Charles Lindbergh's air mail flight... Panama...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 7, 1929



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* Air mail flight to Panama



The front page has a five column heading: "Lindbergh Flies Mail to Panama" with subheads. related map on page 2. (see) First report coverage on the end of Charles Lindbergh's historic 1st air mail flight to Panama .

Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, rag edition in great cond... See More  

Tommy Loughran defends boxing title in 1929....

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, March 29, 1929



* Tommy Loughran wins (1st report)

* vs. Mickey Walker - "Toy Bulldog"

* Boxing - light heavyweight title fight



The top of page 24 has a banner heading: "Loughran Retains Light Heavyweight Championship by Beating Walker" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Tommy Loughran defending his Light Heavyweight boxing title... See More  

Charles Van Doren quiz show scandal....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 4, 1959



* Charles Van Doren quiz show scandal

* Admits to lying and "Twenty One" fix

* Resigns from Columbia University



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Producer of TV Quiz Says Sponsor Ordered Rigging" with subhead. Lengthy coverage continues inside with a related heading and photo showing a Young Patty Duke.

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Marilyn Monroe in another split....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. November 14, 1960



* Marilyn Monroe leaves Arthur Miller



The front ]page has a two column photo with small heading: "Quiet On Divorce" with a little text. (see)

Complete with 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.

Babe Ruth races out of jail to get to the ball game...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, June 9, 1921



* Rare and unique Babe Ruth item

* New York Yankees star jailed



The bottom of page 13 has a one column heading: "Babe Ruth Spends Part of the Day Behind the Bars" with bits including: "It takes more than a jail sentence to keep Babe Ruth from playing ball... Babe served six hours...in the traffic court 'pen'...made a wild d... See More  

1961 Lake Lucerne tour bus tragedy...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 3, 1961



* Lake Lucerne - Switzerland

* Americans touring bus tragedy



The front page has a banner headline: "16 Americans Die as Bus Hurtles Into Swiss Lake" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 40 pages, two library stamps within the masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Warsaw ghetto uprising...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1944



* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

* German occupied Poland

* Jewish resistance - Jews



The top of page 5 has one column headings: "POLE TELLS STORY OF GHETTO BATTLE" "Nine-Day Conflict in Warsaw Began Spontaneously, Says Underground Courier", "Germans' Losses Heavy" "3,000 Jews Used Smuggled and home-Made Arms Agains... See More  

1928 Harlem mobster Casper Holstein kidnapping...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1928



* Casper Holstein kidnapping (set free)

* Harlem Negro mobster leader



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "KIDNAPPED NEGRO FREED BY CAPTORS; FIVE SEIZED IN PLOT" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 44 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a little irregular alo... See More  

FDR wins a historic 3rd term as president...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Nov. 4, 1940



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt

* Historic 3rd term election win



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SEE F. D. R. LANDSLIDE" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally good. ... See More  

1900 Galveston, Texas hurricane disaster...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 14, 1900



* The Great 1900 Galveston hurricane

* Deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GALVESTON'S NEEDS URGENTLY SET FORTH" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally frag... See More  

1916 German zeppelins air raid on England....

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 25, 1916



* German zeppelins - airships

* Aerial raid on London - England

* World War I - WWI bombing



The front page has a nice banner headline: "LONDON ATTACKED BY AIRSHIPS" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fra... See More  

Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Timothy Leary - Fred McDarrah photography...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 11, 1973  



* Notable photos of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, & Timothy Leary

* All part of the Fred McDarrah Collection

* Renowned photographer for the Village Voice



The front page has 5 notable photos from the Fred McDarrah Collection, which were on display at the Soho Photo Gallery in New York City. Fred McDarrah was a lon... See More  

1947 Princess Elizabeth photos... 21st birthday...

MAGAZINE SECTION only of the New York Times, April 20, 1947



* Princess Elizabeth turns 21

* Future Queen Elizabeth II

* Cover photo & life in photos



The front page of this section has a photo of the future Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom who turned 21 the day after this publication. Pages 12 & 13 has several photos of Princess Elizabeth from birth to the present.

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PN-9 No. 1 seaplane rescue... Commander John Rodgers...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., September 11, 1925 



* PN-9 No. 1 seaplane rescue 

* Commander John Rodgers 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "RESCUED AVIATORS, SAFE AND WELL, REACH PORT" with subheads. Nice for display.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

1943 Nazi rocket glider bombs 1st used...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1943



* Henschel Hs 293 guided missile 1st used

* Rocket warfare during World War II

* New German radio controlled  glider bomb



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Nazi Rocket Glider Bomb Is Seen For First Time, Diving at Convoy" (see)

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1st ever New York Yankees World Series game...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn. October 6, 1921



* New York Yankees 2nd ever World Series game

* Babe Ruth's second year w/ Yanks vs. Giants

* Early, same day first report



The front page has a nice banner headline: "YANKEES TAKE SECOND GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES" with subheads, box scores and related photo. (see) This was game 2 of the 1921 World Series and more importantly the 2n... See More  

1977 George Lucas' "Star Wars" advertisement......

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 1, 1977



* George Lucas' amazingly successful, "Star Wars"

* Ad in a Los Angeles newspaper - 1 week later



Inside the "View" section is a ad for George Lucas' "Star Wars"  The ad measures 7 1/2 x 5 inches. This original "Star War" movie opened just 7 days earlier. Great to have this uncommon ad in a Hollywood area ne... See More  

1943 Operation Husky....

THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, July 10, 1943



* Invasion of Sicily Italy begins

* Operation Husky

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "SICILY INVADED BY ALLIES; VAST FLEET CONVOYS TROOPS" with subhead. (see) Small hole and stain at the top of the word "Allies" caused by the attempt to remove a address label. This was the initial i... See More  

On the 1929 stock market crash...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 27, 1929 



* Stock market crash of 1929

* During the heart of the crash



The stock market crash of 1929 did much to define America for the next decade, resulting in the Great Depression and all the trauma relating to it. It seemed common for many newspapers to put a positive spin on this on-going tragedy, so front page reports often conflicted with the rea... See More  

Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 13, 1929



* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Prohibition & great depression



The front page has a great banner headline for display concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "UPHOLDS DRY RULE BY GUNS" with subheads. Related photos are on the back page.

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Dallas newspaper on the shooting of Oswald...

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Dallas, Texas, Nov. 25, 1963 



* Best Lee Harvey Oswald assassination issue to be had

*  JFK John F. Kennedy murder - Jack Ruby



Terrific and most unusual issue, as the entire front page--save for the banner headline: "Night Club Man Kills Oswald -- John F. Kennedy's Body Borne to Capitol" --is taken up with a huge photo showing Jack Ruby thrus... See More  

Katherine Plunket death...

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 15, 1932



* Jessie Bonstelle death (1st report)

* American theater director & actress

* Katherine Plunket death (1st report)



The top of page 15 has a one column head: "JESSIE BONSTELLE, ACTRESS, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo.

Also on page 15 is: "KATHERINE PLUNKET DEAD AT AGE OF 111" with subheads. We suspect this is one of the few publicatio... See More  

Walt Disney's "Fantasia" movie premiere...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 19, 1941



* Walt Disney's "Fantasia" movie premiere (Chicago)

* Mickey Mouse - opening night advertisement



Page 22 has a 7 x 4 inch advertisement for the opening night showing of the famous Walt Disney animated cartoon movie 'Fantasia' starring Mickey Mouse in Chicago

Complete with 32 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding ho... See More  

Second Battle of El Alamein... Rommel....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 7, 1942



* Second Battle of El Alamein

* World War II Egypt - Africa

* Erwin Rommel defeated



The front page has a six column heading: "British Tanks Pursue Axis 104 Miles in Egypt" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 2 with related map.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, light toning and minor wear ... See More  

1942 Fall of Singapore... Japanese capture...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Feb. 16, 1942



* Battle - Fall of Singapore

* South-East Asian theatre

* Empire of Japan captures

* General Tomoyuki Yamashita



The front page has a nice banner headline: "Japanese Race to Finish Conquest; SINGAPORE SURRENDERS" with subheads and two related photos. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, some small... See More