Franklin Pierce...

NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT & STATE GAZETTE, Concord, July 21, 1852 



* Franklin Pierce for president of the United States 

* Letter from Pierce 



On page 2 under an engraving of an eagle & banner is an endorsement supporting the Pierce-King ticket.

Page 2 also has a patriotic letter from Pierce declining an invitation to the 4th of July celebration at Philadelphia due to a... See More  

Rare title...

THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March, 1892



* Rare title



A very early issue of this famous woman's magazine, still with the original outer wrappers (rare as such). Content focuses on womanly concerns with prints of embroidery and a few fashions of the day.



Complete in 32 pages, minimal edge wear, mostly nice.

Early post Civil War baseball... Philadelphia Athletics...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 17, 1867



* Early post Civil war baseball

* Philadelphia Athletics



Page 2 has a report headed: "Out-Doors Sports" "Base Ball--Athletic of Philadelphia, vs. Atlantic, of Brooklyn" with reports on 2 games (see). The first notes:



* It is not an over-estimate in placing the assemblage at 20,000 gathered at the Union Ball Grounds yes... See More  

Johann Strauss II...

THE ETUDE Music Magazine, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated August, 1936. This issue features a duo-tone color cover entitled "Day's End On The Farm" and is of a farmer playing a pump-organ.



This publication is filled with various types of musical advertisements and articles including "The Magic of the Blue Danube" which also includes a photo of Johann Strauss II at his... See More  

Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 29, 1947



* Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles

* NFL championship title game



This 12 page newspaper has a small one column headline on page 8: "Cardinals Win Pro Grid Title On 'Fast Break'".



Tells of the NFL football championship game between the Chicago Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles.



Other news of the da... See More  

From the heart of Thomas Jefferson's Presidency...

(5) UNITED STATES GAZETTE, For The Country, Philadelphia, 1807-1809  A lot of 5 issues offering an interesting insight into the early period of the Jeffersonian era, as the government transitioned away from Federalist policy.

Complete in 4 pages, 2nd-rate condition with rubbing, foxing, and staining, but not damaged.

The images show an example of the condition and look of the issu... See More  

Wilt Chamerlain NBA scoring record...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated February 15, 1966



* Wilt Chamberlain

* Philadelphia 76ers

* Bob Pettit

* NBA Basketball all-time scoring record made



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5:



* 'Wilt' Proves His Point Shattering Pettit's Mark



Other news of the day. Light browning with some tiny binding holes along the spine,... See More  

Jack 'Legs' Diamond...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 23, 1930

* New York City gangster

* Jack 'Legs' Diamond

This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Diamond Told To 'Leave' in Hour At Philadelphia", "Was Deported from Germany---Says He Will Go to New York City".

Other news of the day throughout. A few small binding holes along the spine, o... See More  

A.B. Frost...

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, September 24, 1874.  The famous folio-size newspaper with the large graphics. The frontpage features an illustration entitled "One Good turn Deserves Another" by A. B. Frost. Other illustrations within the issue include "Meeting of the Anthropological Congress at Stockholm, Sweden'; "Sketches at the Autumn Floral Exhibition Held at Horticultura... See More  

Catskill Creek, New York... gas to light villiage?...

SATURDAY EVENING POST, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated August 1, 1829



* Catskill Creek New York

* Gas used for early lighting



A page 3 report from the "Catskill, N.Y. Reporter" says:



* A fountain of carburetted hydrogen gas has been discovered in the bottom of Catskill Creek, near the foot of Main Street in this village



Mentions an experiment was conducted in which ... See More  

Unknown Title  (print only) circa 1856



PLEASE NOTE: The exact title and date of this lithograph is unknown. This is a tinted lithograph entitled "Light House, Point de Galle, Ceylon.



The size is approximately 11.5 by 8.5 inches. This print has some very lite dirtiness and two fold creases toward the lower left corner area. Please refer to the photos for m... See More  

Corinth, Mississippi...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, October 28, 1863 



* Philadelphia, Tennessee 

* Corinth, Mississippi 



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE" "The Rebels Driven Below Philadelphia" "SHARP FIGHT NEAR ... See More  

Philadelphia Athletics vs. New York Giants...

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, October 17, 1911 



* Philadelphia Athletics vs. New York Giants 

* World Series 

* Eddie Collins, Christy Mathewson, Chief Bender 



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on  the front page that include: "BAKER HERO OF GAME" "HOME RUN BEATS GIANTS" "PLANK HAS THE, BAFFLED" and mor... See More  

Early Summer resorts...

NEW-YORK TIMES, New York, NY, August 4, 1836



* Early Summer resorts

* Long Beach and more

* Original 19th century reading



A pg. 2 report says: "It is estimated that... 2000 citizens of Philadelphia are absent from the city at this time. At least 500 are at Cape May..." plus mention that the others are at Brandywine Springs, Long Beach, Long Branch, Saratoga, York Springs & Ye... See More  

Salt...

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, NY, February 8, 1862.



* Salt

* Boxing



This issue contains a rather lengthy article concerning "the Salting of the Streets of Philadelphia", which goes into some detail about the benefits of salt.



Another article found within this issue and entitled: "Our Chess Department" includes a "problem of the week" and the an... See More  

Drownings in the Schuylkill River...

BOSTON RECORDER, Boston, Massachusetts, June 20, 1828 



* Drowning tragedies...  Schuylkill River... 

* Creek Indians of Georgia... 



Page 3 has a report: "Solemn Warnings.--Nine young men were drowned in the River Schuylkill, near Philadelphia, on the Lord's day, June 1st, while out in a boat on a party of pleasure. On the 8th inst. (Sabbath) Henry Demeritt, aged... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 18, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Devastating Mississippi."



This issue has an illustration of "Let Us Act at Once" by Kemble and an article of "Princeton's New President" by John Larkin with a photo of John Grier Hibben, the new president. There is another article called "Building a Country With ... See More  

Captain Amundsen discovers South Pole...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Man Who Found the South Pole--Captain Roald Amundsen."



This issue has an article of "The South Pole Attained" and two full page illustrations by Kemble called "Putting It Up" and "Talking It Down." The double page illustration is of "The Suspected Courier... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 2, 1911



This issue has a full, color cover before the front page. The front page of this issue is a photo of "On the Firing Line in Tripoli."



This issue is has an illustration of "The Opening of Congress" by Kemble and there is an article of "One Hundred Years of a Great Church" by John Hobart. There is also a page of &quo... See More  

Mark Twain ad....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 11, 1911



This issue has a full, color cover before the front page which features "For President - Woodrow Wilson". The front page of this issue is an illustration of "It Takes Grit to Remove Grime" by Kemble.



This issue is has illustrations of "In the Field of Art" and photos of "Philadelphia's Double Consecration... See More  

Fire-fighting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 1, 1911



There is a full color cover page on this issue. The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Camorra Caged."



This issue has an illustration of "Will the Fool-Killer Please Get Busy?" by Kemble. There are photos of "New York's Worst Fire" and an article with photos of "A Motor-Car Capital" by Charles P... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1911



The front page of this issue is a photo of "A Beautifier of Cities."



This issue has an illustration of " 'They Say That the People Want This Here Reprosissity Bill Passed Even if We Are Agin It.' "Hain't They Selfish' " by Kemble. There is and article with photos of "Jowett of Carr's Lane" by... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 4, 1911



The front page of this issue is a photo of "Champ Clark."



This issue has photos of "The Democrats On the Ways and Means Committee" and there is an illustration of "The Best Part of the March" by Sidney H. Riesenberg. There are several car ads and much more.



Other advertisements of the day are included as we... See More  

The Death of Mark Twain....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, dated May 7, 1910  The front page of this issue has a photo of "The Nation's Leading "Fan."" which shows President Taft throwing out the first ball at the Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Athletics game.



In this issue, there is an illustration of "Training the Cabinet Birds" by Kemble. There is an article with photos of ... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 5, 1910



The front page of this issue has a photo of "An Interesting Senatorial Possibility."



In this issue, there is an illustration of "Uncle Sam: "What You Need is a Change of Scene, and Four Years of Complete Rest"" by Kemble. There is a photo of "Another International Alliance" and there is a double page illustr... See More