Maurice Day - from Laguna Beach to Disney Studios...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR (Magazine Section), Boston, February 1, 1947



* illustrator for Disney Studios - works include Bambi



The cover of this Magazine Section has a color illustration by Maurice Day, an early illustrator for Disney Studios. An inside article shows various sections of his work, a small photo of him, and the related article mentions that Walt Disney discovered him as a r... See More  

Full-page Tucker '48 Advertisement...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 15, 1948  This issue contains the highly desirable full-page "Tucker '48 Ad" - "Tucker Sets a New Pattern of Safety" (Part II, pg. 9).

Other news of the day is found throughout. The ad has a very light brown spot in a clear space between the top and bottom portions of the ad. The remainder of the issue appears to be complete and in... See More  

Stockton cannery strike of 1937... spinach riot...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, April 24, 1937



* Stockton cannery strike of 1937

* San Joaquin County, California

* Spinach riot - unions vs. growers



The front page has a great banner headline: "STOCKTON RIOT TRUCE" with subheads and nice photo. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding... See More  

Early reports from World War I...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Aug. 6, 1914  The ftpg. has many one column heads on the early reports from World War I including: "BATTLE AT LIEGE STILL UNDER WAY" "German Casualties Placed at 8,000" "Another Attack Expected Tonight" "France is Likely to Aid Belgium" "FEEDING THE FIGHTING NATIONS" "Red Cross to Send A Relief Ship" "... See More  

1942 Bombing of Essen, Germany... Krupp factory...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 2, 1942



* Bombing of Essen, Germany

* Thousand bomber-raids

* Krupp factory



The front page gas a great banner headline: "1036 PLANES RAID ESSEN" with subheads that include: "Krupp Plant Battered By 3000 Tons of Bombs" and more. Nice for display.

Completer with all 26 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthe... See More  

Republic of the Philippines established...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 4, 1946 



* The Republic of the Philippines is established



The front page has a two column heading: "Historic Rites Mark Birth of Philippines Republic" 1st report coverage on the establishment of the Republic of the Philippines.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, minor margin wear, generally in nice co... See More  

1928 Pola Negri... Polish actress....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1928



* Polish actress Pola Negri



The front page has one column headings: "POLA NEGRI HURT; DEATH WAS FEARED" "Actress Injured When Thrown From Horse in Paris--Danger Passes in 36 Hours" "In Coma Most Of The Night" and more. Report continues inside with photo of Negri. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Compl... See More  

Death of John D. Rockefeller.... Lindbergh's have a 3rd son...

OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, May 24, 1937  The entire back page is taken up with 9 photos concerning the death of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. with A banner headline: "Where John D. Rockefeller Died in Sleep---97nd Birthday Portrait".

Also a ftpg. banner headline: "Third Son Is Born to Lindberghs in England" with a photo of: "Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh".

Twenty pages, ... See More  

Latest reports on the Civil War...

NEW YORK HERALD, June 15, 1862  Among the ftpg. column headlines on the Civil War are: "INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEANS" News From North Carolina" "Mysterious Movements of the Rebel Forces" "Rebel Cavalry going in the Direction of Fredericksburg" "Arrival of the Jersey Blue" "News From Norfolk" and much more.

Eight pages, margin tears, some... See More  

Defeat of the rebels...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 2, 1863  Among the front page column heads are: "The Attack On Vicksburg" "Opening the Way to the Rear" "Skirmish & Defeat of the Rebels" "Notice to Deserters from the Potomac Army" and more.

Eight pages, very nice condition.

Yankees win game 2 in 1936 World Series...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Oct. 2, 1936



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series MLB Baseball (game 2)

* Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio era



The front page has a terrific banner headline: "YANKS WIN, EVEN SERIES" with subheads, box scores, scoreboard above the masthead and inning by inning coverage. Great for display. More in the sport's section and nice to have in this unco... See More  

THE LONDON PACKET; OR NEW LLOYD'S EVENING POST, England, March 24, 1800  The masthead features a coat-of-arms. Various news from Europe, mostly from England.

Four pages, red ink at the top of the ftpg., good condition.

Reports from the beginning weeks of World War I...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, July 30, 1914  The last column on the ftpg. has a nice stack of headlines on the very early weeks of what would become World War I, including: "GERMAN NOTE TO RUSSIA" "Demands Her Intentions in Regard to Her Reported Mobilization" "Blood Is Flowing on the Danube" "Serbs Impeding the Austrian Advance Into Their County" "An... See More  

1942 Cleveland circus fire... Ringling Brothers Circus...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 4, 1942



* Cleveland, Ohio circus fire

* Ringling Brothers animals



The front page has a four column heading: "Circus Fire Kills 35 Animals" (see) First report coverage on the fire disaster of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus at Cleveland, Ohio that killed many wild animals.

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at ... See More  

Philippines Campaign in 1941...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 24, 1941



* Philippines Campaign

* Japanese invasion



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MacARTHUR LEADS DRIVE TO REPEL 150,000 JAPS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with all 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Battle of Badung Strait....

NW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, February 23, 1942



* Battle of Badung Strait

* Bali - Dutch East Indies

* Imperial Japanese Navy



The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAP BALI FLEET SMASHED" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the Battle of Badung Strait which is off Bali in the Dutch East Indies. A false report here as history shows Japan won this battle.

Complete with al... See More  

Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic gold...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1976



* Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic gold medal

* Figure Skating - Ice Capades fame



The front page has a two column photo of Dorothy Hamill in action with caption: "Triumph At Innsbruck"



Page 13 has a six column headline: "Miss Hamill Skates to Gold Medal in Olympics". This is 1st report coverage on Dorothy Hamill winning the ... See More  

Mark McGwire catches Maris' home run record...

THE PATRIOT-NEWS, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1998



* McGwire ties Maris' home run record



Front page heading has "McGwire catches Maris", which tells of Mark McGwire tying Roger Maris in number of home runs.

Front page photo, inside coverage, appears to be complete, in very nice condition. See images for details.... See More  

Sammy Sosa ties record for 62 home runs...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Chicago, September 14, 1998



* Sosa ties McGwire's record at Wrigley Field in ninth inning



Front page heading has, "Sosa slams 62", which tells of Sammy Sosa tying Mark McGwire's home run record of 62.

A complete issue, in very nice condition. See images for details.

The California bandit is finally captured...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1874 



* Tiburcio Vasquez - the Californio bandido

* Los Angeles area outlaw



The front page has a report of the capture of the infamous bandit Tiburcio Vasquez. Vasquez was a Mexican bandit who was active in California from as early as 1857 until his capture. The Vasquez Rocks, the steep, sloped rocks about 40 miles north of Los Angeles, were one of his many ... See More  

McGwire Reaches 70 home runs...

USA TODAY, Washington, D.C., September 28, 1998



* Mark McGwire hits 70th home run of the season



Front page of the sports section has "Mac closes with bang", which tells of Mark McGwire reaching 70 home runs in a season.

Complete issue, in very nice condition. See images for details.

Dave Winfield selected to Baseball's Hall of Fame...

DAILY NEWS, New York, August 18, 2001



* New York Yankees honor Dave WinField



Front page heading has, "Dave's Day" Full color photograph honoring Dave Winfield's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  

Complete, a little bit of wear at the mid-fold, but otherwise good. See images for details.

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Lawrin Wins Kentucky Derby...

THE DETROIT NEWS, sport's section only, May 8, 1938



* Lawrin wins Kentucky Derby

* American Thoroughbred racehorse



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Lawrin Wins With Dauber Second, Can't Wait Third" with subheads and two photos. Nice for display. Two more photos on the following pages.

Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section only ... See More  

Red Sox win 2004 World Series...

SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS, Georgia, October 28, 2004



* Red Sox break the curse - win World Series



Front page heading has, "FROM CURSED TO FIRST!", which tells of the Red Sox beating the Cardinals to win the World Series.

Includes sections A, B, and D, in very nice condition. See images for details.

Philadelphia Phillies...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, June 12, 1989



* Mike Schmidt retires from baseball.



This issue features the retirement of Michael Jack Schmidt, super-star 3rd-basemen for the Philadelphia Phillies (and now a member of the Hall of Fame).



This tabloid-size newspaper is a complete issue in nice, clean condition. See images for details.