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1978 Dolly Parton, Grateful Dead & Bruce Springsteen ads...
Item #705767
August 21, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 21, 1978
* Dolly Parton - country music singer songwriter
* Palladium nightclub concert hall ad (sold out)
* Grateful Dead concert at Giants Stadium
* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" performance
* Americ... See More
1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...
Item #705765
April 12, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1976
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band
* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster
* "Gimme Back My Bullets" album tour
* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan concert advertisement
Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts at the Beacon Theatre in Manhat... See More
1983 Twisted Sister, Stevie Nicks & The Police ads...
Item #705762
August 23, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1983
* Twisted Sister - American heavy metal band
* Stevie Nicks - "Fleetwood Mac" singer songwriter
* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting"
Page 83 has two 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisements for performances by Twisted Sister at the Beacon Theatre and Stevie Nicks at Radio City Music Hall. (... See More
Daredevil jumps off Oakland Bay Bridge in 1937... Amazing!
Item #705760
March 23, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 23, 1937
* San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge dive
* Daredevil Ray Woods jumps off w/ photos
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Daredevil Breaks Back in 186-Foot Leap Off Bridge" with subheads and large photo. (see) More on the following pages including a great full page pictorial. Probably only reported in a San Francisco area ... See More
1984 "RUSH" MSG concert ad...
Item #705738
August 28, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1984
* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band
* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson
* "Grace Under Pressure" album tour
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
Page 58 has a full page advertisement for upcoming "RUSH" concerts at three separate venues including Madison Square Garden. (see ima... See More
1984 Revenge of the Nerds & R.E.M. advertisements...
Item #705737
July 24, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 24 1984
* "Revenge of the Nerds" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American college comedy film
* R.E.M. - American alternative rock band
* Beacon Theatre concert ad - Michael Snipe
Page 54 has a 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the ... See More
1984 Ghostbusters & Gremlins opening day movie ads...
Item #705736
June 12, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 12, 1984
* "Ghostbusters" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review
* Supernatural comedy - Bill Murray
* Gremlins opening day as well
Page 46 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the movie "GHOSTBUSTERS"
Page 44 has a 9... See More
1984 Cyndi Lauper & Motley Crue concert ads...
Item #705734
April 24, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 24, 1984
* Cyndi Lauper - American singer & songwriter
* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" song fame
* "Fun Tour" concert at The Ritz in Manhattan
* Motley Crue w/ Ratt - heavy metal hard rock bands
* "Shout At The Devil" tour concert at Beacon Theatre
Page 93 has a nice full page advertise... See More
1979 Led Zepplein & Amityville Horror...
Item #705624
July 30, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1979
* Led Zeppelin - English hard rock metal band
* Knebworth Festival concert advertisement
* First performance since the death of Plant's son
* "The Amityville Horror" opening day advertisement
* American supernatural horror film - movie
Page 5 has a full page advertisement for the "Led-Zeppelin&quo... See More
1974 Aerosmith concert & Alice Cooper album ads...
Item #705623
September 05, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1974
* Early Aerosmith - American hard rock band ad
* Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton
* Schaefer Music Festival - Central Park NYC
* Alice Cooper - rock singer and songwriter
* "Greatest Hits" album release advertisement
Page 59 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the upcoming performance of Aer... See More
1974 Jayne County gig ad... glam punk rock...
Item #705622
August 15, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 15, 1974
* Jayne (Wayne) County w/ the Backstreet Boys
* First openly transgender rock music singer
* Glam proto-punk foul mouthed songwriter
* Club 82 nightclub performance advertisement
Page 44 has a 6 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming "WAYNE COUNTY w/ The Back street Boys" performances at Club 82 in Man... See More
John F. Kennedy is assassinated...
Item #705557
November 23, 1963
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Nov. 23, 1963 A two line banner head: "Kennedy Assassinated - Johnson Sworn As President" with the two front page photos showing the Kennedys just moments before the fatal shot, and L.B. Johnson being sworn in as President.
Photos of his life appear on pages 3 & 5.
The complete first section (of 2) with pages 1-20, never bound nor trimmed, i... See More
V-E Day is proclaimed...
Item #705556
May 08, 1945
DAILY NEWS, New York City, May 8, 1945 The entire front page is taken up with a huge photo of a large, gleeful crowd in New York City with the words: " IT'S OVER IN EUROPE ! " dropped out of the photo.
Also on the front page is: "Proclamation Due At 9.A.M." There are related articles on pages 2 & 3, and the doublepage centerfold, plus the back page has a banner ... See More
Opening review for the 1976 movie "The Bad News Bears"...
Item #705555
May 03, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 3, 1976
* "The Bad News Bears" - American sports comedy
* Opening premiere movie film review w/ photo
* Actor Walter Matthau & actress Tatum O'Neal
Page 123 has the opening review of the film "The Bad News Bears" with heading: "I'd Rather 'Lose' by Winning Than 'Win' by Losing&... See More
1976 "All the President's Men" World premiere ad...
Item #705554
April 05, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 5, 1976
* "All the President's Men" film opening
* World premiere movie advertisement
* American biographical political thriller
* re. Watergate scandal - Richard Nixon
* Actors Robert Redford & Dustin Hoffman
Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for for the World premiere of "All the Presid... See More
World War II officially comes to an end... First Jewish Miss America...
Item #705552
September 03, 1945
THE STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, Sept. 3, 1945 Although the fighting with Japan ended August 14, the war was not officially over until the surrender documents were signed aboard the U.S.S. Missouri on September 2. This newspaper--a military newspaper no less--has a banner headline: "Japs Sign, 6-Yr. War Ends" with various related subheads.
Also of interest is a back page ph... See More
The D-Day invasion...
Item #705549
June 06, 1944
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, EXTRA, June 6, 1944 A displayable issue given this dramatic front page headline: "ALLIES SMASH ON" above which is dropped out of a black box: "EXTRA". Various war-related subheads and map showing the invasion area of Northern France.
Complete in 12 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.
America enters World War II...
Item #705547
December 08, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER--EXTRA--Dec. 8, 1941 This issue has one of the best and most displayable headlines on America's entry into World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor, with a huge, banner "EXTRA" above the masthead, and the large headline: "U.S. - JAP WAR!" with "HAWAII, MANILA BOMBED; TWO U.S. WARSHIPS SUNK".
There are various subheads including: &q... See More
Mehmend Kemal Bey executed for Armenian Massacres...
Item #705543
April 14, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1919
* Mehmed Kemal Bey execution - hanging
* Armenians genocide architect - participant
* Young Turks Party - Istanbul, Turkey
The top of the front page has a 1-column, 2-line heading: "Turks Hang Kemal Bey for Armenian Massacres", followed by a brief article which includes in part: "Govenor of Diarbekr, has been publicly hanged in Bayaz... See More
Boer War newspaper, "Special Siege Edition" on necessity paper...
Item #705532
April 30, 1900
THE MAFEKING MAIL--SPECIAL SIEGE EDITION, South Africa, May 14, 1900 A fascinating newspaper published during the Boer War under "siege" conditions. Note above the dateline: "Issued Daily, Shells Permitting".
Items include: "Events of the Day" "Eloff Takes the Fort" "The Baralongs Rose to the Occasion" "Boer Treachery" and more.
S... See More
By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan...
Item #705530
January 06, 1905
THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 6, 1905 As noted just under the title: "William J. Bryan, Editor & Proprietor". Bryan was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was a strong supporter of Prohibition in the 1920s, and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most famously at the Scopes Trial in 1925. Five days after winning the ca... See More
Woodrow Wilson is re-elected President...
Item #705528
November 10, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1916
* Woodrow Wilson election
* Charles Evans Hughes
The front page has a banner headline: "REPUBLICANS DEMAND RECOUNT" with subhead. (see images) 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. Rare as such.
... See More
1976 Bruce Springsteen nightclub advertisement...
Item #705525
October 04, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1976
* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" performance
* "Born to Run" album with E Street Band tour
* American rock singer, songwriter & guitarist
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
Page 84 has a full page, though plain looking advertisement for a "BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN" performanc... See More
THE BAND (Rock Band) Palladium Nightclub '76 Concert...
Item #705522
September 13, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sep. 13, 1976
* THE BAND Canadian-American rock band
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
Page 83 has a nice advertisement for a upcoming "THE BAND" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to sa... See More
Best San Francisco earthquake issue to be had...
Item #705521
April 19, 1906
THE CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER, San Francisco, California, April 19, 1906 This newspaper is destined to be--if not already--one of the premiere issues of the early 20th century.
See the photos for the great headlines and reports found not only on the front page but on all four pages.
Due to the destruction of the presses in San Francisco, these three separate & competing newspapers combin... See More
1978 Bob Marley editorial w/ photos...
Item #705520
April 17, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 17, 1978
* Bob Marley and the Wailers editorial w/ photos
* Jamaican reggae music singer songwriter - guitarist
The front page has a heading within a photo of Bob Marley: "Bob Marley Satisfies His Soul" (see image)
Page 75 has a editorial with same heading and another photo of Marley. (see images)
I suspect this to b... See More
The Nazi perspective on the Battle of Britain...
Item #705519
September 19, 1940
BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Sept. 19, 1940 This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page shows German pilots returning from a bombing mission over England. Several photos show the results of the bombing raids, known as the "Battle of Britain".
Tabloid size, complete in 32 pages, nice condition.
Opening day review for the 1978 movie "Pretty Baby"...
Item #705518
April 10, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 10, 1978
* "Pretty Baby" - American historical drama film
* Opening day movie review and advertisement
* Brooke Shields - Susan Sarandon - Keith Carradine
Page 45 is taken up with the opening day review of the drama film "Pretty Baby" with heading: "Little Lolita Lost" and related photo. (see image... See More
Opening day ad for the 1978 movie "Madame Rosa"...
Item #705515
March 20, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 20, 1978
* Madame Rosa - American opening day advertisement
* French drama film movie - Actress Simone Signoret
The back page has a full page ad for the opening day showing of "Madame Rosa" (see images) Page 41 has a smaller ad for the film.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reas... See More
A Philip Burke caricature of Donald Trump...
Item #705502
December 17, 1991
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, December 17, 1991 Philip Burke's caricature of Donald Trump is featured on the cover. Known for his depictions of U.S. Presidents, it is nice to have his illustration of Donald Trump long before his presidency. The related article, "TRUMP - BEGINNING OF THE END", begins on the front page and continues for multiple pages within and includes additiona... See More
First woman to serve in the U.S. Senate...
Item #705482
November 22, 1922
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 22, 1922 The first column of page 10 has a report in the first woman taking the oath of office as a Senator, headed: "GALLERIES CHEER SENATOR FELTON" "Great Demonstration Fellows Swearing in of 87 Year-Old Georgia Woman" "Smilingly Walks To Desk" "Will Give Way today to Senator Elect George, but May Get Chancellor e for Brief Speech&quo... See More
Robert Goddard & early rockets... Charles Lindbergh, Jr. ...
Item #705476
July 10, 1930
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 10, 1930 One column heads on page 7 include: "Guggenheim Backs Goddard 'Moon Rocket' ". Page 9 has a somewhat large photos of baby Charles Lindbergh, Jr. headed: "Sh-h-h-h! --He's Asleep!"
Complete in 18 pages, nice condition.
Newspaper for those on board a floating university...
Item #705465
April 21, 1927
THE BINNACLE, S.S. Ryndam, April 21, 1927 Subtitled: "Published Daily at Sea by The Floating University." An interesting little "in-house" newspaper published on board the ship of this early floating university that traveled the world.
Four pages, lightly inked library stamp in an upper corner, 9 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches, good condition.... See More
On Germany bombing London... The Axis Pact...
Item #705451
October 10, 1940
BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Oct. 10, 1940 This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page shows the Nazi bombing of London and flying people. Photos include includes more on the London bombing, plus photo on the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Pact by the 3 ministers and Adolf Hitler. Other war-related photos.
There are 12 pages at the middle that are mi... See More
Feature on Brian Eno... Pat Benatar's music career begins at a NYC nightclub...
Item #705448
April 03, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 3, 1978
* Pat Benatar - American singer and songwriter
* Woman musician's career begins at a NYC nightclub
* Noticed for the first time by a record representative
* Feature article on Brian Eno - music pioneer
Page 81 has a amazing ad for "PAT BENATAR" performances at the Tramps nightclub in New York City. T... See More
1978 March Against South Africa's Apartheid...
Item #705446
March 06, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 6, 1978
* NAACP sponsored march to Centennial Park
* Opposition to South Africa's apartheid
* Nashville, Tennessee - Men's tennis Davis Cup
Page 12 has a heading: "March Against Apartheid..." with related photo. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason t... See More
1974 Attica film American premiere advertisement...
Item #705443
April 11, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 11, 1974
* ATTICA - American documentary film
* 1971 Attica prison riot - uprising - rebellion
* American premiere movie advertisement
Page 78 has a 14 x 6 inch advertisement for for the American premiere of "ATTICA" film in Manhattan. This film was directed by Cinda Firestone. (see images)
I suspect this to b... See More
1976 "RUSH" NYC nightclub concert ad...
Item #705442
December 13, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1976
* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band
* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson
* "All The World's A Stage" album tour
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
* and the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey
Page 103 has a advertisement for upcoming "RUSH" concerts at the Palladiu... See More
Displayable issue for the outdoorsman...
Item #705433
February 29, 1908
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN--"Sportsman Number", New York, February 29, 1908 See the photo for the great color cover which has an outdoor sports theme. The front page is a photo of: "Mountaineering In the Himalayas". Much of the content within has a sporting theme.
Complete issue, small library stamp near the spine, otherwise in great condition.
From the counter-culture press in Berkeley...
Item #705422
July 18, 1969
BERKELEY BARB, California, July 18, 1969 As Wikipedia notes, this was an underground newspaper that was published in Berkeley from 1965 to the early 1980s. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers of the late 1960s, covering such subjects as the anti-war and civil-rights movements as well as the social changes advocated by the youth culture.
This was a v... See More
A broadside "newspaper" covering World War II...
Item #705421
October 13, 1944
TEL-PICS, New York, a lot of five issues: Sept. 16, 29, Oct. 3, 11, Dec. 21, 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 condit... See More
To be found only in California...
Item #705416
June 17, 1939
HAM AND EGGS, Los Angeles, June 17, 1939 A very intriguing and rare newspaper, this being the vol. 1 number 29 issue. The Ham and Eggs movement was an old-age pension movement in California during the 1930s. It was originally founded by Robert Noble, a controversial radio personality. The Ham and Eggs lobby wanted a massive state pension apparatus and one time their movement had almost one m... See More
Country's leading women's suffrage publication...
Item #705411
March 30, 1901
THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., March 30, 1901 Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-Ame... See More
The Wright brothers fly!
Item #705409
January 30, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 30, 1904 Near the back is an article marking perhaps the most significant development of the 20th century, that being manned flight.
Note this issue is the month following the Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk.
The article is headed: "Progress of Science - The Problem of Flight" and the text includes: "...In a test near
... See More
Note this issue is the month following the Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk.
The article is headed: "Progress of Science - The Problem of Flight" and the text includes: "...In a test near
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bobby Jones, Fanny Brice...
Item #705407
September 30, 1926
MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, the "News Of The World In Pictures" published by the New York Times, Sept. 30, 1926 Full front page is a photo of Bobby Jones, runner-up in the American Amateur Golf Championship shaking hands with George Von Elm, the winner.
The doublepage centerfold has a great montage of 20 of the best baseball players of the day, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Waite Hoyt,... See More
Charles Lindbergh, Jr...
Item #705406
July 10, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 10, 1930 One column heads on the front page; 'Lindy Jr. Poses For Cameramen; First Photos Distributed" with the photos on the back page.
Complete in 38 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high-quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. Great condition, with 5 small binding holes at the blank spine.
Supreme Court rules in 3 discrimination cases...
Item #705402
June 06, 1950
NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1950 The front page has a 3 column head: "SUPREME COURT RULINGS BAR SEGREGATION IN 2 COLLEGES, ALSO VOID BIAS IN RAIL DINERS" with subheads: "Bench Unanimous" "But It Stops Short of Saying if Separation of Races Is Illegal" "Precedents Are Set Up" and more.
The text begins: "In three unanimous opinions dealing with racial ... See More
Same day report on Kennedy's assassination...
Item #705394
November 22, 1963
THE GREENSBORO RECORD, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 1963 The banner headline announces: "SNIPER KILLS KENNEDY" with a few related subheads and a photo of the motorcade. Given this is a same-day report and given the immediacy of getting the issue on the street, the remainder of the issue has more "typical" news of the day.
The complete first section (of 2) with pages 1-18. Ni... See More
1978 "Meat Loaf" NYC nightclub concert ad...
Item #705381
March 06, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 6, 1978
* MEAT LOAF - American singer musician
"Bat Out of Hell" debut album tour concert
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
Page 55 has a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 advertisement for upcoming "MEAT LOAF LIVE" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extr... See More
1974 David Bowie & The Allman Brothers concert advertisements...
Item #705380
July 10, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 11-17, 1974
* David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician
* Diamond Dogs Tour - rock-opera style show format
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* The Allman Brothers Band - Dickey Betts
* American rock band concert advertisement
* Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York
Page 55 has a nice full page advertisem... See More
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