1988 "Hairspray" opening day film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1, 1988



* "Hairspray" American musical comedy film

* Opening day movie premiere advertisement

* Sonny Bono - Divine - Ricki Lake - Ruth Brown

* Red Hot Chili Peppers concert ad for the Ritz



Page 69 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "HAIRSPRAY" in Manhattan. (see images)... See More  

From the territory of Washington...

WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT, Pomeroy, Columbia County, Washington Territory, March 31, 1881  



* Very rare old West publication



A volume one issue from this small town in Southeastern Washington, published 8 years before statehood. Various news and ads of the day.

Gregory notes that only 2 institutions have any holdings of this title. This is just one of 2 or 3 issues remaining in our invent... See More  

1984 "This Is Spinal Tap" opening day film ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 6, 1984



* "This Is Spinal Tap" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* Fictional English heavy metal band

* American mockumentary comedy



Page 47 has a 11 x 8 inch advertisement for the opening day of the film "This Is Spinal Tap" (see images)

Page 52 has a opening review of the movie w... See More  

Lincoln's cabinet published...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, March 6, 1861 



* President Abraham Lincoln

* 2 days after inauguration

* Cabinet announcements



Page 3 has s small yet notable report headed: "Cabinet Appointments" beginning: "We understand that the following nominations were yesterday made by the President and forthwith confirmed by the Senate:..." and what followed is the list of ap... See More  

Premiere of 'The Godfather', plus an early review...

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  

Building the Brooklyn Bridge...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 10, 1877 



* Brooklyn Bridge - East River

* Under construction print



The front page has a large illustration: "The Foot Bridge Over The East River, New York." as well as three diagrams relating to the construction of the foot bridge, and a report: "The East River Bridge." better known today as the Brooklyn Bridge.

Sixteen pages, ... See More  

Opening day ad for the 1978 movie "Madame Rosa"...

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 their was really no reas... See More  

1978 "Meat Loaf" NYC nightclub concert ad...

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 Steve Miller Band & Ten Years After...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1974



* Steve Miller Band - American classic rock group

* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum concert ad

* Ten Years After - British blues rock band

* Madison Square Garden advertisement



Page 53 has a advertisement for a upcoming "STEVE MILLER BAND" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see i... See More  

Adams addresses Congress concerning troubles with France...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & PHILADELPHIA DAILY ADVERTISER, March 19, 1798  The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District of Columbia was under construction.

The entire front page is taken up with advertisements including 9 illustrated ship ads. Page 3 has a lengthy message to Congress concerning the growing troubles with France, signed in type by... See More  

Large & displayable Civil War map...

NEW YORK HERALD, March 15, 1865  The front page features a huge & extremely detailed Civil War map headed: "THE MILITARY SITUATION. Scene of Present Operations of the Union Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, and Schofield & the Rebels Generals Lee, Johnston, Early and Bragg." The map shows from Lynchburg to Wilmington, N. Carolina; to Columbia, Georgia; to Petersburg, Va.

A... See More  

Jill Johnston's 1971 "The making of a lesbian chauvinist"

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 4, 1971



* Jill Johnston's "Lois Lane is a lesbian"

* Author, cultural critic, feminist activist

* Noteworthy columnist for The Village Voice

* Radical lesbian separatism movement - theory



The top of page 9 has a heading: "Lois Lane is a lesbian" Lengthy article continues on multiple inside pages.

I sus... See More  

Mustered in the army to serve in the Civil War...

A very nice part-printed, part-manuscript document dated at the top: "Headquarters Provost-Marshall, Fifth District, Pa., Frankford, Pa., March 27, 1865".

The document is for the mustering into the military the soldier Daniel Henderson. He will be in the Penna. 214th Regiment, Company D. He enlisted on March 27, 1865 and will serve for one year.

A few details, including a revenue stamp... See More  

Harriett Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin...

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., March 3, 1853  This newspaper is forever linked to the best-selling novel of the 19th century: "Uncle Tom's Cabin", for the book was originally released as a 40 week serial in this anti-slavery newspaper beginning in June, 1851. It was the newspaper's publisher who encouraged Stowe to produce the work in book form, and it is common consens... See More  

Hawaii statehood announced from Honolulu...

HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN, Hawaii, March 12, 1959 



* Best Hawaii statehood issue 

* Terrific for display



This would be "the" displayable issue to own recognizing Hawaii becoming the 50th state of the Union.

The huge banner headline across the top of the front page--in red ink--reads: "STATEHOOD!" with an 8 1/2 by 6 inch color print of an American flag with 50 sta... See More  

Jewish artist Marc Chagall death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 29, 1985



* Marc Chagall death (1st report)

* Belarusian Jewish artist - paintings



Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Chagall, Artist of Joy and Suffering, Dies" with photo of Chagall and one of his works. First report coverage continues on page 3 with another one of his works.

Complete 1st section with all 36 pages, nice condit... See More  

1964 Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston title fight

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 5, 1964



* Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) vs. Sonny Liston (1st)

* Famous boxing's World Heavyweight Championship

* One of the greatest sports moments of the 20th century



Pages 4 & 5 has a first hand report by Lawrence Shainberg on the recent boxing heavyweight championship fight between Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston.... See More  

First mention of skiing in an American newspaper? Barnum's paper...

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, March 19, 1853  P.T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly". These latter two ultimately becoming immensely more successful. This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers would last but 48 issues.

Although an illustrated newspaper, perhaps the most nota... See More  

Death of Susan B. Anthony...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, March 12 and 13, 1906  



* Susan B. Anthony death



This is a pair of issues on the death of Susan B. Anthony. The March 12 issue has at the top of a front page column: "LIFE OF MISS ANTHONY IS ENDING" "She Probably Will Not Lat Out the Day".

And the issue of March 13 has near the bottom of page 6: "MISS ANTHONY DIED LAS... See More  

The first successful magazine in the country...

THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY, (Boston), March 10, 1743,4  (year noted as such as it was 1743 or 1744 depending on which calendar was used).

This was the very first successful magazine in America, preceded by just a few magazines which lasted but a couple of issues--one of which was by Ben Franklin. Even this title lasted but a few short years.

As the subtitle reads: "Containing Accounts of t... See More  

The Forest Hills disaster (Bussey Bridge train calamity)...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 26, 1887  The front page has a dramatic illustration of the train wreck on the Bussey Bridge in the Roslindale section of Boston (near Forest Hills). The inside page (paginated #88) has several related illustrations. 

Additional prints within the issue include a full-page on the fire and resulting destruction of The Richmond Hotel and St. ... See More  

1973 Bonnie Raitt concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 1, 1973



* Early Bonnie Raitt concert advertisement

* American blues rock singer, guitarist & songwriter

* Carnegie Hall appearance - Manhattan



Page 47 has a 10 x 6 inch advertisement for a "BONNIE RAITT" performance at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because t... See More  

Latest information from the California Gold Rush...

SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 24, 1849  Page 3 has: "The Gold Region" with the latest from the California gold rush. A few bits include: "...Emigrants were flocking in by the thousands...by next August 1200,000 persons would have entered California...almost every one not engaged in gold digging was preparing to go to the mines in the Spring...At San Francisco real ... See More  

Engraving of a porcupine in the masthead...

PORCUPINE'S GAZETTE, Philadelphia, March 29, 1798  



* Rare 18th century American publication



The masthead features an engraving of a porcupine. The entire front page is taken up with ads including one for a runaway slave headed: "Ten Dollars Reward" Two more appear on the back page.

Four pages, never-trimmed margins, a little ink dirtiness to a quadrant of the front page ... See More  

Last sermon of Brigham Young before Utah... Nice on the capture of slave ships...

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, March 21, 1846  The front page has an editorial concerning the Mexican War: "Shall We Have Peace or War?" Page 3 has a report: "Slavers Captured" being an account of the capture of the slave ships Panther, Patuxent, and Pons. Note that although slavery continued until the Civil War, the importation of slaves was outlawed in 1808.

A... See More