1908 Fort Wayne, Indiana hotel fire...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 4, 1908



* New Aveline Hotel fire disaster

* Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Eleven Lives Lost In Hotel Fire At Fort Wayne, Ind." (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 fragi... See More  

1911 Harry Atwood's airplane flight...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 22, 1911



* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer

* 1st White House visit with airplane (leaving)



The front page has a three column photo showing Atwood taking off the White House lawn with heading: "Harry Atwood First Man to Call On President at White House in Airship" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the ... See More  

1931 Stateville Correctional Center riot....

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, New York, March 19, 1931



* Stateville Correctional Center

* Illinois State prison riot

* Joliet, Will County



The front page has a two column heading: "1,800 Convicts Riot, Dance Madly After Firing Prison In Illinois; Troops Called" with subhead and related photo. (see)

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

Richard E. Byrd's 2nd Antarctic Expedition...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1934



* Real Admiral Richard E. Byrd

* Second Antarctic Expedition

* Little America base arrival



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Byrd Arrives at Little America; Amazed by Vast Upheaval of Ice" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produ... See More  

Secretariat - the Preakness controversy...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 18, 1973  The sports section carries an article "Mrs. Tweedy Wants Preakness Review", owner of Triple Crown-winner, Secretariat, asked for a review of the official 1973 clocking after watching films which show the time listed for the race was incorrectly recorded. "A controversy developed soon after the Preakness when it w... See More  

Hagia Sophia Mosque...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 20, 1933



* Hagia Sophia Mosque

* Thomas Whittemore

* Christian mosaics discovery



The top of page has a one column heading: "AMERICAN REVEALS SANTA SOPHIA'S ART" with subheads and related photo (fuzzy). (see) Coverage on Thomas Whittemore uncovering christian mosaics inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey.

Complete with 34 pages, light toning... See More  

The Many Faces of Maureen O'Hara ...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH (Rotogravure/Pictures section), Missouri, August 20, 1939



* Rotogravure section featuring Maureen O'Hara



This is a beautiful display of one of the most glamorous actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood.  Fans of this cinematic era and Maureen will love this collection of some of the personalities she portrayed.



This is the Rotogravure/Picture section ONLY.,... See More  

Death of radio transmission pioneer Marchese Guglielmo Marconi...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 20, 1937



* Marchese Guglielmo Marconi death (1st report)

* Radiotelegraph inventor



This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MARCONI IS DEAD OF HEART ATTACK", "Wireless Inventor Succumbs at His Home in Rome at the Age of 63", "HIS CAREER STARTED AT 21" and "He Patented His System in 1896 and The... See More  

Volume One, Number One issue... Sports, Inc.

SPORTS inc., The Sports Business Weekly, New York, November 16, 1987



This is a Volume 1, Number 1 issue of this title.  This issue was originally sent to the Director of Public Relations of Little League Baseball.  The issue still has the mailing label affixed to the front cover.  Of course the significance of this issue is it being the Premier Issue.



This is complete in 68 pa... See More  

Jimmy Carter is inaugurated... best title...

THE WASHINGTON POST, Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 1977 



* Jimmy Carter's inauguration

* Best title to have



The best newspaper to be had for any presidential election or inauguration would be the famous Washington Post. The two-line banner headline reads "Carter Is Sworn In as President; Asks 'Fresh Faith in Old Dream'", with various related subheads as well. The ftp... See More  

HMS Royal Oak sunk in 1939...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, October 15, 1939 



* HMS Royal Oak battleship sinks 

* German U-boat attack 



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "800 OF ROYAL OAK CREW MISSING..." with subheads and photo. (see)

Complete 1st section only with pages 1-14, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Jack 'Legs' Diamond shot 5 times...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. October 14, 1930



* Jack 'Legs' Diamond shot 5 times

* New York City Gangster



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "DIAMOND FIGHTING FOR LIFE WHILE POLICE SEEK GUNMAN; SECOND WOMAN ENTERS CASE" with subheads and related photo. (see)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.



sou... See More  

Review & premiere of "Speed", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 10, 1994



* Best "Speed" movie advertisement ?

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* Action thriller film - Keanu Reeves



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Speed" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publicat... See More  

1942 Japenese attack on California coast...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Feb. 24, 1942 



* Attack on California coast

* Ellwood oil field shelling

* Japanese submarine I-17



The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Army and Navy Planes Hunt Jap Sub Off Pacific Coast" with subhead. (see) This brief yet very historic shelling only caused minor damage to the oil field—a pump house and a single oil derrick w... See More  

Bonus Army in Washington D.C...

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1932 



* Bonus Army - World War I veterans march



This 26 page newspaper has a very nice banner headline on the front page: "BONUS VETERAN SHOT DEAD; FEDERAL TROOPS CALLED OUT" with subheads (see photos). Coverage on the gathering of World War I veterans in Washington D.C.

Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout. L... See More  

1940 Coventry Blitz... WWII...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 16, 1940.



* The Coventry Blitz

* Germany bombs hit London England



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMAN BOMBERS ATTACK LONDON AS BRITISH PLANES RAID HAMBURG AND BERLIN" with subheads and photo of the cathedral at Coventry, England. (see)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

The beginning of the U.S. Navy's relationship with San Diego ?...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 23, 1913



* Naval Base San Diego to be born ?



A nice issue on the pre-founding era of the United States Navy's relationship with San Diego, one which has grown tremendously ever since 1917 to become the home port of the Pacific Fleet, a base composed of 13 piers, with over 24,000 military personnel and over 10,000 civilian workers.  The U.... See More  

1910 James J. Jeffries training photos...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 30, 1910



* Upcoming Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries

* Heavyweight boxing championship bout

* Boxing's first "Fight of the Century"

* In training photos a few months prior



The front page of the sport's section (page 7) has a headline: "Jeffries Stops Heavy Training Stunts to Give Finny Tribe A Workoutl In Fine Condition" with... See More  

Oscar Hammerstein II death... musical director...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 23, 1960



* Oscar Hammerstein II death (1st report)

* Broadway musical producer - director

* "Oklahoma!" "The Sound of Music" & more



Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Oscar Hammerstein Dies" with photo. (see)

Complete with 48 pages, two library stamps near the top of the front page, some small binding hol... See More  

World War II about to start in 1939...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 19, 1939



* World War II about to start

* Adolph Hitler defying World

* Poland about to be attacked



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMANS TAKER MILITARY POSSESSION OF SLOVAKIA; TROOPS LINE POLISH BORDER" with subheads. (see)

Complete with all 14 pages, light toning and very minor wear at the margins, small binding holes al... See More  

Bob Dylan concert ad... Nicholas Nickleby Production...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October. 4, 1981



* Bob Dylan Concert Ad

* The making of Nicholas Nickleby

*  Full Page Ad for Richard Harris in Camelot



Besides interesting news of the day, this issue is loaded with premium theater, movie and concert ads form America's "city that never sleeps", NYC.  Included is a 1/4 pg. Bob Dylan Concert Ad and a full page ad for the limited e... See More  

Albert I of Belgium reigns...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 23, 1909



* Albert I of Belgium accession to the throne

* King of the Belgians reigns



The front page has a three column pictorial headed: "Albert I, Belgium's New King" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this er... See More  

1st transatlantic airplane flight Westward...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1928



* 1st transatlantic airplane flight Westward

* Bremen, German Junkers W33 aircraft

* Ireland to Canada



The front page has a nice banner headline: "27 HOUR SILENCE HIDES PLANE" with subheads and related illustration. Reporting continues on Page 2 with map. Related photos are on the back page. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history re... See More  

1913 Execution of Jacob "The Human Tiger" Oppenheimer...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1913



* Jacob Oppenheimer execution - hanging

* "The Human Tiger" - "The Hyena"

* Folsom State Prison - California

* Early, same day report



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LONG BATTLE TO AVOID GALLOWS COMES TO AN END TODAY" with subheads. (see) Nice to have in a California publication. Surprisingly ... See More  

1952 Bakersfield earthquake...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, July 21, 1952



* Tehachapi, California

* Kern County

* Earthquake disaster



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Nine Persons Reported Dead In Earthquake In California" with subheadS. (see)

Complete with 8 pages, good condition.