Same-day report on the Hindenburg tragedy...

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, May 6, 1937 



* Hindenburg rigid airship disaster

* Pride of Nazi Germany

* Lakehurst, New Jersey

* Nice headline for display



A rare opportunity for a same-day report on the explosion of the zeppelin Hindenburg, which explored moments before docking at Lakehurst, New Jersey in the early evening of May 6.

Virtually all East Coast and Midwest newspapers had... See More  

Harlem mobster Casper Holstein kidnapping...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 23, 1928



* Casper Holstein kidnapping

* Harlem Negro mobster leader



The front page has a one column heading: "RICH NEGRO SEIZED FOR $50,000 RANSOM" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally nice.



wikipedia notes: Casper Holstein was a p... See More  

1953 Transocean Air Lines Flight 512 disaster....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 13, 1953



* Transocean Air Lines Flight 512

* Douglas DC-6A airplane disaster



The front page has a nice banner headline: "58 ON AIRLINER MISSING IN PACIFIC" with subheads and a small related map. (see)

Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Premiere of "Carrie", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 15, 1976



* Best "CARRIE" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day 2 days away ad

* Supernatural Horror film - Sissy Spacek 



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

James Irwin lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 2, 1930.



* James Irwin black lynching

* Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia



Page 3 has one column headings: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO AS GEORGIA SLAYER" "500 Men Overpower Sheriff at Ocilla and Burn Accused Slayer of Girl" "VICTIM HAS CONFESSED" and more. (see) 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negro, James Irwin, in Ocilla, Georgia.

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Opening day ad for "Fort Apache"... John Wayne...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1948



* Original "Fort Apache" premiere ad

* American Western film - movie

* Opening day showing in New York City

* John Wayne - Shirley Temple - Henry Fonda

* John Ford's first of the "cavalry trilogy"



Page 29 has a 9 x 8 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Fort Apache" in New York City. (see)

Complete with all 52 pa... See More  

Adolf Hitler speech in Berlin, Germany....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 27, 1938



* Adolph Hitler speech on Czechoslovakia

* "Blessed Are The Peace-Makers"

* Sportpalast, Berlin, Germany



The front page has a banner headline: "DON'T MARCH ! HITLER TOLD" with subheads. (see) Complete text of this speech appears on page 6. Related photo and map are on the back page. First report coverage on Adolph Hitler'... See More  

1946 Ted Husing Bandstand opening day advertisement....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 28, 1946



* Ted Husing Bandstand

* Opening day advertisement

* Sportscaster & disk jockey



The back page has a poster-like advertisement for the opening day of Ted Husing's Bandstand. (see)

News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally very nice.... See More  

Rocky Marciano knocks out Joe Louis...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Oct. 26 & 27, 1951



* Rocky Marciano (The Brockton Blockbuster)

* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing fight



The top of page 8 of the 27th has a four column heading: "Marciano Is Newest Ring Idol" with subheads and photo of Louis. (see) You also get the Oct. 26th issue which has pre-fight coverage with photo of each boxer containing the tale-of-the... See More  

Battle of Midway... Eyewitness account...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 25, 1942



* Battle Of Midway Victory

* Japanese vs. American Navy

* United States Marines' account



The front page has a one column heading: "MARINES' ROLE IN BATTLE OF MIDWAY TOLD" with subhead. (see)

Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, small address stamp within the masthead, gene... See More  

John Logie Baird death... Television inventor...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1946



* John Logie Baird death

* Father of the television



The top of page 21 has one column headings: "JOHN L. BAIRD DIES; TELEVISION LEADER" "British Inventor Produced One of the First Practical Sets--Borrowed Money to Start" with photo of Baird. (see) First report coverage on the death of John Logie Baird, father of the television.

Other n... See More  

1943 Battle of Kursk begins...

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, July 7, 1943



* Battle of Kursk begins

* Largest ever tank battle

* Operation Citadel

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a three column heading: "Big German Offensive Smashes Into 2 Sectors Near Belgorod" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, small library label on the front page, generally nice.... See More  

Operation Millennium Cologne Germany....

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 1, 1942



* Cologne Germany 1,000 bomber raid

* Operation Millennium - World War II



This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "COLOGNE, GERMAN INDUSTRIAL CENTER, LAID WASTE BY MASSIVE BRITISH RAID; THREE-QUARTERS OF CITY LEFT AFLAME" with subheads (see images). This tells of the famous 1,000 bomber r... See More  

Magic Johnson drafted 1st in the NBA...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 26, 1979 



* Earvin "Magic" Johnson drafted

* NBA basketball - Los Angeles Lakers

* Best title to be had ?



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a two column heading: "Lakers Take 3-Point Stance in NBA Draft" with subhead. First report coverage continues on page 6. Page 7, under "Basketball", has the list of the fir... See More  

Joe DiMaggio Wins Batting Crown...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1940



* Joe DiMaggio wins batting crown

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* MLB - Major League Baseball



The sport's section (page 37) has a six column headline: "DiMaggio Took League Batting Crown for 2d year in Row" with subheads and photo of DiMaggio. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, esp... See More  

Cartoon prints on the game of baseball...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1900  The front cover is a two color political cartoon by W.A. Rogers captioned: "Is This Imperialism?"

An inside page has a great group of ten cartoonish baseball prints titled: "Some Fine Points Of The National Game".

Complete in 24 pages, very nice condition.

From the counter-culture press in Berkeley...

BERKELEY BARB, California, Oct. 5, 1972 



* Rare hippies publication from the early 70's



As Wikipedia notes, this was an underground newspaper that was published in Berkeley from 1965 to the early 1980s. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers of the late 1960s, covering such subjects as the anti-war and civil-rights movements as well as the soci... See More  

Walt Disney pairs with Standard Oil... Travel Tykes...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, September 21, 1939  In 1939 Disney paired with Standard Oil to produce comics for kids which also doubled as advertisements. One such "ad" is located on the back page, is approx. 12" x 15", and is headed: "Walt Disney's Little People - Travel Tykes - 'A Stitch In Time Saves Nine. M. Mouse.'" This nostalgic, color, vintage ad w... See More  

1928 Babe Ruth dugout photo...

NEW YORK TIMES (Rotogravure Section only), March 18, 1928



* Babe Ruth in his prime

* New York Yankees dugout



This section has photos involving sports, entertainment, fashion. The front page has a photo titled: "The Glass Of Fashion In The Baseball World: Babe Ruth" (see)

Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, rag edition, a little irregular along the spine, nice conditi... See More  

A broadside "Cruise Around the World" newspaper from the midst of the Great Depression...

RESOLUTE OBSERVER, "Published on board during the Cruise Around the World." on the Hamburg-American Line, May 1st, 1932   An interesting broadside issue (printed on the front only) published daily during an 86-day cruise, with tidbits on the trip for that day including mileage, the day's destination, weather, conditions, etc. At this point the ship was "Bound for Honolulu&q... See More  

1968 Apollo 8 human spaceflight...

HERALD EXEMINER, Extra, Los Angeles, December 27, 1968



* Apollo 8 human spaceflight ends

* 1st manned spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit

* 1st to reach the Moon

* James Lovell - Frank Borman - William Anders



The front page has a nice banner headline: "APOLLO HOME" with subhead and photo.

Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, light rubbing on the front page, nice condi... See More  

Political campaign newspaper...

DAILY TAFT BULLETIN, Washington, D.C., May 2, 1912 



* William Howard Taft



In the masthead below the dateline is: "Issued by the National Taft Bureau, Raleigh Hotel, Washington. D. C." A single sheet with the reverse taken up with a "Table of Delegates To The Republican National Convention To be Held At Chicago, Ill., June 18, 1912. This Table is Changed as Delegates are S... See More  

Adolf Hitler becomes Commander-in-Chief....

SECTION 4 ONLY of the New York Times, Feb. 6, 1938



* Adolph Hitler - Nazi Party

* Assumes as Commander-in-Chief

* All German armed forces



The front page of this section has three related photos with small heading: "'All Power to The Fuhrer'" with various subheads. (see) Coverage on Adolph Hitler assuming the title of Commander-in-Chief, thus taking personal command of th... See More  

Oroya Railroad Peru... The highest in the world!

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 12, 1902  The front page has 6 vignettes captioned: "THE FAMOUS OROYA RAILROAD OF PERU, WHICH CLIMBS HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER ON THE GLOBE". Additional related photos and considerable text are also found on inside pages.

Note: As mentioned in the caption above, at the time it was built, the railroad climbed higher than any other in the world. Eventu... See More  

1970 Club Cinq-Sept fire disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 22, 1970



* Club Cinq-Sept fire disaster

* France dance hall nightclub

* Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, Isère



The top of the front page has a four column photo with heading: "142 Are Killed by Fire in Locked Dance Hall in France" with subhead. (see)

First section only with 48 pages, archival mending along the spine, tape mend along right margin, generally ... See More