P. T. Barnum circus advertisement...
Item #719771
September 25, 1873
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 25, 1873 The photo shows the nice page five, 2 1/2" by 12" ad for " P. T. Barnum's Great Traveling Museum Menagerie", which includes a portrait of Mr. Barnum and various details about the attractions and performances. The ad takes two-thirds of the column.
Eight pages, good condition.
Jesse James' first railroad robbery...
Item #719766
July 23, 1873
NEW YORK HERALD, July 23, 1873 The top of page 7 has column heads on the first train robbery by Jesse James and the James Gang, although the men were not identified at the time of this report.
They include: "A DREADFUL CRIME" "Bushwackers Overthrow & Rob a Train on the Prairie" "Timely Action of the Engineer, Who is Killed" "The Thieves & Their Plu... See More
Game of baseball is '...progressing in all parts of the United States..."
Item #719765
September 13, 1856
PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Sept. 13, 1856 A sporting-themed masthead engraving in this: "Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage" as noted in the masthead.
Inside has a quite early report on: "Base Ball" which begins: "This fine American game seems to be progressing in all parts of the United States with new spirit...Matches ar... See More
Baseball in England with a full page engraving...
Item #719704
August 15, 1874
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 15, 1874 Formatted very much like Harper's Weekly with many nice prints, the prime feature of this issue is the very nice full page print titled: "The Americans Playing Baseball at Prince's Ground". The engraving shows the entire field with all defensive players plus a batter and a runner on first base.
On a preceding page is a n... See More
Popular for the colorful political cartoons...
Item #719701
March 14, 1894
PUCK, New York, March 14, 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 politi... See More
Fall of Richmond: the capital of the Confederacy....
Item #719683
April 04, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, April 4, 1865
* Fall of Richmond, Virginia
* Final nail in the coffin ?
* Civil War nearing the end
First column heads on the front page report the fall of Richmond: "GRANT" "Richmond Ours" "Weitzel Entered the Rebel Capital Yesterday Morning" "Many Guns Captured" "Our Troops Received with Enthusiasm" &
... See More
* Fall of Richmond, Virginia
* Final nail in the coffin ?
* Civil War nearing the end
First column heads on the front page report the fall of Richmond: "GRANT" "Richmond Ours" "Weitzel Entered the Rebel Capital Yesterday Morning" "Many Guns Captured" "Our Troops Received with Enthusiasm" &
1879 Parker, Pennsylvania fire disaster...
Item #719663
October 31, 1879
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Oct. 31, 1879
* Parker, Pennsylvania fire disaster
* Oil City of Allegheny "Boomtown"
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BIG FIRE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.
AI notes: In 1879, Parker, Pennsylvania—once a bustling boomtown known as the “Oil... See More
1878 Yellow Fever epidemic... Mississippi Valley...
Item #719578
October 31, 1878
THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, Oct. 31, 1878
* Yellow fever - jack epidemic
* Lower Mississippi Valley
* Memphis, Tennessee hardest hit
* Early sanitation & quarantine measures
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "The Fever" with subheads. (see images) Very rare to have in this Memphis publication, the hardest hit city during the ep... See More
19th century San Diego, California...
Item #719556
March 27, 1874
THE WORLD, San Diego, California, March 27, 1874
* Rare Old West publication
A very early issue from this now-famous Southern California city, this issue published when the population was just 2,300.
Complete with all 4 pages in nice condition.... See More
Civil War map of a naval battle near Fort Pillow...
Item #719305
May 18, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, May 18, 1862
* U.S. naval operations near Fort Pillow
* Mississippi River - Andrew H. Foote
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From South Carolina" "Effects of the Abolition Edict of General Hunter" "The Contrabands Eschew a military Life" "Heroism Of Nine Colored Seamen" (with a mention of Robert Small... See More
Bloody Benders murders discovery...
Item #719294
May 16, 1873
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1873
* Bloody Benders arrested ? (false)
* Cherry Vale, Kansas murderers
* Corpses discovered recently
The bottom of front page has a very brief and somewhat discrete article with tiny heading: "Reported Capture of the Bender Family" (see image)
Complete with 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.
background: The Bloody Bender... See More
1875 "Rocky Mountain locust plague"...
Item #719286
January 12, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 12, 1875
* "Rocky Mountain locust plague"
* Midwest grasshopper infestation
* Great Plains settlers farming disaster
The top of page has a one column heading: "THE GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, nice condition.
background: In 1875, Kansas and much of the Great Plains were devasta... See More
From this small town in Pennsylvania...
Item #719252
June 05, 1861
JUNIATA SENTINEL, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1861
* American Civil War era
Inside has: "Death of Senator Douglas" "Washington Laying the Cornerstone of the Capitol" "Army Correspondence" and much more.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, several folds, foxing with some wear at the margins & folds.... See More
Large Civil War map on the front page...
Item #719249
October 07, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 7, 1861 The front page is dominated by a very large & very detailed Civil War map headed: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN WESTERN VIRGINIA". Plus many front page column heads on the war: "THE REBELLION" "Interview Between Generals McClellan & Banks" "Important News from the Cherokee Nation" "The Scene of War in Western Virginia&q... See More
Horseracing, other sports, and much more...
Item #719248
December 05, 1857
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Dec. 5, 1857
* Pre-Civil War sporting - hunting publication
"A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage" which features an engraving of a horse racing scene in the masthead.
Although this eclectic title covers all the fields noted in the masthead, horse racing seems to be the greater focus.
Sixteen pages, 12 ... See More
Nineteenth century women's suffrage newspaper...
Item #719241
August 07, 1888
THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Aug. 7, 1880
* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage
Rare women's suffrage paper founded in 1870, produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore. Published: "...to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal & political Equality, & especially to her right of Suffrage"... See More
From the San Joaquin Valley of California...
Item #719214
September 25, 1880
TULARE WEEKLY TIMES, Visalia, California, Sept. 25, 1880
* Rare old West publication
From this Tulare County city in the agriculturally-rich San Joaquin Valley of Central California. News of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Complete in 8 pages, some margin wear, light toning, should be handled with care.
American Anti-Slavery Society... Lucy Stone (Blackwell)... C.L. Remond... Mormon troubles...
Item #719150
May 13, 1857
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, May 13, 1857 Starting on page 2 and continuing on the back page are two articles covering the anniversary meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society. The text of several speeches were included, including those of Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd Garrison, Reverend T. W. Higginson, Charles Lenox Remond, and more, along with a brief description of the appearance of Lucy ... See More
American Anti-slavery Society - Frances Watkins, William Brown, and more...
Item #719148
May 15, 1857
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES, New York, May 15, 1857 Pages 2 and 3 have significant coverage of the 24th anniversary gathering of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Among the speakers were William Lloyd Garrison (President), Wendell Phillips, Frances Ellen Watkins (a free negro woman), William Wells Brown (a fugitive slave), and more. While most are familiar with the first two mentioned above, the ... See More
Item #719125
June 12, 1895
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1895 Starting on the last column of the front page and taking much of page 2 are a pair of articles which show two methods used to weight regions for political gain in New York City. In this instance, it was Reapportionment (Democrats) vs. Gerrymandering (Republicans). Included are significant details along with a map showing the reapportionment. See images for d... See More
On a California lynching by the Committee of Vigilance, wth a print...
Item #719062
November 15, 1851
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Nov. 15, 1851 Pages 3 and 4 contain an article on a famous case involving the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance, headed: "Californian Lynchings". Included as well is a print captioned: "Lynching In San Francisco".
In 1851, San Francisco was a city in chaos, its population swelling due to the Gold Rush and its streets rife with crime a... See More
1889 Duluth, Minnesota riot....
Item #719014
July 12, 1889
THE COLDWATER REPUBLICAN, Semi-Weekly, Michigan, July 12, 1889
* Duluth, Minnesota
* Labor strike riot
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Bloody Riot at Duluth" with subheads. (see images)
Other news of the day. Complete in 4 pages, a little wear a the margins, mostly along the spine, generally good.
background: In July 1889, Duluth, Minnesota, became the sit... See More
John Paul Jones'
Engraving of a cricket club... Capitol Cornerstone..
Item #718669
August 02, 1851
GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug. 2, 1851 The front page has a half-page engraving of a cricket club: "The Eleven Of New England.", which includes the names of the club members and various officials. Included is a related article.
The inside has a half-page engraving of the "Laying Of The Corner Stone At The Capitol." Also present are: "Dec... See More
Jewish newspaper from Poland...
Item #718659
July 26, 1861
JUTRZENKA, Warsaw, Poland, July 26, 1861 A rare & early Jewish newspaper from Poland, the title translates to "Morning Star". This rare newspaper lasted only three years, and reflects the trends among the Jewish intelligentsia at that time. Measures 8-1/4 by 10-1/2 inches, has 6 pages, in nice condition.
1874 Battle of Liberty Place... New Orleans...
Item #718614
September 18, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, September 18 , 1874
* Battle of Liberty Place ends
* New Orleans LA Lousiana
* John McEnery & William Pitt Kellogg
* Confederate veterans
The top of page 7 has a one column heading in bold lettering: "SURRENDER" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up almost 4 columns.
Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.
AI notes: The Battle of Liberty Place, f... See More
The invasion in and around Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland...
Item #718463
July 09, 1864
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 9, 1864
* The invasion in and around Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland...
Among the first column headings on the Civil War are: "The Great Rebel Invasion", "Everything as Clear as Mud", "Nobody Hurt--Everybody Scared", "A Few Small Skirmishes", "Two States Quaking Before a Band of Horse-Thieves", " and ... See More
Abraham Lincoln wins an election in 1846... The Mormon troubles... The Mexican War...
Item #718413
September 12, 1846
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 12, 1846
* Early Abraham Lincoln
* Springfield, Illinois (Whig)
* 7th district election victory
Page 3 has a report from Illinois on election returns, which notes: "...7th district, Cartwright (loco.), 4829; Lincoln, (whig) 6340 (elected...".
History tells us that n 1843 Abraham Lincoln sought the Whig nomination for Illinois&... See More
From 1887 Florida, for the fruit industry with a decorative masthead...
Item #718412
July 18, 1887
THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, July 18, 1887 Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.
Handsome masthead, 20 pages, 10 1/4 by 13 1/4 inches, small binding slits at the spine, nice condition.
1878 Wallingford, Connecticut F4 tornado...
Item #718331
August 13, 1878
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1878
* Wallingford, Connecticut
* F4 tornado storm disaster
The front page has a one column heading: "The Wallingford Disaster" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, good condition.
AI notes: The Wallingford tornado struck Connecticut in 1878, killing 29 people and injuring over 70, making it the deadliest tornado in the state's h... See More
Thomas Nast criticized... Yellowstone National Park creation takes step forward...
Item #718299
January 18, 1872
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 18, 1872 The front page has stacked column heads including: "The Yellowstone Region as a National Park".
The corresponding article is headed: "A National Play-Ground" which includes: "The bill introduced... by Mr. Claggett, of Montana, to reserve the Yellowstone region for a grand pleasure ground for the people...has been ref... See More
Paul Revere as President of the Board of Health...
Item #718297
July 05, 1800
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 5, 1800
* Paul Revere
* Board of Health
The top of page 4 has a detailed report from the: "Health Office" which is signed in type by its President: P. Revere. Beneath this are two reward ads for deserters, one from the brig Atalanta, and the other a deserter from Fort Independence.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, very ni... See More
1850 Magazine by the famed Charles Dicken...
Item #718287
November 02, 1850
HOUSEHOLD WORDS, London, England, Nov. 2, 1850
* Charles Dickens publication
This 24 page issue is in nice condition and measures 6 x 9 inches. This was a weekly journal which was conducted by Charles Dickens as noted in the masthead. This magazine has mainly literary reading (stories, poems etc.), some by Charles Dickens himself.
wikipedia notes: "On 21st January 1846 Charles Dicke... See More
From 1878 territorial Montana...
Item #718278
January 12, 1878
THE HELENA DAILY HERALD, Montana, Jan. 12, 1878
* Pre statehood Montana
* Rare Old West publication
This newspaper is from 11 years before Montana statehood. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get an issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis..
Four... See More
With a rare, hand-tinted print of a 'View on the Schuylkill"...
Item #718277
September 01, 1820
THE ANALECTIC MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, September, 1820 This was a very famous literary-themed magazine, but this issue features at the back of the issue a a quite rare, hand-tinted full page engraving titled: "View on the Schuylkill". More typically such hand-tinted prints were removed from the issues long ago. And this engraving is in nice condition.
Complete in 88 pages, fu... See More
Andrew Jackson... Nullification Proclamation...
Item #718253
December 15, 1832
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, December 15, 1832
* President Andrew Jackson proclmation
* Nullification crisis in South Carolina
* Southern tariffs on farming - farmers
The key and historically significant content is the entire text of President Andrew Jackson's Nullification Proclamation, starting on page 12, and ending with his signature, Andrew Jackson on the back page.
The... See More
On 'Bleeding Kansas'... On the Sumner beating... Slave trade in New York...
Item #718161
June 12, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 12, 1856 Pages within have reports on the "Bleeding Kansas" situation with: "Kansas" "Battle of Palmyra" "An Expedition--Guerilla Parties--The Troops--A Sharp Governor" "The Need of Kansas--Speech of Gov. Reeder at Detroit". There is also some discussion concerning the beating of Charles Sumner by Paxton Brooks.
Bleedi... See More
Death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy... Large Civil War map...
Item #718160
March 24, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 24, 1862
* Uriah P. Levy death (1st report)
* 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy
* American Civil War - Jews
The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 5 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore, war of 1812 war hero, and credited as to having abolished the disciplinary p... See More
Livingstone's exploration of Africa...
Item #718159
August 27, 1872
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 27, 1872 James Gorden Bennett, this newspaper's publisher, capitalized on the 19th century fascination with Africa & the whereabouts of explorer Dr. David Livingstone by hiring journalist Henry Stanley to search for him. Livingstone had ventured to Africa in 1865 for a 2 year expedition with little heard from him since.
So it is of no surprise that the Herald o... See More
Dealing with the British living in America... John Adams' Alien Enemies Act...
Item #718135
July 20, 1812
INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 20, 1812 Two columns of the front page are taken up with: "A Proclamation" for a day of Thanksgiving in support of the war, signed: James Madison. As well as four Acts of Congress each signed by Madison, one: "For the More Perfect Organization of the Army of the United States".
Also within: "Federal Recommendation of the War"... See More
Abolition of slavery celebration... The Emancipation Parade!
Item #718126
April 20, 1866
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1866
* The 1866 celebration of the abolition of slavery within the District of Columbia
* Historically called the "Emancipation Day" parade
The front page has one column headings that include: "WASHINGTON NEWS", "The Celebration of the Abolition of Slavery", "A Large and Very Orderly Parade",
... See More
The death of John Adams, 2nd U.S. President...
Item #718120
July 10, 1826
NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT & STATE GAZETTE, Concord, July 10, 1826
* President John Adams death (1st report)
* Declaration of Independence 50th anniversary
Page 3 contains an early and significant report on the death of John Adams, who died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Headed "Death of John Adams" the report carries over to take close to half
Early 19th century mermaid sighting ?...
Item #718095
November 02, 1809
MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, November 2, 1809
* Mermaid - aquatic creature sighting ?
* Sandside Bay, Caithness, Scotland coast
* Early 19th century folklore story
The front page has an article headed: "The Mermaid,..." (see images) Text takes up a complete column.
Complete with 4 pages, ornate masthead, nice condition.
AI notes: In January 1809, seve... See More
Death of the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court...
Item #718094
May 23, 1829
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 23, 1829
* Founding father John Jay death
Page two has a report with a small heading: "John Jay is No More" with the article beginning: "It seldom falls to our lot to record the death of so distinguished a man as this. Another Revolutionary Patriot has gone down to the grave..." (see).
John Jay was President of the Continental ... See More
Terrific issue on the Jefferson/Callender situation...
Item #718089
October 26, 1802
AURORA GENERAL ADVERTISER, Frankford, Oct. 26, 1802
* President Thomas Jefferson
* James Callender squabble
Note that this issue was published in nearby Frankford to escape the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia.
Page 2 begins with a very lengthy editorial which includes: "The business of the late election had diverted our attention from various objects, and the execrable wretch Ca... See More
Coal miner troubles... Stagecoach robbery...
Item #718081
January 17, 1874
NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1874
* Arkansas stagecoach robbery - holdup
* Jesse James & Younger gang ? - outlaws
The front page includes: "Stage Robbery by Masked Highwaymen" being a brief report from Little Rock, Arkansas. Through research, this particular robbery may have been one of the very first stagecoach holdups by the famous Jesse James-Young Gang.
Also on t... See More
"The Death of Slavery"... William Cullen Bryant (1st printing).....
Item #718056
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, Boston, July, 1866 * "Death of Slavery" poem
* William Cullen Bryant
* re. Thirteenth Amendment ratification
* Very first printing in a publication
This issue includes the first-ever appearance of William Cullen Bryant's famous poem: "The Death of Slavery" - taking two full pages. A bonus feature is that both are opposing pag... See More
Early heavyweight boxing championship...
Item #717971
June 16, 1869
THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 16, 1869
* Early boxing - Pugilism - pugilists
* Heavyweight bare-knuckle fight
* Boxers Tom Allen vs. Bill Davis
* Post Civil War reconstruction era
Page 10 has an article headed: "THE PRIZE RING" "Fight Between Tom Allen and Bill Davis for $2,000" and more. (see images) Text takes up almost 1 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day. ... See More
Wonderful broadside on the assassination of Lincoln...
Item #717947
April 15, 1865
JAMESTOWN JOURNAL, EXTRA, Jamestown, New York, April 15th---9 A. M.
* Terrific Abraham Lincoln assassination broadside
* First edition just after the announcement of death
Within the world of newspaper collecting, both major reports and graphic headlines are primary in determining collectability. Other factors are important as well, but the more notable the event and the "f... See More
Wonderful broadside on the surrender of Robert E. Lee...
Item #717945
April 07, 1865
JAMESTOWN JOURNAL, EXTRA, Jamestown, New York, April 7, (1865)
* General Robert E. Lee's surender
* End of the American Civil War
* Very rare Broadside edition
Within the world of newspaper collecting, both major reports and graphic headlines are primary in determining collectability. Other factors are important as well, but the more notable the event and the "fl... See More
1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings baseball....
Item #717903
June 18, 1870
NEW YORK HERALD, June 18, 1870
* Cincinnati Red (reds) Stockings
* Early baseball w/ box scores
Page 5 has a brief article headed: "The National Game" with subhead and box scores. (see) The Redstockings win streak would end a few days later.
Complete with 8 pages, a little margin wear, archival mend on page 3, generally in nice condition.
AI notes: On June 17, 1870... See More
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