1979 RUSH & Village People concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 26, 1979



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Hemispheres" album American tour

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement

* Village People at Madison Square Garden



Page 60 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for a upcoming "RUSH" concert at Nassau Coliseum.

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Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath & more in 1971.......

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 29, 1971



* Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper & more

* Upcoming Gaelic Park concerts advertisement - Bronx



Page 35 has a full page advertisement for upcoming concerts at Gaelic Park with a focus on the Grateful Dead. Other performers include Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath amongst others. (see images)

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1962 Malcolm X vs. Bayard Rustin debate ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 18, 1962



* Malcolm X - civil right movement leader

* African American Muslim Minister activist

* Bayard Rustin - socialism activist - debate ad



The bottom of the back page has a 3 3/4 x 2 inch advertisement for: "'Separation Or Integration' a debate between Malcolm X and Bayard Rustin" at the Community Church i... See More  

1965 Yoko Ono 's "Cut Piece" art performance...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 18, 1965



* Yoko Ono - pre John Lennon - Beatles

* "Cut Piece" art performance - Carnegie Hall

* Fluxus movement - art performances (experimental)



Page 13 has a small advertisement: "YOKO ONO Carnegie Recital Hall" (see image) Not mentioned in the ad, this was for her famous "Cut Piece" performance.... See More  

1903 Evansville, Indiana race riot...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1903



* Evansville race riot - Indiana

* African Americans - Negroes



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROOPS CONTROL ION EVANSVILLE" with subheads. (see images) 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 era in pap... See More  

Harold Frederick Pitcairn & the autogyro....

ROTOGRAVURE section of the New York Times, April 26, 1931



* Harold Frederick Pitcairn

* Autogyro aircraft invention

* Collier Trophy winner



The front page of this rotogravure section only has two related photos concerning Harold Frederick Pitcairn receiving the Collier Trophy for the development of the autogyro.

Sixteen pages, light toning and very minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More  

1957 Operation Sun Run... transcontinental flight...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Nov. 28, 1957



* Operation Sun Run - record breaking mission

* Three new transcontinental speed records broken

* USAF airplane pilot Captain Ray W. Schrecengost

* McDonnell F-101 Voodoo supersonic jet fighter



The front page has a two column heading: "Air Force Jets Streak To Three New Records" with subhead. First report coverage continues on pa... See More  

Charles "Taze" Russellites arrested in 1918...

THE  NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1918 



* Clayton J. Woodworth & other Russellites arrested

* Opposition to World War I - WWI

* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers

* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "Arrest More Russellites" with subhead. (see images) They would go on trial and be found guilty of sedition the followin... See More  

1910 Léon Delagrange killed in airplane crash...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 4, 1910



* Aviator Léon Delagrange killed

* French sculpture and aviation pionner

* Early airplane flight in France



The top of the front page has a three column pictorial with heading: "AVIATOR KILLED; Meets Death Making Flight" Also a one column heading: "MONOPLANE FALLS TO EARTH" with subheads. (see images)

Surprisingly th... See More  

Opening review for the movie "Star Wars" (1977)..

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 13, 1977



* Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope

* George Lucas - epic space opera film

* American film critic Molly Haskell review

* Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker

* Early movie advertisement



The top of the front page has a action photo of Luke Skywalker with heading: "Star Wars; Review by Molly Haskell"

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Opening day premiere of "Mobsters", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, July 26, 1991



* Best "Mobsters" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Jodie Foster - Anthony Hopkins



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

1955 Udall, Kansas F5 tornado disaster...

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 26, 1955



* Udall, Cowley Co., Kansas

* F5 tornadoes disaster

* Blackwell, Oklahoma



The front page has a banner headline: "65 Die in Tornadoes" with lead-in: "Death of a Town" and subheads & related photo. (see images)

Complete with 80 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in nic... See More  

1970 "Free Huey!" campaign... Black Panthers...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 19, 1970



* Huey P. Newton & the Black Panthers Party

* "Free Huey!" campaign - protest demonstration

* re. the shooting death of a Chicago police officer



The front page has a heading: "Rage of the Panthers: The Ghetto on Trial" with 3 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside. Lengthy text.

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MLB team Braves moves to Milwaukee...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 19, 1953



* Boston Braves move to Milwaukee

* MLB baseball (current Atlanta Braves)



The front page has a one column inset with heading: "Milwaukee, New Home Of Braves" with brief text.

The front page of the sport's section (page 23) has a one column heading: "NL Moves Braves to Milwaukee" with subhead. (see images) Another related report... See More  

USS Iowa battleship launching... WWII...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Aug. 27, 1942



* USS Iowa battleship launching

* United States Navy - WWII



The front page has a large photo showing the USS Iowa being launched from it's dry dock with heading: "Iowa, Mightiest Battleship Is Launched in Brooklyn" with subhead. (see images) Nice to have in this NYC publication.

Much on other World War II events of the day. Complete wit... See More  

1982 Kurtis Blow & the golden age of hip-hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 10-16, 1982



* 1st successful rapper Kurtis Blow advertisement

* Berlin Club with Davy DMX in Manhattan NYC

* Very beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 110 has various advertisements for upcoming local entertainment events which includes a 6 1/2 x 5 inch ad for a performance by "KURTIS BLOW" with DJ Da... See More  

1977 Parliament-Funkadelic funk band w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 25, 1977



* Parliament w/ Funkadelic band editorial

* George Clinton's P-Funk rock collective

* Pioneers of the funk mucis culture of the 1970s



The top of pages 38 & 39 has a banner heading: "The U.S. Funk Mob: 'We Can Be As Bad As We Need To Be'" with a few related photos. (see images)

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1979 "THE JERK" & "Star Trek" film premiere ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21-27, 1979



* "The Jerk" comedy film advertisement

* Actor Steve Martin & director Carl Reiner

* About two weeks prior to it's opening day premiere

"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" ad

* Pre Opening Day movie premiere (2 weeks prior)

* Science fiction film - USS Enterprise



Page 76 has a nice ful... See More  

The United States enters World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1917 



* United States enters World War I (WWI)

* Austria breaks relations w/ America



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AUSTRIA BREAKS WITH U. S." with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.



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1985 opening day premiere of "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 30, 1985



* "Kiss of the Spider Woman" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere

* Brazilian prison drama



Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in New York City. (see image)

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

1985 South Africa's anti-apartheid movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 9, 1985



* Nelson Mandela - future president of South Africa

* Anti Apartheid regime movement - violence - riots



Starting on the front page is a editorial on the turmoil happening in South Africa with headlines: "THE FIRE THIS TIME; SOUTH AFRICA'S INSURRECTION; Nelson Mandela: 'An Ideal for Which I Am Prepared T... See More  

1934 girl pitcher Jackie Mitchell...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 14, 1934



* Jackie Mitchell, girl baseball pitcher

* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig strikeouts fame

* Barnstorming tour stop with photo



The sport's section (page 16) has a two column heading: "Girl Pitcher on Pony Mound Under Floodlights Tonight" with subhead and photo of Mitchell. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and some wear... See More  

Ella Mae Wiggins killed... Loray Mill Strike...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 15, 1929



* Ella Mae Wiggins killed (1st report)

* Loray Mill Strike - Gastonia, North Carolina

* Labor history of the United States



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mother of Five Children Slain as Armed Men Fire On Gastonia Strike Party" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small bind... See More  

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp horrors...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1945 



* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

* Nazi death factory horrors revealed

* Eyewitness accounts - Jewish Holocaust



Page 5 contains a very compelling article on the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column heading: "EYEWITNESS TELLS OF BELSEN HORROR" with subhead. (see images)

Complete in 44 pages, rag edition in very nice cond... See More  

Babe Ruth announces retirement in 1934...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 11, 1934



* Babe Ruth announces retirement w/ photo

* New York Yankees MLB baseball icon



The top of page 16 has a two column heading: "Ruth Chants Own Swan Song, Admits He's Through" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



Note: On August 10, 1934, Babe Ruth announce... See More