Historic Newspapers: Displayable Issues
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Item #717004THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2001
* Timothy McVeigh execution
* Oklahoma City truck bomber
The front page has the banner headline: "Silent and Stoic, McVeigh Dies", with the subheading: "Families find relief amid mixed feeling". Included is a large photo of a pair of mourners, and a small photo of McVeigh.... Read full description -
Item #716998THE DAILY MAIL - Extra, Hagerstown, Maryland, April 3, 1936
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
* Bruno Hauptmann execution
* Nice headline for display - "same day" report
A quite dramatic front page with the bold banner headline: "BRUNO DIES", and also: "Convicted Murderer Of Lindbergh Baby Goes To The Electric Chair",... Read full description -
Item #716816LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1910 The photo shows the very nice and displayable color cover beneath which is noted: "Fourth of July Number", obviously celebrating the 4th of July, or Independence Day. Avery nice issue for display.
Complete in 26 pages, lacking a back cover, excellent condition. Very displayable. -
Item #716555DAILY NEWS, New York, Nov. 11, 2004
* Death of Yasser Arafat
* Palestine PLO leader
The front page as the bold, 3-line heading: "YASSER ARAFAT DEAD", with subheadings: "PLO CHIEF WAS 75", "Failed in bid for Palestinian State", and "Leadership of group in doubt". Included is a large photo of Arafat making the front page quite... Read full description -
Item #716554THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1999 (State Edition)
The front page has the near-full banner headline: "Israel elects Barak prime minister", with subheading: "A war hero now seen as peacemaker". Two related photos are included. The coverage continues in an inside page. See photos for details.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Spindletop/Beaumont - 1st Texas oil strike... Tesla's wireless light... Davidson's flying machine...Item #716538SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 2, 1901 The most notable item is found on page 74: "THE BEAUMONT [TX] OIL WELL", now known as Spindletop, which tells of the 1st major oil strike in Texas which had occurred just a few weeks earlier. An article with a related photo are included. Also... Read full description -
Item #716354LOS ANGELES MIRROR, Dec. 11, 1961
* Adolph Eichmann found guilty - 1st report
* Architect of the holocaust
* Nazi SS Colonel
The front page has a dramatic, 2-line, banner headline: "EICHMANN CONVICTED; FACES DEATH PENALTY", with a large photo and corresponding text. The article, which tells of Adolph Eichmann being found guilty... Read full description -
Item #716352ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 14, 1941
* HMS Ark Royal sunk by torpedo
* Royal Navy aircraft carrier
* German U-81 boat submarine attack
The front page has a single-column headline: "AIRCRAFT CARRIER ARK ROYAL SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN MEDITERRANEAN", with multiple subheads and a large photo. Nice for display. The article continues on page 4 and includes... Read full description -
Item #716133DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois This is a trio of exceedingly displayable issues, each formatted similarly although with individually significant headlines on Desert Storm: the beginning of the air war: "WAR!"; the beginning of the land war: "INVASION!" and the "VICTORY!" once Iraq conceded and agreed to all U.N. resolutions.
These... Read full description -
Item #715994LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 3, 1996
* Best "The Craft" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film premiere review
* Supernatural cult classic - Witches - Coven
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Craft" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home... Read full description -
Item #715885LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 11, 1983
* Microsoft announces "WINDOWS" to the world
* View multiple programs simultaneously
* Historic in the world of personal computers
The front page of the Business Section has the historic unveiling of Microsoft's new "WINDOWS" operating system: "Microsoft Joins 'Multiprogram' Product Field" which... Read full description -
Item #715721LIFE MAGAZINE, New York, May 29, 1913
* Norman Price Decoration Day Cover
* Tariff Political Cartoon
This Life Magazine contains vintage stories, poems, advertisements & political cartoons. Ironically, many of these vintage listings are very current day.
In very good condition however, it is missing the last page. -
Item #715117NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 11, 1928
* New York Yankees & Babe Ruth
* World Series of baseball champions
* Welcome home celebration
The top of the front page has a two-column heading: "Smith Greets Babe Ruth on Homecoming; Calls Him 'Boss of the Youth of America'" The sport's section (page 20) has a banner headline: "Ruth... Read full description -
Item #714273THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1931
* Lillian Leitzel accident - death (1st report)
* Acrobat & strongwoman circus star
* Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey
* Trapeze artist fall
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "CIRCUS FALL FATAL TO LILLIAN LEITZEL" with subheads and photo. (see images) First report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #714037THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio, May 8, 1945 As the photos shows, this is one of the most dramatic, displayable front pages from all of World War II.
A large, bold banner head dominates the front page, reading: "ALLIES PROCLAIM VICTORY IN EUROPE" with various related subheads as well. There is a huge red & blue "V" running from... Read full description -
Item #713889CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, March 10, 1996 (Calendar section)
* Full-page premier ads for The Birdcage, Fargo, Executive Decision, Homeward Bound II
An issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "The Birdcage", "Fargo", "Executive Decision" (1 week early) & "Homeward Bound II".... Read full description -
Item #713703LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 19, 2008
* The Financial Bailout of 2008
* AIG, WaMu, Lehman Bros., Morgan Stanley
The front page has: "U.S. proposes sweeping bailout - The government would buy up firm' bad assets to boost lending" and more.
The Business section has: FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN CRISIS - Stocks rally after U.S. intervenes", "Ports said to... Read full description -
Item #713436THE DETROIT NEWS, Feb. 9, 1961
* Marilyn Monroe admitted to the hospital
* Payne Whitney Psychiatric Hospital - NYC
* The beginning of the end ? - Arthur Miller divorce
* Actress, singer, model and sex symbol
The front page has a one column heading: "Marilyn in Hospital Secretly" with photo. (see images) Monroe had just recently... Read full description -
Item #712992LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1987
* Best "RoboCop" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Cyperpunk science fiction - Cyborg
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "RoboCop" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the... Read full description -
Item #712323LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 17, 2008
* Fed bails out AIG - the largest in U.S. history!
* Money market fund falters
* Financial crisis continues
The front page banner head notes: "Fed rescues giant insurer AIG", with subhead: "85-billion loan, the largest such bailout in U.S. history, signals depth of crisis" with... Read full description -
Item #711902PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., July 1, 1946
* Bikini Lagoon A-Bomb test
* Drops Gilda Bomb
Headlines on the frontpage read: "A-Bomb Eyewitness: Brilliant as Thousand Suns"., which tells of the tests known as Operation Crossroads, at Bikini Atol in the Marshal Islands. Additional articles include: "Russia, the U.S.A. and One World", "How the... Read full description -
Item #710312LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 11, 2003
* Best "Anger Management" film advertisement (double-page)
* Grand Opening Day - movie premiere ad & review
* House of 1000 Corpses opening day as well
* Rob & Sheri Moon Zombie - Sid Haig
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture blockbuster: "Anger Management". Perhaps no better... Read full description -
Item #710093THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 29, 1927
* The Purple Gang - Jewish gangsters - Jews
* Criminal mob of bootleggers - hijackers
* Milaflores Massacre - shootings - murders
* 1st use of "Tommy gun" in Detroit underworld
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WAR DECLARED BY GAMBLERS, ASSERTS POLICE" with subheads. (see images) Great to... Read full description -
Item #710057LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 5, 1997
* Best "Good Will Hunting" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Drama film - Robin Williams - Matt Damon
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Good Will Hunting" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description -
Item #709874THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, January 3, 1967
* Jack Ruby dies while waiting on death row...
* Hard-to-find same-day reporting
* Slayer of Lee Harvey Oswald... assassin of JFK
The front page reports of the death of Jack Ruby, which includes a photo, supporting text, and the 3-column, 2-line headline: "Death... Read full description -
Item #707379THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 21, 1879 A great issue for framing and displaying! "Another Exodus - Home Rule in Egypt" "The Zulu War" "The Wreck of the French Floating Battery Arrogante in the Bay of Badine, Island of Hyeres" "View of Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill, Looking North From Madison Street" "The New Custom House and... Read full description -
Item #707376SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 10, 1907 Articles include: "The 25 Knot Turbine Liner 'Lusitania' " which is quite detailed and includes two photos of the ship that would sink 8 years later.
Also: "The International Kite Ascensions" which includes 7 photos; "Erecting the Great Cantilever Bridge" at Blackwell's Island, New York, which includes many photos.
Twenty pages, good condition. -
Item #707361NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862 The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh." Plus there are nice one column Civil War heads including: "Suffolk Occupied by a Portion of Gen. Wool's Forces" "Skirmishing With the Enemy" "The Advance On Corinth" "The... Read full description -
London terrorrist bombings... Disney's feud...
Item #707217LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 9, 2005
* Edward "Eddie" Smith - co-founder of the Black Stuntmen's Association
* Al Loving - African American abstract expressionist painter
* Day-2 reports - London Bombings by Islamic terrorists
* Disney feud settled
The "Obituaries" have the death reports of two prominent Black Americans. Pg. B12 has:... Read full description -
Item #706879SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 1, 1896 Page 3 has a notable report "Prof. Roentgen's Discovery" [Wilhelm Röntgen] which is the accounting of how the discovery of x-rays was made by accident.
The front page shows the United States Navy Yard in New York. Also within the issue are articles: "A Twenty-Five Cent... Read full description -
Item #706781DAILY WORKER, New York, March 20, 1956
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott trial
* Only 3 of 93 Negro leaders have charges dropped
* Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
The top of the front page has: "Voids Charge Against 3 of 93 in Alabama Trial" which begins: "The mass trial of Negro bus boycott leaders began today...... Read full description -
Item #706251LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 6, 1997 (Front and Calendar Sections)
* Premier ad & review for Con Air
A great issue with premier a double-page ad and review for "Con Air", starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich. Other full-page ads, some for their premiers as well, include: "Buddy", "Gone Fishin'", "Addicted to Love",... Read full description -
Item #706250LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 22, 1997 (Front & Calendar Sections)
* Full-page ad and Jeff Goldblum interview
* Premiere - "The Lost Worl: Jurassic Park"
* Full-page ad for premier: "Addicted to Love"
* Best title to be had
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Lost World: Jurassic... Read full description -
Item #706136SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, California, Nov. 4, 1998
* Historic midterm election
* 1st in over half-a-century where incumbent picks up seats
The front-page, full-banner heading reads: "Demos romp", with subheads: "Davis, Boxer breeze" and "GOP Loses Ground, Keeps Control In House, Senate". Most pages in this... Read full description -
Item #706107SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, California, Jan. 29, 1986
* Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
One of the most tragic events in American history - intensified by the fact that millions of children were watching the event unfold via television feeds in their schools due to one of the passengers being school teacher Christa McAuliffe. The inside contains... Read full description -
Item #705991DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois This is a trio of exceedingly displayable issues, each formatted similarly although with individually significant headlines on Desert Storm: the beginning of the air war: "WAR!"; the beginning of the land war: "INVASION!" and the "VICTORY!" once Iraq conceded and agreed to all U.N. resolutions.
These... Read full description -
Item #705521THE CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER, San Francisco, California, April 19, 1906
* Best San Francisco earthquake issue to be had
This newspaper is destined to be--if not already--one of the premiere issues of the early 20th century.
See the photos for the great headlines and reports found not only on the front page but on all four... Read full description -
Item #705505FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 6, 1892 The very handsome front page shows two women, a child & a man: "Driving A Bargain." Done in full color--unusual for front pages at this time--making it a very nice display item.
Twenty pages, in very nice, clean condition. -
Item #705433SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN--"Sportsman Number", New York, February 29, 1908 See the photo for the great color cover which has an outdoor sports theme. The front page is a photo of: "Mountaineering In the Himalayas". Much of the content within has a sporting theme.
Complete issue, small library stamp near the spine, otherwise in great condition. -
Item #705419FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 15, 1871 The front cover contains a half page illustration "Yachting - At the Helm" along with two smaller illustrations of the Cape May Regatta prizes.
Within the issue is a full page contain two prints of the Clam Bake at Round Island, Connecticut; a nearly half-page print of the Gulch Mining at Clear... Read full description -
Item #705364THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, March 12, 1959
* Hawaii statehood
* Joins the Union
See the photo for this very dramatic & displayable front page.
Nearly half of the front page is taken up with: "Congress Says YES ! " in huge letters dropped out of a large red box, above which is printed: "Statehood Extra". The banner... Read full description -
Item #705291HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 19, 1911 The front page is a photo of: "Admiral Togo in America."
A full page is taken up with: "Some Chips from the Diamond" by Kemble, being a collection of ten somewhat comic prints of baseball players. The players include Honus Wagner, Christy "Matty" Mathewson, Ty Cobb and Johnny Evers, among others.
Twenty-four pages, disbound, a perforation library "stamp" at than upper corner, good condition. -
Item #705266CITIZEN-NEWS, Hollywood, California, November 22, 1963
* Unique JFK assassination issue
See the photos for one of the most dramatic front pages to be had reporting the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Unlike most issues of the day, which would have had a photo of JFK on the front page and a headline... Read full description -
Item #705117SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 5, 1913 A nice color cover showing construction workers using a riveting tool on iron beams for a skyscraper under construction. The most interesting article is nearly a full page on: "The Genealogy of the Motorcycle" which includes 18 illustrations of the earliest of motorcycles.
Other items include... Read full description -
Item #704889LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 16, 1883 (see note below)
* The summer baths of New York - delight of both genders
* Cattle-driving in Texas
* West Point Examination Week illustration
The front cover has: "New York City - Opening Of The Free Public Baths: Street Arabs Taking An Early Morning... Read full description -
Item #704888LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 2, 1883 (see note below)
* Decoration Day (Memorial Day) themed prints
* Apache Indians... General Crook
The front cover and pg. 8 (paginated pg. 236) both have Decoration Day-themed illustrations. An inside page has seated portraits of Gen. Crooks & his Apache scout. Another shows a group... Read full description -
Item #704805HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, May 30, 1914
* Beautiful 4th of July, patriotic color wrapper
In this issue there are several illustrations including "Captains of Industry--VII--George Broadhurst" by James Montgomery Flagg; "Pen and Inklings" by Oliver Herford; the double page centerfold illustration which is titled "Tryin the Old Swing" by... Read full description -
Item #704619SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York June 12, 1869 The front page has a very nice & curious print captioned: "Sturdy and Young's Circular Velocipede" with a related front page article titled: "Improved Combination Pleasure Velocipede". An inside page also has a print of: "Price's Improved Bicycle" with a related article as well.
Sixteen pages, nice condition. -
Item #704610LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 14, 1882
* Chicago White Sox baseball
* Cap Anson & King Kelly
Inside has a very nice half page illustration captioned: "The Chicago Baseball Team, Winners Of The National League Championship." This is a team portrait of eleven players in uniform, including M. J. Kelly and A. C. Anson. The... Read full description -
Item #704555HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1900 The color cover has a very displayable print showing the Wise Men on camels and noting this is the: "Christmas Number 1900".
Inside has some Christmas-themed prints including: "The Santa Claus of the Sea" "The Christmas Possum" which is by A.B. Frost; "Making Toys for the... Read full description
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