Horrors of the Jewish Holocaust revealed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1945



* Jewish Holocaust atrocities revealed

* War in Germany & liberation of concentration camps

* Horrific photos shown for 1st time



Although the front page features a three line banner headline on the closing moments of the war in Europe, including: "...HITLER SAID TO BE DYING", the most noteworthy content is found on page 20. Here are found tw... See More  

1968 Harvard-Yale football game (day of)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1968 



* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs 

* Game of the century - Ivy League 

* NCAA college football (DAY OF)



The top of page 64 has a banner heading: "Yale Rules 7-Point Favorite Over Harvard in Battle of Undefeated Today" with related photo. 

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Robert Wadlow - at 18 years of age soon to be tallest male...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1936



* Robert Pershing Wadlow (18 yrs. old)

* Alton, Illinois Giant birthday 

* Tallest man ever recorded in the World 



Page 22 has a one-column heading regarding Robert Wadlow: "ILLINOIS BOY GIANT NEARS RECORD SIZE", which includes subheads: "ALMOST 8 FEET 4 INCHES" and "18 Yesterday. He Has to Grow Less Than Inch to Be T... See More  

Lengthy report on the national currency... Seizure of Florida...

NILES' 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 from "Congress" as well.

Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 1/4 inches, very ni... See More  

Karol Szymanowski death... Polish composer...

THE 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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Historic 1985 "The Star Wars Trilogy" NYC screening...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 2, 1985



* Historic "Star Wars Trilogy" screening at RKO Warner Theatre 

* "Star Wars" "The Empire Strikes Back" "Return of the Jedi" 

* Luke Skywalker - Darth Vader - Princess Leia - Han Solo 

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ****



Page 46 has a historic advertisement for: &qu... See More  

King Ibn Saud adds another wife in 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 19, 1935



* King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia

* 1st monarch of Saudi Arabia



The top of page 6 has a small one column heading: "King Ibn Saud Increases Wives by Proxy Marriage" (see image)

Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



AI notes: In 1935, King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, reportedly took another wi... See More  

1968 Woody Guthrie memorial w/ Bob Dylan ad......

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 4, 1968



* Woody Guthrie memorial concert

* Bob Dylan's 1st public appearance

* Back from motorcycle accident

* Carnegie Hall, Manhattan

* Summer of Love revisited

* Norman Mailer - Wild 90 film



Page 24 has a 5 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for: "A Musical Tribute To WOODY GUTHRIE" (see image) Among the performers w... See More  

Nuremberg trials... films shown as evidence...

THE 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 images)

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Airship Hindenburg maiden flight in 1936...

CHICAGO 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 binding holes along the spine. 



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Helen Hicks wins 1931 U.S. Amateur golf champiopnship...

SPORT'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. GOLF" with subhead. (see images)

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Hawaii to be annexed to the United States ?...

THE 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 condition being from the "wood pulp" era. V... See More  

1948 bombing of the Semiramis Hotel...

THE 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 nice.



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Richard Loeb killed in prison...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Jan. 29, 1936



* Richard Loeb killed in prison

* Bobby Franks murderer

* Leopold and Loeb fame



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LOEB SLASHED TO DEATH BY IRATE CONVICT" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally nice.



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Lucky Luciano & Amelia Earhart in 1937...

THE NEW YORK TIMES,  July 17, 1937.

 

* Charles "Lucky" Luciano sentence upheld

* New York City gangster - mob boss

* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance

* Search over the Pacific Ocean - Fred Noonan



The front page has a one column heading: "LUCIANA CONVICTION UPHELD ON APPEAL" with subhead. (see images)

Page 2 has a one column heading: "EARHART SEARCH S... See More  

1961 Siege of Jadotville... Congo crisis...

FITCHBURG 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 condition.



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George Washington Carver opens Tuskegee Conference...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 18, 1903



* Dr. George Washington Carver in Alabama 

* Black-American scientist & educator

* Born into slavery - Tuskegee Negro conference 



The front page has a one column heading: "TUSKEGEE NEGRO CONFERENCE OPEN" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... See More  

The hunt for John Dillinger in 1934....

THE 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 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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1935 Bill Mitchell Air Race... airplanes...

THE 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 photo.

Complete with 14 pages, light toning and... See More  

Jackie Robinson ends his playing career...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 6, 1957 



* Jackie Robinson announcement - Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st Negro MLB baseball player (retirement)



The top of page 13-C has a four column heading: "The Well-Kept Secret Is Out; Jackie Quitting" with photo. (see images)

Complete with all 50+ pages, Small binding holes along the spine slightly affects the Robinson report, generally in nice con... See More  

1981 Tony Basil & The Lockers... street dance...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 20, 1981



* Toni Basil and The Lockers

* Early street dance - dancing

* w/ Fred Berry of "What's Happening" (Rerun)



Page 73 has a editorial by Sally Banes and headed: "Lock Stready" with photo of the pioneering street dance group.

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One of the more uncommon anti-slavery titles...

THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE, Salem, Ohio, April 27, 1850  

* Rare Anti Slavery publication - slaves
* Emancipation of the enslaved - abolition 
* Over 10 years prior to the Civil War 

The motto printed in the masthead reads: "No Union With Slaveholders", which sets the tone for the newspaper's theme. This is one of the less common anti-slavery newspapers we have encountered.
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John Dillinger's escape with a wooden gun...

CHICAGO 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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Chicago Bears win 1st NFL football championship...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, December 18, 1933



* Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants

* First NFL football championship game



Page 6 has a one column heading: "Brilliant Play Features Game for Pro Title" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.



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1960 Little Rock Nine bombing... Central High School...

LEOMINSTER 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 Again" (see images)

Complete with all 24 pages, light ... See More