Great automobile & truck issue including a car of the future...
Item #698191
January 05, 1918
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 5, 1918 This issue from during World War I features a military-themed color cover including several biplanes. The cover has at the top: "Twentieth Annual Motor Number" and the interior is simply filled with all types of articles, photos, illustrations, and advertisements of automobiles, trucks, etc. Of special interest is the first article: "... See More
1st U.S. girl to play in Little League World Series...
Item #698179
August 24, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 24, 1989
* 12 year old Victoria Brucker
* First U.S. girl to play in
* Little League World Series
* Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Victoria Steps to Plate, and Into Records" with lead-in: "12-Year-Old San Pedro Girl in Little League World Series" with photo. (see images)
Complete 1st se... See More
J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1945...
Item #698173
October 18, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 18, 1945
* Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer WARNING
* Los Alamos National Laboratory Director quits
The top of page 5 has one column heading: "3 ATOMIC EXPERTS URGE WORLD CURB" with subheads. Also a small, discrete report under this headed: "Oppenheimer Quits Post" (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More
Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995...
Item #698172
January 18, 1995
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Washington Edition, Jan. 18, 1995
* Great Hanshin earthquake disaster
* Kobe, Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
The front page has a banner headline: "Kobe Paralyzed; Toll Hits 1,817; 120,000 Seek Refuge, 926 Missing in Japan Quake" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More on page 3.
Complete 1st section only with all 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
"Superman" opening ad (2 days prior), in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #698171
December 13, 1978
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Friday, Dec. 13, 1978
* "Superman" eve advertisement
* Pre Opening Day movie premiere
* 2 days prior to it's opening - Christopher Reeves
* Superhero film - 1st installment
A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Superman", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainm... See More
1919 Uhrichsville, Ohio...
Item #698168
February 28, 1919
THE EVENING CHRONICLE, Uhrichsville, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1919
* Tuscarawas County
Mostly local news and advertisements of the day. Over a 100 years old.
Six pages, 4 folds with some wear, generally good.,
1914 raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
Item #698165
December 17, 1914
SECTION 2 ONLY of the Evening Tribune, San Diego, December 17, 1914
* Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
* Imperial German Navy bombardments
* World War I - WWI England
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "74 KILLED AND 147 WOUNDED IN BOMBARDED ENGLISH SEAPORTS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Lengthy coverage continue... See More
John Wayne Gacy discovered... serial killer clown...
Item #698160
December 24, 1978
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 24, 1978
* John Wayne Gacy arrest
* Serial "killer clown" discovered
* Best title to be had ? - very rare
The top of page 16 has a four column heading: "Body Count Reaches 5 in Suspected Sex Murders in Chicago Suburb" (see images). Gacy was arrested just two days earlier.
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, light toning along the central ... See More
Carl Lewis wins 100 m in 1983 World championships...
Item #698159
August 09, 1983
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 9, 1983
* Carl Lewis wins 100-meter dash
* 1983 World Championships in Athletics
* Olympic Stadium - Helsinki, Finland
The sport's section (page 24) has a heading: "Lewis Captures World 100 Title" with nice photo of Lewis. (see images)
Complete with 46 pages, address label within the masthead, otherwise in very nice condition.... See More
World War II before America's involvement...
Item #698158
May 19, 1941
NEW YORK JOURNAL AMERICAN, Oct. 18, 1940 The front page bold, banner headline announces: "NAZI ARMY ROUTED SAILING FOR BRITAIN" with a smaller headline: "Germans Claim Sea Triumph Off Bristol" and other war-related reports on the front page.
The complete first section with pages 1-18, good condition
Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...
Item #698148
May 24, 1944
NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 24, 1944
* Rare allied issue dropped from aircraft
* Occupied France World war II - WWII
A most fascinating single sheet newspaper, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany from just weeks before the D-Day invasion.
This... See More
1918 United States War-Savings Certificate (w/ stamp)...
Item #698134
January 02, 1918
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAR-SAVINGS CERTIFICATE, Jan. 2, 1918 (includes a $5 Dollars stamp)
Being offered is a vintage Series of 1918, WWI, UNITED STATES WAR-SAVINGS CERTIFICATE (series A), which includes a green, $5, stamp.
Used, a fair amount of wear, but complete. See images for details.
Gangster Dutch Schultz is shot dead...
Item #698127
October 25, 1935
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Oct. 25, 1935
* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer shot dead
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "DUTCH SCHULTZ AND THIRD AID DE OF WOUNDS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes and minor wear along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1930 death of Poker Alice Ivers....
Item #698126
February 28, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 28, 1930
* Poker Alice death (first report)
* Alive Ivers Duffield Tubbs Huckert
* American old West poker - faro player
* Rapid City, South Dakota
Near the top of the front page is a one column heading: "'Poker Alice' Coppers Last Bet, Dies At 77" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... See More
A broadside promoting the news of the day...
Item #698123
August 03, 1907
NEW YORK HERALD -- EUROPEAN EDITION, Saturday, August 3, 1907 This is an interesting promotional broadside that would have been at the newsstand, highlighting the biggest stories of the day. Printed in Paris.
It measures 22 by 15 1/2 inches, various stains and mends at the margins, the reverse is blank but does have many tape repairs.
1st public color TV demonstration in 1950...
Item #698122
January 13, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 13, 1950
* Very 1st public color TV demonstration
* RCA color television - CBS
Page 42 has a two column heading: "Public Sees Color Television for First Time; Demonstration Is Ordered by the F.C.C." (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: During its campaign for FCC approval, CBS gave the first demonstrati... See More
Terrific Honolulu newspaper, one day after Pearl Harbor...
Item #698121
December 08, 1941
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 1941
* Attack on Pearl Harbor
* U.S. to enter World War II
* Best publication to be had
Fully one-third of the newspaper, above the masthead, is taken up with a dramatic three line banner headline: "SABOTEURS LAND HERE ! Britain, Australia Declare War ! " with various related subheads as well including: "Raiders Return In Dawn A... See More
Terrific issue on the Hindenburg tragedy...
Item #698116
May 07, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER--EXTRA, May 7, 1937
* Hindenburg airship disaster
* Lakehurst NJ New Jersey
* Great headline for display
One of the very best, dramatic banner headlines we have offered on this historic catastrophe: "DIRIGIBLE HINDENBURG EXPLODES, 90 KILLED". A large front page photo shows the Hindenburg over the New York skyline, headed: "Giant Airliner That Fe... See More
Disease ends Lou Gehrig's career...
Item #698101
June 22, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 22, 1939
* Lou Gehrig ends baseball career
* Infantile Paralysis - New York Yankees
Two of the sports pages within have articles concerning Lou Gehrig & the end of his playing career. One begins: " 'Iron Man' Lou Gehrig probably is through with baseball, age 36. But he has accomplished something that few young men of his years can boat: ... See More
Hitler Bombs Paris - The Dunkirk Invasion...
Item #698098
June 03, 1940
THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, June 3, 1940
* Hitler Bombs Paris - The Dunkirk Invasion...
* Great for framing
The ftpg. has the full banner heading: "RAIN BOMBS ON PARIS!", followed by the full banner: "Nazis in Desperate Drive at Dunkirk". The related articles also begin on this page which, although continued on inside pages which are not present, add to the graphi... See More
A newsletter printed on-board a British escort ship...
Item #698056
May 09, 1942
THE STALKER, May 9, 1942 There is very little information on this crudely produced newsletter. It looks very much like other "camp" newspapers produced on board ships during World War II for the benefit of the personnel on board. This is the volume 1, number 11 issue.
Research leans towards this being the newsletter for one of a large group of escort aircraft carriers transferred ... See More
A newsletter printed on-board a British escort ship...
Item #698055
May 03, 1942
THE STALKER, May 3, 1942
* Royal Navy publication during the war
There is very little information on this crudely produced newsletter. It looks very much like other "camp" newspapers produced on board ships during World War II for the benefit of the personnel on-board. This is the volume 1, number 11 issue.
Research leans towards this being the newsletter for one of a large... See More
"Buffalo Bill" Cody & Charles "Buffalo" Jones... Redemption (?) ...
Item #698052
August 15, 1902
ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, New York, Aug. 15, 1902 (1st section)
* Colonel Wiliam F Cody (aka, "Buffalo Bill)
* Charles "Buffalo" Jones
* Raising "cattalo" (a cross between bison and cattle)
Page 2 has: "SAVING THE BUFFALO", subheads: "How the few Remaining Bison Are Being Preserved" and "'Buffalo' Bill and 'Buffalo' Jones En... See More
1939 Anoka, Minnesota tornado outbreak...
Item #698050
June 19, 1939
THE MOBILE PRESS, Alabama, June 19, 1939
* Anoka & Champlin, Minnesota
* Tornadoes disaster outbreak
Page 5 has a single-column heading: "10 PERSONS DIE, 60 ARE HURT IN MIDWEST TORNADO", with subheading: & "Seven Towns and Uncounted Number of Farm Homes Destroyed or Damaged", which tells of a tornado outbreak in Minnesota that destroyed the town of Anoka. Se... See More
Great color cover of a baseball player...
Item #698044
April 02, 1914
LESLIE"S ILLUSTRATED, New York, April 2, 1914 See the photo for the terrific, color cover on this issue, featuring a baseball player at bat. A terrific item for display. Such color covers rarely survived, hence quite scarce.
Very nice condition, although with a rather discrete inked stamp near the top just under the wing of the eagle--almost unnoticeable. Complete with all 20 pages.... See More
Reverend Thomas De Witt Talmage's death report...
Item #698027
April 15, 1902
ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, New York, April 15, 1902 (1st section)
* Rev. Talmage's death report
* Brooklyn Tabernacle & Central Presbyterian pastor
* Union Army Chaplain... prolific writer/editor
The front page has the singe column heading: "Dr. Talmage's Death", with subheadings: "Celebrated Divine Died at His House In Washington" and "Most Po... See More
Dutch Schultz assassination...
Item #698006
October 28, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1935.
* Dutch Schultz assassination
* Jewish-American mobster
* Hunt for the killers in NYC
The top of the front page has one column heading: "SCHULTZ'S RECORDS OF RACKET DEALS CHECKED FOR CLUES" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Ross Perot drops out of the race...
Item #698001
July 16, 1992
DAILY NEWS - Convention EXTRA, New York, July 16, 1992 The front page announces: "PEROT QUITS" "Texas Billionaire Says He Can't Win" with much coverage inside.
This was during the Democratic Convention, where Bill Clinton would ultimately be the candidate for the general election.
Sixty pages, tabloid-size, great condition.
Created to promote the New York World's Fair...
Item #697993
January 01, 1939
WORLD'S FAIR WORLD, New York, 1939 Not a bonafide newspaper but rather a short-lived promotional newsletter to promote the 1939 New York World's Fair. This is the volume 1, number 5 issue.
Four pages, printed entirely in blue ink, 12 by 15 1/2 inches, nice condition.
Minnestoa Golden Gopher "Pug" Lund wins 1934 MVP...
Item #697964
December 16, 1934
SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Dec. 16, 1934
* Francis "Pug" Lund wins Big Ten football MVP
* Minnesota Golden Gophers college football HB
* Chicago Tribune Silver Football award
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "NAME LUND MOST VALUABLE BIG 10 PLAYER" with subheads and pictorial. (see images) Of course this is the only publi... See More
1922 Harry Greb vs. Tommy Gibbons boxing fight....
Item #697963
March 14, 1922
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 14, 1922
* Harry vs. Tommy Gibbons
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* Madison Square Garden
The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "GREB AWARDED DECISION IN BOUT WITH GIBBONS" with subhead and round by round description. (see images)
Complete in 24 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.
... See More
Local 1929 Bowerston, Ohio avertisements...
Item #697962
June 01, 1929
PENN'S ADVERTISER, Bowerston, Ohio, June, 1929
* Harrison County
* Penn's store ads
As the title suggests, this issue contains all advertisements by the W. B. Penn Company store from a few months prior to the 1929 stock market crash.
Complete with 4 pages, 2 folds, generally in good condition.
French Fleet scuttling in Toulon, France...
Item #697961
November 27, 1942
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., November 27, 1942
* Scuttling of the French Fleet
* Toulon, France
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SAY FRENCH SCUTTLE FLEET" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the Scuttling of the French Fleet in Toulon, France during World War II.
Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very ni... See More
1915 Sugarcreek, Ohio original...
Item #697960
February 24, 1915
THE WEEKLY BUDGET, Sugarcreek, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1915
* Tuscarawas County
* "Little Switzerland"
* Ohio's Amish country
Mostly local items with some advertisements during the World War I era.
Complete with 4 pages, light toning, a little wear at the margins and folds, generally good.
1973 Watergate scandal... John Ehrlichman...
Item #697959
July 25, 1973
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 25, 1973
* Watergate scandal trials
* John Ehrlichman
* Richard Nixon
The front page has a headline that reads: "Ehrlichman, Panel Clash over Charges" with photo. (see images)
Complete with 46 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.
Dramatic headline at the end of World War II...
Item #697957
August 10, 1945
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 1945
* Terrific headline right after Atomic bombings
* From the city where it all began for the U.S.
The top of the front page, above the masthead is a great banner headline in bold letteriing: "JAPAN ACCEPTS POTSDAM DECREE!" and various related subheads. (see images) Great to have from where the U.S. was forced in to war. Very rare ... See More
1928 Harlan, Kentucky mining disaster.....
Item #697956
May 23, 1928
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 23, 1928
* Harlan, Kentucky (Kenvir)
* Coal mine explosion disaster
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "TWO NEW MINE BLASTS; THIRTY MORE MEN DEAD" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the explosion at Black Mountain Coal Corporation mine near Harlan, Kentucky.
Complete with 46 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
The "Pigeon Brigade"... Cher Ami... The Jallianwala Bagh massacre...
Item #697955
April 17, 1919
NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1919 Page 6 has "6,000 Arrive From France - First Pigeon Company Brings Birds That Aided in Argonne", with a few addition paragraphs of text - including a rare mention of the famed pigeon, "Cher Ami".
Page 2 has, "MORE OUTBREAKS IN INDIA CITIES - Six Persons Killed by Military in Calcutta - Order Restored, Says Unofficial Report... See More
Dramatic issue on President McKinley being shot...
Item #697954
September 06, 1901
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Sept. 6, 1901 A rather dramatic issue as the middle portion is a very wide column set much like a broadside with a large print of McKinley and headed: "THE PRESIDENT SHOT" beneath which is text reporting the latest information beginning: "President McKinley was shot by an unknown man this afternoon....".
Also on the ftpg. is: &quo... See More
Cassius Clay... Muhammad Ali...
Item #697952
May 25, 1965
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 25, 1965
* Cassius Clay - Muhammad Ali
* Professional boxer Sonny Liston
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (day of)
The top of the front page of the sport's has a six column heading: "At Long Last, the Fight's On" with lead-in: "Clay, Liston To Try Again" and more with two related photos and tale of the tape.
Complete with... See More
1938 Adolf Hitler speech to the Reichstag....
Item #697937
February 21, 1938
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 21, 1938
* Adolf Hitler's speech to Reichstag
* Czechoslovakia & Austria Germans
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Hitler Tells World He's Prepared to Use Force to Carve an Empire" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with related photo.
Complete with 20 pages, light toning a... See More
Failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler...
Item #697936
July 20, 1944
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., July 20, 1944
* Operation Valkyrie (1st report)
* Adolf Hitler assassination attempt
The front page has a nice banner headline on Operation Valkyrie, with: "BERLIN SAYS HITLER INJURED IN UNSUCCESSFUL TRY TO KILL HIM" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a little ir... See More
Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish on death row......
Item #697931
November 27, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1935
* Albert Fish on death row
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the back page (pg. 44) has a one column heading: "FISH DEATH SENTENCE IS UPHELD ON APPEAL" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few ... See More
Mary Pickford poses for a 4th of July-themed photo...
Item #697928
July 19, 1925
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS (ROTOGRAVURE SUPPLEMENT), July 1, 1923
* July 4th coverage
* Mary Pickford poses for the Detroit Free Press
* Great for framing
Fans of the Golden Age of Hollywood and prior will appreciate the full-page, July Fourth-themed illustration which included Mary Pickford. She posed especially for The Detroit Free Press. Would look great framed.
Other illustrations are fou... See More
Jesse Owens continues to win at the Berlin Olympics...
Item #697911
August 05, 1936
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 5, 1936
* Jesse Owens shines in track & field
* Olympic games in Berlin Germany
* In front of Adolf Hitler & Third Reich
The front page of the sports section (page 19) has a nice headline: "OWENS WINS 2D OLYMPIC TITLE; SETS TWO RECORDS" with subhead: "U. S. Captures 3 More Events; Increases Lead". This same page has ... See More
The atom is split: beginning of the atomic age...
Item #697909
May 02, 1932
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, May 2, 1932
* John Cockcroft & Ernest Walton
* 1st splitting of the atom - atomic nucleus
The bottom of the front page has a very historic report which notes the very beginning of the "atomic age" with a two-column heading: "British Scientists Shatter Atom in Secret Experiment". See the internet which mentions Cockcroft and Walton... See More
1950 - Development of the color television... an all-electronic tube...
Item #697901
March 30, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1950
* Significant progress - color television
* R.C.A.'s All-Electronic Tube
The front page has the 2-line, 2-column heading: "R.C.A. Shows All-Electronic Tube As Key to Color Television in Home", followed by considerable text which continues on page 58. This report is less than 3 months after the first public showing of this new phenomenon... See More
Extermination of the Jews is unveiled in 1941...
Item #697893
November 25, 1942
CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1942
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Heinrich Himmler takes charge
* Extermination of Polish Jews ordered
* Zionist leader Stephen Samuel Wise report
Although the banner headline announces: "NAZIS LOSE NEARLY 100,000 IN STALINGRAD BATTLE", the most notable report is much smaller at the bottom of the front page: "American Jew... See More
Jack 'Legs' Diamond is shot... Fred 'Killer' Burke...
Item #697890
April 28, 1931
NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1931
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond shot
* New York City gangster
* Fred 'Killer' Burke gets life
The top of the front page has a two-column head: "CLEAN-UP OF DIAMOND GANG ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR; WOUNDED LEADER IS DYING" with subheads and lengthy reporting.
Also on the front page is a two-column heading: "'Killer' Burke Gets... See More
The finest trio on Desert Storm...
Item #697884
January 17, 1991
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.
These three newspapers... See More
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