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721556

America's capital moves to Reading, PA... Action near Philadelphia...

Item #721556

September 03, 1776

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England,  Sept. 3, 1776  An inside page has a "Letter from an Officer under General Howe, dated Staten Island" which begins: "Such strong intrenchments as the rebels have thrown up at New York were never before seen in an enemy's country...the same precautions are taken at Philadelphia & indeed every place where we are expected." with mor... See More  

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721555

Attempts at brokering a peace... Battle of White Plains...

Item #721555
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1776  The first article has five pages taken up with: "Debates in Parliament" which include much discussion on the situation in America.

This significant issue contains General Washington's actual correspondence with General Howe and Lord Drummond on the prospects of an early peace, which would mean the Americans would have to abandon... See More  

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721478

Yum Kippur War cease-fire negotiations begin...

Item #721478

February 28, 1973

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C, Oct. 28, 1973  The front page has the 4-column, 2-line heading: "Egypt and Israel Agree To Face-to-Face Talks", which tells of the beginning of the cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Egypt in an effort to end the Yom Kippur War. Considerable details are included, which continue on page 2. See images for details. Nice for display.

Other n... See More  

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721476

Alfrado Coldona murder & suicide... trapeze artist...

Item #721476

July 31, 1937

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 31, 1937



* Alfredo Codona & Vera Bruce murder suicide

* The last of the flying Codonas aerialists family

* Circus entertainers - famous trapeze artists

* First to perform the triple somersault in the air




The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Codona, Trapeze King, Shoots Ex-Wife, Kills Self" with subhead and photos of the two involved. (se... See More  

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721475

Horrors of the Jewish Holocaust revealed...

Item #721475

April 29, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1945



* Jewish Holocaust atrocities revealed

* War in Germany & liberation of concentration camps

* Horrific photos shown for 1st time




Although the front page features a three line banner headline on the closing moments of the war in Europe, including: "...HITLER SAID TO BE DYING", the most noteworthy content is found on page 20. Here are found tw... See More  

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721360

Evangelist Dwight L. Moody 1876 sermon...

Item #721360

February 22, 1876

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 22, 1876



* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon

* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE HIPPODROME MEETINGS" with subhead: "Mr. Moody's Sermon Last Night...". Text takes up 2 columns.

Other news of the day. Complete with all 8 pages, nice condition.



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721359

Battle Of Midway in 1942... eyewitness accounts...

Item #721359

June 21, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1942.



* Battle Of Midway victory - 1st photo

* Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma sinking

* George H. Gay Jr. & Elbert S. McCuskey

 * Imperial Japanese Navy defeated

* World war II - WWII naval




The front page has a four column photo with heading: "Efficiency: What Happens When U. S. Navy Planes Strike" with brief text.

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721358

Althean Gibson wins 1957 Wimbledon singles...

Item #721358

July 07, 1957

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 7, 1957



* Althea Gibson wins Women's singles at Wimbledon

* First African American to win a championship there

* Historic victory breaking the color barrier in tennis 




The front page of the sport's section (near the back) has a two column heading: "Gibson Easy Victor in Wimbledon Event" with photo of Gibson receiving he... See More  

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721357

Eugene Burton Ely... First shipboard airplane landing fame...

Item #721357

January 25, 1911

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 25, 1911



* Aviator pioneer Eugene Burton Ely

* 1st shipboard airplane landing fame

* USS Pennsylvania cruiser

* Predecessor to the modern day aircraft carrier

* City of San Diego visit announcement 




The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ELY, WHO MADE FAMOUS WARSHIP FLIGHT, COMES TO SAN DIEGO ON FRIDAY" with subheads (s... See More  

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721356

Karol Szymanowski death... Polish composer...

Item #721356

March 30, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1937



* Karol Szymanowski death

* Polish composer & pianist

* Modernism - Young Poland




The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "K. SYZMANOWSKI, COMPOSER, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

AI notes: Karol Szymanow

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721337

1908 Léon Delagrange airplane flight...

Item #721337

September 07, 1908

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1908



* Aviator Léon Delagrange historic flight

* French sculpture and aviation pioneer

* Early airplanes flight in France




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "M. DeLaGrange Outdoes Yesterday's Record Breaking" with related photo. (see images)

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "... See More  

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721336

1948 Nanjing crisis... China communists...

Item #721336

December 19, 1948

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 19, 1948



* Nanking - Nanjing, China crisis - Civil War

* Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government

* Communist People’s Liberation Army (PLA)




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "China Reds Rout Army at Nanking" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the sp... See More  

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721335

The Great Depression in 1935 NYC...

Item #721335

December 08, 1935

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 10 only, December 8, 1935



* The Great Depression

* Several case examples

* Winter time - pre-Christmas




The front page of this section has a banner headline: "REMEMBER THESE: THE NEEDIEST OF ALL!" with related illustration. Lengthy text with many cases continues on page 2 with another related print. Nice for display.

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721334

Arab riots of 1929... attacks on Jews...

Item #721334

September 02, 1929

THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 2, 1929 



* More on the Safed Massacre

* Palestine riots - Arabs vs. Jews




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MOSLEM HOST READY TO RISE" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition, light browning, minor spine wear, generally very nice.

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721333

Historic 1985 "The Star Wars Trilogy" NYC screening...

Item #721333

April 02, 1985

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 2, 1985



* Historic "Star Wars Trilogy" screening at RKO Warner Theatre 

* "Star Wars" "The Empire Strikes Back" "Return of the Jedi" 

* Luke Skywalker - Darth Vader - Princess Leia - Han Solo 

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ****




Page 46 has a historic advertisement for: &qu... See More  

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721332
Item #721332

January 02, 1958

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 2, 1958



* Douglas Kelley suicide death 

* American U.S. Army psychiatrist 

* Nuremberg trials - Nazis war criminals 

* Hermann Goering amongst others 




The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "U. S. PSYCHIATRIST IN NAZI TRIAL DIES" with subheads. (see images) 

Complete with 50 pages, light toning at the margins, nice conditi... See More  

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721331

1936 McAlester prison break... Hindenburg airship...

Item #721331

May 14, 1936

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, May 14, 1936



* McAlester, Oklahoma prison convicts break

* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Returns home after 1st American visit




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "1 SLAIN, 11 SHOT IN WILD BREAK BY 24 CONVICTS" with subhead. (see images)

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721330

1958 Atlas 10B satellite...

Item #721330

December 21, 1958

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 21, 1958



* Atlas missile launching

* 1st voice relay satellite (SCORE)

* 1st object visible w/ naked eye

* President Dwight D. Eisenhower 




The front page has a four column heading: "Round Trip to 'Moon' Made by Ike's Voice'" (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, small bind... See More  

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721329

King Ibn Saud adds another wife in 1935...

Item #721329

October 19, 1935

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 19, 1935



* King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia

* 1st monarch of Saudi Arabia




The top of page 6 has a small one column heading: "King Ibn Saud Increases Wives by Proxy Marriage" (see image)

Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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721308

1968 Woody Guthrie memorial w/ Bob Dylan ad......

Item #721308

January 04, 1968

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 4, 1968



* Woody Guthrie memorial concert

* Bob Dylan's 1st public appearance

* Back from motorcycle accident


* Carnegie Hall, Manhattan

* Summer of Love revisited

* Norman Mailer - Wild 90 film




Page 24 has a 5 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for: "A Musical Tribute To WOODY GUTHRIE" (see image) Among the performers w... See More  

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721307

1943 USS Ranger sinking hoax by Germany...

Item #721307

April 26, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1943



* USS Ranger (CV-4) sinking hoax by Nazis

* United States Navy aircraft carrier - WWII




The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS SAY U-BOAT SANK U.S.S. RANGER" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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721306

American Legion fights to end Prohibition...

Item #721306

September 24, 1931

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 24, 1931



* Prohibition in the United States

* re. 18th - Eighteenth Amendment

* Beer - liquor - alcohol beverages wanted 

* American Legion votes to end it

* Wets vs. Drys in Detroit, Michigan




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LEGIONNAIRES OPEN BATTLE OVER LIQUOR" with subheads. (see images) Nice to have from the city where t... See More  

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721305

Nuremberg trials... films shown as evidence...

Item #721305

February 20, 1946

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 20, 1946



* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis 

* “Presentation of Documentary Evidence”


* Jewish holocaust - Atrocities against Jews 

* Films showing mass murders at camps




The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "FILMS BACK CHARGE OF GERMAN CRIMES" with subhead. (see images)

Other news, sports and advertisements of th... See More  

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721304

Nuremberg trials open... King Ibn Saud...

Item #721304

November 21, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 21, 1945



* Nuremberg trials officially opens 

* High ranking Nazi officials 

* Hermann Goering amongst others 

* War crimes against humanity 


* Ibn Saud statement

* King of Saudi Arabia

* Palestine - Jews & Arabs




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ALLIES OPEN TRIAL OF 20 TOP GERMANS FOR CRIMES OF WAR" with... See More  

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721303

From the American Revolutionary War era...

Item #721303

May 06, 1779

THE LONDON EVENING POST, May 6, 1779



* American Revolutionary War era

* 18th century - from The Enemy




Newspapers from England during the time of the Revolutionary War are always interesting as they give a sense as to life at that time and what political discussions were the "hot topic" of the day. Red tax stamp on page 3.

I could find no "meaty" references to the Revol... See More  

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721301

1960 Sputnik 6 spaceflight... dogs in space...

Item #721301

December 01, 1960

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Dec. 1, 1960



* Korabl-Sputnik 3 - Sputnik 6

* Soviet dogs Pchyolka & Mushka

* Prelude to Yuri Garagin's spaceflight




The top of the front page has a six column headline: "Russia Sends 5 - Ton Space Ship Into Orbit With Animals Aboard" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with all 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice conditio... See More  

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721300

Hermann Goering's suicide & others hang in 1946...

Item #721300

October 16, 1946

EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Penn., Oct. 16, 1946 



* Aftermath of the Nuremberg trials - Germany 

* German Nazis - war criminals hanged

* Hermann Goering suicide by poison

* Jewish holocaust perpetrators




The top of the front page has a six column headline: "Eyewitnesses Describe Hanging of 10 Hitler Henchmen; Goering Takes Poison" with subhead. Also a related heading ... See More  

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721298

Albert Einstein 1st visit to Caltech...

Item #721298

January 04, 1931

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, January 4, 1931



* Professor Albert Einstein

* California Institute of Technology

* Theory of General Relativity




The front page of this section has a one column heading: "Dr. Einstein Consults California Physicists" with subhead. (see)

Complete 2nd section only with all 20 pages, rag edition in nice condition. 



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721296

Airship Hindenburg maiden flight in 1936...

Item #721296

April 01, 1936

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Very 1st Transatlantic flight begins

* Lakehurst, New Jersey explosion fame 




The front page has a one column heading: "New Nazi Zep Flying Ocean; 107 on Board" (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. 



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721295

Cuban missile crisis in it's infancy...

Item #721295

September 14, 1962

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Sept. 14, 1962 



* Cuban missile crisis beginning

* Cold War - Soviet Union

* Warning of Soviet troops




The top of the front page has a five column headline: "No Present 'Serious Threat' In Cuba, President Declares" with subheads. (see images) This was during the initial landings by Soviet troops and their equipment. 

Complete ... See More  

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721294

1953 USS Leyte aircraft carrier explosion.....

Item #721294

October 17, 1953

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, October 17, 1953 



* USS Leyte explosion fire disaster

* United States Navy Aircraft Carrier




The front page has a banner headline: "BLAST ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER KILLS 30" with subheads and a few related photos. (see images) 

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



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721293

Twilight Zone accident... Vic Morrow death...

Item #721293

July 25, 1982

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 25, 1982



* Twilight Zone: The Movie helicopter accident

* Actor Vic Morrow & 2 others killed

* Hollywood movie - film scene




The front page has a two column heading: "Falling Copter Kills TV Star Morrow, 2 Children" (see images) Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

Complete 1st section only with al... See More  

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721292

Government document from 1830 Virginia

Item #721292

January 13, 1830

Here is a handwritten document dated Jan. 13, 1830 from the "Commonwealth of Virginia" to a sheriff in Prince William County. Generally in good condition however, some margins are a bit irregular but no loss of text. Various endorsements on the reverse side. Measures about 6 by 8 1/2 inches.

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721291

Helen Hicks wins 1931 U.S. Amateur golf champiopnship...

Item #721291

September 27, 1931

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 27, 1931



* Women's golfer Helen Hicks victory 

* U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship 

* Grover Cleveland Golf Course - Buffalo 




The top of the front page of this section has a banner headline: "HELEN HICKS WINS, 2 AND 1; QUEEN OF U.S. GOLF" with subhead. (see images)

Complete sport's sect... See More  

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721290

SS Normandie breaks own speed record in 1937...

Item #721290

August 09, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 9, 1937



* Cunard liner SS Normandie

* Breaks own speed record

* Blue Riband - Atlantic Ocean




Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Normandie Tops Own Atlantic Speed Mark; Makes Eastward Crossing at 31.20 Knots". (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complet
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721277

Magazine in the Welsh language...

Item #721277
SEREN GOMER, Argraffwyr, Wales, (1834)



* Scarce Wales - Welsh periodical



A quite uncommon magazine from Wales, totally in the Welsh language. Although commonly spoken in the 19th century, its use had diminished in the 20th century. Efforts are being made to bring it back today. Here is a rare opportunity for an issue of this 32 page periodical, printed totally in Welsh. There is no ye
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721161

1956 TWA Flight 400 airplane crash disaster...

Item #721161

April 02, 1956

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State Collage, Penn., April 2, 1956



* TWA Flight 400 airplane crash 

* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania takeoff

* Martin 4-0-4 airliner - aircraft




The front page has a five column headline: "Plane Crash Toll 22" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with 16 pages, some margin wear, mainly along the spine, generally good.



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719852

From 1776 - The British are taking New York... Letter signed by John Hancock...

Item #719852

August 20, 1776

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 20, 1776   Inside pages have various items concerning the Revolutionary War including: "...the accounts of a battle are not true...two more of the transports with the Highlanders are taken by the Rebels...one of them fell in with 3 American privateers...She then proceeded for Boston not knowing that it was evacuated, & went into the harbour where s... See More  

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719850

Wealth of fine content on the California Gold Rush...

Item #719850

October 11, 1849

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 1849  Page 3 has over a full column of reports from California, mostly focused on the Gold Rush. Subheads include: "Placer Intelligence" "A Trinity River Expedition" "Successful Gold Diggings" with details; "The Mines" "Improvements at San Francisco" and more.

A wealth of fine reading f
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719849

On religion in the Constitution... George Washington... The French Revolution....

Item #719849
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, (Philadelphia), September, 1789



* re. United States Constitution & religion

* 1st year of George Washington's administration 



  Content includes: "American Anecdote" "Dr. Barnaby Relates the Following Anecdote of Dr. Franklin"; an address: "To the President of the United States" by the ministers of the German Reformed chur... See More  

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719848

The tribulations of those heading west during the Gold Rush era...

Item #719848

August 08, 1849

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 1849 



* Wagon trains heading West

* California gold rush era




Page 3 has a terrific report headed: "From the Western Plains" which provides a sense of the romance, at least in hindsight, of the wagon trains heading west.

But the truth was much more dangerous. A few bits include: "...advices from the Plains have been... See More  

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719847

The affair of "Citizen Genet"...

Item #719847

December 04, 1793

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 4, 1793 



* Citizen Genet Affair

* Edmond Charles Genet




The front page contains nearly a full column headed: "Official Communications" which has two letters signed by Genet, the French ambassador to the United States, concerning what is known as the "Citizen Genet Affair" relating to his plans to get America to support the French in c... See More  

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719846

Commenting on the Maryland "Jew Bill"...

Item #719846

January 14, 1826

THE NILES WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore,  Jan. 14, 1826 



* Maryland Jew Bill becomes law



Under the heading "Maryland" is a very nice, editorialized report acknowledging the very recent approval of the "Jew Bill" which allowed--for the first time--Jews to hold public office in the state of Maryland.

The report reads in part: "The affairs of our state begin to... See More  

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719845

John Wanamaker's death report...

Item #719845

December 12, 1922

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12, 1922.



* The death of John Wanamaker

* Famed 19th century merchant and marketing pioneer

* One-time Postmaster General




The front page has: "JOHN WANAMAKER PASSES AWAY AT HOME IN PHILADELPHIA TODAY", with supporting text and a photo. Nice to have in a newspaper from the region.

Other news of the day, sports, and period advertising a... See More  

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719843

Slavery... The controversial Huddy-Asgill Affair... Poems honoring George Washington...

Item #719843
THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, January, 1787  One of the more intriguing articles is: "Letters Relative to the Treatment of Capt. Asgill, while Prisoner in the American Army, being a full Refutation of the Charges of Inhumanity Exhibited in London Against General Washington". This is on the Huddy-Asgill Affair. Website have full details, but in brief Capt. Huddy, an American ... See More  

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719842

John Wilkes Booth appears at Ford's Theater...

Item #719842

November 14, 1863

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 1863 



* Actor John Wilkes Booth

* Ford's Theatre performance

* Rare appearance w/ advertisement

* President Abraham Lincoln's assassin




A terrific issue with one of the more ironic twists of history, and only to be found in a newspaper from Washington, D.C.

The front page has an advertisement headed: "FORD'S NE... See More  

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719825

Honoring Alexander Hamilton... Sam Adams Proclamation...

Item #719825

March 11, 1795

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, March 11, 1795  Page 2 has a report of a gift given to Mrs. Washington for the President's birth day. Also a letter from Fort Washington beginning: "The Indians have by their deputies generally applied for a Treaty of Peace with the United States..."

Page 3 has mention that: "...a resolution...to manifest their respe... See More  

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719824

Landmark Supreme Court case on affirmative action...

Item #719824

June 29, 1978

CHICAGO SUN TIMES, June 29, 1978  The front page and pgs. 4 & 5 have significant coverage of the landmark Supreme Court decision in "Regents of University of "California vs. Bakke", an historic case which upheld affirmative action.

Complete in 144 pages, tabloid size, very nice condition.

 
Background: The Supreme Court case Regents of the University of Calif
... See More  

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719823

Rare and early title from Honolulu...

Item #719823

August 31, 1844

THE POLYNESIAN, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, Aug. 31, 1844 



* Very rare 19th century Hawaiian publication



One of the earliest newspapers we have offered from Hawaii, and fourteen years earlier than the few of this title we offered in recent years.

The "first series" of this title existed for just 1 1/2 years from 1840 to 1841. It proved unprofitable and was shut down. Th... See More  

Item from our most recent catalog - #360, released for November, 2025

(Added to the November, 2025 Catalog (#360) after its initial release - only available on-line.)

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P. T. Barnum circus advertisement...

Item #719771

September 25, 1873

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 25, 1873  The photo shows the nice page five, 2 1/2" by 12" ad for " P. T. Barnum's Great Traveling Museum Menagerie", which includes a portrait of Mr. Barnum and various details about the attractions and performances. The ad takes two-thirds of the column.

Eight pages, good condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #360, released for November, 2025

(Added to the November, 2025 Catalog (#360) after its initial release - only available on-line.)

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$48.00
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