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Edgar Allan Poe Parents Theatre Ad In 1807...
Item #683807
September 21, 1807
BOSTON GAZETTE, Sept. 21, 1807
* Edgar Allan Poe's father & mother theater ad
On page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a notice for a performance of "Duenna, Or, The Double Elopement", a comic opera, with Mrs. Poe as "Donna Clara", plus a notice for "a Farce" called the "Irishman In London" with Mr. Poe as "Captain Seymour" re. t... See More
Yellow fever epidemic outbreak in Shreveport, Louisiana...
Item #683761
October 26, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 26, 1873
* Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873
* Shreveport, Louisiana LA & Memphis
The top of page 12 has one column headings: "YELLOW FEVER" "Encouraging Accounts from Memphis and Shreveport" and more. (see)
Complete with 16 pages, a little spine wear, nice condition.... See More
Slaves delivered to America... Return of slaves from the "Echo" slave ship...
Item #683749
December 12, 1858
NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 12, 1858 Page 4 has a brief, yet historic report with a small heading: "The Yacht Wanderer" with a Savannah dateline. This is an infamous ship, as the Wanderer's notoriety is that it (illegally) delivered the next-to last load of African slaves to America. It notes in part: "...succeeded in evading the vigilance of the cruisers & landed a cargo of... See More
Actor Edwin Booth murder attempt......
Item #683560
April 25, 1879
EASTON EXPRESS, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1879
* Actor Edwin Booth
* Attempted assassination
* Mark Gray
The top of page 2 has an article headed: "The Booth Shooting" with subhead. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Mark Gray (attempted assassin) was a traveling salesman from Keokuk, Iowa who fired two shots fro... See More
Possibly the 1st Jew lynched within the United States...
Item #683494
August 17, 1868
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, August 17, 1868
* Lynching of Samuel Bierfield
* First Jew lynched in United States
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica item
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK members
The front page has an article with small heading: "Murders By The Ku-Klux Klan", being the account of the killing of a Jewish shop owner and his black employee by 15 masked men on horseback. The shop owner, Samuel Bierf... See More
Scarce French-English newspaper from Louisiana...
Item #683488
September 14, 1878
LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, Sept. 14, 1878
* Very rare publication from the deep South
A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. A four page issue with the pages 1 &2 in French, pages 3 & 4 in English.
Folio size, small library stamp within masthead, nice condition.... See More
Very rare & desirable Maxfield Parrish Christmas cover...
Item #683455
December 14, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY--CHRISTMAS, Dec. 14, 1895 Certainly the feature of this issue is the great Maxfield Parrish front wrapper which shows a waiter delivering a plate with Christmas pudding. Typically this desirable cover is lacking as they were extracted from volumes over the years. Rare to find an issue with this cover intact.
Also included is the interesting: "The Christmas Sea... See More
The Grattan Indian massacre...
Item #683447
September 11, 1854
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, September 11, 1854
* Grattan Massacre (1st report)
* United States Army
* Lakota Sioux Indians
The front page has an article headed: "Important from Fort Laramie--An Entire Detachment of United States Troops Massacred by the Indians" Early, 1st report coverage on what was known as the "Grattan Massacre". This was the opening engagement of the... See More
Early Cooperstown, New York...
Item #683432
An Oct. 29th, 1855 check drawn in the "Otsego County Bank" in Cooperstown, New York. A very handsome item which features an engraving of an Indian at the left side. Printed on maroon ink with 1 circular "Paid" stamp. About 2 3/4 by 7 3/4 inches and in nice condition.
Brewing Ale in the 1870's...
Item #683410
March 15, 1879
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 15, 1879 The front page has 3 illus: "The Brewing Of Ale", the largest shows "Racking Off Vats", plus an article about P. Ballantine & Sons Brewery (Albany N.Y.), which continues inside and has another illus: "The Mash Tub And Malting Kilns".
Other articles and illustrations of interest include: "Palmer's Washer... See More
Bridge over Harlem River... Heaviest locomotive...
Item #683304
July 17, 1897
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, July 17, 1897 Page 8 has: "HEAVIEST LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD - TANK LOCOMOTIVE, INDIAN STATE RAILWAYS".
The front page has: "THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE - ILLUMINATION OF WINDSOR CASTLE ON JUNE 18".
The remainder of the issue has: "INGLIS TRIPLE-EXPANSION PADDLE ENGINES", "SPECIAL DELIVERY CAR TRANSFER STEAMER", &... See More
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone in 1877..
Item #683247
February 08, 1877
AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida NY, February 8, 1877.
* Alexander Graham Bell & T.A. Watson
* Alexander Graham Bell & T.A. Watson
* Invention of the Telephone
A small size newspaper from the famous Oneida Community in New York, an early "commune" in experimental living. Various religiously-themed content but a bit of reporting of news of the day as well. An interesting title from this interesti
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The National League is created...
Item #683213
February 07, 1876
NEW-YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1876
* Creation of the National League
* Major League Baseball - MLB
On page 2 under "Base-Ball" is a report about a meeting held in New York resulting in the establishment of the National League.
The report begins: "A meeting of the managers of all the professional base-ball organizations in the country, excepting the Philade
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* Creation of the National League
* Major League Baseball - MLB
On page 2 under "Base-Ball" is a report about a meeting held in New York resulting in the establishment of the National League.
The report begins: "A meeting of the managers of all the professional base-ball organizations in the country, excepting the Philade
1899 Battle of Calumpit... ...
Item #683170
April 26, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 26, 1899
* Battle of Calumpit
* Bulacan, Philippines
* Philippine-American War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "REBELS' LAST STAND" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in pa... See More
1899 Newnan, Georgia Negro lynching...
Item #683158
April 24, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 24, 1899
* Newnan, Georgia
* Elijah Strickland lynching
* Alfred Cranford murder
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A MOB OF BUTCHERS" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare ... See More
1899 New Richmond Winconsin tornado disaster...
Item #683153
June 13, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 13, 1899
* New Richmond, Wisconsin
* St. Croix County
* 1899 Tornado disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "OVER 200 KILLED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare... See More
1869 Solar Eclipse...
Item #683147
August 08, 1869
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1869
* 1869 Solar Eclipse
* Moon - Sun - Earth
The top of page 5 has one column headings that include: "THE SOLAR ECLIPSE" "Magnificence of the Phenomenon in the Metropolis" and more. (see) Lengthy text takes up 5 full columns.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, some archival mending to a few unrelated pages, a few tiny margi... See More
Frederick Douglass...
Item #683120
May 15, 1857
THE NEW-YORK DAILY TIMES, May 15, 1857 Page 4 has: "ANTI-SLAVERY MEETING" and "... by FREDERICK DOUGLASS... upon the subject of Slavery, the Dred Scott decision, and the Constitution." Nice detail concerning the Anti-Slavery meeting held at the Shiloh Church on Prince Street.
Additionally, the front page has: "Five Thousand Dollars Reward" and "The P... See More
Louisa May Alcott's death report in a Boston women's suffrage journal...
Item #683073
March 10, 1888
THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Mass., March 10, 1888
* Louisa May Alcott's death
* Day of her father's funeral
* Rare Women's suffrage periodical
Immediately following the detailed obituary of Louisa May Alcott's father is: "Louisa May Alcott is no more", it being the lead statement announcing her death which occurred on the same day as her father' fune... See More
Runaway slave advertisements from 1839...
Item #683015
July 22, 1839
THE GLOBE, City of Washington, July 22, 1839
* Runaway slave advertisements
Page 2 has a notice that offers a $400 Reward for a runaway "negro man" and a "mulatto boy" with a description of each and details about the reward. (see) Also on page 2 is a even more interesting ad headed: "Five Hundred Dollars Reward" which has descriptions of 4 runaway slaves. ... See More
1870 Richmond, Virginia Capitol disaster...
Item #682994
April 29, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 29, 1870
* Richmond VA Virginia
* State Capitol floor collapse disaster
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE RICHMOND HORROR" "Details of the Fatal Tragedy in the Capitol" and more. (see) Text takes up just over 2 full columns.
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
Spirit photography fraud trial.... ghosts...
Item #682982
April 27, 1869
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 27, 1869
* Spirit photography - ghosts
* William H. Mumler fraud trial
Page 6 has an article with testimony headed: "Light From The Tombs" "The Spirits Laid Bare" "Lucifer (Matches) and Mica Among The Ghosts" and more. (See) Text takes up over three columns.
Complete with 16 pages, some archival mending on a few unrelated pages, nice... See More
1899 Enterprise, Kansas family murders......
Item #682981
March 06, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 6, 1899
* Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas
* John Gilbert family murders (Wife & 4 children)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PURELY DEVILISH" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from ... See More
The burning of "The Bowery Theater", New York...
Item #682881
January 04, 1845
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Jan. 4, 1845 The front page has an illustration captioned: "BURNING OF THE BOWERY THEATRE, NEW YORK", which is followed by a description of the fire which destroyed this famous theater in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Text includes, "This celebrated theater... has just been burnt for the fourth time!". with more.
Additional conte... See More
Firefighting interest... A Shaker washing machine...
Item #682880
March 10, 1860
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 10, 1860 The back page has: "IMPROVED NOZZLE FOR HOSE PIPE", which includes a small illustration of a fireman holding a firehose. The front page has: THE SHAKER WASHING MACHINE", which includes a large print and supporting text.
Additional content includes: "Brown's Improved Wagon Break", "Smith's Improved Water Whee... See More
Toussaint L'ouverture... Governor for Life...
Item #682830
August 19, 1801
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Mass., August 19, 1801 An inside page has much regarding St Domingo, including a mention of their soon to be printed Constitution, scattered details, and a mention of Toussaint L'ouverture being declared: "Governor For Life", with additional details (see images).
Additional news of the day with period advertising is found throughout.
Complete in 4 ... See More
Mormon missionaries arrive in St. Louis... Indian troubles...
Item #682823
June 07, 1854
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 7, 1854
* Mormon missionaries
* Indians harass (Nebraska Territory) and are harassed (New York)
Page 3 has: "FROM SALT LAKE CITY", which tells of a group of missionaries having arrived safely at St. Louis, with some details regarding Mormon emigration.
Another article has: "Nebraska Excitement", which talks of trouble... See More
1899 death of Dwight L. Moody...
Item #682800
February 15, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 15, 1899
* Dwight L. Moody
* American evangelist
* San Diego revival
The top of page 3 a one column heading: "EVANGELIST MOODY" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete... See More
Celebrating the centennial of Burke, Vermont...
Item #682641
July 01, 1896
THE ST. JOHNSBURY REPUBLICAN - Burke Centennial Edition, Vermont, July 1, 1896 The entire 16 page issue is a celebration of the town of Burke, Vermont (2010 pop. 1753) with a very detailed account of the town's history over the past 100 years. Many photos of notable people, homes, etc.
Complete in 16 pages, printed on high-quality newsprint, 11 by 15 inches, great condition.
See the nice masthead from 1846...
Item #682580
July 30, 1846
THE WEEKLY CHRONOTYPE, Boston, July 30, 1846
* Uncommon title
See the great, early engraving of a railroad train in the masthead. An interesting array of news tidbits of the day.
Four pages, nice condition. This is the vol. 1 number 10 issue of a title which lasted about 4 years.... See More
The Custer massacre... Jesse James train robbery... Mark Twain...
Item #682578
July 13, 1876
AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida, New York, July 13, 1876
* General George Custer
* Battle of Little Bighorn
* Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens
Page 7 has: "Summary Of News" which includes a very brief & inconspicuous report on the Custer massacre: "The disastrous fight between Gen. Custer's command & the Sioux Indians on June 25th resulted in the death of Gen. Custer, toge... See More
1849 Pistol ad by Samuel Colt... slave ad...
Item #682575
October 13, 1849
THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 1849
* Colt Revolver Ad
* Runaway slave ad
* Gold Rush era newspaper
The front page is filled with ads including a: "$150 Reward" ad for a runaway slave, with details. Beneath this is an ad: "Colt's Improved Repeating Pistols" signed in type: Samuel Colt. (see)
Four pages, a little stray period writing within the ma... See More
1878 Ludlow, Vermont...
Item #682501
March 01, 1878
VERMONT TRIBUNE, Ludlow, March 1, 1878
* Ludlow, Vermont
* Windsor County
Contains news of the day with several advertisements.
Eight pages, piece torn away on the third leaf (pages 5-6) (see), minor margin and central fold wear, generally good.
1896 St. Johnsbury, Vermont...
Item #682425
July 01, 1896
ST. JOHNSBURY REPUBLICAN, Vermont, July 1, 1896
* Caledonia County
* "Best Small Town"
Uncommon publication from Northern New England. Contains news of the day with several advertisements.
Complete with 8 pages, minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
Africans [blacks] celebrate the abolition of the slave trade...
Item #682423
July 13, 1812
INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 13, 1812 The most notable content is on page 3 headed: "Thanksgiving" which begins: "The Africans in Boston will keep a Thanksgiving in commemoration of the abolition of the Slave Trade, to-morrow...The Procession will form..." with further details.
Rare to find such reports with specific mention of the "Africa... See More
1870 Fenian raids into Canada....
Item #682406
May 30, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 30, 1870
* Battle of Trout River
* Fenian Brotherhood raids
* Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada
The top of page 10 has one column headings that include: "THE FENIANS" "Seizure of Fenian War Material by United States Troops" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, light toning at the folds, a little spine wear, generally nice.... See More
From this small town in Northern Missouri...
Item #682344
January 28, 1887
THE HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri, Jan. 28, 1887
* Macon County
An uncommon title from this very small town in Northern Missouri. A typical newspaper of the day with local and regional reports and a wealth of ads.
Complete in 4 pages, never bound nor trimmed, a small hoe to the back leaf, a few small repairs. Good condition.
1889 Brookville, Indiana...
Item #682315
July 11, 1889
FRANKLIN DEMOCRAT, Indiana, July 11, 1889
* Rare title - Franklin County, Indiana
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day and period advertisements.
Complete, a little spine wear, light creasing, generally nice.
Newark NJ cemetery haunted ?... Ghost...
Item #682194
May 19, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 19, 1873
* Henry William Herbert - Frank Forester
* Mount Peasant Cemetery - Newark NJ
* Haunted graveyard - ghosts - goblin
The top of page 5 has one column headings: "THE NEWARK GHOST" "More Strange Stories About Ghostly Monsters" and more. (see)
Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.
Charles Dickens... Defends attacks on his personal life...
Item #682129
June 21, 1858
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Massachusetts, June 21, 1858
* Letter from Charles Dickens defending his character
Page 4 has a letter from Charles Dickens which is quite out of the ordinary. Although he states he rarely publicly defends against attacks on his personal life, recent accusations have led him to make an exception, the exception being this letter.
Other news of the day is found thro... See More
1877 Galveston, Texas fire...
Item #682103
June 09, 1877
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, June 9, 1877
* Galveston TX Texas fire
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Galveston Fire" "Losses and Insurance by Yesterday's Fire" See image for text here.
Complete, minor margin wear, otherwise in nice condition.... See More
Masonic Celebration of Washington's initiation...
Item #681958
November 02, 1852
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 5, 1852 The front page has a mention of: "Masonic Celebration at Cincinnati", and continues on page 4 describing the annual celebration of George Washington being "initiated as a member of the mystic tie".
Complete in 8 pages and in good condition.
Complete in 8 pages and in good condition.
Chief Sitting Bull on the warpath ?...
Item #681932
March 23, 1878
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, March 23, 1878
* Chief Sitting Bull on the warpath ?
The bottom of the front page has a small one column heading: "The Indian Situation" with subhead. See image for brief text.
Four pages, a little archival mending at the margins, minor wear, generally good. Should be handled with care.... See More
John D. Lee & the Mountain Meadow Massacre...
Item #681931
March 07, 1878
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, March 7, 1878
* John D. Lee confession ?
* re. Mountain Meadows Massacre
The front page has a small one column heading along the 1st column: "The Mountain Meadow Massacre Once More" (see) The incident happened a little more than a year earlier.
Four pages, some archival mending at the margins, minor wear, generally good. Should be handled with care.... See More
Chief Spotted Tail in 1875...
Item #681925
September 18, 1875
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 18, 1875
* Chief Spotted Tail - Agency
* Brulé Lakota Sioux Indians
Page 5 has an article headed: "WOGALAKA TONKA" "Spotted Tails Tepee" and more.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.
First airplane death - a passenger with Orville Wright...
Item #681887
September 23, 1908
THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, North Carolina, September 23, 1908
* Orville Wright Injured
* Thomas Etholen Selfridge Killed
* 1st powered airplane fatality
Page 4 has: "THE AIRSHIP DIASTER", with a corresponding article of, "The disaster to the air ship of Orville Wright in which the inventor was badly wounded and his companion killed is keenly felt in Washington, where t... See More
H.H. Holmes..... 1st U.S. serial killer....
Item #681883
July 30, 1895
DAILY GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, July 30, 1895
* H.H. Holmes - Herman Webster Mudgett
* Infamous "Murder Castle" in Chicago
* America's 1st serial killer
The top of page 3 has one column headings that include: "HOLMES' ENTERPRISES" "Skeletons Discovered Which Have Benn Traced to Him" and more. (see) Coverage on the recent murders by H. H. Holmes,... See More
1869 Camden, New Jersey...
Item #681702
June 02, 1869
WEST JERSEY PRESS, New Jersey, June 2, 1869
* Uncommon publication
This newspaper measures 27 x 21 inches, has news of the day and several advertisements during the reconstruction era shortly after the American Civil War.
Four pages, some wear and small tears at the folds, generally good.
1856 Bleeding Kansas...
Item #681675
August 25, 1856
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, Aug. 25, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
The front page has a one column heading: "The War In Kansas" with subhead. (see) Lengthy text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody sermon - 1876...
Item #681667
February 11, 1876
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 11, 1876
* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome
* Ira D. Sankey
The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "Revival Success" "The Evangelists Power" and more. Text takes up 2 full columns on the front page and continues on page 5.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 8 pa... See More
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