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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 27, 1912  The front page of this issue is a photo of "Some of the Pitiful Seven Hundred. A boatload of the "Titanic's" survivors just before they were succored by

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, April 20, 1912  There is a full, color, cover page on this issue. The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Lost 'Titanic.'"
This issue is in two parts. The

NEW YORK JOURNAL, April 16, 1912

• Terrific RMS Titanic sinking issue for display

As the photos show, this is one of the better Titanic reports we have had the pleasure to offer. Collectors like

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 24, 1998

• 1998 Academy Awards - Oscars in Los Angeles
• Record breaking film "Titanic" takes 11 awards
• James Cameron - Leonardo DiCaprio - Kate Winslet

The front page has a

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 29, 1987

• RMS Titanic debris field exploration
• Recovery of the safe and satchel
• TV program showing the opening of these two items

The top of page 15 has a heading: "Safe,

Pages taken away from the THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 28 , 1991

• A"Clash of the Titans" concert advertisement
• Madison Square Garden performances
• Slayer - Megadeth -  Ant

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 26, 1997

• Best Titanic film advertisement... 2nd weekend premiere
• Premier weekend of "As Good As It Gets"
• James Bond, 007, "Tomorrow Never Dies"
• Many more!!!

A terrific issue on

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 24, 1997

• Best Titanic film advertisement
• Grand opening week premiere
• Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet

A terrific issue on the opening week of the motion picture hit "Titanic"

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1935

• Lady Pirrie death (1st report)
• Wife of RMS Titanic shipbuilder

The top of page 19 is a one column heading: "LADY PIRRIE DEAD; HEADED SHIP FIRM" with subheads and

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 26, 1997

• Best Titanic film advertisement
• Second weekend premiere - following Friday
• Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet

A terrific issue on the second weekend of the motion

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1940

• Madeleine Fiermonte Astor death (1st report)
• American socialite & RMS Titanic survivor

The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "MRS. FIERMONTE DEAD IN FLORIDA"

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 4, 1891  Full front page Frederic Remington print: "Big Fishing--Indians Hauling Nets On Lake Nepigon". Inside is a half page "The Government's Exhibit at the

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts,  August 10, 1965  This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "53 Bodies Taken From Missile Silo" with related photo. (see)

THE DETROIT NEWS TRIBUNE, New York, NY, March 31, 1913

• John Pierpont Morgan dying (died on this day)
• Money magnate - financial titan

The front page has a three column headline: "J. PIERPONT MORGAN'S

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 23, 1912

The front page of this issue is a photo of "A New Masterpiece For America."

This issue has an illustration of "The Issue" by Kemble and photos of "One Kind

THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 12, 1960

• Buffalo Bill play their very 1st ever football game

The front page of the sport's section (pg. 17) has a five column heading: "Fans Scarce in AFL Launching" with

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1986

• RMS Titanic shipwreck breached for the 1st time
• Jason Jr.  - remote (ROV) vehicle goes inside

The front page has a one column heading: "Titanic Camera Finds Beauty Is

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 9, 2000

• Music City Miracle
• Tennessee Titans
• NFL Football playoffs
• vs. Buffalo Bills

The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Titanic Call Sinks Bill" with

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 13, 1998

• Man in the Iron Mask Premier Review
• Includes a double-page ad
• Additional ads: Titanic, L.A. Confidential, and more

The front page of the Calendar section has a

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 15, 1962

• George Blanda 6 TD passes
• Houston Oilers - 56 points
• NFL football

This 60 page newspaper has one column headlines 37: "TITANS CRUSHED BY OILERS, 56-17", "Blanda

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1929

• Dornier Do X flying boat - airplane
• First flight over Lake Constance (success)

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "Dornier Flying Boat Succeeds In Test"

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sep. 8, 2008

• Fed. Gov. takes over Fannie May & Freddie Mac
• Financial crisis of 2007-2008
• Wall Street is in a panic

The front page has: "U.S. seizes mortgage titans in

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 7, 1889 Inside has a nice 6 by 4 1/3 inch print of: "John Montgomery Ward, The Famous Short-Stop, New York Base-Ball Club."  Includes a brief biography of

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 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

NEW YORK TIMES, January 17, 1901  Although discoveries were made in various locations long before this date, this discovery--to be known as Spindletop--marked the emergence of the oil industry at a

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 14, 1985

• Early "Metallica" heavy metal band
• Hollywood Palladium advertisement
• Bassist Cliff Burton era - "Ride the Lightning"

This Calendar section

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1934

• Cunard & White Star Lines merge
• Ocean Liners - Lusitania & Titanic fame

The top of page 23 has one column heading: "CUNARD, WHITE STAR NOW A SINGLE LINE" with

THE WEEKLY HERALD, New York, March 12, 1842

• Author Charles Dickens
• First tour of America

The front page has among some one-column heads: "Three Important Matters--Arrival of Charles Dickens (Boz) and

THE POST BOY, Sept. 8, 1716

• British architect Christopher Wren
• Rare publication w/ nice masthead

Near the top of the back page is a very significant item on the famous architect Sir Christopher

THE WORD OF TRUTH, Newburyport, Massachusetts, Dec. 6, 1877

• Temperance movement publication
• Anti-alcohol - pro-prohibition (rare)

This is a volume 1 issue of a temperance newspaper with a religious

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 1, 1967

• Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins
• Very 1st performances in the East advertisement
• Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
• THE DOORS very early

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 23, 1969

• Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
• First North American tour advertisement
• 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East

Page 32 has

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Sept. 25, 1940

• Actress Marguerite Clark death
• Stage and silent films - movies

The front page has a three column heading: "Marguerite Clark Dies; Golden Girl of Silent Filoms"

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 29, 1985

• 19 year old supermodel Cindy Crawford
• Very early modeling advertisement

Page 5 has a advertisement showing a very young Cindy Crawford modeling a sun dress for a

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1932

• "Tarzan the Ape Man" movie - opening day
• Pre-Code American action adventure film
• NYC advertisement - Johnny Weissmuller

Page 18 has a 9 x 4 inch advertisement for

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1897

• Nikola Tesla & Thomas Edison
• "War of Currents" heated  rivalry
• "Glow Lamp" (cold light) invention

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "Electric

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, N.C., June 18, 1931

• Al 'Scarface' Capone - Income tax evasion guilty plea

Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Capone No Longer King Of Gangland" with

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 28, 1931

• Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
• Early professional wrestling match
• vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko in Miami

Page 26 has a discrete and brief report with tiny heading:

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 12, 1876

• Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
• Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome

The top of the 1st column of the front page has a one column heading: "THE REVIVAL'S PROGRESS"

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 7, 1936

• Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
• Very 1st flight to America - North Atlantic
• Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame

The top of the front page has a one column

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 22, 1985

• Best "Rambo: First Blood Part II" advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere
• Sylvester Stallone - John Rambo

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 28, 1876

• Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
• Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "TURNING MEN TO CHRIST" with subhead. Text takes

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 13, 1998

• Best "The Wedding" advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
• American romantic comedy film
• Actor Adam Sandler & Actress Drew Barrymore
• Other nice movie ads

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1912 (does not include Part II - see note below)  Included are the following illustrations and photos: "The Representative American Citizen?" and "IN 1912", both

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Dec. 17, 1938

• Phillip Musica - F. Donald Coster
• Italian swindler suicide death in NYC
• McKesson & Robbins scandal of 1938

The front page has a great banner headline: "'COSTER'

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 17, 1876

• Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
• Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "THE REVIVAL" with subheads. Text takes up about 2

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1916

• Hunt for Pancho Villa expedition
• Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
• United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit

The front page has a banner headline: "TROOPS

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 24, 1938

• Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico explosion
• Eunice-Monument Field Oil Field disaster

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "8 KILLED, 4 HURT IN

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 5, 1890  The front page article is: "Louis Pasteur in His Cabinet at the Pasteur Institute, Paris." It details his discovery of the cure for rabies. 
Other

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 6, 1998

• Best "The Big Lebowski" film advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
• Crime comedy - Jeff Bridges "The Dude"

A terrific issue on the premiere of the