The Great Depression in NYC...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only, December 20, 1936



* The Great Depression

* Several case examples

* Christmas time



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "AT CHRISTMAS, REMEMBER THE NEEDIEST" with related illustration. Lengthy text with many cases continues on page 2 with 2 more related prints. Nice for display.

Other topics throughout. Complete section 11 onl... See More  

Richard Nixon resigns as President...

THE PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, August 9, 1974 



* President Richard Nixon



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in red lettering: "NIXON RESIGNS" with "Ford takes the oath at noon; his first problem: choice of VP" and photos. (see) Nice for display. More inside.

Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages of a 134 page newspaper, nice condition.... See More  

King Ibn Saud 1935 assassination attempt...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, March 16, 1935



* King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia

* 1st monarch of Saudi Arabia

* Ibn Saud assassination attempt



Page 4 has a two column heading: "Arabia Investigating Plot to Slay King Ibn Saud and Son in Mecca Rite" (see images)

Complete with 14 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.



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Elvis Presley gets into a fistfight in 1956...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 19, 1956



* Early singer Elvis Presley

* When he was only 21 years old

* Fistfight at a service station in Memphis



The top of page 3 has a four column heading: "Elvis Proves He Can Swing, Too" with lead-in: "New Way To Score A Hit" and two related photos. (see images)

Complete with 68 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small bindin... See More  

John Dillinger's escape with a wooden gun...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1934



* Gangster John Dillinger

* Post escape with wooden gun

* Crown Point, Indiana jail

* The hunt continues



The front page has a one column heading: "Dillinger Pal, Shot In Fray, Is In Custody". (see image) 

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.



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Chicago Bears win 1st NFL football championship...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, December 18, 1933



* Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants

* First NFL football championship game



Page 6 has a one column heading: "Brilliant Play Features Game for Pro Title" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.



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The Soviets take a dramatic lead in the space race...

THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, Sept. 14, 1959  



* Luna 2 - Soviet spacecraft

* 1st to reach the Moon

* Russia takes "space race" lead



The banner headline is a sobering one for American scientists as it shows the Soviets are very much ahead in the space race: "SOVIET ROCKET LANDS ON MOON" with related subheads including: "Signals Confirm Missile Impact&qu... See More  

1960 Little Rock Nine bombing... Central High School...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Feb. 10, 1960



* Youngest of the Little Rock Nine 

* Central High School segregation 

* Carlotta Walls' family home bombing 

* Negroes - students attending school



The front page has a two column heading: "Bomb Shatters Home of Negroes" with lead-in: "Little Rock Again" (see images)

Complete with all 24 pages, light ... See More  

Baltimore Orioles win 1983 World Series...

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 17, 1983



* Baltimore Orioles baseball 

* World Series champions 

* vs. Philadelphia Phillies

* Major League Baseball - MLB



The back page has a banner heading: "Orioles take Series in 5" with related photo. (see images) More inside with box scores. 

Complete with all 104 pages, nice condition.



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Ending of prohibition in Michigan... liquor returning...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 28, 1933



* Prohibition ending in Michigan

* Beer - liquor soon to return soon

* Governor Comstock signs beer bill



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "State Gets Beer as Comstock Signs; sales in Detroit Likely Within Week" with subheads and large photo of the signing. (see images) 

Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a l... See More  

Al Capone's trial would result in eight years in the federal penitentiary...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 15, 1931 



* Al 'Scarface' Capone - gangster - mob boss

* Famous tax evasion trial - Gambling losses ?



The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE HEAVY BETTING LOSER, BOOKIES SHOW" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, light toning, a little margin wear, generally in good condition.



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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  

Sylvia Likens murder editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 13, 1978



* Sylvia Likens child abuse and murder editorial w/ photos



Starting on the front page is a editorial on the 1965 torture and murder of 16 year old Sylvia Likens with heading: "The Sexual Aesthetic of Murder" with photo. (see images) This editorial continues on multiple inside pages with a few more related p... See More  

1982 premiere of "Porky's" comedy film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 23, 1982



* "Porky's" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* High School teenagers sex comedy



Page 44 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "PORKY'S" (see images)

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Martin Luther King Jr. in a movie role ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1961



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* To act in a movie - film ?

* "Advise & Consent" role ?



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Dr. King to Play Georgia Senator In Movie of 'Advise and Consent'" with subhead and photo of King. (see images)

Complete with all 68 pages, light foxing along the central fold, genera... See More  

1940 Robert Wadlow death... Alton, Illinois giant...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 16, 1940 



* Robert Pershing Wadlow death 

* Alton, Illinois Giant (1st report) 

* Tallest man ever in the World 



Page 12 has a one column heading: "Youthful Giant, Wadlow, To Be Buried At Alton" (see image)

Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



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Poland's Lech Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize....

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 6, 1983



* Lech Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize

* Poland's Solidarity movement leader

* Future president of the Polish people 



The top of page 5 has a heading: "Walesa wins Peace Prize; regime irate" with photo. (see images) A little more on a few more inside pages.  

complete with 144 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.



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1976 KISS rock band Concert Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 19, 1976



* Early KISS rock band editorial w/ photo

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* "Destroyer" album tour beginning



The top of page 89 has a heading under "RIFFS" that reads: "Kiss Explain Themselves: Masks That Reveal" with subhead and photo of the group in full makeup. This was the time near the... See More  

Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936 



* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts

* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The front of this section has a five column headline: "Owens Beats Metcalfe in 100-Meter Dash Finals" with subheads and related photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few ... See More  

1975 KISS concert tour ad (cancelled)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 8, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* "Alive!" tour performance advertisement

* Ace Frehley - Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* Memorial Field at Mount Vernon (CANCELLED) 



Page 141 has a 1/2 page advertisement for the upcoming "The Summer's End Festival" at Memorial Field with the headliner... See More  

Very early 1974 KISS performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 14, 1974



* Very early KISS - American hard rock band

* Very first 1st national tour (KISS Tour)

* Gene Simmons' blood spitting debut (very 1st)

* Peter Criss - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Academy of Music concert advertisement



Page 54 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the Academy of Music opera house in Ma... See More  

1976 KISS rock band concerts Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 20, 1976



* KISS - American heavy metal rock band

* Rock and Roll Over American tour

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Northeast U.S. concerts advertisement



Page 71 has a great advertisement for upcoming "KISS" concert performances in the Northeast United States. (see images) This particular ad has a nice ... See More  

"Operation Homecoming" begins... Vietnam War POWs...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 13, 1973



* Vietnam War POWs freed in North Vietnam

* "Operation Homecoming" begins - 1st group 

* Viet Cong prison camps release - "Hanoi Taxi"

* Clark Air Base arrival - Philippines w/ photos 



The front page has a banner headline: "142 Freed POWs reach Clark" with subheads and two related photos. (see image... See More  

Gangster Dutch Shultz acquitted of tax evasion in 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1935



* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer acquitted

* Jewish-American gangster tax evasion trial

* New York prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ 'EXILED,' DEFIES THE MAYOR; DEWEY WILL ACT" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside with related photo.

Complete in 28 pages, rag edit... See More  

John Gotti guilty verdict, in a New York City newspaper...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, April 3, 1992



* John Gotti guilty verdict (1st report)

* Mobster Boss - Gambino crime family



This famous tabloid newspaper has a great displayable front page heading and photo concerning mob leader John Gotti's guilty verdict, which ended up being his last day of freedom in society.

The front page has a great headline: "GONE FELLA" with: "Gotti... See More