Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #542303Unknown, dated circa 1937 (print only)
This is a single-page sheet and is approximately 15.5 x 21 inches and contains a full-page color ad for Schenley's Cream of Kentucky straight whiskey.
The exact publication and date is unknow but is circa 1937. -
Item #542300Unknown, dated circa 1937 (print only)
This is a single-page sheet and is approximately 15.5 x 21 inches and contains a full-page color ad for Old Quaker Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
The exact publication and date is unknow but is circa 1937. -
Item #542297Detroit Free Press, from Detroit, Michigan, dated December 15, (unknown).
This Rotogravure Supplement is approximately 16 x 23 inches and contains a full-page color ad for Segram's for your holiday celebrating.
The exact year is unknow but is circa 1940's. -
Item #541197SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, July 17, 1971
* Willie Mays front page color photo
* San Francisco Giants
Full front page action photo of Willie Mays in color. Report inside about Willie "Say Hey" Mays: "Nobody Can Turn 'Em On Like Mays".
This issue is loaded with sports news throughout it's 72 pages. Nice condition. -
Item #539812LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 5, 1970
* Students shot and killed at Kent State University
* War protests - 1st report
This 10 page newspaper has a two line, three column headline on the front page: "Investigation Of Deaths Begins At Kent State."
Other news of the day throughout. Small binding holes along the spine... Read full description -
Item #539750SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 13, 1907 The front page has six photos: "How Seals Are Killed Off The Coast Of Labrador." Companion report inside has three more photos, one captioned: "8 The Dog Seal Was Shot and the Mother and Cub Clubbed with the... Read full description -
Item #539634SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, Feb. 26, 1911.
* Earl Christy front page color print
Front cover has a very nice color illustration of an attractive woman in a riding outfit holding a riding crop and reins over her forearm, and a horse at her side. Done by the famous illustrator T. Earl... Read full description -
Item #539563THE TIMES---SUPPLEMENT, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1903
* Large financial broadside Supplement
This is an interesting & quite large broadside (single sheet & printed on one side only) which has a banner heading: "Receipts And Expenditures Of Centre County For The Year 1902".
The balance of the ftpg. is... Read full description -
Item #539261The Detroit News, October 27, 1935. (print only)
The two-tone single-page print size from the Rotogravure Pictur Section is approximately 16 x 22.5 inches and contains a full-page ad for Detroit Community Fund Drive. -
Item #539260New York Times, March 25, 1934. (print only)
The two-tone single-page print size from the Rotogravure Picture Section is approximately 16 x 23 inches and contains a full-page ad for Worsted-tex Suit. -
Item #539215New York Times, April 14, 1918. (print only)
The two-tone single-page print size from the Rotogravure Picture Section is approximately 16.5 x 22 inches and contains a full-page ad for Bayer Aspirin. -
Item #539214Detroit News, October 27, 1931. (print only)
The black/white single-page print size is approximately 17 x 23 inches and contains a large ad for Lucky Strike Cigarettes. -
Item #539212Sunday Graphic of The Detroit Free Press, October 13, 1940. (Sunday Graphic Section only)
The front page of the Sunday Graphic Section features a full-page color photo of Wendell L. Willkie. The size is approximately 15.5 x 22 inches.
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Item #539211The Detroit News, June 21, 1936. (Feature Section only)
The front page of the Feature Section features a full-page color illustration of Alfred M. Landon. The size is approximately 16.5 x 23 inches.
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Item #539209The Detroit Free Press, July 19, 1955. (print only)
The color single-page print size is approximately 15.5 x 23 inches and is a full-page ad for Stroh's Beer.
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Item #539208The Detroit News, July 2, 1933. (print only)
The color single-page print size is approximately 16 x 23 inches and is a full-page ad for Kellog's Rice Krispies.
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Item #539207The Detroit Free Press, May 7, 1933. (print only)
The color single-page print size is approximately 16 x 22.5 inches and is a full-page ad for Kellog's Corn Flakes.
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Item #538783HARPER'S WEEKLY, circa 1905. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is not known. The print is the backcover of an issue and is an automobile ad for Columbia 2 Electric Vehicle Company.
The size is approximately 9.5 x 13.5 inches.
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Item #538781HARPER'S WEEKLY, circa 1913. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is not known. The print is the backcover of an issue and is an automobile ad for The Willys-Overland Company Company.
The size is approximately 11 x 16 inches.
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Item #538780HARPER'S WEEKLY, circa 1913. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is not known. The print is the backcover of an issue and is an automobile ad for Reo Motor Car Company.
The size is approximately 11 x 16 inches.
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Item #538777HARPER'S WEEKLY, August 7, 1909. (print only)
The color print size the backcover of this issue and is an advertisement for The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company. The size is approximately 11 x 16 inches.
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Item #538775Unknown Title, circa 1913. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact title of the issue and date is unknown. The color print size is approximately 9 x 14 inches and is a full-page ad for Pierce-Arrow Car.
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Item #538628LESLIES ILLUSTRATED from New York dated October 30, 1920.
* Color cover
* Chesterfield cigarette color ad
* Many Photos
The front page is a color illustration of steelworkers entitled "When the metal Runs White'". This issue is loaded with stories and photos.... Read full description -
Item #538627LESLIES ILLUSTRATED from New York dated November 20, 1920.
* Color cover
* Fatima cigarette color ad
* Many Photos
Taking all of the front page is a color illustration of a lady holding her dog entitled "All in the Day's Work'". This issue is loaded with stories... Read full description -
Item #538476DETROIT FREE PRESS: Detroit, Michigan; dated July 7, 1903.
* Pope Leo XIII
* Death Appears Imminent
This issue pertains to the imminent death of Pope Leo XIII and includes a front page illustration of the Pope and the following headlines: "Pope Leo May Pass Away Within Twenty-Four Hours", "His Doctors Say that Everything Possible Has... Read full description -
Item #538286Supplement to Detroit Fee Press, from Detroit, Michigan, dated July 12, 1908. (print only)
This is a photo of William Jennings Bryan. The print size is approximately 9.5 x 12.5 inches. -
Item #538283Life magazine, circa 1905. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is unknown. The print is by Allan Gilbert and is entitled "Becky Sharp - Life's Gallery of Heroines". The print size is approximately 8.5 x 10.75 inches. -
Item #538279Life magazine, circa 1905. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is unknown. The print is by Albert Levering and is that of "William H. Taft". The print size is approximately 8.5 x 10.75 inches. -
Item #538275title unknown, circa 1920. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: This exact date and issue of this print is unknown. The ad is a symbol from the Nabisco Company. The print size is approximately 6 x 9 inches and the overall matted size approximately is 11 x 14 inches. The matting color is a medium shade of green/grey color. -
Item #538272Title unknown, circa 1910-1915 (?) - matted print
PLEASE NOTE: This exact date and issue of this print is unknown. The print is entitled "'Warming up' for the Commencement Week". A collector informed us that the June 1915 issue of "Scribner's Magazine" also contained this print, only a bit smaller... Read full description -
Item #538259Unknown Title, 1919. (print only)
PLEASE NOTE: The exact title of the issue and date is unknown. The is a advertisement print for Standard Steel Car Company. The print size is approximately 5.5 x 8 inches and the overall matted size approximately is 8.5 x 11 inches. The matting color is a medium shade of blue/grey color. -
Item #538181THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, July 27, 1934
* Winsor McCay death
* Cartoonist - Comics
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17 that include:
* WINSOR M'CAY, 62, CARTOONIST, DEAD
* Creator of Many Popular Comic Drawings Suffers Sudden Collapse at Home
* Taught Himself To Draw
and more.
Also a one column photo of Winsor McCay as... Read full description -
Item #537763THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 24, 1911
* Early aviation...
* Airplane flight record broken...
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MAN-BIRD SOARS OVER NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON" "Aviator Atwood Will Soon Complete Long St. Louis--Gotham Air Voyage"... Read full description -
Item #537752THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, August 19, 1911
* Oscar Brindley...
* Airplane altitude record broken...
This 16 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "Brindley Sets New Altitude Mark for World in Air Boat" with subhead: "Aviator Soars Eleven Thousand... Read full description -
Item #223331THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 12, 1927.
* 1st Armored Truck Robbery in U.S.
* Flatheads Gang
This 23 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "9 Bandits Blow Up Armored Auto; Take $102,000 Pay", "Dynamite Bombs Planted in Road; Touched Off as Truck Passes Over; Five Injured".
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #223263THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 3, 1956.
* Bell X-2 rocket plane breaks speed record
* Frank Everest - Air Force
This 48 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "AF Pilot Hits 1,900 MPH" with caption: "Rocket Plane Sets Speed Mark". Tells of Lt. Col. Frank Everest's... Read full description -
Item #223244This is the very first catalog ever released by Timothy Hughes from nearly 30 years ago.
The prices and descriptions for 243 items show how our variety and values have grown alongside Tim's love for historic newspapers. Although this was the first catalog issued, you will note it was not numbered as he was unsure there would... Read full description
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Item #223177THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, October 8, 1937
* New York Yankees verses New York Giants...
* World Series...
This 48 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "YANKS ROUT GIANTS, LEAD, 2-0, IN SERIES; RUFFING VICTOR, 8-1" with subheads that include: "58,000... Read full description -
Item #223119LIBERTY magazine: October 11,1924.The color cover of this issue shows a man cheering during a game titled: "Yells that Win Games". An accompanying article discusses the psychology behind enthusiastic chants.
Additional articles include: "Twenty Years on Broadway" and "Not Insanity but Mental Illness: An Analysis of the Defense in the... Read full description -
Item #223060THE NEWS: Cleveland, Ohio; August 6, 1923.The front page headline of this issue reads: "Tribe Grabs Second From Nats", covering the second in a series of games between Cleveland and Washington.This issue is in good condition with only some minor browning around the edges. -
Item #223058KANSAS CITY JOURNAL: August 27, 1927.* Tom Sheehan* Babe Ruth* Kansas City Jockey Club RacesThis issue covers Tom Sheehan's 21st victory of the year in addition to the Kansas City Jockey Club Races and the Babe Ruth Contest.This issue is in good condition with some slight browning, occuring more profusely at the edges. -
Item #222918SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT: February 25, 1905.
* The Eiffel Tower* Lace-Making MachineThis 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for a small spot of staining along the right-hand side of the front page) and contains illustrations/text pertaining to the latest inventions and scientific discoveries of the day including: "Wireless... Read full description -
Item #222917SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT: January 3, 1903.
* Yellowstone National Park* The Rhinoceros AdderThis 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for a small spot of staining along the right-hand side of the front page) and contains illustrations/text pertaining to the latest inventions and scientific discoveries of the day including: ... Read full description -
Item #222914SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT: December 19, 1903.* The Opening of the New East River BridgeThis 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for a one inch tear along the seam on the front page) and contains illustrations/text pertaining to the latest inventions and scientific discoveries of the day including: "The... Read full description -
Item #222913SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, July 12, 1902* The 'Subway' of Paris* Manfucturing Anchor ChainsThis 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations/text pertaining to the latest inventions and scientific discoveries of the day including: "The Manufacture of Fifty-Ton Anchor Chains at Lebanon,... Read full description -
Item #222823THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 24, 1948.
* D. W. Griffith death
* 1st report
This 28 page newspaper has a two line, one column headline on page15: "DAVID W. GRIFFITH, FILM PIONEER, DIES" with subheads that include: "Producer of 'Birth of Nation', Intolerance' and 'America' Made Nearly 500 Pictures"... Read full description -
Item #222806SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 18 1911
* Svante August Arrhenius* The Common House-Fly
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations, accompanied by text, of the latest inventions of the day including: "Plowing Six Furrows at Once", "Svante August Arrhenius", "The Proposed Extension of the... Read full description -
Item #222799SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 25, 1900 This issue contains illustrations, accompanied by text, of the latest inventions of the day including: "Some of the Stage Mechanism of the Production of 'Ben Hur' at the Broadway Theater, New York", "Super-Heated Water Motor, Showing Arrangement of Tanks... Read full description -
Item #222776LIFE, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1901.
* Political Illustrations
Full front illustration captioned:
* Tariff Is The Mother Of Trusts. Features a stern-looking woman marked Tariff rocking a cradle filled with babies. Among the toys below the cradle are individual building blocks spelling TRUSTS.
Other illustrations and topics throughout. Quarto-size, 16 pages,... Read full description -
Item #222753SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 8, 1910
* Graphite Mining* Automatic Railway Safety Stop
This 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for a small piece missing in the upper left hand corner of the front page measuring 3/4 by 1/2 inches) and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day with accompanying text which include: "The... Read full description
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