Historic Newspapers: Search Results

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 19, 1979

* Iranian Revolution comes to an end
* Ruhollah - Ayatollah Khomeini
* Becomes Leader of the Revolution
* Iranian Shia Islam… more

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 23, 1928 (Picture Section)

* Bobby Jones wins 4th amateur golf title
* Largest "rout" to-date

Page 3 of this Picture Section has two photos related to Bobby Jones… more

HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1882  This issue contains an article on: "The American Life-Saving Service" which takes 15 pages and includes 15 illustrations. The article includes… more

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… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 17, 1971

* Jill Johnston's "The making of a lesbian chauvinist"
* Author, cultural critic, feminist activist
* Noteworthy columnist for The… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 12, 1970

* Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion
* Weather Underground - far-left militants
* Bomb making effort gone wrong - fail
*… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 12, 1985

* Early & rare "The Fat Boys" editorial 
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* Rapper Darren Robinson - Beatboxing… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 12, 1988

* Aerosmith - American hard rock band advertisement
* Front man Steven Tyler & guitarist Joe Perry
* "Permanent Vacation"… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 30, 1969

* The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* "History's first mystic rock and roll tour "
*… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Jan. 31, 1977

* "GENESIS" English rock band advertisement
* "Spot the Pigeon" album - "Wind & Wuthering Tour"
* Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford - Steve Hackett
* Very 1st… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2, 1986

* Early SLAYER editorial & concerts 
* American thrash heavy metal band
* Guitarists Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman
* Editorial and… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 8, 1973

* "The Dark Side of the Moon" tour & album release
* Pink Floyd - Radio City Music Hall  concert advertisement
* British… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1973

* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers & more
* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival photos
* Grateful Dead - Elton John - Jethro Tull… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 8, 2005 

* Summer X Games - action sports 
* Skateboarding - BMX - motocross

The top of the front page has a four column photo with small heading: "Air Apparent" which shows Bob… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 4, 1988 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a… more

SUNDAY MAGAZINE of the New York Tribune, Dec. 7, 1913

* Early 10th century colored engraving cover 
* Artist duo Troy and Margaret West Kinney

The front cover has a nice colored image of a young girl… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 17, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

DAILY RECORD, Boston, October 11, 1935 

* Italy's invasion Ethiopia 
* Second Italo–Abyssinian War 
* Benito Mussolini

The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "START WAR SANCTIONS"… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 9, 1987 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 31, 1980 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 1, 1905

* Odessa pogrom - massacre of Jews
* Anti-Semitic - worst (to-date) in Odessa, Ukraine

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display:… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 28, 1955 

* Mrs. Myrtle 'Myrt' Power w/ photo (70 years old)
* $64,000 Question game show contestant 
* Expertise in MLB baseball category 

The front page has a two column… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 16, 1977

* Hillside Strangler killings - murders
* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)
* Next to last victim - Kimberly Diane Martin
* Cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono… more

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (sports section only), Oct. 11, 1976 

* New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys - NFL football
* First game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford

Page 6 of this section has a one… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL., September 17, 1963

* 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
* Birmingham, Alabama Ku Klux Klan
* African-American girls killed

The front page has reporting on the recent events in… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 30, 1978

* John Wayne Gacy arrest
* Serial "killer clown" exposed
* Bodies discovered in crawl space

Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago… more

THE SUN, Baltimore, September 3, 1939 

* Blitzkrieg - Germany attacks - Germans invasion of Poland
* England enters the beginning of World War II - WWII

The front page features a nice banner headline… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1961 

* Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - Soviet cosmonaut
* 1st human into outer space (1st report)

The front page banner healdine announces that the Soviets have taken the lead… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES (magazine section only), March 6, 1946

* Winston Churchill - Iron Curtain of Soviet Union

The front page has a photo of Winston Churchill giving the peace sign. 
And beginning on… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 31, 1991

* Jeffrey Dahmer arrested
* Killer and sex offender
* Bones discovered at boyhood home 

Page 19 has a somewhat discrete but notable report with one column heading:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 9, 1928

* Pineapple Primary in Chicago
* William Hale Thompson - Big Bill
* Gangster era elections - corruption
* Best publication to be had (very rare)

The top of the front… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 25, 1934 

* John Dillinger death trap 
* The Woman in Red (Anna Sage)

The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Dillinger 'Girl in Red' Found; Identifies Picture in… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 21, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 22, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, June 1, 1938

* Lou Gehrig's 2,000th consecutive game played
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball - last full season

Page 8 has a one column heading: "Yankees Trounce red Sox,… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES (Calendar section only), July 17, 1986

* "Aliens" film advertisement
* Opening Day movie premiere (Eve)
* Science-fiction action horror
* Actress Sigourney Weaver

A nice issue on the… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 23, 1926

* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The front page has a nice banner headline… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 26, 1956 

* Sal "The Barber" Maglie no-hitter game
* Brooklyn Dodgers - MLB baseball
* "Dem Bums" "The Boys of Summer"

The top of the front page, above the masthead, has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1950 

* 1st ever kidney transplant operation 
* Surgery - Surgeon - Ruth Tucker

Page 30 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Kidney Transplant Reported… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 11, 1976 

* Communist Party of Thailand coup 
* re. Thammasat University massacre

The front page has a one column heading: "Thai Regime Tries to Blame Coup Brutality on Reds"… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 15, 1676

* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff

This… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES (calendar section only), May 16, 1985 

* Madonna "Queen of Pop" - Virgin Tour
* Singer - songwriter - actress & more 

Page 10 has a 7 x 4 inch notice for a TV special that night on… more

THE POST-BOY, London, July 2, 1720

* Nice masthead engravings
* early 18th century original

One of my favorite 18th century newspapers with the two nice engravings in the masthead, plus the very… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 18, 1700

* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* From the turn of the 18th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff

This is the world's… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 6, 1686

* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something original from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff

This is… more

THE POST BOY, London, Dec. 1, 1716 This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a single-sheet… more

Original vintage newspaper leafs from the Los Angeles Times Calendar section dated Oct. 14, 1990 consists of eight complete pages (four double-sided sheets on two single leafs) featuring a… more