John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 9, 1971



* John F. Kennedy Center of Performing Arts

* Along the Potomac River - Washington D.C.

* Opening gala opening night - Leonard Bernstein



The front page has a four column photo with heading: "JFK Center Opening 'Thrills' Mrs. Kennedy" 

Complete with 56 pages, a little spine wear, nice condition.



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Wilma Rudolph wins 3rd gold medal in 1960...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1960



* Wilma Rudolph wins record breaking 3rd gold medal

* 1960 Summer Olympics - track and field sprinter star



The sport's section (page 20) has a banner heading: "U.S. Takes Two Olympic Relays and Is Disqualified From Victory in Third" with subheads and a few few related photos, one showing Wilma Rudolph crossing the finish line for her recor... See More  

1986 The Moody Blues & The Fixx concerts ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 9, 1986



* The Moody Blues & The Fixx bands 

* English rock & New wave music 

* Radio City Music Hall concerts 



Page 69 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming "The MOODY BLUES & THE FIXX" concerts at the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (see image)

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Early 1965 Bob Dylan concerts advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 9, 1965



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* Carnegie & Symphony Hall - New York City

* Solo performances with his electric band



The back-page has a somewhat small advertisement for "Bob Dylan" concerts at Carnegie & Symphony Halls in Manhattan on consecutive nights with a silhouette of Dylan. (see image... See More  

USS Midway... Operation Sandy... V-2 rocket...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1947



* "Exodus 1947" Jewish refugees relocated to Germany

* German V-2 rockets testing - Operation Sandy & Pushover

* Aircraft Carrier USS Midway - 1st such test



The front page has a historic report regarding the arrival of the Jewish refuges from the Exodus 1947 vessel, which had been captured by the British outside of Palestine. In a tragic... See More  

Debating where the permanent Capital should be... Death of the President's mother...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 9, 1789  



* Debate on Nation's capital location

* Mary Ball Washington death

* 1st president G.W.'s mother 



Most of the front page is taken up with a: "Sketch of Proceedings of Congress in the House of Representatives..." with considerable debate on the Judicial Bill.

Half of page 2 (and some of page 3) are tak... See More  

1916 George Sisler & Ernie Shore photos...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 9, 1916



* George Sisler - St. Louis Browns

* Ernie Shore - Boston Red Sox

* Major League Baseball - MLB



Page 8 has a two, 1 column photos of George Sisler & Ernie Shore with headings and text. (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 t... See More  

Very lengthy letter by Ben Franklin... British generals say America cannot be conquered...

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Providence, Rhode Island, Sept. 9, 1779  



* Very rare American Revolutionary War publication

* Lengthy letter from Benjamin Franklin



A truly rare title from the Revolutionary War, as it lasted for less than 1 1/2 years from March, 1779 to August, 1781.

The entire front page and a bit of the back page are taken up with a very lengthy: &quo... See More  

The Yankees in Kentucky...

THE WORLD, New York, Sept. 9, 1861  Over half of the first column is taken up with a nice stack of heads on the Civil including: "The Southern Rebellion" "Important From Kentucky" "The Stars & Stripes Floating Over the Capitol" "Probable Abandonment of more Forts on the North Carolina Coast" "Arrest of Baltimore Secessionists" and more.

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From Eastern Illinois...

IROQUOIS COUNTY TIMES, Watseka, Illinois, Sept. 9, 1876 



* Rare publication from the Midwest



From a somewhat small town (pop. 5,200) in Eastern Illinois. Various news and ads of the day, four pages, never bound nor trimmed, minor wear at margins & fold, generally nice condition.... See More  

Babe Ruth's first home run record breaker...

THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Mass., Sept. 9, 1919 



* Babe Ruth's very 1st home run record

* Boston Red Sox - MLB baseball



Page 8, under "Watching the Score Board" is a brief report which begins with: "Yesterday's hero, Babe Ruth. The Red Sox gardener made a new home record..." (see) A very significant sports report as this first record-breaker for Bab... See More  

Wright brothers smash all flight records...

THE GLOBE, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9, 1908  



* 1st ever airplane flight for over 1 hour

* Orville Wright - Brothers

* Fort Meyer, Virginia



Page 4 begins with column heads: "NEW WORLD RECORD IN AEROPLANE FLIGHTS" "Orville Wright Circled Above Parade Ground at Fort Meyer, Va. - Remained in the Air 57 Minutes...Smashing All Previous Records...".

Twelve p... See More  

Great prints of 1878 Sacramento...

DAILY RECORD-UNION---SUPPLEMENT, Sacramento, California, Sept. 9, 1878  A nice single sheet "Supplement" issue dominated by a very large print of the: "State Capitol, Sacramento, 1878" when it was just 4 years old, as well as a nice view of: "Plaza L and Tenth Streets, Sacramento".

Nice to have both of these displayable prints in a Sacramento newspaper.

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Trial of Capt. Wirz for the Andersonville Prison horrors...

NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 9, 1865 



* Andersonville prison trial

* Henry Wirz



The front page has: "Trial Of Capt. Wirz" "He Petitions the Court to be Allowed Spiritual Advisers" "The Court Refers to Letter to the War Department" "Andersonville Correspondence of the Rebel War Office" "Letters from Capt. Wirz and Gen. John H. Winder" "Cum... See More  

Early balloning in 1873...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 9, 1873 



* Early Ballooning - Transatlantic voyage planning

* Balloonists John Wise & Washington Harrison Donaldson



The top of page 7 has one column headings: "Stop That Balloon" "The Voice of "Humanity" Pleading" "The Doom Of Professor Wise" and more. The flight didn't go that well as they were forced to land i... See More  

1964 Sean O'Casey death... Irish dramatist...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 9, 1964



* Sean O'Casey death (1st report)

* Irish dramatist and memoirist  - socialist

* Dublin, Ireland working class



The front page has a two column heading: "Heart Attack Is Fatal To Sean O'Casey, 84" with subhead. (see) First report coverage continues on page 9 with photo of O'Casey.

Complete with all 42 pages, tiny binding... See More  

Great P. T. Barnum advertisement...

THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL, September 9, 1875 



* P.T. Phineas Barnum ad



Page 5 has a nice & somewhat large illustrated advertisement for: "The Only Hippodrome in America Any Ten Shows On This Continent! "P.T. BARNUM'S Great Roman Hippodrome" with further details. The ad includes a large illustration of P. T. Barnum (see).

Eight pages, a few binding slits along the... See More  

Early motion photography...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 9, 1882  This issue features a very significant development in the development of motion pictures. An interior page has an article: "The Photographing of Motion" by the famed Mr. Muybridge, whose earlier work on photographing a horse's gallop transformed the way we understood that motion.

Here his work focuses on: "The Successive Phases... See More  

Germany joins League of Nations...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1926 



* League of Nations 

* Germany admitted



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "GERMANY ELECTED TO LEAGUE AND COUNCIL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE AS ASSEMBLY CHEERS, GENEVA STILL HOPEFUL SPAIN WON'T QUIT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the League of Nations voting to let Germany join the organization. Alway... See More  

Amelia Earhart's

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, September 9, 1928



* Amelia Earhart - Woman aviator

* "20 Hrs., 40 Min." book published

* 1st Woman to cross Atlantic by airplane



The top of page 3 of this section has a one column heading: "MISS EARHART FINDS SEA FLIGHT STIRRING" with subheads and "Facsimile Of Miss Earhart's Log" (see)

Other topics throughout. Complete... See More  

McGwire breaks Maris' home run record...

CAPE COD TIMES, Haynnis (Cape Cod), Massachusetts, September 9, 1998  See the photos for very displayable coverage regarding Mark McGwire's 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris' home run record. This is the complete issue and is in very good condition (see images).

1923 Motor Boat Regatta in Detroit...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 9, 1923 (Rotogravure Section only)



* The 1923 Motor Boat Regatta in Detroit

* Packard Chriscraft gold cup winner

* DeRoy Trophy Race



This 8 page authentic Rotogravure Section has a full-page photo of "The 1923 Motor Boat Regatta" which was held in Detroit. It would look great framed. Also included are additional photos of noteworthy events of th... See More  

1856 Cape May fire...

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, September 9, 1856



* Cape May, New Jersey

* Mount Vernon Hotel fire



The front page has an article headed: "The Destruction of the Mount Vernon Hotel--Further Particulars"

Other news of the day. Complete in 8pages, minor spine wear, very nice condition.

Encouraging letter from U.S. Grant... McClellan running for President...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 9, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "General Grant's Preparations" "We Are On The Eve Of Battle" "Early Has Reinforced Lee" "Probable Attack From the Rebels" "Our Men Are Ready For Them" and more.

Additional reports inside including: "The Rebels Near the Last Ditch" which includes... See More  

Military events just after the Civil War...

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, Sept. 9, 1865 



* Post Civil War military actions



Obviously a military-themed newspaper so all the content is as would be expected, including much on Reconstruction efforts following the Civil War. A front page article begins: "The Indian now begins to assert himself again & to claim a respectable space in the weekly records of military movemen... See More