Much on 'Bleeding Kansas'... Letter from P. T. Barnum...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 13, 1856  



* Bleeding Kansas

* Missouri border invasion

* War on slavery

* P.T. Barnum



Pages 4 & 5 contain a wealth of reporting concerning the slavery vs. anti-slavery factions as Kansas worked toward achieving statehood.

Page 4 has a nearly half-column article relating to this, and page 5 has column heads: "IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS" "Gov. Robi... See More  

General Grant's and General Sherman's campaigns...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 23, 1864  The entire front page is a print of: "The Sinking of the 'Alabama' Off Cherbourg". Other prints within include: "View on the Appomattox, Below Port Walthall" "Jones's Neck, From General Foster's Head-Quarters, Near Malvern Hill, on the James" "Divine Service at General Baldy Smith's Headquarte... See More  

Archie Williams wins gold at the Berlin Olympics...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 8, 1936 



* Archie Williams wins gold medal

* African American 400m victory

* Olympics games in Berlin Germany



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "WILLIAMS WINS 400 METER RUN" with subheads and wire photo. (see)

A sidebar to the Olympic games was Adolph Hitler's refusal to acknowledge the achievements of ... See More  

Flight 421 airplane disaster... Jackie Robinson hits for the cycle...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1948 



* Northwest Airlines Flight 421 disaster 

* Winona, Minnesota 

* Jackie Robinson hits for the cycle 



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Plane Crashes in Midwest; All 36 on Board Are Killed" with subhead. (see images) Report continues on page 8 with related map.

Page 21 is a 7 column headline that reads: &... See More  

Baseball in 1908....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 2, 1908  There is a front pg. illustration, "A Hard Proposition" by W. A.. Rogers - Negro Vote - Labor Vote. In this issue, there is an article with photos of "The Scourge of the Yaquis" by Marc M. Reynolds; photos of "As New York Grows Upward"; "Baseball In 1908" by E. B. Moss"; "Opening New York's Baseb... See More  

Tragedy with a slave ship...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 5, 1853  Page 3 has "Accident To A Cuban Slave Ship" which notes: "On the 25th of February 500 negroes, from Africa, were attempted to be landed at Cayo Verde, in Cuba...the slaver struck a rock and they only saved 190 Africans...A part have been taken to Havana & offered for sale...".

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"The Wizard of Oz"...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1903 Frontpage illustration William the Teuton; The Outlook for Coal (with Clarence Darrow as the attorney); Roosevelt and Cleveland; "The Wizard of Oz"; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

Battle of Fair Oaks, and much more...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 21, 1862  The entire front page is taken up with 3 prints captioned: "Corinth, Mississippi, Now in Possession of Our Troops" which includes "Beauregard's Head-Quarters".

Among the prints inside are a full page: "Advance-guard of Major-General Pope's Army Entering Corinth..."; a full pg: "...The Rebels Evacuating M... See More  

First African-American lawyer to practice before the Supreme Court...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 25, 1865  The front page has prints: "Before Petersburg--Winter Quarters from the Plantation" and "Pocotaligo Depot, South Carolina.

Perhaps the most notable print in this issue is that of: "John H. Rock, Colored Counselor" which has a same-titled article which includes: "We give on this page a portrait of John H. Rock, th... See More  

Martin Luther King & the Montgomery bus boycott trial...

DAILY 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... Alabama judge Eugene Carter dismissed charges against ... See More  

"Little Rock Nine"...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., September 5, 1957 



* Little Rock Nine - Elizabeth Eckford

* Negro students - Arkansas

* 1st Central High School entry try

* Dorothy County - civil rights pioneer

* Harry Harding High School - Charlotte NC



The front page has two, 2 column photos showing Elizabeth Eckford and Dorothy Counts with small heading: "Negro Girl Denied Admittance" with te... See More  

Alfred Vanderbilt weds... William H Lewis being ousted out the American Bar Association...

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1912  The front page features a large photo of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whom he had just recently married. Just slightly more than three years later, Mr. Vanderbilt would be among the victims in the sinking of the Lusitania.



Another article within the issue is "Fights for Lewis" which was Attorney General Wickersham stating that... See More  

Civil War map of a naval battle near Fort Pillow...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 18, 1862



* U.S. naval operations near Fort Pillow

* Mississippi River - Andrew H. Foote



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From South Carolina" "Effects of the Abolition Edict of General Hunter" "The Contrabands Eschew a military Life" "Heroism Of Nine Colored Seamen" (with a mention of Robert Small... See More  

Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1960



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Civil rights movement leader

* Acquitted of income tax evasion (perjury)



Page 21 has a small one column heading: "Dr. King Is Cleared In 2d Perjury Case" (see)

Complete with 50 pages, minor margin wear, light toning along the central fold, nice condition.



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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1963



* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested

* Birmingham civil rights campaign

* Southern Christian Leadership Conference



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "Negro Student Help Sought" Civil unrest in Birmingham would continue for weeks with many confrontations between black youth and white civic authorities.

Complete with 8 ... See More  

Lincoln's adversary for the Presidency...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 17, 1864  The full front page is a very dramatic print: "Harry Davis Capturing the Battle Flag of the 13th Louisiana Regiment, at the Battle of Ezra Church".  Other prints within include: "Admiral Farragut's Fleet Bombarding Fort Morgan" "Rear-Admiral David G. Farragut, U.S.N." "View of Petersburg, Virginia, ... See More  

1969 be-in at Central Park ad... Nat Hentoff column...

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  

1859 Pike's Peak Gold Mining as a marketing ploy...

THE NORWALK EXPERIMENT, Huron County, Ohio, March 22, 1859



* Pike's Peak Gold Mining as an advertising hook

* Who should go to Pike's Peak

* Easier for negros in Massachusetts than foreigners (?)



The back page has a bold ad which appears to be seeking workers for the Pike Peak Gold Mines, but upon further inspection, the ad is actually for A. H. ROSE & CO's Store. However, ... See More  

H.G. Wells...

A Fourth of July crash, and a Train disaster in England....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 21, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The King and Queen of Norway" by Underwood & Underwood. There is an article, "The Future in America, A Search after Realities", by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, with illustrations done by Vernon Howe Bailey and E. V. Nadherny. Photos of "Scenes at the C... See More  

Cotton cultivation in antebellum America... The Grinnell Arctic Exploration...

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, March, 1854  Beginning on the ftpg. is a 14 pg. article about the "Grinnell Expedition", which has 29 small illustrations of various scenes of the region: the "Interior of a native hut", the "Inspectors' house at Lievely", "Devil's Thumb", "Melville Bay", and more. Another article, "Cotton and Its C... See More  

Automobile Show at Madison Square Garden....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 20, 1906  Front page illustration "The Busy Showman. - I. " by W. A. Rogers; "Commemorating the Nation's Birth" by Charles W. Tyler; "The Presidential Election in France" by Ernest Dimnet; a double-page illustration of "The Automobile Show at the Madison Square Garden" by The Kinneys; and ph... See More  

Thomas Nast prints... A.B. Frost print... "The Centennial" prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 21, 1876  Full front page Thomas Nast: 'The Solid South--Gaunt & Hungry'.; Full page illustration A.B. Frost: 'Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket' shows a black man with 2 guns to his head.; Three fullpage prints on The Centennial.; 

Full page Thomas Nast illustration: 'Struck - At Sea'; Hal... See More  

Cars of 1907....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "James Bryce, The New British Ambassador, Presenting His Credentials to President Roosevelt at the White House" by James Montgomery Flagg. There is an article and photos of "Good Roads and the Nation's Prosperity" by Colonel Albert A. Pope. There are many other c... See More  

Cartersville GA lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 2, 1930  This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include: "MOB COMES BACK AND LYNCHES NEGRO" "Takes Victim From Georgia Jail as Trial Nears, Troops Having Once Saved Him

* KEEPER'S KEYS ARE SEIZED" and more. (see)



This tells of the lynching of Negro John Will Clark in Cartersville, Georgia.



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The Albany Movement... Georgia civil rights...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1962



* The Albany Movement - Georgia

* Shiloh Baptist Church gathering

* Negroes - civil rights movement

* Martin Luther King Jr. speech



The front page has a heading: "In Albany Jails" with lead-in: "The Press of Freedom" and related photo. (see images) Lengthy text continues on multiple inside pages.

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