1933 Princess Anne, Maryland Negro lynching...
Item #688519
October 20, 1933
THE SCRANTON TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 20, 1933.
* George Armwood Negro lynched
* Princess Anne, Maryland
* Last lynching in the state
Page 2 has a two column photo with heading: "Victim Of Maryland Lynching" See images for brief coverage on the lynching of Negro George Armwood in Princess Anne, Maryland.
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, ge... See More
1912 John Burroughs photo... naturalist...
Item #688515
June 06, 1912
THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, June 6, 1912
* Naturalist John Burroughs photo
* Nature essayist - conservation movement
The top of page 10 has a two column photo of John Burroughs with heading: "Enemy Of The Nature Faker" with very brief text. (see)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning, very small library stamp within the masthead, minor margin wear, generally good.... See More
Howard Hughes' flight around the world...
Item #688514
July 18, 1939
THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, July 18, 1938 The top of the front page has 2 column heads: "Hughes Plane Ends Historic World Flight" with subhead: "Five Daring Fliers Set Plane Down at New York 3 Days and 19 Hours After Take-Off For Paris, Hughes Says Post Flight More Remarkable Than New One".
Plus a photo of the young Howard Hughes. This report is on Hughes'... See More
Harrison wins the Presidential election...
Item #688512
February 03, 1841
KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 1841
* William Henry Harrison
* Presidential election victory
The back page has a chart noting the: "Official - Popular Vote For President" for both Harrison and Van Buren, listed by state, showing a close election: 11,268,752 vs. 1,123,057.
This was an uncommon title which lasted but 4 years. The prospectus (not here) note... See More
Jean Harlow & Paul Bern wed in 1932...
Item #688511
July 04, 1932
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 4, 1932
* Director Paul Bern
* Actress Jean Harlow
* Wedding - Married
The back page has a two column photo with small heading: "Enjoying A One Day Honeymoon" with brief text. Page 4 has a one column heading: "Harlow-Bern Wedding Called Ideal Romance" (see) Bern would commit suicide a few months later.
Complete with all 20 pages, this is the... See More
Prohibition ends in 1933....
Item #688507
December 06, 1933
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, December 6, 1933
* U.S. prohibition ends
* Beer returns - legal liquor
* 18th Amendment ratification
The front page has various headings re. the end of prohibition: "Old Boston Starts New Drinking as Thousands Restrain Cheers" and more. Coverage on the official end of prohibition in America.
Complete with 20+ pages, light toning and little wear at the margi... See More
Benita von Falkenhayn beheaded... Zelda Sears death...
Item #688505
February 20, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 20, 1935
* Benita von Falkenhayn guillotine execution
* Zelda Sears death - American actress
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Nazis to Behead Two Men; Women Faced Axe Calmly" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the guillotine executions which included Benita von Falkenhayn for spying for the Second Polish Republic.
The top of of page 1... See More
Military Reconstruction Bill... President Andrew Johnson's veto...
Item #688504
March 25, 1867
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., March 25, 1867 Taking 1 1/2 columns on the front page is: "SUPPLEMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION BILL - MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT", which provides details of the president's veto of the March 23rd version of the Military Reconstruction Act (supplemental reconstruction bill), with his reasons, signed in block type, ANDREW JOHNSON.
H... See More
On aiding slaves to reach Canada...
Item #688499
June 16, 1841
KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1841
* Southern slavery - slaves
* Underground Railroad ?
* Escaping to Canada case
The back page has a report noting: "In the circuit court for Mason, Co., Kentucky, a verdict has been obtained by William Greathouse against the Rev. Jno. B. Mahan for $1600 as the value of two negroes whom Mahan enticed to run away & aided ... See More
Early baseball described...
Item #688498
August 15, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 15, 1865
* Post Civil War baseball
Page 5 has an article: "Base Ball" "The Second Grand Match for the Championship at Brooklyn--Another Immense Gathering of Spectators--Brooklyn Again Victorious--The Atlantics Still the Champions".
The lengthy report is a detailed summary about a match between the Atlantic and Mutual clubs at the Capitoline Ba... See More
Rabbi Morris Jacob Raphall supports slavery based on the Bible...
Item #688495
January 05, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, January 5, 1861
* Rabbi Morris... Morris Jacob Raphall
* The Biblical view of slavery
* B'nai Jeshurun (Manhattan Synagogue)
The last column of the front page is taken up with a lengthy report, carrying over to take all of pages 2, 3,4 and 5, with heads including: "STATE OF THE UNION" "Our National Fast Day" "Its General Observance in th... See More
From the Confederacy... Did Tennessee secede from the Union...
Item #688494
May 03, 1861
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 3, 1861
* Rare Confederate title from North Carolina
The front page is entirely taken up with ads. War related items are on the inside pages including a notable item headed: "Secession of Tennessee" which includes: "...that the Legislature of Tennessee...had passed the ordinance of secession by an almost unanimous vote..... See More
Boston newspaper with Loyalist leanings... Opinions on Massachusetts clergy re the Charter...
Item #688492
December 26, 1768
THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, December 26, 1768 The publisher of this newspaper had Loyalist leanings, causing its demise before the formal outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
All of pages 1 & 2 are taken up with a continued report on: "Voltaire on History". Page 3 has: "The Opinions of the Ministers of the colony of the Massachusetts...upon this question--Whether to Surrender the... See More
Would reject independence if offered... Regarding representation in Parliament...
Item #688491
April 04, 1768
THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, Massachusetts, April 4, 1768 Inside has most of a page taken up with a letter from the Speaker of the Mass. Assembly to one of the King's Secretaries of State, which includes: "...it seems to be conclusive that as those acts were made with the sole & express purpose of raising a revenue out of America, the subjects here are in those instances unfortunately ... See More
George de Bothezat death... Helicopter pioneer...
Item #688490
February 03, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 3, 1940
* George de Bothezat death (1st report)
* Russian American engineer & businessman
* Inventor of 1st successful, practical helicopter
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "HELICOPTER MAKER, DE BOTHEZAT, DEAD" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our ... See More
Review & premiere of "The Sandlot", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #688489
April 07, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 7, 1993
* Best "The Sandlot" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American coming-of-age baseball cult film
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Sandlot" 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
George Washington provides a patent...
Item #688479
June 17, 1796
FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 17, 1796
* President George Washington
* Patent signed in type
* Inventor Robert Dawson
* Improvement in bolting cloths
Page 4 has a document headed: "The United States of America...Letters Patent..." which is signed in type by the President: Go. Washington. The document notes a patent has been given to: &quo... See More
1837 Slave advertisement...
Item #688474
June 14, 1837
THE GLOBE, Washington, D.C., June 14, 1837
* Slavery - slaves - Negroes
An advertisement on page 3 is headed: "Cash For Negroes" noting: "I will give the highest cash price for likely Negroes, from ten to twenty-five years of age..." with just a bit more (see).
News of the day with other interesting advertisements. Four pages, a little light foxing, a little margin... See More
Three documents signed by the President, George Washington...
Item #688473
June 22, 1796
FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 22, 1796
* President George Washington
* Three documents signed in type
Page 2 has a document headed: "The United States of America...Letters Patent..." which is signed in type by the President: Go. Washington. The document notes a patent has been given to: "...Robert Dawson...of Delaware...hath alleged th... See More
Washington signs an Act of Congress concerning the Whiskey Rebellion...
Item #688472
June 23, 1796
FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 23, 1796
* re. The Whiskey Rebellion
* President George Washington
Page 2 has an: "ACT Making an Appropriation to Satisfy Certain demands attending the late Insurrection...", which provided money: "...to the discharge of certain incidental demands, occasioned by the trial of persons for crimes and offences... See More
Three slave ads in an antebellum newspaper...
Item #688471
March 14, 1859
THE MEMPHIS DAILY AVALANCHE, Tennessee, March 14, 1859 From not long before the Civil War containing on the front page 2 illustrated ads for slaves, with details. One notes: "For Sale...A no. 1 cook and laundress..."; and the other "Valuable Plantation and Negroes..." with details. Another reward ad inside.
Four pages, cleanly cut at the spine with ample margin, tears at... See More
1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre...
Item #688470
July 19, 1984
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1984
* San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
* San Diego, California mass shooting
* James Huberty - mass murder
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading : "16 Are Slain in Coast Shootings" (see)
Complete with 48 pages, address label within the masthead (see), nice condition.... See More
Land for sale along the Potomac River... Includes a broadsheet "Supplement" as well...
Item #688469
May 06, 1796
FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, May 6, 1796
* Rare publication
The front page is filled with ads including 16 illustrated ship ads. Page 2 has much reporting from the "House of Representatives". The back page has an ad: "Land On the Potowmac River for Sale" with details.
Included with this issue is a single sheet "Supplement to the Federal Ga... See More
Death of child actor Allen "Farina" Hoskins......
Item #688452
July 29, 1980
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 29, 1980
* Allen "Farina" Hoskins death (1st report)
* "Out Gang" "Little Rascals" child actor
* Best publication to be had ?
The bottom of page 3 has a three column heading: "Allen Hoskins, Farina of 'Our Gang,' Dies"with subhead and includes two photos of him, one from 1975 and the other from when a child actor in th... See More
Enforcing the historic Fifteenth Amendment...
Item #688450
May 22, 1870
NEW YORK HERALD, May 22 and June 1, 1870 Sold as a pair of issues. Page 3 of the May 22 issue has the heading: "WASHINGTON" "The New Fifteenth Amendment Bill Passed by the Senate" "Petitions for the Abolition of National Banks". This is actually the 1870 Enforcement Act, created to enforce the proper enforcement of the historic 15th Amendment to the Consti... See More
Bill Clinton claims "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"...
Item #688449
January 27, 1998
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 27, 1998
* Bill & Hillary Clinton lies to the World
* "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"
* White House intern Monica Lewinsky
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Clinton Strongly Denies Having Sex With Intern" and more with 2 related photos. Text includes: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman... See More
Country's leading women's suffrage publication...
Item #688444
May 25, 1901
THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., May 25, 1901
* Rare publication - Women's suffrage
Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she ... See More
Notre Dame vs. Army in 1930...
Item #688430
November 30, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 30, 1930
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Army Cadets
* 2nd to last collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne
* ND to be National Champions for 1930 season
* The prime rivalry at this time in the sport
* Great item for display - NCAA college football
* From the city where the game was played (very rare)
Here is truly a terrific issue on Notre Dame football. The... See More
May pardon all...
Nixon and the Watergate Scandal...
Item #688417
September 11, 1974
DAILY NEWS, New York, New York, September 11, 1974
* Watergate political scandal
* President Richard Nixon and his Cabinet
The front page of this issue features a headline that reads: "MAY PARDON ALL IN WATERGATE" with two related photos. (see) More inside.
Twenty-eight pages, nice condition.
Pan-American clipper airplane in 1935...
Item #688407
April 18, 1935
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 18, 1935
* Pan-American clipper Pioneer
* Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii flight
The top of the 4 has a one column heading: "CLIPPER REACHES HAWAII; CUTS U.S. TO ORIENT TRAIL" with subhead and related map. Also a related photo is on the back page. (see)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More
1925 serial killer Anna Cunningham...
Item #688406
April 15, 1925
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 15, 1925
* Serial killer Anna Cunningham
* Family murders by arsenic poison
* Parricide to collect insurance money
The front page has a one column heading: "ARSENIC FIND TIGHTENS NET ABOUT MOTHER" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good. Should be handled with care.... See More
Phar Lap, Australian racehorse wins...
Item #688405
February 22, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 22, 1931
* Phar Lap - Thoroughbred racehorse
* Wins Futurity Stakes (MRC) - Australia
Near the bottom of the front page of the sport's section (at the back) is a two column heading: "Phar Lap Wins Claulfield Stakes in Sydney, Bringing Total Turf Earnings to $250,000" (see)
Eighty + pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
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The Battle of Antietam... Confederate newspaper printed in Grenada, Mississippi...
Item #688401
September 22, 1862
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Grenada, Mississippi, Sept. 22, 1862 If the title and city of publication seem to be in conflict, they are not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. See the details at the bottom of this listing.
The back page contains an early report on the Battle of Antietam, containing some sketchy, early reports, with: "Later--Another Battle In Ma... See More
1930 Chicago gangland war in full swing...
Item #688399
January 04, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 4, 1930
* DEFUNDING THE POLICE ?
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a nice banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "FIRE 473 YOUNG POLICEMEN" with subheads. Nice for display. Related photo is on the back pa... See More
Charles Lindbergh's flight to the Orient...
Item #688394
September 20, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, September 20, 1931
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh & Anne Morrow
* Airplane flight to the Orient - Japan photos
This rotogravure section only has eight front page photos regarding the Lindbergh's flight to the Orient with some text.
Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, rag edition, a few small binding sli... See More
Fall of the Soviet Union... Great pair of issues...
Item #688393
August 01, 1991
A fascinating pair of newspapers, destined to be the premier newspapers on the coup and collapse of the Soviet Union. Both double-titled: "NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA/INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER".
Issue #1: Datelined Moscow & Washington, August, 1991 The Nezavismaya Gazeta defied orders & worked through the night, handing out crude newspaper copies to people on the streets, and faxing their t... See More
18th century Baltimore... Slave advertisement...
Item #688389
July 06, 1798
FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, July 6, 1798
* Rare 18th century American title
* (5) runaway slave advertisements
The ftpg. is taken up with ads including 12 illustrated ship ads and 2 slave related ads. (see) Pages 2,3 & 4 have another slavery related ad.
News of the day with several other advertisements. Four pages, damp staining at a few areas, generally nice.... See More
Eldridge Cleaver's death report... Obit of Bruce Springsteen's father...
Item #688380
May 02, 1998
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 2, 1998
* Death of Eldridge Cleaver
* From Black Panther to Mormon environmental & peace activist
The front page has: "Eldridge Cleaver, Former Black Panther, Dies", which tells of the life and death of the notable activist and author of "Soul On Ice" (considered a seminal work in African-American literature). The
... See More
1948 Hale Telescope dedication...
Item #688379
June 04, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1948
* Hale Telescope dedication
* Astronomer George Ellery Hale
* Palomar Observatory
* San Diego County, California
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Largest Telescope Dedicated To Man's Service at Palomar" with subhead. (see)
Complete with all 48 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More
Pre-Los Angeles 1984 Olympics... Bruce Jenner with son...
Item #688375
July 26, 1984
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26.1984 (Olympics Section)
* Bruce Jenner remembered - Preview of Summer Olympics
* The Now Jenneration
* L.A. Olympics in a L.A. newspaper
The front page of this Special Olympics '84 Section has: "THE NOW JENNERATION", which is a feature article reflecting on Bruce Jenner's life, with a focus on his gold-medal finish in the 1976 Olympics. Included... See More
President Richard Nixon resigns...
Item #688373
August 09, 1974
DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974 A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and "Ford Will Take Oath at Noon, Kissinger Agrees to Stay On". Much coverage, with photos, on the inside pages.
Tabloid-size, complete in 88 pages, nice condition.
... See More
From 1851 Greensboro, North Carolina...
Item #688371
May 17, 1851
THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (now spelled Greensboro) North Carolina, May 17, 1851
* Rare Antebellum publication
* 10 years prior to the Civil War
Articles include: "John Q. Adams, His Election by the House of Representatives. Thrilling Scene" "The Newspaper Press" "The South Carolina Convention" "The Next Presidency" and much more.
Four pages, v... See More
Who doesn't want a newspaper from Mars?
Item #688367
January 05, 1919
THE MARTIAN, France, Jan. 5, 1919
* Rare U.S. military camp publication
* World War I - WWI
This is a little 4 page newspaper "Published by Organizations at Hospital Center, A.P.O. No. 780 American Expeditionary Forces" near Mars, France, hence the title.
This town became an American hospital complex near the end of WWI, meant to serve up to 40,000 people. Various
... See More
* Rare U.S. military camp publication
* World War I - WWI
This is a little 4 page newspaper "Published by Organizations at Hospital Center, A.P.O. No. 780 American Expeditionary Forces" near Mars, France, hence the title.
This town became an American hospital complex near the end of WWI, meant to serve up to 40,000 people. Various
Linda Tripp, Monica Lewinski, and President Bill Clinton...
Item #688366
January 29, 1998
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 29, 1998
* The Linda Tripp Tapes
* Monica Lewinski's accusations are validated
* The Clinton-Lewinski Scandal
The front page has the three-column heading: "Tripp's Motives Scrutinized" and "White House Set for 'Nasty, Brutish and Long' Fight". Above the articles is a photo which includes President Clinton. Pages 10 and 11 have add... See More
Trial of Frank James in a Missouri newspaper...
Item #688364
August 21, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 21, 1883
* Outlaw Frank James... Jesse James gang
* Gallatin, Missouri trial
* Nice to have on the front page of a Missouri newspaper
The top of the front page has column heads: "FRANK JAMES" "The Missouri Bandit Appears in Court at Gallatin" "The Trial Adjourned Until To-Morrow--Mrs. Hite on Hand--Great Interest in the Proceedi... See More
Signed by New York governor John Jay... 1798...
Item #688363
January 20, 1798
THE SPECTATOR, New York, Jan. 20, 1798
* Governor John Jay
* His response to the New York Senate
The back page has the "Answer of the Senate of the State of New York to the Speech of...John Jay, Governor..." which is followed by his response, signed in type: John Jay.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.... See More
The situation with America... Report from Charleston...
Item #688361
August 04, 1779
EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Aug. 4, 1779
* American Revolutionary War
* Report from Charleston, South Carolina
A brief item on pg. 2 notes: "...an express was received from South Carolina that General Prevost had made himself master of Charlestown [Charleston] the 11th ult, which he had carried by assault." See images for more details.
Over half of the f... See More
An uncommon 1866 newspaper with a focus on phrenology...
Item #688360
March 01, 1866
BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER & ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Jan., Feb. & March, 1866
* Uncommon mid-19th century title
* Astrology - Horoscope
A fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen in the future as well as astrology and phrenology. The "science" of phrenology believed that a person's intellig... See More
Capture of slave ships... Launch of the ship Ohio...
Item #688359
June 03, 1820
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 3, 1820
* USS Ohio launching - United States Navy
* African slave trade - slavers ships captured
The front page has: "The Infamous Trade" beginning: "Ten slave vessels had been captured by the U.S. ship Cyane..." with some details. Most of the issue is taken up with: ":Mr. Baldwin's Speech on the Tariff". Th... See More
Check from Cooperstown, 1834...
Item #688357
This is a genuine check written on the "Otsego County Bank" of Cooperstown, New York dated March 31, 1834. Included is the amount of $19 in the lower left corner with a signature in the lower right. There is a nice engraving of an eagle with an olive branch in its beak. Also a red ink cancellation.An early financial item & great to have from this town famous as the home of the Base... See More
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