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719023

Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China

Item #719023

September 20, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1937.



* Nanjing - Nanking air raid bombing

* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PLANES FIGHT AT NANKING IN BIG RAIDS BY JAPANESE; SHANGHAI HAILS MARINES" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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718929

1986 "TOP GUN" opening day review w/ ad...

Item #718929

May 27, 1986

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 27, 1986



* Blockbuster "Top Gun" review w/ ad

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Military action drama film - Tom Cruise




Page 59 has the opening day review for the film "TOP GUN" with heading: "Phallus in Wonderland" and related pictorial. And page 67 has an advertisement for the fil... See More  

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718897

Kweilin incident... 1st civilian airliner shot down...

Item #718897

August 25, 1938

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 25, 1938



* Kweilin incident - Douglas DC-2 airliner - Guilin, China

* First civilian airplane to be shot down in history




The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE KILL 14 ABOARD BIG CIVILIAN PLANE" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.



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718848

Much on the historic Battle of Ball's Bluff...

Item #718848

November 07, 1861

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 7, 1861  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.
Among the various reports are: "Rebel Account of the Battle of Ball's Bluff..." "The Exchange of Prisoners" "The Battle of Ball's Bluff" "The Negro Clergyman with Seward's
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718808

1969 anti-Vietnam War march on Washington D.C...

Item #718808

November 20, 1969

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 20, 1969 



* Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam

* March on Washington D.C.

* Massive demonstration - teach-in




The front page has a heading: "A Half Million March For an Audience of One" with 3 related photos. (see images) This is a editorial by Ron Rosenbaum on the March on Washington D.C. to End the War in Viet... See More  

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718694

Chiang Kai-shek heads for exile in 1949...

Item #718694

January 22, 1949

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Jan. 22, 1949



* Fall of Peiping - modern day Beijing

* Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek

* Flees Nanking for Fenghua, Ningbo

* Republic of China (ROC) leader

* The Chinese Revolution of 1949




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "'Retirement' of Chiang May Hasten End of Chinese War" with subheads and related map. (see images)

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718611

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

Item #718611

November 26, 1920

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) 

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718508

Battle of Madrid begins in 1936...

Item #718508

November 09, 1936

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 9, 1936 



* Battle of Madrid Spain begins 

* Nationalists assault

* Spanish Civil War




The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Rebels Bomb Madrid; Thousands Terrified By Midnight Sky Raid" with subhead. (see images) More on page 2 with related photo. Coverage on the beginning of the Battle of Madrid.

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718504

1922 Erskine Childers execution...

Item #718504

November 25, 1922

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., November 25, 1922 



* Robert Erskine Childers executed 

* Irish Nationalist - Irish Civil war
 



The front page has a one column heading: "CHILDERS' FATE FAILS TO MOVE BRITISH PRESS" with subhead. (see image) 

Complete with 12 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.



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718494

Prelude to U.S. entering the Vietnam War ?...

Item #718494

October 19, 1964

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Oct. 19, 1964



* United States involvement in Vietnam War prelude ?

* North Vietnamese territory aircraft bombings 




The front page has a two column heading: "North Viet Nam Says Its Villages Strafed" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 24 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition. 



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718458

1986 "TOP GUN" opening day advertisement...

Item #718458

May 20, 1986

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 20, 1986



* Blockbuster "Top Gun" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Military action drama film - Tom Cruise




Page 62 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day showing of "TOP GUN" (see images)

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718447

1961 White Horse Tavern w/ photo...

Item #718447

June 22, 1961

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 22, 1961



* White Horse Tavern - Hudson Street

* Bohemian culture - writers & artists

* Drunken antics of Jack Kerouac fame




The front page has a heading: "The Wonderful World Of the White House" with photo inside the tavern. (see images) Article continues inside.

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718286

1st airplane landing on a moving warship...

Item #718286

November 23, 1922

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 23, 1922



* Naval aviator Godfrey Chevalier

* Aeromarine 39 seaplane airplane 

* 1st landing on a moving warship 

* United States Navy aircraft carrier

* USS Langley - 1st U.S. aircraft carrier




The top of page 3 has a three column photo with heading: "First Landing of Land Airplane on Warship" and brief text. (see images)

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718275

Battle of Madrid in 1936...

Item #718275

November 10, 1936

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Dec. 20, 1936



* Siege of Madrid Spain

* Nationalists assault

* Spanish Civil War




The front page of this section has five related images regarding the Battle of Madrid. (see images)

Complete Rotogravure section only with 6 pages, rag edition in great condition.

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717971

Early heavyweight boxing championship...

Item #717971

June 16, 1869

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 16, 1869



* Early boxing - Pugilism - pugilists

* Heavyweight bare-knuckle fight 

* Boxers Tom Allen vs. Bill Davis

* Post Civil War reconstruction era 




Page 10 has an article headed: "THE PRIZE RING" "Fight Between Tom Allen and Bill Davis for $2,000" and more. (see images) Text takes up almost 1 1/2 columns.

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717570

Stonewall Jackson resigned his command?

Item #717570

February 08, 1862

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Feb. 8, 1862 



* Very rare Confederate title

* General Stonewall Jackson - resigns?




Among the various reports inside is an interesting one: "The Richmond Whig is pained to hear that Gen. Jackson ('Stone Wall') has resigned his commission in the army, and says that 'in him the service loses one of the bravest of the brave--the idol of hi... See More  

Item from our most recent catalog - #357, released for August, 2025

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717560

1947 Jewish convoy attack...

Item #717560

December 15, 1947

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 15, 1947



* Jewish convoy attacked by Arabs

* Lod (Lydda) Palestine encounter 

* Post Partition Plan for Palestine 

* Jews killed and wounded in ambush




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ARAB LEGION FORCE IN PALESTINE KILLS 14 JEWS IN CONVOY" with subheads. (see images) 

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717520

A slave beats his master... The Pony Express...

Item #717520

March 22, 1861

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1861 



* Virginia farmer beaten by his own slave

* Southern tensions just before Civil War 




The front page has a report headed: "A Virginian Beaten By His Own Slave" which includes: "Mr. Sutherland was out on his plantation superintending...directed Ned, a robust fellow, to lift a log to a pile of burning brush. The negro replied that he... See More  

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717195

1981 Bombing of Lebanon (Beirut)... PLO...

Item #717195

July 18, 1981

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1981



* Bombing of Beirut, Lebanon

* Israeli warplanes bombardment 

* Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

* Lebanese Civil War - Palestinian insurgency




The top of the front page has a nice headline: "ISRAELIS BOMB BEIRUT IN RAIDS AGAINST THE P.L.O. IN LEBANON; 123 REPORTED DEAD, 550 INJURED" with subheads and two related photos. (see ima... See More  

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716947

Alexander Fleming's penicillin in 1944...

Item #716947

May 05, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1944



* Alexander Fleming

* Penicillin - Penicillium

* Made available for public use

* World War II - WWII 




The front page has a two column heading: "Public to Get Penicillin Through 1,000 Hospitals" See below for background.

Complete in 34 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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716847

1875 Mardis Gras in Memphis illlustrations...

Item #716847

February 13, 1875

Here is a double page centerfold engraving from the Feb. 13, 1875 issue of THE DAILY GRAPHIC from New York City. This centerfold contains 17 separate illustrations showing scenes from the Mardi Gras celebration in Memphis, Tennessee. This entire centerfold measures 29 x 21 inches, minor margin wear, nice condition.



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716846

1864 Battle of Totopotomoy Creek.... Dallas. Georgia...

Item #716846

May 31, 1864

NEW YORK TIRIBUNE, May 31, 1864 



* Battle of Totopotomoy Creek

* U.S. Grant vs. R.E. Lee

* Battle of Dallas, Georgia

* William T. Sherman




Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Latest Advices From Grant" "Severe Battle With the Enemy on Saturday" "Still Later From Sherman" "A Battle In Georgia"... See More  

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716738

1979 Dith Pran and the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia...

Item #716738

November 19, 1979

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 19, 1979



* Cambodian photojournalist Dith Pran editorial

* His ordeal escaping the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia




Starting on the front page is a editorial on Dith Pran and his escape from the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia with heading:  "Dith Pran's Ordeal in Cambodia; Report from the Killing ... See More  

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716639

1868 Omnibus Admission Bill passed by Congress...

Item #716639

June 13, 1868

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1868



* The Omnibus Admission Bill passes 

* Post Civil War reconstruction law 

* Confederate states back to the Union 




The first column of the front page has a report headed: "The Bill to Admit the Southern States Passed by Both Houses" A related item on page 4 is headed: "Passage of the Omnibus Bill" (see images)

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716600

Preparing for the Civil War...

Item #716600

March 25, 1861

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1861 



* Start of the Civil War close (Fort Sumter)

* Tensions at a boiling point in the South

* Southern slavery and the Confederacy

* History about to be made




Front page first column heads include: "Highly Important News" "The Evacuation of Fort Sumpter Ordered" "Major-Anderson Taking an Inventory Preparatory to Leaving" &q... See More  

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716361

"Alien Order" beginning internment of Japanese during World War II...

Item #716361

February 19, 1942

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 19, 1942



* Internment of Japanese Americans

* FDR's Executive Order 9066 (eve)

* Alien control order

* World War II - WWII




The front page has a two column heading: "Congressmen Demand All American-Born Japs Be Moved From Coastal Areas" with lead-in: "Enemy Aliens" and subhead. (see images) FDR would sign order # 9066 on this d... See More  

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716346

A racist newspaper on the trial of the Lincoln conspirators...

Item #716346

June 24, 1865

NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, June 24, 1865  



* Lincoln assassins trial

* Rare pro-white title

* Reconstruction era




A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on war events provide a contrasting perspective beyond most other Northern newspapers.

Among the reports: "The Assassination Trial&... See More  

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716291

Celebrations: Gettysburg... Negroes in Washington... Williamsburg... Society of the Cincinatti...

Item #716291

July 05, 1865

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 5, 1865 



* Cornerstone laid for the Gettysburg monument 



Page 5 has: "Gettysburg", "The Celebration Yesterday on the Great Battle Field", "General Howard's Tribute to the Veterans", "Miles O'Reilly's Poem of the Day and Place", and "The Ceremonies of Laying the Corner Stone of the Gettysburg Monument... See More  

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716162

The "Rare & Early Newspapers' logo... Civil War reporting... Prince Albert's funeral...

Item #716162

January 04, 1862

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Jan. 4, 1862   The front page has prints: "The Falls of the Riviere Du Loup, In Lower, or Eastern Canada" and: "Riviere Du Loup, or Fraserville, on the St. Lawrence, the Eastern Terminus of the Grand Trunk Railway".

Prints inside include: "The Slidell & Mason Case Argued at the American Bar" "Eruption of Mount Vesuv... See More  

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715958

Adolph Hitler's phony plea for peace in 1939...

Item #715958

October 11, 1939

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 11, 1939



* re. Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech

* Asks the World for peace ? (ruse)




The front page has a nice banner headline: "CALLS HITLER PEACE 'A RUSE'" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 2.

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.



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715882

This magazine is not recorded in "History of American Magazines"...

Item #715882

March 01, 1865

THE SOLDIER'S CASKET, Philadelphia, March, 1865 



* Very rare publication

* American Civil War




This is the volume 1, number 3 issue of a title which lasted but 12 issues, January thru December, 1865. There is no record of it in Mott's "History of American Magazines" and nor can I find information on the internet. It is recorded in "Union List of Serials" whic... See More  

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715697

Daniel Webster’s historically pivotal speech...

Item #715697

March 08, 1850

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, March 8, 1850 



* Abolitionist-leaning Daniel Webster

* His historic call for unity before Congress
* He shockingly (?) supports the "Compromise of 1850"


Page 2 has the single-column heading, "MR. WEBSTER'S SPEECH", which is a lengthy report containing excerpts and paraphrases of his pivotal, historic, "March 7th Sp
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715689

Adolph Hitler's phony plea for peace in 1939...

Item #715689

October 07, 1939

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 7, 1939



* Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech

* Asks the World for peace ? (ruse)




The front page has a nice banner headline: "WE'LL ACCEPT TRUCE--NAZIS" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 2 with related map. Photo on the back page.

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes alo... See More  

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715186

The invasion in and around Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland...

Item #715186

July 09, 1864

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 9, 1864 



* The invasion in and around Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland...



Among the first column headings on the Civil War are: "The Great Rebel Invasion", "Everything as Clear as Mud", "Nobody Hurt--Everybody Scared", "A Few Small Skirmishes", "Two States Quaking Before a Band of Horse-Thieves", " and ... See More  

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715077

Beginning of the Republican Party: nomination of their first Presidential candidate...

Item #715077

June 19, 1856

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 19, 1856  



* Republican Party is created

* John C. Fremont's nomination

* 1st GOP nominated for U.S. president




A very historic issue for the Republican party as it reports their first Presidential nominee, John Fremont. The newly created political party held the prohibition of slavery as the principal issue of their platform.

The top of page 4 has a ni... See More  

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715074

Sherman's march thru Georgia... Robert E. Lee offers pardon to deserters...

Item #715074

February 23, 1865

THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 23, 1865  



* Rare Confederate title

* Civil War nears the end

* Sherman's victory march




Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865, just one day before Lincoln was assassinated. This rare Confederate title is from the latter weeks of the Civil War.

The no... See More  

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715068

Winslow Homer's famous Snap The Whip...

Item #715068

September 20, 1873

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 20, 1873 



* Winslow Homer's most famous print

* "SNAP-THE-WHIP" - great for framing




Certainly, the prime feature of this issue is the much-desired Winslow Homer doublepage centerfold: "Snap the Whip". As the photos show, this print is in very nice condition.

Front page features a 1/2 page illustration entitled: "The New... See More  

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715065

Sherman's success in the South... Robert E. Lee's appeal for arms, and to deserters...

Item #715065

February 28, 1865

THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 1865  



* Rare Confederate publication

* General Sherman - coastal march in Carolinas

* Robert E. Lee makes a plea

* Final months of the Civil War




Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865, just one day before Lincoln was assassinated. This rare Confedera... See More  

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714451

Pre-Civil War baseball, in a sporting newspaper...

Item #714451

July 25, 1857

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 25, 1857  



* Very early pre-Civil War baseball



It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

The bottom of page 7 has a report headed: "Base Ball" noting in part: "...that a match will be played between the Nassau' and 'Charter Oak' Base... See More  

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714287

Yankees sore over Stuart's incursion into Pennsylvania...

Item #714287

October 21, 1862

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1862 



* From the capital of the Confederacy

* Rebels first Northern states invasion




A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "From Northern Virginia" "The Situation In Mississippi" "Additional From the North" which is very lengthy & includes many subheads; "Latest fr... See More  

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714284

Yankees from Virginia... from the capital of the Confederate States of America...

Item #714284

March 03, 1862

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 3, 1862  Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate states. The entire front page is taken up with advertisements. Page 2 includes the always interesting editorial, this one beginning: "The President has placed Richmond under the protection of Martial Law. If the entire Southern Confederacy was at this momen... See More  

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714267

Colombia civil war beginning in 1948...

Item #714267

April 12, 1948

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, April 12, 1948  



* Bogotazo - Bogota, Colombia civil war begins

* re. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán assassination

* Colombian Conservative vs. Liberal Party

* La Violencia (The Violence) conflict




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Colombia Breaks With The Soviet" with subheads and photos of the key figures.

Complete in 8... See More  

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714232

Anson Burlingame's historic anti-slavery response to the caning of Senator Charles Sumner...

Item #714232

June 25, 1856

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, June 25, 1856  
 
* Congressman Anson Burlingame's historic speech
* Anti-slavery support for Charles Sumner

"Defense of Massachusetts"
* Much slavery-themed content
 
Page six has Congressman Anson Burlingame's historic, fiery, anti-slavery speech in response to the caning of Charles Sumner. The speech ... See More  

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714188

Lincoln's lecture on liberty...

Item #714188

April 19, 1864

NEW YORK HERALD, April 19, 1864  Of significance is the front page printing headed: "Important Speech of President Lincoln" at the Baltimore Sanitary Fair. This was one of only three speeches he gave outside of Washington during his presidency. This is a report that summarizes the key points of his address.

Lincoln’s Address at the Sanitary Fair in Baltimore on was si
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713843

Churchill's famous: "This was their finest hour..." speech...

Item #713843

June 19, 1940

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 19, 1940 



* This was their finest hour

* Winston Churchill speech

* World War II - WWII




The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CHURCHILL DARES GERMAN ARMY TO INVADE ENGLAND'" with subhead. (see) This was Churchill's famous speech to the House of Commons in which he concludes with the famous passage: "...Let us therefor
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713804

Battle of Murfreesboro...

Item #713804

February 25, 1863

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 25, 1863 



* Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee

* From the capital of the Confederacy




The front page has: "Our Fredericksburg Letter" "The Second Day of the Battle of Murfreesboro" which is over two columns of detailed reporting. Also on the ftpg: "Latest News From the North" "City Intelligence" "Butler&... See More  

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713701

Woodlawn, Virginia... Rebel deserters... Strawberry Plains...

Item #713701

January 14, 1864

DAILY SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Mass., Jan. 14, 1864. Among the many Civil War related reports are those regarding Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, Woodlawn, Virginia and another focused on southern deserters. See images for more details.

Complete in 4 pages, a slightly rough left spine, but in good condition.

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713518

Large & ornate masthead from the Civil War era...

Item #713518

July 02, 1862

NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, Manchester, July 2, 1862 



* Great masthead engraving 



The title reflects the theme of this issue, being primarily a farming-related newspaper with agricultural concerns taking much of the front page and some inside space as well. However Civil War reporting is found on pages 2 & 3 with a review of the week's battle events and military ... See More  

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713309

1861 Davenport, Iowa... Civil War era...

Item #713309

September 19, 1861

DAVENPORT DAILY GAZETTE, Iowa, Dec. 17, 1861



* Rare Civil War era publication

* Negro insurrection in the South




This rare title from the Midwestern United States has some Civil War reporting and several interesting advertisements of the day.

This issue measures 25 x 18 inches, not fragile as newsprint from this era was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and... See More  

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712717

German's Test their Luftwaffe in 1937....

Item #712717

April 27, 1937

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, April 27, 1937.



* Nazi Germany Luftwaffe (air force) tested

* Aerial Bombing of Guernica - Spain Civil War

* Anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso fame




The front page has a one column heading: "800 ARE KILLED IN INSURGENT AIR RAID ON GUERNICA" with subhead. (see images)

I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was really no reason to s
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