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Item #721419NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 18, 1820 Taking over 3 pages is a continued report from the Secretary of the Treasury on the "National Currency". Also within is over a page on the: "Seizure of the Floridas" followed by: "The Slave Question". Nearly 4 pages of reports... Read full description -
Item #721357THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 25, 1911
* Aviator pioneer Eugene Burton Ely
* 1st shipboard airplane landing fame
* USS Pennsylvania cruiser
* Predecessor to the modern day aircraft carrier
* City of San Diego visit announcement
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ELY, WHO MADE FAMOUS... Read full description -
Item #721356THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1937
* Karol Szymanowski death
* Polish composer & pianist
* Modernism - Young Poland
The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "K. SYZMANOWSKI, COMPOSER, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
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Item #721336THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 19, 1948
* Nanking - Nanjing, China crisis - Civil War
* Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government
* Communist People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "China Reds Rout Army at Nanking" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #721335THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 10 only, December 8, 1935
* The Great Depression
* Several case examples
* Winter time - pre-Christmas
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "REMEMBER THESE: THE NEEDIEST OF ALL!" with related illustration. Lengthy text with many cases continues on page 2 with another related print. Nice for... Read full description -
Item #721331THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, May 14, 1936
* McAlester, Oklahoma prison convicts break
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Returns home after 1st American visit
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "1 SLAIN, 11 SHOT IN WILD BREAK BY 24 CONVICTS" with subhead. (see images)
The front page has another... Read full description -
Item #721330THE DETROIT NEWS, December 21, 1958
* Atlas missile launching
* 1st voice relay satellite (SCORE)
* 1st object visible w/ naked eye
* President Dwight D. Eisenhower
The front page has a four column heading: "Round Trip to 'Moon' Made by Ike's Voice'" (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, light toning and... Read full description -
Item #721307THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1943
* USS Ranger (CV-4) sinking hoax by Nazis
* United States Navy aircraft carrier - WWII
The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS SAY U-BOAT SANK U.S.S. RANGER" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: In April 1943, German radio... Read full description -
Item #721305THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 20, 1946
* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis
* “Presentation of Documentary Evidence”
* Jewish holocaust - Atrocities against Jews
* Films showing mass murders at camps
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "FILMS BACK CHARGE OF GERMAN CRIMES" with subhead. (see... Read full description -
Item #721298THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, January 4, 1931
* Professor Albert Einstein
* California Institute of Technology
* Theory of General Relativity
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "Dr. Einstein Consults California Physicists" with subhead. (see)
Complete 2nd section only with all 20 pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description -
Item #721296CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1936
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st Transatlantic flight begins
* Lakehurst, New Jersey explosion fame
The front page has a one column heading: "New Nazi Zep Flying Ocean; 107 on Board" (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small... Read full description -
Item #721295LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Sept. 14, 1962
* Cuban missile crisis beginning
* Cold War - Soviet Union
* Warning of Soviet troops
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "No Present 'Serious Threat' In Cuba, President Declares" with subheads. (see images) This was during the initial landings by... Read full description -
Item #721292Here is a handwritten document dated Jan. 13, 1830 from the "Commonwealth of Virginia" to a sheriff in Prince William County. Generally in good condition however, some margins are a bit irregular but no loss of text. Various endorsements on the reverse side. Measures about 6 by 8 1/2 inches. -
Item #721291SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 27, 1931
* Women's golfer Helen Hicks victory
* U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship
* Grover Cleveland Golf Course - Buffalo
The top of the front page of this section has a banner headline: "HELEN HICKS WINS, 2 AND 1; QUEEN OF U.S.... Read full description -
Item #721290THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 9, 1937
* Cunard liner SS Normandie
* Breaks own speed record
* Blue Riband - Atlantic Ocean
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Normandie Tops Own Atlantic Speed Mark; Makes Eastward Crossing at 31.20 Knots". (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history... Read full description -
Item #721277SEREN GOMER, Argraffwyr, Wales, (1834)
* Scarce Wales - Welsh periodical
A quite uncommon magazine from Wales, totally in the Welsh language. Although commonly spoken in the 19th century, its use had diminished in the 20th century. Efforts are being made to bring it back today. Here is a rare opportunity for an issue of this 32 page periodical,... Read full description -
Item #721275SEREN GOMER, Carmarthen, Wales, April, 1838 A quite uncommon magazine from Wales, totally in the Welsh language. Although commonly spoken in the 19th century, its use had diminished in the 20th century. Efforts are being made to bring it back today.
Complete in 32 pages, 5 1/4 by 8 1/4 inches, very nice condition. -
Item #721252THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1942
* Post Battle of Bataan & death march
* Major General Edward P. King
* Allies surrender to Japanese
* Philippines Campaign eyewitness account
* World War II - WWII
The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "BATAAN FORCE MET FANTASTIC ATTACKS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 34 pages,... Read full description -
Item #721250THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 9, 1898
* Annexation of Hawaii asked for by the president
The front page has content both on the Spanish-American War, and the work towards Hawaii being annexed to the United States.
A one column heading reads: "TO ANNEX HAWAII" with subheads. Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #721249NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1935
* Post Dutch Schultz assassination
* New York City gangsters hunted
* Johnny Torrio & Lucky Luciano
The top of the front page has one column headings: "POLICE TO REVIVE GANGSTER SQUAD; TORRIO IS IN MIAMI" "Valentine to Restore System of Picking Up All Outlaws Who... Read full description -
Item #721248THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 6, 1948
* Semiramis Hotel bombing
* British Mandate of Palestine
* Hajanah - Israel Defense Forces
Page 7 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Eight More Arabs Killed by Jewish 'Heavy Bombing'" (see image)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, generally... Read full description -
Item #721247LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 8, 1960
* Civil Rights activism - protests
* Southern segregation crisis
* Lunch counter sit-ins and arrests
The front page has a three column heading: "Negroes Claim New Claims" with lead-in: "Anti-Segregation Fight" (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #721169FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Sept. 15, 1961
* Attacks on Kamina & Elisabethville
* Operation Morthor - UN offensive
* Katangese troops - Irish armies
* Congo Crisis - Moïse Tshombe
The front page has a one column heading: "Katanga Attacks UN Base" (see images)
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning at the margins, nice... Read full description -
Item #721168THE NEW YORK HERALD, February 12, 1874
* Chang and Eng Bunker autopsy
* re. Siamese Twins death - embalming
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "CHANG AND ENG" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.
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Item #721165DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 31, 1965
* Pro-Vietnam War march in NYC
* Support of American troops
During the Vietnam War, much had been reported on the protests against U.S. action there. Here is a report of American citizens in support of our efforts over there. The front page has a three column heading: "65,000 Stage March in NY In... Read full description -
Item #721164THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1934
* John Dillinger hunted in the Midwest
* Post Crown Point, Indiana jail escape
The front page has a one column heading: "DILLINGER'S SHOTS STOP PURSUING CAR" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the hunt for John Dillinger shortly after his famous escape from Crown Point, Indiana jail.
Complete in 30... Read full description -
Item #721161CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State Collage, Penn., April 2, 1956
* TWA Flight 400 airplane crash
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania takeoff
* Martin 4-0-4 airliner - aircraft
The front page has a five column headline: "Plane Crash Toll 22" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, some margin wear, mainly along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #721157DIXIE SUNDAY MAGAZINE section only of the The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, July 7, 1957 This issue has a double-page centerfold color advertisement for Schlitz beer headed: "Backyard Schlitzecue" (see images) This centerfold is sewn-in.
Complete with all 28 pages, tabloid size, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #721156THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 20, 1935
* Billy Mitchell Trophy Air Race
* Military airplanes - aviation competition
* Captain Karl Gimmler - U.S. Army Air Corps
The front page has a two column heading: "Capt. Karl Gimmler Takes Trophy Race at Selfridge" with subhead. (see images) More on page 12 with banner heading and related... Read full description -
Item #721155THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., Sept. 6, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army (aggressor)
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a banner headline for display: "JAP WARSHIP HALTS BRITISH VESSEL" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, tiny binding holes and minor wear... Read full description -
Item #721154DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, Feb. 13, 1852
* Very rare old West publication (early)
* Gold rush mining - miners - 49ers era
* Soon after statehood - joining the Union
* LARGE SIZED ISSUE - Measures 28 x 21 inches
The very first title in the Golden State was the... Read full description -
Item #721096NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, April 8, 1837 Page 5 has a bit: "California" concerning it declaring itself independent from Mexico, noting: "...the first article of the plan of the revolution at Monterey is that they declare themselves independent of Mexico until the re-establishment of the constitution of... Read full description -
Item #721094THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1942
* "General Grant" American M3 tanks production photo
* Chrysler’s Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant in Warren, Michigan
Page 8 has a three column photo with heading: "Mass Production Of Tanks Near Detroit" with brief text. (see images)
Other World War II reporting throughout. Complete... Read full description -
Item #721093FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. April 4, 1956
* April, 1956 tornadoes outbreak
* Grand Rapids, Michigan (F5)
* Lexington, Tennessee disaster
The front page has a five column headline: "45 Die As Tornadoes Sweep Mid-Continent" with subhead. Also another two column heading: "Broad section Of Town 'Gone With The Wind" with a few... Read full description -
Item #721083THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only, December 20, 1936
* The Great Depression
* Several case examples
* Christmas time
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "AT CHRISTMAS, REMEMBER THE NEEDIEST" with related illustration. Lengthy text with many cases continues on page 2 with 2 more related prints. Nice for display.
Other... Read full description -
Item #721081THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1935
* Guglielmo Marconi - Italian inventor
* Death Ray - beam invention ?
The top of page 17 has a two column heading: "Marconi Ready to Take Micro-Wave to War; Said to Have Tested Halting Planes in Air" (see)
Complete in 48 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: In 1935, Italian... Read full description -
Item #721080THE PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, August 9, 1974
* President Richard Nixon
The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in red lettering: "NIXON RESIGNS" with "Ford takes the oath at noon; his first problem: choice of VP" and photos. (see) Nice for display. More inside.
Complete 1st section only with all 18... Read full description -
Item #720883CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1934
* Gangster John Dillinger
* Post escape with wooden gun
* Crown Point, Indiana jail
* The hunt continues
The front page has a one column heading: "Dillinger Pal, Shot In Fray, Is In Custody". (see image)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.
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Item #720882THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 19, 1928
* Okeechobee hurricane
* Palm Beach, Florida
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "200 TO 400 KILLED IN FLORIDA HURRICANE; STORM, WEAKER, SWEEPS INTO CAROLINAS; FOOD RIOTS IN PORTO RICO; RELIEF RUSHED" with subheads. (see) Lengthy coverage continues inside with related photo and map.... Read full description -
Item #720876LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 28, 1979
* President Park Chung-hee assassination
* South Korean president murder in Seoul
* Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA)
The front page has a two column heading: "S. Korea's President Park Slain; Martial Law in Force" (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 32... Read full description -
Item #720875LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Feb. 10, 1960
* Youngest of the Little Rock Nine
* Central High School segregation
* Carlotta Walls' family home bombing
* Negroes - students attending school
The front page has a two column heading: "Bomb Shatters Home of Negroes" with lead-in: "Little Rock... Read full description -
Item #720849THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. 29, 1684
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for the history buff in your life
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in... Read full description -
Item #720846CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 8, 1933
* American Aviator Jimmie Mattern
* Airplane flight around the World attempt
* Found to be safe in Siberia
The front page has a one column heading: "ORDER U. S. SHIP TO AID MATTERN, SAFE IN SIBERIA" with subhead. Two related photos are on the back page. (see images)
Complete with all 28 pages,... Read full description -
Item #720778THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., Sept. 4, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army (aggressor)
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a banner headline for display: "MANCHUKUO ARMY TO AIF CHINA" with various subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, tiny binding holes and a... Read full description -
Item #720732THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, August 21, 1936
* Father Divine's pilgrimage
* African American spiritual leader
* International Peace Mission movement
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Father Divine and His 'Harlem Angels' Ride to Heaven on a Steamboat Special" (see images)
Complete with 20... Read full description -
Item #720731THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936
* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump
* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts
* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich
The front of this section has a five column headline: "Owens Beats Metcalfe in 100-Meter Dash Finals" with subheads and related photo.... Read full description -
Item #720719NORTHUMBERLAND PRESS--EXTRA, Pennsylvania This is a broadside "Extra" containing various financial information in this "Auditor's Report of the Finances of Northumberland County for the Year 1882".
Single sheet, blank on the reverse, 10 3/4 by 16 1/4 inches, good condition. -
Item #720584NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM Nov. 10, 1965
* Widespread blackout in Northeastern U.S. & Canada
The front page has a banner headline for display: "POWER ON !; Gigantic Blackout Ends After 12 Hours" and more with related photo. (see images) Much more more on the following pages.
Complete 1st section only with all 38 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #720516THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 30, 1907
* The Standard Oil of New Jersey
* John D. Rockefeller case
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ANOTHER BLAST FOR THE STANDARD OIL; Commissioner of Corporations Answers Letters to the Stockholders" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in... Read full description -
Item #720515THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 13, 1935
* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "FISH TRIAL OPENS; TO PLEAD... Read full description
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