The 'Christmas Edition' from San Diego...
Item #680861
December 17, 1914
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, Dec. 17, 1914 The front page is quite displayable being the "Christmas Edition" with a two-color print taking most of the front page, beneath which is text headed: "Christmas Is Near!'
Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.
Scarce French-English newspaper from 1870 Louisiana...
Item #680855
April 02, 1870
LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, April 2, 1870
* Very rare publication from the deep South
A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. It is a single sheet newspaper with the front entirely in French while the reverse is in English save for the advertisements, most being in French.
Folio size, wide margins, nice condition.... See More
Celebrating the generals after the war...
Item #680851
June 08, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, June 8, 1865 Among the first column heads are: "Our President" "Monster Meeting Last Night at Cooper Institution" "Outpouring of the Masses for the Administration" "The Hero Grant" "It was Big, Great, Immense, Prodigious!" "Brilliant Array of Generals" and more.
Pages 4 & 5 have more column heads on the war inc... See More
1914 HMS Bulwark battleship explosion disaster...
Item #680846
November 26, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 26, 1914
* HMS Bulwark - London-class battleship
* Royal Navy explosion disaster - English Channel
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "BRITISH BATTLESHIP BULWARK IS BLOWN UP" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are ... See More
Are the Dead Sea Scrolls a hoax?...
Item #680845
March 04, 1949
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1949
* Dead Sea Scrolls a hoax?
Page 19 has half a column taken up with a report headed: "BIBLE SCROLL 'FIND' SUSPECTED AS HOAX" "Dr. Zeitlin of Dropsie College Splits With Other Scholars on Dead Sea Discovery". This is a report on the recently-found Dead Sea Scrolls and curious that this report focuses on a scholar who believes ... See More
1916 Johnstown, Pennsylvania trolley cars disaster...
Item #680838
August 12, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1916
* Johnstown (Echo), Cambria Co., Pennsylvania
* Southern Cambria Railway trolley cars accident
The front page has a nice banner headline : "MANY KILLED IN CRASH" with subhead. (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 fragil... See More
Arizona outlaw James Fleming Parker hanged...
Item #680830
June 03, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1898
* James Fleming Parker hanging
* Arizona outlaw - murderer
The front page has a small one column heading: "Noted Outlaw Hanged" (see) 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 with 4 pages, 23 x 19 1... See More
1916 Preparedness Day Bombing arrests...
Item #680822
August 02, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 2, 1916
* Preparedness Day Bombing arrests
* re. American entry into World War I
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIVE INDICTED IN BOMB PLOT" with subhead. (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 p... See More
1999 death of Joe DiMaggio...
Item #680820
March 08, 1999
DAILY NEWS, Extra, New York City, March 8, 1999
* Death of Joe Dimmagio
* New York Yankees icon
* MLB baseball star
The front page has a nice photo of DiMaggio with heading: "Joe DiMaggio - 1914-1999" (see) Much more on following pages, too much to photograph all. Great to have in this famous NYC tabloid publication.
Complete with over 40 pages, great condition.... See More
1873 Mark Twain letter re. Shah of Persia...
Item #680817
July 11, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 11, 1873
* Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens letter
* Shah of Persia visit to London, England
* Nasar al-Din Shah Qajar
Page 3 has a letter by Mark Twain with many headings that include: "SHAH'D" "Mark Twain Hookd the Persian Out of the English Channel'" and more. (see) The letter takes up almost 2 columns and is signed in type: Mark Twain
C... See More
1908 Masonic Grand Lodge fire... Baltimore...
Item #680816
January 17, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 17, 1908
* Masonic Grand Lodge fire disaster
* Baltimore, Maryland - Freemasons
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "MASONIC TEMPLE AT BALTIMORE BURNED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from th... See More
1914 MLB Baseball strike ?......
Item #680814
July 20, 1914
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 20, 1914
* MLB baseball strike threatened
The front page has a banner headline: "STRIKE OF ALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS THREATENED" with subheads. (see) 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. Rare as such.
Complete... See More
Early San Francisco with a wealth of local news & ads...
Item #680784
August 29, 1868
DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, Aug. 29, 1868 A large size newspaper of four pages with a wealth of both local news events and local advertisements. Never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds with minor wear at a fold juncture.
Early California from just 19 years after the Gold Rush. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
The very first issue published...
Item #680782
March 06, 1881
DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE, Farmington and Lakeville, Minnesota, March 6, 1881
* Volume 1 Number 1 issue
This is the first issue published, the volume 1, number 1 issue as noted in the masthead. Gregory notes that only the Minnesota Historical Society has any issues of this title, and just a few from the 19th century.
Four pages, archivally repaired at the spine, archival strengthening at ... See More
Early for color newspaper pages...
Item #680768
January 30, 1898
LE PETIT JOURNAL [The Little Newspaper]--Supplement, Paris, France, Jan. 30, 1898 This was a quite successful conservative, daily newspaper published from 1863 to 1944. Beginning in 1884 they did a weekly "Supplement" famous for their color lithograph front and back pages.
Such full page color prints in 19th century issues were rather uncommon. Quite displayable as such.
Complete... See More
Ol' Rip the Horned Toad... Eastland, Texas...
Item #680762
February 20, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 20, 1928
* Ol' Rip the Horned Toad still alive - lizard
* Eastland, Texas Courthouse - entombed animal
The top of the front page has a small one column heading within inset: "Toad Alive After 31 Years Sealed in Texas Cornerstone" (see) First report coverage on the famous toad being discovered still alive in the cornerstone of the courthouse in East... See More
Last U.S. soldier leaves Vietnam in 1973...
Item #680758
March 29, 1973
THE TIMES-UNION, March 29, 1973
* Last American soldier to leave Vietnam
* Master Sergeant Max Bielke photo
The front page has a nice banner headline: "After 12 Years, We Leave Vietnam" with subheads and related photo showing Master Sergeant Max Bielke leaving in a transport helicopter. Bielke is considered the last U.S. soldier to leave Saigon after the war.
Complete 1sat secti... See More
First of this title we have offered?
Item #680737
March 18, 1837
STAR IN THE EAST & NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSALIST, Concord, March 18, 1837
* Rare publication
* Merrimack County
A religious newspaper with a nice masthead. Perhaps the first of this title we have offered.
Four pages, light damp staining at the right side, good shape.... See More
How Napoleon treats Americans...
Item #680733
May 01, 1812
THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Boston, May 1, 1812 Page 2 has: "Buonaparte's Treatment to the American" taking most of a column & introduced with: "The following is a plain unvarnished narrative of the cruelties & sufferings experienced by one of our fellow citizens during his captivity with our 'dear friends'...".
Four pages, damp staining to the bottom half,... See More
John Adams invited to celebrate the anniversary of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth...
Item #680732
March 30, 1803
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 30, 1803 The ftpg. has a letter from the people of Plymouth to John Adams inviting him to a celebration of: "...the first landing of our Fore Fathers at this place.", with his response, signed in type: John Adams.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, archival strengthening at the spine, good condition.
Princeton University celebrates its 150th anniversary...
Item #680725
October 24, 1896
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 24, 1896
* Princeton University
* Prints - illustrations
The full ftpg. has 6 photo prints of notable buildings on the campus of Princeton University, this issue celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding. Inside as a related article: "The Sesquicentennial Celebration of Princeton University" which includes two more photos.
Sixteen... See More
Valentina Tereshkova... 1st woman in space...
Item #680716
June 20, 1963
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Michigan, June 20, 1963
* Valentina Tereshkova - 1st woman in space
* Vostok 6 - Russian spaceship
This 48 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Moscow Rejoices in 'Seagull's' Flight" with related photos. (see) Tells of the Soviet Union putting the 1st ever woman into space.
Other news of the day throu... See More
1914 Sultanate of Egypt...
Item #680694
December 18, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 18, 1914
* Sultanate of Egypt established
* United Kingdom protectorate
The front page has a one column heading: "EGYPT NOW UNDER WING OF BRITAIN" (see) 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 with 16 pages, small ... See More
First action of the Israeli Air Force...
Item #680692
May 21, 1948
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, May 21, 1948
* Israeli Air Force (IAF) 1st used
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
* Palestine - Arabs
The top of the front page has one column heads: "ARABS CONTINUE SWIFT ADVANCES IN WALLED AREA" "Arab Legion Claims Upper Hand in Battle". There is a smaller head: "The Jewish Air Force made its first strike, bombing Arab ... See More
Confederate soldiers...
Item #680691
November 04, 1863
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 4, 1863 Among the front page column heads are: "Interesting From The South" "Movements of Jeff. Davis" 'The Rebel Press on the Great Lack of Food" "Companies of Soldiers are Marching Barefoot" "Operations in the Shenandoah Valley" "Federal Advance into North Carolina" and more.
Eight pages, very nice ... See More
Jack 'Machine Gun' McGurn assassinated...
Item #680669
February 15, 1936
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 15, 1936
* Jack 'Machine Gun' McGurn assassination
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre fame
* Al 'Scarface' Capone hit man
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: " 'Machine Gun' McGurn Is Slain in Chicago; Linked to St. Valentine 'Massacre' of 1929".
McGurn was the main hit man for Al Capone during the... See More
A petition from the people of Halifax, Nova Scotia...
Item #680668
January 03, 1758
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 3, 1758 Inside has over a full page headed: "America" with a Halifax, Nova Scotia dateline, beginning: "The following Memorial, signed by the principal merchants & freeholders in Halifax was...delivered to the Lieutenant Governor."
Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, various chipping at the margins, good condition.
1898 Shawneetown, Illinois flood disaster...
Item #680665
April 04, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 4, 1898
* Shawneetown, Illinois flooding disaster
* Gallatin County - Ohio River
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HUNDREDS DROWNED" with subheads. (see) 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.
Compl... See More
Jackie Robinson's baseball debut...
Item #680662
April 19, 1946
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1946
* Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier
* Baseball debut (1st report)
Page 12 has a small one column headline: "Robinson Has Field Day In Making Debut". Brief but historic coverage on Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. A historic report in both baseball and black americana.
Complete with 22 pag... See More
Fire fighting...
Item #680657
May 23, 1885
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 23, 1885
* Fire Fighting
The front page of this issue has two illustrations titled "New York Fire Department Testing Devices For Throwing Life Lines Over Buildings". The article inside is titled "Unexplored Branch Of The Fire Escape Problem". There is an article with an illustration both titled "A Mammoth Steam Snow Shovel" pl... See More
1915 SS Arabic ocean liner sinking...
Item #680605
August 18, 1915
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 18, 1915
* Galveston TX Texas hurricane disaster
* Gulf of Mexico tropical cyclone storm
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SCORES DIE IN GULF STORM" 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 e... See More
1898 USS Maine explosion investigation...
Item #680600
March 02, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 2, 1898
* re. USS Maine explosion disaster
* Spanish-American War prelude
* Havana Harbor , Cuba
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DIVERS HARD AT WORK" with subheads. (see) 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 ... See More
George 'Bugs' Moran arrested...
Item #680596
July 07, 1946
NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1946
* George 'Bugs' Moran arrested
* Chicago Prohibition Gangster
Page 21 has a two column head: "Moran, Chicago 'Dry' Era Gangster, Held In Kentucky on Ohio Armed Hold-Up Charge." See photos for the report.
The complete 1st section only with all 38 pages. This is the rag edition, printed on very high quality newsprint meant
... See More
* George 'Bugs' Moran arrested
* Chicago Prohibition Gangster
Page 21 has a two column head: "Moran, Chicago 'Dry' Era Gangster, Held In Kentucky on Ohio Armed Hold-Up Charge." See photos for the report.
The complete 1st section only with all 38 pages. This is the rag edition, printed on very high quality newsprint meant
Popular for the 1894 colorful political cartoons...
Item #680591
July 11, 1894
PUCK, New York, July 11, 1894
* Color political prints
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its politic... See More
Seducing the youth to join the military...
Item #680587
January 20, 1815
THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Boston, Jan. 20, 1815 Page 3 has an interesting article on the unfortunate practice of the: "Seduction Of Youth" into the military, as the article is headed. It notes a recruiting advertisement mentioning: "The youthful hero whose patriotism & ardor has heretofore been restrained by the rigid laws of the state can now...joining said regiment without t... See More
Early for color newspaper pages...
Item #680557
January 23, 1898
LE PETIT JOURNAL [The Little Newspaper]--Supplement, Paris, France, Jan. 23, 1898 This was a quite successful conservative, daily newspaper published from 1863 to 1944. Beginning in 1884 they did a weekly "Supplement" famous for their color lithograph front and back pages.
Such full page color prints in 19th century issues were rather uncommon. Quite displayable as such.
Complete... See More
Trial of Axis Sally... Nazis broadcaster...
Item #680556
September 25, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 25, 1948
* Mildred Gillars pleads not guilty
* Axis Sally - trial for treason
* Nazis broadcaster
Page 8 has a small one column heading: "TRIAL OF 'AXIS SALLY' SET" "Court Names Nov. 15--Accused Would Have Truman Appear" (see) Brief coverage of the decision to go to trial as Mildred Gillars pleads not guilty ... See More
1967 Newark, New York race riots....
Item #680553
July 14, 1967
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 14, 1967
* Newark, New Jersey riots
This 48 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Police Station In Newark Again target of Mob".
Other news of the day. Nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The unrest came to a head when two white Newark policemen arrested a black cabdriver, John W. Smith, for improperl... See More
1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas tornado disaster...
Item #680537
January 12, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 12, 1898
* 1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas tornado
* Sebastian County F4 disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FIFTY PERSONS DEAD" with subheads. (see) 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 w... See More
1898 Theodore Durrant execution...
Item #680536
January 07, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 7, 1898
* Theodore Durrant execution - hanging
* San Quentin State Prison - "The Demon of the Belfry"
* San Francisco Emmanuel Baptist Church murders
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "DURRANT IS DEAD" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very h... See More
1898 Portland Gale... New England blizzard...
Item #680529
November 23, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 23, 1898
* Portland Gale - New England blizzard storm
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A TERRIBLE STORM" with subheads. (see) 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 with 4 pages, 23 x 19 1/2 ... See More
1898 Dawson City fire disaster... Klondike fame...
Item #680526
November 14, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 14, 1898
* Dawson City, Yukon Territory fire
* Klondike gold rush fame
The front page has a one column heading: "Dawson Burned" with subheads. (see) 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 with 4 pages, 23 x 19... See More
1908 Portland, Maine city hall fire disaster...
Item #680523
February 21, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 21, 1908
* Hercules Powder Company explosion
* Pinole, Contra Costa Co., California disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "Thirty Killed An Explosion of Dynamite at Pinole" (see) 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 ... See More
Great Salem fire of 1914... Massachusetts...
Item #680520
June 26, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 26, 1914
* The Great Salem Fire of 1914
* Essex County, Massachusetts
The front page has one column heading: "SALEM FIRE BURNING ITSELF OUT" with subhead. (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. Rare a... See More
Amelia Earhart conquers Atlantic in 1928....
Item #680519
June 18, 1928
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 18, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart making history
* Flies across the Atlantic Ocean
* During flight report
* During flight report
The front page has a three column headline: "'LADY LINDY' OUT OVER OCEAN WITH RAIN AND GALES IN PATH; MABEL BOLL MAY HOP TODAY" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on Amelia Earhart's
Early print of Melbourne, Australia...
Item #680518
December 29, 1855
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Dec. 29, 1855 The front page has a nice print captioned: "Melbourne, Australia" along with a full column article with the same heading.
Four pages, large folio size, never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds with mild fold & margin wear, good condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Early print of Eskimo women...
Item #680516
December 31, 1853
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Dec. 31, 1853 The front page has a print captioned: "Esquimaux Ladies" with a related article on the Eskimo Indians.
Four pages, large folio size, never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds with fold & margin wear. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Early print of Australia...
Item #680515
April 09, 1853
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 9, 1853 The front page has a print captioned: "Sunday In Australia" with a related article.
Four pages, large folio size, never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds with fold & margin wear. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Early print of a street in San Francisco...
Item #680514
March 05, 1853
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 5, 1853 The front page has a print headed: "American Scenes - Street View In San Francisco".
Four pages, large folio size, never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds with fold & margin wear. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Early print of St. Johns, New Brunswick...
Item #680513
November 27, 1852
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 1852 The front page has a print of the: "City of St. Johns, New Brunswick" with a descriptive article as well.
Four pages, large folio size, never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds with fold & margin wear. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
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