Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #624540An "ARMY TALKS" EXTRA, European Theater of Operations, May 9, 1945 A four page "Extra" of this military publication focused on the concerns of soldiers and redeployment now that the war with Germany has ended. The ftpg. headline: "2 Down and 1 To Go" is followed by details on the... Read full description -
Item #624463THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1931
* HMS Poseidon submarine sinking (1st report)
* United Kingdom Royal Navy
The front page has one column headings: "BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS WITH 18 MEN" "Two of 33 Saved Succumb to Injuries After Collision With Steamer Offf China" "FLEET SENDS DIVERS DOWN and more. First report coverage... Read full description -
Item #624447THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1930
* Babe Ruth vs. Albany Senators
* Hawkins Stadium exhibition game
* Home runs promised to orphans
* Bobby Jones - British Open golf
The sport's section (page 31) has one column headings: "RUTH HITS 2 HOMERS AS YANKS TRIUMPH" "One Blow Is Longest Ever Made at... Read full description -
Item #624438NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 14, 1928 The front page reports a notable event in the development of television with one column heads: "RADIO TELEVISION TO HOME RECEIVERS IS SHOWN IN TESTS" "Pictures and Voices Clearly Seen and Heard in Three Schenectady Residences" "Sent Out From Laboratory" and more. (see) Coverage... Read full description -
Item #624432THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1930
* Coolidge Dam dedicated (1st report)
* Gila River - Globe, Arizona
The front page has one column headings that include: "COOLIDGE DEDICATES GREAT ARIZONA DAM", "Crowd of 15,000 Motors Over Desert to Hear Man Whose Name Big Structure Bears" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #624393NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1938
* 1st Wizard of Oz movie mention
* Actress Judy Garland - "The Jitterbug"
Page 26 has a very inconspicuous--yet significant-- mention concerning the production of the movie "Wizard of Oz". This is the earliest mention of "Wizard of Oz" in the New York Times. The item notes... Read full description -
Item #624381THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1938
* Early Joe DiMaggio contract dispute
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* MLB baseball
The sport's section (page 17) has a banner headline: "DiMaggio Wants Big Increase but Withholds Demand Till Yanks Make Offer" with subheads and photo of DiMaggio. (see) A nice report on DiMaggio's upcoming... Read full description -
Item #624157THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1940
* Albany, Georgia tornado disaster
The front page has one column headings: "23 KILLED, 500 HURT BY GALE IN GEORGIA" and "Homes and Business Buildings Leveled in Dawn Storm--Loss at 5 to 10 Millions" Reporting continues on page 19 with a photo of the town's destruction. (see) 1st... Read full description -
Item #624043THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1947
* Haifa oil refinery massacre (1st report)
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica - Arabs
The front page has a 2 column heading: "41 Jews Stabbed to Death After Bomb Kills Six Arabs" (see) 1st report coverage on the Haifa Oil Refinery Massacre.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32... Read full description -
Item #624011THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1928.
* Palomar observatory - Hale Telescope
* D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Transatlantic flight (trip home)
The front page has one column headings that include: "GIANT TELESCOPE OF IMMENSE RANGE TO DWARF ALL OTHERS" "Hundreds of Millions of New Stars and Island Universities in Its... Read full description -
Item #624008LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York Oct. 7, 1915 The front cover is a nice & dramatic color print reflecting the action in the early years of World War I, captioned: "Directing The Big Guns". Articles within include: "Great Britain's Zeal for War"; The Truth about Alaska - A Land of Great Opportunities";... Read full description -
Item #624006LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1903 The front page IS a photo of little girl holding Easter lilies beneath which is a poem:"An Easter Lily". Articles within include: "The President's Daughter the Guest of Porto Rico" "Great Flood in the Mississippi Imperils Memphis"; double-page centerfold entitled "The North... Read full description -
Item #624005THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1928
* William Edward Hickman 'dead man walking'
* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder
Page 32 has small one column headings: "HICKMAN IN DEATH CHAMBER" "Los Angeles Girl's Slayer Refuses Imprisoned Friend's Plea for Aid" (see) Coverage on the upcoming execution (eve) by... Read full description -
Item #623885THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1947
* Bar Harbor, Maine fire
* United Airlines Flight 608
* Bryce Canyon, Utah
The front page has a three column headline: "18 DEAD, DAMAGE $25,000,000 AS FOREST FIRES SWEEP ON WIDE NEW ENGLAND AREA" with subheads that include: "Night of Terror Ends Safely Foe Bar Harbor's Refugees" and... Read full description -
Item #623884THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 23, 1947
* Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane
* Transatlantic flight by autopilot
The front page has two column headings: "Robot-Piloted Plane Makes Safe Crossing of Atlantic" "No Hand on Controls From Newfoundland to Oxfordshire--Take-Off, Flight and Landing Are Fully Automatic" 1st report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #623591THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1937
* Very early Ronald Reagan
* Beginning on the big screen
* Warner Brothers movies
This is a significant issue for any Ronald Reagan or presidential collector, as this is the very first mention of him in the prestigious New York Times. The mention appears on page 29 under the heading: "News Of The Screen... Read full description -
Item #623590THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1944
* Royston, Georgia tornadoes disaster
* Greenwood SC & Gainesville GA
The front page has two column headings: "38 Die, 500 Hurt as Tornado Hits Georgia, South Carolina", "Houses Wrecked in 100-Mile early Morning Sweep---Hospital Damaged---Heaviest Toll Is at Royston, Ga., With Twelve... Read full description -
Item #623586THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 4, 1946
* Wernher von Braun converts
* Rockets technology to America
Page 46 has one column headings: "NAZI SCIENTISTS AID ARMY ON RESEARCH" "Hundreds Are Revealed to Be in U.S. Showing How They Built Rockets, Other Things" with smaller subheads that include: "Nazis Planned Rocket to Hit... Read full description -
Item #623582THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1937
* Mason City IA Iowa
* Rock Island rocket train
* School bus collision
The front page has a two column heading: "Rocket Train Hits High School Bus in Iowa, Killing 10 Injuring 18 at Grade Crossing" (see) First report coverage on the Rock Island Rocket train and school bus disaster at Mason City,... Read full description -
Item #623489"MR. ZENGER'S MALICE AND FALSHOOD--Six Issues of the New York Weekly Journal 1733-34" by the American Antiquarian Society, edited by Stephen Botein (1985). A complete reprinting of the six issues of John Peter Zenger's newspaper which led to his arrest & historic trial, the innocent verdict being the landmark case for... Read full description -
Item #623484NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1948
* Mordecai Brown death (Three finger)
* American League baseball pitcher
Page 61 has one column headings: "MORDECAI BROWN, PITCHER, DIES AT 71" "Star of Chance's Cubs Despite Loss of Finger in Boyhood--Dueled With Mathewson" with photo. (see)
Other news, sports, and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #623397THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1946
* Long range rockets tested
* General Levin H. Campbell, Jr.
* United States Army
Page 27 has a two column heading: "Rocket Flies 50 Miles Upward; Army Controls Missile by Radio" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the "rag... Read full description -
Item #623374THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1946
* William Joyce executed (1st report)
* Lord Haw-Haw
* Nazi propaganda broadcaster
Page 7 has one column headings announcing: "LORD HAW HAW DIES ON LONDON GIBBET" "Britain's Despised Traitor Is Hanged After Reaffirming His Nazi Beliefs" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #623352NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1928
* Early Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone
* As protector of Chicago businessman
The front page has one column headings that include: "CHICAGO FIRM MAKES GUNMAN A PARTNER" "Old Business Concern Takes In Scarface Al Capone as a Protector" and more.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #623320THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1937
* Benjamin Franklin "Prophecy" "Forgery"
* Antisemitic speech - Jewish - Jews
* Charles A. Beard expose
Page 9 has one column headings that include: "FRANKLIN FORGERY EXPOSED BY BEARD" "Anti-Semitic 'Prophecy' Cited in Germany Was Discredited by Historian 2 Years... Read full description -
Item #623311THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 20, 1936
* The Great St. Patrick's Day Flood
* Williamsport, Pennsylvania - Susquehanna River
The front page has a four column headline: "135 DEAD, 200,000 HOMELESS IN FLOODS; WHEELING DELUGED, WASHINGTON HIT, NEW ENGLAND CUT OFF ABOVE HARTFORD" with many subheads. (see)
Also a two column headline... Read full description -
Item #623225THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, November 15, 1943
* Quarterback Sid Luckman - Chicago Bears
* Sets six records
This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on page 7: "Luckman and Baugh Star" "Each Is Standout In Pro League Grid Games"
Other news of the day. Slightly browned with some minor margin wear, otherwise good. -
Item #623213NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1950 The sports section contains coverage of Whitey Ford's first Major League win: banner head on pg. 24: "Yankees Check White Sox at Stadium on Berra's Two run Double in Seventh", with a photo. Wonderful to have this report in a New York paper.
Apparently the complete first section... Read full description -
Item #623211LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 10, 1910 A very nice and displayable color cover captioned: "Valentine Number" obviously celebrating Valentine's Day. A great issue for display. The back cover is nice as well, being a color ad for "Perrier" sparking water (see).
Complete in 24 pages and in... Read full description -
Item #623208SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Oct. 16, 1971
* Brooks Robinson
* Baltimore Orioles
The full front page color action photo is of: "Brooks Robinson The Model Pro", with inside page reporting. This issue is loaded with sport's news, photos, stats and more.
Complete in 72 pages, great condition. -
Item #623202LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 5, 1907 The front cover is a very nice color print: "After The Hunt" which is suitable for display showing a woman holding a shotgun with one hand and raising a turkey in the other. The inside ftpg. is a photo of: "Most Picturesque Figure in the American Navy...",... Read full description -
Item #623190LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York Oct. 21, 1915 The color cover is a nice illustration from World War I captioned: "Waiting for the Range." (see) Other prints within include a photo of "Mrs. Galt Whose Engagement to President Woodrow Wilson is Announced" "In the Wake of the... Read full description -
Item #623060EVENING HERALD, Los Angeles, November 27, 1926
* Carnegie Tech (Mellon) greatest football game
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish - NCAA football
* 1 of the greatest college upsets
* Knute Rockne skips game (mistake)
The front page has a five column headline: "Carnegie Trims Notre Dame, 19-0" with subhead. (see) The front page of the... Read full description -
Item #623058NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1934
* Chicago College All-Star Game
* Very 1st annual football game
* Chicago Bears
The sport's section (page 8) has one column headings: "80,000 See Bears Tie All-Stars, 0-0" & subheads: "Collegians Outplay Champions of Pro League, Gaining Six First Downs to Three" "Laws,... Read full description -
Item #623004THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1935
* Annie Smith Peck death
* American Mountaineer
Page 17 has one column headings: "ANNIE PECK DIES, 84; MOUNTAIN CLIMBER" "She Has Scaled Tallest Peaks of Hemisphere and at 80 Flew Over Them Again" "Also Lecturer, Linquist" "Won World-Wide fame When She Conquered Mt.... Read full description -
Item #622969THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1942
* Crystal Springs, Mississippi
* Train-bus collision disaster
The back page has one column headings that include: "12 DEAD, MANY HURT IN TRAIN-BUS CRASH" "Three From Up-State Among Thise Killed at a Grade Crossing in Mississippi" "FREIGHT CONFUSED... Read full description -
Item #622894THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1934.
* Rex Scott Negro lynching
* Hazard, Kentucky
* Perry County
The back page has one column headings "KENTUCKY MOB HANGS NEGRO TORN FROM JAIL", "Sheriff and Posse Reach Scene as Masked Crowd Disperses--First Lynching of 1934" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Rex Scott in Hazard,... Read full description -
Item #622824THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1939
* HMS Thetis sinks
* British submarine
* Royal Navy
The front page has two column headings: "British Submarine Sinks; Found Partly Submerged" "Thetis, New Craft, Fails to Rise After Dive on Trial Trip With 79 Aboard--Located 18 Hours Later Near Shore" (see) First report coverage on the lost of the HMS Thetis... Read full description -
Item #622817THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 24, 1929
* Fritz von Opel visits America
* Predicts mass transportation in rocket airplanes
Page 10 has one column headings: "Von Opel To Study Auto Industry Here" "Says on Arriving He Hopes to See Business Men Crossing Atlantic in Rocket Airplane" with photo. (see) Was he predicting the jet airplane ?
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #622815THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1933
* Famed double eagle coins are minted
Page 12N contains an interesting and somewhat inconspicuous report headed: "22,000,000 Coins Minted" with various details, and which includes: "...Included in this coinage were 445,500 double eagles and 1,754,000 eagles...".
It is noteworthy that... Read full description -
Item #622762NORMAN DEMOCRAT-TOPIC, Norman, Oklahoma, April 6, 1900
* Rare territorial title
This is actually a "territorial" newspaper, as Oklahoma did not become a state until 1907, one of only 3 of the contiguous 48 to join the union in the 20th century (New Mexico & Arizona the other two).
Most of the front page is taken up with... Read full description -
Item #622746NEW YORK TIMES, July 22, 1937
* Scottsboro Boys case
* Andy Wright sentence
The front page has a one column heading: "SCOTTSBORO JURORS GIVE 99-YEAR TERM" with subheads that include: "Wright Sentenced at Once in Case in Which Alabama Barred Execution" and more.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44... Read full description -
Item #622733NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 21, 1940
* Rock of Gibraltar bombing
* Operation Felix
* World War II
The front page has a nice banner headline: "REPORT GIBRALTAR BOMBED, AFIRE" With subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #622708THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1929
* Woman aviator Amelia EarhartPage 15 has a small and discrete heading: " Flying Lesson for Miss Earhart" (see)
* Takes first airplane flying lesson
* To obtain Airline Transport Pilot License
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, rag edition in very nice... Read full description -
Item #622693THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1919
* War-time prohibition taking effect (eve)
The front page has a one column heading: "WAR PROHIBITION REPEAL HANGS ON ATTORNEY GENERAL" with subheads. (see) Coverage on wartime prohibition act taking effect (eve).
Other news of the day. Complete in 28 pages, some brown toning, a little margin... Read full description -
Item #622636THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1915 The front page has a three-column, three-line headline "Russia and Italy Declare War on Bulgaria and Allies Warn Greece; Bulgars Cut the Nish Railroad" with subheads "Italian Fleet on the Way " "Allies Reject Greek View of Treaty and Land More Troops" "Some... Read full description -
Item #622518NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 4, 1933
* New York Yankees
* Longest non-shutout game streak at 308
* Lefty Grove
A banner headline on page 10 announces: "Longest Scoring Streak in Major League History Ends as Yankees are Blanked" with subheads: "Yankees Finally Bow By A Shut-Out, 7-0", "Held Scoreless by Grove of the... Read full description -
Item #622392TUCSON DAILY CITIZEN, Arizona, November 29, 1930
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
* Knute Rockne's next to last game as coach
The front page has a nice banner healdine:
"NOTRE DAME WINS OVER ARMY BY 7-6" with subhead and lineups. Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well.
Other... Read full description -
Item #622386THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, July 3, 1906
* Harry Kendall Thaw
* Stanford White murder
The front page has a one column heading: "TO PUNISH HARRY THAW" with subheads and photo of Thaw. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 20 pages, lightly toned, small label above photo (see), generally nice.. Should be handled with care. -
Item #622385THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, August 30, 1906
* William Jennings Bryan - "The Great Commoner"
* American orator and politician
* World tour welcome home
The front page has a two column headline: "'THE COMMONER' RETURNS TO RECEIVE GLAD WELCOME" with subheads and nice photo of Bryan. (see)
Other news of the day.... Read full description
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