30, 1733 The title is an archaic phrase for a "hodgepodge of nonsense". This curious satirical paper published from 1730-1741, a pro-Walpole (first Prime Minister of Great Britain) newspaper created to oppose another British title "The Craftsman". It was published by John "Orator"... Read full description -
Item #724646THE OLD CAPITOL, Columbia, Texas, March 10, 1888 Yes, Columbia--now known as West Columbia--was the first formal capital of Texas, established in 1836. A quite rare title which existed for less than 2 years. Only one institution has a substantial holding of this title and its file is not complete.
The content is... Read full description -
Item #724643WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, May 8, 1863 This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this... Read full description -
Item #724422NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 22, 1844
* Mormons leader Joseph Smith
* Election campaign for president
* 1st presidential candidate to be killed
It is not known by many today that Joseph Smith, leader of the Latter-Day Saints, ran for president of the United States in 1844.
After several years of... Read full description -
Item #724419OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 22, 1886 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... Read full description -
Item #722355LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 14, 1994
* Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman
* Football great O. J. Simpson a suspect ?
* First report from the city where it happened
The significance of this issue is the relatively inconspicuous report on the front page with just a one column heading: "O.J. Simpson's Ex-Wife, Man... Read full description -
Item #719730SANDWICH ISLAND GAZETTE & JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, Honolulu, Oahu, Aug. 20, 1836
* Very rare publication
* 1st English language
This was the very first English language newspaper published in Hawaii, known as the Sandwich Islands at that time. It is the volume 1, number 4 issue. It was preceded by only two... Read full description -
Item #719251JUNIATA SENTINEL, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1865
* re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Funeral train on tour towards Springfield
* Closing event of the American Civil War
The front page is mostly with a lengthy & detailed report: "A Vist To Richmond - What was Seen & Learned There" with subheads: "The... Read full description
An Inside Look
Timothy Hughes Rare &
Early Newspapers…
A special thank you goes out
to the staff of WGRC!
to the staff of WGRC!
History's Newsstand Blog
- Who’s Who in Newspapers? Father Thomas edition…
- What’s in a Masthead – An 1800s Boston Investigator…
- Lead-up to a Nation… as reported in the newspapers of the day (reflecting back on March, 1776)…
- Who’s Who in Newspapers? Jack Johnson edition (1910)…
Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers
P.O. Box 3636
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: 1-570-326-1045
E-mail: info@rarenewspapers.com
Hours
Weekdays, 7:30 - 4 (ET)
Full Contact Information
P.O. Box 3636
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: 1-570-326-1045
E-mail: info@rarenewspapers.com
Hours
Weekdays, 7:30 - 4 (ET)
Full Contact Information
