Hindenburg airship first flight to America begins...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 8, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Very 1st flight to America (approaching)

* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame



The front page has a one column heading: "Hindenburg Weathers a Heavy Storm" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.



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American Anti-slavery Society - Frances Watkins, William Brown, and more...

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  

1994 "Rolling Stones" & "Soundgarden" concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 17, 1994



* "The Rolling Stone" concerts advertisement

* "Voodoo Lounge" album tour - Mick Jagger

* "Soundgarden" performances - "Superunknown" 



Page 65 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "The Rolling Stones" at Giants Stadium.

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"The Andy Warhol Museum" opening...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 24, 1994



* The Andy Warhol Museum opening 

* Visual pop artist movement icon 



The front page has a heading within an image: "WARHOL WORLD" And starting on pages 28-29 are two editorials with heading: "ANDYLAND" which continues on other inside pages with a few related photos. Nice to have in this ... See More  

1990 Keith Haring editorial... NYC grafffiti artist...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 15, 1990



* re. Keith Haring death in NYC editorial 

* Pop artist - street graffiti subculture pioneer

* Safe sex advocate - AIDS awareness activist



Page 105 has a photo of Haring with heading: "Baby Love" And then starting on page 107 is a lengthy editorial with heading: "Crossover Dreams" ... See More  

Aviation history in the making...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1919 



* NC-4 flying boat (historic aviation feat)

* Transatlantic flight (1st aircraft to achieve this)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALL THREE SEAPLANES NEARING THE AZORES; NC-4 WAS 800 MILES OUT AT 3:06 THIS MORNING" with many subheads and related map. (see) Much more on the following pages with related pictorial. Loads of text. Thi... See More  

1991 "Thelma & Louise" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 21, 1991



* "Thelma & Louise" crime drama film

* Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* "Grateful Dead" concert advertisement



Page 65 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day of "THELMA & LOUISE" in Manhattan. 

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The Grateful Dead in 1993 advertisement....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 4, 1993



* Grateful Dead concert at Giants Stadium

* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan



Page 68 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming: "GRATEFUL DEAD" concerts at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (see images) Garcia would die a... See More  

Gordonsville, Virginia, negroes killed...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 16, 1936



* Negroes - William & Cora Wells

* Racial violence - mob lynching ?

* Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "NEGRO, HIS SISTER SHOT AND BURNED; HE KILLED SHERIFF" with subheads and related photo. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, mainly along the sp... See More  

1993 "POSSE" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 18, 1993



* "POSSE" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in Manhattan

* African American Western cowboys movie

* Directed & starring Mario Van Peebles 

* Big Daddy Kane - Tone Loc - Tiny Lister



Page 57 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "POSSE" in Manhattan.&... See More  

An in-house newspaper, but mostly military content...

SIMMONS SERVICE WAR BULLETIN, May, 1919 An in-house newspaper for those working for the E. C. Simmons Cutlery & Tools company, with content relating to World War I.

This issue has tipped to the front page a pink notice concerning Major Simmons (see photos).

Twelve pages, printed on coated stock, binding holes at the spine margin, 8 by 11 inches, good condition.

1986 Julian Lennon concerts advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 13, 1986



* Julian Lennon concert advertisement

* John and Cynthia Lennon's son 

* "The Secret Value of Daydreaming" album tour 

* Radio City Music Hall performances 



Page 68 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "JULIAN LENNON" at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan... See More  

1989 "ROAD HOUSE" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 23, 1989



* "Road House" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in New York City

* Action film - Patrick Swayze - Sam Elliott

* "The Who" "Ozzy Osbourne" "10,000 Maniacs"



Page 65 has a nice advertisement for the opening day showing of "ROAD HOUSE" (see images)

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1989 "Living Colour" editorial w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 2, 1989



* Living Colour - American rock band

* African Americans - funk metal 

* "Cult of Personality" song fame 

* Vernon Reid and Corey Glover 



The front page has a photo with heading: "Black Rock in a Hard Place" (see images) 

And starting on page 21 is an editorial by RJ Smith on... See More  

Death of the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court...

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).

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Early 1987 ANTHRAX Manhattan theater concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 12, 1987



* Early ANTHRAX Concert advertisement

* American thrash heavy metal band (NYC)

* Lead guitarist Scott Ian & bassist Dan Lilker

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan performance 



Page 74 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a performance by the thrash metal "ANTHRAX" at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

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Louis Zamperini & 1939 USC track champions...

SPORT'S SECTION only of The New York Times, May 28, 1939



* Louis Zamperini of "Unbroken" fame

* University of Southern California - USC

* NCAA Track and Field championship



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "SO. CALIFORNIA TAKES TRACK TITLE WITH RECORD SCORE" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Coverage continues on page on page 3 with t... See More  

1929 Wheatley, Arkansas tornado disaster...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, May 2, 1929



* Wheatley, St. Francis County, Arkansas

* F4 tornado storm disaster - destruction 



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TORNADO HITS IN ARKANSAS; 9 LOSE LIVES" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the margins, some small bind slits along the spine, nice condition.



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Boxer Max Schmeling death (?)... Judy Garland marries...

MINNEAPOLIS STAR JOURNAL, Minnesota, May 29, 1941



* Boxing - Boxer Max Schmeling death ?

* Turns out to be a false report from the Nazis

* Actress Judy Garland marries composer Dave Rose



The front page has: "Mystery Still Surrounds Fate of Max Schmeling", with a subheading: "Reported Killed in Crete, But Story Not Confirmed. The article includes a photo of him with other Ger... See More  

Bombing a Zepplin... Frameable auto ads...

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Alexander Fleming's penicillin in 1944...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1944



* Alexander Fleming

* Penicillin - Penicillium

* Made available for public use

* World War II - WWII 



The front page has a two column heading: "Public to Get Penicillin Through 1,000 Hospitals" See below for background.

Complete in 34 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



background: On May 4, 1944, the U.S. War Production B... See More  

Israel elects Ehud Barak to be Prime Minister.....

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1999 (State Edition)

The front page has the near-full banner headline: "Israel elects Barak prime minister", with subheading: "A war hero now seen as peacemaker". Two related photos are included. The coverage continues in an inside page. See photos for details.

Other news, sports and advertisements are found throughout.

All ma... See More  

1945 capture of German U-boat U-858...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1945



* First German U-boat capture post surrender 

* U-858 off New Jersey coast - U.S. Navy 



The front page has a four column photo with heading: "Prowling Ended: German Submarine Surrenders To Our Navy" Also a one column heading: "1ST U-BOAT YIELDS TO US OFF JERSEY" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside w... See More  

The South distrusts their own money...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 26, 1863  A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "Major Mosby's Command" "Col. F.W.M. Holliday" and other items. The back page has a lengthy editorial beginning: "There is no doubt that a large proportion of the present demand for gold is for the purpose of hoarding, and proceeds from a... See More  

1984 Run-DMC ad... beginning of new-school hip hop music...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 1, 1984



* Early & rare Run-DMC D.M.C. performance ad

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 115 has a full page advertisement for upcoming performances at the Ritz in Manhattan including a Wednesday, May 2nd appearance of "RUN DMC w/ Davy dmx" (see image) This group is credited as being the pioneers... See More