Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 1, 1976

* Best "Rocky" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American sports drama film
* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rocky" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the... Read full description  

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, California, May 28, 1937 

* Golden Gate Bridge opens - opening
* Best publication to be had ? (rare as such)

What better newspaper covering the opening of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge than this full page photo captions: "Opening Of Golden Gate Bridge!...Thousands From All Over The West Hiked... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 18, 1973

* David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician
* Neil Young - Canadian American singer songwriter
* Radio City Music Hall & Madison Square Garden
* Manhattan concert performance advertisements

Page 46 has a 6 1/2 x 5 inch ad for a "David Bowie... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 13, 1973

* 1973 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition
* Actor bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger wins
* Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City

Page 51 has a photo showing Schwarzenegger at the competition with related article. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 1-7, 2009 (the locally distributed issue was dated June 30, 2009)

* Death of Michael Jackson - "King of Pop"

This iconic newspaper from Greenwich Village features a tribute to the King of Pop: "The Man In Our Mirror", which includes multiple photos and... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 28, 1999 (Calendar Section only)

* "Matrix" pre-release ad
* Pre-release of "The Out of Towners"

A terrific 2-page ad prior to the premiere of the cult classic movie "The Matrix", starring Keanu Reeves & Lawrence Fishburne. Additionally, a... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 15, 1973

* Return to Forever - jazz fusion band
* Chick Corea - jazz pianist & composer
* Bitter End nightclub performances ad

Page 55 has a full page ad for "Return To Forever featuring Chick Corea" performances at The Bitter End night club in Greenwich... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 16, 1944

* Battle of Bulge begins
* Initial German attack
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a six column heading: "Nazis Launch Heavy Counter-Attack" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, nice condition.... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 22, 1968

* Andy Warhol superstar actress VIVA w/ photos
* Underground cinema - The Factory editorial

The front page has a heading: "Viva of the Visions: A Scar is Borne" with lead-in: "Andy's Juliet" with photo. (see images) Lengthy text continues inside... Read full description  

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Missouri, Sept. 29, 1941 

* Ted Williams .406 batting average enters record books
* Boston Red Sox - major league baseball - MLB

Not only is it difficult to find reports on Ted Williams' season-ending .406 batting average--which has yet to be topped--but when they are found they are typically very small,... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 16, 1970

* First "Earth Day" observation notice
* Environmental protection demonstration
* Climate change - global warming concerns

Page 21 has full page notice headed: "New York...We've had it!" (see images) This was for the very first "Earth... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 5, 1992

* "Patriot Games" - premiere ad and ft-pg. review
* Pre-release, full-pg. ad of "House Sitter"

A terrific issue on the premiere of "Patriot Games", starring Harrison Ford, including a 3-page advertisement accompanied by a frontpage review with... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 29, 1992

* "Sister Act" - premiere ad and review
* "Far and Away" - double-page ad

A terrific issue on the premiere of "Sister Act" which includes a nearly full-page advertisement accompanied by a review. Other popular movie advertisements include: ... Read full description  

DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, July 1, 1953  

* Chevy Corvette begins production
* In a Detroit publication (historic)

Page 53 has a two line, two column headline: "Plastic Corvette Begins To Roll" & above this head in smaller type: "Production Line Starts". The report begins: ... Read full description  

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, California, Aug. 4, 1936  The bottom of the front page has a bordered report "Olympics" beginning; "Jesse Owens, American Negro, won the Olympic 100 meter final today..." with more.
The front page of the sports section has much on the Olympics in Berlin, Germany, including a banner headline:... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 24, 1963

* Early Barbra Streisand - singer & actress
* When she was only 21 years old
* The Blue Angel nightclub performance
* Comedian Lenny Bruce advertisement

Page 26 under "cafes & coffee house" is a advertisement for a "Barbra Streisand"... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 13, 1962

* Lawrence of Arabia opening day premiere
* Epic biographical adventure drama film
* Peter O'Toole & Alec Guinness movie ad

Page 12 has a 5 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Lawrence of Arabia" in New York City.
I suspect this to be... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 19, 1963

* Jill Johnston's "Motorcycle" at Judson Church
* Author, cultural critic, feminist activist
* Noteworthy columnist for The Village Voice
* Radical lesbian separatism movement - theory

The feature article of this issue is... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 5, 1963

* Australian guitarist John Williams
* Classical & progressive rock music
* Town Hall concert advertisement

Page 8 has a 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch advertisement for a "John Williams" concert at the local Town Hall. (see image)
I suspect this to be an... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 20, 1964

* Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) vs. Sonny Liston (1st)
* Famous boxing's World Heavyweight Championship
* One of the greatest sports moments of the 20th century

Page 10 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for this upcoming boxing match at the local theater... Read full description  

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, Feb. 18, 1937 

* Gold Gate Bridge disaster
* Construction workers fall

This is a single leaf being pages 19 & 20, yet an extremely dramatic one. It is captioned: "Exclusive Photo by Cameraman on Spot! - SPAN VICTIMS FALLING TO DOOM!"
The photo shows the collapsed safety net... Read full description  

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 1, 1917  A terrific and very displayable issue on the founding era of the United States Navy's relationship with San Diego, one which has grown tremendously ever since 1917 to become the home port of the Pacific Fleet, a base composed of 13 piers, with over 24,000... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 16, 1944 

* German V-1 Flying Bomb
* Early cruise missile
* Robot planes - no pilot 
* Buzz bomb - doodlebuug
* London terror bombing

The front page has a banner heading: "Nazi Pilotless Planes Explode In Britain" with subheads. (see images)
Other news of the day with much on World War II.... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1938

* Albert Einstein commencement addresss
* Swarthmore College - Pennsylvania

The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN CRITICIZES 'BARBARITY' ABROAD" with subheads and complete text of Einstein's address. First report coverage on Albert Einstein's... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 6, 1961

* Ran Eliran wedding in Greenwich Village
* "Israel's Ambassador of Song" Israeli singer
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica - born in Haifa, Palestine

Page 6 has a small heading: "Israeli Folk Singer Weds at Cabaret Here" with report. (see image)... Read full description