Nice front page reporting on the Spanish-American War...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 13, 1898  The front page has nice reporting on the Spanish-American War including a fine graphic headed: "Firing 45-Pounders Into Santiago".

Headlines include: "Toral Again Refuses To Make An Unconditional Surrender" "Fire Was Opened When Answer Was Received" "No Peace Overtures Have Been Made At Washington" &quo... See More  

Premiere of "Gleaming the Cube"... Tony Hawk...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 13, 1989



* Best "Gleaming The Cube" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day film premiere

* Neo-noir skateboarding - Tony Hawk

* Mississippi Burning - Deep Star Six - Beaches - Pumpkinhead openings as well



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Gleaming the Cube" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the lead... See More  

re. 1898 Battle of Manila Bay....

THE CALL, San Francisco, May 8, 1898



* Post-Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines

* Admiral George Dewey's victory

* Spanish-American War



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TROOPS TO LAND IN CUBA TODAY, THE QUEEN READY TO LEAVE SPAIN" with subheads and related illustration. (see)

Fourteen pages, a little margin wear, more so along the spine with a few small tape mends a... See More  

Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York Nov.  25, 1865  



* Brooklyn Atlantics

* Baseball's 1st champions



Over half a page is taken up with portraits of the nine members of the Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn with embellishments titled "'Champion Nine' Of The Atlantic Base-Ball Club Of Brooklyn, L. I., 1865" and an article headed: "The Atlantic Base-Ball Club&qu... See More  

May Day in the Country... Baseball President...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1868  The front page features a quarter-page illustration of: "George Sands, President of the National Base-Ball Association" with an article headed: "The Base-Ball President".

Also on the front cover is a half-page illustration entitled " 'See-Saw'--An Illustration for the Juveniles" which shows children see-sawing... See More  

Baseball in England...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 5, 1874  The most interesting print is a very nice full page print captioned: "Baseball in England -- The Match on Lord's Cricket Grounds Between the Red Stockings and The Athletics". It is unusual in that it shows the full field with players in their positions, and spectators in the foreground.

There is a related article further into th... See More  

Full page: "Baseball in Blackville" print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1878 



* "Blackville" baseball scene

* Famous Thomas Nast print



Perhaps the most notable print is the very nice full page illustration: "Baseball at Blackville -- The 'White Stockings' Against the 'Black Legs' -- First Blood for the 'Black Legs.' " being a cartoonish illustration showing African-American... See More  

One of the very best baseball prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 10, 1887  



* Great 19th century baseball illustration



The full front page is a Zogbaum print: "Mars & Venus at Fortress Monroe". A full page has many scenes of Castine captioned: "An Old Maine; Seaport". Another full page has 6 prints of: "The Annual Meet of the American Canoe Association".

But by far the best p... See More  

The slave ship...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1860 



* Likely the most sought after slave ship print

* Much text re: slave ships - black americana interest



The prime print in this issue is the three-quarter page illustration captioned: "The Slave Deck on the Bark 'Wildfire' Brought Into Key West on April 30, 1860." This print shows a huge number of slaves crammed on the deck.... See More  

1899 Wardner, Idaho mining riots

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 3, 1899



* Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho

* Bunker Hill Mining Company riots

 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RIOTERS ARE SCARED" 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. Rar... See More  

Displayable baseball print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 27, 1874 



* Great baseball illustration print

* Boston Red Stockings - champions



Within this complete issue is a great full page print captioned: "International Baseball--The Boston Champions" showing the entire team in uniform. The name of each player is captioned beneath, the list including Al Spaulding and James O'Rourke among others. A relate... See More  

Philippine-American War begins in 1899...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1899



* Philippine-American War beginning

* Manila, Philippines outbreak



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FIGHT AT MANILA STILL ON" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly these issues are in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.

E... See More  

1898 Battle of Manila Bay....

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 3, 1898



* Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines

* Admiral George Dewey's victory

* Spanish-American War



The front page has one column headings: "MANILA HAS FALLEN" "The Battle Of Manila" "Manila Cable Out" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... See More  

1916 Hiram Maxim death.... Machine guns...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 24, 1916



* Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim death (1st report)

* Automatic machine gun creator - inventor



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "MAXIM, INVENTOR OF MACHINE GUN, DEAD". (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 t... See More  

1916 Battle of the Somme River nearing the end...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 11, 1916



* Battle of the Somme nearing the end

* World War I - WWI - German Empire



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITISH IN BIG GAIN" 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... See More  

Winslow Homer's famous Snap The Whip...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 20, 1873  Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the much desired Winslow Homer doublepage centerfold: "Snap the Whip".

This doublepage is removed from the issue for display purposes. There are some mends to the reverse of the print at the vertical fold, a bit of tape staining come thru to the margins only of the print, light foxing to... See More  

Cripple Creek... W.A. Rogers print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY,  New York, January 6, 1894 (print only)  This is a single page illustration entitled "In The Lobby of the Palace Hotel, Cripple Creek" by W.A. Rogers. This measures approximately 16 x 10.5 inches and is in very nice condition. Very suitable for framing.

United States declaration of war upon Spain...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 25, 1898



* United States declaration of war upon Spain

* Spanish-American War begins



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WAR IS DECLARED" with subheads. (see) 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... See More  

1898 James J. Jeffries boxing...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 23, 1898



* James J. Jeffries vs. Peter Jackson

* Heavyweight boxing fight - match



The front page has a one column heading: "PETE JACKSON WHIPPED" with subheads. (see) This was prior to Jeffries gaining the World heavyweight title. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues th... See More  

1916 submarine bombarment of Seaham, England...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 12, 1916



* Seaham, County Durham, England

* German submarine bombardment

* World War I - WWI colliery village



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIVER SHELLS BRITISH PORT" 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 tota... See More  

1916 hunt for Pancho Villa...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 24, 1916



* Pancho Villa expedition

* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid

* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BELIEVE VILLA NEAR CAPTURE" 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 n... See More  

Early print of Wall Street on the front page...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1866  The front page has a nice print captioned: "Wall Street, New York", a street scene bustling with pedestrians and activity. A great issue for any stock broker or person involved in the world of finance.

Inside prints include a full page of: "The Southern Methodist Bishops", two half page prints of: "Primary School for Free... See More  

1898 Theodore Durrant execution...

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  

Treaty ends the Spanish-American War...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 10, 1898



* Spanish-American War ends

* Peace treaty signed in Paris



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE TREATY SIGNED" 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.

Compl... See More  

1898 Dawson City fire disaster... Klondike fame...

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