Motor-Car as engine of war....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 23, 1907 There is a front page illustration, "Going to Make a Good Stagger at it, Anyway" by W. A. Rogers. There is an article of "Our Real War With Japan" by William Inglis. There is an illustration of "Top Speed and 40-Cupid Power" by Alden Dawson and an double page illustration by James Montgomery Flagg calle... See More  

President Wilson Reads Address to Congress.....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated April 19, 1913.



This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "President Wilson on Capitol Hill."



In this issue there is a photo of "Reviving an Original Custom" and there is an article with illustrations called "Right-Legged vs. Left-Legged Golf" by William Hemmingway. The double page... See More  

Buffalo Bills 1st NFl game...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, September 12, 1960  This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 33: "Dorow a Hit In AFL, 27-3" with related caption, photo and stats. (see)



This was the very first game played by the Buffalo Bills in professional football. A somewhat small report but a first. A great item for the true Buffalo fan.



Other news of the day th... See More  

Terry Bradshaw drafted... Pittsburgh Steelers...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 27, 1970 



* Terry Bradshaw - Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

* Pittsburgh Steelers 1st pick in draft (day of)



This 34 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 22: "Do Steelers Want Bradshaw ?" with caption "Answer Comes Today"



Coverage on the NFL draft in which Terry Bradshaw was likely to be the first ... See More  

Views of Pensacola...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 18, 1884  Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "The Self-Convicted Knight." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Great Cleveland Meeting of Business Men in Wall Street." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Shooting Pony - Useful Hints to Sportsmen." Two full pg. illus. of "On the Newport Sands" and "The 'Giants Causeway&... See More  

Northern Georgia...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 31, 1892  Front full pg. illus. of "For Service Abroad - All Strangers Clear off the Ship." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Ada Rehan in Different Characters." Two full pgs. of illus. pertaining to "Columbian Exposition - A Group of State Buildings."

Doublepage centerfold of "The Sorceress." 1/2 pg. illus. of &qu... See More  

The Yukon gold rush...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April  4, 1896 Full ftpg. shows: 'Mid-Lent Festival in Paris' Halfpg: 'Miners with their Supplies Crossing Lake Lindemann, Head of the Yukon River' and a nice fullpg: 'Prospectors & Natives Crossing over the Chilcat Pass on their Way to the Yukon Mining Districts, Alaska'

Complete issue.... See More  

Most runs by team in doubleheader....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 15, 1937



* Detroit Tigers break record

* Most runs in doubleheader



This 80+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5 of the sport's section (inside) that include: "TIGERS OVERPOWER BROWNS, 16-1, 20-7", "Detroit Makes 40 Hits", and more with box scores (see images).



At Navin Field, the Tigers sweep a doubleheader agains... See More  

Seabiscuit favored at Jamaica...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1937



* Seabiscuit at Continental Handicap

* Jamaica, New York

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing



The sport's section (page 36) has a five column headline: "Seabiscuit Favored in Rich Jamaica Race Today" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the same day of the Continental Handicap at the Jamaica Race Course in Queens, New York. Always nice to have nota... See More  

Early Willie Mosconi... pocket billiards....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 8, 1938



* Early Willie Mosconi - pool

* Pocket billiards championship



The sport's section (page 13) has a one column heading: "MOSCONI IS VICTOR. TIES FOR CUE LEAD" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high per... See More  

1937 Joe DiMaggio home run photo....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1937



* Joe DiMaggio home run photo

* New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox

* Race for American League pennant



The sport's section (page 22) has a banner headline: "Red Sox Hopes for Pennant Crushed as Yanks Win Two and Lead by 11 1/2 Games" with subheads, box scores and photo of Joe DiMaggio crossing home plate after hitting a home home.

Other n... See More  

Rose Bowl in 1938... Cal wins..

CHRONICLE SPORTING GREEN section only of the San Francisco Chronicle, January 1, 1938 



* Rose Bowl: California Golden Bears vs. Alabama Crimson Tide 

* Sugar Bowl: L.S.U. Tigers vs. Santa Clara Broncos

* Pregame reporting with team photos



The bottom of the front page of this section has a headline: "BEARS-ALABAMA IN ROSE BOWL; BRONCS INVADE SUGAR BOWL" with illustratio... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, March 6, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page there are several photos from the war.



In this issue, there are several articles including "'The Earth Opened'" by Beatrice Baskerville which includes several photos of the earthquake which struck Italy; "The Baseball Hero of 1915?"... See More  

Babe Ruth suspension...

THE WORLD, New York City, September 5, 1925 

 

* Babe Ruth suspension 

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball 



This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "Yankees Meet Athletics Today Without Babe Ruth" with subhead. (see) Nice to have in a NYC paper.



Also Babe Ruth's personal column.



Other news of the day with much on the recent USS Shenan... See More  

Mickey Cochrane hit by pitch... John D Rockfeller's funeral...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1937  This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include:



* MICKEY COCHRANE IN A CRITICAL CONDITION

* Skull is Fractured When Struck by Ball Thrown by Pitcher 'Bump' Hadley



and more with photo. (see)



This tells of Mickey Cochrane's baseball career coming to an end after being hit in the head by a pitch... See More  

Water Valley MS hangings.....

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, August 3, 1931



* Great lefty Grove headline

* Philadelphia Athletics

* Major league baseball - MLB



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "GROVE WINS 13TH STRAIGHT" with subheads and photo (see images). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice ... See More  

Earl Averill MLB home run debut... Babe Ruth's wedding day...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 17, 1929



* Earl Averill hits home in debut (1st at bat)

* Cleveland Indians - 1st in AL history

* Babe Ruth wedding day



This 34 page newspaper has a one column photo of Babe Ruth on the front page with heading: "Ruth Will Marry Today; Abandons Secret Ceremony"



Also various baseball reports on page 24 with a two column he... See More  

Pirate Shenandoah... Jefferson Davis...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1865  The front page features "The Pirate Shenandoah - She is Operating in the Arctic Ocean - Eight Ships of Our whaling Fleet Destroyed - The Pirate Does Not Believe in Lee's Surrender" and: "Yale College - The Honors Bestowed Upon Her Fallen Heroes".

Page 4 has: "The Health of Mr. Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe - He is Neither Starv... See More  

Joe DiMaggio hits 3 home runs in 1948....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1948



* Joe DiMaggio hits 3 home runs - HRs

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



The top of page 26 has a six column heading: "DiMaggio Smashes 3 Homers as Yankees Beat Browns Twice" with subheads and box scores. (see images) This was a double header, he hit one in the 1st game and 2 more in the 2nd game. Nice to have in the famous NYC publication, rare a... See More  

Baseball on ice...

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York, February 5, 1861  Page 3 has a report: "Base Ball Match On The Fifth Avenue Skating-Pond". The report vividly describes the scene mentioning in part that: "The pond, which contains an area of several acres, lies between the Third and Fifth avenues...can be reached by either the Fulton Ferry and Greenwood or the Atlantic-street and Greenwood car... See More  

Ralph Kiner...

THIS WEEK MAGAZINE, (The Detroit News), Aug. 28, 1949 The front page has a nice color photo of slugger Ralph Kiner hitting a baseball. Early for Kiner and a great autograph item. Three faint processing lines in the photo, has binding holes at the top, otherwise in good condition.

"Inauguration Day in Washington"... Mining in Randsburg, Californi...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 6, 1897  Full ftpg. shows: 'Skating at Van Cortlandt Park, New York City'. Nice fullpg. with 5 photos of: 'The New Mining town of Randsburg, in Southern Calif.'. Terrific doublepage centerfold : 'Inauguration Day in Washington' is an elevated view of the Washington skyline.  A serialized story entitled "The Pursuit of the ... See More  

New Olympic Gmes at Athens...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1895  Full front page illus. of "Mr. Platt and His Confiding Flock." Inside is a full pg. containing five illus. of "Scenes from Burnand and Sullivan's New Comic Opera, 'The Chieftain,' at Abbey's Theatre, New York." Full pg. illus. of "Evolutions of the North Atlantic Squadron at Night - Head of Column, Lef... See More  

Indian burial on Deer Creek near Fort Laramie... The country doctor...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 6, 1869 The front page is a nice displayable illustration entitled "The Country Doctor" which shows him having arrived at a woman's home on horseback. A half-page illustration with related article "Mr. Paul Du Chaillu Lecturing to the Young Folks of Boston", the celebrated African explorer. A half-page illustration "Grand ... See More  

Yankees win 1941 World Series...

RHINELANDER DAILY NEWS, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, October 6, 1941 



* New York Yankees wins World Series 

* Mickey Owen's famous error in series 

* Joe DiMaggio 



This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Yankees Take Series As Bonham Pitches Four-Hitter to Win, 3-1" and a 1 column subhead: "Wyatt Yields Six Safeties, Strikes O... See More