Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #620119MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, May 20, 1920 Fine pictorial published by the New York Times, this issue has a two-page spread headed: "Baseball Players of Major Leagues Who Figure as Stars of the Present Season in Box and Field." Includes action photos of Waite Hoyt, Everett Scott, Lee Meadows, "Cactus" Cravath and Walter Johnson, with... Read full description -
Item #620118MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, May 20, 1920 Fine pictorial published by the New York Times, this issue has a two-page spread headed: "Baseball Players of Major Leagues Who Figure as Stars of the Present Season in Box and Field." Includes action photos of Waite Hoyt, Everett Scott, Lee Meadows, "Cactus" Cravath and Walter Johnson, with... Read full description -
Item #620079THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 5, 1942
* Chicago Bears
* Pro football all-stars
* Post Pearl Harbor Pro Bowl
This 30 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 16: "Chicago Bears Defeat Pro All-Stars, 35-24, on Big Splurge in Second Period" with related photo, stats and lineup.
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #620067THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, August 18, 1935
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
This 48 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page that says "BODIES OF POST AND ROGERS ON WAY TO HOMES" with subhead and more.
Other news of the day throughout. Little wear along the spine with no text... Read full description -
Item #620065THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, May 14, 1941
* Rudolph Hess abandons Hitler
* Early report
This 10 page newspaper has headers on the front page including "What Hess Says Will Make German High Command "Sweat"" "Nazis Say Peace Is Aim Of Hess" "Palmist Says Hess Is Most Sane Of The Many Nazi Leaders" "Hess Fussy... Read full description -
Item #620062THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, November 29, 1924
* Charles Ponzi arrested
* Ponzi Scheme
* Immigration law
This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Ponzi Arrested on Charge That He Entered Country Illegally; May Be Exiled to Canada of Italy" with subheads.
Other news of the day throughout. Lite browning with little... Read full description -
Item #619928THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1934
* Liner SS Morro Castle burns
* Ward Line cruise ship disaster
* Investigation on drunk waiters
The front page has a four column headline: "DAMAGING TESTIMONY GIVEN" with subheads that include: "Many Waters 'Drunk' When Ship Left Cuba, Federal Jury Is... Read full description -
Item #619920THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 12, 1930
* Island of Stromboli volcano eruption
* Sicily Italy
This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Stromboli Erupts and Quake Shakes Island; Rain of Lava as Volcano's Cone blown Off". 1st report coverage on the most violent eruption of this famous Sicilian volcano in... Read full description -
Item #619893THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1937
* Nazi leader Hermann Goring Goering
* Anti-Adolph Hitler sympathizers warned
The front page has one column headings: "GOERING GIVES HINT OF PERIL TO HITLER" "Warns an Assassin and All Who Sympathize With Aims 'Shall Be Burned to a Crisp" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #619886THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, March 10, 1995
* Arizona Diamondbacks are born
* Awarded a baseball franchise
* Best title to be had ?
The front page has a banner heading: "THE A TEAM!" and more with related photo. (see) More inside. 1st report coverage on Arizona being awarded a baseball franchise. Great to have in a Phoenix paper.
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Item #619857THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, July 7, 1928
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* Post Atlantic Ocean flight
* Airplane "Friendship"
The front page has a one column headline: "AIR KINGS JOIN IN ACCLAIM TO MISS EARHART" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on Amelia Earhart's return to America after her famous... Read full description -
Item #619838JEWISH DAILY BULLETIN, New York, Jan. 31, 1928 An uncommon title of 4 pages, filled mostly with Jewish-related news, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Particularly interesting in light of anti-Semitic concerns growing in Europe at the time. The front page has: "British Colonial Secretary Pleads with American Jews to Continue Support For... Read full description -
Item #619791THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1929.
* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married
* Anne Morrow
The front page has a two column headline: "COLONEL LINDBERGH WEDS ANNE MORROW IN HER HOME; MAY FLY ON HONEYMOON" with subheads that include: "Pair Slip Away In Auto""Only 20 Present at Surprise Wedding in Englewood and more with... Read full description -
Item #619761PHOENIX GAZETTE, Arizona, March 3, 1932
* Charles Lindbergh Jr.
* Baby kidnapping
* Crime of the century
* Front leaf only
This front leaf only has a nice seven column headline: "LINDBERGH BABY HELD CAPTIVE IN NEW JERSEY VILLAGE, REPORT" with subheads and photo.
Front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), some small archival mends to small margin... Read full description -
Item #619735THE PHOENIX GAZETTE, Arizona, April 9, 1949
* Kathy Fiscus rescue efforts
The front page has a banner headline that announces: "RESCUERS NEAR GIRL IN WELL" with subheads.
Coverage on Kathy Fiscus, a three-year-old girl who died after falling into a well in San Marino, California. The attempted rescue, broadcast live on KTLA, was a... Read full description -
Item #619717NEWSETTE, (from where?), Dec. 31, 1942 A crude, typewriter-set single sheet newsletter "For Supply, By Supply, About Supply" as noted in the dateline. One of many WWII era newsletters created for local consumption, this seemingly from a civilian-based military supply camp. Nice condition. -
Item #619716THE EVENING BULLETIN, Philadelphia, November 14, 1942
* Eddie Rickenbacker found alive
* American World War I airplane fighter ace
* Adrift at sea for 24 days
The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead: "Capt. Rickenbacker Found Alive in the Pacific" with subheads and photo. More inside.
Twenty pages, some margin wear... Read full description -
Item #619702THE DETROIT NEWS, July 15, 1927
* "City of Oakland" airplane flight
* Ernie Smith and Emory Bronte
* 1st civilians in trans-Pacific crossing
The front page has a one column heading: "PACIFIC FLIERS SAFE IN HAWAII" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 18 pages, a few... Read full description -
Item #619701THE DETROIT NEWS, July 14, 1927
* Golfer Bobby Jones
* Open Championship
* St. Andrews, Scotland
The front page has a one column heading: "JONES LEADING BY 2 STROKES" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the 1927 Open Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #619586THE BISBEE EVENING ORE, Arizona, October 7, 1936
* New York Yankees
* World Series Champions
* Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig
* Front leaf only
This front leaf only has a nice five column headline: "YANKEES CRUSH GIANTS IN SERIES FINAL, 13-5" with subheads and box scores. (see)
Front leaf only (pages 1 and 2), some tiny margin margin tears, nice... Read full description -
Item #619482THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1933
* Red Grange vs. Ernie Nevers
* Green Bay Packers
* Pacific Coast All-American
* Charity football game
The sport's section (page 16) has one column headings: "GREEN BAY BEATEN IN CHARITY GAME" "20,000 See the Packers Bow to Nevers's All-Stars, 13-6, at San Francisco"... Read full description -
Item #619469MESA TRIBUNE, Arizona, Dec. 27, 1974
* Jack Benny death
* American entertainer
The front page has a two column heading: "Old Time Trouper Jack Benny Dead" with photo. (see)
Incomplete issue containing 4 pages of a 28 page newspaper. A little margin wear, otherwise good. -
Item #619433THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Michigan, October 8, 1930
* Philadelphia Athletics baseball champions
* St. Louis Cardinals
* World Series final game
This 6 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Mackmen Run Wild To Win Series" with subheads and lineup. (see photos) Early, same day report here.
Other... Read full description -
Item #619423LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts March 9, 1961
* Sputnik 9 Russian spacecraft
* Chernushka - Blackie - Russia dog (historic)
* 1st animal returned from space successfully (alive)
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Soviet Recovers Space Vehicle" Coverage of the 1st animal to return to earth... Read full description -
Item #619422THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1952
* Post World War II Japan occupation ending
* Final ratification of the peace treaty
* Japan sovereignty
This 46 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Senate Ratifies Japan Pacts And Treaties on Pacific Arms" 1st report coverage on the final ratification of the peace treaty... Read full description -
Item #619379ABILENE REFLECTOR-CHRONICLE, Kansas, March 28, 1969
* Dwight Eisenhower death
* Best title to be had ?
* Front leaf only
This front leaf only has banner headline: "Ike Dies...Will Be Buried In Abilene" with subheads and photo. (see) Great to have from his hometown newspaper.
Front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), some margin wear with... Read full description -
Item #619373THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1941
* Professional Golf Hall of Fame created - PGA
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber) title fight
This 52 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 36: "Jones, Ouimet, Hagen and Sarazen Named for New Golf Hall of Fame" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... Read full description -
Item #619363LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 13, 1970
* Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs
* Major League Baseball MLB
* 500th home run
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 7: "Ernie Banks Belts His 500th Homer As Cubs Win" 1st report coverage on Ernie Banks becoming the ninth player in Major League Baseball to hit 500 home runs in their... Read full description -
Item #619333TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 8, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart* About to make history
* Airplane "Friendship"
Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has a nice three column headline: "FAILURE TO... Read full description -
Item #619327TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Masachusetts, June 19, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flies across the Atlantic Ocean
The front page has a nice three column headline: "COMPLETED THEIR AIR VOYAGE TODAY TO SOUTHHAMPTON" with subheads. (see) Coverage on Amelia Earhart's famous Atlantic Ocean flight.
Other... Read full description -
Item #619323LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 9, 1928
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* Post Atlantic Ocean flight
* Airplane "Friendship"
* Boston, Massachusetts welcome
The front page has a one column heading: "AMELIA EARHART GIVEN OVATION" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on Amelia Earhart's hometown welcome after... Read full description -
Item #619303TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 21, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The front page has one column headings: "AMELIA BUYS $1000 WORTH OF NEW CLOTHES" "But the Girl Flier's Needs Are Not Yet Met" and more.... Read full description -
Item #619298THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 3, 1937
* Flint, Michigan sit-down strike beginning
* United Automobile Workers (UAW) to Labor Union
* GM General Motors
The front page has a one column heading: "Court Ban Ignored in GM Strike" with subhead. (see)
Page 3 has a banner headline that reads: "Flint Strikers Ignore Court's Order to Vacate... Read full description -
Item #619261THE CLEVELAND NEWS, August 16, 1932
* Jon Morrow Lindbergh born
* Front leaf only
This front leaf only has a nice banner headline: "NEW HEIR BORN TO LINDBERGHS" with subheads and pictorial. (see) This is 1st report coverage on the birth of Charles Lindbergh's second child, Jon.
Front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), a little margin wear, nice for... Read full description -
Item #619255KODIAK MIRROR, Alaska, Oct. 12, 1957 In the masthead is: "Reflecting the News of Alaska's Most Historic Island". Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelik of Strait."
Outer 4 pages only of a 12 page newspaper, tabloid size, minimal margin wear. -
Item #619239ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 12, 1931
* Aviator Amelia Earhart
* Beech-Nut autogiro crash
The front page has a two column heading: "Amelia Earhart Uninjured When Autogiro Crashes on Takeoff at Abilene, Texas" with subhead and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, irregular along the spine, generally... Read full description -
Item #619230THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 20, 1930
* Amateur golfer Bobby Jones
* Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire
* Golf Illustrated Gold Vase
The sport's section (page 18) has a two column headline: "Jones in Brilliant Round to Win Coveted Trophy" with subhead. (see) 1st report coverage on Bobby Jones winning at... Read full description -
Item #619217THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, March 20, 1937
* Amelia Earhart crashes (day of)
* New London, Texas school disaster
The front page has a one column heading: "MISS EARHART'S SHIP SHOWS DANGER SPOT; DELAY AVERTS MISHAP" with subheads. (see) Coverage on her attempt to fly around the World which eventually lead to her famous disappearance... Read full description -
Item #619215THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, April 5, 1958
* Movie actress Lana Turner
* Johnny Stompanato murder
* 14 year daughter Cheryl Crane
The front page has a three column heading: "Lana Turner's Girl Kills Star's Lover" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on the murder of Johnny Stompanato by 14 year old... Read full description -
Item #619202THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, August 14, 1976
* Bruce Jenner wins gold medal
* 1976 Olympics decathlon
This famous sporting title is loaded with the latest news in sports with many photos and illustrations. Page 40 has a heading: "Stones and Shorter Caused Biggest Headlines in Losing" with photo of Jenner. (see) Amazingly he never made... Read full description -
Item #619153DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH, Arizona, August 17, 1927
* 1st Dole Air Race
* Early aviation - airplanes
* Woolaroc - Art Goebel
* Front leaf only
This front leaf only has a banner headline: "4 OF 8 AIRPLANES RACE TO HAWAII" with subheads. (see)
Front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), a little margin wear, nice for display as such. -
Item #619152THE BISBEE EVENING ORE, Arizona, August 19, 1932
* Aviator Jim Mollison
* Airplane - aviation
* 1st solo Atlantic flight (West to East)
* Front leaf only
This front leaf only has a nice banner headline: "MOLLISON SPANS NORTH ATLANTIC" with subheads (see). This is 1st report coverage on the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean... Read full description -
Item #619143THE DENVER POST, Denver, Colorado, January 26, 1998
Note: The Denver Post printed two versions for this date. This is the edition which shows John Elway rolling out of the pocket to make a pass.
* Denver Broncos win Super Bowl XXXII
* John Elway & Terrell Davis
* Green Bay Packers
This 100+ page newspaper... Read full description -
Item #619142FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 20, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The front page has a two column heading: "AMELIA PLANS TO SAIL WITHIN A WEEK FOR UNITED STATES" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #619141TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, May 8, 1935
* Amelia Earhart solo flight (during)
* New aviation record
The front page has one column headings: "Amelia on Her Way to East Coast" "Hops With Intention of Making Non-Stop Flight"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, minor margin wear, generally... Read full description -
Item #619071FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 7, 1928
* Helen Wills (Moody) wins 2nd silver salver
* The Championships, Wimbledon
* Nice headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HELEN WILLS RETAINS WOMEN'S SINGLES TITLE" with subheads. (see) She is known as the first American born Woman to achieve international... Read full description -
Item #619060FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 9, 1928
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* Post Atlantic Ocean flight
* Airplane "Friendship"
* Boston, Massachusetts welcome
The front page has one column headings: "BOSTON GIVES MISS EARHART WARM GREETING" "Thousands Cheer Girl Flyer as Her Plane Arrives at Airport From N.Y." and... Read full description -
Item #619038THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1935
* Amelia Earhart (female aviator)
* Solo Pacific Ocean flight (Hawaii to Oakland)
* 1st of it's kind (during flight report)
The front page has one column headings: "AVIATRIX FLASHES ACROSS PACIFIC FROM HONOLULU" "Flier Believed Off Coast of San Francisco in Fog... Read full description -
Item #619029THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, May 23, 1932
* Amelia Earhart - London welcome
* re. Transatlantic flight (Airplane)
* 1st woman to achieve solo
The front page has a one column heading: "AMELIA EARHART REACHES ENGLAND IN DRENCHING RAIN" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, a little... Read full description -
Item #619011TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, March 17, 1937.
* Amelia Earhart around the World attempt (day of)
* Lockheed Electra 10E airplane (1st stage)
The front page has one column headings: "Amelia is Ready for Long Flight" "Take-off Due Late Today With the Weather Favorable". This was the day of her 1st attempt to fly around the... Read full description
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