Battle of Kasserine Pass... Tunisia Campaign...
Item #702080
February 26, 1943
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 26, 1943
* Battle of Kasserine Pass - Tunisia Campaign - Africa
* 1st major battle between American & German forces
The front page has a nice headline: "ALLIES HOLD KASSERINE PASS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Coverage on the Battle of Kasserine Pass during the Tunisia Campaign.
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the m... See More
St. Louis Browns Win 1944 Pennant...
Item #702077
October 03, 1944
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 1944
* St. Louis Browns win AL pennant
* Future Baltimore Orioles
This 12 page newspaper has headlines on page 10: "St. Louis Baseball Capital Of World During Classic" and "Browns' Stock Booms Because Of First Flag" which tells of the St. Louis Browns winning their only American League pennant. They wou... See More
The Grateful Dead in 1970....
Item #702074
February 12, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 12, 1970
* Grateful Dead concert at Ungano's Night Club
* Also performances at the Fillmore East as well
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Page 36 has an advertisement for upcoming gigs at the Ungano's Night Club including a Feb. 12th performance by "GRATEFUL DEAD" (see images) source:... See More
St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation in a Chicago newspaper...
Item #702030
February 20, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 20, 1929
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations
* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Best publication to be had - very rare as such
The front page has a one column heading: "GANG MASSACRE INQUIRY SHIFTS TO DYERS' FEUD" with smaller subheads. (see) Such reports are probably only reported in a Chicago publicat... See More
1944 Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive ends...
Item #702028
March 18, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1944
* Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive ends
* Southern Ukraine - Soviet Red Army victory
* Rodion Malinovsky & the 3rd Ukrainian Front
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "RUSSIANS 10 MILES FROM RUMANIA" with subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More
Premiere of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #702026
June 11, 1981
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 11, 1981
* Best "Raiders of the Lost Ark" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day (EVE) movie premiere
* Steven Spielberg - Harrison Ford
A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.
Page 6 o... See More
1929 Ludwik Idzikowski airplance crash death...
Item #702025
July 15, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 15, 1929
* Polish military aviator Ludwik Idzikowski
* Transatlantic airplane flight crash - killed
The front page has a banner headline: "SEA FLYER KILLED IN CRASH" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Related photo and heading is on the back page.
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More
Soviets take the lead in the space race in 1961...
Item #702024
April 13, 1961
THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1961
* Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - Soviet cosmonaut
* 1st human into outer space
The top of the front page one column heading announcing that the Soviets have taken the lead in the space race: "Space Man Describes Sensations" Also another related article is headed: "JFK Says Russia Will Lead Race For Some Time" (see images)... See More
1982 First Blood & Halloween III opening day ads....
Item #702017
October 26, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 26, 1982
* "First Blood" & Halloween III" advertisements
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres
* Action & Science fiction horror films
Page 58 has a nice advertisement for the opening of ""First Blood"
Page 61 has a smaller ad for the opening of "Halloween III" (see images) Being a ... See More
1957 rescue on Mount Eiger... Claudio Corti...
Item #702005
August 12, 1957
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 12, 1957
* Italian climber Claudio Corti
* North face of Mount Eiger
* Bernese Alps rescue - Switzerland
The front page has a six column heading: "Save One of 4 Trapped in Alps" with subhead and two related photos.
Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the margins, a little wear and small binding holes along the spine, generally good.... See More
Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun's will and testament...
Item #702001
December 30, 1945
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 30, 1945
* Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun
* Last will and testament found
* Mystery child ? - suicide plans
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Hitler's Private Will Found; Affirms His Suicidal Plans" with subhead. (see images) Lengthy report continues inside.
Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, rag edition in very nice... See More
General Douglas MacArthur in Australia...
Item #701999
March 18, 1942
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, March 18, 1942
* General Douglas MacArthur promoted
* Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area
* Great issue for display
The front page has a terrific banner headline: "M'ARTHUR IN AUSTRALIA; TAKES TOP COMMAND" with subheads, photo of MacArthur and a patriotic themed appearance. Nice for display.
First section only with 14 pages, minor margin war, gene... See More
"Public Enemy No. 1" captured... Alvin Karpis...
Item #701997
July 28, 1936
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1936
* Alvis (creepy) Karpis gets life
* Last public Enemy No. 1
* Early F.B.I. case
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "KARPIS AND AID GIVEN LIFE FOR HAMM KIDNAPPING" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on former "public enemy no. 1" gangster, Alvin Karpis, receiving a life sentence for his crimes.
When it comes t... See More
Printed "in the field" in the jungles of New Guinea...
Item #701983
August 19, 1945
GUINEA GOLD, "Australian Edition", Aug. 19, 1945
* Rare military title
* Jungles of New Guinea
* World War II - WWII
Hailing itself as the "most bombed newspaper", this military publication was printed in the jungles of New Guinea, hence the title.
The headline announces: "JAP ENVOY FOR MANILA TODAY" "To Receive Surrender Document Tomorrow&q... See More
The "Battle of Los Angeles" during World War II...
Item #701956
February 25, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Feb. 25, 1942
* Battle of Los Angeles - Air Raid
* Japanese airplane attack ? UFO's ?
The front page has a two column headline: "War in California: Intern Japs, Congressmen Demand; Sub Raider Is Still Loose" with subheads. (see images)
This is a report on what is known as the "Battle of Los Angeles". This event was a curious inci... See More
London Blitz in 1940...
Item #701939
December 30, 1940
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, December 30, 1940
* London Blitz - World War II
* Worst air raid in London's history
* German warplanes (Luftwaffe)
The front page has a great banner headline: "TREMENDOUS RAID LEAVES LONDON A MASS OF FLAMES!" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp wit... See More
1929 Parnassus, Pennsylvania mine disaster....
Item #701931
March 22, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1929
* Parnassus PA Pennsylvania
* Kinloch coal mine explosion
The front page has a one column heading: "21 KILLED, 10 MISSING IN MINE GAS BLAST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Valley Camp Coal Company disaster at the Kinloch mine in Parnassus, Pennsylvania. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... See More
Texas Guinan police raid... queen of the night clubs...
Item #701925
November 12, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1929
* Texas Guinan police raid
* 'Club Royale' & more night clubs
* "Queen of the night clubs" - actress
* Prohibition era speakeasy fame
* Best publication to be had (very rare)
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Tex Guinan Gives Drys Big Hand In Night Club Raid" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this to be a ... See More
Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination in Nazareth...
Item #701921
September 27, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1937
* Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination
* Killed by Arab at Nazareth, Israel
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "British Chief in Galilee Killed By Arabs Near Nazareth Church" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Lewis Yelland Andrews, British District Commissioner for the Gaillee during the British Ma... See More
Night of the Long Knives in 1934...
Item #701916
July 07, 1934
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 7, 1934
* Night of the Long Knives
* Adolf Hitler cleans house
* Rebellion in Pre WWII Germany
The front page has a banner headline: "500 NAZI KILLINGS REPORTED" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. More on page 2 and two related photos on the back page.
Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small b... See More
Jesse Owens beats horse in 1936...
Item #701915
December 27, 1936
SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, December 27, 1936
* Jesse Owens vs. Julio McCaw
* Track speedster beats Cuban horse
* Olympic star sprinter
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "Jesse Owens Wins Again--This Time He Outruns Horse" (see image) Page 3 has a pictorial of the 1936 sport's stars for the year including Owens and the New Yo... See More
Willie Mays drafted by U.S. Army...
Item #701909
January 17, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1952
* Willie Mays "The Say Hey Kid"
* New York Giants baseball player
* Drafted by the United States Army (Korean War)
The top of page 33 has a seven column heading: "Mays of Giants Is Found Acceptable for Draft After Second Test" with subheads and photo of Mays taking the aptitude test. (see images)
Complete with 52 pages, light toning a... See More
American & Russian armies meet in Germany...
Item #701906
April 27, 1945
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1945
* United States Army join Russian troops in Germany
* Historic meeting - World War II
A banner headline announces: "TRUMAN REPORTS ALLIED JUNCTURE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1961 Barbra Streisand's 1st acting performance...
Item #701905
October 19, 1961
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 19, 1961
* Barbra Streisand - singer & actress 1st performance
* Another Evening with Harry Stoones - Off-Broadway
* Very early and extremely rare item on Streisand (19 yrs. old)
Page 11 has a list of current Off-Broadway theatre performances including a musical titled: "Another Evening with Harry Stoones" which was Barbra ... See More
1940 Battle of Britain begins...
Item #701889
July 11, 1940
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 11, 1940
* Battle of Britain begins (1st report)
* German bombers over United Kingdom
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMANS BOMB ENGLAND FROM COAST TO COAST; TOWNS MACHINE GUNNED" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the beginning of the "Battle of Britain" with the attack by the German Air Force (Luf... See More
1941 Strand Theatre fire disaster... Brockton, Mass....
Item #701876
March 13, 1941
THE BOSTON POST, March 13, 1941
* Strand Theatre fire disaster
* Firemen - firefighters
* Brockton, Massachusetts
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEATH TOLL IN BROCKTON REACHES 13" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on the Strand Theatre fire in Brockton, Massachusetts.
Complete with 20 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On March 10, 1941, t... See More
The Beatles arrive in America for 1st time...
Item #701873
February 08, 1964
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Feb. 8, 1964
* The Beatles arrive in America
* Beatlemania begins in the U.S.
* Pan American Flight 101 lands
* British invasion (historic)
The bottom of page 4 announces the arrival of the Beatles in America for the first time with a clever heading: "England Finally Revenged for 1776: The Beatles Land in New York", noting them as: "... See More
1938 Sholomo Ben-Yosef execution... Jewish... Jews...
Item #701872
June 30, 1938
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 30, 1938
* Shlomo Ben-Yosef hanging
* Revisionist Zionist - Irgun
* 1st Jew executed by British
* Mandatory Palestine
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
The front page has one column headings: "Holy Land Is Put Under Army Rule" "Jews Protest British Execution of Youth" (see image) First report coverage on the execution of Shlomo Ben-Yosef.
Complet... See More
Nazis attack the Athenia... World War II begins...
Item #701868
September 05, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 5, 1939
* SS Athenia, 1st British ship sunk by Germany
* World War II at the beginning - WWII
* Britain and France entering the war
The front page has a banner heading: "ATHENIA REPORTED SHELLED" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, gene... See More
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated, hostages are released... In a Washington newspaper...
Item #701836
January 21, 1981
THE WASHINGTON POST, January 21, 1981
* Ronald Reagan inauguration
* Iran hostage crisis ends
* Best publication to have ?
Two historic banner headlines on the front page read: "Freed Americans Land in W. Germany" "Reagan Sworn In as the 40th President" with related subheads.
The front page photo shows Ronald Reagan in his motorcade, and another shows former... See More
Kennedy's assassination, in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...
Item #701835
November 22, 1963
THE EVENING STAR--EXTRA, Washington, D.C., Nov. 22, 1963
* John F. Kennedy assassination
* From our nation's capital
The banner headline announces: "PRESIDENT IS KILLED BY SNIPER IN TEXAS" with two large photos, one: "President Kennedy lies slumped in the back seat of a limousine...".
Great to have this report in a newspaper from the nation's capital.
This is t... See More
1929 Blackburn Cult... religouis movement...
Item #701834
October 07, 1929
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 7, 1929
* The Blackburn Cult
* The Great Eleven Club
* May Otis Blackburn
* Queen & High Priestiss
* Willa Rhoads corpse
The bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "'Princess' Buried With 7 Dead Dogs" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
wikipedia no... See More
1967 League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD) opens...
Item #701830
February 23, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 23, 1967
* League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD) opening
* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist
* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide
* Alan Ginsberg as guest speaker w/ photo
* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico ad
* Before their first album was released (March 12)
* Electric Circus underground nightclu... See More
House of David cult commune... Benjamin Purnell...
Item #701827
January 29, 1924
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 29, 1924
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SHILOH 'QUEEN' JUST A MOTHER" with subheads. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the ti... See More
A newspaper from the General Strike in England...
Item #701825
May 11, 1926
THE BRITISH GAZETTE, May 11, 1926 This was a short-lived newspaper published during the historic General Strike in England.
As noted in Wikipedia, this was a sympathy strike by the newspaper workers, in support of the general strike that lasted from May 4 - 12, 1926. This is issue number 6.
It was called by the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British governmen... See More
A newspaper from the General Strike in England...
Item #701824
May 11, 1926
THE BRITISH WORKER--Official Strike News Bulletin, Published by The General Council of the Trades Union Congress, London, May 11, 1926 This was a short-lived newspaper published during the historic General Strike in England.
As noted in Wikipedia, this was a sympathy strike by the newspaper workers, in support of the general strike that lasted from May 4 - 12, 1926. This is issue number 7.
... See More
Where Kennedy was to be next...
Item #701823
November 22, 1963
THE AUSTIN STATESMAN, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963
* The visit that never happened
* John F. Kennedy - JFK
This is the city where President Kennedy was to be later on November 22 following his talk at the Dallas Trade Mart.
This is the 2nd section of the newspaper as it begins with page 27, yet has its own masthead. The news reads as if all is well, with 3 photos of John F. Kennedy
... See More
* The visit that never happened
* John F. Kennedy - JFK
This is the city where President Kennedy was to be later on November 22 following his talk at the Dallas Trade Mart.
This is the 2nd section of the newspaper as it begins with page 27, yet has its own masthead. The news reads as if all is well, with 3 photos of John F. Kennedy
1929 Mount Taylor (New Mexico) airplane disaster...
Item #701815
September 07, 1929
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Sept. 7, 1929
* Airplane crash disaster
* "the City of San Francisco"
* Mount Taylor Stratovolcano
* Near Grants, New Mexico
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SEARCH GOES ON FOR MISSING AIR LINER" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in go... See More
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" premier ad and review...
Item #701812
November 10, 1991
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 10, 1991 (Calendar section)
* Full pg. ad for animated movie, "Beauty and the Beast"
* "Cape Fear", "Billy Bathgate", and more.
This Calendar Section has both a full-page ad for the opening weekend of Disney's animated Beauty and the Beast feature length film as well as a full-page article (pg. 3) titled: "Building a Magical ... See More
Chicago gangster Fred Goetz assassinated...
Item #701810
March 21, 1934
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 21, 1934
* Fred Goetz assassination
* "Shotgun" George Ziegler
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre suspect
* Chicago Outfit hit man
* Best title to be had - very rare as such
The front page has a one column heading: "Shot Dead in Street; $1,000 Bill in Pocket" Two related photos are on the back page. (see images) When it comes to gangsters... See More
1931 World premiere review of Frankenstein...
Item #701806
November 20, 1931
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 20, 1931
* World Premiere - opening day review (extremely rare)
* Frankenstein movie advertisement
* Pre Code horror monster film movie
* Boris Karloff & Colin Clive
The top of page 12 has a six column heading for the World Premiere review for the film "Frankenstein": "'Frankenstain' Premiere Draws Curious Throng" This mo... See More
1907 Harry Orchard murder trial...
Item #701805
June 11, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 11, 1907
* Albert Horsley (Harry Orchard)
* Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg
* Assassination - murder trial
The front page has a six column headline: "W. D. HAYWOOD ON STAND TESTIFYING FOR HIMSELF" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ar... See More
FDR declares America will not enter war...
Item #701804
August 17, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1941
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* United States not close to entering WWII
* Tensions with Japan re. American hostages ?
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT DECLARES U. S. IS NO NEARER WAR; REVEALS FULL ACCORD ON WORLD CONFLICT" with subheads and related photo. Also a two column heading: "Japan Refuses to... See More
Last Tower of London execution in 1941...
Item #701801
August 16, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 16, 1941
* Josef Jakobs executed by firing squad
* Captured German spy during World War II
* Last execution at the Tower of London
Page 6 has a one column heading: "German Spy Is Shot In Tower of London" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition, a little residue along the spine from disbinding, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Jos... See More
Interesting title for a World War II camp newspaper...
Item #701793
October 12, 1944
THE PEDESTRIAN, Oct. 12, 1944 This is one of many "camp" newspapers produced for military personnel. Noted on page 2: "...published for the men of the 151st Infantry...primary purpose is entertainment, and any information which may creep into its columns is coincidental."
An interesting title, and the letters show feet with shoes (boots) running. This is the volume 1, nu... See More
Disney's "Hall of Presidents" - an inspiration for 1976...
Item #701790
March 16, 1976
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1976
* The Hall of Presidents
* Walt Disney World
* "The Idea of a President"
Page 26 has a nice article supported by two photos featuring Disney's "Hall of Presidents" attraction found at Disney World. It was one three contributions Walt Disney made to the 1964 New York World's Fair (It's a Small World and Carousel of Progress... See More
A promotional newspaper for the Cole Circus...
Item #701789
January 01, 1941
THE CIRCUS HERALD, (1941)
* Cole Bros. Circus promotional issue
* Gloversville, Fulton County, New York
This was a newspaper by and for the promotion of the "JAMES M. COLE CIRCUS" with generic reports on the circus ads, etc., and promoting the dates of their up-coming shows, this one at the "Gloversville Airport, Route 148...Monday, June 2" which is in New York.
... See More
A newspaper from the General Strike in England...
Item #701777
May 11, 1926
THE EVENING NEWS, London, 11th May, 1926
* United Kingdom general strike
This was a short-lived newspaper published during the historic General Strike in England.
As noted in Wikipedia, this was a sympathy strike by the newspaper workers, in support of the general strike that lasted from May 4 - 12, 1926. It was called by the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to f... See More
Printed on board the famous 'Queen Mary'...
Item #701766
June 16, 1961
OCEAN TIMES, "Published on Board the Liners of the Cunard Steam-Ship Company Limited", RT. M. S. Queen Mary, June 16, 1961 This is the "North Atlantic Edition" as noted in the dateline.
A newspaper published on board the famous ship Queen Mary. The front page reports include: "Khrushchev's Demand For German Peace Treaty" and: "Castro Raises The Price o... See More
A newspaper transmitted thru the airwaves...
Item #701763
December 14, 1938
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Missouri, Dec.14, 1938 As noted in the masthead: "By Radio from Station W9XZY". We believe this "newspaper" was actually sent by teletype, a crude & early version of a fax. This is the volume 1, number 8 issue.
Nine pages, 9 by 8 1/2 inches, each blank on the reverse, stapled together, printed on a thin-quality newsprint. Old tape stains, mos... See More
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