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Catalog 371 - October, 2026
Our latest selection of original newspapers.
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 7, 1863 Front page column heads on the Civil War include: "Johnston's Army at Enterprise" "Retreat * Scattering of Rebel Forces" "The Situation at Vicksburg" "Preparations for the Fall
...THE WEEK MAGAZINE section only of The Detroit News, Oct. 18, 1959 The front page of this section has a color of Ernest Hemingway. And inside is a piece by A. E. Hotchner titled: "Hemingway Talks To American Youth"
...Here is what I believe to be a yellow placard advertisement for the Greenwich Village publication "Village Voice" with a focus on the weekly cartoon by the famed Jules Feiffer. A written date on the back reads:
...B.Z., Berlin, West Germany, November 11, 1989
- Historic Berlin Wall falls in Berlin newspaper
The front page features in large, dramatic fashion an historic headline: "WIR DANKEN ALLE GOTT ! " which translates to: "We
...THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1929
- James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy death
- Last survivor of Hatfields-McCoys feud
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "Last M'Coy Feudist Dies At Pikeville, KY." with subhead. (see
...THE POST BOY, London, Sept. 18, 1716 This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a single-sheet folio
THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 12, 1948
- Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by hanging
- World War II Japanese criminals
The top of the front page has a four column heading: "Tojo to Get Noose With 6 Other Japs" with subheads.(see
...PICTORIAL MAGAZINE section only of The Detroit News, Nov. 5, 1961 The front page of this section has a nice color image showing a independent Woman of the early 1900's driving a automobile titled: "EARLY AUTO DAZE"
...THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 7, 1961
- Bel Air, Los Angeles fire disaster
- Hollywood elite - Santa Ana winds
The front page has a banner headline: "Nixon, Film Stars Flee as L.A. Fires Spreads" with subheads and two photos
...LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 4, 2003
- Phil Spector arrested for murder
- American record producer - music
- "Wall of Sound" pioneer
The front page has a two column heading: "Music Legend Phil Spector Arrested in Woman's Killing"
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