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Charles Manson Murders in 1969
Item #568993
December 02, 1969
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts MA December 2, 1969
* Charles Manson murders
* Sharon Tate murders
* Watson & Krenwinkel arrested (1st report)
This 18 page newspaper has a three column headline at the bottom of the front page:
* Nomadic Hippies Held In Tate Multiple Deaths
Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: On ... See More
Charles Manson Murders in 1969...
Item #570483
December 02, 1969
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 2, 1969
* Charles Manson
* Sharon Tate murders
* Watson & Krenwinkel arrested (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Suspects Identified"
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: On December 1, 1969,... See More
Anti-Vietnam War march on Washington D.C...
Item #700979
November 20, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 20, 1969
* Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
* March on Washington D.C.
* Massive demonstration - teach-in
The front page has a heading: "A Half Million March For an Audience of One" with 3 related photos. (see images) First report coverage on the March on Washington D.C. to End the War in Vietnam. I suspect this to b... See More
Rare advertisements for the antiwar march on Washington D.C...
Item #700439
November 13, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 13, 1969
* Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
* March on Washington D.C. advertisements
* Massive demonstration - teach-in
Page 29 has a full page advertisement for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Page 31 has a similar advertisement for this massive demonstration.
The Village Voice was an American counterculture newsp... See More
1969 Anti-Vietnam War & Led Zeppelin II Ads...
Item #701346
October 16, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 16, 1969
* Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
* March on Washington D.C. advertisements
* Massive demonstration - teach-in
* Led Zeppelin II album release & "The Who" concert
Page 19 has a full page advertisement for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam.
Page 36 has a nice ad for the release of "... See More
The Grateful Dead & Chambers Brothers in 1969....
Item #703564
October 02, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 2, 1969
* Grateful Dead gig at Cafe Au Go Go night club
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* The Chamber Brother - psychedelic soul band
* Concert performance at Hunter College advertisement
Page 34 has a 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for "CHAMBERS BROTHERS" for there performances at Hunter... See More
1969 Woodstock music festival revisited...
Item #703646
September 25, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 25, 1969
* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm
* Going back to Bethel, New York - revisited
* "The Grateful Dead' plays at a NYC night club
The top of page 25 has an heading: "The Undulating Hillside: Going Back to Bethel" Coverage continues on another page. A story of a man going back to the site o... See More
1969 Woodstock music festival letters to editor...
Item #703506
September 04, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 4, 1969
* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm
* Letters to the editor with eyewitness accounts
Starting on page 4 are three letters to the editor commenting on their experience at the Woodstock music festival just a few weeks earlier. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no... See More
Shirley Temple Black is appointed to the United Nations...
Item #661544
August 30, 1969
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, August 30, 1969
* Child actress Shirley Temple Black
* Appointed to United Nations General Assembly
* President Richard Nixon
The front page carries a one column, two line headline "Nixon Appoints Shirley Black". The text begins: "Shirley Temple Black, a curly-haired movie moppet turned suburban housewife and ardent Republican, ... See More
Woodstock music festival... Led Zeppelin concert ad...
Item #702402
August 28, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1969
* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm
* Letters to the editor with eyewitness accounts
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* Third North American tour advertisement (summer)
Starting on page 4 are seven letters to the editor commenting on their experience at the Woodstock music festival earlier in the mo... See More
Disastrous Woodstock Festival concludes...
Item #697491
August 18, 1969
THE TIMES HERALD RECORD, Middletown, New York, August 18, 1969
* Woodstock music festival
* Bethel NY New York
* Prime of the hippie generation
* Sex, Drugs and rock & roll
The banner headline reports: "2 Dead As 450,000 Begin Fest Exodus" with a photo of a man being carried away who accidentally set himself on fire.
The front page report begins: "Torrenti... See More
Tate & LaBianca murders...
Item #598873
August 12, 1969
THE NEW ANS OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 12, 1969
* Sharon Tate - LaBianca murders
* Charles Manson & followers
The front page has a three column heading:"Caretaker at Estate Released; More Bizarre Slayings Studied"
with photo of a scene in front of the LaBianca home. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 24 pages, very min... See More
Sharon Tate murdered...
Item #582849
August 11, 1969
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 11, 1969
* Sharon Tate - LaBianca murders
* Charles Manson & followers
This 28 page newspaper a six column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Second Suspect Sought in Hollywood Slayings" report continues on page two with related photo (see photos).
Other news of the day throughout including ... See More
Rare advertisements for the Woodstock Music Festival, and in the Village Voice...
Item #701937
August 07, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, August 7, 1969
* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm
* Original advertisements from a counterculture publication
A significant newspaper on the Woodstock Music Festival.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweek... See More
Stonewall Riots 1969 Protest Parade... Greenwich Village...
Item #703411
July 31, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 31, 1969
* Stonewall Rioters anti-police protest march
* Considered by many to be the first Gay Pride Parade
* Washington Square to the Stonewall Inn
* Woodstock music festival bus trip advertisement
The front page has first report coverage on the protest parade which occurred in Greenwich Village (Washington Square to the Stonewall Inn... See More
Man walks on the moon in 1969...
Item #701802
July 21, 1969
THE PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 21, 1969
* Neil Armstrong
* Man walks on the Moon
The large, bold, two line banner headline announces: "Astronauts Walk Moon" with subheads: "One Giant Leap for Mankind" and "Touchdown Words From Moon" with photos of both Armstrong and Aldrin, and an: "Artist's Conception of Moon Landing...". Nice for ... See More
From the counter-culture press in Berkeley...
Item #681920
June 26, 1969
BERKELEY BARB, California, June 26, 1969
* Rare hippies newspaper from the late 60's
* Published about 2 months prior to Woodstock
As Wikipedia notes, this was an underground newspaper that was published in Berkeley from 1965 to the early 1980s. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers of the late 1960s, covering such subjects as the anti-war a... See More
World premiere ad for "Midnight Cowboy"...
Item #702971
May 29, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York (weekly), May 29, 1969
* "Midnight Cowboy" World premiere advertisement
* Academy Awards winning drama movie - film review
* Actors Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight
Page 49 has a full page advertisement for: "Midnight Cowboy" for it's World premiere at the Coronet Theater in Manhattan. wikipedia notes: The film opened at ... See More
1969 Timothy Leary pot conviction overturned...
Item #703408
May 22, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 22, 1969
* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist
* Leary v. United States - Supreme Court decision
* Marijuana possession conviction overturned
* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide - LSD fame
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "Leary Ruling May Ease Pot Laws" (see images)
I suspect this to be an extr... See More
The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1969 MSG concert ad...
Item #702719
May 15, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 15, 1969
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
Page 28 has a 5 x 4 inch decorative advertisement for "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This was the only time Hendrix played at this famous venue.
I suspect this to be an extr... See More
1970 World premiere ad for "Woodstock" (film)...
Item #701579
March 26, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York (weekly), March 26, 1970
* "Woodstock" World premiere film advertisement
* Counterculture documentary music festival
* Black Panther 21 members as political prisoners
Page 49 has a 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for: "Woodstock" for it's opening day in Manhattan. Nice to have in this counterculture publication. The movie... See More
Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman....
Item #596500
March 13, 1969
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, March 13, 1969
* Paul McCartney gets married (1st report)
* The Beatles - Linda Eastman
Page 4 has a two column heading: "Matrimony Captures Last Bachelor Beatle"
with photo. (see photos) 1st report coverage on Beatles great, Paul McCartney, marring Linda Eastman in London, England.
Other news, sports and advertisements... See More
Peggy Fleming wins Olympic Gold!
Item #687580
February 24, 1969
THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, February 24, 1968
* Peggy Fleming wins Olympic Gold!
The front page has: "Peggy Fleming - Olympic Queen," which tells of the page 11 featured report: "Olympic Victory Worth the Grind, Peggy Declares," with considerable details of her Olympic Gold Medal showing. Included is a related 4 by 6 inch photo. Peggy earned the U.S.'s onl... See More
Super Bowl New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts...
Item #561763
January 14, 1969
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 14, 1969
* Super Bowl NFL football New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts
* Quarterback Joe Namath
* Most famous upset in football history
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 6: "Jets Return Hailed By Jubilant New York Fans".
Tells of the homecoming of the New York Jets after beating the mighty Baltimore Colts. J... See More
THE DOORS Jim Morrison 1st MSG concert ad...
Item #703503
January 09, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 9, 1969
* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band
* First & only Madison Square Garden concert show
* Considered there 1st big venue performance advertisement
* Year of the Woodstock music festival in Bethel, New York
Page 34 has a 5 x 3/12 inch advertisement for "The DOORS" concert at Madison Square Gar... See More
1st Led Zeppelin North American tour ad (1968)...
Item #703528
December 26, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 26, 1968
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour advertisement
* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East
* Deep Purple - English rock heavy metal band
* Electric Circus concert advertisement
Page 32 has a historic advertisement for a very early Led Zeppelin concert at the East Fillmore venu... See More
1968 "Jimmy Shine" opening day Broadway play...
Item #702255
December 12, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 12, 1968
* "Jimmy Shine" opening day Broadway play ad
* Actor Dustin Hoffman and John Sebastian
Page 51 has a full page advertisement (review) for the Broadway play "Jimmy Shine" starring Dustin Hoffman. This play made it's premiere in New York City the same week.
wikipedia notes: Jimmy Shin... See More
The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968 concert ad...
Item #703386
November 21, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21, 1968
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance
* American guitarist, singer and songwriter
* Philharmonic Hall concert advertisement
* 2nd Quaker City Rock Festival, Philadelphia
Page 34 has a 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "Jimi Hendrix Experience" concert at the Philharmonic Hall. (see image) This was... See More
1968 The Beatles: Yellow Submarine opening day ad...
Item #701214
November 14, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1968
* "The Beatles: Yellow Submarine" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Animated musical fantasy comedy film
Page 48 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of "The Beatles: Yellow Submarine" film (see images) Being a weekly publication, these ads are for the opening day. I suspect... See More
Chuck Norris & "Cream" farewell tour in 1968....
Item #702631
October 31, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1968
* Chuck Norris vs. Louis Delgado karate bout
* American martial artist and Hollywood actor
* Lightweight championship of the World ad
* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad
* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce
Page 38 has a notice for "Professional Karate World Championship Bouts" with one of... See More
"Cream" farewell tour in 1968....
Item #702254
October 24, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 24, 1968
* David Peel & The Lower East Side Band
* "Have a Marijuana" debut album advertisement
* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad
* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce
Page 33 has a 6 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "CREAM" for there upcoming appearance at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. ... See More
Janis Joplin's last concert with Big Brother....
Item #702786
October 17, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 17, 1968
* Big Brother and the Holding Company
* Last concert w/ Janis Joplin before going solo
* Hunter College (NYC) performance advertisement
Page 35 has a 4 x 2 1/2 advertisement for "Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin" for there upcoming appearance at Hunter College in New York City. (see im... See More
1968 Andy Warhol's 1st post shooting interview...
Item #703475
September 12, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 12, 1968
* re. Andy Warhol assassination attempt
* First interview after shooting incident
* Valerie Solanas - radical feminist
* Photo w/ Warhol superstar Viva
The front page has a heading: "Andy Warhol: 'I Thought Everyone Was Kidding'" with lead-in: "Alive & Well" and photo of Warhol wi... See More
1968 Democratic National Convention protests...
Item #703474
September 05, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1968
* 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
* United States involvement in the Vietnam War
* Far left-wing Democrats riot in Chicago, Illinois
* Support for presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey
The front page has three related photos with brief text. (see images) Much more on pages 23 through 29 with loads of... See More
1968 The Bee Gees NYC concert advertisement...
Item #703389
July 11, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1968
* The BEE GEES concert advertisement
* Forest Hills Tennis Stadium - Queens NYC
* Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb brothers
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience concert ad
Page 22 has a 7 x 6 inch advertisement for a "The Incredible BEE GEES" concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City. (see image... See More
1968 The Doors, The Who & Jimi Hendrix...
Item #703388
July 11, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1968
* The Doors - The Who - Jimi Hendrix Experience
* New York Rock Festival - Singer Bowl in Queens
* Rock bands concert performances advertisement
Page 24 has a 6 x 4 inch advertisement for "The New York Rock Festival" which featured "The Doors", The Who" and "Jimi Henrix". (see ima... See More
The Grateful Dead in 1968....
Item #701904
May 02, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1968
* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus
* East village performance advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* HAIR, the musical opens on Broadway at the Biltmore
Page 34 has a 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there performances at the Electric Circus i... See More
1969 be-in at Central Park ad... Nat Hentoff column...
Item #700674
April 04, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, April 4, 1968
* Columnist Nat Hentoff - NYC police
* Be-in at Central Park advertisement
* Protest to End the War in Vietnam
* Date Martin Luther King jr. was killed
Page 11 has a column by columnist Nat Hentoff titled: "Keeping the Cops From Riotijng"
Page 29 has a 9 1/2 x 6 inch advertisement for a Anti-Vietnam War be-in at She... See More
Robert F. Kennedy on the campaign trail... Jerry Rubin...
Item #688680
March 21, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 21, 1968 The front page is taken up with an article and photo of Robert F. Kennedy on the campaign trail. Just 2 1/2 months he would be assassinated in Los Angeles.
Page 5 has a lengthy article: "Yippies Anti-Organize A Groovy Revolution" which includes a photo of Jerry Rubin, an American social activist, anti-war leader, and c... See More
The Grateful Dead in 1970....
Item #702074
February 12, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 12, 1970
* Grateful Dead concert at Ungano's Night Club
* Also performances at the Fillmore East as well
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Page 36 has advertisement for upcoming gigs at the Ungano's Night Club including a Feb. 12th performance by "GRATEFUL DEAD" (see images) source: Lo... See More
Only U.S. Gold Medal in 1968 Winter Games...
Peggy Fleming Olympic gold...
Item #563998
February 08, 1968
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 8, 1968
* Peggy Fleming to win Olympic gold medal
* Figure Skating - Ice Follies
This 6 page newspaper has a nice four column headline on page 4: "Peggy Fleming Virtually Clinches Olympic Medal" See photos for text.
Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along spine, otherwise in good condition.
wikip... See More
World premiere ad for "Planet of the Apes"...
Item #701067
February 08, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Feb. 8, 1968
* Planet of the Apes World premiere advertisement
* Science fiction film - movie - Charlton Heston
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance & album ads
Page 42 has a iconic 7 x 6 inch illustrated advertisement for: "Planet of the Apes" for it's World premiere at the Capital Theater in Manhattan. wikipedia notes: Planet of the Ape... See More
Extensive review of Dylan's new album 'John Wesley Harding'...
Item #663908
February 01, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Feb. 1, 1968 Beginning on the front page is a review of Bob Dylan's recently released album "John Wesley Harding", the article titled: "Dylan: Nothing Is Revealed".
The author Richard Goldstein takes a very extensive look at the music of Dylan with the review, and in particular the works in this new album, carrying over to take most of a ... See More
1968 Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention...
Item #703395
January 11, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan.11, 1968
* American musician - guitarist Frank Zappa
* "The Mothers of Invention" rock band
* Sally Kempton editorial with photo
The front page has a heading: "Zappa & the Mothers: Ugly Can Be Beautiful" with lead-in: "Anti-Idols" and photo showing Zappa with his wife. (see images) I suspect this to be an... See More
1967 "The Graduate" opening week movie review..
Item #701211
December 28, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 28, 1967
* "The Graduate" opening week movie review
* Romantic comedy drama film - Dustin Hoffman
Page 33 has a review under the heading: "Films"; The Graduate" This film made it's premiere in New York City the same week. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no rea... See More
The Grateful Dead comes East for the 2nd time...
Item #701487
December 21, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 21, 1967
* Grateful Dead - 2nd New York City visit
* Village Theater performance advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* Andy Warhol pop-up book release party w/ photos
Page 28 has a small but very early advertisement for "The Grateful Dead of San Francisco" which performed two nights at the... See More
1967 THE DOORS early concert advertisement...
Item #702793
November 02, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Nov. 2, 1967
* THE DOORS very early performance ad
* American rock band - Jim Morrison
* Assembly Hall - Hunter Collage (NYC)
Page 22 has a small but early advertisement for "THE DOORS" concert at Hunter Collage in New York City. A school fraternity apparently put on this show. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their wa... See More
Review and ad for "Hair" the musical... H. Rap Brown...
Item #697869
November 02, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, November 2, 1967 Prior to making it to Broadway and becoming one of the most famous musicals to hit the stage, the musical "Hair" appeared off-Broadway at The Public Theater in Greenwich Village. This issue contains an ad (pg. 28) and perhaps the earliest (?) review (pg. 35). Curiously, it begins: "As for 'Hair'... See More
HAIR (the musical) - Rare Pre-Broadway Ad... "Village Voice"...
Item #700124
October 19, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, October 19, 1967
* A extremely rare ad for the Broadway Hit - "HAIR" - prior to making it to Broadway
* The Public Theater - Greenwich, in the Village's own iconic newspaper
Prior to making it to Broadway and becoming one of the most famous musicals to hit the stage, the musical "Hair" appeared off-Broadway at The Publi... See More
1967 "Black Power/White Power" illustration...
Item #703394
September 21, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 21, 1967
* French artist & writer Tom Ungerer
* Black Power/White Power racial illustration
* Paul Thek's "Dead Hippie" sculpture
The front page has Tomi Ungerer's racist illustration titled: "Black Power/White Power" (see image)
source: Poster Auctions International, Inc.: “Black Po... See More
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