1974 Charlie Da niels

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 25, 1974



* The Beach Boys - American rock band

* w/ opening act The EAGLES (early) - Glenn Frey

* Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City concert ad



Page 43 has a nice full page advertisement for a "Beach Boys - Eagles" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. (see images) Interesting that the Eagles open... See More  

Donn Fendler goes missing in Maine's Mount Katahdin...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1939



* Donn Fendler goes missing

* Mount Katahdin in Maine

* Rye, New York 12 year old boy



The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Maine Guardsmen Hunt For Lost Boy" with subhead. (see) Coverage on Donn Fendler going missing in the mountains of Maine.

Complete in 36 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



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Franks Hawks breaks airplane speed record....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 6, 1929



* Aviator Frank Hawks

* Transcontinental airplane flight

* Speed record broken



The front page has a one column heading: "Hawks Breaks Coast to Coast Flight Record" Related photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on Franks Hawks record breaking transcontinental west-to-east airplane flight. Always nice to have notable events i... See More  

Detroit Lions win NFL football championship against Cleveland Browns...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 29, 1952



* Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns

* NFL football championship title game

* Doak Walker & Bobby Layne photos



The top of page 21 (sports) has a banner heading: "Lions Beat Browns 17-7 for Pro Grid Title" with subheads and 3 related photos. (see images)

Complete with 3 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, irreg... See More  

On "Uncle Tom's Cabin"...

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 1852 



* Harriet Beecher Stowe

* Rare Anti-slavery publication

* Pre-American Civil War era



This newspaper is forever linked to the best selling novel of the 19th century: "Uncle Tom's Cabin", for the book was originally released as a 40 week serial in this anti-slavery newspaper beginning in June, 1851. It was the newspaper... See More  

Death of film director Stanley Kubrick...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 8, 1999 



* Stanley Kubrick death (1st report)

* Movie film director - screenwriter

* "The Shining" " A Clockwork Orange"

* Best title to be had ?



The top of the ftpg. has a boxed section with 3 photos & text headed: "Stanley Kubrick, 1928 -1999" with a one column head: "Film Director Stanley Kubrick Dies at 70". He ... See More  

Claude Harmon wins 1948 Masters golf tournament

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1948



* Claude Harmon wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 26) has a banner headline: "Harmon Triumphs in Masters Golf Event With Record-Equaling Card of 279" with subheads, photo and scores. First report coverage on Claude Harmon winning the 1948 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Alway... See More  

Prohibition ends in 1933 Oklahoma & more....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 12, 1933 



* End of Prohibition in Oklahoma

* Connecticut & New Hampshire

* Beer - liquor returns



The front page has a five column heading: "Beer Is Voted, but Troops Guard It" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the states of Oklahoma, Connecticut and New Hampshire ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notab... See More  

Robert F. Kennedy announces U.S. Senate run...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 12, 1964



* Robert F. Kennedy - RFK to run

* United States Senate - NY Senator



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "KENNEDY TO RUN FOR THE SENATE FROM NEW YORK" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 72 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally very nice.

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Golden age of hip-hop music... Afrika Bambaataa...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 22, 1982



* Afrika Bambaataa - breakbeat rapper - DJ

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

* Break dancing - breaking - breakin in it's infancy



Page 69 has a heading: "Afrika Bambaataa's Hip Hop" with photo. Lengthy text continues on multiple pages with another related photo.

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U.S. premiere movie ad for 1979 "Apocalypse Now"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 13, 1979



* "Apocalypse Now" U.S. premiere movie advertisement

* American epic war film - Francis Ford Coppola

* Marlon Brando - Robert Duvall - Martin Sheen



The back page has a nice advertisement for "Apocalypse Now" for it's U.S. premiere in Manhattan. This ad is for the very first showing of the film. ... See More  

1985 opening day premiere of "Commando" film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 8, 1985



* "Commando" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* American action thriller - Arnold Schwarzenegger



Page 57 has a 8 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day of the film "COMMANDO" (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare... See More  

Ratification of the repeal of prohibition in 1933 Illinois...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1933 



* End of Prohibition in the state of Illinois

* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted

* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment



The front page has a one column heading: "ILLINOIS, TENTH STATE, RATIFIES DRY LAW REPEAL" with subhead. Related photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the state of Illinois ratifying... See More  

From the American Revolutionary War era...

THE LONDON EVENING POST, June 8, 1779



* American Revolutionary War era

* 18th century - from The Enemy



Newspapers from England during the time of the Revolutionary War are always interesting as they give a sense as to life at that time and what political discussions were the "hot topic" of the day.

I could find no "meaty" references to the Revolutionary War in this iss... See More  

Electric cars in the early 1980's ?...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1980



* GM - General Motors

* Electric automobiles ?



The front page has a interesting banner headline: "GM to Build Electric Autos" with subhead. (see images) Unfounded environmental concerns was the reason for this proposal which never came to fruition.

Complete 1st section with all 26 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Evangelist Dwight L. Moody 1876 sermon...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 21, 1876



* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon

* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "REVIVAL RESULTS" and more. Text takes up almost 2 1/2 columns.

Other news of the day. Complete with all 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.

Early days of the AIDS virus in 1988...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 23, 1988



* AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

* HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus - pathogen

* Doctor Robert Redfield - American virologist

* Study to determine if it spreads w/ heterosexual sex



The front page has a heading: "STRAIGHT SEX And AIDS" The top of page 21 has a related heading with subheads. S... See More  

Battle of Midway... official report... WWII....

ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE, New York, July 15, 1942



* Battle of Midway

* Official U.S. Navy report

* World War II - WWII



The top of page 3 has a banner heading: "MIDWAY COST JAPANESE 20 SHIPS, 275 PLANES, 4,800 MEN" and 2 related subheads. (see images) This was the official report from the United States Navy on the famed battle. The battle was actually fought over a month earlier, but t... See More  

1980 "STYX" progressive rock band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 14, 1980



* STYX - American progressive rock band

* Dennis DeYoung - "Come Sail Away" song fame

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Page 68 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "STYX" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item becaus... See More  

From 1880 territorial Montana...

THE HELENA DAILY HERALD, Montana, Oct. 29, 1880



* Pre statehood Montana

* Rare Old West title



This newspaper is from 9 years before Montana statehood. Contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

Four pages, a little irregular along the spine, a few small tape mends along the right margin, generally nice.

Handsome, 300+ year old newspaper... published by Charles Brome...

THE OBSERVATOR, London, England, Oct. 9, 1684  A dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. This early singlesheet newspaper has the old style type making it great for framing, particularly with the over 340 year old date clearly visible in the dateline.

Complete as a single sheet issue, 8 1/4 by 13 1/4 inches,... See More  

Battle of Sand Butte... 1873 Modoc War...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 30, 1873



* Battle of Sand Butte

* Modocs Indians War

* U.S. soldiers massacre

* Captain Evan Thomas killed

* Scarface Charley victory



Page 5 has a terrific report on the Battle of Sand Butte during the Modoc War. The top of the page has a one column heading: "SLAUGHTER" with several subheads and related map. (see images) Text takes up the entire page and ... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1674...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 12, 1674



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* Unique gift idea



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a s... See More  

1982 premiere of "Creepshow" & Pat Benatar concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 16, 1982



* "Creepshow" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Horror comedy - Stephen King

* Pat Benatar - American singer & songwriter ad

* Woman hard rocker - Madison Square Garden

* "Heartbreaker" "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" fame



Page 61 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisemen... See More  

Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Sept. 26, 1871 



* Rare & early from Southern California



Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.  All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisements as well, several of ... See More