Thoughts on the possbilities of the internet, long before it would happen...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 6, 1983



* Predicting the creation of the internet

* Interconnected computer networks

* Pre World Wide Web - social media



 The front page has a teaser for an interesting article: "Reach Out And Access Someone" which considers the Network Nation, a new novelty at the time. It's focus was that computer supporte... See More  

Paul McCartney Is Dead urban legend lecture ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 6, 1969



* Roby Yonge lecture ad - American radio DJ

* Paul is dead folktale saga - McCartney

* Urban legend - conspiracy theory - Beatles



Page 28 has a 4 x 2 inch advertisement for: "IS PAUL McCARTNEY DEAD OR ALIVE??" lecture by Roby Yonge. (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was real... See More  

1967 The Velvet Undereground & Nico album release

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 9, 1967



* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico

* Debut studio album release w/ peeled banana (early version)

* Very early "THE DOORS" NYC nightclub gigs ad

* American rock band from L.A. - Jim Morrison



Page 19 has a 7 x 3 inch advertisement for the debut album "The Velvet Underground With Ni... See More  

Prohibition starting in America in 1920....

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1935 Adolph Hitler starts to build Nazi army...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 17, 1935



* Treaty of Versaillies Treaty broken

* Adolph Hitler starts military buildup (draft)

* Prelude to World War II - WWII



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Europe Gripped by Tension as Hitler Repudiates Treaty" with subheads. (see images)

Also a interesting article by George Bernard Shaw with heading: "'GER... See More  

Winnie Ruth Judd "Trunk Murders"...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 21, 1931



* Winnie Ruth Judd Marian Lane

* "Trunk Murders" bodies found

* "Love Triangle" crime



The front page has a two column heading: "Madwoman Hunted in Trunk Slayings" with subhead. Page 13 has a pictorial of the key figures in this crime. (see images)

Complete with 26 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, gene... See More  

1945 President Harry Truman speech...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 26, 1945 



* President Harry Truman 

* World Security Parley 

* European war nears the end 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "'NEW WORLD' IS TRUMAN S. F. PLEA" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Partition of India in 1947...

THE DETROIT NEWS, August 16, 1947



* Partition of India (2nd report)

* India and Pakistan independence



The front page has a one column heading: "Jew, Arab Are Killed in Clashes" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on the recent partition of the British Indian Empire into the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India.

Complete with 22 pages, rag edition in nice condition. ... See More  

Jewish physician identifies Holocaust leaders...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945 



* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

* Nazi death factory horrors revealed

* Jewish woman gets revenge



Page 5 contains a very compelling article on identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column heading: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis" and subhead: "Jewish Woman Physician Who Was Also i... See More  

Frank Sinkwich wins 1942 Heisman Trophy...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 8 & 9, 1942



* Frank Sinkwich wins Heisman Trophy

* Georgia Bulldogs college football



(Oct. 8, 1942 issue ) The top of page 26 has a six column heading: "Sinkwich, Here to Accept Honors, Says He's Just Lucky" with related cartoonish illustration.

(Oct. 9, 1942 issue) Near the bottom of page 39 has a three column heading: "Sinkwich Say... See More  

King Tut's tomb discovered in 1922...

NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1922



* Discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb

* Egyptian Pharaoh - Howard Carter

* Lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana



The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "EGYPT WILL SEIZE TUTANKHAMEN TOMB" with subheads. (see) This was during the historic discovery of King Tut's tomb by British archaeologist Howard Carter. It would not be for anothe... See More  

1927 Gallup, New Mexico...

THE GALLUP HERALD, New Mexico, Aug. 18, 1927



* McKinley County - Native Americans population

* "Heart of Indian Country" Navajo, Hopi & Zuni tribes

* 6th Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial - notice



The top of front page has a banner notice for a upcoming event: "Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial--Gallup's Big Annual Show--Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, August 24, 25 an... See More  

Japanese aerial bombing of Canton & Nanjing (Nanking), China

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Richard E. Byrd Transatlantic flight in 1927....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1927



* Richard Evelyn Byrd crash landing

* Transatlantic flight - photos



The front page has a nice banner headline: "Noville Tells of Ghostly Flight Amid Perils' Last Drop of Gas Gone, Says Byrd of Crash" with many subheads and photos of the men involved. (see images) More on the following pages, loads of text.

Incomplete issue containing 16 of the... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied exterminations - Gassing tests

* New Britain Campaign begins w/ U.S. troops ashore



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. TROOPS INVADE NEW BRITAIN, WIN FOOTHOLD"  with subheads that include: "Americans Ashore" and more.

Page 3 has small one column he... See More  

Prohibition begins in 1920 America...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 25, 1920



* 1st year of prohibition in America

* Fight on crime in gangland Chicago

* Pre Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* No beer liquor - nice headline for display



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U.S. AND STATE SMASH RUM" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Great to have framed at any local bar. This is what threw Chicago into... See More  

The Beatles come to Shea Stadium in 1966...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 11, 1966



* The Beatles visit to New York City editorial

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison

* Lenny Bruce drug overdose death - memorial

* Stand-up comedian - satirist - obscene comedy



Page 9 has a editorial on The Beatles' recent visit to New York C... See More  

Wiley Post's sets record as first solo around-the-world pilot...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1933 



* Aviator Wiley Post - airplane pilot

* First person to fly solo around the world 

* The landing in New York City (1st report)



The top of the front page has a 4 column headline: "POST ARRIVES SAFELY IN NEW YORK, CIRCLING WORLD IN 7 DAYS, 19 HOURS; MOLLISONS ARE FLYING THE ATLANTIC" with many subheads and related photo. More on this on... See More  

1946 Detroit Automotive Golden Jubilee...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 30, 1946



* Detroit Automotive Golden Jubilee

* Automobiles - cars - trucks - Henry Ford

* Only in a Detroit publication (very rare)



The front page has a headline: "JUBILEE GRANDSTAND FALLS; SCORE INJURED" with subhead. and related photo.  (see images) A few more related photos are on the back page.

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and some we... See More  

1st Arab summit... defending Palestine from Jews...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 31, 1946



* First Arab League Summit - Inshas, Egypt

* Defending Palestine from Jewish immigration



The front page has a six column heading: "Arabs United to Keep Jews Out" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.



Note: The first Arab summit in modern history was the product... See More  

Adolf Hitler seizing power in Germany...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Oct. 12, 1931 



* Early Adolph Hitler

* Pre-Nazi Germany

* Bruning government



The front page has a very early report on the ascendancy of Hitler and his Nazi party with one column heading: "HITLER WOULD BE GERMAN 'IL DUCE'" with subhead and photo. (see images)

This was before Hitler came to national power as Chancellor of G... See More  

J. Robert Oppenheimer loses security clearance...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 2, 1954



* Manhattan Project pioneer  - Atomic weapons

* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer

* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

* Loses clearance for nation's atomic secrets



The front page has a banner headline: "OPPENHEIMER LOSES APPEAL TO ESCAPE 'RISK' TAG'" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 40 page... See More  

The death of Benito Mussolini...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1945 



* Benito Mussolini assassinated (1st report)

* National Fascist Party - Duce of Fascism

* World War II Italy



The front page has a three column heading: "MUSSOLINI KILLED" with subhead and photo showing Mussolini laying dead on the ground. (see images) More on page 6.

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition. ... See More  

1912 Floyd Allen gang... Hillsville, Virginia...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 26, 1912



* Floyd Allen clan - gang hunted

* Hillsville VA Virginia

* Courthouse shootout



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF THE ALLEN GANG" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fro... See More  

Battle of Arawe... New Britain campaign...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1943



* Battle of Arawe - Operation Director

* New Britain campaign - Australia

* Territory of Papua and New Guinea

* United States Marine Corps - U.S. Marines



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ALLIES MAKE NEW GAINS AT ARAWE, AND FELL 10 MORE ENEMY PLANES" with subheads and photo of U.S. Marines landing ashore. (see images)

Comp... See More