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DAILY NEWS, New York City, Sept. 12, 2001
* 9/11 Terrorists attack
* World Trade Center
The front page has the headline: "IT'S WAR" with subhead and large photo of the second plane about to hit the South tower. And much, much more on the inside pages, see images for as portion. Nice to have in this famous NYC publication.
Complete with all 80 pages, tabloid size in nice condition.
LOS ANGELES TIMES (calendar section only), Sept. 12, 1985
* Avant-garde performing arts tragedy
* Dancer Yoshiyuki Takada fatal fall
The front page of this section has a heading that reads: "DEATH HALTS SANKAIJUKU TOUR" with related photo. (see images)
Complete Calendar section only with 10 pages, very nice condition.
Background: This issue of the Los Angeles Times from September 12, 1985, is a rare and striking artifact of avant-garde performing arts history, documenting the immediate aftermath…
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 12, 1985
* Pete Rose breaks most career hits record (Ty Cobb)
* Historic Major League Baseball MLB milestone
The front page has two photos related to Pete Rose's record breaking feat with a one column heading: "Rose Topples Cobb's Record for Most Hits" And the front page page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Rose Hits Jackpot (4,192), Keeps Going" with subheads and four more related photos. (see images) Much more inside.
Complete 1st and sport's sections…
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 coverage on the various games which continues on the next page including the New York Titans vs. Buffalo Bills match up with stats. (see images)
Complete with 30+ pages, minor margin wear, small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, generally nice.
Background:On…
THE LEISURE HOUR, London, Sept. 12, 1861 This 12 page issue measures 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches and is "A Family Journal Of Instruction And Recreation" with 2 illustrations.
Nice condition.
Background: The September 12, 1861 issue of The Leisure Hour (No. 507) stands as a vital cultural artifact that highlights the shifting media landscape and socio-political anxieties of Victorian Britain. Published under the direction of the Religious Tract Society, this particular weekly issue embodies the…
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Sept. 12, 1945
* Manhattan Project comes to fruition
* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
* Japanese claim of radiation in deaths
The front page has a two column heading: "Atom Bomb Ray Deaths a Myth, Writer Discovers" with photo of Nat Finney. (see images)
Complete with all 20 pages, several small ink notations throughout with 2 on the front page, but none affecting the key report, some tiny binding holes along the…
THE SOUTH BEN D TRIBUNE, Sept. 12, 1971
* Gunnison High School disaster - Colorado
* Junior varsity football team school bus crash
* Monarch Pass, Rockies - Rocky Mountains
The front page a banner headline that announces: "9 KILLED IN SCHOOL BUS CRASH" wit subhead and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with all 56 pages, foxing along the central fold, otherwise nice condition.
Background: On September 11, 1971, a tragic accident occurred when a school bus carrying the…
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 12, 1974
* Charlotte, North Carolina disaster
* Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crash
* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft
* Propagandist Stephen Colbert link
* His Father & 2 brothers (victims)
The front page has a two column heading: "69 Killed on Eastern Jet In a Crash Near Charlotte" with photo. (see images)
Complete with all 72 pages, good condition.
Background: On September 11, 1974, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, crashed…
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 12, 1846
* Early Abraham Lincoln
* Springfield, Illinois (Whig)
* 7th district election victory
Page 3 has a report from Illinois on election returns, which notes: "...7th district, Cartwright (loco.), 4829; Lincoln, (whig) 6340 (elected...".
History tells us that n 1843 Abraham Lincoln sought the Whig nomination for Illinois' 7th district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated by John J. Hardin though he prevailed with…
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 12, 1989
* 1989 MTV Video Music Awards
* Hosted by comedian Arsenio Hall
* Madonna - Paula Abdul - Neil Young
Page 60 has a full page advertisement for the "1989 MTV Video Music Awards" to be shown on television that night. (see images)
Background:The 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, held on September 6 in Los Angeles and hosted by Arsenio Hall, featured standout performances and major wins. Madonna opened with “Express…
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Sept. 12, 1958
* Cooper vs. Aaron Supreme Court decision
* Little Rock, Arkansas Black students
* Central High School integration case
The front page has very brief "Breaking News" bulletin that reads: "The Supreme Court today denied the Little Rock School Board any delay in integration at Central High School". (see images) The unfortunate small report here is probably because the court had just decided on this case in real time. This is concerning…
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 12, 1999
* American professional tennis player Serena Williams
* First Major Grand Slam title - US Open Women's singles
The front page has a three column color photo with small heading: "Openly Joyful" the front page of the sport's section has a four headline: "Williams' Crown Is Open and Shout Case" with subhead and another related photo. (see)
Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 56 pages, great condition.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Extra, September 12, 1941
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* United States Navy to protect our waters
* "Shoot on sight" order made
The front page has a great banner headline in large, bold lettering: "U. S. SHOOTING WAR ORDERED BY F.D.R.!" with subhead. (see images) Terrific for display. More on page 10.
Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, a little margin and central fold wear, very small tape mend along the right margin, generally nice.
NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 12, 1861
* Rare full front page map
* Battle of Carnifex Ferry
The entire front page is taken up with a huge and very detailed map headed: "THE NATIONAL BATTLE GROUND. The Armies of the Potomac--Encampments of Over 300,000 Armed Men--Scene of the Coming Decisive Conflict" which shows from Washington, D.C. & Alexandria, northwest to Buckeystown, Point of Rocks, and Leesburg, with the Bull Run battlefield to the southwest.
Very rare to find an entire front page taken up with…
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Sept. 12, 1879
* Early old West publication
* Tombstone, Arizona growing
The front page has: "Arizona Items" which has reports from Tombstone, noting in part: "The Tombstone section is keeping hip ts reputation in cutting & shooting...Thos. Bridge, who was stabbed on August 10th while playing a game of cards in Clark & Miffin's saloon, died...A shooting scrape took place...in a restaurant...between two men...report says that Wiggins drew a revolver & shot at…
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 12, 1934
* Saylesville, Rhode Island mill riot
* General Textile Strike of 1934
The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "TEXTILE BATTLE WOUNDS 142" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Five related photos are on the back page with heading.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 12, 1865 The front page has: "Trial of Capt. Wirz" "Monday's Proceedings" "A Long Discussion About Witnesses--Testimony of Maj. Gen. Wilson and Others" with the coverage taking nearly 2 columns.
Henry Wirz was a Confederate Army officer during the Civil War. He was the commandant of Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia where nearly 13,000 Union Army prisoners of war died as a result of inhumane conditions. After the war, Wirz was tried and…
Item from our most recent catalog - #370 - released for September, 2026
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 12, 1963
* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Letter to the editor - eyewitness account
* "I Have a Dream" speech fame
Beginning on page 4 is a lengthy letter the editor headed: "An 'Invisible Man' Replies" Text continues on page 6 and is signed in type: Simon Frankel. See images for portion.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no…
* Heraldic eagle masthead engraving
* Uncommon publication - Civil War era
This was one of several titles published by the successful Frederick Gleason, known as the "father of illustrated journalism" with this very successful "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion" in 1851, modelled after the "Illustrated London News" & later copied by both Harper and Leslie.
This was a literary publication from the Civil War era, the prime feature being
THE PLACER HERALD, Auburn, Placer County, California, Sept. 12, 1885
* Rare Old West publication
Placer mining in the Auburn area was very good, with the camp first becoming known as the North Fork Dry Diggings, later changed to Woods Dry Diggings. The area soon developed into a mining camp, and it was officially named Auburn in 1849.
In 1851 Auburn was chosen as the seat of Placer County. Gold mining operations moved up the ravine to the site of present-day Auburn. In 1865, the…
KE KUMU HAWAII, Honolulu, Oahu, [Hawaii], Sept. 12, 1838
* Extremely rare Hawaiian publication
* Over 120 years prior to statehood
The very first newspaper in Hawaii was essentially a student newspaper, titled “Ka Lama Hawaii” (The Hawaiian Luminary), done by Protestant missionaries at their school at Lahainaluna on the island of Maui.
But it was just a few months later when the second newspaper in Hawaii–and considered the first “regular” newspaper on the islands–was published. “Ke Kumu Hawaii”…
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 12, 1866
* "The Black Crook" opening premiere
* Very first musical theatre performance
* The first ever modern day musical
* Niblo's Garden - Broadway - New York City
A terrific and historic issue relating to the first theatrical musical, "The Black Crook".
As Wikipedia notes: "Its significance is being considered the first piece of musical theater that conforms to the modern notion of a "book musical". The book is by Charles M. Barras, an American playwright.…
BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Sept. 12, 1940 This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page shows a British warship being shelled at from the occupied French coast. Inside pages have various war-related photos, at least one of which shows Adolf Hitler.
Tabloid size, complete in 24 pages, nice condition.
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 12, 1977
* Marvin Gaye - soul and R&B singer & songwriter
* "Prince of Motown" NYC concert advertisement
Page 60 has a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for "MARVIN GAYE" concert performances at Radio City Music Hall. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for…
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 12, 1968
* re. Andy Warhol assassination attempt
* First interview after shooting incident
* Valerie Solanas - radical feminist
* Photo w/ Warhol superstar Viva
The front page has a heading: "Andy Warhol: 'I Thought Everyone Was Kidding'" with lead-in: "Alive & Well" and photo of Warhol with superstar actress Viva. (see images) Coverage continues inside.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1885 The full front is a print: "On Board the Puritan-Getting Aft the Main Sheet."
Among the prints inside are a full page with many smaller prints pertaining to: "Sketches from the Burlesque Opera "The Mikado."; a half page: "The Bicycle Tournament at Hartford-The Mile Race for Amateurs."; a half page: "The British Cutter Genesta in Dry Dock."
The tipped-in (no biding holes), doublepage centerfold shows: "On Board the Puritan-Muzzling the…
THE CRISIS Columbus, Sept. 12, 1861 This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1874
* Famous Winslow Homer print
Although there are many very nice prints within, the most desired is the full page print by Winslow Homer: "Seesaw--Gloucester, Massachusetts".
Also within is a full page: "The American Baseball Players in England--Match between the Red Stockings and the Athletics..." plus a half page baseball print captioned: "The Maple Leaf Baseball Club of Guelph, Ontario, Canada" showing the players in uniform with bats.
…
THE GRAHAM JOURNAL OF HEALTH & LONGEVITY, Boston, Sept. 12, 1837 An early-day "health food" periodical, named for the man who created the Graham Cracker (considered a "health food" in its day). He pioneered the use of whole wheat and did much to promote food reform. This magazine existed for just 2 1/2 years.
A few of the items in this issue include: "The Graham System Adapted to Infancy" "Balance of Enjoyment in Food" "Early Rising & Exercise".
A volume I issue of this rare title. Eight…
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 12, 1938
* 1938 Nuremberg Rally - Nazi Germany
* Annexation of Austria ? - Adolf Hitler
* 1 year away from World War II start
The front page has a banner headline: "'We'll Fight for Sudetens,' Hitler Vows" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the 1938 Nuremberg Rally which was named, "Rally of Greater Germany".
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
THE JEWISH EXPONENT, Philadelphia, Sept. 12, 1919
* Focused on Jewish concerns
* Jews - Judaica
This newspaper is subtitled: "A Weekly Journal Devoted to the Interests of the Jewish People". This is a complete 12 page newspaper in excellent condition, still rather white, printed on high-quality paper stock.
Among the articles: "Blasco Ibanez & the Jews" "With the South Phila. Hebrew Association" "The Vigor of Faith" "Zionist Convention to Consider Status of Jews In Europe" & so much…
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 12, 1862
* From the capital of the Confederacy
A wealth of front page Civil War reporting--from the Confederate perspective--including: "From Our Army In Maryland" "Letter From Mississippi" "Yankee Treatment of Their Prisoners" "The Dash Into Williamsburg" "Confederate Congress" "Further From the North".
Complete as a single sheet issue, various foxing, good condition.
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 12, 1978
* Desegregation busing begins in L.A.
* Race-integration - school students
* Forced busing - blacks & whites
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "BUSING BEGINS; Schools Hail Calm Start; White Absenteeism Reported" with subhead and two related photos. Two more related are on page 3. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 22 pages, nice condition.
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 12, 1863 The front page has "An Unfounded Rumor" that: "...one thousand Yankee cavalry had crossed the Pamunkey...& were moving across King William...robbing & pillaging..." with more. Also: "From Charleston" "From the Southwest" and many ads.
Plus nearly 2 columns are headed: "Acts & Resolutions of the Congress of the Confederate States Passed at the Third Session--1863".
The back page has some war-related news including the always interesting…
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 12, 1932
* Colonel George R. Hutchinson
* "Flying family" lost at sea ?
* Aviation - airplanes
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "HUTCHINSONS FEARED LOST; PLANE WITH 8 DOWN AT SEA; AID GOES FROM GREENLAND" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with related photo. History shows that this famous flying family crash-landed off Greenland, stranded for several days before being picked by a fishing vessel. This event…
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 12, 1902
* Fire on Spindletop gushers
* Beaumont, Texas oil fields
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TEXAS OIL FIELD SWEPT BY FIRE" with subhead. (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 6 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally very…
NEW YORK HERALD, September 12, 1874
* Hunting in the Rocky Mountains
* Elk - deer - bear - antelope & more
The top of page 5 has one column headings: "ROCKY MOUNTAIN GAME" "Shooting in the Valleys West of the 'Divide'" and more. (see) Text takes up over a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, small damp stain on the ftpg., nice condition.
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 12, 1865
* Andersonville prison trial
* Henry Wirz
The back page has nearly two columns of reporting headed: "ANDERSONVILLE" "The Wirz Trial Yesterday" "More Witnesses for the Defense Demanded" "Passage at Arms Between Counsel" "Evidence of Major-Gen. Wilson". (See)
Eight pages, uncut and never bound (uncommon), nice condition.
DAILY EVENING HERALD, Stockton, California, Sept. 12, 1878
* Wild Old West
* Rare title
A wide range of content including a ftpg. item: "He Killed it in Self-Defense" and pg. 3: "Sierra Nevada - A Calm Survey of the Present Situation".
Four pages, very nice, clean condition.
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, PA, September 12, 1900.
* Galveston Hurricane storm flood (historic)
* Original reporting
* Deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history
This newspaper is complete in eight pages with two column headlines on front page that include:
* BODIES OF THE DEAD A MENACE TO THE LIVING IN GALVESTON
* The Latest News From the Stricken City as Sensational as it is Shocking
* THE WORK OF FIENDS IN HUMAN FORM
and more. (see photos). Many details described as the…
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 12, 1929
* Louis Marshall death (1st report)
* Jewish community leader - Judaica
* Minorities advocate
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LOUIS MARSHALL DIES ABROAD IN 73D YEAR AFTER A BRAVE FIGHT" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with photo. Loads of text here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 64 pages, light toning at the margins, minor irregularity along the spine…
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, September 12, 1971
* Nikita Khrushchev's death report...
* Former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union
* Leader of the Communist Party
The front page has a banner headline: "KHRUSHCHEV IS DEAD AT 77", with a related photo. Multiple pages within include additional photos and coverage. Great coverage of the death of the former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union - the chief of the Communist Party. The intro report is from Moscow, Russia.
Other news, sports and…
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1945
* Hideki Tojo suicide attempt
* Imperial Japanese Army general
The front page has a full-banner headline: "Yanks Abolish Jap Black Dragon Society" with subheads that include: "MacArthur Orders Dissolution" and more. Also included is the 3-line, 3-column heading: "Doctors Grant Tojo Even Chance to Survive Self-Inflicted Wound", with subheading: "New Blood Transfusions Aid No. 1 Jap", and more. This is 1st report coverage…
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1934
* Liner SS Morro Castle burns
* Ward Line cruise ship disaster
* Investigation on drunk waiters
The front page has a four column headline: "DAMAGING TESTIMONY GIVEN" with subheads that include: "Many Waters 'Drunk' When Ship Left Cuba, Federal Jury Is Told" and more with related pictorial. (see) Coverage on the SS Morro Castle fire disaster.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 18 pages, good…
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 12, 1930
* Island of Stromboli volcano eruption
* Sicily Italy
This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Stromboli Erupts and Quake Shakes Island; Rain of Lava as Volcano's Cone blown Off". 1st report coverage on the most violent eruption of this famous Sicilian volcano in many years.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete, rag edition in great condition.
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 12, 1878
* Abercarn colliery disaster (1st report)
* Firedamp explosion - Prince of Wales
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "ROASTED IN A PIT" "An Underground Horror in Great Britain" "Many Miners Perish in a Fiery Trap" See image for text here.
Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.
KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, Kansas City, Missouri, September 12, 1880
* Fort Bascom description
* Tucumcari, New Mexico
Page 10 has one column headings: "TUCUMCARI" "Graphic Account of a Visit to Old Fort Bascom" "The Famous Landmark of the Stalked Plains". The text takes up over a full column.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 16 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise good.
FRANKFORT DAILY DISPATCH, Frankfort, Kentucky, Sept. 12, 1881
* Great circus advertisement
A typical newspaper of the day with various news and advertisements. The front page includes: "Attempt to Kill Guiteau", the assassin of President Garfield. Page 4 has a very large & great illustrated ad for the Forepaugh Circus (see photos).
Four pages, very nice condition.
THE UNION STANDARD, Lexington, Kentucky, Sept. 12, 1865
* Rare post Civil War title
A scarce title from this border state, shortly after the end of the Civil War. The paper was formally titled "The National Unionist", obviously being pro-North during the Civil War. Page 2 has several items which relate to the conclusion of the Civil War including a Proclamation signed in type by the President: Andrew Johnson (see photos). A great wealth of ads as well including a lengthy, illustrated…
PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 12, 1930
* Island of Stromboli volcano eruption
* Sicily, Italy
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EARTHQUAKE AND ERUPTION CAUSE OF MUCH DAMAGE" and "Islands Off Coast Of Sicily Scene Of Disaster".
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A little margin wear and tear, minor fold wear, otherwise good condition.
wikipedia notes: Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the…
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