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Recent additions
From the Panama Canal Zone...
Item # 727511
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THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, Feb. 20, 1929 A little magazine noted as the: "Official Publication of the Panama Canal" with a wealth of data concerning the canal and its use including several...
$18
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
1906 San Francisco earthquake...
Item # 727382
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THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 25, 1906
* San Francisco earthquake reports continue
The front page has several reports from stricken San Francisco with various headings that include: "RATIONS GIVEN TO 349.400...
* San Francisco earthquake reports continue
The front page has several reports from stricken San Francisco with various headings that include: "RATIONS GIVEN TO 349.400...
$48
Japanese atrocities told... Palawan Massacre...
Item # 727380
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1945
* Japanese atrocities described
* Palawan Massacre - Philippines
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ACCUSES JAPAN OF MASSACRE, TORTURE, STARVATION OF...
* Japanese atrocities described
* Palawan Massacre - Philippines
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ACCUSES JAPAN OF MASSACRE, TORTURE, STARVATION OF...
$52
U.S. regains Possession of Wake Island...
Item # 727379
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 5, 1945
* Wake Island back in U.S. possession
* Post World War II Japan
The front page has a four column headline: "AMERICAN FLAG IS RAISED ON WAKE ISLE" with subheads that include: "EPIC...
* Wake Island back in U.S. possession
* Post World War II Japan
The front page has a four column headline: "AMERICAN FLAG IS RAISED ON WAKE ISLE" with subheads that include: "EPIC...
$48
Item # 727378
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE, June 18, 1978
* "Whippoorwill" showboat disaster
* Deadliest F1 tornado - 16 deaths
* Pomona Lake in Osage County, Kansas
The front page has a heading that reads: "Twister tips showboat, killing nine"...
* "Whippoorwill" showboat disaster
* Deadliest F1 tornado - 16 deaths
* Pomona Lake in Osage County, Kansas
The front page has a heading that reads: "Twister tips showboat, killing nine"...
$52
After John Dillinger's infamous jail escape...
Item # 727376
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THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, May 6, 1934
* Bank robber John Dillinger gang
* Hunted in the Chicago area
* Woman friend Beth Green
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "WOMAN FRIEND HID DILLINGER IN ST. PAUL HOUSE"...
* Bank robber John Dillinger gang
* Hunted in the Chicago area
* Woman friend Beth Green
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "WOMAN FRIEND HID DILLINGER IN ST. PAUL HOUSE"...
$48
Enos the Chimpanzee orbits the Earth in 1961...
Item # 727375
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LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Nov. 30, 1961
* Enos the Chimpanzee orbits Earth
* Mercury-Atlas 5 rocket spacecraft
* John Glenn gets the green light
The front page has a three column heading: "Marine to Make Space Hop...
* Enos the Chimpanzee orbits Earth
* Mercury-Atlas 5 rocket spacecraft
* John Glenn gets the green light
The front page has a three column heading: "Marine to Make Space Hop...
$57