The Great Depression in 1935 NYC...

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.

Other topics throughout. Complete s... See More  

1988 Stevie Ray Vaughan NYC nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1988



* Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

* Blues rock music - guitarist and singer 

* New Year's Ever concert at the Ritz nightclub



Page 97 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "Stevie Ray Vaughan" performance at the RITZ nightclub in Manhattan. (see image) Vaughan would be ... See More  

1920 Union Club riot in Manhattan... Irish-Americans...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 26, 1920



* Union Club riot in Manhattan

* Irish & Anglo-Americans clash

* A hanging British flag as provocation ?

* Post "Bloody Sunday" in Dublin, Ireland 



The front pager has a nice banner headline for display: "IRISH RAID NEW YORK CLUB" with subheads. (see images) 

Complete with 20 pages, light toning ans a little wear at t... See More  

Dealing with the British living in America... John Adams' Alien Enemies Act...

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 20, 1812  Two columns of the front page are taken up with: "A Proclamation" for a day of Thanksgiving in support of the war, signed: James Madison. As well as four Acts of Congress each signed by Madison, one: "For the More Perfect Organization of the Army of the United States".

Also within: "Federal Recommendation of the War"... See More  

1981 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 23-29, 1981



* Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Woman rocker

* The Ritz nightclub concert advertisement



Page 2 has a nice full  page advertisement for a New Years Eve performance by a young Joan Jett at The Ritz in Manhattan. (see images)

background: On December 31, 1981, Joan Jett performed a high-energy New Year&rsq... See More  

Print of Joseph Rainey, the first African-American to serve in the House...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 14, 1871  



* Joseph Rainey sworn in w/ illustration

* 1st African American to serve in U.S. Congress



Inside has a nice pint captioned: "Hon. J. H. Rainey, The First Colored American Representative--from a Photograph by Brady". There is a related article: "The Hon. Joseph H. Rainey" which notes in part: "...who... See More  

1968 Apollo 8 human spaceflight...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., December 27, 1968



* Apollo 8 human spaceflight ends

* 1st manned spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit

* 1st to reach the Moon

* James Lovell - Frank Borman - William Anders



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Apollo 8 Completes Trip With A Bullseye Landing" with related map. (see images)

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at th... See More  

Jewish massacre in 1941 Kharkiv, Ukraine...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1943 



* Drobytsky Yar - Kharkiv, Ukraine ravine massacre

* Einsatzgruppen - Nazi Germany death squads

* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public 

* Nazi-occupied Russian Jews exterminations 



The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 15,000 DETAILED" with subhead: "Survivor Tells of Christmas Kill... See More  

Santa Claus on his sleigh...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 26, 1874  The full front page is a print: "Faith--Waiting for Santa Claus" showing a young girl waiting at the door of a toy store.

Inside has a nice full page: "Santa Claus is Coming!" showing Santa on his sleigh being pulled by 4 reindeer.

The great, tipped-in doublepage centerfold is: A Dream of a Christmas Dinner in Five Parts"... See More  

Christmas Eve fire at the White House...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 25, 1929 



* Fire at the White House (West Wing)

* Christmas Eve



The front page has a three-column heading: "FIRE WRECKS THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICES; HOOVER RUSHES FROM PARTY TO WATCH IT; AIDES BRAVE SMOKE TO SAVE HIS PAPERS", with many subheads. The coverage of the worst non-war related fire in the White House, which occurred on Christmas Eve, continues ... See More  

Thomas Nast Santa...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 30, 1871  The full front page is the famous Thomas Nast illustration of: "Santa Claus's Mail." which is very displayable.

Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Christmas in Virginia - A Present from the Great House." Full pg. illus. of "A Roman Catholic Mission from England to the 'Heathens' of America." Doublepage c... See More  

The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968 concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21, 1968



* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance

* American guitarist, singer and songwriter

* Philharmonic Hall concert advertisement

* 2nd Quaker City Rock Festival, Philadelphia



Page 34 has a 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "Jimi Hendrix Experience" concert at the Philharmonic Hall. (see image) This was... See More  

Premiere of "Hotel Rwanda"... Premiere of "Fat Albert"...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 25, 2004 

 

* Many full-page ads leading up to the Oscars

* Christmas-season movie releases: Fat Albert, Hotel Rwanda, The Woodsman, & Meet the Fockers



Christmas Season full-page ads premiering: "Hotel Rwanda", "Fat Albert" (which includes a review), "The Woodsman", starring Kevin Bacon, and "Meet the... See More  

Latest war reports... Sufferings of the "colored people"...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 7, 1863  



* Sufferings of the colored people

* General Joseph E. Johnston

* Enterprise, Mississippi

* Guerrilla leader John S. Mosby



Front page column heads on the Civil War include: "Johnston's Army at Enterprise" "Retreat * Scattering of Rebel Forces" "The Situation at Vicksburg" "Preparations for the Fall Campaign"... See More  

The desired F. S. Church centerfold featuring his bears...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 27, 1886  



* Artist Frederick Stuart Church

* Thanksgiving bears illustration



Nice full front page illus. of: "Chester Alan Arthur" with text inside. Doublepg. centerfold: "The Return of the Native". A half page print shows two views of: "The New Statue of Washington for Philadelphia". A near full page print by Thomas Na... See More  

War reports from a Confederate newspaper in Columbia...

THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Dec. 7, 1864 



* Rare Confederate publication



A rather rare title and great that it includes the word “Southern”.

The front page has reports from the Confederate Congress, as well as a document from the "Subsistence Department" and an: "Exchange Notice" on the exchange of prisoners (see).

The back pa... See More  

Getting ready for Christmas...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1882  The front page is taken up with a nice print: "Getting Ready for Christmas".

Prints inside include a fullpg: "Character Sketches in Germany"; a double page centerfold: "'Merry Christmas To You, Old Barebones!'" a halfpg. print by A.B. Frost: "Dis Ain't Nuthin' Short of Murder, It Ain't.&q... See More  

Great Christmas prints, many in color, with a displayable cover...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1900  The color cover has a very displayable print showing the Wise Men on camels and noting this is the: "Christmas Number 1900". 

Inside has some Christmas-themed prints including: "The Santa Claus of the Sea" "The Christmas Possum" which is by A.B. Frost; "Making Toys for the Christmas Trade" which is ... See More  

A very early baseball board game...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 8, 1866  The full front page has 3 prints of: "Laying the Corner Stone of the New Masonic Temple at Baltimore, Maryland.

Inside has a fascinating half print of: "The New & Beautiful Parlor Divertisement of Base-Ball" showing a family playing a board game themed on baseball. There is also a related article: "The Parlor Gam... See More  

1st Led Zeppelin North American tour ad (1968)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 26, 1968



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* First North American tour advertisement

* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East

* Deep Purple - English rock heavy metal band

* Electric Circus concert advertisement



Page 32 has a historic advertisement for a very early Led Zeppelin concert at the East Fillmore venu... See More  

On the recapture of Forts George and Niagara...

THE WAR, New York, Jan. 18, 1814  The front page includes: "To Thomas Barclay, British Agent for Prisoners at New York". The other pages are filled with war-related news including those headed: "Niagara Frontier" "British Official Accounts of the Recapture of Fort George & Capture of Fort Niagara" "Summary" "Naval Exploits" "Naval &am... See More  

Christmas in Florida, and in the far north...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Dec. 30, 1876  

Inside has a full page print: "Christmas In Florida" and a full page: "Christmas in the Hudson's Bay Territory" with a related article that contrasts the difference due to climate.

Twenty-four pages, great condition.

Nast cartoon with Republican elephant...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 16, 1881  



* Republican Elephant - campaign figure

* Cartoonist - caricaturist Thomas Nast



The prime print in this issue is the full front page Thomas Nast print titled: "The Readjusting Performances". The prime feature of this famous political cartoon is the image of an elephant labeled: "Republican Pachyderm".

Thomas Nast was... See More  

Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox", plus much more...

INDEPENDENT LEDGER, AND AMERICAN ADVERTISER, Boston, Oct. 28, 1782  



* "The Swamp Fox" Francis Marion

* American Revolutionary War 

* Great masthead engraving for display



One of the best features of this issue is the masthead engraving, which features a very patriotic theme: "All Hands with One Inflamed Enlightened Heart." signifying the 13 united colonies hav... See More  

"Black Friday's" 1st appearance in the NYT...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 24, 1975



* 1st mention of "Black Friday" in the NYT



Pages 21 & 23 contain coverage of the Army Navy game with an article in which the New York Times links Thanksgiving and the Army Navy Game via Black Friday. "Philadelphia police and bus drivers call it 'Black Friday' - that day each year between Thanksgiving Day and the Army-Navy game.&nbs... See More