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Village Voice journalist Arthur Bell...
Item #698130
October 31, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Oct. 31, 1977
* Journalist Arthur Bell
* LGBT - gay rights activist
Inside has an article by Arthur Bell, a journalist and LGBT activist who first wrote for the Village Voice in 1969 on the Stonewall riots. After Variety Reporter Addison Verrill, a friend of Bell's, was killed in 1977, Bell wrote about the case in the Voice. In response he receiv... See More
Gangster Dutch Schultz is shot dead...
Item #698127
October 25, 1935
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Oct. 25, 1935
* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer shot dead
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "DUTCH SCHULTZ AND THIRD AID DE OF WOUNDS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes and minor wear along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1930 death of Poker Alice Ivers....
Item #698126
February 28, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 28, 1930
* Poker Alice death (first report)
* Alive Ivers Duffield Tubbs Huckert
* American old West poker - faro player
* Rapid City, South Dakota
Near the top of the front page is a one column heading: "'Poker Alice' Coppers Last Bet, Dies At 77" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... See More
1st public color TV demonstration in 1950...
Item #698122
January 13, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 13, 1950
* Very 1st public color TV demonstration
* RCA color television - CBS
Page 42 has a two column heading: "Public Sees Color Television for First Time; Demonstration Is Ordered by the F.C.C." (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: During its campaign for FCC approval, CBS gave the first demonstrati... See More
Terrific Honolulu newspaper, one day after Pearl Harbor...
Item #698121
December 08, 1941
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 1941 Fully one-third of the newspaper, above the masthead, is taken up with a dramatic three line banner headline: "SABOTEURS LAND HERE ! Britain, Australia Declare War ! " with various related subheads as well including: "Raiders Return In Dawn Attack". The only front page photo shows is of the: "Carnage in King Street&... See More
Terrific issue on the Hindenburg tragedy...
Item #698116
May 07, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER--EXTRA, May 7, 1937 One of the very best, dramatic banner headlines we have offered on this historic catastrophe: "DIRIGIBLE HINDENBURG EXPLODES, 90 KILLED". A large front page photo shows the Hindenburg over the New York skyline, headed: "Giant Airliner That Fell in Flames", with the subhead noting: Airship Falls At Lakehurst".
This is one of... See More
Disease ends Lou Gehrig's career...
Item #698101
June 22, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 22, 1939 Two of the sports pages within have articles concerning Lou Gehrig & the end of his playing career. One begins: " 'Iron Man' Lou Gehrig probably is through with baseball, age 36. But he has accomplished something that few young men of his years can boat: Amassed wealth in abundance and the bulk of it earned as salary..." with much ... See More
Hitler Bombs Paris - The Dunkirk Invasion...
Item #698098
June 03, 1940
THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, June 3, 1940
* Hitler Bombs Paris - The Dunkirk Invasion...
* Great for framing
The ftpg. has the full banner heading: "RAIN BOMBS ON PARIS!", followed by the full banner: "Nazis in Desperate Drive at Dunkirk". The related articles also begin on this page which, although continued on inside pages which are not present, add to the graphi... See More
The atom is split: beginning of the atomic age...
Item #698093
May 02, 1932
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 2, 1932 The front page has a somewhat inconspicuous yet very historic report which notes the very beginning of the "atomic age" with a one-column heading: "Hail English Scientists Who Broke Atom".
See the internet which mentions Cockcroft and Walton as being the first to split the atom.
The end of the article has: "...Optimist... See More
A newsletter printed on-board a British escort ship...
Item #698055
May 03, 1942
THE STALKER, May 3, 1942 There is very little information on this crudely produced newsletter. It looks very much like other "camp" newspapers produced on board ships during World War II for the benefit of the personnel on-board. This is the volume 1, number 11 issue.
Research leans towards this being the newsletter for one of a large group of escort aircraft carriers transferred ... See More
"Buffalo Bill" Cody & Charles "Buffalo" Jones... Redemption (?) ...
Item #698052
August 15, 1902
ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, New York, Aug. 15, 1902 (1st section)
* Colonel Wiliam F Cody (aka, "Buffalo Bill)
* Charles "Buffalo" Jones
* Raising "cattalo" (a cross between bison and cattle)
Page 2 has: "SAVING THE BUFFALO", subheads: "How the few Remaining Bison Are Being Preserved" and "'Buffalo' Bill and 'Buffalo' Jones En... See More
William Hooper Young & the murder of Anna Pulitzer...
Item #698051
September 23, 1902
ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, New York, Sept. 23, 1902 (2nd section)
* Searching for William Hooper Young
* Former Mormon elder & Grandson of Brigham Young
* Re: the murder of Anna Pulitzer
The front page has: "SEARCHING FOR YOUNG", with subheads: "Believed to Have Been Arrested in Derby, Conn.", "Man Resembling Young Found", and "Supposed Murderer Desper... See More
1939 Anoka, Minnesota tornado outbreak...
Item #698050
June 19, 1939
THE MOBILE PRESS, Alabama, June 19, 1939
* Anoka & Champlin, Minnesota
* Tornadoes disaster outbreak
Page 5 has a single-column heading: "10 PERSONS DIE, 60 ARE HURT IN MIDWEST TORNADO", with subheading: & "Seven Towns and Uncounted Number of Farm Homes Destroyed or Damaged", which tells of a tornado outbreak in Minnesota that destroyed the town of Anoka. Se... See More
Wild Bill Cummings' death...
Item #698049
February 08, 1939
THE MOBILE PRESS, Alabama, Feb. 8, 1939
* Wild Bill Cummings' death
* Indianapolis 500 race car driver
The front page has a one column headline: "CRASH IS FATAL TO FAMED RACER", with a subheading: "Wild Bill Cummings, Who Defied Death on Tracks, Losses Life on Highway", are followed by 1st report coverage on the death of Indianapolis 500 winner, Bill Cummings. A... See More
Great color cover of a baseball player...
Item #698044
April 02, 1914
LESLIE"S ILLUSTRATED, New York, April 2, 1914 See the photo for the terrific, color cover on this issue, featuring a baseball player at bat. A terrific item for display. Such color covers rarely survived, hence quite scarce.
Very nice condition, although with a rather discrete inked stamp near the top just under the wing of the eagle--almost unnoticeable. Complete with all 20 pages.... See More
German occupation of the Channel Islands...
Item #698039
July 02, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, July 2, 1940
* German occupation of the Channel Islands (1st report)
* Islands of Guernsey & Jersey - English Channel
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMAN TAKE 2 BRITISH ISLANDS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 32 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, tiny binding holes and a little wear along the spine,... See More
Reverend Thomas De Witt Talmage's death report...
Item #698027
April 15, 1902
ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, New York, April 15, 1902 (1st section)
* Rev. Talmage's death report
* Brooklyn Tabernacle & Central Presbyterian pastor
* Union Army Chaplain... prolific writer/editor
The front page has the singe column heading: "Dr. Talmage's Death", with subheadings: "Celebrated Divine Died at His House In Washington" and "Most Po... See More
Dutch Schultz assassination...
Item #698006
October 28, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1935.
* Dutch Schultz assassination
* Jewish-American mobster
* Hunt for the killers in NYC
The top of the front page has one column heading: "SCHULTZ'S RECORDS OF RACKET DEALS CHECKED FOR CLUES" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Ross Perot drops out of the race...
Item #698001
July 16, 1992
DAILY NEWS - Convention EXTRA, New York, July 16, 1992 The front page announces: "PEROT QUITS" "Texas Billionaire Says He Can't Win" with much coverage inside.
This was during the Democratic Convention, where Bill Clinton would ultimately be the candidate for the general election.
Sixty pages, tabloid-size, great condition.
Created to promote the New York World's Fair...
Item #697993
January 01, 1939
WORLD'S FAIR WORLD, New York, 1939 Not a bonafide newspaper but rather a short-lived promotional newsletter to promote the 1939 New York World's Fair. This is the volume 1, number 5 issue.
Four pages, printed entirely in blue ink, 12 by 15 1/2 inches, nice condition.
1934 Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish capture...
Item #697966
December 16, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 16, 1934
* re. Albert Fish captured - arrested
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "BUDD MURDER SITE YIELDS MORE BONES" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publicati... See More
Minnestoa Golden Gopher "Pug" Lund wins 1934 MVP...
Item #697964
December 16, 1934
SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Dec. 16, 1934
* Francis "Pug" Lund wins Big Ten football MVP
* Minnesota Golden Gophers college football HB
* Chicago Tribune Silver Football award
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "NAME LUND MOST VALUABLE BIG 10 PLAYER" with subheads and pictorial. (see images) Of course this is the only publi... See More
1922 Harry Greb vs. Tommy Gibbons boxing fight....
Item #697963
March 14, 1922
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 14, 1922
* Harry vs. Tommy Gibbons
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* Madison Square Garden
The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "GREB AWARDED DECISION IN BOUT WITH GIBBONS" with subhead and round by round description. (see images)
Complete in 24 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.
... See More
Local 1929 Bowerston, Ohio avertisements...
Item #697962
June 01, 1929
PENN'S ADVERTISER, Bowerston, Ohio, June, 1929
* Harrison County
* Penn's store ads
As the title suggests, this issue contains all advertisements by the W. B. Penn Company store from a few months prior to the 1929 stock market crash.
Complete with 4 pages, 2 folds, generally in good condition.
French Fleet scuttling in Toulon, France...
Item #697961
November 27, 1942
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., November 27, 1942
* Scuttling of the French Fleet
* Toulon, France
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SAY FRENCH SCUTTLE FLEET" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the Scuttling of the French Fleet in Toulon, France during World War II.
Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very ni... See More
1915 Sugarcreek, Ohio original...
Item #697960
February 24, 1915
THE WEEKLY BUDGET, Sugarcreek, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1915
* Tuscarawas County
* "Little Switzerland"
* Ohio's Amish country
Mostly local items with some advertisements during the World War I era.
Complete with 4 pages, light toning, a little wear at the margins and folds, generally good.
1973 Watergate scandal... John Ehrlichman...
Item #697959
July 25, 1973
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 25, 1973
* Watergate scandal trials
* John Ehrlichman
* Richard Nixon
The front page has a headline that reads: "Ehrlichman, Panel Clash over Charges" with photo. (see images)
Complete with 46 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.
Dramatic headline at the end of World War II...
Item #697957
August 10, 1945
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 1945
* Terrific headline right after Atomic bombings
* From the city where it all began for the U.S.
The top of the front page, above the masthead is a great banner headline in bold letteriing: "JAPAN ACCEPTS POTSDAM DECREE!" and various related subheads. (see images) Great to have from where the U.S. was forced in to war. Very rare ... See More
1928 Harlan, Kentucky mining disaster.....
Item #697956
May 23, 1928
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 23, 1928
* Harlan, Kentucky (Kenvir)
* Coal mine explosion disaster
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "TWO NEW MINE BLASTS; THIRTY MORE MEN DEAD" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the explosion at Black Mountain Coal Corporation mine near Harlan, Kentucky.
Complete with 46 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
The "Pigeon Brigade"... Cher Ami...
Item #697955
April 17, 1919
NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1919 Page 6 has "6,000 Arrive From France - First Pigeon Company Brings Birds That Aided in Argonne", with a few addition paragraphs of text - including a rare mention of the famed pigeon, "Cher Ami".
Other WWI related reports and period advertising are found throughout.
Twenty-Four pages, light toning, a slightly rough left spine, ... See More
Dramatic issue on President McKinley being shot...
Item #697954
September 06, 1901
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Sept. 6, 1901 A rather dramatic issue as the middle portion is a very wide column set much like a broadside with a large print of McKinley and headed: "THE PRESIDENT SHOT" beneath which is text reporting the latest information beginning: "President McKinley was shot by an unknown man this afternoon....".
Also on the ftpg. is: &quo... See More
Cassius Clay... Muhammad Ali...
Item #697952
May 25, 1965
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 25, 1965
* Cassius Clay - Muhammad Ali
* Professional boxer Sonny Liston
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (day of)
The top of the front page of the sport's has a six column heading: "At Long Last, the Fight's On" with lead-in: "Clay, Liston To Try Again" and more with two related photos and tale of the tape.
Complete with... See More
1934 Kelayres Massacre - Pennsylvania....
Item #697951
November 06, 1934
THE DETROIT NEWS, November 6, 1934
* Kelayres Massacre - Pennsylvania
* Democratic parade shooting
* "Big Joe" Bruno
The front page has a one column heading: "POLITICAL FEUD TAKES 3 LIVES" with subhead. (see images) Another related article on the front page. First report coverage on the Kelayres massacre, an attack on Democratic parade marchers near Hazleton, Pennsylvan... See More
Crossroads Guitar Festival... Darrell David Rice charged..
Item #697942
June 08, 2004
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 8, 2004
* The Crossroads Guitar Festival
* Darrell David Rice charged
The front of the Calendar Section has: "Strum of its parts", which tells of the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas. Included is a very graphic containing individual photos of guitar greats Joe Walsh, John Mayer, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, J.J. Cale, Jimmie Vaughn, an... See More
World War II breaks out in Europe...
Item #697938
September 09, 1939
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 9, 1939
* Blitzkrieg
* World War II WWII starts
* Nazis invasion on Poland
The front page features a banner headline: "FRENCH SMASH INTO SAAR REGION; Hitler to Rush 1,050,000 Men to West; WON'T ATTACK " with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 34 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, s... See More
1938 Adolph Hitler speech to the Reichstag....
Item #697937
February 21, 1938
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 21, 1938
* Adolph Hitler's speech to Reichstag
* Czechoslovakia & Austria Germans
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Hitler Tells World He's Prepared to Use Force to Carve an Empire" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with related photo.
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor ... See More
Failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler...
Item #697936
July 20, 1944
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., July 20, 1944
* Operation Valkyrie (1st report)
* Adolf Hitler assassination attempt
The front page has a nice banner headline on Operation Valkyrie, with: "BERLIN SAYS HITLER INJURED IN UNSUCCESSFUL TRY TO KILL HIM" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a little ir... See More
The Skyline Drive Murders... The Scorpion King, Changing Lanes, Jason X...
Item #697935
April 26, 2002
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 26, 2002
* Murders in Shanandoah National Park
* Darrell David Rice pleads "not guilty"
* Changing Lanes, The Scorpion King, & Jason X
Page A16 has the brief article headed: "Man Pleads Not Guilty in Killing of Female Hikers at National Park". This is in regard to Darrell David Rice being accused of murdering Laura Winans and Julianne Willia... See More
1934 Woonsocket, Rhode Island riot...
Item #697934
September 13, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 13, 1934
* Woonsocket, Rhode Island mill riot
* General Textile Strike of 1934
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MILL STRIKE RIOT LOOSES WILD MOB ON WOONSOCKET" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on the riots in other parts of the East. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Comp... See More
Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish on death row......
Item #697931
November 27, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1935
* Albert Fish on death row
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the back page (pg. 44) has a one column heading: "FISH DEATH SENTENCE IS UPHELD ON APPEAL" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few ... See More
Mary Pickford poses for a 4th of July-themed photo...
Item #697928
July 19, 1925
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS (ROTOGRAVURE SUPPLEMENT), July 1, 1923
* July 4th coverage
* Mary Pickford poses for the Detroit Free Press
* Great for framing
Fans of the Golden Age of Hollywood and prior will appreciate the full-page, July Fourth-themed illustration which included Mary Pickford. She posed especially for The Detroit Free Press. Would look great framed.
Other illustrations are fou... See More
An American Dilemma, by Gunnar Myrdal - Revisited in 1963...
Item #697927
April 21, 1963
THE NEW YORK TIMES (Book Review), April 21, 1963
* "An American Dilemma", by Gunnar Myrdal
* Book Review from The New York Times
* A revisit of this classic work nearly 20 years prior
The cover has: "A BOOK THAT CHANGED AMERICAN LIFE", subhead: "A Revisit to a Classic Work on U.S. Negroes Reminds Us of Progress Made and Yet to Come", and includes a large image... See More
Death of Chairman Mao in a Beijing, China, newspaper...
Item #697920
September 10, 1976
PEOPLE'S DAILY, Peking (Beijing), China, Sept., 10, 1976 This is likely the most notable issue reporting the death of Chairman Mao Tse Tung (Zedong) of the People's Republic of China who died Sept. 9.
The full front page is taken up with his black-bordered photo headed (in translation): "Eternal Glory To The Great Leader And Great Teacher Chairman Mao Testung!" Within the ... See More
1950 - Development of the color television... an all-electronic tube...
Item #697901
March 30, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1950
* Significant progress - color television
* R.C.A.'s All-Electronic Tube
The front page has the 2-line, 2-column heading: "R.C.A. Shows All-Electronic Tube As Key to Color Television in Home", followed by considerable text which continues on page 58. This report is less than 3 months after the first public showing of this new phenomenon... See More
2000 Music City Miracle...
Item #697900
January 09, 2000
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 9, 2000
* Music City Miracle
* Tennessee Titans
* NFL Football playoffs
* vs. Buffalo Bills
The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Titans Win One for the Videotape" with subhead and some related photos, one showing Kevin Dyson running for the winning score. (see images) More on page 3.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), light t... See More
Extermination of the Jews is unveiled in 1941...
Item #697893
November 25, 1942
CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1942
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Heinrich Himmler takes charge
* Extermination of Polish Jews ordered
* Zionist leader Stephen Samuel Wise report
Although the banner headline announces: "NAZIS LOSE NEARLY 100,000 IN STALINGRAD BATTLE", the most notable report is much smaller at the bottom of the front page: "American Jew... See More
Jack 'Legs' Diamond is shot... Fred 'Killer' Burke...
Item #697890
April 28, 1931
NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1931
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond shot
* New York City gangster
* Fred 'Killer' Burke gets life
The top of the front page has a two-column head: "CLEAN-UP OF DIAMOND GANG ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR; WOUNDED LEADER IS DYING" with subheads and lengthy reporting.
Also on the front page is a two-column heading: "'Killer' Burke Gets... See More
The finest trio on Desert Storm...
Item #697884
January 17, 1991
DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois This is a trio of exceedingly displayable issues, each formatted similarly although with individually significant headlines on Desert Storm: the beginning of the air war: "WAR!"; the beginning of the land war: "INVASION!" and the "VICTORY!" once Iraq conceded and agreed to all U.N. resolutions.
These three newspapers... See More
Published by prison inmates... Good baseball coverage...
Item #697873
March 07, 1914
THE SUMMARY, Elmira, New York, March 7, 1914 An interesting newspaper "Published Weekly by & for the Inmates of the N.Y.S. Reformatory at Elmira" as noted at the top of page 2.
Actually fine baseball content as the back page has subheads: "Matty Signs With the Giants; Says The Matter Is Now Closed", beginning: "Christy Mathewson to-day signed with the New Y... See More
Review and ad for "Hair" the musical... H. Rap Brown...
Item #697869
November 02, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, November 2, 1967 Prior to making it to Broadway and becoming one of the most famous musicals to hit the stage, the musical "Hair" appeared off-Broadway at The Public Theater in Greenwich Village. This issue contains an ad (pg. 28) and perhaps the earliest (?) review (pg. 35). Curiously, it begins: "As for 'Hair'... See More
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