1929 California v. Stanford football... newspaper coverage, game & train ticket...
Item #696733
November 24, 1929
THE SUNDAY STAR-NEWS, Wilmington, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 1929 (with accompanying game & train tickets with itinerary)
* California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinals
* NCAA college football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
This combination of California vs. Stanford game coverage along with the train and game ticket makes this moment in history come to life in a vibrant and co... See More
1932 Julius Rosenwald death... Sears owner...
Item #696699
January 07, 1932
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 7, 1932
* Julius Rosenwald death (1st report)
* Sears, Roebuck and Company owner
The front page has a one column heading : "ROSENWALD DIES; AMONG GREATEST PHILANTHROPISTS" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
South Pole discovered in 1911...
Item #696698
March 07, 1912
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., March 7, 1912
* Robert Falcon Scott discovers South Pole ?
* Or was it Roald Amundsen ?
* Publicly announced for 1st time
The front page has a two column heading: "REPORT CLAIMS SCOTT REACHED SOUTH POLE" (see images).
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, should be handled with care.... See More
Patton's Third Army crosses the Rhine...
Item #696694
March 10, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1945
* First & Third United States Army
* Operation Lumberjack - Rhine River
* Battle of Remagen - Ludendorff Bridge
* General Courtney Hodges & Patton
The front page has a great banner headline: "NAZIS HIT BRIDGEHEAD; Enemy Shells Yank-Held Span Over Rhine" with subheads. Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3. Related photos on the b... See More
Japanese attack Oregon...
Item #696692
June 23, 1942
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 23, 1942
* Fort Stevens, Oregon attacked
* Japanese submarine I-25
The front page announces a rare occurrence in American history with a one column heading: "'SUB' SHELLS SAND DUNES ON OREGON COAST" with subhead. (see) On the nights of June 21 and 22, 1942, the Japanese submarine I-25 fired 17 shells at Fort Stevens, Oregon, making ... See More
First Woman to fly the Atlantic... Amelia Earhart...
Item #696686
June 07, 1928
THE WORLD, New York City, June 7, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart
* About to make history* Airplane "Friendship"
Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Stultz Held" with subheads that include: "Wind Again ... See More
Wealth of front page Civil War reports...
Item #696680
November 19, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 19, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Army of the Potomac Moving to a; New Line of Operations" "Warrenton Evacuated" "Aquia Creek to be General Burnside's Base of Operations" "Col. Vandever's Expedition & Success" "The War in the Southwest" "Graphic Description of the Battle o... See More
Reba McEntire's band airplane disaster...
Item #696670
March 17, 1991
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 17, 1991
* Reba McEntire - band airplane crash disaster
* "The Queen of Country" music singer & actress
* Olay Mountain - San Diego, California
The top of page 3 has a heading: "Plane Crash Kills 8 in Singer's Band" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, nice condition.... See More
Sonny Bono killed skiing in 1998...
Item #696665
January 07, 1998
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 7, 1998
* Sonny Bono killed skiing
* Sonny & Cher singing duo
* United States Congressman (R)
* Heavenly Mountain Resort
The front page has a three column heading: "Sonny Bono Dies in Ski Accident" with subhead and small photo. (see images) More on page 13
Complete with all sections (80+ pages), great condition.... See More
1907 Standard Oil case.... John D. Rockefeller...
Item #696662
September 19, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 19, 1907
* The Standard Oil of New Jersey
* John D. Rockefeller case
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ROCKEFELLER OWNED FOURTH OF STOCK" 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 not totally fragile from this era in... See More
1960 Explorer 8 research satellite launch...
Item #696659
November 03, 1960
THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 3, 1960
* Explorer 8 launch and orbit
* NASA Research satellite
The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. Orbits 'Space Lab'" with subheads and small photo. (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, Generally nice.... See More
Napoleon... A ladies' academy..
Item #696655
April 01, 1797
THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, April 1, 1797 The front page begins with a lengthy letter signed in type: Buonaparte, written to his "Executive Directory". Inside includes ads for a "Ladies Academy" and a runway Negro woman headed: "Twenty Dollars Reward".
Four pages, very nice condition.
Sally Ride... 1st U.S. Woman in space...
Item #696653
June 19, 1983
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, June 19, 1983
* Sally Ride in space
* Space shuttle Challenger
* 1st U.S. Woman
The front page has a headline: "Shuttle deploys satellite" with subhead and photo of takeoff. Article continues on page 6 with photo of Sally Ride. First report coverage on Sally Ride becoming the first American Woman in space in the space shuttle, Challenger.
Complete 1st sect... See More
On Lou Gehrig's final days in baseball...
Item #696650
June 23, 1939
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, California, June 23, 1939
* Lou Gehrig's baseball career ending
* Infantile Paralysis diagnosis
Page 21 has various baseball reports but the most notables are one with a two column head: "Yanks Plan Day For Lou Gehrig" noting in part: "...after receiving his first treatment for a disease diagnosed as a form of chronicle infantile paralysis, Gehrig... See More
Latest news from the Gold Rush...
Item #696645
August 10, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 10, 1849
* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners
Page 3 has a variety of reports under: "From California" which has the latest reports concerning the Gold Rush, a few bits noting: "...Gold is plenty, large quantities being brought every day from the placers...The quantity was thought inexhaustible...The healt... See More
Landis to determine if indicted players are banned or not...
Item #696644
February 14, 1921
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 14, 1921
* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal
* Baseball World Series fix trial
* Best title to be had ? rare as such
The top of page 18 begins with column heads: "BASEBALL GATES FOREVER CLOSED TO INDICTED SOX". Included is a small photo of "Judge K.M. Landis, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
This concerns the infamous Black ... See More
The Spanish-American War begins...
Item #696635
April 27, 1898
THE ALLENTOWN DEMOCRAT, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1898
* Spanish-America War begins
* United States declares war
The first column of page 2 is headed: "WAR DECLARED ! " "Hostilities Actually Begun" "Guns May Begin To Boom Any Day" "5,000 Regulars to be Sent to Cuba" "The State Troops Called" with the report are the full column.
Four pages, l... See More
Work of the 'Hole In The Wall Gang' with rare mention of 'Butch Cassidy' (well, almost)...
Item #696633
August 31, 1900
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31, 1900 The top of page 3 has column heads: "BANDITS GOT $100,000" "Thrilling Hold Up of Union Pacific Express Train" "Money Belonged to Uncle Sam" "it Was En Route for Manila to Pay American Soldiers--Famous Outlaw Band the Robbers--Now Fighting Desperately to Escape".
The report is datelined from "Table ... See More
Martin Luther King Jr. in 1962...
Item #696624
July 28, 1962
THE DETROIT NEWS, July 28, 1962
* Albany Georgia civil rights movement
* Martin Luther King Jr. announces visit
The bottom of page 6-B has a one column heading: "Integration Leader to Speak Here" with small photo of King. (see image)
Complete with 22 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Steamship Columbia... Novel swimming device...
Item #696619
May 22, 1880
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 22, 1880 The front page has "Babcock & Wilcox Boilers at the Standard Oil Company's Refinery Greenpoint, L.I." with an accompanying article.
Inside has: "Novel Swimming Device" "The Holden Ice Machine" "Pike's Hot-Blast Boiler Furnace" "Pease's Oil-Testing Apparatus" "The New Steamship ... See More
The Apaches and the Sioux...
Item #696616
August 19, 1880
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Tennessee, Aug. 19, 1880 Among the front page articles are: "Crime & Criminals" "Oklahoma - Arrival of Captain L. D. Payne at Fort Smith Under Rest" "After the Apaches" "Hostile Sioux Surrendered" and much more.
Four pages, large folio size, good condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Thomas Edison inventions...
Item #696615
October 31, 1878
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Oct. 31, 1878 This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "When Edison Was A Boy" with subhead. Text takes over a full column.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Item #696613
July 29, 1865
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, July 29, 1865
* "Old Melodies", by Mary J. Allen
* Ref. to "The Long Ago", by B. F. Taylor
Page 3 has: "OLD MELODIES", which was inspired by a single line from the poem, "The Long Ago", by B. F. Taylor, which is quite moving. Other poems and literary items are found throughout, as well as a few news items... See More
Annual automobile issue...
Item #696528
January 06, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 6, 1917 This issue features a color cover" "A Graphical Representation of the Magnitude of the Automobile Industry". Throughout the issue are various articles & photos concerning the automobile industry, however other topics are reported as well.
The back page is a color advertised for "Firestone Tire" and the inside back c... See More
The great billiard match... 1862 Championship...
Item #696523
March 15, 1862
WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field S[ports, Literature and the Stage", New York, March 15, 1862 As was typical with this title, there is much content within relating to sports including a: "Great Billiard Match For The Championship, Between Dudley Kavanaugh of New York, And Michael Foley of Cleveland. Kavanaugh The Victor! The Match Won by 435 Poi... See More
A Communist's oath from 1848...
Item #696508
August 08, 1848
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, August 8, 1848 The front page has an early Communist oath under the heading: "THE OATH OF THE COMMUNISTS." See image for details. Other news of the day with period advertising is found throughout.
Four pages, small folio size, two cutouts on the 2nd leaf, but otherwise in nice condition. Since the described content is on the 1st leaf, the cutouts do not ... See More
Merle Vandenbush arrested... bank robbery...
Item #696502
February 26, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 26, 1937
* Merle Vandenbush arrest
* Public enemy bank robber
* Katonah, New York robbery
The front page has a one column heading: "Big Time Bank Robber Slips in Small Town" with small photo. Another photo of Vandenbush is on the back page. (see images)
Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spi... See More
1962 Eastern Air lines Flight 512 disaster...
Item #696500
December 01, 1962
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Dec. 1, 1962
* Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 disaster
* Douglas DC-7 aircraft - airplane crash
* Idlewild - John F. Kennedy JFK airport
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "25 DEAD, 25 SURVIVE PLANE CRASH IN N.Y." with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally very nice.... See More
1953 Marshall, Texas airplane disaster...
Item #696498
May 18, 1953
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 18, 1953
* Delta Air Flight 318 airplane crash
* Marshall, Texas - Douglas DC-3 disaster
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "19 DIE AS DELTA AIRLINER CRASHES DURING BLINDING THUNDERSTORM IN TEXAS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
1974 World Trade Center tightrope walk...
Item #696475
August 08, 1974
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 8, 1974
* French high-wire artist Philippe Petit
* World Trade Center tightrope walk
The top of page 20 has a three column heading: "A Stuntman Takes Unheralded 'Walk' Between the Trade Center's Towers" with two related photos. First report coverage on French high-wire artist Philippe Petit making a tightrope walk at the top of the World Trade... See More
Rare camp newspaper from "somewhere"...
Item #696474
December 02, 1942
THE MESSAGE CENTER, "Somewhere In The South", Dec. 12, 1942
* World War II military camp publication
This is one of many "camp" newspapers from World War II done somewhat crudely by military personnel on a mimeograph machine. The location of this camp was apparently secretive given the location noted in the masthead.
Content consists of various war-related tidbits ... See More
George Burns arrested....
Item #696453
December 13, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1938
* Actor George Burns
* Gem - jewelry smuggling
* Arrest - pleads guilty
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Burns, Comedian, Pleads Guilty To Charges of Jewel Smuggling" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on actor George Burns pleading guilty for gem smuggling continues inside with photo. Always nice to have notable ev... See More
An interesting velocipede from 1881...
Item #696440
April 16, 1881
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 16, 1881
* Sheffield's Velocipede Hand Car
* Manufacturing in New York - Otis Brothers & Co.
* The latest inventions of the day
Page 12 has: "Sheffield's Velocipede Hand Car", with a photo and corresponding article. Other inventions of the day and considerable science/invention, and discovery-themed coverage. See photos fo... See More
Alexander Calder & his works...
Item #696431
July 08, 1973
MAGAZINE SECTION only of the New York Times, July 8, 1973
* Alexander Calder biography
* American sculptor
* Mobile sculptures
The front page shows a color photo of Calder in his shop. Pages 10 & 11 has a biography of Calder with four related photos.
Complete magazine section only with 44 pages. nice condition.
Freeway Killers arrested in 1980...
Item #696430
July 30, 1980
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 30, 1980
* Freeway Killers arrested
* William Bonin and Vernon Butts
* Serial killers, rapists and pedophiles
The front page has two column heading: "Two Downey Men Charged in 'Freeway Killer' Case" with subhead. Coverage continues on page 3. Unfortunately there is a large piece sliced away on this page which affects the photos of the victims. (se... See More
Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......
Item #696428
July 19, 1960
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1960
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Civil rights movement leader
* Acquitted of income tax evasion (perjury)
Page 21 has a small one column heading: "Dr. King Is Cleared In 2d Perjury Case" (see)
Complete with 50 pages, minor margin wear, light toning along the central fold, nice condition.
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Emilio Carranza killed in airplane crash...
Item #696427
July 14, 1928
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., July 14, 1928
* Emilio Carranza killed
* Mexican aviator - airplane
* "Lindbergh of Mexico"
The top of the front page has three column headline: "FELL TO DEATH IN EFFORT TO MAKE FORCED LANDING" with subheads. (see)
Twelve pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, more so along the spine. ... See More
Jewish persecution expands in Germany....
Item #696426
June 19, 1938
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 19, 1938
* Aktion Arbeitsscheu Reich
* Jewish persecution covers all of Germany
* Jews arrested and their stores attacked
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIOT IN BERLIN WAR ON JEWS" with subheads. Nice for display.
Complete with 50+ pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More
"Ma" Ferguson becomes 1st female Texas Governor...
Item #696423
January 20, 1925
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Jan. 20, 1925
* Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson
* 1st female governor of Texas
The front page has a two column heading: "WOMAN GOVERNOR, INAUGURATED IN TEXAS, DECLARES TEAM WORK HER ADMINISTRATION'S MOTTO" (see images) First report coverage on the Miriam A. Ferguson becoming the first female governor of the state of Texas.
Complete with 14 pages, ... See More
Tom Brady's last college football game....
Item #696419
January 03, 2000
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 3, 2000
* Tom Brady last college football game
* Michigan Wolverines vs. Alabama
* 2000 Orange Bowl
The top of page 3 of the sports section has a two column heading: "An Exhausted Brady Delivered for Michigan" with photo of Brady during the game. This was Tom Brady's last collegiate football game in which he threw a career-high 369 yards and four tou... See More
Ireland becomes independent in 1922..
Item #696404
December 05, 1922
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., December 5, 1922
* Irish Free State established
* Ireland becomes independent
The front page has a two column heading: "IRELAND TAKES PLACE IN COMMONWEALTHS OF THE WORLD" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the establishment of the Irish Free State.
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, should be han... See More
New Deal Farm Act "AAA" court decision...
Item #696402
January 06, 1936
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, January 6, 1936
* United States v. Butler Supreme Court case
* Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional
* New Deal - The Farm Relief Bill
The front page has a banner headline: "COURT WRECKS AAA, NEW DEAL KEY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the United States v. Butler Supreme Court ruling in which made the Agricultural Adjustment A... See More
1916 Pancho Villa Expedition...
Item #696401
May 09, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 9, 1916
* Pancho Villa Expedition - Mexico Revolution
* Post attack on Columbus, New Mexico
* United States Army operation
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ORDER MILITIA TO BORDER" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issue... See More
Death of Joey Ramone... The Ramones...
Item #696389
April 17, 2001
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 2001
* Joey Ramone death
* The Ramones frontman
* Punk Rock music pioneer
The top of page 23 has a four column heading: "Joey Ramone, Raw-Voiced Pioneer of Punk Rock, Dies at 49" with photo. (see images) Nice to have in this World famous publication and the city where he died.
Complete with all sections (50+ pages), nice condition.... See More
1908 Hanna Mine disaster... Wyoming...
Item #696383
March 30, 1908
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, March 30, 1908
* Hanna Mine disaster
* Carbon County, Wyoming
* Coal mine # 1 explosion
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEATH LIST SEVENTY-ONE" with subheads and partial list of the victims.
Eight pages, light toning, some margin wear, loose along the spine, must be handled with care.... See More
John Denver killed in 1997...
Item #696382
October 14, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 14, 1997
* John Denver killed in airplane crash
* Guitarist, singer, composer, humanitarian & more
* American acoustic folk music revival
The bottom of the front page has as three column heading: "Singer John Denver Killed in Plane Crash" with subhead and color photo of him. More on page 16 and another related article in section F as well. Great to hav... See More
Baseball...
Item #696378
August 13, 1870
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Aug. 13, 1870 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage".
Page 7 has nearly two columns headed: "The Base Ball Field" which includes a wealth of reports on specific games as well as general information on the sport of baseball.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, very nice condition.
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The inauguration of historic Monmouth Park Racetrack...
Item #696377
August 06, 1870
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Aug. 6, 1870
* Monmouth Park Racetrack opening
* Thoroughbred horse racing
* Oceanport, New Jersey
It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage".
Although most of page 2 is taken up with a wealth of fine baseball game reports, including many box scores, perhaps the most notable content is on p... See More
Baseball...
Item #696376
July 30, 1870
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 30, 1870 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage".
Page 4 has over a full column headed: "The Base Ball Field" which includes a wealth of reports on the sport of baseball.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, very nice condition.
Baseball...
Item #696374
July 09, 1870
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 9, 1870 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage".
Pages 3 and 4 have 1 1/2 columns headed: "The Base Ball Field" which includes a wealth of reports on the sport of baseball.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, very nice condition.
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