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Recent additions
1928 Mount Etna volcano eruption... lava disaster...
Item # 727503
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 8, 1928
* Mount Etna volcano eruption
* Mascali, Sicily, Italy lava disaster
The front page has a one column heading: "Fiery Finger of Etna Wipes Out 2 Towns" (see images)
Complete with 44...
* Mount Etna volcano eruption
* Mascali, Sicily, Italy lava disaster
The front page has a one column heading: "Fiery Finger of Etna Wipes Out 2 Towns" (see images)
Complete with 44...
$50
Thomas Alva Edison on the front page... Saratoga Regatta...
Item # 727494
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1879 The full front page is a print captioned: "Edison In His Workshop" showing him at work on an experiment. Very displayable. An inside page has a related article on him,...
$120
On the death of Andy Warhol, in The Village Voice...
Item # 727481
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THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, March 3, 1987
* re. Andy Warhol's death
* Pop artist movement
As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first...
* re. Andy Warhol's death
* Pop artist movement
As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first...
$155
Charles "Taze" Russell - Russellites sentenced...
Item # 727424
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1920
* Joseph Franklin Rutherford & Russellites
* Charges dropped for espionage - WWI
* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers
* Christian restorationist minister
* Founder of the Jehovah's...
* Joseph Franklin Rutherford & Russellites
* Charges dropped for espionage - WWI
* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers
* Christian restorationist minister
* Founder of the Jehovah's...
$72
King of pornos John Holmes 1988 death....
Item # 727423
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 14, 1988
* John Holmes death of the AIDS virus
* American adult Pornographic film actor
* "Johnny Wadd" "The King of Pornos"
* Inspiration for "Boogie Nights" & "Wonderland"
* One of the 1st...
* John Holmes death of the AIDS virus
* American adult Pornographic film actor
* "Johnny Wadd" "The King of Pornos"
* Inspiration for "Boogie Nights" & "Wonderland"
* One of the 1st...
$92
1812 John Scudder's American Museum notice.....
Item # 727422
NEW YORK HERALD, August 22, 1812
* Scudder's American Museum
* Leatherback sea turtle display
A back page notice for the: "Mammoth Turtle In Scudder's American Museum" takes nearly half a column and offers many details...
* Scudder's American Museum
* Leatherback sea turtle display
A back page notice for the: "Mammoth Turtle In Scudder's American Museum" takes nearly half a column and offers many details...
$28
France-Italy armistice....
Item # 727421
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NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 24, 1940
* France-Italy armistice
* Dictator Benito Mussolini
* Battle of France conclusion
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FRENCH ACCEPT DUCE'S TERMS, FIGHTING TO CEASE...
* France-Italy armistice
* Dictator Benito Mussolini
* Battle of France conclusion
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FRENCH ACCEPT DUCE'S TERMS, FIGHTING TO CEASE...
$48
1928 Boulder Canyon Project Act signed in to law...
Item # 727420
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 22, 1928
* Boulder Canyon Project Act
* Calvin Coolidge signs into law
* Paves the way for the Hoover Dam
The front page has a one column heading: "COOLIDGE SIGNS BOULDER BILL; UP TO...
* Boulder Canyon Project Act
* Calvin Coolidge signs into law
* Paves the way for the Hoover Dam
The front page has a one column heading: "COOLIDGE SIGNS BOULDER BILL; UP TO...
$48
The Easton Post Office Mail Bombings of December 30, 1931...
Item # 727419
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 31, 1932
* Easton, Pennsylvania Post Office
* Unsolved packages bombing
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUNT BOMBERS IN SIX CITIES" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st...
* Easton, Pennsylvania Post Office
* Unsolved packages bombing
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUNT BOMBERS IN SIX CITIES" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st...
$48
1980 Pac-10 football conference scandal...
Item # 727418
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 11, 1980
* NCAA college football scandal
* Academic fraud for player eligibility
* Five Pac-10 conference teams
* Excluded from post season bowl games
The front page has a banner headline:...
* NCAA college football scandal
* Academic fraud for player eligibility
* Five Pac-10 conference teams
* Excluded from post season bowl games
The front page has a banner headline:...
$52