Historic Newspapers: Post-Civil War
THE NEWARK EVENING COURIER, New Jersey, Oct. 4, 1867
* First Colored Baseball Championship game
* All Negro players shortly after the Civil War
* Brooklyn Uniques vs. Philadelphia Excelsiors
* Prelude… more
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… more
Sunday CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, June 29, 1997
* Best "Men in Back" advertisement
* Grand pre-opening day movie premiere
* American science fiction action comedy film
* Actors… more
Here is a Pennsylvania Railroad pocket schedule dated June 29, 1889 for train service between the two big East coast cities of New York and Philadelphia. This booklet measures 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches… more
CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 9, 1991
* Best "Double Impact" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Actor & Martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme
A terrific issue on… more
HARPER'S MONTHLY, Nov., 1887 This complete, illustration-rich issue features an expansive 24-page feature article titled "A Santa Barbara Holiday" by Edwards Roberts. This extensive travelogue is
… moreTHE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1867
* L. Harris Hiscock assassination
* New York State Assembly - Albany
* General George W. Cole
Page 4 has a small one column heading: "The Albany Murder" (see… more
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 21, 1898
* re. USS Maine explosion disaster
* Spanish-American War prelude
* Havana Harbor , Cuba
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE WRECKED… more
NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1865
* Post Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Owner of Ford's Theater letter signed
Page 5 has one-third of a column headed: "Ford's Theatre--Letter from the Proprietor to a… more
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 4, 1876
* Johann Philipp Reis
* German scientist & inventor
* Make-and-break telephone
The ftpg. shows: "An Australian Man-Of-War" with a related article. Inside… more
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 17, 1876
* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "THE REVIVAL" with subheads. Text takes up about… more
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, May 5, 1888 This issue offers a magnificent glimpse into the rapid growth and natural beauty of the American West as viewed through a Victorian lens.
The back
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1870
* The tenth Intercollegiate rowing Regatta (1870)
* Famous Yale foul giving Harvard the win
* Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts
The top of page 5 has a… more
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… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 6, 1866
* Jay Cooke & his banking house
* Financier of the Civil War
* Wall Street Panic of 1873 fame
Page 6 of this newspaper contains an advertisement for the:… more
THE FIREBRAND, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 21, 1897 A fascinating newspaper with their motto just under the title: "For the Burning Away of the Cobwebs of Ignorance and Superstition." and the dateline… more
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 12, 1876
* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome
The top of the 1st column of the front page has a one column heading: "THE REVIVAL'S… more
THE SHAKER, Shakers, New York, and Shaker Village, New Hampshire, July, 1877
* Uncommon title
A monthly publication "Published By The United Societies" for folks in the Shaker community, quite famous… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1868
* Very 1st Memorial Day observance
Page 3 has an article related to the 1st official Memorial Day which includes a touching letter from a young girl who had lost… more
THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 27, 1888
* Walt Whitman's "To Those Who've Fail'd"
* 1st appearance - quite rare
Page 6 has Walt Whitman's "To Those Who've Fail'd," which was a piece written exclusively
(2) BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, November 21 & 26, 1887 The front page of the issue from the 21st has,"Fire Record," which provides an account of the devastating fire in Bridgeport, Connecticut at… more
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 1, 1879 The full ftpg. is a Thomas Nast political cartoon showing Blacks & captioned: "The Next Debut - Now Let General M.C. Butler, of South Carolina, Show How… more
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Nov. 8, 1865
* Samuel Bowles' serialized travelogue : "Across The Continent"'
Over half of the front page is taken up with a portion of the Samuel Bowles book:… more
PUCK, New York, Jan. 24, 1883
* Color political prints
Puck was a highly influential illustrated satirical magazine, famous for pioneering colorful political cartoons and sharp commentary on… more
NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1868
* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial
The entire front page is taken up with reports on the Johnson impeachment trial, with first column… more
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 25, 1873
* Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873
* Memphis, Tennessee & more
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "PLAGUE-STRICKEN MEMPHIS" with subheads. (see images) Text… more
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 28, 1876
* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "TURNING MEN TO CHRIST" with subhead. Text takes… more
GUNNISON DAILY REVIEW, Colorado, Dec. 28, 1881
* Rare Old West title
* Volume 1 issue
An uncommon title from this boom mining town in the southwestern quadrant of Colorado, tucked in a valley amidst… more
THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 18, 1880
* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage
Rare women's suffrage paper founded in 1870, produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe,… more
NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1870
* Historic "Telegraph" baseball game
Page 3 has: "Base-Ball The Championship Contest--Mutual vs. Atlantic--The Mutuals Win the Champion Pennant --Score 10 to 4". The… more
NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1868 The top of the first column has heads: "IMPEACHMENT" "The Opening Argument for the Defense Concluded" and more, with the text taking the entire front page and half of… more
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 30, 1878
* Historic Phonograph invention
* Thomas Edison - inventor
Page 3 has a nice 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch illustration of Edison's recent invention--the phonograph.… more
THE DUBUQUE HERALD, Iowa, Jan. 5, 1879 to Jan. 28, 1879
* Uncommon Midwestern publication
* Lot of 17 consecutive issues sill bound
* Missing dates Jan. 10 & Jan. 11
* From Dec. 21, 1878 to Jan. 4,… more
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Jan. 3, 1872
* Rare & early from Southern California
Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2,300, with a nice engraving of the… more
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1875
* Ira D. Sankey & Dwight Lyman Moody
* Evangelist - Evangelism - sermons
Page 2 has two columns taken up with: "MOODY AND SANKEY" "A Wonderful Beginning in the New… more
THE DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, July 31, 1885
* General Ulysses S. Grant death w/ portrait print
The most notable content is on page 2 which features a print of President Ulysses… more
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, July 17, 1882
* Mary Todd Lincoln death (1st report)
Page 4 has report under: "Recent Deaths" which begins with: "Mrs. Lincoln, widow of the late President Lincoln,… more
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 5, 1875 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "Captured At Last." (Phil Sheridan). Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The New Arctic Expedition-The "Alert" and the… more
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 9, 1865
* Civil War reconstruction era
* Negroes in the Southern States
The top of the back page has a small heading: "From Mississippi" "Southern Opinion of the… more
THE NEW YORK HERALD, November 29, 1891
* Stephen Crane
* Writer and illustrator (unsigned)
* Only 19 years old
Nearly all of page 23 is dedicated to: "TENT LIFE AT OCEAN GROVE". Subheadings include:
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 11, 1879 The front page has various scenes from inside a Tobacco Factory. Inside contains images and text re: "A Three Legged Woodcock", "...The Tanks of… more
THE SUN, New York, Dec. 21, 1879
* Jesse James Gang w/ Frank
Page 7 contains a wonderful, lengthy, and very detailed article with several column heads: "THE JAMES BOYS OF TEXAS" "A Visit to the Home… more
EASTON EXPRESS, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12, 1878
* War of the Currents"
* Thomas "Edison Mania"
* Dawn of the electric age
Most of a page 2 column is taken up with a detailed article headed: "Edison's… more
* The "Missing Link" of Amusement History
* "Golden Age" of New Jersey's ocean resort
This was a seasonal newspaper to promote the
THE HELENA DAILY HERALD, Montana, Jan. 18, 1878
* Pre statehood Montana
* Rare Old West publication
This newspaper is from 11 years before Montana statehood. With newspapers West of the… more
THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, Oct. 29, 1870
* Anti-Mormons - Mormonism book advertisement
The back page has an advertisement for the publication of: "LIFE IN UTAH or the… more
OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 9, 1886
* Very rare baseball periodical
This is a volume two issue of a very rare & historically important baseball newspaper, the very first daily sports… more
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 17, 1874
* Brooks-Baxter War
* Little Rock, Arkansas
* Republican Party factions
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "BROOKS' COUP D'TAT" with subheads. (see images)… more
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 13, 1898
* Battle of Virden - Riot - Massacre - labor conflict
* Macoupin County, Illinois coal mining - miners
The top of the front page has a one column… more
WEEKLY MERCURY, Constantine, Michigan, January 26, 1871
* Rare Midwestern title
* St. Joseph County
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day and several period advertisements.
Complete in nice… more
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