1966 Chuck Berry & The Byrds concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 24, 1966



* Chuck Berry "King of Rock and Roll"

* American singer, songwriter & guitarist

* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement

* The Byrds - rock band upcoming performances ad



Page 20 has a small advertisement for a "Chuck Berry & The Four Tops" concert at Carnegie Hall. Berry is known as the "Father of... See More  

1966 James Brown & The Byrds concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 17, 1966



* American singer James Brown "Mr. Dynamite"

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* The Byrds - rock band upcoming performances ad



Page 16 has a small advertisement for a "Mr. Dynamite James BROWN" performance at Madison Square Garden. He is known as the "Godfather of Soul".

Another ad on... See More  

1902 Outlaw Harry Tracy commits suicide...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, Aug. 8, 1902



* Old West outlaw Harry Tracy suicide

* Hole-in-the-Wall Gang member death



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BANDIT TRACY DEAD" with subheads and illustration of Tracy. (see images) Harry Tracy was an outlaw from the closing days of the Old West and is said to have run with Butch Cassidy & the Hol... See More  

1910 Primero, Colorado coal mine disaster...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 2, 1910



* Primero coal mine mining explosion disaster

* Las Animas County, Colorado ghost town

* Browder - Drakesboro, Kentucky mine explosion



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "114 DEAD IN TWO MINE EXPLOSIONS" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... See More  

1967 "Black Power/White Power" illustration...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 21, 1967



* French artist & writer Tom Ungerer

* Black Power/White Power racial illustration

* Paul Thek's "Dead Hippie" sculpture



The front page has Tomi Ungerer's racist illustration titled: "Black Power/White Power" (see image)

source: Poster Auctions International, Inc.: “Black Po... See More  

1967 Neil Diamond nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 24, 1967



* Early Neil Diamond performance advertisement

* American singer - songwriter - musician

* Pre "Sweet Caroline (1969)" song fame

* "The Bitter End" nightclub - Manhattan



Page 27 has a small advertisement for a Neil Diamond performance at "The Bitter End" nightclub in Manhattan. This ... See More  

1968 The Bee Gees NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1968



* The BEE GEES concert advertisement

* Forest Hills Tennis Stadium - Queens NYC

* Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb brothers

* The Jimi Hendrix Experience concert ad



Page 22 has a 7 x 6 inch advertisement for a "The Incredible BEE GEES" concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City. (see image... See More  

The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968 concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21, 1968



* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance

* American guitarist, singer and songwriter

* Philharmonic Hall concert advertisement

* 2nd Quaker City Rock Festival, Philadelphia



Page 34 has a 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "Jimi Hendrix Experience" concert at the Philharmonic Hall. (see image) This was... See More  

Martina Navratilova wins 1st major tennis singles...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 7, 1978



* Martina Navratilova vs. Chris Evert

* Wimbledon Championships - Women's singles

* Very first major tennis singles title



The front page has a banner headline: "Evert Loses at Wimbledon" with subhead and photo. (see images) This was her very first Major Women's singles championship.

Complete 1st section only with 30 pages, light toning at... See More  

1970 The Snake Pit (Gay Bar) police raid...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 19, 1970



* The Snake Pit - gay bar police raid

* After-hours homosexual establishment

* NYPD inspector Seymour Pine

* Woodstock revisited with photos



The front page has a two column heading: "The Boys in the Snake Pit: Games 'Straights' Play" with lead-in: "'Remember the Stonewall !'" and 2... See More  

Five issue lot from before the Revolutionary War...

(5) THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, A group of five issues dated Dec. 5, 1758, Nov. 18, 1760, Dec. 28, 1762, May 19, 1768, and April 11, 1772. A nice little group lot providing a flavor of life in England from the period when tensions were growing with its American colonies. 

Each issue is complete in 8 pages, 8 by 11 inches, perhaps minor rubbing & foxing to some, generally in very nice ... See More  

Early 1963 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 11, 1963



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* The Town Hall - New York City

* First major solo concert appearance



Page 15 has a small but early advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at The Town Hall in New York City. (see image) This was considered Dylan's 1st major solo concert performance and was used as one of h... See More  

1970 Grateful Dead album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 26, 1970



* Grateful Dead album release advertisement

* "American Beauty" Trucking - Ripple & more

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for the release of "American Beauty" music album by the Grateful Dead. Includes a photo of the band. (see imag... See More  

World premiere ad for "The French Connection"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village (weekly), New York, Oct. 7, 1971



* "The French Connection" World premiere advertisement

* American neo-noir action thriller film - movie

* Famed actors Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider

* Car chase fame - Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle



Page 61 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for: "The French Connection" for it's World premiere in ... See More  

1973 Led Zeppelin MSG concert advertisement......

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 21, 1973



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* 1973 North American tour advertisement

* Madison Square Garden - Manhattan

* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers

* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival



Page 65 has a full page advertisement for the "Led Zeppelin" concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This w... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1671...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 22, 1671



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuri... See More  

1970 Led Zeppelin III album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 15, 1970



* Led Zeppelin III album release advertisement

* English rock band - Bron-Yr-Aur cottage fame

* Robert Plant - Jimmy Page - John Bonham



Page 41 has a full page advertisement for the release of "Led Zeppelin III" music album. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no... See More  

1977 Fleetwood Mac MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 11, 1977



* Fleetwood Mac rock band concert advertisement

* First performance at Madison Square Garden

* Rumours album Tour - Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham



Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for the "FLEETWOOD MAC" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This was the first time this iconic group ... See More  

Death of Dwight D. Eisenhower...

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, March 28, 1969 



* Dwight D. Eisenhower death 

* Terrific for display



The front page is mostly taken up with a large photo with banner headline: "EISENHOWER DIES" (see image) Great for display. Much more on the following pages.

Present is the entire first section (of 4) with pages 1-20, good condition.... See More  

1974 Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 24, 1975



* Peter Frampton - guitarist, singer & songwriter

* Madison square Garden music concert advertisement

* "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" World premiere

* American psychological drama film - movie



Pages 54 & 55 has a nice double page advertisement for "THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP with RICK DERRIN... See More  

1970 PINK FLOYD concert ad... Panther 21 protest...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 26, 1970



* Pink Floyd Fillmore East concerts advertisement

* British psychedelic rock group - band performance

* 1st NYC Appearances - David Gilmour - Roger Waters

* Black Panther 21 full page protest march notice (see)



Page 33 has a 10 x 2 1/2 advertisement for the "PINK FLOYD" concerts at the Fillmore East. (see images) Th... See More  

THE WHO "Tommy Tour" Concerts ad (1969)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 5, 1969



* Early The Who - English rock band

* "Tommy Tour" concerts advertisement

* Fillmore East rock venue - Manhattan

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon

* Opening acts w/ Chuck Berry and more



Page 38 has a 1/2 page advertisement for a early "THE WHO" concert at the East Fillmore venue in Manhattan... See More  

Exploring the Yellowstone... Westward expansion...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 15, 1820 



* Yellowstone expedition - American frontier



Certainly the best is the lengthy report headed: "Expedition to the Yellow Stone" which has some great detail on this expedition, which is a very early report. The text takes over 3 pages and includes a half pg. chart headed: "Statement Showing the Movement of the Troops com... See More  

Bobby Jones behind at the 1929 U.S. Open...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1929 



* Golfer Bobby Jones at the U.S. Open

* Winged Foot Golf Club at Mamaroneck



The front page has a one column heading: "JONES LOSES LEAD AT GOLF IN STORM" with subheads. (see) Much more in the sport's section (page 11) with banner headline, stats and related photos. Jones would come from behind to win the U. S. Open.

Other news, sports an... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1684...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 3, 1684



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measurin... See More