Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 16, 1977

* Hillside Strangler killings - murders
* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)
* Next to last victim - Kimberly Diane Martin
* Cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 17, 1922

* Burning of Smyrna Catastrophe
* Modern day Izmir, Turkey (Greek Zone)
* Massacre of Armenians & Greeks by Turks

The top of the front page has a four column headline:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1930 

* Anti-prohibition movement 
* Wets gain majority in MI & OH

The front page has a one column heading: "REPEAL URGED BY AUTHOR OF OHIO DRY LAW" with subheads. (see… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1986 

* RMS Titanic shipwreck breached for the 1st time 
* Jason Jr.  - remote (ROV) vehicle goes inside  

The front page has a one column heading: "Titanic Camera Finds… more

NEW YORK TIMES (section 2 only) Nov. 7, 1976 

* "Two-Minute Warning" opening day movie advertisement
* Action sniper thriller film premiere - Charleston Heston

Page 9 of this "Arts and Leisure" section… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 27, 1926 

* Clymer PA No. 1 (Sample Run) coal mining disaster
* Indiana County, Pennsylvania coal-dust explosions 

The front page has a five column heading: "40 Entombed by… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 14, 1980 

* LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 disaster
* U.S. Amateur Boxing team airplane crash

The front page has banner headline: "22 U.S. Athletes Killed; Boxing Team Among 87… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 4, 1988 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 16, 1985 

* MOVE - Black liberation advocate organization - cult ?
* Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia bombing 

The front page has a banner headline: "Warning From Cult… more

THE PATRIOT, Harrisburg, Penn., November 25, 1963

* Lee Harvey Oswald killed w/ photos
* John F. Kennedy funeral w/ photos.

The front page has a banner headline: "ACCUSED ASSASSIN IS DEAD, GUNNED DOWN… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1995

* Actress Elizabeth Montgomery death 
* Star of "Bewitched" as Samantha Stevens
* Daughter of Hollywood actor Richard Montgomery

The bottom of the front page of section B… more

A fascinating pair of newspapers, destined to be the premier newspapers on the coup and collapse of the Soviet Union. Both double-titled: "NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA/INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER".
Issue #1:… more

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, San Francisco, California, Nov. 25, 1931

* Original from the Great Depression

This newspaper has business news, charts, stock quotes and more throughout during a time in… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES (sport's section only), March 23, 1994 

* Earvin "Magic" Johnson named head coach
* Los Angeles Lakers NBA pro basketball

The front page of this section has a headline that reads:… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2005 

* Skateboarder Danny Way - skateboarding 
* Jumps the "Great Wall of China" w/ photo

Page 2 of section D has a photo with heading: "Where There's a Wall, There's a… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2005 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2005 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 28, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

NEW YORK POST, Dec. 9, 1980

* John Lennon assassination
* "The Beatles" front man
* From the city of the murder
* Nice headline for display

Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 21, 1995 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a… more

THE WASHINGTON POST, D.C. June 1, 2005 

* W. Mark Felt "Deep Throat" revealed 
*  Whistleblower on the Watergate Scandal

The front page has the headline that reads: "FBI's No. 2 Was 'Deep Throat'" and… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1995 (Calendar Section only)

* Best "Die Hard with a Vegrance" advertisement
* Opening day movie premiere double-page showing 
* Actors Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson
*… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1969 

* Charles Manson murders - Sharon Tate
* Tex Watson - Spahn Ranch

On the front page of section 2 (page 29) has a two column heading: "3 Suspects in Tate Case Tied… more

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Dec. 13 & 30, 1939 (2-issue set)  This pair of late December 1939 issues highlights the national frenzy surrounding the release of Gone With the Wind. Page 19 of the

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 14, 1939  Page 3 features a notable science report under the column heading: "EINSTEIN SOLVES ONE OF SCIENCE'S GREAT PUZZLES", which is timed with the eve of his 60th

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 2005 (Front and California sections)

* Fiftieth Disneyland birthday celebration.
* Celebrating Walt Disney

Section B has frontpage and B5-B6 day of coverage of Disneyland's… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 6, 1928  The ftpg. has a nice photo captioned "Amelia M. Earhart and Wilmer Stultz" and headed: "Gale Prevents Girl's Start on Sea Flight", with a related article.
After… more

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, June 22, 1939  The sports page has a significant report in the world of baseball history with one column heads noting: "Gehrig Says He Will Fight Off… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1932

* New York Yankees opening day game
* Babe Ruth's famous HR swing photo
* MLB - Major League Baseball

The sport's section (page 13) has a banner headline: "Ruth and… more

REDONDO BREEZE, Redondo Beach, California, Oct. 5, 1917

* West Coast beach community
* Los Angeles County

An early newspaper from one of the more famous beach communities in Los Angeles County. The… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 20, 1929 

* Swiss aviators Transatlantic flight attempt
* "Golden Age" of aviation - airplanes  

The front page has a nice banner headline: "PASS AZORES IN HOP FOR U. S."… more

This original vintage newspaper leaf from the Los Angeles Times Calendar section dated Dec. 3, 1978 consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1976

* Head coach Joe Paterno 100th victory
* Penn State Nittany Lions  - PSU
* NCAA college football

Page 8 of the sport's section has a one column heading: "N.C. State… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 19, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 23 1994

* Best "Above the Rim" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Rapper and actor Tupac Shakur - 2pac 

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

NEW YORK POST, May 18, 1998  

* Davis Wells pitches a "Perfect Game"
* New York Yankees MLB baseball pitcher 
* First Yankee since Don Larsen's famous one
* They unbelievably went to the same high… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 2, 1991

* Jeffrey Dahmer arrested
* Killer and sex offender
* Glenda Cleveland Ignored 

The top of page 4 has a four column heading: "Milwaukee Officers Had Entered Dahmer's… more

LOS ANGLES TIMES, May 27, 1987

* Larry Bird's "The Steal" - Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons
* NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Finals

The top of the front page of the sport's section has a heading:… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1977 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 14, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 14, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 6, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 28, 1926 

* Aviator John A. Rodgers killed
* United States Navy officer 
* Delaware River airplane crash 

The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "RODGERS,… more

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE (section 2 (sports) only), Aug. 29, 1926 

* Walter Hagen wins Western Open
* Professional golf tournament record

The front page of this section has a nice banner headline for… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 22, 1926 

* Aviator Walter Beech wins 
* Ford Reliability Tour victory
* Airplanes - aerial tour - Travel Air

The front page has a one column heading: "BEECH WINS FORD AIR TOUR"… more

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE (1st section only), Aug. 22, 1926 

* Silent film star Rudolph Valentino 
* Latin Lover - "The Sheik" actor
* He would die the very next day

The front page has a great banner… more

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE (sport's section only), Aug. 22, 1926 

* Pitcher Ted Lyons' no-hitter 
* Chicago White Sox vs. Red Sox
* Best publication to be had (rare)

The top of the front page of this… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 30, 1926 

* Chicago gangland wars - bootlegging 
* Francesco "Frank" Cappello assassination
* A one-way Chicago execution automobile ride 

The front page has a nice banner… more