Ted Williams ends the season above .400...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minnesota, Sept. 29, 1941  Not only is it difficult to find reports on Ted Williams' season-ending .406 batting average--which has yet to be topped--but when they are found they are typically very small, inconspicuous reports without headlines.

This report is a somewhat pleasant exception as the sports page (page 13) has a  4 column headline: "TED W... See More  

Official opening of the Golden Gate Bridge...

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, California, Nov. 13, 1936  There may not be a better newspaper covering the opening of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge than this, with a banner headline: "THOUSANDS JAM BAY BRIDGE" and a large front page photo. A nice display issue.

More photos and various descriptions are on the following pages.

Complete in 40 pages, irregular at the spine margin and partial... See More  

1975 Bad Company Madison Square Garden concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 26, 1975



* Bad Company - Straight Shooter album tour

* English rock supergroup band - Paul Rodgers

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* Leslie West - American guitarist singer songwriter

* Beacon Theater on Broadway performance ad



Page 121 has a nice full page advertisement for a "Bad Company" concert... See More  

1918 Krazy Kat & Abie The Agent comic strips...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 2, 1918



* Early "Krazy Kat" comic strip

* Cartoonist George Herriman

* "Abie the Agent" Jewish car salesman

* Harry Hershfield "the Jewish Will Rogers"



Pages 12 & 13 have four early comic strips titled: "Baron Bean", "Abie The Agent" & "Krazy Kat". See images for the full "Krazy Kat&qu... See More  

Hawaii statehood announced from Honolulu...

HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN, Hawaii, March 12, 1959 



* Best Hawaii statehood issue 

* Terrific for display



This would be "the" displayable issue to own recognizing Hawaii becoming the 50th state of the Union.

The huge banner headline across the top of the front page--in red ink--reads: "STATEHOOD!" with an 8 1/2 by 6 inch color print of an American flag with 50 sta... See More  

Great issue for any motorcycle enthusiast...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 5, 1913  A nice color cover showing construction workers using a riveting tool on iron beams for a skyscraper under construction. The most interesting article is nearly a full page on: "The Genealogy of the Motorcycle" which includes 18 illustrations of the earliest of motorcycles.

Other items include "Submarine Photography - A New Art"... See More  

"The Chronicles of Narnia", "Memoirs of a Geisha", "Brokeback Mountain" - premiere ads & reviews...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 9, 2005 



* "The Chronicles of Narnia", 2-page premier ad & review

* "Memoirs of a Geisha", 2-page premier ad & review

* "Brokeback Mountain", premier ad & review



The lead into Oscar Season shows terrific 2-page ads premiering: "The Chronicles of Narnia" & "Memoirs of a Geisha",... See More  

World premiere movie ad for 1974 "Chinatown"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village (weekly), New York, June 20, 1974



* "Chinatown" World premiere movie advertisement

* American neo-noir mystery psychological drama film

* Roman Polanski - Jack Nicholson - Faye Dunaway



Page 83 has a nice advertisement for "Chinatown" for it's World premiere in Manhattan. This ad is for the very first showing of the film. (openin... See More  

Pele & American soccer gains popularity in the 1970's.....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 5, 1977



* Forward Pelé brings soccer popularity to America

* New York Cosmos - Brazilian footballer -



The front page has a action photo of soccer great Pele with heading: "See Pele Run" Starting on page 17 is an editorial by Clark Whelton on the sport of soccer gaining popularity in America with the help of Braz... See More  

Landmark Supreme Court case on affirmative action...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 29, 1978  The top of the front page has a headline: "Bakke Wins but Justices Uphold Affirmative Action" with various subheads and photo of Allan Bakke. Much more inside with a few more related photos.

This is notable coverage on the landmark Supreme Court decision in "Regents of Univ. of California v. Bakke", an historic case which upheld affirmati... See More  

Horse racing magazine from Lexington, Kentucky...

THE THOROUGHBRED RECORD, Lexington, Kentucky, March 8, 1913  As the title would suggest this magazine is focused on  horse racing, and the masthead notes: "A Weekly Thoroughbred Journal Published by the Thoroughbred Record Company".

The front page has a photo of "Anne McGee", the horse from California. Contents include a great amount of horse racing news, events, and... See More  

1972 New York Dolls & "Grease" musical ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 24, 1972



* New York Dolls - punk rock music band pioneers

* Hotel Diplomat - New York City concert advertisement

* "GREASE" musical play - Broadway theatre ad



Page 42 has a 4 1/2 x 4 inch advertisement for a "New York Dolls" performance at the Hotel Diplomat"

Page 46 has a early ad for the musical &quo... See More  

1935 Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 17, 1935



* Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "BEG HITLER SAVE GIRL SPIES" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.  First report coverage on the death sentence handed down to Benita von Falkenhayn for spying for the Second Polish Republic.

Complete 1st section only with 18 pages, rag... See More  

1971 The Bee Gees NYC concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 4, 1971



* The BEE GEES concert advertisements

* Philharmonic Hall - Manhattan & more

* Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb brothers



Page 35 has a full page advertisement for upcoming concerts by "The BEE GEES" (see images) Page 34 has a 4 x 3 1/2 inch ad for a "BEE GEES" concert at Philharmonic Hall in Man... See More  

Led Zepplein...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 21, 1973



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* 1973 North American tour advertisement

* Madison Square Garden - Manhattan

* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers

* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival



Page 65 has a full page advertisement for the Led Zeppelin concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This was one of th... See More  

It's war with Japan...

THE MORNING POST--EXTRA, Camden, New Jersey, Dec. 8, 1941  A wonderful display issue on the beginning of America's entry into World War II with a huge, banner headline: "JAPS DECLARE WAR UPON U.S." with a subheads including: "1st Attack On Hawaii; Many Dead" "Heavy Loss of Life Reported in Hawaii" and many other war-related reports.

Complete in 8 pages, a fe... See More  

Jewish artist Marc Chagall death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 29, 1985



* Marc Chagall death (1st report)

* Belarusian Jewish artist - paintings



Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Chagall, Artist of Joy and Suffering, Dies" with photo of Chagall and one of his works. First report coverage continues on page 3 with another one of his works.

Complete 1st section with all 36 pages, nice condit... See More  

American forces enter Rome, in a Honolulu newspaper...

THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, June 5, 1944  A dramatic front page with huge: "EXTRA" dropped out of a black box at the very top, then the banner headline above the masthead: "YANKS ENTER ROME ! " with subhead: "Victorious U.S. Legions Hailed By Populace" and more.

Great to have notable war reports from the city where America's involvement began.

Thi... See More  

Jimmy Hoffa officially declared dead...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 31, 1982



* Jimmy Hoffa is declared dead

* American Labor Union leader

* International Brotherhood of Teamsters



Page 20 has a somewhat discrete report headed: "Hoffa Kin Now Can Ask That He Be Declared Legally Dead" (see)

Jimmy Hoffa disappeared July 30, 1975 & was officially declared dead July 30, 1982. He was an American labor union leader who served... See More  

Atom bomb is dropped one Hiroshima...

THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, Rhode Island, Aug. 7, 1945  The banner headlines announces: "ATOMIC BOMB BLASTS JAP BASE" "Single Missile Stronger Than 20,000 Tons of TNT; Steel Tower Turned to Gas in New Mexico Tryout" with various related subheads concerning the A Bomb drop on Hiroshima.

The photo is headed: "Atomic Bomb, World's Deadliest Weapon, Produced Here" s... See More  

Nikita Khrushchev ousted...

LOS ANGELES TIMES--EXTRA, California, Oct. 16, 1964  The front page has a great banner headline in large, bold lettering: "KHRUSHCHEV OUT !" with subhead and large photo of him.

The complete first section only (of 7) with 32 pages, very nice condition.

1971 Wavy Gravy clubbed at MSG...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 12, 1971



* Wavy Gravy - Hugh Romney

* Entertainer & peace activist

* Countercultural & hippie era

* Madison Square Garden attack



The top of page 9 has a heading: "Who clubbed the clown?" Lengthy coverage continues on other multiple inside pages with related photo.

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item ... See More  

1971 Black Panther 21 acquitted... Elton John...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 20, 1971



* Panther 21 members acquitted

* Black Panther Party trial

* Elton John concert advertisement

* Carnegie Hall in Manhattan



The front page has a heading: "Notes from the Panther jury box" Lengthy coverage continues on multiple inside pages.

wikipedia notes: The Panther 21 is a group of twenty-one Black Panthe... See More  

1967 Newark riots... Civil Rights movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1967



* 1967 Newark, New Jersey race riots

* Civil Rights movement - urban decay

* Long, hot Summer of 1967 - arson

* "Summer of Love" era



The front page has a heading: "The Exploded City: Exercise in Futility" with 3 related photos including one of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). (see images) Coverage conti... See More  

1967 Bob Dylan's "Don't Look Back" film opening day ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 7, 1967



* Bob Dylan - "Dont Look Back" opening premiere

* 1965 concert tour in England movie - film advertisement

* American folk singer - songwriter



Page 31 has a 5 x 4 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of "DON'T LOOK BACK", a Bob Dylan film of his 1965 concert tour in England. (see image... See More