Clarence B. Craft... Okinawa hero...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 13, 1945



* Clarence B. Craft

* Battle of Okinawa

* Medal of Honor



Near the bottom of the front page is a five column headline: "One-Man Attack Kills 30 Japs, Snaps Line". This is 1st report coverage on World War II rifleman, Clarence B. Craft, single handily attacking Japanese positions on "Hen Hill" during the... See More  

Civil War map and an illustration...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, May 3, 1862 



* Siege of Fort Macon map - North Carolina

* Battle or Siege of Yorktown - George B. McClellan

* Fortress Monroe illustration - Hampton, Virginia



The front page features a nice Civil War map headed: "Fort Macon, N.C., Re-Taken by Gen. Burnside's Forces - The Position of the Fort, Beaufort, and the Harbor Approaches." Among the many ftp... See More  

Early & uncommon from New Orleans...

THE WEEKLY CRESCENT CITY, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1841  A volume one issue of a quite scarce & early newspaper from the Deep South from 20 years before the outbreak of the Civil War. Various news of the day and period advertising throughout.

A bit irregular at the spine, minor margin tears (no loss), and a bit of damp staining (see).

Note: The image shown is representative of the look a... See More  

'Mad Bomber' George Metesky arrested...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23, 1957 



* Mad Bomber George Metesky 

* Capture & arrest w/ photo 



This 42 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "'MAD BOMBER' IS FINALLY SEIZED", "Locked Up for Observation by Phychiatrists (sic)" with small photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the capture ... See More  

Thomas Edison advertisement...

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE of the DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1, 1911  The cover of this issue contains a young lady outside in the woods. Within the issue are a variety of articles, stories and advertisements.



The of the issue is a full page advertisement for the General Electric Company on "Edison's Dream Comes True" and contains a photo of Thomas Ediso... See More  

Desecration of the schools in the South... My Lai massacare probe...

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL, Jacksonville, Florida, January 14, 1970 The front page of the issue contains bold headlines "Pupil Integration Ordered By Feb. 1" and "Teachers Get Integration Notices". The desecration would take place in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Also on the front page is a report "GI List Growing In My Lai Probe" deals with the Army... See More  

Racehorse Seabiscuit retires in 1940....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 12, 1940



* Seabiscuit retires (1st report)

* Underdog thoroughbred racehorse champion



This 26 page newspaper has a two column headline in the sport's section (page 11): "Seabiscuit, Greatest Money Winner of American Turf, Retired to Stud by Howard" with subhead: "Mighty Horse's Victory in Santa Anita Handicap Was 89th ... See More  

1919 Ville Platte LA dance hall fire disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 24, 1919



* Ville Platte, Louisiana

* Dance hall fire disaster (1st report)



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 15 THAT INCLUDE: "25 KILLED, 15 HURT, IN DANCE HALL FIRE", "Many Mothers Give Their Lives to Save Babies in Ville-Platte, La.", "Passed Them Over Barrier" and more.



Other news sports and advertisement... See More  

Tornado disaster in Cotton Valley, Louisiana...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 1, 1948 



* Cotton Valley, Louisiana 

* Tornado destroys town (1st report)



This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "11 ARE DEAD IN TORNADO", "Hundreds Reported Injured in Wake of Tornado Near Shreveport"  1st report coverage of the New Year's Eve tornado disaster in Cotton V... See More  

Insurrection of negroes in Waterproof, LA...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, October 17, 1878



* Waterproof, Louisiana

* Negroes riot



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headings on the front page: "The Negro Trouble in Louisiana--Ten Negroes Killed", "Conflicting and Probably Distorted Reports", "THE NEGRO TROUBLE", "Fight Reported Near Waterproof, LA." and more. See photos for text. ... See More  

Actor Tom Mix killed in auto accident...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 13, 1940



* Western actor Tom Mix killed

* Arizona car accident (1st report)



This 50+ page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Tom Mix Dies as Auto Turns Over in Crash". 1st report coverage on the death of famous Western movie actor, Tom Mix.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light brow... See More  

Fort Wright, Kentucky...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, May 23, 1862



* New Orleans Louisiana LA

* Fort Wright & Randolph



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "Interesting From New Orleans", "Operations of the Department of the Gulf", "Military Occupation of ... See More  

1864 Civil War....

NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From New Orleans" "Organization of the New State Government of Louisiana" "Inauguration of Governor Hahn" "Address of Gen. Banks" "News From the Department of the South" "The Sherman Expedition" "Grant's Army" & m... See More  

Huey Long war....

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, August 7, 1934



* Senator Huey Long

* New Orleans, Louisiana

* re. Paul von Hindenburg death



This 18 page newspaper has a great banner headline on the front page: "BULLETS FLY IN HUEY WAR" with subheads (see photos). This is coverage of the Huey P. Long & Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley feud.



Also front page coverage on the burial of Paul von H... See More  

Milling publication...

THE MILLER AND MILLWRIGHT, Cincinnati, Ohio, January, 1877  This is a publication dedicated to milling with articles "Growing Corn In Dry Seasons" "How Things Are Done In Other Countries - Flour From The Grain" " Rice Culture In Louisiana" and more. This also contains numerous advertisements, many which are illustrated.



This is complete in 16 pages measuring a... See More  

Woman's softball...

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, July 17, 1940



* Early Women's softball w/ photos



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 9: "Touring Glamor Girls Shoot For U.S. Softball Crown" with subheads and related pictorial (see photos)



This tells of the Jax Brewers of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is rare to find such reports during this time.



Other news of the day. Light ... See More  

The Great Mississippi Flood...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts,  April 21, 1927



* The Great Mississippi River flood

* Arkansas, Tennessee



This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "PESTILENCE INVADES REFUGEE CAMPS AS FLOOD WATERS RISE" with subheads (see photos).



Other news of the day including period advertising. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in go... See More  

Opening day of first Tarzan movie...

THE WORLD, New York City, January 30, 1918 



* 1st week of landmark film "Tarzan Of The Apes"



A rare opportunity for the complete newspaper which contains within the advertisement for the first Tarzan movie ever made, "Tarzan of the Apes".



This is the complete newspaper with the advertisement (ad measures 6 by 4 inches) on the back page promoting the movie.



A fi... See More  

1st woman public enemy announced....

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana,  November 30, 1934  This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MRS. NELSON HELD LEADING WOMAN PUBLIC FOE IN U.S." "Police and Authorities of Nation Ordered to 'Shoot to Kill'" with related photo. (see)



This tells of the official F.B.I. announcement of the very 1st woman public enemy, Helen... See More  

Rare Cincinnati, Ohio Civil War era...

This issue is not fragile as newsprint from this era w... See More  

Lou Gehrig's 2,000 straight game....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 1, 1938 This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17: "TOM HENRICH CLOUTS SIXTH HOME RUN, 12-5" "Dickey Gets Fifth as New Yorkers Smash Boston Nine" with box scores. (see)



This was the 2,000th game milestone achieved by Yankee great Lou Gehrig. He would end up playing in 2,130 straight games before ending his car... See More  

Hurricane Audrey Hits Gulf Coast...

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Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 22, 1934 



* Day of Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd death 

* Shot by Melvin Purvis 



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:

"FLOYD BELIEVED WOUNDED; AID IS CAUGHT IN OHIO" "Richetti Jailed After Gun Fight; wide Search Launched"



Other news of the day including various adve... See More  

Flight 624 airplane disaster....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 1948



* United Airlines Flight 624 disaster

* Douglas DC-6 airliner airplane crash

* Mount Mt. Carmel PA Pennsylvania



This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "43 Die as Plane Hits Live Wire, Explodes" with subheads and photo of the crash site. (see)  More on page 3 with list of the dead.  A... See More  

Al Capone heads for prison...

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