Japanese executes 3 American prioners of war...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug.12, 1944.



* Japanese execute 3 American prisoners

* POW Ferdinand Frank Meringolo photo

* Hoten Camp in Mukden, Manchuria

* World War II - WWII atrocities



The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE EXECUTE 3 U. S. PRISONERS" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues on page 7 with photo of one of the victims.

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1983 Barbra Streisand's "Yentl" film opening day review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 29, 1983



* "Yentl" starring Barbra Streisand

* Grand Opening Day movie review w/ ad

* Romantic musical drama film



Page 55 has a opening review of the film "YENTL" starring Barbra Streisand with heading: "Yentl Schmentl-Sing Barbra" and related photo.

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1967 Bananadine drug hoax... The Doors concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 16, 1967



* Banandine drug hoax - banana peels to get high ?

* Very early "THE DOORS" NYC nightclub gigs ad

* American rock band from L.A. - Jim Morrison



The top of page 5 has a heading: "Electric Banana--Very Now Craze" (see images)

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The Beatles come to Shea Stadium in 1966...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 28, 1966



* The Beatles concert advertisement for Shea Stadium

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison



The top of page 15 has a advertisement for "The Beatles" which performed one night at Shea Stadium in New York City. This ad measures 3 1/4 x 2 1/2/... See More  

1976 "ROCKY" boxing movie pre-release review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 8, 1976



* "Rocky" pre-World premiere review

* American sports drama film

* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa

* 12 days prior to opening day in NYC



The front page has a heading: "The Sylvester Stallone Story 'ROCKY' KOs MOVIE BIZ" with photo of Stallone.

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Brigham Young and the Mormons...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 21, 1857 



* Mormons - Mormonism

* Prophet Brigham Young

* Fort Lemhi - Salmon River



Page 3 has an article: "Utah Territory" which mentions in part: "A part of 16 persons arrived at St. Louis...from Salt Lake City...a large number of missionaries to be dispatched to all parts of the world. Brigham Young was planning an... See More  

1984 "A Nightmare on Elm Street" opening day & "The Cure" ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 13, 1984



* "A Nightmare on Elm Street" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Supernatural slasher horror movie

* Actor Robert Englund as Freddy Kruger

* Johnny Depp's 1st feature film debut

* The Cure - English rock cult band ad

* Robert Smith - gothic new wave music

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1973 Billy Joel nightclub performances ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 22, 1973



* Very early Billy Joel performances

* American singer - songwriter - pianist

* "Piano Man" studio album tour

* Max's Kansas City nightclub advertisement

* The J. Geils Band - American rock band

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert ad



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"Festival For Peace" - Janis Joplin's last public performance...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, August 13, 1970 



* Janis Joplin last public performace

* Festival for Peace concerts

* Shea Stadium, Queens, NYC

* 25th anniversary of Hiroshima



A significant newspaper on the historic "Festival For Peace" concert at Shea Stadium.

The front page has a photo of the festival, and an article/review which begins on page 40, under... See More  

50th Anniversary Golden Gate Bridge Walk... Al Unser wins 4th Indy 500...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 25, 1987



* 50th Anniversary - Golden Gate Bridge Walk

* Were you in the crowd?

* Al Unser wins 4th Indianapolis 500

* Record still stands (tied with A. J. Foyt, Rick Mears, and Hélio Castroneves)



The top of the front page has two large photos of the Golden Gate Bridge filled with walkers from end to end - celebrating its 50th anniversary. The related art... See More  

Just before the outbreak of war, from Philadelphia...

DUNLAP'S PENNSYLVANIA PACKET OR THE GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, April 11, 1774  

* Great colonial era masthead engraving - John Dunlap
* American Revolutionary War upon the horizon

This title had one of the more ornate masthead of the pre-Revolutionary War era. And this issue was printed shortly before the outbreak of war, with content reflecting the brewing troubles between England and th




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1980 Bruce Springsteen MSG & Grace Jones concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1-7, 1980



* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" concerts

* American rock singer, songwriter & guitarist

* Madison Square Garden MSG advertisement

* Grace Jones - Jamaican singer, songwriter & model

* Beacon Theatre concert in Manhattan advertisement



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1980 World premiere of "Raging Bull" film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 12-18, 1980



* Best "Raging Bull" advertisement

* Opening Day movie World premiere

* Jake LaMotta boxing drama film

* Robert De Niro - Martin Scorsese



Page 53 has a great full page advertisement for the World premiere of "Raging Bull" film at the Sutton theater in Manhattan. (see images)

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1980 "RUSH" progressive rock band concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 28, 1980



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Permanent Waves" album tour

* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement



Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "RUSH" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)

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Indians... Mormons and Brigham Young... Kentucky KuKlux

THE NEW-YORK TIMES, New York, April 18, 1873

 

* General Canby

* Apache Indians



The front page has: "THE SAVAGES" and "Account of the Attack on Gen. Canby by an Eye-Witness - Fight With Apaches".

Also on the front page is "The Kentucky KuKlux" and "The Assassins Met by a Brave Old Man with Their Own Weapons - One of Them Killed and Three Wounded"... See More  

A Nazi tabloid with war photos...

BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, May 7, 1942  This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.

The full front page shows Heinrich Himmler, SS leader at the Eastern Front in Russia. Photos inside include one of Adolf Hitler with various officers.

Tabloid size, complete in 16 pages, nice condition.



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Colonial pamphlet on the death of a pastor, in original bindings...

Pamphlet: "An EXTRACT from a late SERMON On the Death of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Emerson, Pastor of the First Church in Malden, Who Died very suddenly On Monday Evening July 13th, 1767. In the 68th Year of his Age. Delivered at Malden, By Joseph Emerson, A.M. Pastor of the Church at Pepperrell.

Boston: Printed by Edes & Gill...MDCCLXVII [1767]

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Congregation Shearith Israel mourns... Lincoln's funeral...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 21, 1865  



* Jewish Congregation Shearith Israel

* Abraham Lincoln assassination

* Lying in State at the Capitol

* Hunt for the assassins continue



Although somewhat inconspicuous, perhaps the most notable item within this black bordered issue is the page 7 mention of the mourning services held at The Congregation Sherith Israel [Shearith Israel] on behalf... See More  

The finest trio on Desert Storm...

DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois  This is a trio of exceedingly displayable issues, each formatted similarly although with individually significant headlines on Desert Storm: the beginning of the air war: "WAR!"; the beginning of the land war: "INVASION!" and the "VICTORY!" once Iraq conceded and agreed to all U.N. resolutions.

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On their way to the Battle of Gettysburg...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1863  

* Invasion of Maryland & Pennsylvania
* Confederates advance towards Gettysburg
* General Robert E. Lee's rebel forces 
* History about to be made (historic)
* About a week away 

The front page has some nice & detailed reporting on the advance of the Confederates into the North, with first column heads including: "THE REBEL INVASION" "Carlisle Evacu







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John Wilkes Booth 3 years before his notoriety...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 20, 1862  



* John Wilkes Booth theater ad

* Civil War original reporting



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Print of a baseball player...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Aug. 18, 1866  Inside has a nice one column print of baseball player: "G. A. Flagg, Cambridge B.B. Club, Cambridge, Mass." with a related article headed: "Our Base Ball Illustrations".

The front page has a nice print captioned: "The Town of Heart's Content, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, the Terminus of the Atlantic... See More  

A broadside "newspaper" covering World War II...

TEL-PICS, New York, a lot of five issues: Sept. 18, 28, 30; Oct. 4, 13, 1944  This was a broadside (printed on one side only) newspaper originally meant to be displayed in store windows, mostly taken up with a large photo of the war, plus a caption. A very unusual item.

Each measures 10 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches, once folded to envelope size with a mailing address on the reverse, good condition, ... See More  

Very first All-Star game: Babe Ruth a focus...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1933  A banner headline on page 12 reports on the first ever Major League Baseball All-Star game: "Ruth's Home Run Gives American League Margin of Victory at Chicago".

One column subheads include: "American League Beats Rivals, 4-2" "49,000 See Ruth's Homer Yield Two Runs as Nationals Are Toppled" "Long Hit Comes In Third&quo... See More  

Very early on Ty Cobb, with a photo... Forbes Field...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 8, 1909  The front page has a column headed: "Detroit Scores One In First Inning Of Great Game Today" "Tyrus Cobb Crosses Plate on Two Bases on Balls, a Sacrifice and a Single by Delehanty" "Mullin & Adams" "Much Interesting in Comparing Playing of Wagner for Pittsburg and Cobb for Detroit".

The article c... See More