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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.

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.

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.

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  

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.

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  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.