Published by P.T. Barnum...

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, May 21, 1853  Phineas T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly", the latter two becoming immensely more successful. This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers would last for only 48 issues, or less than one year.

Among the prints are: "Destructi... See More  

Walt Whitman's "Two Rivulet's"... First appearance...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 19, 1876  Page 4 has: "WALT WHITMAN'S POEMS" which are per-publication extracts from his famous work: "Two Rivulets," and are believed to be their first appearance.

Included are "Eidolons" "Freedom" and "To A Locomotive In Winter" with additional Whitman thoughts on his writing and on the Centennial. 

Twelve p... See More  

Capture of the first train robbers in America...

CLEVELAND DAILY LEADER, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1866  



* First - 1st train robbery in America - capture

* New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad



The front page has a stack of column heads which include: "Arrest of the Express Robbers" "$250,000 of the Money Recovered". The actual report takes a paragraph and has a subhead: "Captured". The text is a bit blurred f... See More  

The first train robbery in America...

CLEVELAND DAILY LEADER, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1866 



* First - 1st train robbery in America

* New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad



The front page has an article headed: "Robbery of Adams' Express" "Half A Million Stolen" "Robbery", the details provided in a Boston dateline.

What is notable is that most internet sources note that the Reno brothers train ro... See More  

The first train robbery in America...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 9, 1866  



* First train robbery in America

* New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad



The top of the front page has nice headlines on: "The Railroad Robbery" with: "Over Half a Million Dollars Stolen from the Adams Express Company" "Escape of the Thieves" and "Interesting Particulars of the Crime".

What is notable is that m... See More  

Black soldiers in the military... focus on Louisiana...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 7, 1863  The front page has a large print showing Black soldiers captioned: "Pickets of the First Louisiana 'Native Guard' Guarding the New Orleans...Railroad" with a related article, plus: "The Old Slave Laws".

The back page has the illustration: "A Queer Rencontre", which shows a black soldier being ... See More  

Work of the 'Hole In The Wall Gang' with rare mention of 'Butch Cassidy' (well, almost)...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31, 1900  The top of page 3 has column heads: "BANDITS GOT $100,000" "Thrilling Hold Up of Union Pacific Express Train" "Money Belonged to Uncle Sam" "it Was En Route for Manila to Pay American Soldiers--Famous Outlaw Band the Robbers--Now Fighting Desperately to Escape".

The report is datelined from "Table ... See More  

Very ornate masthead... Harvard University...

GLEASON'S WEEKLY LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP, Boston, April 30, 1859  This newspaper has one of most ornate mastheads including an illustration of a battleship with maritime symbols bordering the front page.

Among the prints are: "Chalk-Sunday in the County of Kilkenny, Ireland"; an early view of: "Harvard University Cambridge, Mass." "The Ship 'Bleroie Castle' i... See More  

Front page print of industrialist Thomas A. Scott... Civil War reports...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 19, 1861  The front page features a print of "Thomas A. Scott", with a biographical sketch of him as well.

Scott was an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. In 1861, President Lincoln appointed him to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, and during the American Civil War railroads under his leadership played a major role ... See More  

Railroad connections in the South...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 25, 1862  



* First Battle of Kernstown

* General James Shields

* Beaufort NC North Carolina



The front page features a nice map headed: "Map Showing the Position of Beaufort, Newbern, Goldsboro, and Their Railroad Connections".

Many column Civil War heads including: "THE REBELLION" "Latest From Winchester" "Stragglers Cap... See More  

News From Robert E. Lee's army...

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 23, 1864  



* Generals Robert E. Lee vs. Ulysses S. Grant

* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House - Virginia

* Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital



Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "From General Lee's Army" "Additional From the South" "The Very Latest From the North" "More Fighting on... See More  

Early report of Mosby's famous "Greenback Raid"...

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1938 Midvale UT school bus disaster....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 2, 1938



* Midvale UT school bus - train disaster

* Riverton & South Jordan Utah children



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "26 CHILDREN KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRIKES SCHOOL BUS IN UTAH" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the school bus disaster near Midvale, Utah. This was the worse school bus accident in U.S. histo... See More  

1929 Newark Metropolitan Airport disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 18, 1929



* Newark Metropolitan Airport disaster

* Ford Ti-Motor airplane crash - New Jeresy

* Deadliest aviation accident at the time



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CRASH KILLS 13 AIR TOURISTS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 2. Three related photos and banner heading on the back pag... See More  

New Bern is attacked by the rebels...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1864  



* Battle of New Bern, North Carolina



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Interesting From the South" "Spirit of the Rebel Press" "The Efforts to Recruit the Armies" and various reports from Europe.

Included is the Supplement with its own masthead & ftpg. column heads; "The War in North Carolina&q... See More  

A rare title from the Dakota Territory...

THE INTER STATE, Gary, Dakota, Nov. 14, 1883  



* Very rare publication

* Deuel County, South Dakota



A very rare railroad town, territorial newspaper from what is present-day South Dakota, six years before statehood. They refer to themselves as the "Gate City of Dakota" as it is situated at the eastern border of the Territory, very close to Minnesota. At the 2010 census the po... See More  

Bridge over the Mississippi...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 18, 1858  The front page features a print and article: "Rock Island Railroad Bridge, on the Mississippi River".

Other prints within include: "The Aissaouas of Algeria" "The Pacha of Egypt's New Steam Yacht 'Said' " and more.

Sixteen pages, good condition.

Pre-Civil War prints of Columbus and Xenia, Ohio...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 12, 1857  Two pages with text includes four prints of: "Columbus and Xenia, Ohio" including: "View of the Lunatic Asylum, Columbus" "Bridge Over the Big Darby, Ohio" "Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus" and; "Railroad Station at Xenia". A few other prints as well.

Sixteen pages, light toning, nice condition.... See More  

Bedford, Massachusetts prints...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, March 8, 1856  The front page is taken up with: "Various Railroad Depots In Boston".

Among the prints within two pages with 8 prints of "New Bedford", Massachusetts, including the "City Hall & Market" and: "Court House" and "Custom House". The back page has 2 prints of: "Mercantile Library, Summer... See More  

California, Charleston, Egypt, and more...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 11, 1869  The front page shows; "Central Park--Preparing a Model in Clayh of the Great Elephant at the Old Arsenal".

Prints within include: "Bronze Statue Erected to the Memory of Bishop Brownell, Founder of Trinity College, Hartford: "Southern Scenes--Pay-Day on the Plantation--Coming from the Store".

The centerfold ha... See More  

Mormons in the Salt Lake Valley...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 22, 1870  



* Salt Lake City, Utah scene

* Mormonism - Mormons

* Connecting to Pacific Railroad



A full page has three scenes: "Scene In Salt Lake Valley -- Fortified House On The Plains" "Transporting Railway Ties Across Salt Lake" and "Utah -- Mormons Hauling Wood From The Mountains". Another nice full p... See More  

Scenes from the West...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 5, 1870  The front page has a print of: "The Post Office at Promontory Point, on the Line of the Pacific Railroad" which is nothing more than a tent.

Other prints within include: "The Eagle's Nest, Red Butte Station..." and "In the Sierra Nevada, on the Line of the Pacific Railroad" and "Monument Rock, Ech... See More  

Not found in any institution...

MOTHER LODE MAGNET, Jamestown, California, Nov. 23, 1898  



* Very rare publication



What could be a better name for a mining town newspaper than this one?

Jamestown figured prominently in two gold rush eras, the first from 1848 to the early 1850's during the great rush precipitated by the gold at Sutter's Mill, and then again in the latter part of the 19th century when new ... See More  

Two full page Winslow Homer prints...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 23, 1865 



* Rare Winslow Homer prints



There are many prints within but certainly the two most significant are the full page prints by Winslow Homer, captioned: "Thanksgiving Day--Hanging Up the Musket" and the other: "Thanksgiving Day--The Church Porch". A small stain in the caption of each, otherwise very nice.

Other p... See More  

1872 Portland, New York Christmas Eve train wreck disaster....

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, December 25, 1872



* Christmas Eve train wreck

* Cross Cut Railroad disaster - Portland, New York



The front page has a one column headings: "The Most Terrible Slaughter of the Year" "Horrible Railroad Casualties" "Two Trains Thrown Over Steep Embankments" and more. 1st report coverage on the Cross-Cut Railroad train disaster... See More