Baby New Year, 1924...
Item #675248
December 30, 1923
THE DETROIT NEWS, December 30, 1923 (Rotogravure Section only)
* Baby (toddler?) New Year, 1924
* Photos of Guido Mayr, Anton Lang, and Andreas Lang
This 8 page authentic Rotogravure Section has a full-page photo of "Baby New Year - 1924" which would look grate framed. Also included are additional photos of noteworthy events of the period, including photos of the well-known actor... See More
Kennedy assassination report in a Dallas newspaper...
Item #675101
November 23, 1963
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963
* From the city where it happened
A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead: "Johnson Becomes President", plus a rather large photo of &q... See More
Babe Ruth to Sign 1 Year with Yankees...
Item #674826
March 16, 1932
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, March 16, 1932
* Babe Ruth to sign 1 year contract
* New York Yankees (day of)
* Major League baseball MLB
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a two column heading: "Some One Ought to Tell Babe How Much $70,000 Really Is" with small photo of Ruth. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, ... See More
Death of Dale Earnhardt... In a Daytona newspaper...
Item #674814
February 19, 2001
THE NEWS-JOURNAL, Daytona Beach, Florida, February 19, 2001 (Dale Earnhardt's Fatal Crash)
* From the city where it happened
* Great for framing or as a memento
Whether you are a NASCAR fan or not, collectors cannot fail to admit that one of the more notable--and tragic--events in NASCAR racing was the death of the famed Dale Earnhardt at the Daytona 500 racetrac... See More
1933 Bank Holiday Ordered...
Item #674507
March 09, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1933.
* United States Bank Holiday
* The Great Depression
* Franklin D. Roosevelt
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ROOSEVELT GETS PLEDGE OF NEW CURRENCY LAW TODAY FROM CONGRESS CHIEFS, SO BANKS CAN OPEN TOMORROW; SCRIP PLAN ABANDONED; HOARDED GOLD IS CALLED BACK" with subheads. (see) More on the following pages with related photo. This act... See More
Premiere of "The Lost Boys", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #674450
July 31, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 31, 1987
* Best "The Lost Boys" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Horror comedy - Vampires - cult classic
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Lost Boys" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area'... See More
Bush Wins... Then Wins Again!!!
A great pair of issues...
Item #674311
November 08, 2000
THE LEDGER, Lakeland, Florida (two issues).
* George W. Bush election & recount win
Given the attention of the current presidential election, here is a terrific--and perhaps the very best--pair of issues on the election controversy of George W. Bush's second term.
From the state of Florida, which was the focus of the turmoil of this election, the two issues have headlines which rela... See More
The Brother Jonathan disaster... The Atlantic Cable...
Item #674275
August 28, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, NY, August 28, 1865 The front page has a wonderful graphic of the Atlantic Cable showing the proposed terminus, and more. Also included are additional front page details regarding the Brother Jonathan disaster. Headlines include: "THE CABLE" "Further Particulars of the Loss" "Mr. Russell's Journal" "A Trip to Newfoundland" "T... See More
Kennedy assassination report in a Dallas newspaper...
Item #673864
November 23, 1963
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963
* From the city where it happened
A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead: "Johnson Becomes President", plus a rather large photo of &q... See More
1993 World Trade Center Bombing...
Item #673784
February 27, 1993
DAILY NEWS, New York, NY, February 27, 1993
* 1st attack on World trade Center
The front page has a nice headline: "NEW YORK'S DAY OF TERROR" with related photo and subhead. (see) Much more on the following pages. Great to have from this famous NYC tabloid publication.
Complete with all 32 pages, great condition.
Dramatic Hawaii statehood newspaper, from Honolulu...
Item #673077
March 12, 1959
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, March 12, 1959
* Hawaii statehood
* Joins the Union
* Great title to have in
See the photo for this very dramatic & displayable front page. Nearly half of the front page is taken up with: "Congress Says YES ! " in huge letters dropped out of a large red box, above which is printed: "Statehood Extra". The banner headline beneath... See More
Burgoo King Wins 1932 Kentucky Derby...
Item #672988
May 08, 1932
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1932
* Burgoo King wins Kentucky Derby
* American Thoroughbred racehorse
The front page has a five column heading: "40,000 See Burgoo King Win Derby" with subheads. The front page of section 2 (sports) has a seven column headline: "BURGOO KING'S TIME 3 2-5 SECONDS BEHIND RECORD" with subheads and related photo. Page 3 of this section ha... See More
Abortions ruled legal: Roe vs. Wade decision...
Item #672817
January 23, 1973
THE MORNING NEWS, Paterson, N.J., Ohio, Jan. 23, 1973
* Abortion made legal
* Roe v. Wade decision
* U.S. Supreme Court
*** Front leaf only ***
This is the front leaf only. The front page has the Supreme Court's landmark decision on Roe v. Wade. While some of the coverage was continued onto inside pages which are not present, finding issues with the Roe v. Wade decision are quite rare... See More
Creating a Jewish homeland in 1946...
Item #672766
July 27, 1946
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 27, 1946
* Creating the Jewish homeland
* Israel - Palestine - Jews - Judaica
Page 8 has a report on the work towards creating a Jewish homeland in Israel/Palestine, with a one column heading: "Entry Of 100,000 Jews Held Key Zionist Demand" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Comp... See More
World War II war may be over...
Item #672653
August 14, 1945
GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, Penn., Aug. 14, 1945
* World War II ending
* Japanese surrendering
The front page banner headline is an early announcement that the war with Japan was coming to an end: "JAP RADIO BROADCASTS TOKYO WILL ACCEPT ALLIED SURRENDER TERMS" with a subhead. (see) Nice for display. Indeed, the next day's edition in newspapers across the country would ... See More
World War II comes to Los Angeles...
Item #671956
February 25, 1942
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER--EXTRA, Feb. 25, 1942 This issue has a screaming, two-line banner headline reads: "JAP SUB SHELLS CALIFORNIA COAST" with a banner subheads as well: "Oil Field Near Sta. Barbara Bombarded".
During one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats, a Japanese submarine surfaced near Santa Barbara and shelled Ellwood Oil field in Goleta. Altho... See More
Abortions ruled legal: Roe vs. Wade decision...
Item #671938
January 23, 1973
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, Ohio, Jan. 23, 1973 This is the front leaf only. The front page has the Supreme Court's landmark decision on Roe v. Wade. While some of the coverage was continued onto inside pages which are not present, finding issues with the Roe v. Wade decision are quite rare.
The 3 column, 3-line heading states: "Ruling Signals Change In Ohio author writer of the decision.
Thi... See More
Abortions ruled legal: Roe vs. Wade decision...
Item #671937
January 23, 1973
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, Ohio, Jan. 23, 1973 This is the front leaf only. The front page has the Supreme Court's landmark decision on Roe v. Wade. While some of the coverage was continued onto inside pages which are not present, finding issues with the Roe v. Wade decision are quite rare.
The 3 column, 3-line heading states: "Ruling Signals Change In Ohio author writer of the decision.
Thi... See More
The War Is Over!
Item #671907
August 15, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 15, 1945
* World War II ends
* Japanese surrenders
Large, bold, single headline: "GREAT WAR ENDS!" with "Japs Will Surrender to Gen. M'Arthur" and subheads. (see) Small photo of MacArthur as well. Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, very nice condition.... See More
Chicago White Stockings: National League champs...
Item #671867
October 14, 1882
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 14, 1882 Inside has a very nice half page illustration captioned: "The Chicago Baseball Team, Winners Of The National League Championship." This is a team portrait of eleven players in uniform, including M. J. Kelly and A. C. Anson. The bottom half of that leaf has a print of a comet over New York City, Another page is taken up with 6 i... See More
Chicago White Stockings: National League champs...
Item #671866
October 14, 1882
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 14, 1882 Inside has a very nice half page illustration captioned: "The Chicago Baseball Team, Winners Of The National League Championship." This is a team portrait of eleven players in uniform, including M. J. Kelly and A. C. Anson. The bottom half of that leaf has a print of a comet over New York City, Another page is taken up with 6 i... See More
Martin Luther King & the Montgomery bus boycott: found guilty...
Item #671727
March 26, 1956
DAILY WORKER, New York, March 26, 1956 The top of the front page has: "Thousands Here Hail Convicted Alabama Leader" with the text beginning: "Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of the historic anti-segregation bus boycott in the Montgomery, Ala., struggle, was hailed yesterday by an overflow turnout of 3,5000 persons at the Concord Baptist Church...Rev. King, the first of 9... See More
Martin Luther King & the Montgomery bus boycott trial...
Item #671726
March 20, 1956
DAILY WORKER, New York, March 20, 1956 The top of the front page has: "Voids Charge Against 3 of 93 in Alabama Trial" which begins: "The mass trial of Negro bus boycott leaders began today... Alabama judge Eugene Carter dismissed charges against three defendants, but ordered that individual trials against 90 others get underway at once." The article continues: "Thetf... See More
Sergeant Alvin C. York's death ...
Item #671723
September 02, 1964
THE PHOENIX GAZETTE, Arizona, Sept. 2, 1964 The bottom of the front page has the 4-column head: "War Hero Alvin York Dies" with 2 photos of him.
Sergeant York was one of the most decorated soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking at least one machine gun, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132.... See More
English Channel Lighthouse...
Item #671714
November 29, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 29, 1902 The cover features a full page photo of: "The Beachy Head Lighthouse, Recently Completed" in the English Channel, which contains a related article on an inside page.
Additional coverage, while not shown in the photos, includes: "The American Hemp Industry", "Thirty-Seven-Inch Mills Reflecting Telescope and Spectrograp... See More
Assaying gold and silver...
Item #671712
February 15, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 15, 1902 This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Assaying Gold and Silver Bullion at the New York Assay Office; Mail Transportation in Cities;The Improvement of Washington; The Yerkes Observatory Two-Foot Reflector; A Pigeon Ranch; and other articles and advertisements.
The issue is complete in 16 pages and is in good condition... See More
Testing the "Lusitania"...
Item #671710
August 10, 1907
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 10, 1907, from New York.
* Testing the Lusitania
* The Great Mastodons
This issue contains the following prints and/or articles: The "Lusitania", "The International Kite Ascensions", "Erecting the Great Cantilever Bridge", "The Greatest Mastodons". This is a full issue and is in good condition. See photo for addit... See More
Great automobile issue...
Item #671708
January 06, 1912
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 6, 1912 This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: "The Selection of a Motor Truck", "The Riding Qualities of a Cart", "Making the Starting Crank Obsolete", "A Fertile Field for Inventors - Opportunities Offered by the Automobile Industry", "Gasoline in War", "The Pleasure Boat&#... See More
Manufacturing rifles at the Springfield Armory...
Item #671249
April 29, 1899
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 29, 1899 The front cover of the issue is entitled "Manufacture of Krag-Jorgensen Rifles at the Springfield Armory" which is comprised of four illustrations with additional illustrations within the issue.
Inside includes: "The Marvin Electric Rock Drill" "An Improved Band-Saw-Setting Machine" "Sutro Baths of San Francisc... See More
Roentgen's x-ray discovery...
Item #671193
February 08, 1896
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 8, 1896
* Discovery of the X-ray
* Wilhelm Roentgen
Page 2 has: "Prof. Roentgen's Discovery" (Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen) which is further reporting of his discover of the x-ray.
The front page shows: "New Harlem River Bridge and Park Avenue Improvement, New York City".
Additional articles are: "An Improved Propel... See More
First report on John F. Kennedy's assassination... In a Dallas newspaper...
Item #671035
November 22, 1963
THE DALLAS TIMES HERALD, Texas, November 22, 1963
* John F. Kennedy assassination
* Best title to be had (1st report)
Serious collectors always try to obtain historic newspapers from the city where the event happened. For JFK's assassination that would be a Dallas newspaper.
Of the two newspapers which published in Dallas in 1963 only the TIMES HERALD reported the assassination o... See More
20 straight victories for boxer Joe Louis...
Item #670640
June 26, 1935
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 26, 1935
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* vs. Primo Carnera
The front page has five column headline: "57,000 See Louis Stop Carnera in 6th" with subheads. (see) More on the front page of the sport's section with banner headline and round by round description.
Thirty pages, rag edition, missing the back page which had various... See More
Alexander Graham Bell...
Item #670572
May 02, 1903
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 2, 1903
* Alexander Graham Bell cover photo (nice for display)
The full front cover of the issue features a photo of "Alexander Graham Bell" which also features his signature below it along with an accompanying article inside. Within the issue is: "The Stanley Airship"; "Powerful English Locomotive for Suburban Traffic"; "... See More
Fantastic broadside on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt...
Item #670309
April 12, 1945
THE SCIO TRIBUNE--EXTRA !, Linn County, Oregon, April 12, 1945
* Very usual broadside extra
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR death
* Great for display
The photos tells it all. We have never seen a newspaper with such a dramatic presentation on the front page. The publisher wanted to use larger letters than the width of his newspaper would allow so he set all the type below the masthead si... See More
Red Sox win the 1915 World Series...
Item #670255
October 13, 1915
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Oct. 13, 1915
* Boston Red Sox win
* Baseball's World Series
* Babe Ruth's 1st full season
* Start of the so-called curse ?
A nice banner headline announces that the Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies to win the 1915 World Series: "RED SOX WIN 5-4; TAKE SERIES" with the first column containing he box score of ... See More
Richard Byrd's 1929 Flight over Antarctica...
Item #670224
December 03, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1929.
* Richard Byrd's Antarctica expedition
* Story of his flight told by him
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "BYRD TELLS OF DARING CLIMB IN PLANE OVER JAGGED PEAKS TO POLAR PLATEAU; WON BY SCANT MARGIN, THE POLE AHEAD" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publica... See More
Nazi African Campaign... The "Amerikaland" is sunk...
Item #669206
February 08, 1942
PM SUNDAY, New York, N.Y., dated February 8, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Next? - Nazi African Campaign Points to America" "We Sink Two Jap Ships, Damage Two" "Nazi Subs Sink 18th Ship Off U.S. Coast" (the Swedish motorship Amerikaland). The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue in two-sections and is in nice co... See More
Review & premiere of "The Princess Bride", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #668434
September 25, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 25, 1987
* Best "The Princess Bride" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Romantic fantasy adventure comedy-drama film
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Princess Bride" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - t... See More
Death reports os Edward Smith and Al Loving - noteworthy Black Americans...
Item #668359
July 09, 2005
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 9, 2005
* Death reports of 2 noteworthy Black Americans
* Edward Smith - co-founder of the Black Stuntmen's Association
* Al Loving - African-American abstract expressionist painter
Page B12 and B13, under "Obituaries", has "Edward Smith; 81; Fought for Film Work for Black Stuntman" and "Al Loving, 69; African American Abstract Artist ... See More
Ernest Lehman (famed screenwriter) and June Haver (actress) death reports...
Item #668358
July 06, 2005
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 6, 2005
* Multiple noteworthy death reports
* Ernest Lehman (screenwriter)
* June Haver (actress - the next 'Betty Grable')
* James B. Stockdale (Vice Admiral of the Navy - POW)
Pages B8 and B9 have three noteworthy death reports with corresponding photos. The headings are: "June Haver, 79; Movie Star Later Married Actor Fred MacMurray", "Ern... See More
London Transit Bombings... Evan Hunter (The Blackboard Jungle) death...
Item #668357
July 08, 2005
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 8, 2005
* The London Transit bombings of April 7, 2005
* Multiple photos and related articles
* Death report of Evan Hunter, author of "The Blackboard Jungle"
The front page has graphic photos and significant coverage of the London Transit Bombings under the full-banner heading: "Terrorists Strike in London", with a banner subheading: "At L... See More
Richard Byrd returns from Antarctica in 1930...
Item #668240
March 10, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1930
* Richard Byrd's Antarctica expedition return
* Flagship "The City of New York"
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "BYRD AND HIS MEN REACH NEW ZEALAND; WELCOMING CHEERS MARK THE RETURN OF THE EXPEDITION FROM THE ANTARCTIC" with subheads and nice photo of Byrd (see) Lengthy text continues on page 2 with photo of t... See More
Rabbi Kagan (Chofetz Chaim) death service...
Item #667928
September 24, 1933
NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1933
* Yisrael Meir Kagan (The Chofetz Chaim)
* Rabbi Kagan death memorial - Musar movement
While this issue provides a significant amount of content regarding the affairs and progress of the Nazi party on Germany, the most significant content is the page 37 memorial service report on Chofetz Chaim with a one column heading: "Chofetz Chaim Rites Pla... See More
Pre-premiere of "Pink Floyd - The Wall", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #667799
August 12, 1982
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 12, 1982
* Earliest "Pink Floyd - The Wall" advertisement ?
* Pre-grand opening day movie premiere (eve)
* Live-action/animated musical drama film
A terrific issue on the pre-premiere of the motion picture hit "Pink Floyd - The Wall" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment i... See More
How cartoons are made...
Item #667184
October 14, 1916
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 14, 1916 The entire front page is taken up with an illustration captioned: "Animated Cartoons In the Making: Filming the Successive Drawings." showing a man doing just that. An inside page is entirely devoted to: "Animated Cartoons in the Making--How 16,000 Drawings are Prepared & Photographed in Producing 1000 Feet of Motion Picture Fil... See More
Color cover showing birds by C. Coles Phillips... "The Cooking Lesson" by W. V. Cahill...
Item #666949
April 01, 1911
THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, April 1, 1911 The cover has a decorative, displayable, color cover of birds in flight from a painting by C. Coles Phillips. It would look great framed. The inside of the cover has a full page ad sponsored by the Cream of Wheat Co., "THE COOKING LESSON", from a painting by W. V. Cahill. Also found within is page of color doll cut-outs (not... See More
1910 cut-outs for dolls...
A finely dressed young lady... Kellogg's Corn Flakes......
Item #666948
September 01, 1910
THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, September 1, 1910 The cover has a decorative, displayable, color cover of a young woman dressed for an outing by Harrison Fisher. It would look great framed. The back cover has a wonderful full page ad for Kellogg's Corn Flakes. The inside has period color cut-outs for dolls. Other prints are found throughout.
The issue measures approx. 11&quo... See More
Color print of a young woman... Turn-of-the-century hats...
Item #666945
October 15, 1910
THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, October 15, 1910 The cover has a decorative, displayable, color cover of a young woman by Henry Hutt. It would look great framed. For those who appreciate turn-of-the-century fashion, located within are 4 pages of vignettes showing various woman's hats of the era. Additional color and B&W prints.
The issue measures approx. 11" by 16&q... See More
Displayable color print of a young girl...
Item #666944
January 01, 1912
THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, January, 1912 The cover has a decorative, displayable, color cover of a young girl. It would look great framed. Additional color and B&W prints are found within. See images for details. For those who appreciate turn-of-the-century advertising, the full page Gold Medal flour ad is particularly nice. An interesting article for a Girl's Club s... See More
President Clinton impeached in 1998...
Item #666660
December 20, 1998
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, December 20, 1998
* President Bill Clinton impeachment
* Perjury and obstruction of justice
The front page features a large, banner headline "IMPEACHED" with with subheads and photo. Nice for display. More inside.
Incomplete issue containing the 1st section only with pages 1-6, nice condition.... See More
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