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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...
$18.00
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...
$50.00
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,...
$120.00
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...
$155.00
Christmas Eve fire at the White House...
Item # 727305
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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 25, 1929
* Fire at the White House (West Wing)
* Christmas Eve
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIRE DESTROYS HOOVER'S OFFICES; WHITE HOUSE SAVED AFTER FIGHT" with...
* Fire at the White House (West Wing)
* Christmas Eve
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIRE DESTROYS HOOVER'S OFFICES; WHITE HOUSE SAVED AFTER FIGHT" with...
$52.00
The Hardest Day... 1940 Battle of Britian...
Item # 727304
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1940
* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "600 NAZI PLANES RAID...
* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "600 NAZI PLANES RAID...
$48.00
Adolf Hitler receives Germany citizenship...
Item # 727303
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 26, 1932
* Adolf Hitler gains Germany citizenship
* Austrian born changes to run for president
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "BRUENING TURNS ON FOES; HITLER BECOMES CITIZEN"...
* Adolf Hitler gains Germany citizenship
* Austrian born changes to run for president
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "BRUENING TURNS ON FOES; HITLER BECOMES CITIZEN"...
$62.00
1954 Creature from the Back Lagoon...
Item # 727302
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1954
* Creature from the Black Lagoon - Gill-man
* Third day premiere advertisement for NYC
* 3D monster horror film - movie
Page 8 has a 3 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for the third day...
* Creature from the Black Lagoon - Gill-man
* Third day premiere advertisement for NYC
* 3D monster horror film - movie
Page 8 has a 3 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for the third day...
$48.00
Donn Fendler goes missing in Maine's Mount Katahdin...
Item # 727301
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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 20, 1939
* Donn Fendler goes missing
* Mount Katahdin in Maine
* Rye, New York 12 year old boy
The front page has a one column heading: "GUARDSMEN HUNT BOY LOST ON MOUNTAIN" with subhead...
* Donn Fendler goes missing
* Mount Katahdin in Maine
* Rye, New York 12 year old boy
The front page has a one column heading: "GUARDSMEN HUNT BOY LOST ON MOUNTAIN" with subhead...
$52.00
Item # 727300
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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Nov. 26, 1929
* Lieutenant George T. Cuddihy killed
* Nacostia Naval Air Station in Washington, D.C.
* United States Navy test pilot airplane crash
The top of the front page has a two...
* Lieutenant George T. Cuddihy killed
* Nacostia Naval Air Station in Washington, D.C.
* United States Navy test pilot airplane crash
The top of the front page has a two...
$48.00