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Opening week of "The Shining", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #710636
May 27, 1980
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 27, 1980
* Best "The Shining" advertisement
* Grand Opening week premiere
* Jack Nicholson psychological horror
A issue on the opening week (Tuesday) of the motion picture hit "The Shining" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime pu... See More
Premiere of "Pink Floyd - The Wall", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #710439
September 17, 1982
LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 17, 1982
* Best "Pink Floyd - The Wall" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Live-action/animated musical drama film
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "Pink Floyd - The Wall" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment indus... See More
1973 Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy" album release...
Item #710438
April 12, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 12, 1973
* Led Zeppelin album release advertisement
* English rock band - "Houses of the Holy"
* Robert Plant - Jimmy Page - John Bonham
Page 53 has a full page advertisement for a music store in Manhattan focusing on the release of "Houses of the Holy" music album. (see images)
Other full page advertiseme... See More
1974 post Stonewall riots gay pride parade photos...
Item #710437
July 04, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 4, 1974
* Post Stonewall riots - rebellion
* Gay pride week parade photos
* LGBT legal rights demonstration
The front page has 3 related photos of the recent gay pride week parade in Manhattan with brief text. (see images) Probably only found in this counterculture publication.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare ... See More
1966 Julius sip-in... serving homosexuals...
Item #710436
May 05, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 5, 1966
* Julius sip-in - Mattachine Society fight
* Serving homosexuals at bars - restaurants
* Dick Leitsch and Craig Rodwell w/ photo
The top of page 15 has a heading: "Three Homosexuals In Search of a Drink" with lead-in: "Civil Liberties" and photo of the three men involved. (see images) Great to have in ... See More
Postdam Conference (Germany)...
Item #710347
July 18, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1945
* Potsdam Conference (Germany)
* World war II era original
* Harry Truman - Joseph Stalin
The front page has a five column headline: "TRUMAN IS SELECTED TO PRESIDE AS BIG THREE CONFERENCE OPENS; FLEET STILL HAMMERS AT HONSHU" with subheads and related photo. Much more inside.
forty-two pages, light toning and a little wea... See More
Mary Vincent's 1978 violent attack told...
Item #710346
November 01, 1978
SAN JOSE MERCURY, California, Nov. 1, 1978
* Artist Mary Vincent's violent attack
* Arms mutilation with hatchet - ax
* Lawrence Singleton indictment
The top of page 22 has a five column heading: "Girl tells of rapes, ax mutilation" with photos of the victim and suspect. (see images) This crime was committed about a month earlier.
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages,... See More
Lublin Ghetto [Poland] creation in 1940...
Item #710344
January 21, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 21, 1940
* Creation of the Lublin Ghetto - Jews
* Early stages of the Jewish holocaust
Page 24 has a one column heading: "NEW DEPORTATIONS OF JEWS REPORTED" with subheads. (see) Early coverage on the creation of the Lublin Ghetto in Poland.
Complete 1st section only with all 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Cherbourg, France captured...
Item #710343
June 24, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1944
* Capturing Cherbourg, France
* Post D-Day - Normandy landings
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a banner headline: "ATTACK ON CHERBOURG GAINS; EARLY FALL SEEN" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 26 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
On the 1929 stock market crash, in the New York Times...
Item #710341
November 03, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 3, 1929
* The great stock market crash of 1929
* The great depression beginning
* Best title to have in (NYC)
The stock market crash of 1929 did much to define America for the next decade, resulting in the Great Depression and all the trauma relating to it. It seemed common for many newspapers to put a positive spin on the on-... See More
Chiang Kai-shek heads for exile in 1949...
Item #710340
January 22, 1949
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, Kansas, Jan. 22, 1949
* Fall of Peiping - modern day Beijing
* Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
* Flees Nanking for Fenghua, Ningbo
* Republic of China (ROC) leader
* The Chinese Revolution of 1949
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Peace-Minded China Gives Up Peiping" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, a few s... See More
Jinan incident... Japanese Army... China...
Item #710339
May 05, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1928
* Jinan incident begins - Republic of China
* National Revolutionary vs. Japanese Army
* Kuomintang government - Chiang Kai-shek
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "3,000 BESIEGED JAPANESE FIGHT HORDE OF CHINESE FOR 2 DAYS IN TSINAN-FU" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition, a few small binding slits and... See More
Patton's Third Army battles along the Rhine......
Item #710337
March 27, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 27, 1945
* 1st & 7th United States Army
* Generals Patch and George S. Patton
* Rhine river - Rhineland crossing
* Limburg & Frankfurt, Germany
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "7 ARMIES OVER RHINE; Patch Crosses River; 1st Races On 35 Miles" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Related map on page 2. A few rela... See More
1963 Moab, Utah mine explosion disaster...
Item #710334
August 28, 1963
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 28, 1963
* Moab, Grand County, Utah mining explosion disaster
* Texas Gulf Sulphur's Cane Creek" Potash Mine
The front page has a banner headline: "MINE BLAST TRAPS 16" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 36 pages, library stamp within the masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1916 lynching of Paulo Boleta...
Item #710330
December 14, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 14, 1916
* Lynching of Paulo Boleta
* Greenwich Village - NYC
* Italian immigrant beaten to death
* Early, same day reporting
The front page has a seven column headline in red lettering: "LYNCH LAW IN NEW YORK" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find iss... See More
Last 4 Doolittle raiders rescued in 1945 China...
Item #710328
August 22, 1945
NEW YORK POST, Aug. 22, 1945
* Jimmy Doolittle raiders
* Last 4 rescued in China
* Japanese prison camp
The front page has a nice headline for display in bold lettering: "CHUTISTS FREE 4 DOOLITTLE FLIERS" with first report coverage on page 3. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, tabloid size, a little spine wear, generally nice.... See More
After John Dillinger's infamous jail escape...
Item #710325
March 10, 1934
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1934
* Gangster John Dillinger
* Post famous wooden gun escape
* Hunted in the Midwest
The front page has a one column heading: "NEW DILLINGER HUNT ON; SHOTS HALT POLICE CAR" with subhead. Related photo on page 4. (see images) This was probably one of the most famous escapes from a high security jail in United States history.
When it comes ... See More
1990 Temple Mount killings... Jerusalem...
Item #710324
October 09, 1990
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 9, 1990
* 1990 Temple Mount killings - murders
* "Black Monday" in Jerusalem - Israel
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica - Palestinians
The front page has a two column heading: "Israelis Slay 19 Arabs in Clash in Jerusalem" with subhead and related photo. (see images) First report coverage continue on page 7 with related map.
Complete with all major s... See More
Marshall Applewhite in 1975... Heaven's Gate...
Item #710321
October 20, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 20, 1975
* Early Marshall Applewhite & Bonnie Nettles
* Heaven's Gate - new religious movement - cult
* Two witnesses of Revelation ? UFO religion
* Waldport, Oregon citizens go missing - mystery
The front page has a heading in orange lettering: "The UFO Cult Mystery: Did 60 Vanish"
Page 9 has a banner headi... See More
1974 "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" ad...
Item #710320
October 31, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1974
* "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" opening
* American horror film - movie - Leatherface
Page 101 has a 5 1/2 x 4 inch advertisement (not including locations underneath) for: "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" for it's premiere opening in New York City. Through research, this film opened in NYC on... See More
1987 USS Stark Incident... Iran-Iraq War...
Item #710319
May 18, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 18, 1987
* USS Stark Incident
* Exocet missile attack
* Iran-Iraq War
The top of the front page has a headline: "28 Sailors Dead; ship Had 1-Min. Warning, Didn't Fire" with subhead. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, nice condition.
Albert Einstein in 1931...
Item #710318
November 19, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 19, 1931
* Professor Albert Einstein
* New Unified Field Theory
* Gravitation & electricity
Page 14 has a one column heading: "Einstein Explains His Unified Theory" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Complete in 48 pages, rag edition in ... See More
2003 House of 1000 Corpses... Angry Management...
Item #710312
April 11, 2003
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 11, 2003
* Best "Anger Management" film advertisement (double-page)
* Grand Opening Day - movie premiere ad & review
* House of 1000 Corpses opening day as well
* Rob & Sheri Moon Zombie - Sid Haig
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture blockbuster: "Anger Management". Perhaps no better issue could be found to contain th... See More
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... official report...
Item #710308
April 21, 1943
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 21, 1943
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan official report
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FULL STORY OF TOKIO RAID!" Nice for display. First report coverage continues on pages 8 & 9 with nice photos. (see) This was the official report on the Jimmy Doolittle ... See More
Invasion of the Philippines... MacArthur returns...
Item #710306
October 19, 1944
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., October 19, 1944
* General Douglas MacArthur returns
* Leyte Gulf, Philippines (1st report)
The front page has a four column headline: "MacArthur Calls On Filipino People To Revolt Against Foe" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally in good condition.... See More
Jury convicts gangster Al Capone, reported in a Chicago newspaper...
Item #710301
October 18, 1931
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 18, 1931
* Al 'Scarface' Capone guilty
* Infamous tax evasion conviction
* Best title to be had - very rare
* Inventor Thomas Edison death
The front page has the perfect headline for any collector of gangster-era newspapers, particularly being in a Chicago title: "U.S. JURY CONVICTS CAPONE". The sub-headline: "Gang Monarch Guil... See More
German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis... Jewish refugees...
Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba...
Item #710300
June 05, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Missouri, June 5, 1939..
* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis
* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba
* "The Voyage of the Damned"
* IN A ST. LOUIS PUBLICATION ***
The front page has a one column heading: "JEWISH REFUGEE SHIP HEADS BACK TO EUROPE" with subhead. (see images) Nice to have from the city of the ocean liner's namesake. Very rare as s... See More
1971 Hazelwood massacre... Detroit, Michigan...
Item #710299
June 15, 1971
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 15, 1971
* Hazelwood Street massacre - murders
* Detroit, Michigan home shootings
* 8 African-Americans executions
Page 10 has a heading that reads: "Detroit Police Hunt 4 After 7 'Executions'" (see images)
Complete with 42 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The Hazelwood massacre was a June 1... See More
1951 Frank Costello - NYC mob boss...
Item #710298
March 20, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 20, 1951
* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss
* Luciano crime family - "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"
* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce
* Kefauver Hearings
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "D-DWYER SAYS HE SAW COSTELLO BUT ONLY ON AIR FORCE FRAUDS; GAMBLER ADMITS... See More
40th President Ronald Reagan death in L.A. paper...
Item #710294
June 06, 2004
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 6, 2004
* Ronald Reragan death - "Ronaldus Magnus"
* 40th President of the United States & actor
* Also former governor of California
The front has a banner headline: "Reagan Dies at 93; Popular President Changed the Political Landscape" with subheads and color photo. (see images)
Much more inside, loads of text. Way too much to photo... See More
John Dillinger hunted in 1934 Chicago...
Item #710291
May 03, 1934
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 3, 1934
* Outlaw John Dillinger now in Chicago IL
* The city where he would be killed
* Post Little Bohemia Lodge shootout
The front page has a one column heading: "AUTO DILLINGER USED FOUND BY CHICAGO POLICE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete in 26 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.... See More
Rita Hayworth gives birth to princess in 1949...
Item #710288
December 28, 1949
THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 28, 1949
* Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth
* Princess Yasmin Aga Khan born
* Prince Aly Khan daughter - Pakistan
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "PRINCESS BORN TO RITA" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine. ... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #710287
November 14, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
* Lomza & Bialystok ghettos
Page 3 has small and somewhat discrete one column headings: "2,500 Poles Executed" "Mass Executions in Lomza and Bialystok Reported" (see image)
See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupi... See More
Kansas City massacre... Pretty Boy Floyd...
Item #710286
June 17, 1933
THE DETROIT NEWS, June 17, 1933
* Kansas City massacre
* Union Square shootout
* Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
* Bank robber Frank Nash
* Early, same day coverage
The front page has a one column heading: "5 DIE IN FIGHT FOR A CONVICT" with subheads. (see images) A early, same day report on this infamous gunfight.
Complete with 20 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
... See More
1984 Run-DMC... beginning of hip hop music...
Item #710285
May 15, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 15, 1984
* Early Run-DMC D.M.C. editorial w/ photo
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* The Pretenders - rock band concert advertisement
Beginning on page 67 is an editorial with one column heading: "Run-D.M.C. See" with a photo of the group on the following page. (see images)
Page 69 has a nice full p... See More
Nice prohibition related headline in 1929...
Item #710284
June 07, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 7, 1929
* Government against liquor - beer
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
The front page has a nice headline for display regarding the current law making consumption of alcohol illegal with: "REFORM DRY FORCES--HOOVER" with subheads (see images).
When it comes to gangsters, organized cr... See More
1947 airplane speed record broken...
Item #710281
June 20, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1947
* Test pilot Albert Boyd
* United States Air Force
* Air speed record broken
* First jet fighter airplane
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "U.S. Jet Flies 623.8 Miles an Hour To Capture World Speed Record" (see images)
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The prototype Lockh... See More
1946 Winecoff Hotel fire disaster... Atlanta, Georgia...
Item #710279
December 09, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 9, 1946
* Winecoff Hotel fire (1st report)
* Atlanta, Georgia disaster
Page 24 has a editorial on the recent holocaust in Atlanta with one column heading: "The Atlanta Holocaust" Page 30 has a somewhat brief related article with heading: "Survives 7-Floor Leap" with subhead. (see images) This disaster happened on the night of Dec. 7th.
... See More
1941 Atlantic Charter... FDR & Churchill...
Item #710276
August 14, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, August 14, 1941.
* Atlantic Charter issued (1st report)
* Winston Churchill - World War II - WWII
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FDR, CHURCHILL MEET, OUTLINE JOINT WAR AIMS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the famous meeting at sea between Winston Churchill and FDR which issued a ... See More
Eve of World War II... Poland on edge...
Item #710273
August 29, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 29, 1939
* World War II about to start in 3 days
* Adolph Hitler defying the World
* Poland invasion is imminent ?
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "CHAMBERLAIN PUTS WAR OR PEACE UP TO HITLER, FLEET HELD IN READINESS" with many subheads and related photo. (see images) They would attack in 3 days which started World... See More
1947 Sergeants Affair... Anti-Jewish attack....
Item #710271
July 30, 1947
THE DETROIT NEWS, July 30, 1947
* The Sergeants affair hangings (1st report)
* Anti-Jewish riots in Britain to occur
* Anti-semitism - British troops
Along the 1st column of the front page is a one column heading: "Hanged Pair, Jews Declare" with subhead. (see images)
Complete in 42 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Joe Biden suspends campaign in 1987...
Item #710269
September 24, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 24, 1987
* Joe Biden withdraws from race
* Due to past allegations of wrongdoing
* 1988 presidential campaign
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Biden Quits Race, Cites Mistakes" with subhead and photo of Biden with his wife making the announcement. Amazing he would become president 33 years later under the same scrutiny. I suspect this... See More
2004 Granby, Colorado bulldozer rampage...
Item #710268
June 05, 2004
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 5, 2004
* Granby, Colorado property rampage
* Marvin Heemeyer's bulldozer frenzy
* Armored himself in steel and concrete
Page 11 has a heading that reads: "Gunman Rampages in Plated Bulldozer" with 2 related photos. (see images) The fate of Heemeyer was still not known at the time of publication in this edition.
Complete with all sections (120+ pages... See More
FFDR's historic 1941 "Shoot On Sight" order...
Item #710267
September 12, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, September 12, 1941
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* United States Navy to protect our waters
* "Shoot on sight" order made
The front page has a nice headline: "F.D.R. Orders Navy to Sink Axis U-Boats, Raiders on Sight!" with subheads that include: "The President's Historic Address" and more. Complete text with photo of FD... See More
V-2 rocket reaches highest altitude ever...
Item #710266
December 18, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, Dec.18, 1946
* V-2 rocket reaches highest altitude ever
* 1st objects flung into space
The front page has a two-column headline: "Try to Hurl Rocket Slugs Into Space, Free of Earth". The coverage tells of the 1st time in history that man-made objects where successfully put out into outer space. This was also the highest a rocket (A-4 missile) has eve... See More
1938 - Robert H. Goddard... early rocketry...
Item #710265
June 03, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 3, 1938
* Robert H. Goddard rockets
* Rudder for steering - invention
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 23: "ROCKET SHIP GETS 'CATAPULT RUDDER' ", "Dr. R. H. Goddard Devises Means for Steering After Gas Propulsion Ends", with supporting text.
Other news of the day throughout.
Complete in... See More
1941 Bicknell, Indiana coal mine explosion...
Item #710264
May 24, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 24, 1941 This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (page 34) that include: "14 MINERS KILLED IN INDIANA BLAST", "Seventeen Others in Coal Shaft escape Through Debris After Violent Gas Explosion", and more. See photos for details. This tells of the coal mine explosion disaster at Bicknell, Indiana.
Other news of the
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Spanish matador, Juan Belmonte, gored in bullfight...
Item #710262
August 13, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1934
* Juan Belmonte gored (1st report)
* Spanish matador - bullfighter - bullfighting
This 30 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 11 that read: "Belmonte Gored By Bull" and "Spanish Matador Wounded Twice in Arena at Santander". See photo for additional information regarding yet another goring of Juan Belmonte Garc&ia... See More
Majorie Gestring gold medal in diving... Youngest Olympic to win gold medal...
Item #710257
August 13, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 13, 1936
* Majorie Gestring
* Springboard diving - Olympics
* Youngest gold medalist in an individual event (stands as of the 2024 Games)
Page 13 has a four-column headline: "Women Divers of U.S. Score Olympics Sweep" with subheads that include: "13-YEAR OLD GIRL WINS IN OLYMPICS", "Marjorie Gestring Leads U.S. to Sweep in Dive-... See More
Kodak Camera Founder George Eastman Dies In 1932...
Item #710256
March 15, 1932
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1932
* George Eastman death by suicide
* Kodak camera inventor - roll film
This 18-page newspaper has one column headings on page 5: "DEATH OF EDISON SADDENED EASTMAN", "Kodak Manufacturer Also Grieved Over Passing of Hubbell" and "Dreaded Long Illness" Coverage on the suicide of Kodak camera invent... See More
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