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Item #700264THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 13, 1873
* Virginius Affair - executions
* Ten Years' War
Page 3 has one column headings that include: "CAPTURE OF THE VIRGINIUS" "Particulars Of the Chase And Seizure" "MASSACRE OF THE CREW" "Capt. Fr, The Seaman, And Others Shot On The 8th Inst." and more. Lengthy text. Nice to have... Read full description -
Item #700260EMANCIPATOR & WEEKLY CHRONICLE, Boston, Dec. 11, 1844
* Rare anti-slavery publication
* Abolition movement - free slaves
One of the less common anti-slavery newspapers with content as you might suspect.
This abolitionist newspaper was first published in New York City and by this time in Boston. It was founded as the official... Read full description -
Item #700256GLEASON'S PICTORIAL LINE-OF-BATTLESHIP (very early), Boston, Sept. 3, 1859 This was perhaps America's first successful illustrated newspaper, existing from 1851 thru 1859. It set the format for other more successful titles to emulate, most notably Frank Leslie's Illustrated (1855) and Harper's Weekly (1857). All were modeled after the... Read full description -
Item #700255GLEASON'S PICTORIAL LINE-OF-BATTLESHIP (very early), Boston, Sept. 3, 1859 This was perhaps America's first successful illustrated newspaper, existing from 1851 thru 1859. It set the format for other more successful titles to emulate, most notably Frank Leslie's Illustrated (1855) and Harper's Weekly (1857). All were modeled after the... Read full description -
Item #700253GLEASON'S PICTORIAL LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP, Boston, Sept. 10, 1859
* Rare publication w/ great masthead
This was perhaps America's first successful illustrated newspaper, existing from 1851 thru 1859. It set the format for other more successful titles to emulate, most notably Frank Leslie's Illustrated (1855)... Read full description -
Item #700245THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 27, 1879
* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage
Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "Suffrage In California" "The Influence of Women"... Read full description -
Item #700243THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 13, 1879 Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "Women's Work" "Equal Rights For Colored Boys" "Women's Work In the Church"... Read full description -
Item #700185THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 5, 1872
* Battle of Orange Walk Town
* Belize - British Honduras
* Maya peoples - United Kingdom
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "THE REDS IN HONDURAS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, a little spine wear, generally nice. -
Item #700184THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 8, 1872
* General George Gordon Meade
* American Civil War General
* Battle of Gettysburg hero
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "THE DEAD HERO OF GETTYSBURG" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, good condition. -
Item #700166NATIONAL GAZETTE & LITERARY REGISTER, Philadelphia, July 20, 1837
* Wills Eye Hospital ad (1800's)
* USS Pennsylvania launching
* United States Navy sail warship
Page 2 has a nice article: "The Launch" of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania. At the time this three-decked ship of the U.S. Navy was the largest U.S.... Read full description -
Item #700159GREENSBORO NORTH STATE, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 1887
* Jenny Lind death
* Swedish Nightingale
* Opera singer
The top of the front page has: "The Death of Jenny Lind" "A Brief Life Sketch of the World-Famed Songstress" which includes an illustration of her.
Also on the ftpg: "THE FIGHTING INDIANS" "A... Read full description -
Item #700129THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 22, 1872
* Equine influenza A - horse flu
* 1872 North American outbreak
* The Great Epizootic of 1872
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "THE HORSE DISEASE" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up almost a full column.
Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: An epizootic... Read full description -
Item #700118THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, Dec. 19, 1887 Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.
Handsome masthead, 20 pages, 10 1/4 by 13 1/4 inches, small binding slits at... Read full description -
Item #700111THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 8, 1872
* The Boston Barrel Tragedy
* Abijah Ellis murder mystery
* Charles River - Massachusetts
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "MURDER AND MUTILATION" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice. -
Item #700109THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 14, 1872
* Lexington, North Carolina
* African American execution
* Davidson County hanging
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "THE EXTREME PENALTY" with subheads. (see images) A detailed report here.
Complete with all 12 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice. -
Item #700108THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 10, 1872
* The great Boston Fire (1st report)
* One of most costly fires in U.S. history
Page 5 has nice one column headings: "BOSTON IN FLAMES" "Fearful Conflagration in the Bay State Capital" "The Business Portion Burned" & much more. (see images)
Complete in 8 pages, minor spine... Read full description -
Item #700106ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Nov. 26, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
The front page has a print of the: "Desperate Naval Engagement Between the Bon Homme Richard... Read full description -
Item #700105ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Nov. 12, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
The front page has a print of: "Firemen's Celebration - The... Read full description -
Item #700104ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Oct. 22, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
Among prints within are: "Valparaiso and Santiago Railroad,... Read full description -
Item #700103ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Oct. 15, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
The front page has a print of: "Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem".
Among prints... Read full description -
Item #700102ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Oct. 8, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
The front page has a print of: "The Captain General of... Read full description -
Item #700100ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Sept. 24, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
The front page has a print of: "Jedo... Read full description -
Item #700090THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 5, 1872
* Horace Greeley death - burial
* New York Tribune founder - editor
* Liberal Republican Party
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "THE PHILOSOPHER AT REST" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up about 5 full columns.
Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition. -
Item #700089THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 16, 1872
* Susan B. Anthony arrest warrant
* Women's suffrage movement leader
* Illegal voting in Rochester, New York
Page 3 has a brief and somewhat discrete report with small heading: "Susan B. Anthony In Trouble" with subhead. She would be arrested two days later.
Complete with all 12 pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #700088THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 29, 1872
* Cockfighting - illegal blood sport
* Roosters - gamecocks - cockpit
* Unusually lengthy & uncommon article
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "THE GREAT COCK FIGHT" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up over 2 full columns. Rare to find articles on this illegal blood sport,... Read full description -
Item #700085THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 25, 1872
* Christmas eve train wreck disaster
* Cross Cut Railroad - Portland, New York
* Phineas Barnum Circus Museum Fire
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "RAILROAD HOLOCAUST" with subheads. (see images)
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "BURNING OF... Read full description -
Item #700084THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 28, 1872
* Andrew Strong killed
* Lowry's War - gang
* Pembroke, North Carolina
* Scuffletown
Page three has an article on the Lowery (Lowry, Lowrie) War in North Carolina.
The Lowry War is a notable event in North Carolina history. Led by Henry Berry Lowry, whose father and brother were murdered by men of the... Read full description -
Item #700072ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, June 4, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
The front page has a print of: "Bronze Statue of De Witt Clinton--Monument Exhibiting in the Park". Other prints within... Read full description -
Item #700071ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, April 30, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
The front page has a nice print of: "Antonio... Read full description -
Item #700070ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, April 9, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
Prints within include: "The Gardener Trial: Scene in the Courtroom,... Read full description -
Item #700069ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, March 5, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
Front page shows: "New Clipper Ship, Empress of the Sea'. Prints inside include: "Portrait... Read full description -
Item #700049THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., April 20, 1847
* Battle of Buena Vista
* General Santa Anna
* Mexican-American War
Fully half of page 2 is taken up with a very detailed accounting of the historic Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War, this one penned by the Mexican general as it is signed in type by him: Antonio... Read full description -
Item #700028THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 9, 1861
* Extradition case of John Anderson
* Canada West escaped slave w/ print
“The Fugitive Anderson” on page 3 is about John Anderson, the famous fugitive slave who escaped to Canada evading the pursuit of bounty hunters.
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Item #700006NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, August 5, 1857
* Mormons Mormonism - emigration
* Escaping Brigham Young's tyranny
* Dr. Harvey Burdell murder case
The front page has an article headed: "THE BURDELL MURDER !!" "Complication Of The Mystery" "Mrs. Cunningham Re-Arrested" "A Fictitious Child-Birth"... Read full description -
Item #700001HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 10, 1883 The entire front page is a nice portrait of: "Lieut. General Philip Henry Sheridan".
Inside has a very nice, full page print by A. B. Frost captioned: "Still-Hunting The Moose" and another full page: "The Geysers of the Upper Basin, Yellowstone National... Read full description -
Item #699987THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., June 8, 1848
* Mexican War about to end
* Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
* Mexico - United States - Texas
Page 2 has a report headed: "The Treaty Ratified By The Mexican Deputies" which includes: "The express package received here today announces that the treaty has been... Read full description -
Item #699973NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1875
* Black Hills gold rush - miners - mining
* Cheyenne & Lakota Indians - tribes
The front page has: "Black Hills" "Preparing To Leave" "The Miners Covering Ups The Richer Lodes--The Town of Stonewall Planted in Custer's Gulch" with a dateline... Read full description -
Item #699972NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 16, 1875 Page 2 has two columns taken up with a great article: "THE BLACK HILLS" "Resolutions Of The Miners" "Thanks to Gen. Crook & Prof. Janney--The New City Dubbed Custer by the Miners". This is followed by: "Gen. Crook Among the Miners" "Promise of the Miners... Read full description -
Item #699968NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 8, 1875 Page 3 has: "SOUTHERN COLORADO" "A Visit To The San Juan Mines" "The Road to the Mines--Manitou Springs--A Long Strange Ride--Richness of the Mines".
This is a wonderfully detailed & very descriptive article on Southern Colorado, with subheads including: "A Stage Ride" "Del Norte" "Among the... Read full description -
Item #699967NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 9, 1875 Page 3 has: "The Black Hills" "The Treaty With the Sioux" "How the Indians Were Persuaded to Make the Treaty--Wisdom of Their Action in Saying Cattle". This is followed by: "Character of the Country" "General Diffusion of Small Quantities of Gold... Read full description -
Item #699965NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 20, 1875
* Mountain Meadows Massacre
* Mormons - Mormonism trial
* John D. Lee - Brigham Young
* Trial of the conspirators begins
The bottom of the front page has a brief report: "The Mountain Meadow Trial Fixed For Tuesday" with a dateline from Beaver, Utah.
The Mountain... Read full description -
Item #699963NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 24, 1875
* Mountain Meadows Massacre
* Mormons - Mormonism trial
* John D. Lee - Brigham Young
* Trial of the conspirators begins
Page 7 has a report taking over half a column headed: "Mountain Meadow Massacre" "Beginning of the Trial of Conspirators--The Testimony... Read full description -
Item #699962NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 27, 1875 Page 2 has more than a full column of detailed reporting headed: "A SUMMER RESORT" "Representatives Of the Indian 'tribes--A Strange Myth--Exploits of the Atlantic--A New Telegraph Cable--Advantages of the Island As A Summer Resort--The Baptist Camp... Read full description -
Item #699954NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 18, 1875
* Women's suffrage meeting
Page 5 has: "The Ballot For Women" "American Woman Suffrage Association" "Opening of the 7th Annual Meeting--Addresses by Bishop Haven, Charles Bradlaugh, Mrs. Lucy Stone, and Others".
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Item #699949NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 25, 1875 Page 5 has two columns taken up with: "WILLIAM B. ASTOR" "His Death Yesterday".
William Astor was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. He worked as a partner in his father's successful export business. His massive investment... Read full description -
Item #699946NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 6, 1875 The front page has a full column, page 2 has two columns, and page 5 has 1 1/2 columns taken up with considerable detail on the recent escape of "Boss" Tweed from jail.
He escaped jail on December 4 and fled to Spain, where he was eventually found and returned to the States and to jail. Great to have this... Read full description -
Item #699921THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, March 29, 1879
* The Curious Case of Knox Martin: Legend of the Nashville
The front page has over half a column with a very detailed report headed: "THE GALLOWS" "Execution of Knox Martin for Murder at Nashville" "12,000 People Assemble to See the Show" "The Culprit Makes... Read full description -
Item #699915KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNA, May 5, 1880
* Alma, Catron County, New Mexico massacre
* Chiricahua Apaches - Indians - Victorio
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Indian Depredations" "Ranchmen Killed and a Large Flock of Sheep Driven Off" See image for... Read full description -
Item #699902THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Feb. 13, 1879
* The "Risen From the Dead" Phenomenon
* The Cheyennes "Seven Surviving Braves"
Page 3 has a curious article: "Risen From The Dead" "Robed for the Grave and Coffin When Life Returns" being a case of a woman presumed dead,... Read full description -
Item #699901THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Feb. 11, 1879
* Future Mormon president John Taylor
* Defender of Polygamy - multiple wives
Page 2 has most of a column taken up with: "SANTA BARBARA" "A Place Bountifully Endowed by Generous Nature" "A Lovely City by a Sunny Sea, With a Rich... Read full description
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