Two engraved plates in an uncommon title...
Item #579450
THE EUROPEAN MAGAZINE, London, May, 1782 * Uncommon 18th century British title
Certainly one of the less common titles from the 18th century, formatted much like the more popular "Gentleman's Magazine". This was the first year of its existence, and it would publish until 1826. The first article is an: "Authentic Anecdote of Sir Thomas Rumbold" with a full ... See More
WWII Rocket-bomb weapon intro...
Item #579193
May 29, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 29, 1942
* Rocket-bomb invention
* Soviet Air Force
This 34 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5:
"Powerful Rocket Bomb, Reds' New Air Weapon" which tells of the newly invented rocket powered weapon used by the Soviet Air Force against the Nazis during World War II. see photo for text here.
Other news of the day throughout with mu... See More
Transatlantic rocket planes...
Item #579112
May 16, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1931
* Early rocket power
* Transatlantic airplane travel?
This 38 page newspaper has small one column heading on page 37: "Predicts 3,000-Mile Speed", "Engineer Visualizes Rocket-Driven Transatlantic Planes" which tells of the possibility of rocket powered airplanes flying over the Atlantic Ocean.
Other news of the day throughout in... See More
Adolph Hitler's return to Berlin in 1938...
Item #579087
May 11, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1938
* Adolph Hitler returns to Berlin, Germany
* Successful occupation of Austria celebration
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12 that include: "BERLIN IN ECSTASY AS HITLER RETURNS", "500,000 Acclaim Him Amid Cascades of Bengal Fire and Bursting of Rockets", "Italian Flags Are Flown" and more. This tells of Ad... See More
Early rocket plane tests...
Item #578923
May 02, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1930
* Early rocket airplane test flight
* Dusseldorf, Germany
This 48 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6 that reads: "Tail-Less Plane Crashes", "Rocket Machine Is Badly Damaged--German Flier Slightly Hurt" which tells a early rocket plane test flight by Hans Espenlaub of Germany.
Other news, sports and advertisements of... See More
Map of the Chickahominy...
Item #578893
May 26, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1862
* Bottoms Bridge, Virginia
* Raleigh North Carolina
* Norfolk & New Bern
The front page has a Civil War map headed: "Our Army On The Chickahominy" with a lengthy subhead (see). There are many one column heads on the front page including: "Brilliant & Successful Reconnoissance from New Bridge" "Gen. Stoneman Gone Further U... See More
Death of Commodore Porter...
Item #578602
May 07, 1864
ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, May 7, 1864 As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts. Among the articles within are: "Lieut. Commander Flusser" "Commodore William D. Porter" which reports on his death (see); "Major-General Meade's Battle O... See More
"Public Enemy No. 1" captured... Alvin Karpis...
Item #578295
May 02, 1936
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 2, 1936
* Alvis Karpis (creepy) captured
* Last public Enemy No. 1
* Early F.B.I.
This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Karpis Rushed To Jail In St. Paul After Plane trip from New Orleans" and subheads (see images).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Good condition.
wikipedia ... See More
1928 Fritz Von Opel... Rocket propulsion...
Item #578289
May 26, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 26, 1928
* Fritz von Opel - Fritz Stamer
* 1st rocket powered aircraft
* Lippisch Ente
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4:
"'ROCKET' PLANE NEARS COMPLETION AT PLANT" "Experts to Test Machine About June 15--Inventor Predicts Hop Here at 200 Miles and Hour" and more. (see) Tells of t... See More
Black Dahlia murders continue.......
Item #578100
May 13, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1947
* Black Dahlia murders
* Elizabeth Short
* Hollywood - Los Angeles CA
This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22: "MOTHER OF 3 SLAIN NEAR LOS ANGELES", "Murder of Fifth of Kind in the Area This Year--Man Is Held in Previous Case" which tells of more similar murders taking place in Los Angeles, California shortly after Eli... See More
Indian Chief Euchee Billy... negroes released...
Item #577961
May 12, 1837
THE GLOBE, Washington, May 12, 1837 A page 3 report "From Florida" says: "Gov. Jesup...has directed the negroes yielded by the Indians to be congregated at Lake Monroe (Ft. Mellon) instead of St. Mark's.... Euchee Billy (the chief supposed to have been killed by our forces) it is now said is at Ft. Mellon with Philip's son. Philip is...wounded & it is supposed [he] received the ... See More
Civil War map of Richmond, Petersburg & vicinity...
Item #577801
May 15, 1862
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862
* Richmond & Petersburg VA MAP
* Corinth MS - Fort Pillow Tennessee
The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh." (see). Plus there are nice one column Civil War heads including: "Suffolk Occupied by a Portion of Gen. Wool's Forces" ... See More
Everettville West Virginia mining disaster...
Item #577737
May 02, 1927
The Omaha Evening Bee, New London, Connecticut, May 2, 1927
* Everettville West Virginia - Monongalia County
* Federal number 3 mine explosion
This 16 page newspaper with one column headlines on the back page: "RESCUERS SEEK 77 ENTOMBED," "Fate of Miners Imprisoned by Blast Doubtful; 16 Known Dead," tells of the Federal No. 3 mine disaster at Everettvi... See More
Charles Lindbergh... Atlantic Ocean flight successful...
Item #577376
May 23, 1927
THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Nebraska, May 23, 1927
* Charles Lindbergh... Atlantic Ocean flight success
* French Legion of Honor medal bestowed
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "HONOR LEGION CROSS PINNED ON LINDBERGH" "French President Kisses and Embraces Flyer After Conferring Decoration" and more (see photos).
Tells of... See More
Johnny Goodman wins Wlker cup.....
Item #577355
May 12, 1934
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, May 12, 1934 The 14 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "GOODMAN LEADS IN ROUT OF BRITISH".
with subheads. (see) Tells of golfer, Johnny Goodman, leading the U.S. team to a Walker Cup win over Great Britain. Great to have from Goodman's home town newspaper.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, o... See More
June Robles found... desert cage...
Item #577353
May 15, 1934
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, May 15, 1934
* June Robles found alive
* Desert cage box - Tucson, Arizona
This 22 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "CHILD FOUND IN "COFFIN" HAPPY AGAIN" with subheads that include: "Body Scarred" and more with photo of June Robles.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in g... See More
Hoboken Railroad...
Item #577315
May 26, 1877
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 26, 1877 This issue contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions and/or prints: Engineering Works, Hoboken, NJ - Milling Machine - Pompeii scenes and more. These illustrations also have text that goes along with them along with additional articles and advertisements Very interesting advert
... See More
Coca Cola Company....
Item #577128
May 18, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1935
* Early Coca Cola Company
* Stock shares - Coke
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 46: "COCA COLA HEAD GOT $100,500 IN PAY" "Company Files Statement of Salaries and Shareholding with the SEC". See photos for text.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.... See More
On the 1926 founding of television...
Item #576910
May 02, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1928
* John Baird - father of television
* TV coming to America soon ?
Page 16 has one column headlines that include: "TELEVISION CHAIN TO BE FORMED HERE", "American Purchasers of Baird Rights Say Entire Continent Will Ultimately Be Covered". See photos for text. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout.
A very significan... See More
1936 Nikola Tesla... Father of radio....
Item #576761
May 29, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 29, 1936
* Nikola Tesla
* Father of Radio Physics & more
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9:
* Tesla Is Honored At 80
* Birthday of the Scientist is Observed in Yugoslavia
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.... See More
GM wage agreement of 1948....
Item #576334
May 25, 1948
THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 25, 1948 This 42 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "2-YEAR GM WAGE PACT" with caption: "Cost-of-Living Raise" and subheads. (see)
This tells of the G.M.-U.A.W. Wage Contract of 1948. Great to have in a Detroit newspaper.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.... See More
1820 James Monroe, Peoria IL act...
Item #575749
May 31, 1820
INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE AND BOSTON PATRIOT, Massachusetts, May 31, 1820
* President James Monroe act
* Peoria, Illinois land
Page 2 has under "Ny Authority" and a small illustration of a heraldic eagle: "An Act for the relief of the inhabitants of the village of Peoria, in the State of Illinois" which is signed in type: James Monroe (see)
Other news o... See More
Culture of silk...
Item #575375
May 27, 1835
THE LANDMARK, Salem, Massachusetts, May 27, 1835
* Silk manufacturing
The front page has a one column heading: "The Culture OF Silk" with a illustration a reeling machine that was recently invented (see photos). This article takes up about 1 1/4/ columns.
Other news of the day with ads. This issue has minor light foxing, otherwise in nice condition.... See More
Rare Pittsburgh 1862 Civil War era...
Item #574983
May 13, 1862
THE PITTSBURGH POST, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1862
* Farmington, Tennessee
* Norfolk, Virginia
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day they were first reported.
* Farmington, Tennessee
* Norfolk, Virginia
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day they were first reported.
This issue is not fragile as newsprint from this era was ma... See More
Rare Pittsburgh Civil War era...
Item #574982
May 21, 1862
THE PITTSBURGH POST, Pennsylvania, May 21, 1862
* James River battles
* Battle of Drewry's Bluff
* James River battles
* Battle of Drewry's Bluff
* Rare Western Pennsylvania title
* Civil War original reading
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day they were first
... See More
* Civil War original reading
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day they were first
Nobel Peace winner Jane Addams dies...
Item #574949
May 22, 1935
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 22, 1935
* Jane Addams death
* Nobel Peace Prize winner
* Adolph Hitler agreeable?
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "JANE ADDAMS SUCCUMBS" "Noted Social Service Worker Dies in Chicago Hospital" with photo of Addams. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with min... See More
Rare Pittsburgh 1862 Civil War era...
Item #574937
May 15, 1862
THE PITTSBURGH POST, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1862
* Suffolk, Virginia
* Suffolk, Virginia
* Rare Western Pennsylvania title
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day they were first reported.
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day they were first reported.
This issue is not fragile as newsprint f... See More
1964 Mount Clemens, Michigan tornado disaster....
Item #574866
May 09, 1964
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 9, 1964
* Mount Clemens & New Baltimore, Michigan
* Tornado disaster (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "12 Killed, 600 Injured By Tornado in Michigan". Tells of the tornadoes disaster that hit Mount Clemens and New Baltimore, Michigan.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, other... See More
1962 Unionville, Missouri Flight 11 disaster...
Item #574841
May 23, 1962
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 23, 1962
* Unionville, Missouri
* Continental Airlines Flight 11
* Jet airplane explosion disaster
This 36 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page:
"45 Persons Meet Death In $5-Million-Jet Crash"
Tells of the airplane suicide bomb explosion of Continental Airlines Flight 11 which crashed in Un... See More
Edgewood Maryland arsenal explosion...
Item #574752
May 26, 1945
THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, May 26, 1945
* Edgewood, Maryland
* Military arsenal explosion
This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the back page (pg. 10): "11 Killed, 52 Hurt In Blast". This tells of the massive explosion at the Army arsenal in Edgewood, Maryland.
Other news of the day with much on World War II as well as period advertisements throughout. L... See More
1957 Silverton, Texas tornado outbreak...
Item #574433
May 16, 1957
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 16, 1957
* Silverton, Texas
* Tornadoes disaster
This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Tex. Tornado Kills 19" with caption: "Night Of Terror Numbs Town"
Tells of the Silverton, Texas tornado outbreak disaster.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear and piece missing along rig... See More
1957 Ruskin Heights F5 tornado....
Item #574432
May 21, 1957
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 21, 1957
* Ruskin Heights F5 tornado
* Kansas City MO Missouri
* Central Plains tornado outbreak
This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
* 34 Die As Tornado Hits Kansas City
with subhead. (see)
Tells of the Ruskin Heights F5 tornado disaster in Kansas City, Missouri.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, ot... See More
1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak...
Item #574044
May 26, 1955
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 26, 1955
* Great Plains tornado outbreak
* Udall, Kansas and Blackwell, Oklahoma
This 16 page newspaper has five column headline: "Tornadoes Kill 74 As Areas Of Oklahoma And Kansas Hammered" with subhead. (see)
Tells of the Great Plains tornado outbreak in which F5 tornadoes struck Udall, Kansas and Blackwell,... See More
USS Bennington explosion disaster in 1954...
Item #574041
May 26, 1954
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 26, 1954
* USS Bennington aircraft carrier
* Explosion disaster
This 30 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "100 Seamen Die, 220 Injured In Fire Aboard Aircraft Carrier Bennington" with subhead. (see)
Tells of the explosion disaster on board the USS Bennington in Narragansett Bay.
Other n... See More
Warner Robins, Georgia tornado disaster....
Item #573995
May 01, 1953
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, May 1, 1953
* Warner Robins, Georgia
* Tornado disaster (1st report)
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "Tornado Takes Lives of 14 and Injures Many in Georgia Area". This tells of the tornado disaster in Warner Robins, Georgia.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia no... See More
1953 Waco Texas tornado outbreak...
Item #573853
May 12, 1953
THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, May 12, 1953
* Waco TX Texas tornado outbreak
* 1st report w/ photo
This 52 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "67 TO 150 KILLED IN TORNADO" with related photo. (see)
Tells of the tornado outbreak in which a F5 hit Waco, Texas, killing 114 there alone. Nice issue for display.
Other news of the day thro... See More
1900 Tucson Arizona...
Item #573370
May 10, 1900
ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, May 10, 1900
* Very rare and early for Arizona
This 4 page newspaper is in good condition except for an acid free tape mend. This issue has news of the day & many interesting advertisements which gives a good idea how life was back then.
Early for Arizona! Light browning with minor margin wear and archival mend to central fold, otherwise g... See More
1877 Old West Newspaper From Grass Valley, California...
Item #573313
May 12, 1877
FOOT-HILL WEEKLY TIDINGS, Grass Valley, California, May 12, 1877
* Rare Old west title
* Many interesting ads
This 8 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons & gunf... See More
USS Triton...
Item #573259
May 11, 1960
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 11, 1960 This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Triton's Submerged trip Boost For U.S. Prestige" with related map. (see)
Tells of the very 1st around the earth voyage under water.
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in nice condition.
Print on Mississippi....
Item #572468
May 27, 1871
Every Saturday, Boston, Massachusetts, May 27, 1871 (print only) This is a single page print entitled "On the Mississippi, -- At Fort Jackson". This has very lite scattered foxing, otherwise is in very good condition and suitable for framing.
Color print from London....
Item #572460
May 19, 1888
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS extra supplement, England, May 19, 1888 (print only) This is a single page colored print entitled "Sunshine", from a painting by Alice Havers, is of a mother and daughter in a woods setting. This is in very good condition and suitable for framing.
Great fires at Nashua, New Hampshire...
Item #572376
May 05, 1930
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 5, 1930
* Nashua NH New Hampshire fire
* 1st report
This 16 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Seven Fires About New London; Thousands of Acres Burn Over; Rage All Night; Loss Unknown" with subheads that include: "Fire at Nashua Razes 250 Homes, $3,000,000 Loss" "Three Mile Area Swept by Flames--Many Na... See More
Early Niagara Falls tragedy...
Item #572275
May 24, 1851
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C. May 24, 1851
* Niagara Falls (good & bad reports)
This 4 page newspaper has a one column headline at the bottom of the front page: "THE FALLS OF NIAGARA" giving a short description of it's mighty splendor. (see)
Also a even smaller article at the bottom of page 3 is titled: "Accident At Niagara Falls" whic... See More
Al Capone heads for prison...
Item #572165
May 04, 1932
THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 4, 1932
* Al Capone heads for prison for tax evasion
* Chicago gangster boss
This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "CAPONE, SMILING, HURRIED BY HEAVY GUARDS TO TRAIN", "Dethroned Gangster Due at Atlanta Penitentiary Tonight", with smaller subheads (see images).
Other news of the day. Light browning w... See More
Pawhuska & Turley OK tornadoes....
Item #571993
May 03, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 3, 1942 This 80+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22: "22 DIE IN TORNADOES IN OKLAHOMA AREA" "Property Damage Is Heavy as Twisters Batter Homes"
This tells of the tornado outbreak in Oklahoma that hit the towns of Pawhuska, Turley and Childsville OK.
Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Good con... See More
Mickey Cochrane hit by pitch... John D Rockfeller's funeral...
Item #571953
May 26, 1937
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1937 This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include:
* MICKEY COCHRANE IN A CRITICAL CONDITION
* Skull is Fractured When Struck by Ball Thrown by Pitcher 'Bump' Hadley
and more with photo. (see)
This tells of Mickey Cochrane's baseball career coming to an end after being hit in the head by a pitch... See More
Early U.S. Navy dirigibles....
Item #571723
May 15, 1919
THE BOSTON POST, Massachusetts, May 15, 1919
* United States Navy
* Airships - dirigibles
This 28 page newspaper has a very nice two line banner headline on the front page: "NC-1 AND NC-3 READY TO START NC-4 AT HALIFAX; C-5 ON WAY" with lengthy subheads and relate photo. (see)
Tells of the attempts of crossing the Atlantic Ocean by United States Navy dirigi... See More
Little Rock Negro lynching...
Item #571485
May 05, 1927
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1927 This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 29 that include: "LITTLE ROCK MOB LYNCHES A NEGRO" "Drags Body Through Street Behind Auto and Burns It in Colored Quarter" "Youth Alleged to Have Confessed Attack on White Woman and Her Daughter" and more. (see)
Tells of the lynching of negro Jonathan Carter in Little Rock... See More
Al Capone tries to avoid prison term...
Item #571482
May 02, 1932
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, Burlington, Vermont, May 2, 1932 This 16 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page:
* Capone's Future Revealed Today
This tells of Al Capone's last attempt to avoid prison. His 11-year sentence would be upheld on this day.
Other news of the day. Light browning with address label and tape mend within the masthead and little spine wea... See More
Al Simmons death...
Item #571190
May 27, 1956
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 27, 1956
* Al Simmons death
* Philadelphia Athletics
This 60+ page newspaper has two column headlines on page 2 of the sport's section (inside): "Al Simmons Leaves Host Of Baseball Achievements" "Man With 'Foot-in-Bucket' Stance Dies of Heart Attack at Age of 54" with photo of Simmons. (see)
Tells of... See More
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