Jimmy Doolittle air attack on Sicily & Sardina...
Item #693891
May 21, 1943
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 21, 1943
* Aviation pioneer Jimmy Doolittle
* Northwest African Strategic Air Force
* Air raids on Islands of Sicily & Sardina - Italy
* World War II airplanes attack
The front page has a two column heading: "Doolittle's Pilots Bag 73 Planes at Cost of Four" (see)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally ... See More
Much detail on the Battle of Chippewa: the court testimony...
Item #693885
September 15, 1815
THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Boston, Sept. 15, 1815
* Battle of Chippewa - Ontario
* General Winfield Scott victory
Page 2 has over two columns taken up with: "Battle of Chippewa - Military Court Of Inquiry" which is prefaced with: "In the following article the reader will find a very clear & consistent statement of many occurrences in the battle of Chippewa which were omi... See More
Serial Killer Elmer Wayne Henley in 1973...
Item #693884
August 12, 1973
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. , Aug. 12, 1973
* Elmer Wayne Henley & David Brooks arrested
* Houston Mass Murders - serial killers - Dean Corll
* Dead teenage boys found in boat shed
The top of page 8 has a five column heading: "Teenagers Charged in Killings" and photos of Henley and Brooks. (see) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason ... See More
1936 Goodwin, Arkansas airplane crash
Item #693881
January 15, 1936
THE DETROIT NEWS, January 15, 1936
* Goodwin, Arkansas airplane crash
* American Airways Flight 1 disaster
* Douglas DC-2 airliner
The front page has a banner headline: "17 Dead Taken From Air Wreckage" with subheads and 2 related photos. Nice for display.
Complete in 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More
Lily Langtry death... Charles Lindbergh...
Item #693880
February 13, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 13, 1929
* Lily Langtry death
* Charles Lingbergh
The front page has a two column headline: "COL. LINDBERGH BETROTHED TO MISS ANNE S. MORROW; LANDS IN CUBA AFTER DELAY" with subheads (see photos). Coverage on the engagement announcement for Charles Lindbergh.
Also on the front page are one column headlines that include: "LILY LA... See More
Louis D. Brandeis... 1st Jewish Supreme Court Justice...
Item #693879
June 06, 1916
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 6, 1916
* Louis D. Brandeis inauguration
* 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice
This 16 page newspaper has one column headings near the bottom of the front page: "Brandeis Seated" and "New Supreme Court Justice Takes Oath of Office". See photo for coverage on the 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, taking... See More
Follow-up to the Battle of Fredericksburg...
Item #693878
December 20, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 20, 1862
* Battle of Fredericksburg aftermath
* General Ambrose E. Burnside
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are several on the recent battle of Fredericksburg: "From General Burnside's Army" "Rebels on the Plain Opposite Dispersed by Our Batteries" "The Investigating Committee at Work" "The Official Repo... See More
Final events of the historic Battle of Fredericksburg...
Item #693874
December 18, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 18, 1862
* Battle of Fredericksburg aftermath
* General Ambrose E. Burnside
A wealth of front page column heads on the Civil War including: "From General Burnside's Army" "The Withdrawal of Our Forces" "Gen. Burnside's Explanation" "The Movement a Military Necessity" "Armistice To Bury The Dead" "Add... See More
"Mad Dog" Coll killed in NYC...
Item #693873
February 08, 1932
THE DETROIT NEWS, February 8, 1932
* Vincent Mad Dog Coll killed
* American mobster hitman
* Dutch Shultz mob war
Page 25 has a one column heading: "VINCENT COLL TRAPPED, SLAIN" with subhead and small photo. (see)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition, light toning on the front page, nice condition.
1945 Troopship Queen Mary homecoming photo...
Item #693871
July 12, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1945
* RMS Troopship Queen Mary photo
* American military homecoming
* European Theatre of World War II
The top of the front page has a four column photo showing the RMS Queen Mary which was converted into a troopship during WWII with heading: "It Was A Record Day For Allied Soldiers As 34,355 Arrived Here" Also a two column heading: "34,355 More... See More
Dale Earnhardt wins 1998 Daytona 500...
Item #693866
February 16, 1998
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 16, 1998
* Dale Earnhardt wins Daytona 500
* American stock car race driver
* "The Intimidator" "The Man in Black"
* 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup series
The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Earned Hard" with subhead and photo/results. First report coverage continues inside with 2 more related photos and results.
Compl... See More
Four Civil War maps, one consumes a full page...
Item #693865
May 09, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, May 9, 1863
* New York Harbor defenses
* Battle of Chancellorsville - Virginia
* Four American Civil War maps
The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "DEFENSE OF NEW YORK HARBOR" which shows Sandy Hook, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Staten Island and more.
A smaller map is on page 3: "Scene of... See More
2001 death of Katherine Graham...
Item #693863
July 18, 2001
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 2001
* Katherine Graham death
* The Washington Post publisher
* Watergate scandal fame
Near the bottom of the front page: "Publisher Katherine Graham Dies" with subhead and 2 related photos. Much more on pages 14 & 15 with lengthy text and more related photos. She was the first Woman publisher of a major American newspaper.
Complete with all sect... See More
Two Civil War maps, one taking over half of the front page...
Item #693861
May 16, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, May 16, 1863 Over half of the front page is taken up with a huge map headed: "THE REBEL PRIVATEERS FLORIDA AND ALABAMA. Their Cruising Ground--Their Course on the Atlantic and in the Gulf--What They Have Done."
Front page column has include: "The Rebel Privateers" "The Doings of the Sumter, Alabama and Florida" "Over Eight Millions Worth o... See More
Civil War map of the Vicksburg vicinity...
Item #693852
July 09, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, July 9, 1862
* Vicksburg MS Mississippi
* Seven Days battles
* General George McClellan
The front page is dominated by a very large & detailed Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT OPERATIONS AT VICKSBURG" with subhead: "The New Mode of Punishing Rebels--Altering the Channel of the Mississippi--Setting Vicksburg Back a Little".
Among the column h... See More
1st Surgeon General cigarette warning...
Item #693846
July 12, 1957
THE DETROIT NEWS, MI Michigan, July 12, 1957
* 1st Cigarette smoking connection w/ lung cancer
* United States Surgeon General warning
* Leroy Edgar Burney
This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "U.S. Agency Links Cancer to Cigarets"
Tells of the very 1st time a United States official linked cigarette smoke wi... See More
Max Schmeling Wins Over Jack Sharkey In 1930...
Item #693845
June 13, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1930
* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing championship
* Famous foul - hit below the belt
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCHMELING WINNER ON SHARKEY'S FOUL; 80,000 AT TITLE BOUT" with subheads and great inside page reporting with nice photos. First report coverage on the famous fight that ended on a low blow.... See More
"Old Glory" on the cover... quote from Woodrow Wilson...
Item #693844
June 03, 1915
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York City, June 3, 1915
* United States color flag
* World War I era
The color cover of this issue (see photos) features a very large and formal display of the American flag. Beneath the flag is a quote from Woodrow Wilson headed "Our Flag". The quote, delivered by Wilson at the Hotel Biltmore, New York, on May 17, 1915, begins: "WHEN I think of ... See More
Map shows rebels advancing into Pennsylvania...
Item #693839
October 11, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 11, 1862
* 1st rebel invasion of Pennsylvania
* Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
* Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
The front page features a map headed: "INVASION OF PENNSYLVANIA. The Dash of Stuart's Cavalry Across the Potomac and Into Chambersburg." which also shows portions of Maryland and West Virginia including Harper's Ferry.
Among the front pa... See More
Displayable mother and child... color print...
Item #693836
June 02, 1892
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1892 Occasionally this title had beautiful color prints on their front pages, and this is one of the better ones (see photos). The print is captioned: "Good-Bye, Papa." taken from the painting by Seymour J. Guy.
Complete in 16 pages, very nice, clean condition.
Civil War map of the Richmond & Petersburg vicinities...
Item #693835
July 04, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1862
* Seven Days Battles w/ nice map
* George B. McClellan vs. Robert E. Lee
The front page is dominated by a rather large Civil War map headed: "THE RECENT GREAT BATTLES" "May Showing Richmond, Fort Darling, the Line of the James River, the Present Location of Gen. McClellan, & the Scene of the Recent Great Battles".
The first column... See More
Large Civil War map dominates the front page...
Item #693829
May 23, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, May 23, 1863 The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN MISSISSIPPI" with subhead: "The Field of Operations of General Grant on the Bayou Pierre, Big Black River, Jackson, Baker's Creek, etc., etc." The balance of the front page has various ads & news from Europe.
There is much Civil War reporting on ... See More
Civil War map of the Harper's Ferry vicinity...
Item #693828
October 18, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 18, 1862 The front page features a nice Civil War map headed: "THE ADVANCE OF M'CLELLAN'S ARMY. The Scene of the Next Great Battle in Virginia" which shows from Martinsburg to Sharpsburg to Harper's Ferry & Hillsboro.
Among the front page column heads are: "The Advance of the Union Forces" "Reconnoissance & Skirmishes with t... See More
1989 Splash Mountain Disneyland ride opening ad....
Item #693827
July 16, 1989
CALENDAR SECTION ONLY of the Los Anglers Times, July 16, 1989
* Splash Mountain opening day ad
* Disneyland - Anaheim, California
* Log fume amusement park ride
* Ridiculous controversy as being racist ?
Pages 18-19 have a double page advertisement for the opening of Splash Mountain, a log fume amusement park ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. This amusement ride is set to close i... See More
Huge & displayable Civil War map: the Battle of Fredericksburg...
Item #693826
December 16, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 16, 1862 Two-thirds of the front page is taken up with a huge Civil War map headed: "THE BATTLE AT FREDERICKSBURG - Topographical Map of the Seat of War on the Rappahannock, from a Recent Survey--The Position of the Rebel Batteries on the Hills South of Fredericksburg."
The Battle of Fredericksburg would be a major defeat for the Union forces and involved 200... See More
Map of the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #693824
May 13, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1862 The front page features a detailed map headed: "The City of Richmond And Its Defences." showing all the city blocks.
First column heads include: "The Capture of Norfolk" "Interesting Particulars of the Advance Upon & Occupation of the City" "The Destruction of the Navy Yard by the Rebels" "The Last of The Merrimac... See More
Civil War map of the Mississippi...
Item #693823
May 23, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1862 The front page is dominated by a very nice Civil War map headed: "FARRAGUT'S NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Map Showing the Situation of Vicksburg, Miss., Indicating the Cotton Plantations in the Vicinity & Exhibiting the Topography of the Region."
The balance of the front page is taken up with various Civil War reports. Inclu... See More
Civil War map of Eastern Virginia...
Item #693822
May 26, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 26, 1862 The front page features a large and very detailed map headed: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN EASTERN VIRGINIA."
Among the front page column heads are: "The Gallant Action of Col. Crook" "Details of the Rebel Defeat" "We Whipped them Three to One" "Occupation of Raleigh, N.C." "A Rebel Raid Near New Bern" "A Skirm... See More
Large Civil War map on the front page...
Item #693814
August 08, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1862 The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "M'CLELLAN'S RECENT OPERATIONS" which the Richmond vicinity and southeast to Berkley & Harrison's Point.
Front page column heads including: "Our Army Advance on Richmond" "Spirited Brush With the Rebels" "200 Rebel Soldiers Captured" and mor... See More
Jeff Davis, Abe Lincoln, General Banks, General Butler, and more...
Item #693812
December 29, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 29, 1862
* Jefferson Davis proclamation
* Proclaims Benjamin Butler a felon
Page 2 includes a significant document by the President of the Confederacy, with headlines: "Proclamation Of Jeff. Davis" "The Retaliatory Policy Fully Inaugurated" "Gen. Butler to be Executed for the Hanging of Mumford" 'Fulmination Against Slaves found i... See More
Latest news from the Civil War...
Item #693811
November 29, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 29, 1862
* Prelude to Battle of Fredericksburg
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Army Operations In Virginia" "Great Accumulation of Rebel Forces Near Fredericksburg" "An Important Reconnoissance Toward Port Conway" "The Delay in the Advance of the Army" "Important From Port Royal" and more.
... See More
Abraham Lincoln visits the Army of the Potomac...
Item #693809
July 11, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, July 11, 1862
* President Abraham Lincoln
* Army of the Potomac visit
* General George B. McClellan
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "McClellan's Army" "The Reception of the President In Camp" "Splendid Military Review by Moonlight" "Honest 'Old Age' Spends a Night Among the Troops" "The... See More
President Lincoln's appeal to the border states... Brady's photographs...
Item #693807
July 19, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 19, 1862
* Abraham Lincoln appeal to border states
* Pleads for emancipation of slaves - slavery
The back page begins with a very notable address by President Lincoln headed: "The President's Appeal To The Border States".
On July 12 Abraham Lincoln invited the senators and representatives from the border states to hear his offer of compen
... See More
Battle of Yellow Bayou... General Grant near Richmond...
Item #693799
May 28, 1864
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 28, 1864
* Battle of North Anna - Virginia
* Post Spotsylvania Court House
* Battle of Yellow Bayou - Louisiana
Among the front page Civil War column heads are: THE GREAT CONTEST" "Lee Supposed to be Near the North Anna" "Grant But About a Day's March from Richmond" "Rebel Guerrillas In Our Rear" "All Quiet With Butle... See More
Grant, Butler, and Sherman...
Item #693797
May 31, 1864
NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "BUTLER" "GRANT!" "SHERMAN!" "The Entire Grand Army in Motion En Route for Richmond" "Engagement Between McPherson's Corps & the Rebels" "The Rebels Defeated & Driven Back" "General Lee's Daughter Goes to Join Her Father in Ric... See More
Discoverer 13 capsule recovery a 1st...
Item #693791
August 12, 1960
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Aug. 12, 1960
* Discoverer 13 XIII satellite
* First capsule successful recovery
* Very 1st man made object retrieved from space
The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. Rockets Huge Balloon Into Space Orbit" with subhead. Also a three column heading: "U. S. Space Capsule Returned to Earth" with lead-in: "Plucked From Ocean&q... See More
Arming the Negroes... On attacking Mobile...
Item #693789
February 06, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, New York, Feb. 6, 1865
* Hampton Roads Conference
* Arming the Negroes question
The front page column heads include: "The Peace Conference" "The Negotiations Not an Entire Failure" "Opening of the Door to Reconciliation" "Submission to the Union and the Constitution the President's Terms to the Rebels" "Rumors Regardin... See More
Electoral votes for Abraham Lincoln...
Item #693788
February 09, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 9, 1865
* Battle of Hatcher's Run
* re. Abraham Lincoln election
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Counting of the Electoral Votes" "212 Votes for Lincoln and Johnson" "21 for McClellan and Pendleton" "The Peace Conference In Congress" "ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "Severe Fighting but n... See More
Sherman's triumphant march through the South...
Item #693786
February 17, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 17, 1865
* General William T. Sherman
* Marching & capturing coastal towns
* Orangeburg & Branchville, South Carolina
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Our Forces Near the Rebel Prison Pen at Florence, S.C." "A Rapid March Through the State" "Evacuation of Branchville" "Occupat... See More
Nice on Sherman's march through the South...
Item #693785
February 28, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 28, 1865
* General William T. Sherman
* Onward march in the South
* Final months of the Civil War
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "His Army An Avalanche Let Loose' "It is Rushing Through the Carolinas" "Capture of 100,000 Bales of Cotton at Columbia" "Cheatham's Corps of Hood'... See More
Lincoln calls for 300,000 more soldiers...
Item #693784
December 23, 1864
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 23, 1864
* Abraham Lincoln call for more troops proclamation
* Sherman's march to the sea coming to an end
The most notable content is at the top of page 2 which has: "A Call For three Hundred Thousand Men" "By the President of the United States--A Proclamation" which is signed in type: Abraham Lincoln.
Much reporting on the... See More
Significant victories by the Yankees...
Item #693781
December 19, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1864
* General William T. Sherman
* March to the sea to Savannah
* Battle of Nashville, Tennessee
Over half of the first column is taken up with some great and larger-than-normal heads on Yankee successes in the South, including: "VICTORY ! " "Sherman at Savannah--Thomas in Tennessee" "Great News From Both Armies" "The Firs... See More
Sherman's march to the sea...
Item #693780
December 16, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 16, 1864
* Battle of Nashville (1st report)
* General William T. Sherman
* March to the sea in Georgia
* Approaching Savannah GA
Among the column headlines on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S ARMY" "Savannah Probably Fallen" "Kilpatrick Rumored Mortally Wounded" "NASHVILLE" "A Great Battle Yesterday"... See More
Edmond post officer shooting... "going postal"...
Item #693778
August 21, 1986
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 21, 1986
* Edmond post office shooting - Oklahoma
* Patrick Sherrill mass murders - killings
* Deadliest workplace - "going postal" origin
The front page has a two column heading: "Mailman Slays 14, Self in Oklahoma Massacre" with related photo. First report coverage continues on page 13 with banner heading and 2 more related photos. (see)
Compl... See More
Dawson, Yukon Territory, from during the Klondike gold rush...
Item #693777
December 16, 1899
THE KLONDIKE NUGGET, Dawson, Y. T., Dec. 16, 1899
* The Klondike/Yukon Gold rush era
A very rare newspaper from the Yukon Territory during the period of the Klondike Gold Rush (see the web for more details).
When gold was discovered in 1896 a stampede of prospectors headed to this region and spurred an entirely new era of romance of the West, the quest for gold, and the many hardships which... See More
Pat Tillman killed in Afghanistan...
Item #693774
April 24, 2004
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 24, 2004
* Pat Tillman killed - murdered ?
* Arizona Cardinals NFL football
* United States Army Rangers
The front page has a two column heading: "Former NFL Player Is Killed in Afghanistan" with two photos.
The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "The True Meaning of Sacrifice" with photo. First report coverage continues on p... See More
Weizmann becomes the first President of Israel...
Item #693771
May 17, 1948
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 17, 1948
* Chaim Weizmann becomes 1st President of Israel
* Arab-Israeli War for liberation
* Battle for Jerusalem - Israel
The front page has a one column heading: "Arab Drive on Tel Aviv Perils City" with subhead.
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "20,000 Here Israel" with subhead.
But the prime content is on pa
... See More
* Chaim Weizmann becomes 1st President of Israel
* Arab-Israeli War for liberation
* Battle for Jerusalem - Israel
The front page has a one column heading: "Arab Drive on Tel Aviv Perils City" with subhead.
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "20,000 Here Israel" with subhead.
But the prime content is on pa
Nelson (Rocky) Rockefeller's death report...
Item #693765
January 28, 1979
DAILY NEWS, New York, January 28, 1979
* Nelson A. Rockerfeller dies
* 3-time Presidential candidate
* Vice-President under Gerald Ford
The banner headline has: "Nelson A. Rockerfeller 1908-1979", with a large photo. Several pages of coverage with additional photos are found on inside pages. See images for details.
Forty-four pages, tabloid-size, very light toning, good... See More
Putnam's account of the Battle of Horse Neck via George Washington...
Item #693762
April 22, 1779
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Providence, Rhode Island, April 22, 1779
* The Battle of Horse Neck
* Greenwich, Connecticut
* General Israel Putnam
* Gen. George Washington
A truly rare title from the Revolutionary War, as it lasted for less than 1 1/2 years from March, 1779 to August, 1781.
This issue is volume 1, number 6.
The front page begins with a letter conc... See More
Penn State win over Alabama in 1959...
Item #693749
December 20, 1959
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Springfield Sunday Republican, Dec. 20, 1959
* Penn State Nittany Lions
* Alabama Crimson Tide
* Liberty Bowl - college football
* PSU Quarterback Galen Hall
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "PENN STATE WINS, 7-0, IN LIBERTY BOWL" with subheads and stats. Related photo on page 2. (see) Other games reported as well.
Complete s... See More
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