Franks Hawks breaks airplane speed record....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 6, 1929



* Aviator Frank Hawks

* Transcontinental airplane flight

* Speed record broken



The front page has a one column heading: "Hawks Breaks Coast to Coast Flight Record" Related photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on Franks Hawks record breaking transcontinental west-to-east airplane flight. Always nice to have notable events i... See More  

Premiere of 'The Godfather', plus an early review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 23, 1972 



* Opening day of original "The Godfather" movie review

* Marlon Brando - Al Pacino - Francis Ford Coppola

* Opening week premiere advertisement



The iconic move 'the Godfather' premiered at the Lowes Theater in New York City on March 15. It would not open at other theaters until March 21. Inside ... See More  

Financial aspect of U.S. entering WWII.......

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL--Pacific Coast Edition, San Francisco, Dec. 15, 1941



* Financial aspect of Pearl Harbor attack (4 days prior)

* United States is at war with the Axis



The banner headline across the top reads: "Huge Reserves, Big Crops Assure U.S. Abundant Wartime Food Supply" with various subheads and more. As might be expected from a finance newspaper, there is much conten... See More  

1968 Democratic National Convention protests...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1968



* 1968 Democratic National Convention protests

* United States involvement in the Vietnam War

* Far left-wing Democrats riot in Chicago, Illinois

* Support for presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey



The front page has three related photos with brief text. (see images) Much more on pages 23 through 29 with loads of... See More  

Rodney King trial verdict...

LOS ANGELES TIMES (Washington Edition), April 30, 1992



* Rodney King taped beating trial

* LAPD cops found not guilty



The front page has a banner headline: "All 4 in King Trial Acquitted; Verdict Stirs Outrage; Gov. Calls Out Guard" with subheads and two related photos. Much more inside.

Complete 1st section only with all 12 pages, nice condition.... See More  

SS Viking sailing ship explosion disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1931



* SS Viking sealing ship explosion disaster

* Film producer Varick Frissell



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "24 MISSING FROM THE VIKING; SARGENT, INJURED, IS SAVED; RESCUE BOATS REACH ISLAND" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the SS Viking disaster near Horse Islands off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Always nice to have ... See More  

Selma-Montgomery march ruling... Johnson's voting bill...

WALL STREET JOURNAL, Pacific Coast Edition, March 18, 1965  On the front page under the heading "World Wide" reports "Johnson Sent his new Negro voting bill to Congress"; "Alabama Officials were barred from hindering a 50-mile civil-rights march" and "Martin Luther King, Jr. triumphantly announced the decision to hundreds of his followers massed before the c... See More  

The "Battle of Los Angeles" during World War II...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Feb. 25, 1942 



* Battle of Los Angeles - Air Raid

* Japanese airplane attack ? UFO's ?



The front page has a two column headline: "War in California: Intern Japs, Congressmen Demand; Sub Raider Is Still Loose" with subheads. (see images)

This is a report on what is known as the "Battle of Los Angeles".  This event was a curious inci... See More  

Fighting U-Boats in American Waters...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Jan. 30, 1942



* German U-boats in American waters

* Submarines along New Jersey coast

* Early in World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SUBS SIGHTED OFF JERSEY; Report 3 or 4 Boats in Pack" with subheads. Nice for display.

Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

1942 USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) Sinking...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 3, 1942



* USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) sinking

* United States Navy destroyer

* German submarine U-578 - U-boat

* Cape May, New Jersey - Atlantic coast



The front page has a great banner headline in displayable lettering: "SUB SINKS DESTROYER OFF N.J., MANY LOST" with subhead. (see images) Terrific for display.

Complete with 28 pages, light toning at t... See More  

Aberdeen, Washington hotel fire of 1949...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 4, 1949 



* Lafayette Residential Hotel fire 

* Aberdeen, Washington 



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 24: "HOTEL FLASH FIRE KILLS 7 ON COAST" "Screaming Guests on Ledges Carried Down Ladders---Others Trapped Inside"



Tells of the Lafayette Residential Hotel fire in Aberdeen, Washington.



Other n... See More  

The Lowry War in North Carolina...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 28, 1872 



* Andrew Strong killed

* Lowry's War - gang

* Pembroke, North Carolina

* Scuffletown



Page three has an article on the Lowery (Lowry, Lowrie) War in North Carolina.

The Lowry War is a notable event in North Carolina history. Led by Henry Berry Lowry, whose father and brother were murdered by men of the Confederate Home Guard, a band of American... See More  

German U-Boats on American Coast campaign (1918)...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1918



* German U-Boats - submarines

* North American coast campaign



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIVERS AT WORK OFF U. S. COAST; Passenger Liner Radios Submarine Attack" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

On the U.S. Navy's considering San Diego as a naval base...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 25, 1918  



* Naval Base San Diego to be created

* United States Navy considers S.D.

* Best title to be had ? - very rare



A nice issue on the founding era of the United States Navy's relationship with San Diego, one which has grown tremendously ever since 1918 to become the home port of the Pacific Fleet, a base composed of 13 piers, with... See More  

Very first Santa Anita Handicap horse race...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Feb. 24, 1935



* Very first Santa Anita Handicap

* Thoroughbred horse race - racing

* Arcadia, California racetrack



The top of the front page of this section has a two column heading: "AZUCAR BEATS LADYSMAN IN $127,000 COAST STAKE WITH EQUIPOISE SEVENTH" with subheads and photo. (see images)

Complete sport's section only with al... See More  

First report: the wreck of the Atlantic...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1873  Over half of the front page contains the first report of this infamous marine disaster off the coast of Nova Scotia. The wreck of the ocean steamer Atlantic on a rock, about fifty yards from Meagher's Island, in the County of Halifax on April 1, 1873, will long be remembered as one of the most disastrous wrecks on the North American coast. Not only was the v... See More  

Full page Winslow Homer print... Custer and the Indians...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 16, 1869  The prime print would be the full page by famed artist Winslow Homer: "Winter At Sea--Taking in Sail Off The Coast" with a related article. This print is in great condition.

The front page shows: "Winter Sports--Ice Boats on the Hudson" and; "Destructive Conflagration at Lynn, Massachusetts".

Among other prints... See More  

Black soldiers in the military... focus on Louisiana...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 7, 1863  The front page has a large print showing Black soldiers captioned: "Pickets of the First Louisiana 'Native Guard' Guarding the New Orleans...Railroad" with a related article, plus: "The Old Slave Laws".

The back page has the illustration: "A Queer Rencontre", which shows a black soldier being ... See More  

Huge front page map shows much of Texas...

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 30, 1861 



* Gulf of Mexico coast map

* Texas - Mexico



An extremely decorative issue, as the entire front page is taken up with a huge map headed: "THE GREAT EUROPEAN ALLIANCE AGAINST THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC" with a subhead: "The Gulf Slope of Mexico--The Harbor of Vera Cruz and the National Road to the Capital--Scene of Operations of the English, Fren... See More  

Broadside newspaper on naval battles...

THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, England, May 17, 1779 



* Action of 13 May 1779

* Sir James Wallace

* Saint-Malo coast

* Naval battle of frigates



This is an uncommon broadside newspaper, single sheet and printed on one side only. The focus of this issue is on naval victories off the Brittany coast of France. Measures 7 3/4 by 12 inches, very nice condition.... See More  

Kobe Bryant charged w/ sexual assault...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 19, 2003



* Kobe Bryant charged with sexual assault

* Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard

* NBA basketball - Eagle County, Colorado



The front page has a three column heading: "Bryant Charged; He Admits Adultery but Denies Assault" with two related photos. (see images) Much more in the sport's section with a front page banner headline: "'I'm I... See More  

Rare Confederate title reports on the siege of Vicksburg, just before its fall…

CAROLINA SPARTAN, Spartanburg, South Carolina, July 2, 1863  



* Very rare Confederate publication

* Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi



A rare Confederate title to say the least. The front page begins with some nice reporting on the siege of Vicksburg with reports headed “From Vicksburg” which include some over-optimistic thoughts: “…that perfect confidence prevail... See More  

Nast Santa.... "Another Stocking to fill"...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 3, 1880  The entire ftpg. is a Thomas Nast print captioned: "A Merry Christmas" showing Santa Claus dancing with Mother Goose (see). The doublepage centerfold is a very nice Thomas Nast Christmas print captioned: "Another Stocking to Fill" showing Santa Claus leaning over a sleeping baby (see). A full page shows: "Bringing Home C... See More  

Santa Claus on his sleigh...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 26, 1874  The full front page is a print: "Faith--Waiting for Santa Claus" showing a young girl waiting at the door of a toy store.

Inside has a nice full page: "Santa Claus is Coming!" showing Santa on his sleigh being pulled by 4 reindeer.

The great, tipped-in (no binding holes),  doublepage centerfold is: A Dream of a Christmas... See More  

Irma Grese... Belsen trial... Nazi Woman guard...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1945



* Female SS guard Irma Grese

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trial

* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities

* "Hyena of Auschwitz" - "The Beautiful Beast"



Page 12 has a one column heading: "BELSEN TORTURES BY WOMAN LISTED"  with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report... See More