eBay Listings Search Results
Jonas Salk POLIO VACCINE Experimental Medical TRIAL Begins 1954 Old Newspaper
eBay Auction Item # 373484415254
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 26, 1954 * Jonas Salk * Polio vaccine Page 8 has a historic report on beginning of the polio vaccine trial with a one column heading: "VACCINE OKAYED FOR POLIO TESTS" with subhead. (see) Complete with 52 pages, a little spine wear, generally nice.
VILLA RICA GA Georgia Berry's Pharmacy Nat Gas EXPLOSION Disaster 1957 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 373204878372
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, Dec. 6, 1957 * Villa Rica, Georgia * Natural gas explosion * Berry's Pharmacy The top of the front page has a four column headline: "12 PERSONS KILLED, 20 HURT IN GEORGIA EXPLOSION, FIRE" with subhead and related photo. Complete 68 pages, red ink error during printing affects the headline (see), a little margin wear, generally good.
ALBERT EINSTEIN General Theory of Relativity Gravitation 1949 Old Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 392936114161
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 27, 1949 * Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein * General theory of relativity - gravity * Generalized theory of gravitation The front page has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN'S NEW DISCOVERY BARED" with subhead. (see) Complete with 42 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins and central fold, generally nice.
BATTLE OF HILL 282 Korean War US Air Force Disaster P-51 MUSTANGS 1950 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 373158614263
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, September 24, 1950 * Battle of Hill 282 * P-51 Mustangs * Korean War Near the top of the front page is a small one column heading: "US Planes Bomb, Strafe British by Mistake" First report coverage on the U.S. air strike on British troops by mistake. Thirty-two pages, some wear at the margins with a little unrelated text loss (see), light toning at the central fold. wikipedia notes: The Battle of Hill 282 took place on September 23 during the Korean War, and involved the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in an assault on this position as part an operation by 27th British Commonwealth Brigade on the Naktong River.
YOUNG BROTHERS MASSACRE Ozarks Police Killings Missouri Shootout 1932 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 392889048951
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 3, 1932 * Young Brothers Massacre (1st report) * Brookline, Missouri - Public enemy era * The Ozarks Mountains - police killings The front page has a banner headline: "1000 MEN SEEK DESPERADOES WHO KILLED SIX OFFICERS" with subheads. (see) Unfortunately there is a blue stamp "REDEEMED" which affects the headline here. Probably done at a library or institution. (see) Still nice for display though. First report coverage on the Young Brothers Massacre at Brookline, Missouri. Twenty-four pages, light toning, some spine wear, the mentioned blue stamp, generally good.
1st LIVING Being DOG LAIKA in SPACE Sputnik II POISONED Killed ? 1957 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 373084270087
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, November 11, 1957. * 1st living earth being into space by Sputnik II * Russian dog "Laika" purposely killed ? The top of the front page has a two column heading: "SPUTNIK DOG DEAD, RED PRESS REPORT" with subhead. (see) Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the central fold and margins with very minor wear, generally nice. wikipedia notes: Laika originally named Kudryavka , "Little Curly"), became the first living Earth-born creature in orbit aboard Sputnik II on November 3, 1957. Some call her the first living passenger to go into space, but others claim sub-orbital flights passed the edge of space first. She was also known as Zhuchka, "Little Beetle") and Lim... See More
GREAT MISSISSIPPI FLOOD of 1874 River Valley Louisiana Disaster 1874 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 392800840921
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 24, 1874 * The Great Mississippi Flood of 1874 * Lower Mississippi Valley - Louisiana The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD" "Piteous Appeals of the Suffering People for Aid" "Hundreds Of Families Destitute" and more. (see) Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, nice condition. wikipedia notes: Heavy spring rains caused the Mississippi River to overflow, breaching levees and flooding enormous swathes of the Lower Mississippi Valley. The flooding began in February and only began to recede on May 20th. According to the New Orleans Daily Picayune of May 3rd, thirty-one of Louisiana's fifty-three parishes (home to some 375,000 people) were entirely or part... See More
University of California Golden Bears Rowing Crew OLYMPIC GOLD 1932 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372926271529
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 14, 1932 * University of California Golden Bears * Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in rowing Page 2 of the sport's section (near the back) has a two column heading: "Golden Bears State Sensational Finish to Cop Olympic Regatta". (see) First report coverage on the University of California Golden Bears Crew winning the gold medal in the 1932 Summer Olympics in rowing. Complete issue with all 50+ pages, a little margin wear, generally nice.
OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH Run Sooners Boomers Cherokee Strip Begins 1889 Old Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372875017180
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 23, 1889 * Oklahoma land rush beginning * Boomers and Sooners * Town of Guthrie riot The front page has a nice report on the Oklahoma Land Rush with the top of the page having column heads: "Oklahoma Opened" "Settlers Admitted to the New Territory at Noon Yesterday" "A Mad Rush for Land All Along the Line" "The City of Guthrie Settled & Organized With Incredible Rapidity" "Disappointed Boomers Form a Plan to Seize the Cherokee Strip" with the text taking over 3 1/2 columns. Eight pages, bit of front page fold foxing, nice condition.
OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH Run Sooners Boomers Cherokee Strip Beginning 1889 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372806615416
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 19, 1889 * Oklahoma land rush beginning * Boomers and Sooners The top of the front page has column heads including: "ON TO OKLAHOMA" "The Boomers Allowed to Cross the Cherokee Strip" "And Align Themselves on the Border of the Promised Land" "Final Arrangements Completed for the Opening on Monday" "Several Lives Lost in Affrays Between the Settlers" with the article taking 1 2/3 columns. A great account formalizing the Oklahoma Land Rush which would commence 3 days later. Eight pages, slightly irregular at the spine, in uncommonly nice condition for a newspaper of this vintage.
PADUCAH & NORTHLAND Jews Jewish Palestine Refugees Ships Captured 1947 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372732686553
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 4, 1947 * The smuggling of Jewish refugees to Palestine * Helped set the stage for Jewish Statehood The front page of this issue speaks of the capture of the Northland and the Paducah - two ships attempting to smuggle Jewish refugees into Palestine. The international attention these events generated, along with the accounts of similar ships of refugees, are believed by many to have brought overwhelming pressure upon the United Nations to declare Statehood for Israel in 1948. Morry Lewis, the helmsman for the Northland, later stated: "The United Nations voted for a Jewish state because of the pressure we brought to bear - all of those ships crammed with people trying to get to Pale... See More
BERMUDA TRIANGLE Mystery Navy Bombers Airplanes GO MISSING in 1945 Old Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372683176934
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 7, 1945 * Bermuda Triangle Flight 19 disappearance * 5 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers * One of the most famous unsolved mysteries The front page has a one column heading: "HUNT SIX PLANES LOST OFF FLORIDA" with subhead. (see) This is an actual report of one of the more bizarre mysteries in American history, particularly with the controversy about the existence of a "Bermuda Triangle", and this incident figuring in Spielberg's famous movie. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, some wear along the central fold with archival mending on page 2 which slightly affects mentioned article, otherwise generally in good condition. Wikipedia "Flight 19 ... See More
BABE RUTH DAY at Yankee Stadium Farewell # 3 Jersey Retired 1948 Old Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372643467034
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, June 14, 1948 * Babe Ruth's final farewell - #3 jersey retired * 25th anniversary of Yankee Stadium The sport's section (page 19) has a two column heading: "Ruth's Uniform Officially Retired by Will Harridge" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium on it's 25th anniversary. He would die a few months later of cancer. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 39 pages, light toning at the central fold, some spine wear, generally in good condition.
SAINT-MALO FRANCE Post D-Day French Cities Captured World War II 1944 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 392266448327
Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 10, 1944 * Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army * World War II German defense falling apart * Saint-Malo France falls to the allies (1st report) The front page has four column headline: "AMERICANS TAKE SAINT-MALO, SPEED DASH TOWARD PARIS" with subhead and related map. (see) Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with more on World War II. Complete in 34 pages, light toning and a little wear at the central fold, generally in good condition.
Best GEORGIA TECH Yellow Jackets Wins Sugar Bowl College Football 1944 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372450958756
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 2, 1944 * Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Washington Huskies * Orange Bowl: LSU Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies * Sugar Bowl: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Tulsa * Cotton Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Randolph The sport's section (page 17) has a three column headline: "Georgia Tech Tops Tulsa in Thrilling Classic 20-18" with subheads, stats and lineups. Lengthy text. Great to have in a New Orleans publication. Very rare as such. First report coverage on the other major bowl games as well. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 40+ pages, light toning along the central fold, some spine ear, otherwise very nice.
George MACHINE GUN KELLY Prohibition Era Gangster Captured 1933 Old Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372372057630
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Sept. 27, 1933. * George Machine Gun Kelly * Captured in Memphis Tennessee The front page has a two column heading: "'Machine Gun' Kelly, Wife Deny Guilt in Hearing Held Under Strong Guard" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the capture of George 'Machine Gun' Kelly. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 24 pages, light toning, some spine wear, generally very nice.
EXPLORER II High-Altitude Balloon Record Flight to Stratosphere 1935 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 392071965558
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, November 12, 1935 * Explorer II high-altitude balloon record flight * Albert W. Stephens & Orvil A. Anderson * Stratosphere - Stratobowl in South Dakota * 1st humans to witness the curvature of Earth The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AERONAUTS REACH 14-MILE ALTITUDE IN STRATPSPHERE" with subheads. (see) Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 326 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.
Whirlaway BELMONT STAKES Thoroughbred Horse Racing Triple Crown 1941 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 392060911122
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, June 8, 1941 * Whirlaway - horse racing * Belmont Stakes win (last of 3 wins) * Triple crown winner The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a six column heading: "'Whirly' Wins at Belmont, Completes 'Triple'" with subheads. (see) This was the 3rd of 3 historic wins for the famed horse for the triple crown. Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins and central fold, a little spine wear, generally nice.
READING PA Berks Co. Pennsylvania Silk Mill TORNADO Disaster 1889 Old Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 392060318761
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 11, 1889 * Reading, Pennsylvania * Grimshaw Silk Mill tornado disaster The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "THE GREAT STORM" "The Full Extent of the Disaster Becoming Apparent" "From Forty to Fifty Lives Lost in the Wreck at Reading" and more. (see) Complete in 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition. Should be handled with care.
AMELIA EARHART 1st Woman TRANSCONTINENTAL Airplane Flight Record 1932 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 392034745698
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orelans, August 26, 1932 * Aviatrix Amelia Earhart * 1st woman flight record * Aviation - airplanes Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Amelia Earhart Sets Speed Mark, Distance Record in Hop Over U. S." First report coverage on Amelia Earhart becoming the first women to make a non-stop transcontinental flight. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 24 pages, light toning and minor wear along the central fold, some spine wear, generally good.
PERSECUTION OF JEWS Kristallnacht Aftermath Franklin D. Roosevelt 1938 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 391994263096
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 7, 1938 * Post Crystal Night (Kristallnacht) * Persecution of Jews continues * Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMAN JEWS APPEAL TO ROOSEVELT FOR AID" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the ongoing persecution of Jews shortly after Kristallnacht (night of broken glass). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36 pages, light toning at central fold, minor spine wear, generally nice.
GEORGE S. PATTON Takes Command in North Africa & Map 1943 World War II Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 391964775140
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, March 19, 1943 * General George S. Patton promoted * Takes control in North Africa campaign * World War II - WWII The top of the front page has a four column: "U. S. FORCES PUSH 12 MILES BEYOND RECAPTURED GAFSA" with subhead and related map. (see) First report coverage on General George S. Patton taking control in the campaign in North Africa. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the central fold, nice condition.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Lions College Football Rose Bowl UPSET Win 1934 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372183536242
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 2, 1934 * Rose Bowl upset - NCAA college football * Columbia University vs. Stanford Cardinals * Biggest achievement in Columbia football history The sport's section (page 13) has a banner headline: "Columbia Turns in Great Upset by Beating Stanford 7-0 in Rose Bowl" with subheads and lineups. (see) Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 24 pages, A little spine wear, generally in good condition.
JAMES JOYCE DEATH Irish Novelist Writer & Poet "Ulysses" Fame 1941 Old Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 372178234730
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 13, 1941 * James Joyce death (1st report) * Irish novelist and poet * "Ulysses" fame The front page has a one column heading: "NOVELIST JOYCE DIES FOLLOWING SWISS OPERATION'" with subhead. (see) Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 26 pages, light inked in red letters is the word "Redeemed" (see) near the top of the front page, light toning along the central fold, a little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
George MARSHALL PLAN Harvard University Speech EUROPEAN Recovery 1947 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 371989054929
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, June 6, 1947 * George Marshall Plan * Post World war II Europe * Harvard University speech The top of the front page has a three column headline: "MARSHALL ISSUES PLEDGE, WARNING" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on a plan devised by the Secretary of State to rebuild war devastated Europe. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor wear along central fold, generally nice.
ISRAELI AIR FORCE Very 1st Used Arab War Jewish Jews Jerusalem 1948 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 391801635076
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 1948 * Israeli Air Force (IAF) 1st used * Jewish - Jews - Judaica * Palestine - Arabs The top of the front page has one column heads: "ARABS CONTINUE SWIFT ADVANCES IN WALLED AREA" "Arab Legion Claims Upper Hand in Battle". There is a smaller head: "The Jewish Air Force made its first strike, bombing Arab positions below the Sea of Galilee..." which reports the very first military action of the Israeli Air Force. Complete in 40 pages, light toning along central fold, generally nice.
NEW YORK GIANTS Win NFL Title Green Bay Packers 1938 Old Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 391659140529
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 12, 1938 * NFL football championship game w/ photos * New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers The sport's section (page 18) has a three column heading: "New York Giants Beat Green Bay Packers in Pro Grid Title Game" with lineup. First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, irregular along the spine, light toning along central fold, otherwise nice.
JOHN KILLIAN SKIPWORTH Grand Cyclops of KKK Ku Klux Klan Death 1933 Newspaper
eBay Fixed Price Item # 371633251588
This issue is being offered as a piece of history. We at Rare Newspapers offer such items being mindful of George Santayana's famous quote (often attributed falsely to Winston Churchill): “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”. Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 20, 1933 The front page has a two column heading: "Capt. Skipwith, Firebrand of Ku Klux Klan, Succumbs to Infirmities of Old Age" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death of John Killian Skipwith, Sr., Grand Cyclops of the Louisiana Ku Klux Klan. Article continues inside with photo. Probably only found in Southern publications. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... See More