1898 Klondike Gold Rush... Yukon... Alaska...
Item #714257
February 05, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 5, 1898
* Klondike Gold Rush - Dawson City
* Yukon - Alaska - Canada
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FROM DAWSON CITY" with subheads. (see images) 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.
Complete wit... See More
2000 Alaska Airlines Flight 261 disaster...
Item #712870
February 01, 2000
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 1, 2000
* Alaska Airlines Flight 261 disaster
* McDonnell Douglas MD-83 airliner
* Pacific Ocean airplane crash
The front page has a banner headline: "Jetliner Plunges Into Pacific; 88 Feared Dead in Crash off Ventura County" with subhead, related photo and map. (see images) Much more inside.
complete with all sections (130+ pages), very nice condition.... See More
Whaling disaster of 1871....
Item #710255
November 07, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, November 7, 1871
* Whaling disaster of 1871
* Bowhead whales hunting
* Arctic ice jam
Page 7 has a very brief article headed with small heading: "The Whaling Fleet Disaster" and subhead. (see image)
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a little irregular along the spine, generally in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The Whaling Disaster of 1871 wa... See More
Nome, Alaska destroyed by fire in 1934...
Item #709360
September 18, 1934
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 18, 1934
* Nome, Alaska fire disaster
* Norton Sound, Bering Sea
The front page has a one column heading: "Fire Destroys Nome, Alaska; Gold Rush City" The back page has a street scene photo in Nome. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More
Ratifying "Seward's Folly"...
Item #702873
April 10, 1867
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, April 10, 1867
* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia
* Votes for ratification - success
Page 4 has a somewhat inconspicuous yet very historic report headed: "Washington" "Special Dispatch to the Republican" "The Purchase of Russia-America". The report mentions there were votes aga... See More
United States-Russian Treaty: "Seward's Folly"...
Item #698786
June 21, 1867
NEW-YORK HERALD, June 21, 1867
* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia
The top of page ten has: "Washington" "Proclamation by the President--Ratification of the Treaty With Russia" which formalized the controversial purchase of Alaska.
The proclamation states in part: "Whereas, The Treaty between the United States...and His M... See More
Rare and very early from the "Alaska Territory"...
Item #698596
June 04, 1887
THE ALASKAN, Sitka, Alaska Territory, June 4, 1887
* Very rare Alaska Territorial issue
Rarely are newspapers from Alaska found from before the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 when interest grew dramatically. This newspaper pre-dates the gold rush by ten years.
The format of the newspaper is much like other newspapers of the day, being four pages of small folio size (measures 13 by 20 in.)... See More
Alaska celebrates its first Fourth of July as a member of the Union...
Item #698386
July 03, 1959
DAILY SENTINEL, Sitka, Alaska, June 3 (misprint: proper date on inside pages is July 3), 1959
* Alaska statehood on the 4th of July
A dramatic front page, taken up simply with: "A Salute To the 49-Star Flag", the flag of the United States, and a large photo of the city of Sitka.
This is more a celebration of Alaska's first celebration of the 4th of July as a state, as A... See More
Dutch Harbor, Alaska bombed.... Midway...
Item #697827
June 04, 1942
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass, June 4, 1942.
* Dutch Harbor, Alaska
* Japanese airplane attack
* Battle of Midway eve
* Reinhard Heydrich killed
* "The Blond Beast" "Hangman"
The front page has a nice banner headline: "WEST COAST ALERT FOR RAIDS" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning at the margin... See More
Rare 19th century Alaska newspaper: first we have seen...
Item #697341
September 26, 1892
THE ALASKA HERALD, Sitka, Sept. 26, 1892
* Very rare Alaska Territorial issue
A quite rare newspaper from Alaska which existed for just over two years, from June 27, 1892 thru Sept. 23, 1894. This is the volume 1, number 14 issue.
This is the first of this title we have encountered in our 47+ years.
Four pages, 11 by 16 inches, printed on high-quality newsprint, pages 2 & 3 have... See More
The Nome Nugget from Alaska...
Item #695596
July 01, 1938
THE NOME NUGGET, Alaska, July 1, 1938
* Rare publication
Banner headlines on the front page announce: "Typhoon Causes Two Day Horror Japanese Islands" and: "Continuous Chinese Artillery Fire Holds Japs Back".
Four pages, good condition.
Mining camp newspaper from over 100 years after its boom...
Item #695585
February 23, 1905
THE GOLDFIELD REVIEW, Columbia, Goldfield Mining District, Nevada, Feb. 23, 1905
* Rare ghost town publication
* Suburb of Goldfield
* Gold mining hey day era
This is the first of this title we've discovered. It is the volume 1, number 18 issue.
Goldfield was the scene of the biggest gold bonanza in the United States since the Alaskan Gold Rush.
At the peak of the
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* Rare ghost town publication
* Suburb of Goldfield
* Gold mining hey day era
This is the first of this title we've discovered. It is the volume 1, number 18 issue.
Goldfield was the scene of the biggest gold bonanza in the United States since the Alaskan Gold Rush.
At the peak of the
Corvallis, Oregon...
Item #695579
March 06, 1885
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, Oregon, March 6, 1885
* Rare old West publication
An uncommon title from this Western Oregon city. Among the articles: "A Bright Outlook for the Pacific Coast" "The Boundary Line Between British Columbia and Alaska" "In The Little Rockies" "Excitement In Rochester" "Jumping On Moving Trains" and more.
Eight page... See More
1935 deaths of Will Rogers & Wiley Post...
Item #691432
August 17, 1935
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1935
* Will Rogers & Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
The front page REPORTS: "Will Rogers and Wiley Post Die in Crash; Plane Falls at Alaskan Eskimo Village; Victims To Be Flown Out of Wilderness" with various subheads. Included are photos of both and one captioned: "Rogers and Post in Seattle, just before ... See More
Rare and very early from the "Alaska Territory"...
Item #690553
July 31, 1886
THE ALASKAN, Sitka, Alaska Territory, July 31, 1886
* Very rare Alaska Territorial issue
Rarely are newspapers from Alaska found from before the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 when interest grew dramatically. This newspaper pre-dates the gold rush by over ten years. This is the volume one, number 39 issue of this title.
The format of the newspaper is much like other newspapers of the day,... See More
Report from a letter datelined at Monterey, California, 1786...
Item #690427
May 19, 1787
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 19, 1787 Inside has a very rare, early account of a visit to California as part of a voyage to explore the Bering Sea (off Alaska) by Jean-François de Galaup de la Pérouse. It notes in part: "...following melancholy intelligence imparted by one of the companions of Mons. de la Peyrouse during the latter's voyage round the world; it is... See More
President announces the purchase of Alaska from Russia had been formalized...
Item #690139
June 21, 1867
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 21, 1867
* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia
Near the bottom of page 2 is a brief yet very notable report on "Seward's Folly" headed: "The Russian Bargain Completed" which includes in part: "The president issued a proclamation on Thursday announcing the ratification treaty wi... See More
Map of Canada, Hudson Bay & other portions of North America...
Item #689565
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1790 * Map of Canada, Hudson Bay & other portions of North America
Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the nice, attached fold-out map: "A Map showing the communication of the Lakes and the Rivers between Lake Superior and Slave Lake in North America."
The map shows the extreme western parts of Lake Superior and "Hud... See More
Early prints of Sitka, Alaska...
Item #689133
February 08, 1868
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 8, 1868 Perhaps the most notable prints are: "Fortifications at the Entrance to Sitka Harbor" and: "South View of New Archangel (Sitka) from the Deck of the U.S. Steamer Resaca" which also has two related articles on Sitka, Alaska. This is from shortly after the purchase of Alaska by the United States.
The front page shows: ... See More
Caribou Bill death... Yukon gold rush...
Item #688615
November 03, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1933
* Caribou Bill death
* Yukon gold rush
* Dog sled fame
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "W. F. COOPER DEAD; FAMOUS IN YUKON" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of William F. Cooper, known for his exploits in the gold region of Alaska. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event... See More
Dutch Harbor, Alaska bombed.... Midway...
Item #688218
June 04, 1942
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, San Francisco, June 4, 1942.
* Dutch Harbor, Alaska
* Japanese airplane attack
* Battle of Midway eve
The front page has a one column heading under: "War Highlights" which reads: "Jap Bombers Strike At Dutch Harbor" (see) Interesting having a WWII report in this famous financial publication.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, ... See More
America now owns Alaska...
Item #684865
June 23, 1867
THE TIMES, San Francisco, California, June 23, 1867
* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia
The top of the front page has column heads including; "Formal Ratification of the Russian Treaty" which refers to the purchase of Alaska from Russia, or known as "Seward's Folly".
The report is very brief, just noting: "The final exchan... See More
Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927...
Item #684537
August 11, 1927
THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES, Alaska, August 11, 1927
* Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
* Electric chair executions days away
The front page has a nice banner headline: "EXECUTION OF VANZETTI AND SACCO STAYED UNTIL AUGUST 22" with subheads. (see)
Eight pages, light even toning, small stamp within the masthead, generally nice.
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* Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
* Electric chair executions days away
The front page has a nice banner headline: "EXECUTION OF VANZETTI AND SACCO STAYED UNTIL AUGUST 22" with subheads. (see)
Eight pages, light even toning, small stamp within the masthead, generally nice.
The Klondike Gold Rush...
Item #682730
July 26, 1897
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 26, 1897
* Klondike Gold Rush
* Yukon - Alaska - Canada
The top of a front page column has reports on the Klondike gold rush, with: "NUGGETS OF NEWS" "From the Klondike Gold-Seeking Craze--The Rush" "Four Hundred Miners" "Leave on the Mexico for the Land of the Midnight Sun and Golden Grains--The Alien Act". ... See More
Cook's voyage to the Northwest coast, with the rare plate of natives from Oonalashka...
Item #682586
THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE, (London), December, 1784.* HMS Resolution - Royal Navy
* Captain James Cook
* Third Voyage - Gulf of Alaska
Included also is the "Supplement" issue.
This magazine--much more scarce than the Gentleman's Magazine--published in serial form the account of: "Captain Cook's Voyage to the Northern Hemisphere...", this issue containing reports ... See More
Mauch Chunk... Alaska...
Item #681258
October 12, 1878
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 12, 1878 The full ftpg. is a political cartoon showing Ben Butler. Among the prints within are: "Mauch Chunk, Pa." "Pennsylvania--An Autumn View of Mauch Chunk, the 'Switzerland of America' & its Attractions". This town would be re-named "Jim Thorpe". The doublepg. centerfold is a group of 9 prints of: &... See More
The Klondike Gold Rush...
Item #680974
July 24, 1897
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 24, 1897
* Klondike Gold Rush
* Yukon - Alaska - Canada
The top of a front page column has reports on the Klondike gold rush, with: "KLONDYKE KRAZE" "Continues o Gather Its Victims All Along the Line" "Canada Gets Greedy" "There Will be Telegraph, Express and Other Facilities Next Year in Dawson City".
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A Winslow Homer Christmas print... Santa Claus...
Item #680860
January 02, 1869
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1869 The full front page is a nice print: "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" showing a full-figure Santa Claus carrying a Christmas tree. Inside is a full page Winslow Homer print: "Christmas Belles" showing a family in a sleigh.
Another full page has: 'Home for the Holidays" and other prints include: "The Chr... See More
Exploring Alaska...
Item #680670
November 15, 1889
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 15, 1889 The full ftpg. is a nice print: "The Exploration of Alaska...En Route to the Alseck River Region". Many prints inside including: "Recent Disastrous Collision at Sea Off Barnegat--Rescue of the Survivors by the Steamer Humboldt' "; much text and a two small prints on: "Our Alaska Expedition--Exploration of th... See More
Early print of Sitka, Alaska...
Item #680517
December 01, 1855
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Dec. 1, 1855
* Rare Sitka, Alaska view illustration
The front page has a nice print captioned: "Sitka, The Russian Possession on the North-West Coast of America". This is a very early newspaper print of this Alaska town, from 12 before America would purchase it from Russia.
Four pages, large folio size, never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds wi... See More
Leaders of the 1915 baseball pennant fight...
Item #680373
October 07, 1915
LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York Oct. 7, 1915 The front cover is a nice, dramatic color print reflecting the action in the early years of World War I captioned: "Directing The Big Guns". Articles within include: "Great Britain's Zeal for War"; The Truth about Alaska - A Land of Great Opportunities"; "Seen in the World of Sport" including photos the leaders... See More
1897 Klondike Gold Rush... Yukon... Alaska...
Item #679495
August 06, 1897
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 6, 1897
* Klondike Gold Rush
* Yukon - Alaska - Canada
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CLAIMS LOCATED" 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.
Complete with 4 pages, small librar... See More
1897 Klondike Gold Rush... Yukon... Alaska...
Item #679160
July 21, 1897
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 21, 1897
* Klondike Gold Rush
* Yukon - Alaska - Canada
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GOLDEN VISIONS" 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.
Complete with 4 pages, small libra... See More
1897 oil & coal discoveries in Alaska
Item #679103
July 13, 1897
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 13, 1897
* Oil and coal discoveries
* Alaska petroleum
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BIG OIL DISCOVERY" 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.
Complete with 4 pages, a few sm... See More
1897 Klondike Gold Rush... Yukon... Alaska...
Item #679060
October 02, 1897
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 2, 1897
* Klondike Gold Rush
* Yukon - Alaska - Canada
* Skagway & Dawson City
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FROM THE DIGGINGS" 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.
Com... See More
1912 Novarupta volcano eruption in Alaska...
Item #676137
June 11, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 11, 1912
* Novarupta volcano eruption
* Kodiak & more, Alaska disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BIG DAMAGE IS DONE TO TOWNS IN ALASKA" 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 pape... See More
Map of Canada, Hudson Bay & other portions of North America...
Item #675444
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1790 Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the nice, attached fold-out map: "A Map showing the communication of the Lakes and the Rivers between Lake Superior and Slave Lake in North America."The map shows the extreme western parts of Lake Superior and "Hudson's Bay", "Lake Winiping (now Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba)... See More
Whaling disaster of 1871....
Item #672644
November 14, 1871
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 14, 1871
* Whaling disaster of 1871
* Bowhead whales hunting
* Arctic ice jam
Page 5 has an article headed: "The Destruction Of The Arctic Whaling Fleet" "Twelve Hundred Seamen Wrecked--Great Loss OF Life...." and list of the ships lost. Text takes up just over a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, gene... See More
1928 Hubert Wilkins trans-Arctic flight....
Item #671720
April 23, 1928
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1928
* Australian polar explorer & aviator Hubert Wilkins
* Trans-arctic airplane flight w/ Carl Ben Eielson
* Point Barrow, Alaska to Spitsbergen, Norway
The front page has a one column heading: "CAPT. WILKINS TELLS STORY OF POLAR FLIGHT" with subhead. (see) Related map on page 2.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Compl... See More
Mount Sanford, Alaska airplane crash....
Item #666254
March 14, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1948
* Northwest Airlines Flight 4422
* Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane
* Mount Sanford (Alaska) crash disaster
The top of page 61 has a one column heading: "AIRLINER WITH 30 CRASHES IN ALASKA" with subhead. (see) First report coverage of Northwest Airlines Flight 4422 crash into Mount Sanford, Alaska. Interesting as the headline suggests that ... See More
Seward's Folly: the Alaska Purchase...
Item #662786
April 02, 1867
THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 2, 1867
* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia
The front page has a one column heading: "Russian-American Treaty" See photo for brief text on the current negotiations.
Eight pages, irregular along the spine, some staining along folds, generally nice.... See More
Seward's Folly... Purchase of Alaska...
Item #658707
THE CIRCULAR, Oneida NY April 15, 1867.
* Seward's Folly
* United States purchases Alaska
This 8 page newspaper is in very nice condition, contains news of the day and stories. The back page has a interesting report on the purchase by America of what we know now as Alaska from Russia.
* Seward's Folly
* United States purchases Alaska
This 8 page newspaper is in very nice condition, contains news of the day and stories. The back page has a interesting report on the purchase by America of what we know now as Alaska from Russia.
Chinese bound for San Francisco...
Item #656907
April 29, 1876
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 29, 1876 Inside are several prints on "The War in the Herzegovina", a full page: "Map of a Portion of Africa" and a doublepg. centerfold: "Chinese Emigration to America: Sketch on Board the Steamship Alaska, Bound for San Francisco".
Complete in 24 pages, very nice, clean condition.
Skagway, Alaska...
Item #651478
January 11, 1908
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 11, 1908 The full ftpg. is a nice photo: "The Docks at Skagway, the Starting Point of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad". Inside has a related article: "The Most Wonderful Railroad of the North" with an additional 3 photos.
Sixteen pages, ever bound nor trimmed, minimal margin wear, good condition.
Hubert Wilkins trans-Arctic flight....
Item #648329
April 21, 1928
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 21, 1928
* Australian polar explorer & aviator Hubert Wilkins
* Trans-arctic airplane flight w/ Carl Ben Eielson
* Point Barrow, Alaska to Spitsbergen, Norway
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WILKINS GETS TO SPITZBERGEN IN POLAR FLIGHT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage here.
Other news, sports a... See More
Alaska Becoming 49th State in 1958...
Item #639891
July 01, 1958
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, July 1, 1958.
* State of Alaska is born - IKE - original reporting - unique gift idea
This 38 page newspaper has a two line, six column headline on the front page: "ALASKA TO BE 49TH STATE; SENATE APPROVAL IS 64-20" with subheads that include: "Historic Ballot Sppeds Measure To White House" and more. More i
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* State of Alaska is born - IKE - original reporting - unique gift idea
This 38 page newspaper has a two line, six column headline on the front page: "ALASKA TO BE 49TH STATE; SENATE APPROVAL IS 64-20" with subheads that include: "Historic Ballot Sppeds Measure To White House" and more. More i
Great Hawaii prints... Gold in the Klondike...
Item #636147
August 07, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 7, 1897
* Klondike gold rush
* Hawaiian Islands
The full front page is an illustration of: "Rembrandt's Father". Terrific doublepage centerfold: "The Hawaiian Island--Scenes in Honolulu & the Island of Oahu" with 11 scenes, being very displayable. Nice fullpg. with 8 photos of: "The Gold Discoveries in the Klondike... See More
Views in Alaska...
Item #633770
April 13, 1889
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 13, 1889 The front cover has "The Remarkable Glaciers, Waterfalls, Mountains, and Harbors of Alaska" with an inside article "Views of Alaska". Inside the issue is: "Large Twin Gas Engine"; "Reid's Duplex Pump and Condenser"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages and in n... See More
The surf at Asbury Park... The Klondike gold fields...
Item #633555
September 11, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 11, 1897 Full ftpg. shows the surf breaking over the boardwalk at Asbury Park, N.J. Fullpg. shows 6 photos of "Scenes in Kansas City's Great Grain & Cattle Market". Fullpg. with 7 photos of "On the Way to the Klondike Gold Fields--Scenes at Dyea & Skagway, Alaska" & another fullpg. on the Klondike. Fullpg. with 7 ph... See More
Andreanof Islands (Alaska) earthquake...
Item #628376
March 10, 1957
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 10, 1957
* Andreanof Islands earthquake (1st report)
* Fourth largest U.S. earthquake
* Caused 52 foot tsunami in Hawaii
This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "HAWAII WASHED BY TIDAL WAVE"
This was a result of a earthquake from the Andreanof Islands in Alaska.
Other news of the day throughout.... See More
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