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Recent additions
1977 Steve Jobs & Apple Inc. II...
Item # 728688
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 26, 1977
* "Computer Mania" show in Boston
* A very young 22 year old Steve Jobs
* Demonstrating the Apple II Computer
* Major turning point in personal computing
Page 10 has an amazing piece...
* "Computer Mania" show in Boston
* A very young 22 year old Steve Jobs
* Demonstrating the Apple II Computer
* Major turning point in personal computing
Page 10 has an amazing piece...
$112
1859 Paul Morphy chess games...
Item # 728683
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NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, May 12, 1859
* American Chess player Paul Morphy
* vs. 5 European masters in exhibition games
* At London's St. James Chess Club
This publication served as New Jersey’s premiere...
* American Chess player Paul Morphy
* vs. 5 European masters in exhibition games
* At London's St. James Chess Club
This publication served as New Jersey’s premiere...
$48
1987 English rock band ""Genesis" concert ad...
Item # 728680
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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 8, 1987
* "GENESIS" English rock band concert advertisement
* "Invisible Touch World Tour" at Dodger Stadium
* Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford - Tony Banks
Often...
* "GENESIS" English rock band concert advertisement
* "Invisible Touch World Tour" at Dodger Stadium
* Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford - Tony Banks
Often...
$48
1841 Consecration of Congregation Mickve Israel...
Item # 728678
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NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, March 8, 1841
* Consecration of Congregation Mickve Israel
* Jewish synagogue in Savannah, Georgia - Jews
* President George Washington's 1790 famous letter fame
The Newark Daily...
* Consecration of Congregation Mickve Israel
* Jewish synagogue in Savannah, Georgia - Jews
* President George Washington's 1790 famous letter fame
The Newark Daily...
$48
Early "Guns N' Roses" in 1987... Axl Rose...
Item # 728677
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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 22 1987
* Early "Guns' N' Roses" concert advertisement
* Hard "Sleaze-Rock music - "Appetite for Destruction"
* Axl Rose - Slash - Izzy Stradlin - Duff...
* Early "Guns' N' Roses" concert advertisement
* Hard "Sleaze-Rock music - "Appetite for Destruction"
* Axl Rose - Slash - Izzy Stradlin - Duff...
$57
1987 opening day premiere of "Near Dark"...
Item # 728676
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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 4, 1987
* Best "Near Dark" advertisement
* Opening day film - movie premiere
* American neo-Western horror - vampires
* Motley Crue w/ Whitesnake concerts...
* Best "Near Dark" advertisement
* Opening day film - movie premiere
* American neo-Western horror - vampires
* Motley Crue w/ Whitesnake concerts...
$52
1980 Red Barry suicide death...
Item # 728672
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 1980
* Donald "Red" Barry suicide death
* Hollywood Western B-movie actor
* "Adventures of Red Ryder" fame
The front page has a heading: "Red Barry Kills Himself" with photo. (see images)...
* Donald "Red" Barry suicide death
* Hollywood Western B-movie actor
* "Adventures of Red Ryder" fame
The front page has a heading: "Red Barry Kills Himself" with photo. (see images)...
$52
1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phul ends...
Item # 728671
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TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 8, 1954
* Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends
* First Indochina War - Vietnam
* Viet Minh communist revolutionaries
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Dien Bien Phu Fortress...
* Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends
* First Indochina War - Vietnam
* Viet Minh communist revolutionaries
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Dien Bien Phu Fortress...
$48
1926 Great Miami, Florida hurricane...
Item # 728670
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 19, 1926
* Miami, Florida hurricane disaster (early reporting)
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "75 REPORTED DEAD IN MIAMI; HURRICANE SWEEPS COAST; 2,000 BUILDINGS IN...
* Miami, Florida hurricane disaster (early reporting)
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "75 REPORTED DEAD IN MIAMI; HURRICANE SWEEPS COAST; 2,000 BUILDINGS IN...
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1945 Battle of Okinawa climax...
Item # 728669
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MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 11, 1945
* Battle of Okinawa - assault on the Yaeju-Dake Escarpment
* U.S. Tenth Army's 96th Infantry Division vs. Japanese death-stand
The front page has a nice banner headline:...
* Battle of Okinawa - assault on the Yaeju-Dake Escarpment
* U.S. Tenth Army's 96th Infantry Division vs. Japanese death-stand
The front page has a nice banner headline:...
$52