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Famous Winslow Homer print...
Item #646904
September 19, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 19, 1874 (with Supplement)
* Famous Winslow Homer Illustration - print
* "Flirting on the Sea-Shore and the Meadow"
Although there are many very nice prints within this complete, 16 page issue, by far the most desired is the very nice full page print by Winslow Homer titled: "Flirting on the Sea-Shore, and on the Meadow" which i... See More
Beauregard's official report on the Battle of Manassas... in a Confederate newspaper...
Item #646929
February 04, 1862
THE DAILY EXPRESS, Petersburg, Virginia, February 4, 1862
* P.G.T. Beauregard official report
* Battle of Bull Run - Manassas
Certainly one of the less common titles from the Confederacy. Most of the front page is taken up with: "The War--Its Movements! Official Report of Gen. Beauregard Of The Battle of Manassas" which has tremendous detail. At the end it notes: "To be... See More
Significant in Coca Cola history... The company is sold...
Item #646875
August 22, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1919
* Coca Cola goes public - very historic!
* Asa Candler
This issue has one of the more historic moments in the history of the Coca-Cola Company when Asa Chandler, the man who bought the original formula from founder John Pemberton and propelled the company to national prominence by the 1890's, sold the company to Ernest Woodruff and an investor g... See More
The development of television...
Item #646877
January 23, 1926
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1926
* First television transmission
* John Logie Baird
On the website: "Television History - The first 75 Years" is found: "On January 23, 1926, John Logie Baird (of Scotland) gave the world's first public demonstration of a mechanical television apparatus to approximately 40 members of the Royal Institution at his laboratory on Frit... See More
Nice tennis print... Great centerfold: "From Mine To Mill"...
Item #646990
September 14, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1878 The full front page illustration is captioned: "Is Sercierty to be Reorganized? Is the Wurkin'-man to Hev His Rights? That's Wot I Wants to Know!". Inside prints include a full page: 'Picking Peaches in Delaware'. There is a very dramatic and displayable doublepage centerfold captioned: 'From Mine to Mill'. G... See More
The death of Martha Washington...
Item #646483
May 31, 1802
BOSTON GAZETTE, May 31, 1802
* Martha Washington death
* Mount Vernon
The bottom of page 2 carries the report "DIED, At Mount-Vernon, on the 22 inst. Mrs. MARTHA WASHINGTON, widow of the late illustrious General George Washington. To those amiable and christian virtues, which adorn the female character, she added dignity of manners, superiority of understanding, a mind intellige... See More
Baseball... early spring training... Hot Springs, Arkansas...
Item #646786
March 22, 1890
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 22, 1890 An inside page has a nice 5 by 7 inch illustration captioned: "Opening Of The Base-Ball Season.--Game Between The Chicago And Brooklyn Clubs On The Flagler Grounds, at St. Augustine, Fla." with a view of the grandstand and portions of the seating along the baselines, with a game in progress. There is a related article on another pa... See More
Review & premiere of "American Pop", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646468
February 13, 1981
LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 13, 1981
* Best "American Pop" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Adult animated musical drama cult classic
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "American Pop" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry -... See More
Baseball: nice print of John Montgomery Ward...
Item #646791
September 07, 1889
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 7, 1889 Inside has a nice 6 by 4 1/3 inch print of: "John Montgomery Ward, The Famous Short-Stop, New York Base-Ball Club." Includes a brief biography of Montgomery, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Other prints include a full ftpg: "Scene at Quarantine..." "Lake George..." "Scene on the Grounds of the ... See More
Review & premiere of "Animal House", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646843
August 04, 1978
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 4, 1978
* Best "Animal House" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American comedy film - John Landis
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "National Lampoon's Animal House" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment in... See More
Lou Gehrig ends his playing streak...
Item #646496
May 03, 1939
BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pa., May 3, 1939
* Lou Gehrig's games played streak ends (1st report)
* New York Yankees - Major league baseball
A very significant issue, as the sports page (pg. 13) has a noteworthy report with one column heads: "Yankees Win With Gehrig, DiMaggio Out" "Lou Now a Bench Warmer After Playing 2,130 Consecutive Ball Games" "Made ... See More
Adolph Eichmann found guilty...
Item #646491
December 12, 1961
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 12, 1961
* Adolph Eichmann found guilty
* Architect of the holocaust
* Nazi SS Colonel
The ftpg. has a one column head: "Eichmann Convicted, Awaits Fate" with a photo of him. The article tells of Adolph Eichmann being found guilty for crimes against the Jews during World War II. He would be hanged in 1962.
Complete in 40 pages, very nice condition.
... See More
Review & premiere of "The Craft", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646470
May 03, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 3, 1996
* Best "The Craft" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film premiere review
* Supernatural cult classic - Witches - Coven
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Craft" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area... See More
Jim Thorpe wins two Olympic gold medals which he would be forced to surrender...
Item #646977
July 08, 1912
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, July 8 and 16, 1912
* Jim Thorpe shines at Olympics
* Carlisle Indian School star athlete
A pair of issues with the top of the last column of each heads on noted athlete Jim Thorpe winning his two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics for the decathlon and pentathlon. See the photos for the headlines. Each report carries over to page 3.
Thorpe w... See More
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg case... Four issue set...
Item #646495
June 17, 1953
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts A set of four consecutive issues dated June 17, 18, 19 & 20, 1953, each with a front page headline concerning the Julius & Ethel Rosenberg espionage case which was of international focus at the time.
The Rosenbergs were American communists who were executed after having been found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage: passing of informatio... See More
Assault wins the Kentucky Derby...
Item #646487
May 05, 1946
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 5, 1946
* Assault - horse racing
* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins)
* Triple crown winner
The front page has a great banner headline that reads: "ASSAULT EASY WINNER IN 72D KENTUCKY DERBY..." with subheads and photo at the bottom of the front page of "Assault" in action. Rarely did the Kentucky Derby receive such front p... See More
Early and rare from Florida...
Item #646932
August 19, 1848
THE FLORIDIAN, Tallahassee, Florida, Aug. 19, 1848
* Rare antebellum title
Nineteenth century newspapers from Florida are uncommon, particularly those from before the Civil War. Here is such an issue from the capital city of Florida, three years before the Civil War.
The ftpg. contains various Acts of the federal Congress with one signed in type by the President: James K. Polk, and va... See More
"Escape from New York" & Disney's "The Fox & The Hound" - reviews & premieres...
Item #646730
July 10, 1981
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1981
* Best "Escape from New York" film advertisement
* Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) - John Carpenter - dystopian science-fiction action cult classic film
* Disney's, "The Fox and the Hound"
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere ad & review of each
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "Escape fro... See More
Yankees on the verge of winning the 1927 World's Series...
Item #647045
October 08, 1927
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 8, 1927
* The greatest team ever in major league history ?
* New York Yankees win World Series
* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig era
The top of the first column of the front page reports the results of the 3rd game of a 4-game World Series, with: "YANKS ROUT PIRATES, RUTH HITTING HOMER; PENNOCK INVINCIBLE" and several subheads including: "New Yor... See More
Review & premiere of "RoboCop", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646697
July 17, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1987
* Best "RoboCop" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Cyperpunk science fiction - Cyborg
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "RoboCop" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry. In over 40 years of collecting, w... See More
Ten issues from the Civil War...
Item #647006
April 08, 1864
NORTHAMPTON FREE PRESS, Massachusetts A lot of ten consecutive biweekly issues from the Civil War dated March 8 - April 8, 1864, each having Civil War content within. The April 8 issue has over 2 columns of the ftpg. taken up with: "Abraham Lincoln, By Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe".
Each complete in 4 pages, light water staining to an upper quadrant does not deter readability, other... See More
Review & premiere of "Mrs. Doubtfire", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #647097
November 24, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 24, 1993
* Best "Mrs. Doubtfire" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere & review
* Comedy-drama film - Robin Williams
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Mrs. Doubtfire" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Holly... See More
Uncommon title with a wealth of baseball reporting...
Item #646684
December 11, 1869
NATIONAL CHRONICLE - Journal of American Sports & Amusements, Boston, Dec. 11, 1869 Great masthead engraving has a sports & theater-themed engraving, a portion showing a baseball game. Page 3 is mostly taken up with "Base Ball" reports including box scores for several games, plus other statistical details of various players (see). Also: "Base Ball Gossip".
Page 5... See More
Great wealth of Civil War reporting...
Item #646476
October 16, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 16, 1861 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page reports are those headed: "From the Northwest--The Enemy Inactive--Extracts from a Letter from Phillippi" "Gen. Fremont's Prospects in the West" which takes over half a column; "Secession Tricks in Europe" "Captain Todd &... See More
Equal Rights Amendment...
Item #646488
July 21, 1923
NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1923 Page eight has the significant report from Seneca Falls, New York, on the woman's Equal Rights Convention held on the 75th anniversary of the first attempt in 1848 to gain equality for women, initiated by Lucretia Mott, an early suffragist.
The one column heads include: "Women Open Fight For Equal Rights" "Council of National Party Adopts For... See More
Review & premiere of "Temors", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646482
January 19, 1990
LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 19, 1990
* Best "Tremors" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* American monster film - Kevin Bacon
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Tremors" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime pub... See More
Botany Bay... Rules for servants... Indian skirmishes in America...
Item #647032
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1786 Inside has nearly a full page relating to Botany Bay being established as a penal colony, headed: "The Botany Bay Business Defended" which is a critical response to the lengthy Botany Bay discussion in the previous issue (see Gentleman's Magazine for November, 1786). One bit mentions: "...they have now comfortable beds. Former... See More
Harry Atwood's record setting flight... 1911...
Item #646485
August 01, 1911
THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A lot of six issues dated August 14, 16, 17, 19, 24, and 25, 1911 all containing front page reports of Harry Atwood's record-setting flight. See images for details.
All issues are complete, expected browning, some edge/margin tears generally in good condition. Newspapers from 1911 are fragile and should be handled with extreme care.... See More
Review & Premiere of "Ghost", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646717
July 13, 1990
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 13, 1990
* Best "Ghost" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere & review
* Romantic fantasy thriller film
* Patrick Swayze & Demi Moore
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Ghost" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the H... See More
Review & Premiere of "Flatliners", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646603
August 10, 1990
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 10, 1990
* Best "Flatliners" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Science fiction psychological horror film
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Flatliners" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's ... See More
Review & premiere of "Road House", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646605
May 19, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1989
* Best "Road House" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Action film - Patrick Swayze - Sam Elliott
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Road House" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's ... See More
Review & premiere of "The Green Mile", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646552
December 10, 1999
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 10, 1999
* Best "The Green Mile" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Fantasy crime drama film - Tom Hanks
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Green Mile" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area... See More
Review & premiere of "Good Will Hunting", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646554
December 05, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 5, 1997
* Best "Good Will Hunting" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Drama film - Robin Williams - Matt Damon
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Good Will Hunting" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Holly... See More
Review & premiere of "A Bronx Tale", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646794
September 29, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 29, 1993
* Best "A Bronx Tale" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere & review
* American crime drama film - Robert De Niro
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "A Bronx Tale" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the ... See More
Review & premiere of "Big", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646735
June 03, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 3, 1988
* Best "Big" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Fantasy comedy film - Tom Hanks
* Killer Klowns from Outer Space
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Big" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood are... See More
Premieres of "Lifeforce" & "Cocoon", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646839
June 21, 1985
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 21, 1985
* Best "Lifeforce" and "Cocoon" advertisements
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres & reviews
* Science fiction horror & fantasy comedy films
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Lifeforce" & "Cocoon", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from t... See More
Review & pre-premiere of "The Passion of the Christ", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646666
February 22, 2004
LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 22, 2004
* Best "The Passion of the Christ" movie advertisement
* Pre-grand Opening Day premiere review
* Biblical drama film - Mel Gibson
A terrific issue on the pre-premiere of the motion picture hit "The Passion of the Christ" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment ind... See More
Reviews & premieres of "Fargo" & "The Birdcage", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646557
March 08, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 8, 1996
* Best "Fargo" and "The Birdcage" advertisements
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres & reviews
* Black comedy crime & American comedy films
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Fargo" & "The Birdcage", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from ... See More
Review & premiere of "Escape from L.A.", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646801
August 09, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 9, 1996
* Best "Escape from L.A." film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American science-fiction action film
* Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) - John Carpenter
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "Escape from L.A." and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newsp... See More
Massacre of Jews in Russia...
Item #646524
November 09, 1905
THE GLOBE, South Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 9, 1905 The front page has over a full column reporting on the massacre of Jews in Russia, one of several pogroms against the Jews in the Russian empire. Column heads include: "Horrible Massacre At Cronstadt" "Infantry, Using Machine Guns, Fired On Crowds of People" "The City is Reported to Be In Flames..." "Anti-Jewish... See More
Review & premiere of "No Country for Old Men", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646690
November 09, 2007
LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 9, 2007
* Best "No Country for Old Men" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Neo-western neo-noir thriller film - Coen brothers
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "No Country for Old Men" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment ... See More
Review & premiere of "Shooter", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646688
March 23, 2007
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 23, 2007
* Best "Shooter" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Conspiracy action thriller - Mark Wahlberg
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Shooter" 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
Review & premiere of "The Fifth Element", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646547
May 09, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 9, 1997
* Best "The Fifth Element" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Science fiction action film - Bruce Willis
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Fifth Element" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywoo... See More
Army acquires new bomber... Joe Louis joins the service...
Item #646489
January 13, 1942
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 13, 1942
* Joe Louis joins U.S. Army
* Heavyweight Boxing Champion
The front page has one column heads: "Joe Louis Due to Don Uniform on Wednesday" above which is a photo of him captioned: "Army Acquires a New Type of Bomber - Joe Louis and W. C. Saunders, Army examination official - The Brown Bomber is fingerprinted, at Fort Jay, L.I.&qu... See More
Review & premiere of "Happy Gilmore", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646718
February 16, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 16, 1996
* Best "Happy Gilmore" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Sports comedy film - Adam Sandler
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Happy Gilmore" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area'... See More
Review & premiere of "Sleepers", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646549
May 03, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 18, 1996
* Best "Sleepers" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Legal crime drama film - star cast
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Sleepers" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime pu... See More
Reviews & premieres of "Tombstone" & "Grumpy Old Men", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646514
December 25, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 25, 1993
* Best "Tombstone" and "Grumpy Old Men" advertisements
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres & reviews
* American slasher & animated road comedy films
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Tombstone" & "Grumpy Old Men", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the lead... See More
Concerning the Stamp Act...
Item #647035
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1765 Near the back under: "Remarkable Events" is a report of ships arriving at Philadelphia: "...with the stamps on board for Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, when several citizens assembled in order to consider ways and means for preventing the stamp act taking place in that province..." with more.Further on is &quo... See More
Review & premiere of "Black Rain", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646474
September 22, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 22, 1989
* Best "Black Rain" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Action thriller film - Michael Douglas
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Black Rain" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area'... See More
Governor George Wallace is shot...
Item #646971
May 16, 1972
NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1972
* George Wallace shot
* Alabama Governor
The front page has a two line banner headline: "WALLACE IS SHOT; CONDITION SERIOUS; A SUSPECT SEIZED AT MARYLAND RALLY" & related subheads. The front page also features 3 related photographs. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete 1st se... See More
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