Michael Jordan signed by the 1984 Bulls...
Item #686024
September 13, 1984
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 13, 1984
* Michael Jordan's initial contract signing
* Chicago Bulls professional basketball
* One of the biggest dynasties in sports is born
The top of page 8 of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Michael Jordan Signed by the Bulls" (see)
Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 52 pages, nice condition.... See More
Jewish Palestine Pavilion cornerstone laid....
Item #686023
May 20, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1938
* Jewish Palestine Pavilion cornerstone
* New York World's Fair
The top of the back page has a three column illustration headed: "The Palestine Pavilion To Rise At the World's Fair". Also a one column heading: "HALL OF PALESTINE DEDICATED AT FAIR" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the cornerstone being laid for the Jew... See More
Review & premiere of "Goodfellas", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #686022
September 19, 1990
LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 19, 1990
* Best "Goddfellas" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Martin Scorsese - crime - mobsters - mafia
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Goodfellas" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood ... See More
King Camp Gillette death... safety razor fame...
Item #686020
July 11, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1932
* King Camp Gillette death
* Best selling safety razor inventor
* Freebie marketing pioneer
Page 13 has a one column heading: "K. C. GILLETTE DEAD; MADE SAFETY RAZOR" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of King Camp Gillette, inventor of the best selling version of the safety razor. I suspect this is one of the few p... See More
Bill Clinton gives North Korea nukes in 1994
Item #686019
October 19, 1994
LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 19, 1994 The top of page 10 has a report from Washington with headline: "Clinton OKs Deal to Stop N. Korea's Nuclear Program" with subhead. (see) Text includes: "will make the United States, the Corean Peninsula and the World safer" This was the speech given by President Bill Clinton which paved the way for North Corea to obtain nuclear weapons.
... See More
Crime boss Paul Castellano assassination...
Item #686018
December 17, 1985
USA TODAY, Dec. 17, 1985
* Paul Castellano assassination
* American crime boss - "Big Paulie"
* Head of the Gambino crime family
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "USA's top mobster slain" His murder was ordered by John Gotti, who took over as boss.
Complete with all 4 sections (44 pages),very nice condition.... See More
Professor Reuss invented the telephone?
Item #686016
March 04, 1876
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 4, 1876
* Johann Philipp Reis
* German scientist & inventor
* Make-and-break telephone
The ftpg. shows: "An Australian Man-Of-War" with a related article. Inside print: "Professor Reuss' Telephone" with article; "the Invention of the Telephone" , a crane mounted on a railroad car, and various other... See More
Wright Brothers flyer.....
Item #686015
December 18, 1948
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 18, 1948
* Wright Brothers 'Flyer'
* Smithsonian Institute induction
The top of page 4 has a four column heading: "Wright Brothers Hailed by U.S. for First Flight" with lead-in: "NATION PAYS BELATED TRIBUTE". Related photo is on the back page. First report coverage on the Smithsonian accepting the Wright Brothers famous airplane i... See More
Flint sit-down strike begins... GM...
Item #686013
December 31, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1936
* Flint, Michigan sit-down strike begins
* United Automobile Workers (UAW) to Labor Union
* GM General Motors
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "'SIT DOWNS' CLOSE FOUR BIG PLANTS OF GENERAL MOTORS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the initial beginning of the strike. Always nice to have notable events in... See More
Mather, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...
Item #686011
May 20, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1928
* Mather, Greene County, Pennsylvania
* Coal mine explosion disaster
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "155 to 250 Men Trapped in Burning Mine; 20 Bodies Found in Shaft at Mather, Pa." First report coverage on the coal mine 'firedamp' explosion that killed 195 men at Mather, Pennsylvania.
Complete 1st se... See More
Jackie Robinson receives hate mail....
Item #686010
May 10, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1947
* Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers
* 1st Negro MLB baseball player
The sport's section (page 16) has one column headings: "ROBINSON REVEALS WRITTEN THREATS" Dodgers' Negro Star Told in Anonymous Letters to 'Get Out of Baseball'" See images for text here. This event was mentioned in the blockbuster movie "42". Always... See More
Adolph Hitlet Reichstag speech re. Austria photos...
Item #686009
March 06, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, March 6, 1938
* Adolph Hitler's speech to Reichstag
* re. Czechoslovakia & Austria Germans
The front page of this rotogravure section has few related photos regarding Adolph Hitler's speech to the Reichstag about Anchluss. (see)
Four pages, rag edition, some spine wear, generally nice.... See More
1928 Witch Doctors... Voodooism...
Item #685985
December 23, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 9 only, December 23, 1928
* Witchcraft Doctors
* Black Magic
* Voodooism w/ prints
The top of page 6 has a three column heading: "WITCH DOCTORS STILL PREY ON SUPERSTITIOUS" with subhead and 2 related illustrations. (see)
Other topics throughout. Complete section 9 only with all 10 pages, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.... See More
Jack Johnson's New York City welcome...
Item #685983
July 10, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 10, 1910
* Post Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries
* re. Heavyweight boxing championship bout
* Boxing's first "Fight of the Century"
The front page has a one column heading: "THOUSANDS OF BLACKS GREET JOHNSON IN NEW YORK" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. ... See More
William Cobbett's famous newspaper...
Item #685981
June 27, 1797
PORCUPINE'S GAZETTE, Philadelphia, June 27, 1797
* Rare 18th century American publication
* 3 runaway slave advertisements
This was William Cobbett's important and controversial--but short-lived--daily newspaper.
Cobbett was a prolific & controversial publisher who often wrote under the pen-name of "Peter Porcupine." He was famous for sniping at his political o... See More
1951 The Day The Earth Stood Still...
Item #685979
September 21, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1951
* The Day the Earth Stood Still
* American Science fiction - sci-fi film
* Opening weekend movie advertisement
* British actor Michael Rennie as Klaatu
Page 7 of this section has a 3 1/2 x 2 inch advertisement for the opening weekend (Friday) for the film "The Day The Earth Stood Still" which has it's opening 2 days earlier on a Wednesday i... See More
Aviator Howard Hughes airplane flight record..
Item #685977
January 15, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 15, 1936
* Aviator Howard Hughes
* Transcontinental airplane speed flight record
* Goodwin, Arkansas airplane crash disaster
The top of page 21 has a two column heading: "10-Hour Travel From Coast Seen By Hughes After Record Flight" with subhead and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, light toning... See More
Abraham Lincoln's election address found...
Item #685976
February 12, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1936
* Abraham Lincoln original manuscript found
* Speech from his re-election of 1864
Page 14 has a one column heading: "LOST MANUSCRIPT OF LINCOLN IS FOUND" with subhead and large photostat of the original manuscript of Lincoln's speech on November 10, 1864.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the... See More
Detroit Lions win 1st NFL football championship...
Item #685975
December 15, 1935
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 15, 1935
* Detroit Lions NFL football championship game (1st time)
* vs. New York Giants (Day of) - Best title to be had ? (rare)
The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a six column headline: "Lions and Giants Primed for Title Struggle" with subheads and lineups. (see) Great to have in this Detroit publication, the city ... See More
1874 Chang & Eng Bunker deaths...
Item #685974
February 13, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 13, 1874
* re. Chang and Eng Bunker deaths
* Famous Siamese twins
The top of page 7 has a one column headings that include: "THE SIAMESE TWINS" "Appearance of the Bodies After Embalmment" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, some damp staining, generally nice.
1938 Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)...
Item #685973
November 13, 1938
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 13, 1938.
* re.Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* Night of Broken Glass - Persecution of Jews
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Nazis Put $400,600,000 Fine on Jews For Murder of Diplomat" with subhead. Also a front page report on the attack of Cardinal Von Faulhaber.
Complete 1st section only with 14 pages, a few archival... See More
1959 Billie Holiday death...
Item #685972
July 18, 1959
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 18, 1959
* Billie Holiday death
* African American singer
* Jazz and Swing music - "Lady Day"
The top of page 25 has a two column heading: "Billie Holiday Dies at 44; Bank Account Is 70 Cents" with small photo of Holiday. (see)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
Martin Luther King, Jr. found guilty in 1956...
Item #685971
March 23, 1956
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 23, 1956
* Martin Luther King Jr. found guilty
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Pushed into the national spotlight
* From the city of his assassination
The Montgomery bus boycott was probably the first major political and social protest campaign against racial segregation in America, particularly in the South. Martin Luther King Jr. was only 26 years old a... See More
1931 Albert A. Michelson death...
Item #685970
May 10, 1931
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 10, 1931
* Albert A. Michelson death (1st report)
* American physicist - 'speed of light' work
The bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "DR. MICHELSON, SCIENTIST, DIES" with subhead. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
1930 Albert Einstein's theory of space...
Item #685968
June 07, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 7, 1930
* Professor Albert Einstein
* Theory of space as matter
Page 11 has a one column heading: "Prof. Einstein Has New Theory Regarding Space" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen ... See More
Review & premiere of "Sixth Sense", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #685966
August 06, 1999
CALENDAR SECTION (F) ONLY of the Los Angeles Times, August 6, 1999
* Best "Sixth Sense" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Supernatural horror-thriller - Bruce Willis
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Sixth Sense" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the enterta... See More
Review & premiere of "Full Metal Jacket", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #685965
June 26, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 26, 1987
* Best "Full Metal Jacket" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Vietnam War - Stanley Kubrick
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Full Metal Jacket" 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
The Great Depression in NYC...
Item #685964
December 20, 1936
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
Review & premiere of "Platoon", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #685963
December 19, 1986
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 19, 1986
* Best "Platoon" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Vietnam War - Oliver Stone
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Platoon" 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 public... See More
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... official report...
Item #685962
April 21, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1943
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan official report
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has two column headings that read: "Hornet Was 'Shangri-la' For Doolittle Tokyo Raid" "War Department Reveals That All but One of 16 Bombers Crashed, but 64 of 80 Men Returned--8 Believed Cap... See More
Dallas Texans win AFL football title...
Item #685961
December 24, 1962
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Dec. 24, 1962
* Dallas Texans win AFL football title
* Coach Hank Stram - Tommy Brooker FG
The top of page 12 has a four column heading: "Texans Capture AFL Title, 20-17, On Sudden-Death Win Over Oilers" with subhead and two related photos. First report coverage on the Dallas Texans winning the American Football League championship. They would move to Kansas... See More
Great Dayton Flood of 1913... Ohio...
Item #685960
March 26, 1913
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 26, 1913
* Great Dayton Flood - Miami River - Ohio
The front page has a nice banner headline: "THOUSANDS MEET DEATH IN GREAT FLOODS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete... See More
Minneapolis General Strike of 1934...
Item #685957
July 21, 1934
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 21, 1934
* Minneapolis General Strike of 1934
* Trucking companies - teamsters
* "Bloody Friday" - police shoot picketers
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "68 Are Wounded in Minneapolis Riot; New Trouble Threatens Pacific Coast but San Francisco Business Is Normal" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 20 pages, light toni... See More
Premiere of "Boogie Nights", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #685956
November 01, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 1, 1997
* Best "Boogie Nights" film advertisement
* 2nd day of the original opening of this movie
* Mark Wahlberg - Burt Reynolds & more
A terrific issue on the 2nd day of the premiere of the motion picture hit "Boogie Nights" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment in... See More
Malcolm X is buried...
Item #685955
February 28, 1965
DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 28, 1965
* Malcolm X funeral & burial
* Fiery Negro extremist
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Threats Fail to Materialize As Followers Bury Malcolm" The top of page 2 has a four column heading: "Malcolm Buried, Rites Calm" with related photo. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 12 pages, light toning at... See More
Flint, Michigan sit-down strike ends....
Item #685954
January 13, 1937
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 13, 1937
* Flint, Michigan sit-down strike ends
* United Automobile Workers (UAW) to Labor Union
* GM General Motors
The top of the front page has a four column headline : "1,200 Warrants Out for Strikers as Flint Grows Calm After Riot; Troops Stand By to Keep Peace" with subheads. (see) Great to have in a Detroit publication. Rare as such.
Complete ... See More
End of U.S. prohibition nears in 1932...
Item #685953
August 12, 1932
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 12, 1932
* The United States prohibition to end ?
* President Herbert Hoover admits failure
* President nomination address
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "HOOVER URGES REFORM OF NATION'S DRY LAWS IN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH" with subheads. (see) Text of Hoover's acceptance address as well.
Complete with 24 pages, light tonin... See More
Vanderbilt Cup automobile race... Tazio Nuvolari...
Item #685943
October 13, 1936
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 13, 1936
* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing
* First major car race trophy in America
* Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari wins
The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "60,000 SEE ITALIAN DRIVER WIN ROAD RACE" with subheads and small photo of Nuvolari. (see) Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history re... See More
Seabiscuit jockey George Woolf killed...
Item #685942
January 05, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 5, 1946
* Race horse jockey George Woolf killed
* Thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit fame
The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "JOCKEY WOOLF, 36, DIES AFTER FALL" with subheads and photo of Woolf. (see)
Complete with all 26 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Charles F. Mattson Tacoma, Washington kidnapping...
Item #685941
December 28, 1936
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 28, 1936
* Charles F. Mattson boy kidnapping
* Tacoma, Washington wealthy family
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RICH TACOMA BOY KIDNAPPED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More
Clyde Barrow Gang Machine Gun Fight In 1933...
Item #685940
July 25, 1933
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 25, 1933.
* Dexter Park Shootout - Iowa
* Clyde Barrow Gang
* Machine Gun Battle
* Outlaws Bonnie & Clyde
Page 16 has a one column heading: "Plane Directs Iowa Hunt For Texas Outlaw". (see) First report coverage on the machine gun battle with police at their wooded hide-away at Dexter, Iowa in which Marvin Barrow and his wife, Blanche, w
... See More
* Dexter Park Shootout - Iowa
* Clyde Barrow Gang
* Machine Gun Battle
* Outlaws Bonnie & Clyde
Page 16 has a one column heading: "Plane Directs Iowa Hunt For Texas Outlaw". (see) First report coverage on the machine gun battle with police at their wooded hide-away at Dexter, Iowa in which Marvin Barrow and his wife, Blanche, w
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, printed in gold ink...
Item #685939
June 03, 1953
DAILY MAIL, London, June 3, 1953
* Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
* Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
* Mount Everest summit reached (1st time)
This is: "The Golden Reprint" edition as all 12 pages are printed in gold ink.
Nice to have a report of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in a London newspaper, with the banner headline: "LET US CHERISH OUR OWN WAY OF LIFE", ... See More
1931 Chicago gangland war in full swing...
Item #685937
September 11, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 11, 1931
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone indictment ?
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The top of page 2 has a one column heading concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "U.S. Grand Jury Quits; Is Unable To Indict Capone" with subhead and a small photo of Judge Wilkerson. Ca... See More
Columbus, Texas hanging tree Negro lynchings....
Item #685936
November 14, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1935
* Columbus, Texas "Hanging Tree"
* 2 Negroes lynched - lynching mob
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "TEXAS PROSECUTOR CONDONES LYNCHING" with subheads that include: "Calls Hanging of Two Negroes at Columbus 'Expression of People's Will'" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the ... See More
1856 Bleeding Kansas...
Item #685935
August 26, 1856
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, Aug. 26, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
The top of the front page has a one column heading : "The War In Kansas" with subhead. (see) Lengthy text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.
1945 USS Intrepid... Japanese kamikaze attacks....
Item #685934
July 30, 1945
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 30, 1945
* USS Intrepid - Essex-class aircraft carrier
* Luzon, Phillipines - Kamikazes attack
The front page has a three column heading: "80 Enemy Ships, 650 Aircraft USS Intrepid's Toll, Says Navy" with subhead. First report coverage on the Japanese kamikaze attacks on the USS Intrepid. Reporting on many disasters such as this were kept ... See More
Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925...
Item #685933
March 19, 1925
CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR, Part Two, March 19, 1925
* The Great Tri-State Tornado...
* 1st report
The front page has a nice banner headline: "500 TO 1,000 DEAD, 2,500 TO 3,000 INJURED, 8,000 TO 10,000 HOMELESS, TORNADO'S TOLL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the great tri-state tornado disaster. Always nice to have notable events in histor
... See More
* The Great Tri-State Tornado...
* 1st report
The front page has a nice banner headline: "500 TO 1,000 DEAD, 2,500 TO 3,000 INJURED, 8,000 TO 10,000 HOMELESS, TORNADO'S TOLL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the great tri-state tornado disaster. Always nice to have notable events in histor
Seabiscuit and his "little biscuits"... Jockey George Woolf...
Item #685924
July 10, 2003
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2003 Just a few weeks prior to the premier of the blockbuster film, "Seabiscuit", the Los Angeles Times had a full banner headline on page B2: "'Seabiscuit' May Put Restaurant in the Money", with subheading: "The Derby, founded by jockey George Woolf, who rode the horse, may see a run as film opens." The coverage provides a bi... See More
Seabiscuit wins World's Fair Handicap...
Item #685923
December 13, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1936
* Seabiscuit wins World's Fair Handicap
* Bay Meadows Racetrack - San Mateo
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
Page 7 of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "SEABISCUIT, 11-10, CLIPS TRACK MARK" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the World's Fair H... See More
Early 1855 Cooperstown, New York...
Item #685920
An Oct. 29th, 1855 check drawn in the "Otsego County Bank" in Cooperstown, New York. A very handsome item which features an engraving of an Indian at the left side. Printed on maroon ink with 1 circular "Paid" stamp. About 2 3/4 by 7 3/4 inches and in nice condition.
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