Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #723796THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 10, 1903
* East St. Louis flooding
* Mississippi River disaster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "EAST ST. LOUIS IS TOTALLY SUBMERGED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #723794EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 29, 1910
* John Tortes - Chief Myers photo
* New York Giants baseball catcher
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a three column photo of Chief Myers with heading: "Big Indian Catcher is Idol Of the Polo Grounds Fans" with subhead and text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #723793THE MOSQUITO, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, March 21, 1925 A curious little newspaper which appears to be the combination of the Middlesex Plain Dealer and the Perth Amboy Press. Filled mostly with local news and tidbits, many quite folksy and humorous, plus many ads as well. The ftpg. has a bit noting: "Christy Mathewson, of baseball fame, was recently... Read full description
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Item #723792THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 20, 1903
* James McKinney killed
* Tulare County outlaw
* Bakersfield, California shootout
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "OUTLAW MET A TRAGIC END" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #723789THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 2, 1903
* Gainesville, Georgia tornado
* Hall County storm disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA TORNADO KILLED A HUNDRED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #723787THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1951
* The death of Serge Koussevitzky
* Russian music conductor & composer
* Boston Symphony Orchestra director
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Serge Koussevitzky Is Dead at 76; Conducted in Boston for 25 Years" Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on page 35 with photo.
Complete... Read full description -
Item #723784THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1927
* Great Charles Lindbergh welcome home
* Ticker tape parade in New York City
The front page has a three column headline: "COL. LINDBERGH, CENTER OF GREAT TRIUMPHANT RECEPTION IN NEW YORK" with subheads (see photos).
This issue contains other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #723782BRUYSSELER ZEITUNG (Brüssels Newspaper), Belgium, Nov. 5, 1942
* Rare German occupation publication
From Nazi-occupied Belgium with a wealth of war-related reporting. The main headline notes: "Setback For Roosevelt's Party".
Presumed complete in 6 pages, good condition.
background: The Brüsseler Zeitung issue from November 5, 1942, serves... Read full description -
Item #723781THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 25, 1903
* William Kissam Vanderbilt
* Anne Harriman Rutherford
* Wedding - Weds - Marries
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT WEDS WEDS MRS. RUTHERFORD" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #723757(2-issue set) LIVERPOOL ECHO, England & NEW YORK POST, both dated December 9, 1980 (a two-issue set)
* John Lennon death - The Beatles front man
* From both his hometown and place of his murder
* Best publications to be had - a truly unique pair
Here is a terrific and a very rare opportunity to have two of the best... Read full description -
Item #723756LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 18, 1990
* Tom Harmon "Old 98" death - editorial
* Michigan Wolverines Heisman trophy winner
* NCAA college football star
Near the bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Old 98: Something Special to the End" with photo. (see images)
Complete 1st and... Read full description -
Item #723754THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 8, 1967
* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins
* Very 1st performance in the East w/ photos
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* A truly historic issue at the inception of this band
A terrific issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has an article... Read full description -
Item #723753THIS WEEK MAGAZINE section only of The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Nov. 26, 1950
* Italian actress Valentina Cortesa
* 1950 magazine color cover photo
* Making her presence in Hollywood
The front page of this section has a nice photo of new Hollywood actress Valentina Cortesa. Nice for display. Related biography and two more... Read full description -
Item #723752THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 11, 1934
* United States Navy flying boats
* Airplanes flight record to Hawaii
* San Francisco to Pearl Harbor
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Six Navy Planes Racing to Honolulu on Longest Mass Flight in History" with subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #723750THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1925
* Overton Mine No. 2 explosion disaster
* St. Clair County, Alabama coal mining
The front page has a one column heading: "61 LOSE LIVES IN ALABAMA NIBE BLAST" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.
AI... Read full description -
Item #723660LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 20, 2011
* Rory Mcllroy wins U.S. Open golf tournament (1st major)
* Congressional Country Club - Bethesda, Maryland
The front page has a three column color photo showing Mcllroy celebrating his victory on the final hole.
And the front page of the sport's... Read full description -
Item #723600LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 8, 1982
* Oakland Raiders announce move to L.A.
* Team owner Al Davis wins in court
* NFL - National Football League
The top of of the front page has a nice banner headline: "Jury OKs Raiders' Move to L.A." with subhead. And the front page of the sport's section has a banner heading: ... Read full description -
Item #723598SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 26, 1983
* Invasion of Grenada - "Operation Urgent Fury"
* Grenadian and Cuban forces overwhelmed
The front page has a banner headline: "Yanks spearhead Grenada invasion" with subheads and related map. (see images) Much more on the following pages.
Complete with all 136 pages, tabloid size, nice... Read full description -
Item #723596THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 9, 1934
* Loch Ness Monster becoming World known
* Nessie mystery widens in Inverness, Scotland
Certainly one of the more notable monster or creature searches in recent times is the Loch Ness Monster. Debate continues as to its existence. Page 20 has an editorial with a one column heading: "Sea Serpent" ... Read full description -
Item #723592THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1935
* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures)
* 250th anniversary this coming Summer (2026}
Page 8 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous... Read full description -
Item #723587FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 17, 1945.
* U.S. Marines begin landing at Iwo Jima
* Famous World War II battle beginning
The front page has a nice banner headline on the re-capture of Corregidor by U.S. forces.
Also on the front page is a two column heading: "Iwo Jima Invaded In Inner Defense Of Jap Homeland" with related map.... Read full description -
Item #723565THE DETROIT NEWS, December 29, 1951
* Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1
* National Reactor Testing Station
* Arco, Butte County, Idaho
* 1st nuclear power into electricity
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Atomic Might Harnessed to Civilian Uses" with lead-in: "Science Peeks Into The... Read full description -
Item #723563MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 11, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan told
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* From the USS Hornet aircraft carrier
* Battle of the Coral Sea Won
* Imperial Japanese verses U.S. Navy
* Pacific Ocean theater
The front page has a three column heading: "BOMBERS... Read full description -
Item #723562FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Extra, Dec. 24, 1943
* D-Day invasion leader named
* General Dwight D. Eisenhower
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "EISENHOWER ALLIED LEADER" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #723561THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., Sept. 14, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "CHINESE AIRPLANES SINK JAP WARSHIP, DAMAGE TWO OTHERS; HEAR 'PIRATE SUB' CAPTURED" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 18... Read full description -
Item #723560THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 10, 1925
* Broadway stage actress Amelia Bingham
The front page has a banner headline: "ARMED BANDITS BIND AND ROB AMELIA BINGHAM, ACTRESS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
AI notes: In 1925, veteran... Read full description -
Item #723559THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 9, 1970
* New York's Pop Festival - music concerts
* Randalls Island, Manhattan, New York City
* Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf & much more
Page 28 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for "NEW YORK POP" music festival held on Randall's Island in Manhattan. (see... Read full description -
Item #723558THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 7, 1963
* Jules Feiffer - American satirist - cartoonist
* "Boom" re. Nuclear atomic H-bomb weapon
Pages 15 through 18 is a four full page cartoon titled: "BOOM" which is a savage take on the H-bomb. (see images)
AI notes: Jules Feiffer’s Boom! (1963) is a... Read full description -
Item #723557THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 13, 1967
* Richard Alpert and STP vs. LSD drug
* 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine
* "Serenity, Tranquility and Peace" psychedelic
* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground
* Live at The Gymnasium advertisement
Starting on page 7 is an article heading:... Read full description -
Item #723556THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 26, 1968
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour advertisement
* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East
* Deep Purple - English rock heavy metal band
* Electric Circus concert advertisement
Page 32 has a historic advertisement for a very... Read full description -
Item #723555THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 28, 1979
* "ALIEN" opening day film advertisement
* Science fiction extraterrestrial horror movie
* Actors Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt
* "No Nukes" concert at Madison Square Garden
The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening... Read full description -
Item #723553THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Dec. 14, 1967
* Jim Morrison of THE DOORS
* American rock band frontman
* New American sex symbol - idol
* "Summer of Love" era
Page 14 has an article under: "scenes" which suggests that Jim Morrison, singer of "The Doors" may be becoming the new American sex symbol for... Read full description -
Item #723551LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 3, 2012
* South Korean Sun Myung Moon death
* Unification Church founder & leader
* Mass marriages - weddings - "Blessings"
Near the bottom of the front page is a heading: "Mass-marriage evangelist; Unification Church founder gained wide popularity" with lead-in: "Sun Myung Moon, 1920 -... Read full description -
Item #723549LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 25, 1990
* Best "The Godfather Part III" film advertisement
* Grand opening day movie premiere review
* Francis Ford Coppola - Al Pacino
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Godfather Part III" and perhaps no better issue could be found... Read full description -
Item #723548THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1946
* The disaster at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941
* United States Congress official investigation
* Japan determined to have full accountability
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Roosevelt Found Blameless For Pearl Harbor Disaster" with subhead. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #723543LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 4, 1989
* Ruhollah - Ayatollah Khomeini
* Leader of the Revolution death
* Iranian Shia Islam religious leader
* Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The front page has a one column heading: "Ayatollah Khomeini Dies at 86" with subhead and photo. (see images) More inside.
Also on... Read full description -
Item #723538THE DETROIT NEWS, April 7, 1937
* Chrysler Automotive industry strike ending w/ pact
* First of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers
* United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit, Michigan
* Best publication to be had ? - very rare as such
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Chrysler Pact Calls 65,000 to... Read full description -
Item #723536NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 5, 1937
* United States apologizes to Adolph Hitler & the Third Reich
* Mayor Fiorello La Guardia insults Hitler calling him a "brown-shirted fanatic"
* U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull makes apology for remarks
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "U.S.... Read full description -
Item #723533NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 11, 1938
* Snow White and the seven dwarfs
* Original, non woke & DEI version
* Walt Disney animated cartoon movie
* Pre-opening day PREMIERE (2 days prior)
The top of page 13 has a banner heading: "Walt Disney Interprets a Classical of Fairyland in a $1,000,000 Screen Cartoon" with three animated... Read full description -
Item #723531THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1984
* NHL hockey "Good Friday Massacre"
* Montreal Canadians vs. Quebec Nordiques
* Game 6 playoff game brawl - fight
Page 18 has a four column photo showing the infamous NHL hockey brawl in progress with brief text. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #723513THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., March 18, 1933
* Prohibition ending - alcohol returning
* Twenty-First Amendment of U.S. Constitution
* United States Congress to vote on repeal
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "HOUSE AND SENATE SEEK ACCORD ON 3.2 PCT. BEER" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all... Read full description -
Item #723512LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 22, 1996
* Best "Mission" Impossible" movie advertisement
* Opening week premiere poster-like advertisement
* American action spy film - Tom Cruise
A nice issue on the opening week of the motion picture hit "Mission: Impossible" and perhaps no better issue could... Read full description -
Item #723511LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 27, 1987
* Best "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American slasher horror film
* "Some Kind of Wonderful" opening
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "A Nightmare on Elm Street... Read full description -
Item #723432LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 1, 1976
* Pablo Picasso paintings & drawings
* Spanish painter, sculptor & printmaker
* Palais des Papes in Avignon, France
The front page has a heading that reads: "127 Paintings by Picasso Stolen at French Exhibition" with subhead. (see images)
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Item #723431LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 23, 1987
* American pop artist Andy Warhol death (1st report)
* Campbell's Soup Cans & Marilyn Monroe Diptych
The top of page 4 has a has a heading: "Andy Warhol, Pop Art Pioneer, dies at 58" Coverage continues on page 14 with related photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages,... Read full description -
Item #723430THE NIPPU JIJI, "Leading Japanese Daily Newspaper In Hawaii", Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.A. December 8, 1941
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Interesting to have this banner headline: "U.S. CONGRESS DECLARES WAR AGAINST JAPAN AS FDR ACCUSES HER OF TREACHERY" in a newspaper for... Read full description -
Item #723408LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Sept. 4, 1929
* Airplane crash disaster (lost)
* "The City of San Francisco"
* Mount Taylor Stratovolcano
* Near Grants, New Mexico
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TRANSCONTINENTAL PLANE LOST IN STORM IN SOUTHWEST" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #723406LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 13, 2009
* President Barrack Obama awards "Medal of Freedom"
* Chief Joseph Medicine Crow & Steven Hawking
Page 10 has a four column photo showing President Obama presenting the 2009 "Medal of Freedom" to Chief Joseph Medicine Crow.... Read full description -
Item #723405THE SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., Sept. 15, 1929
* Ella Mae Wiggins killed (1st report)
* Loray Mill Strike - Gastonia, North Carolina
* Labor history of the United States
* Female aviator Amelia Earhart photo
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MOTHER IS SLAIN BY MOB FOLLOWING TEXTILE WORKERS" with... Read full description -
Item #723404LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Aug. 30, 1929
* Coastal passenger steamer SS San Juan
* Pigeon Point, California sinking disaster
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "65 PERSONS BELIEVED LOST WHEN PASSENGER SHIP SINKS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and a little... Read full description
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