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Boer Commando...
Item #177027
January 13, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, January 13, 1900 (does not include 4-panel Supplement) Front page illustration of "The War In South Africa - Boer Pickets Reading The Bible" along with another full page illustration of "A Boer Commando On Parade". See photos for full details.
Note: The Supplement, oddly paginated as pgs. 33-40, containing the Four-Panel Panorama of Manila is rarel... See More
Uncle Sam...
Item #177026
January 06, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 6, 1900 Front page features Uncle Sam in an illustration entitled "Away Down East". Fullpage: "The War In South Africa - Communicating With Kimberley By Search-Light" and the political cartoon "The Lay of the Kaffirgram". This also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Thousands To Greet President Truman...
Item #204102
June 08, 1950
MEXICO EVENING LEDGER, June 8, 1950 from Mexico, Missouri. This issue features a nearly page-size photo of President Truman with the headline "Thousands To Greet President" and "Rain or Shine President to Talk". This is the outer leaf only and is in nice condition. See photo for fuller details.
The Carrara of America...
Item #203217
November 05, 1904
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, November 5, 1904, from New York. This issue contains articles about fifty-ton elecric Cranes being used for loading cars. The Carrara of America, the view of quarry showing the method of marble cutting along with other interesting articles, illustrations, and ads. This is a full issue and is in good condition. See photo for details.
Louis Bleriot Monoplane Flight In 1909...
Item #177023
August 07, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 7, 1909 Full front page photo: "Bleriot's Epoch-Making Flight", shows Bleriot in flight over the English Channel, with part of a sea vessel in the foreground. Many other prints are present as well, along with news of the day and period advertisements.
Item #203845
September 18, 1910
SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, September, 18, 1910. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Item #203840
April 20, 1905
LIFE MAGAZINE, New York, April 20, 1905. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Item #203832
April 21, 1910
LIFE MAGAZINE, New York, April 21, 1910. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Item #203826
December 01, 1913
L'ART DE LA MODE, New York, December, 1913. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Item #203818
September 22, 1910
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, September 22, 1910. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Item #203817
April 18, 1909
SUNDAY MAGAZINE OF THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC, St. Louis, April 18, 1909. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Item #203807
May 18, 1911
LIFE MAGAZINE, New York, May 18, 1911. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Item #203787
September 09, 1915
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, September 9, 1915. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Very early on actress Helen Hayes...
Item #203416
October 28, 1920
MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York City, Oct. 28, 1920. See the photo below for the very early photo of Helen Hayes with the small bit of text reading: "Helen Hayes. Who plays the leading role in "Bab". Her work in the "Dream Girl" with William Gillette elevated her to stardom." Ther are photos of other motion picture stars as well on this double page spread. You get the complete issue which is in... See More
UAW vs. Ford Motor co. Strike...
Item #203030
May 24, 1949
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, MI May 24, 1949. This 26 page EXTRA newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "LET'S ARBITRATE! UAW ASKS FORD" with subheads that include: "Major Move for Peace Seen" & "GM Cuts Prices, Rivises Pay". Great to have in this title. Good condition.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Detroit Tigers World Series....
Item #202989
October 03, 1940
THE NORWICH SUN, NY October 3, 1940. This 16 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on the front page: "JIMMY RIPPLE'S HOMER AIDS REDS IN EVENINGUP SERIES" with subhead and lineup also on the front page. Inning by inning coverage. Related photos on page 6. Little browning at the margins.
Diamond's Girlfriend... Daugherty Indicted...
Item #202767
October 13, 1930
THE NEWS Dated October 13, 1930, Cleveland Ohio. One column front page headline that reads "Diamond's Girlfriend Grilled", with a nice report of the key witness to follow. This issue also contains the following front page headlines: "Daugherty Indicted in Bank Quiz", "Calls Troops to Avert Riots", "Lawyers Tell of Scheme to Beat Phillips", and much more! This is the complete... See More
Item #202488
June 01, 1922
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, June, 1922, New York, New York
This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: The World's Wages - a Statistical Anomaly; The North Atlantic Ice Patrol; Beyond the Microscope; The Gentle Art of Radio Broadcasting; Forecasting Earthquakes; Diesel Engine Wins Its Way; Speeding Up Radio; Evolution in Museum Technique; The Great Wall of China; other articl... See More
A wealth of inventions and period ads...
Item #202486
May 01, 1922
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May, 1922
This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Where the Money Goes - How Uncle Sam Will Spend His Income for 1922; Our Wasteful Industries; Cutting and Fitting Beneath the Waves; Telephoning To Sea; The Industrial Production of Helium; From Railroad to Highway; Transmitting Power in Fluid Waves; New York City's Staten Island Docks; &quo... See More
A wealth of inventions and period ads...
Item #202485
April 01, 1922
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 1, 1922, from New York, New York.
This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: How America's Male and Female Workers Earn Their Daily Bread; World Crops for America; Applying the Lessons of Industry to the Theater; Articulated Trains; The Tomb of an Egyptian Queen; The Motor-Driven Commercial Vehicle; other articles and ads. This issu... See More
A wealth of inventions and period ads...
Item #202484
March 01, 1922
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, March, 1922, New York This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Winged Surveyors - What Aerial Photography Is Doing for Industry and Science; Moving Niagara Into Canada; The Lincoln Highway of the Telephone; The Mount Everest Reconnaissance; The Physical Basis of Heredity; Scrapping the Battleships; Spectacles for the Motion-Picture Camera; A New Ca... See More
A wealth of inventions and period ads...
Item #202483
February 01, 1922
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, February, 1922, New York, New York
This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: America's Fuel Resources; Bridging the Detroit River; The Latest African Anthropological Find; A Ten-Year Naval Holiday; Airplane Racing and What It Means; Human Hair Under the Microscope; A Second Pompeii; A Peking-Suiyuan Railway of China; The Motor-Driven Commercial V... See More
A wealth of inventions and period ads...
Item #202482
January 01, 1922
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, January, 1922, New York, New York
This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: America's Domestic Food Supply; The Radio Central; Comets That Have Lost Their Tails; From Steamer to Sailing Ship; With Eye-Piece and Camera; Naval Construction in Japan; Noises for the Movies; Bomb and Bombing Sights; and other articles and ads. This issue is in good... See More
For bankers and stock brokers...
Item #202451
January 01, 1907
THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, New York, 1907. A very early periodical themed on the banking and securities industries. Not only is their considerable reporting of transactions of the previous week, but there are 18 pages of advertisements of brokers and bankers not just from New York but from across the country. This issue has a total of nearly 80 pages, measuring about 8 by 12 1... See More
Movie News!
Item #202393
November 07, 1956
MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, NY, November 7, 1956. Interesting little publication for and about the movie industry, giving the latest information on the various background events of the motion picture world. Television news as well. Too much to mention. Eight pages measuring 12"x9", printed on coated stock paper. Nice shape.
Douglas 'Wrongway' Corrigan Starts Mystery Flight...
Item #202181
July 18, 1938
ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL, PA July 18, 1938. This 16 page newspaper has a two line, one column headlin eon the front page: "Corrigan Off On Mystery Hop" with subhead on the famous flight of Douglas 'Wrongway' Corrigan. Good condition.
American Editor & Author Lincoln Steffens Death...
Item #202179
April 04, 1936
THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, LA April 4, 1936. This 32 page newspaper has a nice banner headline above the masthead: "HAUPTMANN DIES IN CHAIR" with subheads and three related photos also on the front page. Good condition.
Charles Lindbergh Hops Off For Honeymoon...
Item #202161
May 29, 1929
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, NE May 29, 1929. This 20 page newspaper has a one line, seven column headline on the front page: "LINDY AND ANNE VANISH ON HONEYMOON" with subheads on the recent marriage between Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow. Issue is in good condition.
Pope Benedict XV Dies In 1922...
Item #202040
January 22, 1922
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, MO January 22, 1922. This issue has a three line, two column front page headline: "POPE DIES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING; CALL CARDINALS" with subheads. Slightly yellowed with very minor margin wear, otherwise good.
Two Executed For Dollfuss' Death...
Item #201311
August 01, 1934
THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, August 1, 1934, Washington, Pennsylvania. This issue contains a large banner headline that reads, "Two Executed For Dollfuss' Death" with subheads, "Convicted Men Are Hanged In Yard of Prison Pair Involved In Assassination of Chancellor Dollfuss Die With Shout of 'Heil Hitler' on Lips. President Refuses Clemency To Both". This issue al... See More
26 to 37 Draft Resumed!...
Item #201304
December 10, 1944
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, December 10, 1944. This issue contains a large banner headline that reads, "26 to 37 Draft Resumed!" with subhead, "Call Ordered for Those in Non-War Jobs". Paper also contains headlines such as, "Yanks Deepen 3 Saar River Bridgeheads", "Yanks Narrow Pincers About Japs At Ormoc", "Greek Leaders Seek Peace In Leftist Revolt", and much more! First ... See More
The third aviation Salon at Paris...
Item #201288
January 20, 1912
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 20, 1912 This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: Frost Flowers and Snow Crystals, How a Destroyer Lost Forty Feet of Her Stern off Cape Hatteras, Training Captains of Industry in Germany - II, The Third Aviation Salon at Paris, The Kinemacolor Process, This is in nice condition. See photo for additional details.... See More
Light and heat...
Item #201277
April 15, 1911
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 15, 1911 This issue contains the following prints, articles and ads: Illumination of Bridal Veil Falls of Niagara, Light and Shadows - Ministering to Eye Comfort by Modern Methods, Good Coal and Poor, Heating the Home, Lamps of Today, Light and Power on the Farm, Inventing the Light of the Future. This issue is in nice condition. See photo for additional ... See More
Gold production...
Item #201276
November 16, 1912
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 16, 1912 This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: The Mining of Herculaneum, Launching Ships by Trigger, How Gold is Bought. It is nice condition. See photo for additional details. Other articles and advertisements are within.
This is complete in 16 pages and is in very good condition.
Airplanes from "The Race for the Gordon Bennett Cup"...
Item #201254
October 25, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, October 25, 1913, from New York. This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: Airplanes from "The Race for the Gordon Bennett Cup", The Passaic Valley Sewer, The Work of Aircraft in the French Maneuvers, Motor-Driven Commercial Vehicle, Turbine Reduction Gear In Relation to Battleship Fighting Power. Irregular spine but in otherwise nice condition. ... See More
World Series Returns to New York...
Item #201202
October 06, 1924
CHRONICLE AND NEWS, October 6, 1924 Two column front page headlines that read "World Series Back in New York Again Where It Looks Most Natural", "Giants Score Two Runs in Second Inning at New York":, with a preview of the game to follow. Additional game coverage provided on interior pages. This issue also contains the following front page coverage: "Judge Reno says pampering... See More
Baby New Year...
Item #201199
December 28, 1924
THE DETROIT NEWS, December 28, 1924 This issue has a very nice full front page picture of a young boy for the new year. This is the Rotogravure section only. There is some slight wear on a small portion of the picture, which has a minimal effect on the overall appearance. This paper is in good condition.
Amelia Earhart flight...
Hoover Nominated and Names Vice President...
Item #201151
June 15, 1928
CHRONICLE AND NEWS, June 15, 1928 Full front page banner headlines that read "Herbert Hoover Overwhelming Choice of Republican PArty for President" and "CURTIS NAMED FOR VICE PRESIDENT", with a report and picture to follow. This issue also contains the following front page coverage: "2 Planes Ready to Race Across Atlantic Today", "Hornsby Out for Five Days", "Coolidge Sends Hoover... See More
10th Amendment Prohibition...
Item #201146
May 26, 1930
THE OMAHA NEWS, May 26, 1930 One column front page headline that reads "Asserts Day Law Crushes State Power", with a lengthy report to follow. This issue also includes front page coverage of the following front page headlines: "Urges Fight For Ideals of Martyrs", "Shaylers on Europe Tour", "300 Danes to Visit in Omaha", and much more! This is a complete issue with some spine ... See More
Gang kills famous reporter Albert Lingle...
Item #200148
June 10, 1930
THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, June 10, 1930 One column front page headline reads "REPORTER LATEST VICTIM OF GANG WAR IN CHICAGO", with a report stretching half way down the page. The issue also contains front page coverage of the following headlines: "Bishop Cannon's Fate is Still Undecided as Solons Hold Parley with Caraway", "Health Meeting Will Convene Here T... See More
Charles Lindbergh's Baby Still Alive...
Item #201026
March 09, 1932
THE NEWS, March 9, 1932 Concerning Charles Lindbergh and Ann Morrow's baby: "Baby Still Alive, State Police Say; Ransom Deal Seen". "The issue also has a full front page banner headline reading "WILLOUGHBY BLOCK IN FLAMES", also including witness reports of the fire. Additionally, the issue contains the following front page coverage: "Witness Tells of Drums Sent to Fir... See More
Break in Kidnaping... Breckenridge...
Item #201025
March 08, 1932
THE NEWS, March 8, 1932 Full front page banner headline reading "BREAK SEEN IN KIDNAPING" with reports to follow. This issue also contains the following front page coverage: "Police Guard Mayor's Home, Four Children", "Breckinridge, Aide to Colonel, Leaves on Secret Mission", "Warden Tells of Tracing Gas in Arson Plot", "Man is Frozen to Death Here", and much more! This is the com... See More
33 Dead on submarine... Pilot Jacqueline Cochran...
Item #200563
June 21, 1941
TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, June 21, 1941. Ftpg. banner head: "33 On Sunken Submarine Held Dead" re. sinking of the O-9 off the coast of New Hampshire. Also a 3 line, 2 col. head: "Jacqueline Cochran, Noted U.S. Aviatrix, First Woman to Pilot Bomber to Britain". A bit of lite wear and lite foxing along the fold.
Chalmers Six-40 automobile...
Item #200529
August 21, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 21, 1915 This issue contains many displayable ads including a 2 page spread for a Chalmers Six-40 Motorcar, Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco, and Firestone Tires - all fullpage. Addition content (with images) includes: "The Largest Hydraulic Motor", "Thimble Shoal Lighthouse", "...the "Building of New York&... See More
1943 Earlest mention of pianist Liberace...
Item #200200
November 09, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 9, 1943 An inconspicuous article on page 25 carries the very first mention of the eventually-to-be-famous pianist known simply as "Liberace". The item under the heading "Musical Notes" states: "...The American Theatre Wing Stage Door Canteen will start tonight a series of appearances by youthful concert artists. Gloria Perkins, American violi... See More
Germany moves to aid Italy...
Item #162030
December 20, 1940
THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Pennsylvania, December 20, 1949 Paper has large, banner headline that reads, "Germany Moves to Aid Italy" with subheads: "Churchill Warns Against Invasion", "Grew Warns Japan". Paper is in nice condition. See photo for additional details.
Yanks and Reds smash Nazi lines...
Item #162019
October 09, 1944
THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1944 Bold, banner headline: "Yanks And Reds Smash Nazi Lines" as well as subheads including: "Yanks Deliver Heavy Air Blows In Pacific" and "Wendell L. Willkie Dies In New York". Paper is in great condition. See photo for additional details.
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