1966 New Orleans Saints join NFL...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 1, 1966 



* New Orleans Saints are born 

* National Football League 



Page 26 has a two column heading: "New Orleans Ready For Entry in NFL" (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, some tape mending on the front page, otherwise good.



wikipedia notes: The brainchild of local sports entrepreneur Dave Dixon, who also founded the... See More  

Dolly Fine... S.F. madam arrested...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 28, 1938



* Dolly Fine arrested

* Notorious madam

* Brothel - bordello

* Corruption of minors



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Dolly Fine Surrenders, Released Again on Bail; Denies police Pay-Offs" with subhead and photo. (see images) Probably only reported in a San Francisco publication. Dolly Fine, the city’s first prof... See More  

Robert George Irwin...Veronica Gedeon murder...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 29, 1937



* Killer Robert George Irwin

* Artist - sculptor - mental patient

* Model Veronica Gedeon - Easter murders



The front page has a banner headline: "3 EASTER TRAGEDIES; 8 SLAIN" with subheads: "Find Artist's Model Dead in Mystery" (see images) First report coverage continues on page 5 with photo of Gedeon. Always nice to have nota... See More  

1921 Tampa Bay hurricane...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 26, 1921  



* Tampa Bay, Florida storm

* Major hurricane disaster



On October 25, 1921 Tampa Bay suffered the most destructive hurricane to hit the area since 1848.

The one column heading reads:: "Tampa Under Water; Storm Sweeps Coast" See images for somewhat brief report here.

Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... See More  

Battle of Leyte Gulf begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1944



* Battle for Leyte Gulf beginning

* Philippines - William Halsey

* Largest naval battle in history ?

* World War II WWII



The front page has a six column headline: "JAPANESE PUSHED TOWARD LEYTE HILLS" with various subheads. (see images)

Complete in 30 pages, light toning at the margins, very minor margin wear, generally in great condition.... See More  

1917 Barrackville, West Virginia mine explosion...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 19, 1917



* Barrackville, Marion County, West Virginia

* Jamison Coal and Coke Company No. 7 Mine Explosion and Fire



The front page has a very nice a nice banner headline in red lettering: "FEAR TWENTY KILLED IN MINE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... See More  

1917 Urban Shocker baseball photo...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 12, 1917



* Pitcher Urban James Shocker photo

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



Page 10 has a two column photo headed: "SHOCKER MAY BE SENSATION WITH YANKEES THIS SUMMER" with brief text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fr... See More  

1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 24, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

* Sentence to four months of penal labor



Beginning on the front page is a report headed: "Final Performance Nets 4 Months Hard Labor" with lead-in: "Lenny Bruce" Continues on multiple inside pages.

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1916 Battle of the River Somme... WWI...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 5, 1916



* Battle of the River Somme offensive - France

* World War I - WWI - German & British Empires

* One of the deadliest battles in human history



The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "ALLIES IN BIG ATTACK" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &quo... See More  

Pair of issues with the constitution of Maine...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 9 and 16, 1820



* Constitution of Maine : pair of issues



A pair of issues within which is the complete text of the: "Constitution of Maine" which begins in the Sept. 9 issue & includes the Preamble and articles 1 thru X on nearly 7 pages, with the balance of the Constitution found in the Sept. 16 issue, beginning on the front page and... See More  

Masonic Hall opening in NYC...

THE WORLD, New York City, June 2, 1875



* Original Masonic Hall (Manhattan) opening ceremonies

* Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of New York



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE MASONIC EVENT" with subhead. (see images) Article takes up over 4 full columns of the front page.

Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a little irregular along he spine,... See More  

Westward expansion... Decorative masthead...

OLIVE BRANCH, Boston, 1850-1856  A lot of four issues in mixed condition, all with a great masthead and with at least some westward-expansion themed reporting and/or advertising.  One of the more decorative mastheads  of the era. 

Four pages, some fold wear, edge tears, etc.  All issues are complete and are offered at a significant discount over their single issue pr... See More  

By the Shaker Community during the 1870's...

THE SHAKER, Shakers, New York, and Shaker Village, New Hampshire, February, 1876  A monthly publication "Published By The United Societies" for folks in the Shaker community, quite famous today for the style of furniture they produced. This issue has much religious-related content including "Religion" "The Essential Sacrifice" "Science & Religion" &... See More  

On the fall of the Berlin Wall...

BZ, Berlin, Germany, January 2, 1990 



* re. the Fall of the Berlin Wall

* Best publication to have in



With the fall of the Berlin Wall (Nov. 9, 1989) it is not surprising that this headline: "Brandenburg Gate: The Climbing Disaster" would appear in a Berlin newspaper, as the celebration of the Germans in its fall led to injuries by jubilant citizens (see photos on inside page... See More  

Ulysses S. Grant for President - 1872 advertisement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1872 



* Equine influenza - horse epidemic

* 1972 North American outbreak

* Ulysses S. Grant election notice

* Civil War general for president



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "THE HORSE PLAGUE" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up over 2 columns.

A top of page 4 notice endorses the Grant-Wilson ticket. (see)

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1961 Aretha Franklin nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1961



* Aretha Franklin - American singer songwriter - pianist

* Village Gate - Greenwich Village nightclub

* Very early career advertisement "Queen of Soul"

* Year of her very first debut studio album (19 years old)



Page 8 has a small advertisement for "Village Gate" on Thompson St. with a performance by Aretha F... See More  

1940 Battle of Britain... London bombings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 27, 1940



* Battle of Britain

* London, England  bombings

* World War II - WWII



The the top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HITLER SWEARS TO CRUSH BRITAIN WITH GIANT NIGHT-RAIDING FORCES" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 44 pages, a few archival mends along the right margin, a little margin wear with tiny b... See More  

1971 Three Dog Night MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 25, 1971



* Three Dog Night - American rock band

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* Elephant's Memory - Psychedelic rock

* Backup for John Lennon and Yoko Ono



Page 31 has a  6 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for a "THREE DOG NIGHT" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

Page 33 has a larger a... See More  

1839 William Henry Harrison for President ad...

THE ATLAS, Boston, December 19, 1839



* William Henry Harrison for president



The masthead includes a nice engraving of a heraldic eagle.

Page 2 has graphic embellishment which heads: "For President, WM. HENRY HARRISON, of Ohio - For Vice President, JOHN TYLER, of Virginia. New of the day with several advertisements.

Four pages, very nice, clean condition.... See More  

The Gavit 1931 list of known reprinted newspapers...

Booklet: "A List Of American Newspaper Reprints" compiled by Joseph Gavit, 1931.  A well known but seldom found booklet of 16 pages which begins: "This is an attempt to bring together, in one list, notes on all the complete separate reproductions of early or historic issues of American newspapers..." with a bit more. See the photos for more details.

A nice booklet for any... See More  

Martin Van Buren's annual address to the nation...

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 28, 1839 



* President Martin Van Buren

* State of the Union annual address



Being so close to the nation's capital it is not surprising that much of the content is on politics of the day, including a wealth of reporting from Congress.

The prime feature would be the complete and lengthy text of the annual state-of-the-union address of Pr... See More  

1928 Walter Hagen cigarettes advertisement....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 7, 1928



* Walter Hagen - PGA golfer

* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad



Page 12 has a 17 x 10 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by golfing legend Walter Hagen.

News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding slits along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

Lillie Langtry - early appearance in America... Bell Telephone soars...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1883  An early appearance of Lillie Langtry, Bell Telephone's Annual Meeting, trouble with Indians, a Billiard Tournament, the capture of thieves, a Canadian dog show, politics, and more. This issue provided an abundance of reporting which will help the reader capture both the events and mood of the day. 

Eight pages, lightly toned, some minor margin tears.... See More  

German language religious newspaper from St. Louis...

DER LUTHERANER, St. Louis, April 15, 1864  



* Rare publication in German language

* Nice decorative masthead for display



An unusual bi-monthly, German language newspaper which features perhaps the largest engraving of an angel we have seen in a newspaper.

In the mid-19th century a flood of immigrants from Europe poured into the United States, Germans being the largest ethnic group at ... See More  

1933 Adolph Hitler warning of 2nd revolution (WWII ?)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1933



* Chancellor Adolph Hitler

* Warns of 2nd revolution

* Pre Jewish Holocaust & WWII

* Wanting full power in Nazi Germany



The top of the front page is a one column heading: "HITLER IN WARNING FOR '2ND REVOLUTION'" with subheads. (see images) Was this the prelude to the Jewish Holocaust and World War II ?

Complete with 26 pages, light t... See More