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Item #211364THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, February 16, 1878. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Cartoons on Current Topics" "The Uncrushed!" "Exposition of South American Antiquities at the Palais de Undustrie, Paris" "The Crisis in the East - Views in the Dardanelles" "Columbia Institution... Read full description -
Item #211361THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, February 22, 1878. A great issue for framing and displaying! "The New York Press Pays Its Respects to the American Senate" "Mixed Pickles" "Views In The Vatican at Rome" "The Assembly Ball at the Philadelphia Academy of Music"
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Item #211359THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, February 23, 1878. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Waltz Notes" Marie Litta, The New Prima Donna" "Stanley's Explorations in Central Aftrica - Hauling Canoes Up Inkisi Falls" "Illustrated Magazines for March (multiple illustrations on one page)"... Read full description -
The More Things Change... The More They Stay The Same...
Item #211297LONG-ISLAND DEMOCRAT, Jamaica, N.Y., March 15, 1842. Taking more than a full column on the front page is a timely letter to the Superintendent of Common Schools of the State of New York concerning a potentially inappropriate book found in the school's library titled "The Cabinet of Curiosities, or Wonders of the World... Read full description -
Item #211258NEW YORK HERALD, March 28, 1860, with various reports relating to the issue of slavery. Page 2 has a lengthy letter: "The Slavery Question" "What A Tobacco Planter of Maryland Thinks of the Politics of the Day". Other news of the day includes: "The Late Captures In The Gulf" "Affairs On Rio Grande" "The Strikes In New England" and much more. 8... Read full description -
Item #211218THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor, N.Y., Oct. 21, 1840 Taking most of pg. 2 is: Gen. Harrison's Speech, At The Dayton Convention, Held 10th September, 1840. Pg. 3 has an endorsement for the Harrison-Tyler ticket, plus a list of the electors, and the various state and local candidates. Other news of the day includes: "Petrified Tress In Texas" "Farther... Read full description -
Item #211154NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, Dec. 10, 1838 The annual Message of the President to Congress takes all of pg. 2 and concludes on pg. 3 where it is signed in type: Martin Van Buren. Other news of the day includes: "Gen. Jackson At Home" "Shocking Calamity" and much more. Several interesting advertisements as well.... Read full description -
Item #211153WASHINGTON UNION, Washington, Feb. 3, 1858 Page 2 has the President's Message which takes 3 columns and a bit more, and is signed in type: James Buchanan. Minor printing crease slightly affects about seven words of the message. Nice to have in a Washington paper. -
Item #211068NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 11, 1860 Page 7 has: Obituary William Evans Burton, Comedian. Quite a lengthy obituary of this famous comic actor. Other news of the day includes: "The Gale On Thursday Night" "The Most Violent Hurricane Experienced for Several Years" "Sporting" and much more. Several interesting advertisements as well. 12 pages in... Read full description -
Item #211019THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, N.Y., July 29, 1840 On pg. 2 under Sub-Treasury Law is: An Act to provide for the collection, safe keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue. Quite lengthy and concludes on gp. 3, signed in type: M. Van Buren. Other news of the day includes: "Final Adjournment Of Congress" "The Duel" "Horrid Murder" "Late From... Read full description -
Item #211009NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Dec. 10, 1811 The Official Statements, Extracted from the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury takes two columns on the front page and almost four columns on pg. 2. Other news of the day and advertisements. First leaf has an archival mend to a small hole, bit of stray writing above the... Read full description -
Item #210996PENNSYLVANIA INQUIRER AND NATIONAL GAZETTE, Phila., Sept. 8, 1843 On page 2 under An Expected Duel is a report about the attempts by officials to prevent the duel between Philip Barton Key (son of Francis Scott Key) and Capt. May. Some details about the exchange between the two men which led to the challenge. Other news of the day includes: "Robbers In... Read full description -
Item #210964THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 30, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a Crown" "Sketches in Madeira" "At the Parsonage" "Some Prominent Members of the California Constitutional Convention" "From the Emerald isle"
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Item #210959THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 14, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "The great Brooklyn Pow-Wow" "Sketches of Cadet Life at the Woolwich Military Academy, Woolwich, England" "Chopin" "The Mer de Glace, Upper Savoy" "The Great Flood at Szegedin, Hungary" "The New... Read full description -
Item #210957THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 16, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Safely Over" "The Szegedlin Disater - The Theiss Overflowing the Embankment of the Alfoldbahn Railroad at 2:15 a.m. March 13" "The Voyage of the United States Man-Of-War Ticonderoga" ... Read full description -
Item #210955THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 17, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Preparing for the Tournament" "The Song of Spring" "The Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race" "Hot Pies!" "Descending From the General to the Particular"
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Item #210945THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 1, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "April Fool!" "A Venentian Flower Seller" "A London Flower Seller" "The Serpent Charmers" "Character Sketches in Munich" "The Forester's Grace" "A Disenchantment" "A Hindoo Theatrical... Read full description -
Item #210936THE SUN, N.Y., May 23, 1834 Quite lengthy on the front page is: A Monody, (made on the late Mr. Samuel Patch who killed himself by jumping from a height of 175 feet at Genesee Falls). Other news of the day includes: "Canal Tolls" "Little Rock, (Arkansas Territory)" "A Victim of Drunkenness" Quarto size, 4 pages., has archival mends to a few minor tears in the... Read full description -
Item #210920THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 10, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Have Americans Any Rights That Bismarck Must Respect?" "The Zulu War" "Mary Ascending the Hill of Calvary" "Bear Shooting in Russia"
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Item #210918THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, March 19, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Time to Wake Up." "A Happy Omen" "The Hudson River Tunnel at New York"
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Item #210913THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, March 26, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "The Whirligig of Time" "Dona Juana L Loca, Queen of Castle and Leon, Conveying the Body of her Husband, Philip of Burgundy, from Burgos to Grendad" "Sketches in France" "Sketches in Canada"... Read full description -
Item #210906THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, September 6, 1893
A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "Maine State Building at the World's Fair". The back page features a full page color print "Iowa State... Read full description -
Item #210905THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, August 23, 1893
A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "The Missouri State Building at the World's Fair". The back page features a full page color print "The... Read full description -
Item #210903THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, August 9, 1893
A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "The Indiana State Building at the World's Fair". The back page features a full page color print "At the World's... Read full description -
Item #210902THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, July 12, 1893
A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "On the Veranda of the Wisconsin Building". The back page features a full page color print "Government Exhibit at... Read full description -
Item #210878NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 9, 1859 Back page has: Narrative Of Professor Wises 231st Aerial Voyage Made from St. Louis, Mo., July 30, 1859, accompanied by his son, Chas. E. Wise. Also has: Blondins Greatest Feat He Stands On His Head re. his third tight rope performance above the Niagara River. Both are quite detailed. Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #210864COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 24, 1822. On the front page under a woodcut of an eagle and shield is An Act to authorize the State of Illinois to open a canal through the public lands to connect the Illinois River with Lake Michigan, signed in type: James Monroe. Also two other acts and a resolution signed in type by Monroe as well. Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #210859COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 5, 1821 A front page report headed Newly Discovered Land begins: The schooner Express, Capt. Williams, has arrived at Stonington, from New Shetland (the land to the S. of Cape Horn said to have been recently discovered) and has brought home 25,000 valuable fur seal skins. Other details as well. Other news of the day includes:... Read full description -
Item #210847THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, N.Y., May 22, 1841 Page 2 has an interesting letter: Presentation Of The Tippecanoe Flag Interesting Correspondence To The President Of The United States, signed in type: James Brooks, plus the Presidents reply, signed in type: John Tyler. A few more details about the history of the flag. Other news of the day including: "The Remains of... Read full description -
Item #210845NEW YORK HERALD, March 20, 1860 Pg. 4 has: News From The State Capital which includes a few details about a speech given by Elizabeth Cady Stanton before the Judiciary Committee. Mentions she thanked the members for a passing a law allowing married women the right to control their own earnings, plus a bit more. Other news of the day including: "The... Read full description -
Item #210805LONG ISLAND DEMOCRAT, Jamaica, Queens County, Long Island, New York, Jan. 11, 1859 An interesting and nice four page newspaper from Long Island, rarely found from before the Civil War. The issue contains various news of the day & other literary and miscellaneous tidbits. There are various tears at the margins with a piece missing from the top... Read full description -
Item #210795THE SAG HARBOR EXPRESS, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, Feb. 23, 1871 An uncommon title from this once-famous whaling town near the eastern end of Long Island, now more famous as a playground for the rich & famous who frequent the neighboring Hamptons. The ftpg. has a small, comical... Read full description -
Item #210742DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, March 11, 1889 This newspaper is a "territorial" issue, printed six years before Utah would become a state. The front page has a wide variouety of news reports, many from the "Old West", but it also has an article headed: "The Bloody Haytiens" "A Town Captured and the Prisoners Butchered" with the report shown... Read full description -
Item #210712SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 23, 1876 This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Branch's Diamond Stone-Sawing Machine; Thermo-Diffusion - a New Physical Phenomenon; Crystallized Glycerin; Apparatus for Lining Insoles of Boots; Improved Construction of Stables; The United States Patent Association; Honey... Read full description -
Item #210710THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 5, 1877. A great issue for framing and displaying! "How 'Our Side' May Lose The Election" "The Famine in the British India" "The Election Excitement in France" "Burning of the Duke of Argyll's Castle at Inverary". This issue has some paper... Read full description -
Item #210709THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 6, 1877. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Before and After Election" "An Arab Romance" "A Bazar In Constantinoble" "The Turco-Russian War - with the Turks in Bulgaria" "Joh Welsh, the New Minister to Great Britain" "Meade's... Read full description -
Item #210701THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 13, 1877. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Our Hot-Corn Plenipotentiary at the Paris Exhibition" "The Voyage of Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandra to England" "The French Exploring Expedition in the Desert of Sahara, Algeria"... Read full description -
Item #210690THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, March 7, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Potter Calling the Kettle Black" "The War in South Africa" "Portrait of a German Lady" "Conditional Neutrality" "Moose Hunting in Canada - A Night in a Shanty"
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Item #210684THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, August 30, 1893. A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "The Entrance to Machinery Hall, World's Columbian Exposition". The back page features a full page color print "Idaho State... Read full description -
Item #210683THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, July 26, 1893. A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration "Fish Exhibit - Illinois Building at the World's Fair". The back page features a full page color illustration "Sketches on... Read full description -
Item #210671SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 27, 1875 This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: PORCELAIN MANUFACTURING - STEAM ICE ELEVATOR - HYDRAULIC MOTOR & Much More. Included are images and related text of each. Period ads are... Read full description -
Item #210473Here is a collection of seven issues of GLEASON'S MONTHLY COMPANION magazine, Boston, all dated from 1874-1875, six of which still have the original pink or yellow outer wrappers (rarely found as such) with the remaining issue having the outer wrappers lacking. All issues have some edge wear as is typical, and all issues... Read full description -
Item #210376LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 21, 1882 This issue has a full front page illustration captioned: " New York City.---'Cane Rush' Of The Students Of Columbia College, October 9th." (see photos below). Inside has a related report that describes this event: "The 'Cane Rush' Of Columbia College Students". Is this still an annual... Read full description -
Item #210298THE PERFECTIONIST, Putney, Vermont, July 15, 1843 This is the earliest Oneida Community newspaper we have from just 2 years after its founding. This small folio-size newspaper only published twice a month, by J. H. Noyes & J. L. Skinner. Within these 4 pages the editors espouse their Christian philosophy which became the... Read full description -
Item #210270NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, NYC, June 22, 1854. This 8 page newspaper is in good condition. A page 6 article is headed: "RAMBLES UP THE MISSOURI" which tells of a boat trip up the Missouri River, two thousand miles to Yellow Stone. Other articles include: "KANSAS" "THE NEW TERRITORIES" and much more. Many advertisements as well. -
Item #210120UNIVERSALIST UNION (New York Christian Messenger & Philadelphia Universalist, and Religious Inquirer & Gospel Anchor), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated in 1835. A Christian/religious oriented title from 1835, containing sermon notes, poems, and themed articles. The issue you will receive will not be the exact one shown in the photo,... Read full description -
Item #209933THE TOPSFIELD TOWNSMAN, Massachusetts, October 8, 1898. Interesting local paper from this town, with various news of the day and many illustrated ads. Some of the headlines in this issue include: "War News of Local Interest" "Fall Field Day Of Knights Templar" "Seeding Grass Land" and much more. Complete in 4 pages, full size, has many folds but not... Read full description -
Item #209882NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, NYC, January 7, 1854. This 8 page newspaper is in good condition. A page 4 article is headed: "ELECTING A PRESIDENT" which talks about the changes in the process of electing the President of the United States. Other articles include: "DISASTER AT SEA" "CENTREVILLE, RHODE ISLAND" and much more. Many advertisements as well. -
Item #209863INDEPENDENT PRESS, Lawrenceburgh, Ind., June 7, 1854 This 4 page newspaper is in good condition. The back page has: An Address Delivered before the Daughters of Temperance...of Lawrenceburgh. By Mrs. Pauline E. Christian What Has Woman To Do In The Temperance Reformation? Other articles include: "Prohibitory Liquor Law" "Baby Show in... Read full description -
Item #209850MASONIC MIRROR, Boston, 1830 Subtitled: "Science, Literature & Miscellany", and in the masthead is: "The Masonic, is a 'Society Whose Liberal Principles are Founded on the Immutable Laws of Truth & Justice.'--Washington". This is a newspaper by & for the community of Masons with a nice Masonic-themed... Read full description
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