Historic Newspapers: WWII - The Journey (pre, during, and post-war events)
This link was created to take explorers on a pre-war, war, and post-war journey of events related to WWII - an unimaginably horrific period in world history. The issues are arranged chronologically and are not necessarily available for sale. Your walk begins with the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and finishes with well-known movies regarding the war.
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Item #618361THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 11, 1929
* Knute Rockne sidelined with leg problems
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coach
* World Series of baseball
The sport's section page 39 has a two column heading: "Rockne Ill at Home as Notre Dame Team Leaves for Navy; Has Nebraska as Guest". Was this the beginning of his leg... Read full description -
Item #580196THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 11, 1929 This 64 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 39: "Rockne Ill at Home as Notre Dame Team Leaves for Navy; Has Nebraska as Guest". Was this the beginning of his leg problem which lead to him coaching his final year in a wheel chair ?
Also a interesting advertisement on page... Read full description -
Item #664803THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 12, 1929
* 1929 World Series (game 3)
* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics
* Major league baseball MLB
The top of the front page has three column headline: "BUSH HALTS MACK'S SLUGGERS; HORNSBY AND CUYLER DELIVER HITS THAT WIN FOR CHICAGO" with subheads and box scores. (see)
Much more in the... Read full description -
Item #578019THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1929
* Fritz von Opel
* Early rockets - rocketry
This 100+ page newspaper has three column headlines on page 4XX (inside, near back): "ROCKET MOTOR POINTS WAY TO REACH MOON", "Von Opel's Meteoric Flight Renews the Hope of One Day Penetrating space Beyond the Ozone", with smaller subheads... Read full description -
Item #582473THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 14, 1929
* 1929 World Series (pre game 5)
* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics
This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "A's on Threshold of Title, Tackle Chicago Again Today" and more (see photos). Much more on page 12 with related photos.
This... Read full description -
Item #585020PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, October 16, 1929
* re. William McSwiggin murder
* Al "scarface" Capone
* In prison for the 1st time
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "CAPONE ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED ATTORNEY IN '26".
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light... Read full description -
Item #568537THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, November 5, 1929 This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "STOCKS CLOSE AT DAY'S LOWS" "RASKOB DENIES STOCK GAMBLE".
The depression era was just around the corner.
Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #212328MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, published by THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 9, 1929, from New York. Contains a wealth of photos about the people and events of the day. In generally good condition. Full ftpg. photo of Albie Booth, the diminutive Yale quarterback, in a three-point stance. Stapled-in... Read full description -
Item #632909THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 11, 1929
* re. Louis Marshall death
* Jewish community leader
* Minorities advocate
Page 23 has one column headings: "2,500 PAY TRIBUTE TO LOUIS MARSHALL" "Memorial for Jewish Leader is Attended by Delegates of More Than 76 Societies" and more. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to... Read full description -
Item #648675MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, November 12, 1929
* Stock market crash of 1929 (post initial crash)
* Nice front page headline (rare)
* Great Depression at the beginning
This 30 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Stocks Continue Drop; New Lows Recorded"
with subheads (see images). Nice to have this... Read full description -
Item #569006THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, November 12, 1929 This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "STOCKS SLUMP IN FINAL HOUR".
The depression era was just around the corner.
Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #648674MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, November 14, 1929
* Great stock market crash of 1929
* The Great depression at the beginning... Nice headline after initial crash
This 24 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"Market Strength Restores Buying Confidence" with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on... Read full description -
Item #588314THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 17, 1929
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Year of national championship
* NCAA college football - Knute Rockne
This 40+ page Sunday edition has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Noses Out Trojans By 13-12 Score" with subheads and lineup (see images). 1st... Read full description -
Item #580384MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, November 18, 1929
* Charles Lindbergh injured
This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"REPORT COL. LINDBERGH INJURED" with subheads. (see) Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well.
Other news of the day including... Read full description -
Item #626781THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1929.
* Malden, Massachusetts shrine (miracle grave)
* Father Patrick Joseph Power
* Holy Cross Cemetery gathering
* Supernatural powers ?
Page 2 has one column headings: "200,000 ARE DRAWN TO MALDEN 'SHRINE'" "Bay State Troopers and Legion Aid Police as Record Throng Visits... Read full description -
Item #648045THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22, 1929
* Knute Rockne's infected legs worsen
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* College football
The sport's section (page 33) has one column headings: "ROCKNE IS WORSE; INFECTION SPREADS" "Both Legs Are Now Affected, but Coach's Condition Is Not Alarming, Doctor Says" "Notre Dame Mentor Is... Read full description -
Item #618314THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22, 1929
* Knute Rockne's infected legs worsen
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* College football
The sport's section (page 33) has one column headings: "ROCKNE IS WORSE; INFECTION SPREADS" "Both Legs Are Now Affected, but Coach's Condition Is Not Alarming, Doctor Says" "Notre Dame Mentor Is... Read full description -
Item #721431THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 23, 1929
* Female aviator Amelia Earhart
* Airplane speed record in L.A.
Page 12 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Miss Earhart Gets Women's Speed Mark" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, nice... Read full description -
Item #648021THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 24, 1929
* Georges Clemenceau death (1st report)
* French statesman - Prime Minister of France
* World War I Treaty of Versailles fame
The front page has a three column headline: "CLEMENCEAU, 'FATHER OF VICTORY,' DIES; PASSES AWAY AT 88 AFTER HOURS IN COMA; WORLD JOINS FRANCE IN MOURNING LOSS" with subhead... Read full description -
Item #696733THE SUNDAY STAR-NEWS, Wilmington, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 1929 (with accompanying game & train tickets with itinerary)
* California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinals
* NCAA college football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
This combination of California vs. Stanford game coverage along with the... Read full description -
Item #576701THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 25, 1929
* Green Bay Packers
* New York Giants
This 26 page issue has one column headlines on page 20 that include: "PACKER ELEVEN DOWNS GIANTS" and more with lineup. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear, otherwise good. -
Item #675730THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 26, 1929
* Raymond Hitchcock death (1st report)
* Silent film & stage actor - Broadway
Page 31 has one column headings: "RAYMOND HITCHCOCK DIES IN CALIFORNIA" "Musical Comedy Star, Long Ill, Collapses at His Wife's Side in Automobile" "On Stage Nearly 40 Years" and more with photo.... Read full description -
Item #566667THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 29, 1929
* Aviator Richard Evelyn Byrd
* South Pole flight begins
* Ernie Nevers makes NFL record in scoring
This 44 page newspaper has a great three line banner headline on the front page: "COMMANDER BYRD OFF ON FLIGHT TO THE SOUTH POLE; RADIO REPORTS 'ALL IS WELL' AT 6:30 A.M., 8... Read full description -
Item #591590PRESCOTT JOURNAL-MINER, Prescott, Arizona, December 1, 1929.
* Notre Dame - Army 1929 Football game
* Jack Elder 100-yd Interception TD run
* Yankee Stadium (1st report)
This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 6: "IRISH BEAT ARMY 7 TO 0 IN CLOSE FOUGHT GAME".
Other news and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #618140THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, December 5, 1929
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire
The front page has an article headed: "STATE TAKES A HAND IN YORK WITCHCRAFT CASE" with subheads. (see) Nice to have in a Pennsylvania title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #585023PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, December 12, 1929
* Auburn Correctional Facility
* Prison riot of 1929
This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "MANY ARE SLAIN OR WOUNDED IN DESPERATE PRISON REVOLT" with subhead (see images).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, a few small... Read full description -
Item #586966THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1929
* Missing Link discoveries ?
* Beijing China - Peking Man
This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 31 that include: "SEES AID IN FIXING 'CRADLE OF MAN'", "Walter Granger Says Skeletons Found in China May Aid Knowledge of Ancestry" and more with smaller subheads. See photos for... Read full description -
Item #702092LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 18, 1929
* McAlester, Oklahoma mining disaster
* Old Town Mine
The front page has a three column headline: "47 BODIES RECOVERED AFTER OKLAHOMA MINE EXPLOSION" with subhead. (see) 1st report coverage on the explosion at the Old Town mine in McAlester,... Read full description -
Item #649770THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1929
* McAlester, Oklahoma mining disaster
* Old Town Mine explosion
The front page has a one column heading: "OKLAHOMA BLAST ENTOMBS 59 MINERS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the explosion at the Old Town mine in McAlester, Oklahoma. Always nice to have notable events... Read full description -
Item #586990THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1929
* McAlester, Oklahoma mining disaster
* Old Town Mine
This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "OKLAHOMA BLAST ENTOMBS 59 MINERS", "Three Injured Brought Up in McAlester Disaster-Twenty-three Bodies Recovered", " Little... Read full description -
Item #717484CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Illinois, Oct. 25, 2005
* Rosa Parks' death report
* Refusal to move from her seat in the "white section" of bus
* Montgomery, Alabama
The front page has a large photo headed: "Rosa Parks, 1913-2005". The corresponding coverage below the photo has the heading: "Her Refusal to move moved a... Read full description -
Item #599923MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, December 19, 1929
* Connie Franklin murder?
* Arkansas ghost
* Mountain View, Arkansas
The front page has a banner headline: "FRANKLIN JURY STILL DEADLOCKED" with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice... Read full description -
Item #666251THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1929
* Aviator Richard Evelyn Byrd
* David Livingstone Centenary Medal
* Southern Hemisphere achievement
Page 3 has a one column headings: "LIVINGSTONE MEDAL IS AWARDED TO BYRD" "American Geographical Society Votes Highest Honor for Southern Exploration" "His Achievements Lauded" and... Read full description -
Item #633338THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 21, 1929
* Peter Kudzinowski execution
* Serial child killer - murderer
* Electric chair in Trenton, New Jersey
The front page has a one column heading: "CHILD SLAYER GOES TO CHAIR" with subhead: "Peter Kudzinowski, Arrested in Detroit, Executed in New Jersey" (see)
Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #577894THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1929
* John Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy - inventions
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22: "WALKER TELEVISED AT DEMONSTRATION", "Astonished at Clearness of Voice and Images Reproduced by Baird Device".
Very significant reporting during the founding... Read full description -
Item #618341THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1929
* re. William Desmond Taylor murder
* Irish-American Hollywood actor and director
The front page has one column headings: "SAYS ACTRESS MURDERED TAYLOR" "Ex-Governor Richardson of California Asserts Efforts to Try Her Were Blocked" and more. (see) This murder is still... Read full description -
Item #617427THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1929
* Max Valier
* Rocket car
* Liquid Fuel
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "LIQUID FUEL SUCCEEDS IN AUTO IN GERMANY", "Used Instead of Rockets by Max Valier, Who Says It Assures Driver's Complete Control" Coverage on Austrian, Max Valier, testing his new rocket... Read full description -
Item #649760THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1929
* Max Valier
* Rocket car
* Liquid Fuel
Page 6 has one column headings: "LIQUID FUEL SUCCEEDS IN AUTO IN GERMANY" "Used Instead of Rockets by Max Valier, Who Says It Assures Driver's Complete Control" Coverage on Austrian, Max Valier, testing his new rocket automobile with a new liquid... Read full description -
Item #622817THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 24, 1929
* Fritz von Opel visits America
* Predicts mass transportation in rocket airplanes
Page 10 has one column headings: "Von Opel To Study Auto Industry Here" "Says on Arriving He Hopes to See Business Men Crossing Atlantic in Rocket Airplane" with photo. (see) Was he predicting the jet airplane ?
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #712610THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 25, 1929
* Fire at the White House (West Wing)
* Christmas Eve
The front page has a three-column heading: "FIRE WRECKS THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICES; HOOVER RUSHES FROM PARTY TO WATCH IT; AIDES BRAVE SMOKE TO SAVE HIS PAPERS", with many subheads. The coverage of the worst non-war related fire in the White... Read full description -
Item #618346THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 29, 1929
* Hollywood actress Mae West
* Chicago gangster racketeering
Page 3 has one column headings: "CHICAGO RACKETEERS AGAIN PREY ON ACTORS" "Terrorized, the Players Pay Over Money to Keep 'Out of Trouble'". (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete 1st section only... Read full description -
Item #649759THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 30, 1929
* Physicist Robert Andrews Millikan
* Science & the future of mankind
The front page has one column headings: "SCIENCE WILL SAVE MANKIND FROM WAR, SAYS DR. MILLIKAN" "It Will Also Keep the Race From Overcrowding and Starvation, He Tells Scientists" "Destructive Force Denied"... Read full description -
Item #711194THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 31, 1929
* Post St. Valentine's Day Massacre
* George Bugs Moran safe raided by police
* Gangsters - gangland - underworld
* Probably only reported in a Chicago paper
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "RAID ON MORAN SAFE NIPS BIG RACKET PROFITS" with subhead. (see images) The infamous St. Valentines' Day... Read full description -
Item #580334MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, December 31, 1929
* Glen Cinema disaster
* Paisley, Scotland
* Early same day, 1st report
This 16 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "SCORES OF CHILDREN AMONG 72 DEAD IN THEATER FIRE PANIC" with subheads. Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual... Read full description -
Item #668452CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 1, 1930
* Glen Cinema disaster - fire
* Human panic stampede
* Paisley, Scotland
The front page has a one column heading: "69 CHILDREN DIE AS PANIC ENDS HOLIDAY MOVIE" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 64 pages, rag edition, some residue and a few small... Read full description -
Item #682716Eight diaries for the consecutive years 1930 thru 1939, lacking 1932 & 1937. These were essentially appointment diaries for an attorney although there are many personal & other notations as well, including much on daily weather conditions. There are entries for almost every day for each year noted. Included are various... Read full descriptionThis item is not eligible for free shipping. -
Item #563671THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 2, 1930
* Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 12: "Trojans Rout Panthers, 47-14; Californians Score Four Out Of Seven by Overhead Attack".
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #618501THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1930
* George Edward Woodberry death (1st report)
* Beverly, Massachusetts American poet
Page 23 has one column headings: "G. E. WOODBERRY, AUTHOR, DIES AT 74" "Works on Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne Are Among His Books" "Once Columbia Professor" and more. (see)
Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #654642THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 4, 1930
* Wooster OH Ohio school bus disaster
* Burbank high school basketball team
This 18 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "6 BASKETBALL PLAYERS DIE AS TRAIN HITS BUS".
This tells of the train and school bus wreck that wiped out the Burbank, Ohio... Read full description -
Item #618504THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1930
* Neva Paris killed (1st report)
* Great Neck NY Woman aviator
The front page has one column headings: "NEVA PARIS KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE" "Great Neck Woman Flier Dies When Machine Nose Dives Into a Georgia Marsh" and more. (see) Coverage continues inside with photo. (see)
Other news,... Read full description
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