Patty Hearst is released from prison..
Item #706094
February 02, 1979
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 2, 1979
* Patty Hearst is released from prison
* Kidnapped granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst
The front page has a large photo of Patty Hearst with the caption: "Patty goes free", with additional text. The article continues on page 6 with the heading: "A 'stronger' Patty bounds to freedom", with another related photo.\
... See More
1961 Anniston & Birmingham bus attacks...
Item #706087
May 15, 1961
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 15, 1961
* Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama
* Greyhound bus bombing - burning
* Civil Rights movement - freedom riders
* Racial segregation in the South
The top of page 4 has a three column heading: "Bi-Racial Groups Attacked By Dixie Mobs, Bus Fired" (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, two small library stamps within the masthead, small binding ho... See More
1943 Battle of Makin... Gilbert Islands...
Item #706081
November 22, 1943
LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 22, 1943
* Battle of Makin
* Gilbert Islands
* World War II - WWII
* FRONT LEAF ONLY **
The front side has a banner headline: "U.S. INVADES TWO GILBERT ISLANDS; Beach Heads Secured on Jap Strongholds" with subhead. (see images)
Front leaf only (pages 1-2), nice for display as such.... See More
1914 Second Battle of Torreon...
Item #706078
April 01, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 1, 1914
* Second Battle of Torreon
* Coahuila, Mexico - Mexican Revolution
* General Pancho Villa victory
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TORREON FEDERALS HOIST WHITE FLAG; ARMISTICE" with subheads and related photos. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... See More
1980 Bruce Springsteen MSG & Grace Jones concert ads...
Item #706071
September 30, 1980
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
Page 99 has a nice full page ad for "Bruce Springst... See More
1975 Peter Frampton & Black Sabbath MSG concert ads...
Item #706056
November 17, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 17, 1975
* Peter Frampton & Dave Mason - guitarist singers
* Madison square Garden music concert advertisement
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour
Page 87 has a nice full page advertisement for &quo... See More
Premiere of 'The Godfather', plus an early review...
Item #706055
March 23, 1972
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 23, 1972
* Opening day of original "The Godfather" movie review
* Marlon Brando - Al Pacino - Francis Ford Coppola
* Opening week premiere advertisement
The iconic move 'the Godfather' premiered at the Lowes Theater in New York City on March 15. It would not open at other theaters until March 21. Inside ... See More
1980 World premiere of "Raging Bull" film ad...
Item #706050
November 11, 1980
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)
wikipedia notes... See More
1980 - Disney's "The Watcher in the Woods" World premiere film ad...
Item #706042
April 21, 1980
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 21, 1980
* "The Watcher's in the Woods" film opening
* World premiere movie advertisement
* American supernatural horror movie
Page 46 has a 1/2 page advertisement for the World premiere of "The Watcher in the Woods" film in Manhattan. (see images)
wikipedia notes: The Watcher in the Woods had a ... See More
1980 "RUSH" progressive rock band concert ad...
Item #706041
April 28, 1980
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)
I suspect... See More
1966 Tiny Tim getting noticed w/ photo...
Item #706034
September 01, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 1, 1966
* Tiny Tim - Herbert Butros Khaury
* American musician - guitarist - singer
* New Freaky music performances
* Almost two years prior to 1st album release
Page 13 under "scenes" is a editorial about the new shock-rock movement with the focus on upcoming musician of Tiny Tim with photo. (see images)
I suspect ... See More
Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. in an African-American newspaper...
Item #705928
April 10, 1968
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD, Georgia, April 10, 1968
* Martin Luther King Jr. funeral w/ photos
* In a famous African American publication
* From the city where his service took place
This is the oldest African-American newspaper in Atlanta.
Great to have this banner headline above the masthead: "150,000 MOURNERS ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ASSASSINATED SCLC LEADER, DR. KING, JR.... See More
1982 Van Halen MSG concert advertisement...
Item #705923
August 24, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 24, 1982
* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement
* Performance at Madison Square Garden - MSG
* "Diver Down" album Tour - North America
* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth
* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ****
Pages 90 & 91 has a terrific double-page advertisement for "VAN HALEN In Concert" with... See More
Neil and Buzz walk the moon...
Item #705922
July 21, 1969
THE HOUSTON POST, Texas, July 21, 1969
* Astronaut Neil Armstrong
* Man walks on the Moon - landing
* From "Houston, we have a problem" fame
Nice to have this banner headline from the city where NASA'S Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is located: "NEIL, BUZZ WALK MOON!" and: "A Great Moment of Our Time" with related subheads and a related photo.
... See More
1974 Jobriath NYC nightclub perfroamnce ad...
Item #705914
July 18, 1974
(was $48) THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 18, 1974
* Jobriath - 1st openly gay rock musician
* The Bottom Line nightclub performance ad
* One of the 1st musicians to die of AIDS
Page 44 has a 11 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a "Jobriath" performance at The Bottom Line nightclub in Greenwich Village.
wikipedia notes: Bruce Wayne Campbell known... See More
1976 Entebbe raid... Hostages freed...
Item #705911
July 02, 1976
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 2, 1976
* Operation Thunderbolt - Entebbe raid
* Israeli counter terrorist mission in Uganda
* Air France hijacking - hostages released
The front page has a banner headline: "Freed Hostages Tell Ordeal" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 30 pages, nice condition.... See More
1984 Amadeus film opening & "RUSH" MSG concert ad...
Item #705909
September 18, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 18, 1984
* "Amadeus" opening day movie premiere ad
* American period biographical drama film
* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band
* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson
* "Grace Under Pressure" album tour
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
Page 64 has a 11 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement fo... See More
1982 "Divine" drag queen performance ad...
Item #705908
May 04, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 4, 1982
* "DIVINE" - Harris Glenn Milstead
* Character actor, singer and drag queen
* The Fun House nightclub advertisement
Page 118 has a 7 x 3 inch advertisement for a performance by "DIVINE" at the Fun House in New York City. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was re... See More
1982 "Cat People" film opening day advertisement...
Item #705872
April 06, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 6, 1982
* "Cat People" film advertisement
* Grand opening day movie premiere
* American supernatural horror movie
Page 49 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "Cat People" (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save ... See More
1983 "Never Say Never Again" film opening day ad...
Item #705870
October 11, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 11, 1983
* "Never Say Never Again" advertisement
* Grand opening day movie premiere - spy film
* Sean Connery's last role as James Bond
Page 46 has a 9 x 6 1/4 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day of the film "Never Say Never Again" (see images) This was Sean... See More
Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak is established...
Item #705854
July 18, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 19, 1941
* Joe MiMaggio - New York Yankees
* Historic game hitting streak ends w/ 56
The sport's section (page 10) has an article under: "The (Star) of the Week" which covers the ending of Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak. It focuses on the two pitchers that stopped him during the game. (see images) Nice to have in a NYC publication... See More
1977 KISS Concert at MSG & Aerosmith ads...
Item #705799
October 17, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 17, 1977
* KISS rock band concert advertisement
* 2nd performance at Madison Square Garden
* Love Gun - Alive II album Tour
* Aerosmith performance at Nassau Coliseum
Page 70 has a 3 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for three "KISS" concert performances at Madison Square Garden. (see image)
Note: KISS performed three conse... See More
1978 death of Keith Moon... THE WHO drummer...
Item #705793
September 18, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 18, 1978
* Keith Moon death (1st report) w/ photos
* THE WHO rock band musician drummer
The front page has a heading with photo: "Keith Moon Dies Before He Gets Old" Coverage continues inside with larger photo. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it... See More
1971 comic Lenny Bruce film advertisement...
Item #705771
June 24, 1971
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 24, 1971
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* "Dirtymouth" - Biographic film - movie
* Opening day premiere advertisement
Page 59 has a 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Dirtymouth", a biographic film on the life of comedian Lenny Bruce. (see image)
I suspect this to be ... See More
1972 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...
Item #705770
August 10, 1972
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 10, 1972
* Alice Cooper - School's Out tour
* American rock singer and songwriter
* Roosevelt Stadium concert advertisement
* Jefferson Airplane "Long John Silver" concert ad
Page 37 has a full page advertisement for a "ALICE COOPER" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. (see image)
Page 39 ... See More
1978 "Meat Loaf" Central Park concert ad...
Item #705769
August 28, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1978
* MEAT LOAF American singer musician advertisement
* Dr. Pepper Summer Music Festival - Central Park
The back page has a full page advertisement for a "MEAT LOAF" performance at the Dr. Pepper Music Festival in Central Park. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really... See More
1962 Washington Square Park map by Jaf...
Item #705768
August 02, 1962
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1962
* Washington Square Park cartoon map by JAF
* Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan, New York City
The front page has a cartoonish map by Village Voice cartoonist JAF. (see images) Also a heading: "Practical Man's Guide To Washington Square" which is a guide to the park with the numbers within the map coordinat... See More
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
Very early Boy Scout magazine...
Item #705744
September 30, 1922
THE SCOUT, London, Sept. 30. 1922 An early issue of the Boy Scout magazine, and noted in the masthead: "Founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell" who is credited with founding the Boy Scouts.
This was very much the "Boy's Life" of its day, with various articles & stories of interest to boys and scouts. Various illustrations as well.
Complete in 20 pages, 8 1/2 by 12 i... See More
From the Panama Canal Zone...
Item #705743
February 27, 1928
THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, Feb. 27, 1928 A little magazine noted as the: "Official Publication of the Panama Canal" with a wealth of data concerning the canal and its use including several charts on what is passing through the canal.
Complete in 16 pages, 6 by 9 inches, library stamp at the top, very nice condition.
Newspaper for those on board a floating university...
Item #705741
April 23, 1927
THE BINNACLE, S.S. Ryndam, April 23, 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
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
A Nazi tabloid with war photos...
Item #705724
February 19, 1942
BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Feb. 19, 1942 This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page shows Marshal Hermann Goring on his visit to Sicily, Italy. The next several pages have war-related photos including one of Mussolini with Hermann Goring, plus 2 more with Goring.
Tabloid size, complete in 12 pages, nice condition.
Olympics begin... Jesse Owens favored...
Item #705685
August 02, 1936
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Aug. 2, 1936 The top of the front page of the sport's section has a four column headline: "AMERICANS TUNED TO CONCERT PITCH FOR OLYMPIC GAMES, OPENING" with subheads and the somewhat famous photo showing Hitler and some of his officials overseeing the opening ceremonies. The top of page 2 of this section has a banner headline: "CROWD OF 100,000 GIV... See More
Babe Ruth sets new home run record...
Item #705680
September 25, 1919
THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25, 1919 Near the top of the 2nd section (page 9) is a report headed: "Ruth's New Record" noting in part: "Babe Ruth made back numbers of all official and unofficial records yesterday afternoon when he knocked his 28th home run. It was a terrific drive..." with more.
Sixteen pages, irregular & partially loose at the spine... See More
Landmark Supreme Court case on affirmative action...
Item #705679
June 29, 1978
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 29, 1978 The top of the front page has a headline: "Bakke Wins but Justices Uphold Affirmative Action" with various subheads and photo of Allan Bakke. Much more inside with a few more related photos.
This is notable coverage on the landmark Supreme Court decision in "Regents of Univ. of California v. Bakke", an historic case which upheld affirmati... See More
Ted Nugent, Peter Gabriel, Heart, AC/DC, Heart, The Clash...
Item #705669
July 16, 1980
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, July 16-22, 1980 This issue contains many concert ads, which includes pull-page ads for Ted Nugent and The Clash, along with smaller ads for AC/DC, Heart, Alice Cooper, Harry Chapin, and more. Also present is a nice article: "Peter Gabriel Finds His Voice."
The front page has: "Reagan's Gamble", with a large photo of President Ronald Reag... See More
President Kennedy is assassinated: same day report...
Item #705646
November 22, 1963
THE HIGH POINT ENTER PRISE, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 1963 The bold banner headline announces: "PRES. KENNEDY KILLED BY ASSASSIN" with a subhead: "Lives One Hour after Cut Down By Sniper". There are 2 related photos,
The complete section 1 (of 2) with 16 pages, nice condition.
Dramatic issue on the assassination of JFK...
Item #705645
November 23, 1963
THE NEWS & OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 1963 One of the more dramatic issues on the assassination of John F. Kennedy with a wide, black mourning border around the entire front page.
The banner headlines: PRESIDENT SLAIN" "Johnson Takes Office" with 3 related photos. Much more inside.
Presumed complete in 2 sections and 22 pages, minor wear at the central f... See More
A Nazi tabloid with war photos...
Item #705632
September 12, 1940
BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Sept. 12, 1940 This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page shows a British warship being shelled at from the occupied French coast. Inside pages have various war-related photos, at least one of which shows Adolf Hitler.
Tabloid size, complete in 24 pages, nice condition.
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
World War I ends...
Item #705617
November 11, 1918
THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Nov. 11, 1918 The bold banner headline announces: "THE CRUEL WAR IS ENDED" with the lengthy subhead beginning: "Kaiser Abdicates and Leaves Immediately for Dutch Border..." and much more.
Eight pages, 5 small binding holes at the blank sine, light toning at the margins, generally nice.
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