1922 massacre at Herrini, Illinois... Strikebreakers murdered...
Item #716616
June 23, 1922
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., June 23, 1922
* Herrin massacre - Illinois
* Coal miners union
* Strikebreakers murdered
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "SLAYING AT HERRIN, ILL., NOW DECLARED TO BE REALLY A MASSACRE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning, a few small binding slits along the spine, generally in good condition.
AI ... See More
1907 racecar driver Barney Oldfield...
Item #716614
April 22, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 22, 1907
* Barney Oldfield - pioneer automobile racer
* Lakeside, California speedway - racetrack
* Probably only found in a S.D. publication
The front page of section two has a four column headline: "OLDFIELD BEATS WORLD'S RECORD 1 1-5 SECONDS AT LAKESIDE TRACK" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good conditi... See More
1937 Salem, Illinois bus crash disaster....
Item #716613
March 24, 1937
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 24, 1937
* Salem, Marion County, Illinois
* Roller derby troupe bus crash disaster
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "17 KILLED AND 5 HURT WHEN BUS UPSETS, BURNS ON HIGHWAY NEAR SALEM, ILL." with subhead and related pictorial showing some of the victims. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with the names of the pa... See More
German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis... Jewish refugees...
Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba...
Item #716612
June 05, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 5, 1939..
* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis
* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba
* "The Voyage of the Damned"
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SHIP BEARING 907 JEWS PAUSES IN FLORIDA WATERS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.&n... See More
X-15 rocket plane unveiled in 1958...
Item #716611
October 16, 1958
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Oct. 16, 1958
* X-15 rocket airplane unveiling
* Hypersonic rocket powered aircraft
* NASA & United States Air Force
The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "Ultra-Modern Rocket Ship Unveiled In Cal." with lead-in: "ready For Man's Greatest Adventure" (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light tonin... See More
1st NASA spacecraft launch...
Item #716610
October 11, 1958
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., October 11, 1958
* Pioneer 1 launch
* 1st NASA spacecraft
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Rocket Off To Moon" with subhead and two related diagrams. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: Pioneer 1, launched by NASA on October 11, 1958, was an early U.S. attempt at lunar expl... See More
1982 Judas Priest w/ Iron Maiden MSG concert ad...
Item #716608
September 14, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 14, 1982
* Judas Priest with Iron Maiden performances
* English heavy metal - hard rock bands
* Madison Square Garden music concert advertisement
* Lead singers Rob Halford & Bruce Dickinson
Page 61 has a half page advertisement for a upcoming "Judas Priest with special guest Iron Maiden" concert at Ma... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1677...
Item #716607
June 21, 1677
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 21, 1677
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, me... See More
1982 Granmaster Flash & the Furious Five...
Item #716605
September 07, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 7, 1982
* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five performance
* Performance at the Peppermint Lounge advertisement
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
Page 79 has a full page ad for various upcoming performances at the Peppermint Lounge" nightclub in Manhattan with one of the performers being "Grandmast... See More
1978 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) at MSG advertisement...
Item #716602
July 10, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 10, 1978
* Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) concerts
* Madison Square Garden advertisement
* "Out of the Blue" tour w/ Trickster
Page 49 has a nice full page advertisement for "ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA" concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images)
AI notes: The Electric Light Orchestra ... See More
Preparing for the Civil War...
Item #716600
March 25, 1861
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1861
* Start of the Civil War close (Fort Sumter)
* Tensions at a boiling point in the South
* Southern slavery and the Confederacy
* History about to be made
Front page first column heads include: "Highly Important News" "The Evacuation of Fort Sumpter Ordered" "Major-Anderson Taking an Inventory Preparatory to Leaving" &q... See More
A terrible steamboat disaster on the Ohio River... Gold reporting...
Item #716578
May 04, 1850
THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (now spelled Greensboro) North Carolina, May 4, 1850 Inside has: "Terrible Steamboat Disaster & Loss of Life" bound from Cincinnati to St. Louis, with California emigrants. Also: "Gold Hunters" and: "Gold and Graves" which are on the Calif. gold rush.
Four pages, very nice condition.
The slave trade... The Denmark Vesey slave revolt (would one day fuel Frederick Douglass' battle-cry for freedom)...
Item #716558
September 07, 1822
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 7, 1822 Pages 9-11 have much regarding Denmark Vesey and the "Servile Conspiracy in South Carolina," which has a report of the Denmark Vesey slave revolt.
Note: Denmark Vesey was a former slave who purchased his freedom and then planned what would have been one of the largest slave rebellions in the United States. Word of the... See More
PLO Leader Yasser Arafat's death report...
Item #716555
November 11, 2004
DAILY NEWS, New York, Nov. 11, 2004 The front page as the bold, 3-line heading: "YASSER ARAFAT DEAD", with subheadings: "PLO CHIEF WAS 75", "Failed in bid for Palestinian State", and "Leadership of group in doubt". Included is a large photo of Arafat making the front page quite displayable. Two inside pages have additional coverage with more related ph... See More
Israel elects Ehud Barak to be Prime Minister.....
Item #716554
May 18, 1999
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1999 (State Edition)
The front page has the near-full banner headline: "Israel elects Barak prime minister", with subheading: "A war hero now seen as peacemaker". Two related photos are included. The coverage continues in an inside page. See photos for details.
Other news, sports and advertisements are found throughout.
All ma... See More
1978 Black Sabbath & Fleetwood Mac concert ads...
Item #716553
June 26, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 26, 1978
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Never Say Die!" Madison Square Garden - MSG
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Van Halen concert tour
* Fleetwood Mac rock band concert advertisement
* JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania performance
* Rumours album Tour - Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Bucking... See More
1981 PRINCE concert advertisement...
Item #716552
November 24, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 1981
* PRINCE Rogers Nelson performance ad
* Singer - songwriter - actress - author
* Palladium nightclub NYC concert hall
* About 2 1/2 years prior to "Purple Rain"
Page 75 has a 5 x 3 1/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming "PRINCE" performance at the Palladium nightclub in ... See More
"Negro Tom"... George Washington signs an Act of Congress...
Item #716551
June 18, 1796
FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 18, 1796
* President George Washington
The back page has an ad for: "Negro Tom" describing: "A Black Man, about 5 feet 6 inches high...ran off from Fell's Point on Sunday..." then describing his clothing, etc. Also a: "Twenty Dollars Reward" ad with details. Page 2 has an entire... See More
1985 "The Fat Boys"... beginning of new-school hip hop music...
Item #716550
February 12, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 12, 1985
* Early & rare "The Fat Boys" editorial
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* Rapper Darren Robinson - Beatboxing pioneer
Beginning on page 67 is an editorial by Robert Christgau on the new hip hop sensation "The Fat Boys" with photo. (see images)
AI notes: In 1985, th... See More
The development of television...
Item #716549
January 23, 1926
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1926
* First television transmission
* John Logie Baird
This very significant event marks the development of television, an invention which would change not only the worlds of entertainment & communication forever, but society as well.
Page ten of this issue contains this news, with one column heads at the top of the page reading: "Television ... See More
1985 opening day ad for the film "Cat's Eye"...
Item #716547
April 16, 1985
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 16, 1985
* Stephen King's "Cat's Eye" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere
* Anthology horror thriller - Drew Barrymore
Page 48 has a nice advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Cat's Eye" in New York City. (see image)
AI notes: Cat's Eye (1985) is a ho... See More
1st airplane flight around the World...
Item #716546
July 01, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 1, 1931
* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty prevail
* 1st airplane flight around the World
The front page has a nice banner headline: "CIRCLE GLOBE; TELL STORY" with many subheads. (see images). Related map on page 3. Related on the back page.
Complete 40 pages, rag edition, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice condit... See More
The historic Heenan/Sayers boxing match...
Item #716544
April 30, 1860
NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1860 Six of 7 back page columns are taken up with one of the more historic boxing matches of the 19th century.
The top of the first column has heads: "The Great Fight" "Full Particulars" "Thirty-Seven Rounds Fought" "The Event Declared to be a Drawn Battle" "Disgraceful Riot on the Grounds" and more. AT the end of t... See More
1947 Eastern Airlines Flight 605 disaster...
Item #716542
May 31, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 31, 1947
* Eastern Airlines flight 605
* Airplane crash disaster
* Port Deposit, Maryland
The front page has a nice five column headline announcing: "53 KILLED AS AIRLINER CRASHES AND BURNS IN MARYLAND WOODS; DISASTER HERE LAID TO WIND SHIFT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with a related photo and map.
Complet... See More
Godfather opening day Advertisement...
Item #716539
March 14, 1972
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1972
* Opening day of original "The Godfather" movie ad (eve)
This newspaper has a significant & historic advertisement for the movie "The Godfather" on page 51. This advertisement is for the opening day the movie made it's premiere, making it a great addition for any movie or gangster memorabilia collection. The movie wo... See More
Spindletop/Beaumont - 1st Texas oil strike... Tesla's wireless light... Davidson's flying machine...
Item #716538
February 02, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 2, 1901 The most notable item is found on page 74: "THE BEAUMONT [TX] OIL WELL", now known as Spindletop, which tells of the 1st major oil strike in Texas which had occurred just a few weeks earlier. An article with a related photo are included. Also deserving attention is "Tesla's Wireless Light".
The front page has six photo... See More
Death of piano showman Liberace...
Item #716537
February 05, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 5, 1987
* Liberace death (1st report)
* Piano pianist singer actor
* 1950's-1970's entertainer
The bottom of the ftpg. has an article headed: "Liberace, 67, Flamboyant Musician Showman, Dies" and includes a photo of him. The article carries over to take most of pg. 28 and includes a banner headline and a photo of him at his piano.
Great to have t... See More
First advertisement for a radio...
Item #716536
November 25, 1905
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 25, 1905 This issue is desired for containing the first advertisement for a radio for sale. Although inconspicuously located near the back of the issue, it is a landmark item for any early radio collectors.
This advertisement for the Electro Importing Company's new radio transmitting-and-receiving package, the "Telimco Wireless Telegraph Outfit&q... See More
'Gone With The Wind' debuts in Atlanta, GA...
Item #716535
December 15, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1939
* Gone With The Wind film premiere in Atlanta Ga (day of)
* Clark Gable - Vivien Leigh - Leslie Howard
Here is a great report on the most successful movie of all time in terms of ticket sales. Page 27 has one column headings that include: "ATLANTA RETAKEN BY GLORY OF PAST" "'Gone With the Wind' Flies Into City and Thous... See More
United States to entrer World War I...
Item #716534
March 27, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 27, 1917
* World War I - WWI
* Prelude to America entering
* Nice headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline: "WAR PLANS PROGRESS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. This was a about a week and a half before the United States entered the war.
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pul... See More
Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers" in 1942...
Item #716533
May 14, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1942
* Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers"
* First American Volunteer Group (AVG)
* Republic of China Air Force vs. Japan
* Shark faced Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft
Page 3 has a one column heading: "2 A. V. G. Fliers Aided In Defending Yunnan" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI not... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #716532
November 28, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 28, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
Page 7 has one column headings: "POLAND IN APPEAL ON NAZI OUTRAGES" "Her Parliamentary Council at London Calls to the World Against Massacres" "Underground Aids Jews", "Finance Minister Strausburger, on Visit Here, Says Germ... See More
1989 death of Ferdinand Marcos... Philippines...
Item #716531
September 29, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 29, 1989
* Ferdinand Marcos death (1st report)
* Exiled president of the Philippines
* Corrupt dictator under martial law
The front page has a two column heading: "Marcos Dies in Bitter Exile in Honolulu at 72" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with all sections (150+ pages), great condition.
AI notes: Ferdinand Marcos, former presid... See More
Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...
Item #716529
May 29, 1944
NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 29, 1944 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 during the closing year of the war. This newspaper/leaflet was created to counter Goebbels' propaganda machine. Notice this dates ab... See More
Rebel generals unite to attack Pittsburgh...
Item #716528
August 07, 1864
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 7, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "A Rebel Mine Exploded Under Our Works" "Expeditions Into North Carolina & Up the Rappahannock" "The Rebel Raid" "Reported Evacuation of Hagerstown by the Rebels" "Johnson's, McCausland's, Jackson's, Imboden's and Early's... See More
Great broadsheet "Extra! on the capture of Richmond...
Item #716471
April 03, 1865
NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, April 3, 1865 This is a stand-alone "Extra" edition with a same-day report of the capital of the Confederacy.
The front page has column heads: "EXTRA" "VICTORY ! " "Richmond Captured This Morning" "City Reported On Fire" 'Enthusiastic Reception of Our Troops" "Petersburg Evacuated by the Ene... See More
Sylvia Likens murder editorial...
Item #716451
February 13, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 13, 1978
* Sylvia Likens child abuse and murder editorial w/ photos
Starting on the front page is a editorial on the 1965 torture and murder of 16 year old Sylvia Likens with heading: "The Sexual Aesthetic of Murder" with photo. (see images) This editorial continues on multiple inside pages with a few more related p... See More
Print of Joseph Rainey, the first African-American to serve in the House...
Item #716450
January 14, 1871
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 14, 1871 Inside has a nice pint captioned: "Hon. J. H. Rainey, The First Colored American Representative--from a Photograph by Brady". There is a related article: "The Hon. Joseph H. Rainey" which notes in part: "...who was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives on the 12th o December, is the first colored man that... See More
1979 No Nukes teach-in... Three Mile Island...
Item #716449
April 30, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 30, 1979
* No Nukes Teach-In w/ speakers - Ralph Nader
* re. Three Mile Island nuclear energy accident
Page 39 has a full page notice for a upcoming: "VILLAGE VOICE NO NUKES TEACH-IN" at Riverside Church in Manhattan. (see images)
AI notes: The No Nukes Teach-In held on May 5, 1979, at Riverside Church... See More
The Grateful Dead in 1985....
Item #716448
February 26, 1985
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 26, 1985
* Grateful Dead concert at Nassau Coliseum
* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Page 68 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming: "GRATEFUL DEAD" concerts at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)
AI notes: In March 19... See More
1983 "The Outsiders" opening day film advertisement...
Item #716446
March 29, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 29, 1983
* "The Outsiders" film advertisement
* Grand opening day movie premiere
* Coming-of-age- crime drama movie
* Francis Ford Coppola - Rob Lowe
* Tom Cruise - Matt Dillon & more
Page 44 has a 581/2 x 6 1/4 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the film &quo... See More
1973 Lou Reed & David Bowie concert advertisements...
Item #716445
January 25, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 25, 1973
* Lou Reed - American musician songwriter singer
* First solo concert performance advertisement
* The Velvet Underground fame - Alice Tully Hall
* "Walk on the Wild Side" song fame
* David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician
* Radio City Music Hall concert performance
Page 47 has a full page adverti... See More
THE DOORS Jim Morrison 1st MSG concert ad...
Item #716444
January 09, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 9, 1969
* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band
* First & only Madison Square Garden concert show
* Considered there 1st big venue performance advertisement
* Year of the Woodstock music festival in Bethel, New York
Page 34 has a 5 x 3/12 inch advertisement for "The DOORS" concert at Madison Square Gar... See More
1978 "The Lord of the Rings" opening & "QUEEN" Concerts Ads...
Item #716443
November 13, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 13, 1978
* Original "The Lord of the Rings" animated epic fantasy
* Opening day premiere film movie advertisement
* QUEEN rock band Madison Square Garden concerts ad
Page 73 has a full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of the "The Lord of the Rings" film. (see images)
The back page has a ... See More
1967 Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors....
Item #716442
June 29, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 29, 1967
* Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors
* Famous American guitarist makes New York debut
* American rock band - Jim Morrison
* Steve Paul's Scene nightclub advertisement
Page 29 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming performances at The Scene nightclub. Among the performers are very early app... See More
The Grateful Dead in 1968....
Item #716441
December 19, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 19, 1968
* Grateful Dead concert in Hallandale, Florida
* Miami Pop Festival at Gulfstream Park
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* Nice decorative, psychedelic art advertisement
Page 39 has a great full page advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there upcoming appearance at the Miami Pop Fes... See More
The Grateful Dead comes East for the 1st time...
Item #716439
June 08, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 8, 1967
* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins
* Very 1st performance in the East w/ photos
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* A truly historic issue at the inception of this band
A terrific issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has an article headed: "Frontier on Tompkins Square - p. 14"... See More
Glenn "Pop" Warner resigns as a football coach...
Item #716427
January 30, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 30, 1939
* Glenn "Pop" Warner resigns from Temple Owls
* Official end of his legendary coaching career
* NCAA college football - youth football name fame
The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "POP WARNER RESIGNS AS COACH OF TEMPLE" with subheads and small photo of Warner. (see images) This would act... See More
1993 death of Cesar Chavez...
Item #716425
April 24, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 24, 1993
* Cesar Chavez death w/ photos
* American labor leader - civil rights activist
* United Farm Workers labor union - UFW
The front page has a two column heading: "Cesar Chavez, Founder of the UFW, Dies at 66" with subhead and photo. More inside with pictorial. Lengthy text.
Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, great condition.
AI notes:... See More
Gari Melchers death... American artist....
Item #716420
December 01, 1932
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 1, 1932
* Gari Melchers death
* American artist
The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "GARI MELCHERS, NOTED PAINTER, DIES IN SOUTH" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: Gari Melchers (1860–1932) was an American painter known for his realistic and later impressionistic... See More
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