Vanderbilt Cup automobile race... Tazio Nuvolari...
Item #699162
October 12, 1936
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, October 12, 1936
* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing
* First major car race trophy in America
* Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari wins
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Nuvolari Wins Auto Race, Wimille, France, Second with subhead and photo. (see images) More in the sport's section.
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and a little wear ... See More
Woodhull & Claflin open the first women's brokerage firm on Wall Street...
Item #689692
February 14, 1870
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 14, 1870
* "Woodhull, Claflin & Co." advertisement
* First Women's Wall Street brokerage
The financial page has an intriguing, somewhat inconspicuous advertisement of a very notable--yet widely unknown--Wall Street "first".
The advertisement is for the very first women's brokerage firm to open on male-dominated Wall Street. It is ... See More
Early prints of the Southwest, including San Diego...
Item #688560
December 22, 1855
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 22, 1855 The ftpg. shows: "Sunken Schooner Eudora, From City Island" with more relate prints inside including: "The Eudora Tragedy--Arrest of the Negro" and "Burning of the Steamers at Memphis". Also a print of: "Greytown, Nicaragua" "Explosion of a Steam Fire-Engine, Cincinnati" a doublepg. cent... See More
Woodhull & Claflin open the first women's brokerage firm on Wall Street...
Item #686770
February 22, 1870
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 22, 1870
* "Woodhull, Claflin & Co." advertisement
* First Women's Wall Street brokerage
The financial page (pg. 6) has an intriguing, somewhat inconspicuous advertisement of a very notable--yet widely unknown--Wall Street "first".
The advertisement is for the very first women's brokerage firm to open on male-dominated Wall Street... See More
1903 William Kissam Vanderbilt marries...
Item #679295
April 25, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 25, 1903
* William Kissam Vanderbilt
* Anne Harriman Rutherford
* Wedding - Weds - Marries
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT WEDS WEDS MRS. RUTHERFORD" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tota... See More
1906 Vanderbilt Cup automobile race...
Item #678824
October 06, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1906
* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing
* First major car race trophy in America
* Racecar driver Louis Wagner victory
The front page has a two column heading: "FRENCHMAN WON VANDERBILT CUP" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tota... See More
Death of Jay Gould... Black scholar William Sanders Scarborough...
Item #676399
December 15, 1892
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 15, 1892
* William Sanders Scarborough
* African American scholar
* Isaac Mayer Wise - Jews
* Jewish Rabbi
The full front page is a photo of: "The Late Jay Gould" with page 4 having an accompanying article of the same heading. Yet another page is filled with six photos of: "The Birthplace & Some of the Residences of ... See More
Displayable color croquet cover...
Item #674555
March 21, 1912
LESLIE'S, New York, March 21, 1912 The prime feature of this issue is the very nice color cover, showing a woman playing croquet. This issue also features a very nice color back cover for "Grape-Nuts".
Also of interest is the nice doublepage centerfold which shows thirteen "Famous American Country Houses" including Vanderbilt's place at Biltmore, N.C.
Various un... See More
Woodhull & Claflin open the first women's brokerage firm on Wall Street...
Item #673607
February 05, 1870
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 5, 1870
* Historic 1st female Wall Street brokerage opens
* Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin sisters
* "The Bewitching Brokers" shatters tradition
The top of the back page has an intriguing report of a very notable--yet widely unknown--Wall Street "first".
Under the column heads: "THE QUEENS OF FINANCE" "The Palace of t... See More
Woodhull & Claflin open the first women's brokerage firm on Wall Street...
Item #673569
February 06, 1870
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1870
* Historic 1st female Wall Street brokerage opens
* Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin sisters
* "The Bewitching Brokers" shatters tradition
The top of the back page has an intriguing report of a very notable--yet widely unknown--Wall Street "first".
Under the column heads: "WALL STREET AROUSED" "The Female Brokers... See More
First report of the Lusitania sinking...
Item #672924
May 08, 1915
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1915
* RMS Lusitania sinking (1st report)
* Cunard Line ocean liner
Page 2 beings with a nearly two column report with column heads with type larger than normal announcing: "LUSITANIA IS SUNK BY A TORPEDO " "Big Cunarder Victim of Submarine" "Warned In New York" "Americans Advised on Day of Sailing... See More
Item #672858
December 23, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1934
* "Little Gloria" reunites with mother
* Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT CHILD AND MOTHER SHOP" with subheads and related photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news of the day. Complet... See More
1911 Vanderbilt Cup auto racing race...
Item #670912
November 27, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 27, 1911
* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing
* First major car race trophy in America
* American racecar driver Ralph Mulford
The front page has a great banner headline: "MULFORD WINS CLASSIC VANDERBILT RACE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to ... See More
The Vanderbilt International Cup...
Item #657734
October 22, 1904
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, 22, 1904
* The Vanderbilt International Car Race
* The Vanderbilt International Car Race
* The Tasmanian Dasure
This issue contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day accompanied by text, which include: The Vanderbilt International Cup Contest", "Steel Training Ship "Cumberland", Recently Launched at Boston Navy Yard", "Battleship "Ge
The discovery of x-rays by accident... Vanderbilt's Biltmore castle...
Item #656847
February 01, 1896
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 1, 1896 Page 3 has a notable report "Prof. Roentgen's Discovery" which is the accounting of how the discovery of x-rays was made by accident.
The front page shows the United States Navy Yard in New York. Also within the issue are articles: "A Twenty-Five Cent Bicycle" made of wood; Mr. Vanderbilt's estate, Biltmore showing two ... See More
Gloria Vanderbilt at 15 years old....
Item #654186
May 09, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1939
* Gloria Vanderbilt at 15 years old
* Mother of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper
* Successful appendectomy surgery
The top of the back page has a one column photo of a young Gloria Vanderbilt with heading: "Appendectomy Successful For Vanderbilt Heiress" and brief text. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, ... See More
The very first issue...
Item #648477
April 01, 1980
MUSEUM Magazine, New York, March/April, 1980 This is the Premier Issue, volume 1, number 1. Content includes "First Showing of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza's Priceless Collection (at the National Gallery of Art), "Walt Disney's Museum of the Future", by Ray Bradbury; "The Buffalo Bill Historical Center" by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; "The 6-Minute Lo... See More
Follow-up on the Lusitania sinking...
Item #634764
May 12, 1915
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1915
* RMS Lusitania sinking
* German torpedo submarine
* War tensions grow for U.S.
The front page has a short bit headed: "Vanderbilt's Body Found?". Page 2 has: "To Give Germany Chance To Disavow" and pg. 3 has: "MORE BODIES ARE FOUND IN WATER" "Ten Brought In to Small Port on Irish Coast&... See More
Famous millionaires of NYC....
Item #613448
June 18, 1876
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 18, 1876
* Alexander Turney Stewart
* William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
* Cornelius Vanderbilt
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "THE THREE CROESUSES" "Manhattan's Great Millionaires and Their Peculiarities" "Astor, the Hoarder's, and Vanderbilt, the... See More
The discovery of x-rays by accident... Vanderbilt's Biltmore castle...
Item #604534
February 01, 1896
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 1, 1896 Page 3 has a notable report "Prof. Roentgen's Discovery" which is the accounting of how the discovery of x-rays was made by accident. The front page shows the United States Navy Yard in New York. Also within the issue are articles: The Bassett Curtain Fixture; an electric welding machine for use on bicycle frames; "A Twenty-Five Ce... See More
Cornelius Vanderbilt II death...
Item #593831
September 13, 1899
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 13, 1899
* Cornelius Vanderbilt II death (1st report)
This 4 page newspaper has one headlines on the front page that include: "VANDERBILT'S DEATH", "Details of How the Multi-Millionaire Passed Away" and more.with small illustration of Vanderbilt.
Other news of the day. Light browning, some spine wear, other... See More
Alfred Vanderbilt weds... William H Lewis being ousted out the American Bar Association...
Item #589685
March 05, 1912
VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1912 The front page features a large photo of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whom he had just recently married. Just slightly more than three years later, Mr. Vanderbilt would be among the victims in the sinking of the Lusitania.
Another article within the issue is "Fights for Lewis" which was Attorney General Wickersham stating that... See More
The discovery of x-rays by accident... Vanderbilt's Biltmore castle...
Item #589077
February 01, 1896
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 1, 1896 The 3rd page of this issue contains a report "Prof. Roentgen's Discovery" which is the accounting of how the discovery of x-rays was made by accident. The frontpage of this issue is of the United States Navy yard in New York. Also within the issue are articles: The Bassett Curtain Fixture; An Electric Welding Machine for Use on Bicycle ... See More
Red Grange famous performance... Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr to build a railroad...
Item #579820
October 20, 1924
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1924
* Red Grange "The Galloping Ghost"
* University of Illinois famous performance
* Michigan Wolverines
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 21 that include: "ILLINOIS FAVORED TO CAPTURE TITLE", "Eleven's Decisive Victory Over Michigan Stamps It as a Big Ten Leader" and more (see photo).
Also on the ... See More
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt... Custody trial...
Item #562905
November 23, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 23, 1934
* Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
* Custody trial
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "RULING 'FANTASTIC' TO MRS. VANDERBILT", "'Robbed' By Mrs. Whitney" and more. Continues on page 7 with a two column photo of Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt.
Other news of the day throughout. Light br... See More
Death of Wilbur Wright...
An Exhibition of Inca Treasures.....
Item #177660
June 08, 1912
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1912
The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Greatest of Aviators--The death of Wilbur Wright from typhoid fever...."
This issue has an illustration called "The Revolutionist" by Kemble. There is also an article with photos called "An Exhibition of Inca Treasures" by Walter L. Beasley and there is another article by... See More
King Manuel II of Portugal Uncrowned....
Item #177580
October 15, 1910
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 15, 1910
This issue's front page is a photo of "Mayor Gaynor Comes Back."
This issue has an illustration of "'The Difference Between a Leader and a Boss is, The Leader Leads While the Boss Drives'--Theodore Roosevelt at Saratoga" drawn by Kemble. There is an article with photos of "The Uncrowning of Manuel" by H... See More
Item #177568
July 02, 1910
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, July 2, 1910
The front page of this issue has a photo of "An American Whip on English Highways."
This issue has an illustration of "Later On, The Smithsonian May Contain Other Collections Than the Roosevelt Group" by Kemble. There is an article with photos of "England's Fifth George" by an Englishman and there are photos o... See More
Item #177567
June 04, 1910
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 4, 1910
The front page of this issue has a photo of "Where Death Was King."
This issue has an illustration of "Uncle Sam: 'Say, Bonehead, You're Trying to Hold This Up and I'm Going to Push it Down--If You Value Your Anatomy Just Shift Your Position a Trifle" by Kemble. There are photo spreads of "From Father to Son on ... See More
The Revolution in Nicaragua.... Football...
Item #177554
February 19, 1910
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 19, 1910
The front page of this issue has an illustration of "The Proof of the Porridge--" by H. G. Williamson.
In this issue, there are photos of "The Memorial to Phillips Brooks"; "With the Revolutionists in Nicaragua"; "The Ancestral Home of the Washingtons" and "From 'Salome' to 'Marguerite&#... See More
Football with its New Rules....
Item #177547
November 13, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 13, 1909 The front page of this issue has an illustration of "After Forty Years" by Sarah K. Smith. This issue has an illustration of "After the Battle" by Kemble and photo spreads of "America's Premier Automobile Race"; "The Paper Town that Northcliffe Built"; "Following the Ball Under the New Rules&quo... See More
Wright Brothers fly for King Edward....
Item #177518
April 17, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 17, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue.The front page of this issue has an illustration of "Extremes Meet" by W. O. Wilson.
This issue has a painting by George Frederick Watts of "Algernon Charles Swinburne." There are photos of "The Wright Brothers Fly for King Edward" and "A 412-Mile Dog-Team Race.... See More
James Montgomery Flagg print...
Item #177002
March 20, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 20, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has an illustration of "'Hurry Up! Prosperity Express Almost Due!' " by W. A. Rogers.
This issue has a photo of "The First Session of President Taft's Cabinet" and an illustration of "Elinor Macartney Lane. There is also an article with... See More
Voting for Taft and Chanler.... W.A. Rogers...
Item #177512
October 31, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 31, 1908 The front page of this issue has an illustration by W. A. Rogers called "'Be Thou a Spirit of Health, or Goblin Damn'd, Thou Com'st in Such a Questionable Shape...' "
This issue has photos of "How to Vote for Taft and Chanler"; "A Great American Automobile Victory"; "Michigan&
... See More
This issue has photos of "How to Vote for Taft and Chanler"; "A Great American Automobile Victory"; "Michigan&
Item #177509
August 29, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 29, 1908 The front page of this issue has an illustration by W. A. Rogers called "But He Daresn't Let Go!"
This issue has photos of "Mob Rule in Lincoln's Town"; "The Republicans Inform Mr. Sherman"; "Mr. Bryan Accepts"; "The End of the Great Zeppelin Air-ship"; "The Future King of England a... See More
"Citizen" Roosevelt...
Item #177504
June 25, 1910
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 25, 1910 Full front page photo: Citizen Roosevelt Welcomes America. Shows Teddy Roosevelt riding in a barouche through New York, waving his hat re. his return from traveling the world. Mark Twain, E.W.Kemble, and J.M. Flagg prints are present as well. This issue also contains firefighting content and NY skyline content.
Other photos,... See More
Governors and Guests and White House Conference...
Item #177498
May 30, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1908 There is a front pg. illustration, "The Prodigal Returns from Brownsville" by W. A.. Rogers. In this issue, there is are photos of "Governors and Distinguished Guests at the White House Conference"; San Francisco's Welcome to the Fleet"; a double pg. illustration of "Cross-Country Run of the Fav... See More
The Catholic Centenary in New York....
Item #177496
May 16, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1908 There is a front pg. illustration, "Forward, March!" by W. A.. Rogers. In this issue, there is are photos of "The Vanderbilt Coach-and-Four in England"; "The Catholic Centenary in New York" by Charles Johnston; a double pg. illustration of "Old Dr. Bryan" by E. W. Kemble, and other adverti... See More
San Francisco's Rat Problem...
Item #177489
March 28, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 28, 1908
Many automobile ads of the day....
Item #177468
November 02, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 2, 1907
Bayshore's Horse Show.... The Lusitania...
Item #177460
August 31, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 31, 1907
Roman Catholic Cathedral....
Item #177444
May 11, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1907
Floods in Louisville.....
Item #177432
February 16, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 16, 1907
Calamitous Hurricane on Florida Coast....
Item #177419
November 17, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1906
Valparaiso Wrecked by Earthquake and Fire...
Item #177415
October 20, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1906
The "Montagu"... H.G. Wells...
Item #177413
October 06, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 6, 1906
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Pope Pius X....
Item #177407
September 01, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 1, 1906
Breaking World Records for Speed...
Item #177378
February 10, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 10, 1906
Automobile Races at Ormond, Florida...
Item #177377
February 03, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 3, 1906
Auto Races at Ormond, Florida....
Item #177374
January 13, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 13, 1906
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