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Upton Sinclair wins 1934 Democratic nominee...
Item #655744
August 29, 1934
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 29, 1934
* Upton Sinclair wins Democratic nomination
* California gubernatorial election nominee
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RADICAL LEADS COAST VOTE" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Coverage on Upton Sinclair winning the Democratic nomination for governor of California. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in t... See More
Bugsy Siegel assassination...
Item #654741
June 22, 1947
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAM, Elmira, New York, June 22, 1947.
* Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel assassination (1st report)
* Flamingo Club, Las Vegas, Nevada
The top of page 3 has a four column heading: "Coast Murder Laid to Battle Over Gambling Empire" (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Bugsy Siegel.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with... See More
The Civil War in Tennessee...
Item #653395
March 12, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 12, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War In Tennessee" "The Pursuit Of Van Dorn" "The Rear Guard Overtaken" "Reported Escape of Col. Coburn and 2,000 Men" "The New British Piratical Fleet".
Eight pages, uncut, nice condition.
Battle of Savannah... Captain Cook...
Item #653341
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1780 * Siege of Savannah - Georgia
* Benjamin Lincoln letter
* Captain James Cook - South Seas
Near the back is a section headed: "Advices Received from America" which includes: "Gen. Lincoln's Letter to Congress on the defeat of the combined Army before Georgia" with a dateline of Charleston, Oct. 22, 1779. This... See More
1938 actress Pauline Frederick death...
Item #653324
September 20, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1938
* Pauline Frederick death (1st report)
* American stage and film actress
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "PAULINE FREDERICK DIES ON THE COAST" with subheads and photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all... See More
Captured slave ship...
Item #653171
June 15, 1839
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 15, 1839
* African slave trade capture
The bkpg. has a report: "Slaves Captured" which notes in part: "...British sloop of war Buzzard...captured by her on the coast of Africa on suspicion of having been concerned in the slave trade, have arrived at New York...vessels...are both American built & the officers were all Amer... See More
Battle of Coosawatchie...
Item #653093
December 17, 1864
DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 17, 1864
* Battle of Coosawhatchie SC South Carolina
* William T. Sherman's march to the sea in progress
* In a Confederate title from the rebel capital
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy, and from late in the war when hope was beginning to fade for the Confederacy. The front page begins with a lengthy editorial which co... See More
The Bicentennial Celebration (United States)...
Item #652615
July 05, 1976
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 5, 1976
* The Bicentennial festivities
* The United States celebrates 200th birthday...
A terrific issue on the celebration of the Bicentennial of The United States. The front page has several photos, including a banner photo split between an a shot showing the tall ships in the New York Harbor, and another showing a parade Los Angeles County parade featuring astrona... See More
From the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #652068
August 21, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 21, 1861
* From the Confederate capital
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Much of the front page is taken up with: "Finances Of Confederate Government" taking over 2 1/2 columns. Also on the ftpg: "The Call for Militia", "Hessian Deviltry at Harper's Ferry, Va." and "A Call Upon the Ladi... See More
French newspaper from the island of Jersey...
Item #651028
May 28, 1856
CHRONIQUE DE JERSEY, Island of Jersey in the English Channel, May 28, 1856 This island is only 45 square miles & has been owned by England since the 1200's. It sits just 18 miles off the coast of France, which explains why this issue is totally in the French language.
Four pages, good condition.
Frederic Remington and W.A. Rogers illustrations...
Item #650411
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1895 The article "French Fighters In Africa" contains eleven illustrations by Frederic Remington. Another article entitled "Down the West Coast" eight illustrations by W.A. Rogers. Additional articles, poems and illustrations are within.Complete in 150+ pages, disbound, measures 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches and is in very n... See More
1st dawn to dusk transcontinental airplane flight...
Item #650272
June 24, 1924
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 24, 1924
* Aviator Russell Maughan
* 1st Dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the U.S.
The front page has a two column heading: "LIEUT. RUSSELL L. MAUGHAN FLIES FROM COAST TO COAST" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Russell Maughan becoming the first person to fly across the United States from coast to coast within the hours... See More
Great issue for any golf enthusiast...
Item #650015
December 11, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 11, 1897
* Famous A.B. Frost golfer illustration: "THE DRIVE"
* Complete issue with displayable front cover
* Pike's Peak sunrise print by F.P. Stevens
Certainly the prime print is the great full front page print by the famed artist A.B. Frost titled: "The Drive" showing a golfer about to tee off, with others... See More
* Complete issue with displayable front cover
* Pike's Peak sunrise print by F.P. Stevens
Thomas Edison & Al 'Scarface' Capone...
Item #649900
October 17, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1931
* Inventor Thomas Alva Edison
* Falls into a coma - would die next day
* Al 'Scarface' Capone's tax evasion trial
* Would be found guilty on this day
The front page has a one column heading: "EDISON IN DEEP COMA" with subheads. (see) Edison would die on the following day.
Page 4 has a one column heading: "CAPONE AS 'NO P... See More
Arab-Israeli War Armistice...
Item #649828
July 21, 1949
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1949
* Gangster Mickey Cohen shot
* Arab-Israeli War officially ends
* Signing with Syria (final agreement)
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ISRAEL AND SYRIA SIGN AN ARMISTICE; FORCES TO RETIRE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 18 with related map.
Page 32 has a one column heading: &qu... See More
Nice Harper's Weekly group, just after the Civil War...
Item #649309
(5) HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, a lot of five issues from just after the Civil War. Dates are August 12, August 19, September 23, November 11, and December 2, 1865. A wealth of great prints including: 'New Westminster, Capital of British Columbia'. Halfpg: 'Trial of Mowing Machines' & 'The Richmond Election--the Polling at the 1st Market House'. Nice doublepage cente... See More
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Uncommon California periodical from 1873...
Item #649229
SAN FRANCISCO NEWS-LETTER & CALIFORNIA ADVERTISER, 1873 The subtitle in the masthead notes: "Devoted To The Leading Interests of California and the Pacific Coast". The content is varied and includes a wide range of ads as well.An uncommon title with a displayable masthead featuring the seal of California, the seal of the city of San Francisco, and the seal of the county of Sa... See More
Yankee Doodle transcontienental flight record....
Item #647585
October 26, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1928
* Monoplane airplane "Yankee Doodle"
* Transcontinental non-stop flight record
* Captain Charles B.D. Collyer
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEW COAST-TO-COAST MARK SET BY THE YANKEE DOODLE IN FLIGHT TO LOS ANGELES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the record breaking transcontinental flight of the... See More
News from "the rebellion"...
Item #647556
September 19, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 19, 1861
* First Battle of Lexington
* Missouri State Guard victory
Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil war are: "THE REBELLION" "Important News From Maryland" "Rebel Demand for the Surrender of Lexington" "Important News From Kentucky" & much more.
Eight pages, nice condition.... See More
Firemen at work in 1856...
Item #647276
April 26, 1856
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, April 26, 1856 The ftpg. shows: "The Great Fire at Philadelphia" and another on the back page, showing fire fighters at work. Prints inside include: "Infantry of the French Imperial Guard" showing various uniforms; "The Punishment; of the Wheel" "Railway Celebration, Buffalo" "School For The Blind, Ninth A... See More
Early Los Angeles...
Item #647240
May 07, 1873
EVENING EXPRESS, Los Angeles, California, May 7, 1873 An early issue from this now-huge West Coast city containing various news of the day & a great wealth of ads.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, small edge tears, otherwise in very good condition.
Brief item on the Creole slave ship mutiny case...
Item #646665
June 11, 1842
NILES'S NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 11, 1842
The back page has an article headed: "The Creole Case", which concerns a slave ship upon which the slaves mutinied, a rather infamous event in American history.
The Creole case was the result of an American slave revolt in November, 1841 on board the Creole, a ship involved in the United States slave trade. As 128 slaves gai... See More
Plate of the Great White Owl... Map of English canal...
Item #646260
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1771 Most of a column is taken up with: "Mr. Brahm's Observations on the American Coast" which seems to deal with areas in Florida and the Caribbean (see). There is also a brief article on "The Great White Owl" which begins: "This elegant species is found in the countries round Hudson's Bay & in the Northern ... See More
Battle near Gordonsville...
Item #645740
August 16, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 16, 1862 Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "The Catastrophe On the Potomac" "Important from Gen. Pope's Army" "Reconnaissance In Force of the Enemy's Position" "Pursuit of the Rebel Rear Guard by Gen. Buford's Cavalry" "Probability of a Decisive Battle Near Gordonsville" and more.
Eigh... See More
Two European maps...
Item #643503
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1758 The prime features of this issue are the two maps, one being a full page plate titled: "A Map of the Rhine Between Wesel & Duseldorp..." (see), and the other a foldout map measuring 8 by 10 1/2 inches titled "A Complete Chart of the Coast of France from Ostend, to Cape Finisterra, including the Opposite Coast of the British Chan... See More
Monteagle House Hotel in Niagara Falls... Chicago...
Item #643352
August 22, 1863
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, August 22, 1863 The front page shows: "View of Petropolis, Near Rio de Janeiro". Inside has: "Embouchure of a River of the Western Coast of Madagascar" "A Kabar, or Council of War, in Madagascar" and "A 'Te Deum' in a Country Church". A full page "Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII at Rheims&... See More
From America's West Coast...
Item #643209
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, January, 1743 Two full pages are taken up with charts headed: "Ships Taken by the Spaniards from Jan. 20, 1742 to Jan. 20, 1743" (see photos for portions).
Among other articles within this issue are:
* "On the Shameful Management of the War, & the Reason of it."
* "Method to Prevent Smuggling of Tea"
... See More
Among other articles within this issue are:
* "On the Shameful Management of the War, & the Reason of it."
* "Method to Prevent Smuggling of Tea"
View of the Northern Coast of Russia...
Item #643201
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June, 1749
* Illustration of the Northern Coast of Russia
Perhaps the best feature in this issue is the article: "...Discoveries of the Russians on the N.E. Coast of Asia", with accompanying view shown at the top of an included plate/print (see images).
Among the other interesting items are: "A Description of the Province
... See More
* Illustration of the Northern Coast of Russia
Perhaps the best feature in this issue is the article: "...Discoveries of the Russians on the N.E. Coast of Asia", with accompanying view shown at the top of an included plate/print (see images).
Among the other interesting items are: "A Description of the Province
On the sinking of the ship "Atlantic"... Buffalo Bill in the theater...
Item #642881
April 07, 1873
NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1873
* Wreck of the steamship RMS Atlantic
* William "Buffalo Bill" Cody ad
The steamship "Atlantic" was a transatlantic ship which sank on April 1 off the coast of Nova Scotia, at the time the deadliest American maritime disaster with 535 people dead. Almost the entire front page is taken up with reports on the disaster, headed: "The ... See More
The Nova Constellatio coin, made for the American colonies... Settling Australia as a penal colony...
Item #640616
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1786 * The Nova Constellatio coin print
* Made for circulation in the American colonies
The most interesting item in this issue is the foldout plate which contains--among other prints--an image of the "Nova Constellatio" coin used in the colonies (see). The print shows both the obverse & reverse & has a date of 1785.
Th... See More
Very 1st Rose Bowl at current stadium in 1923...
Item #639834
January 02, 1923
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR. Boston, January 2, 1923
* 1st Rose Bowl college football game at current stadium
* Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
Page 10 has a small one column heading: "Penn State Loses to Southern California Eleven at Pasadena" with lineups. (see) This was the 1st game held at the Rose Bowl Stadium which is still used today. Rare as such
Co... See More
Omaha streetcar strike riot....
Item #639184
June 16, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1935
* Omaha, Nebraska streetcar strike riot
* Martial Law - National Guard
The front page has a one column heading: "MILITIA IN OMAHA AFTER FATAL RIOT" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, rag edition, a little creasing, generally very nice.
wikipedia notes: Three days of more streetcar stri... See More
1934 West Coast waterfront strike...
Item #639120
July 15, 1934
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, July 15, 1934
* San Francisco West Coast waterfront strike beginning
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "General Strike of 105,000 Men Voted In San Francisco" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 26 pages, light toning minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
1934 West Coast waterfront strike...
Item #639118
July 17, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1934
* San Francisco West Coast waterfront strike
The front page has a four column headline: "STRIKE PARALYZES SAN FRANCISCO LIFE, BUT UNIONS ALLOW ENTRY OF FOOD AS TROOPS HELP POLICE KEEP ORDER" with many subheads. (see) Lengthy coverage continues inside with a few related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 ... See More
Charles Makley Killed.... John Dillinger gang...
Item #638936
September 23, 1934
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 23, 1934
* Charles Makley shot and killed
* John Dillinger gang member
* Ohio Penitentiary failed escape
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Dillinger's Pal Slain in Dash; Second Is Shot" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, light toning, some margin wear, but no text loss,... See More
On Ben Franklin's will... Northwest coast of America...
Item #638619
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1790 Included is: "Remarks on the Slave Trade Occasioned by Bruce's Travels". Near the back is a brief bit noting: "The common council at Paris paid to the illustrious Franklyn [Franklin] tribute of homage, singular in its nature but due from a free & enlightened city to the memory of a man who gave libert... See More
San Francisco long shore strike...
Item #638565
July 06, 1934
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, July 6, 1934 The front page has a three-column, three-line headline "Scores Shot, Gassed, Beaten In West Coast Dock Strike; Soldiers Ordered to Scene" with subheads "Strikers and Police in Pitched Battle and Many Are Trampled on During Conflict" "Man Dies, Others Badly Wounded" "Commuters Held Back as Gas Barrage I... See More
San Francisco long shore strike...
Item #638564
July 06, 1934
THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, July 6, 1934 The front page has a seven-column, one-line headline "TROOPS GUARD SAN FRANCISCO DOCKS" with subheads "1,300 Bayonets Rule After 2 Die In Riots" "National Guardsmen Patrol 5 1/2 -Mile Water-front; Police and Striking Longshoremen in Bitter Battle" "Thousands in Peril as Guns and Tear Gas Drive the Pickets Ba... See More
San Francisco long shore strike...
Item #638563
July 06, 1934
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 6, 1934 The front page has a three-column, three-line headline "2 Slain, Many Injured in Coast Fight Between Strikers, Police; Troops Ordered to Waterfront" with subheads "2,000 Guards, Equipped With Nauseating Gas, To Patrol Area" "Public Is Warned" "hunger Forces Pickets To Make Truce During Meal Time".
Also... See More
Whaling disaster of 1871....
Item #638235
November 07, 1871
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 7, 1871
* Whaling disaster of 1871
* Bowhead whales hunting
* Arctic ice jam
The front page has a very brief article headed with small heading: "The Whaling Fleet Disaster" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The Whaling Disaster of 1871 was an incident off the northern Alaskan coast in which a fleet of... See More
Death of General Marshall... Burying of Errol Flynn...
Item #638217
October 17, 1959
DAILY NEWS, New York, October 17, 1959 The front page has the banner headline of "GEN. MARSHALL, WAR CHIEF, DIES" with coverage beginning on page two and continuing on page fourteen. "General of the Army George c. Marshall, 78, World War II Army chief of staff and architect of the Marshall Plan to save Western Europe from collapse and Communism, died at 6:-9 P.M. today..."... See More
Desert Storm begins, dramatically announced...
Item #637009
January 17, 1991
ORANGE COAST DAILY PILOT, Costa Mesa, California, January 17, 1991
* Operation Desert Storm
* Persian Gulf War begins
The front page has a nice banner headline: "WAR! Air armada bombs Iraq; Saddam vows to fight" with related text (see images) and additional text and map on page 11.
Complete 1st section, good condition.... See More
Winslow Homer print...
Item #636433
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, March, 1879 * Winslow Homer print
* Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)
Featured is an article" "Present Tendencies of American Art" in which an illustration by Winslow Homer entitled "Sail-Boat" is included. Other articles are: "A Few Sea-Birds" "The Coast Survey" "The English Home of the Washington... See More
Follow-up on the Lusitania sinking...
Item #634764
May 12, 1915
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1915
* RMS Lusitania sinking
* German torpedo submarine
* War tensions grow for U.S.
The front page has a short bit headed: "Vanderbilt's Body Found?". Page 2 has: "To Give Germany Chance To Disavow" and pg. 3 has: "MORE BODIES ARE FOUND IN WATER" "Ten Brought In to Small Port on Irish Coast&... See More
Murfreesboro, Tennessee...
Item #633583
November 15, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 15, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Rebels Reported in Force in the Rear of Our Army" "Col. Ford Preparing a Defense" "From the Army of the Potomac" "Retreat of The Rebels at The Front" "Their Rear Guard Driven by Pleasanton" "Indications of an Evacuation of Culpepper" "J... See More
First transcontinental excursion from coast to coast...
Item #630991
TRANS-CONTINENTAL -- a complete reprint collection of all 12 issues of this fascinating newspaper.The newspaper titled "Trans-Continental" was a stroke of historical genius in the mind of its editor, W. R. Steele. On May 24, 1870 over 130 passengers boarded a beautiful eight car Pullman train built under special orders of George M. Pullman specifically for this trip, the first chartere... See More
Mass murderer Richard Speck...
Item #630881
July 18, 1966
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1966 The front page carries a four-page headline "Suspect in 8 Killings to Get Hearing Today" with subhead "Heavily Guarded in Jail Hospital After Wounding Himself". "Richard Franklin Speck, the suspect in the slaying of eight women in a nurses' dormitory last Thursday, was under heavy guard today. Speck was taken into custody early t... See More
Frederick C. Billard death...
Item #630853
May 18, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1932
* Frederick C. Billard death
* United States Coast Guard
* Rum Patrol - prohibition era
Page 21 has a one column heading: "ADMIRAL BILLARD, RUM ROW'S FOE, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Frederick C. Billard, commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the da... See More
Mt. Laguna airplane crash....
Item #630697
March 04, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1946
* Thing Mountain airplane crash disaster
* Mt. Laguna Range, San Diego, California
* American Airlines Douglas DC-3
The front page has a two column heading: "27 Are Killed as Airliner Crashes Into Peak on Coast" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the American Airlines Douglas DC-3 airliner crash in Mt. Laguna Range near San Diego, Calif... See More
Ruth Rowland Nichols aviation feat.....
Item #629882
December 11, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1930
* Ruth Rowland Nichols breaks record
* Transcontinental airplane flight (time)
* Charles A. Lindbergh
The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH NICHOLS SETS RECORD FROM COAST" with subheads. (see) Article continues inside with photo of Nichols. First report coverage on Ruth Rowland Nichols breaking the transcontinental airplane flight r... See More
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