Marriage of Brigham Young's granddaughter...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1874  



* Mormons - Mormonism

* Brigham Young's granddaughter

* Marriage to Charles Wilson



Page 6 begins with: "Wedding In Salt Lake" "Marriage of a Granddaughter Of Brigham Young" followed by all the details. 

The front page has: "Death Of A Victim of the Younger Brothers" which begins: "Capt. Lewis J. Lull, the detec... See More  

Indians... Mormons and Brigham Young... Kentucky KuKlux

THE NEW-YORK TIMES, New York, April 18, 1873

 

* General Canby

* Apache Indians



The front page has: "THE SAVAGES" and "Account of the Attack on Gen. Canby by an Eye-Witness - Fight With Apaches".

Also on the front page is "The Kentucky KuKlux" and "The Assassins Met by a Brave Old Man with Their Own Weapons - One of Them Killed and Three Wounded"... See More  

Rare Old West isssue.....

THE SALT LAKE DAILY HERALD, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 18, 1876



* Rare Old West publication

* Mormons - Utah territory



This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights... See More  

A slave insurrection?

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 21, 1862  



* Amissville, Virginia - Culpeper County

* Slaves insurrection shut down - Negroes



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Recent Operations In Virginia" "A Cavalry Expedition to Catlet's Station" "Attempt to Capture a Rebel Train..." "Quiet Along the Lines" "The War On the Mississippi&quo... See More  

1982 Van Halen MSG concert advertisement...

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  

1974 Jobriath NYC nightclub perfroamnce ad...

(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  

1984 Amadeus film opening & "RUSH" MSG concert ad...

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 "Cat People" film opening day advertisement...

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  

Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak is established...

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  

1978 death of Keith Moon... THE WHO drummer...

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  

1972 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...

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)

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1962 Washington Square Park map by Jaf...

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  

1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

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  

Daredevil jumps off Oakland Bay Bridge in 1937... Amazing!

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 Revenge of the Nerds & R.E.M. advertisements...

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 Cyndi Lauper & Motley Crue concert ads...

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  

Scathing review of President Johnson...

DAILY PRESS AND TIMES, Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 26, 1867  Among the reports: "Surratt to be Before the Judiciary Committee" "Andrew Johnson - A Scathing Review - Speech of Senator Sumner" "Norther Copperheads & Civil War" and more.

Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, large size, great condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

Dramatic issue on the assassination of JFK...

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  

During Washington's administration...

GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 18, 1794  The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time, while the District of Columbia was under construction. The front page features 5 illustrated ship advertisements. Over half of page 2 is taken up with reports from the "Federal Legislature".

Four pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, untrimmed, very nice conditi... See More  

On the death of Benjamin Franklin... John Adams' Discourses on Davila…

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 26, 1790  Given the death of Ben Franklin just the month prior, it is not surprising that page 3 includes a poem titled: "Dr. Franklin".

Pages 2 & 3 contain various discussions from "Congress".  Also included is part of one of John Adams' Discourses on Davila (#VII), which was concluded in the following issue.

Four... See More  

Lincoln's letter to General Fremont...

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 19, 1862  Among the articles are: "Official War Orders" by the President, signed in type: Abraham Lincoln, plus his: "General War Order No. 2" and "...No. 3", each also signed in type: Abraham Lincoln.

Also of interest is Lincoln's letter to General Fremont concerning the latter's controversial Proclamation, and note the... See More  

17th century woman publisher...

THE OBSERVATOR, London, Dec. 7, 1681 This is a handsome dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. Done in a dialogue format, between Whig & Tory. This early single sheet newspaper has the old style type making it great for framing, but the most intriguing aspect of this issue is that the imprint at the bottom of... See More  

Two advertisements for the sale of Uncle Tom's Cabin...

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., May 20, 1852  The back page has not one, but two advertisements for the sale of: "Uncle Tom's Cabin". One ad begins: "A constant supply of this most interesting work will be kept for sale..." and the other begins: "Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Great Story, first published in the 'National Era' and now just issued in ... See More  

A Nazi tabloid with war photos...

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.

From the Arizona Territory...

ARIZONA CITIZEN, Tucson, Arizona Territory, April 17, 1875  Many years ago we had a reasonable inventory of this title, but today this issue is among our last.

A nice assortment of news articles and ads, including: "Letter From Col. Hodge - His Impressions After a Very Detailed Examination of Much of the Territory" "Mohave County" "Local Mining Affairs" and more... See More