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Item #692359BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, May 7 and 8, 1915 Two consecutive issues reporting the sinking of the Lusitania.
May 7 issue: The last column of the ftpg. is mostly taken up with headlines on the event including: "TORPEDO DESTROYS LUSITANIA" "Sunk Off Irish Coast by German Submarine--Assistance Is Sent"... Read full description -
Item #692358THE DAILY TOMBSTONE, Pima County, Arizona, April 30, '86 (1886)
* Gunfight at the O.K. Corral fame
* Rare advertisement of the famed livery stable
This may well be the consummate "Old West town" much romanticized in movies and television shows, perhaps most famous for the gunfight at the OK Corral involving Wyatt... Read full description -
Item #692353THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, May 28, 1929
* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married
* Anne Morrow
The front page has nearly a banner head: "LINDY AND ANNE MARRIED!" & subheads: "Only Family Present For Simple Rite" "Ceremony Performed at 4; Lindy's Mother There; News Told by Morrow's Secretary." Two column... Read full description -
Item #692349THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 16, 1977
* Opening day "Close Encounters" movie advertisement
This newspaper has a significant & historic advertisement for the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" on page 27. This advertisement is on the opening day the movie made it's premiere making it a great... Read full description -
Item #692347DAILY NEWS, New York, Dec. 27, 1972
* Death of President Harry Truman
Front page banner headline announces: "TRUMAN DIES", with a photo of his daughter Margaret and his wife Bess. The subhead notes: "And The Nation Mourns". "
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Item #692346DER BEOBACHTER (The Observer), Germany, Feb. 25, 1935 Obviously a newspaper of the Nazi party as the masthead includes 3 swastika symbols (see).
Complete in 12 pages, 12 by 18 1/4 inches, cleanly cut at the blank spine, a little margin wear, otherwise quite nice. -
Item #692340SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, December 13, 1936
* Seabiscuit wins World's Fair Handicap
* Bay Meadows Racetrack - San Mateo
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 19) has a banner heading: "IT STARTED CLOSE, BUT LOOK AT SEABISCUIT'S FINISH" with a few related photos. Also a four... Read full description -
Item #692338FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. June 3, 1969
* USS Frank E. Evans Collision disaster
* United States Navy Destroyer
* HMAS Melbourne (R21) - Carrier
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "73 Missing As Carrier Hits U.S. Ship" with related photo. (see)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #692336CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 22, 1937
* North Pole-1 established in Arctic Ocean
* First Russian manned drifting sea ice station
* Soviet scientist Otto Schmidt expedition
The front page has a one column heading: "11 Russians Fly to North Pole; Land on the Ice" First report coverage continues on page 8 with related map. (see)
Complete with 34... Read full description -
Item #692318THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, March 1, 1851 Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
Among the articles within are: "Suffrage in South Carolina" "Disunion" and "Proportion of Slaves" which has interesting numbers; "Homestead" and more.
Four... Read full description -
Item #692317THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, March 1, 1851
* Mormons - Mormonism population
* Rare Antebellum publication
* 10 years prior to the Civil War
Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
Among the articles is: "A Proclamation By the President of the United States" concerning those opposing the... Read full description -
Item #692316THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, Feb. 22, 1851
* British Mormons - Mormonism
* Great Salt Lake City, UT journey
Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city. Among the articles within: "Gold and Silver" and a report noting: "A party of 400 Mormons sailed... Read full description -
Item #692315THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, Feb. 8, 1851 Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city. Among the articles within: "The Slavery Resolutions" "From California" which mentions gold, and Col. Fremont's chance of re-election; "The Greek Slave" "Georgia Once a Free... Read full description -
Item #692314THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, Jan. 26, 1851
* Rare pre-Civil War antebellum publication
Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city. Among the page 3 items are reporters noting: "The population of Maryland is 591,000 of which 98,000 are slaves...In Virginia west of the... Read full description -
Item #692310THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1934
* The Big Sapulpa Shootout of 1934 - Oklahoma
* Outlaw Aussie Elliott gunfight vs. police
The front page has a one column heading: "FOUR DIE IN BATTLE IN RAID ON BANDITS" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: Despite the... Read full description -
Item #692306THE SENTINEL, Red Bluff, California, Jan. 20, 1872
* Rare Old west title
This is from 4 years before the city would be incorporated. Located in Northern California, there is much news of the day both local & national. Many advertisements as well.
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Item #692304LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 7, 1977
* Iconic singer & Actor Frank Sinatra
* Dolly Sinatra killed in airplane crash
The front page has a banner headline: "Sinatra's Mother on Lost Jet" with subhead and related photo. (see) Great to have from the home of the entertainment industry, rare as such.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages),... Read full description -
Item #692303LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 1, 1977
* Hillside Strangler serial killings
* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)
The front page has a one column heading: "10 of 13 Murders May Be Connected, Police Believe" (see) More on page 3 with two related photos. Great to have in this L.A. publication.
Complete 1st section only with all 32... Read full description -
Item #692299THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, Jan. 11, 1851
* Rare Antebellum publication
Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city. Various news reports of the deal with many advertisements as well.
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Item #692298THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, Dec. 7, 1850
* Rare Antebellum publication
Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
Among the articles: "Mississippi" which begins: "Gov. Quitman's message to the legislature of Mississippi is strongly in favor of secession and disunion...";... Read full description -
Item #692296THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, Nov. 16, 1850
* Rare Antebellum publication
Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
The front page has: "Treaties With Indian Tribes" "Utah Tribe of Indians" which is signed in type by the President: Millard Fillmore. Included as well... Read full description -
Item #692196THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 24, 1953
* Jimmy Hoffa & re. Flint strike
* Teamster's labor union leader
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "Charge Hoffa Ruined 9 Firms, Started Own" with subheads. This is somewhat early for Hoffa and probably only found in a Detroit publication. Rare as such.
Complete with 52 pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #692193THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 28, 1760
* Siege or Second Battle of Quebec
* British commander James Murray
Pages 4 and 5 contains the report from 'The London Gazette Extraordinary' on the historic Siege of Quebec, or Second Battle of Quebec. This was a French attempt to retake Quebec City, Canada, which had been captured by... Read full description -
Item #692189THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 8, 1946
* Hesse Crown Jewels Heist
* Post World War II looting
* Colonel Jack Durant
* Schlosshotel Kronberg Castle
The front page has nice headline: "COLONEL AND WAC WIFE SEIZED WITH ROYAL GEMS" with subheads and photo of the Kronberg Castle. (see)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear... Read full description -
Item #692184THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, Sept. 7, 1850 Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
Articles include: "Things That Cost Nothing" "The Tomato" which gives its history, and notes: "...Its introduction on our tables is as a culinary vegetable is of recent date...";... Read full description -
Item #692180THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, August 3, 1850 Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
The most interesting article is a nearly full column letter headed: "An Overland Journey to California" with a preface: "...diary of an emigrant to California. We copy the... Read full description -
Item #692179THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, July 27, 1850 Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
Among the articles within: "Remarks of Mr. Badger On The Texas Boundary" in the Senate; "Reflections on the Death of General Taylor" "Funeral Obsequies of the President in Washington... Read full description -
Item #692177THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, July 6, 1850 Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
This issue is chock full of interesting articles, a few on the front page including: "Effects of a Vegetable Diet" which is a curious item with refutations from "...a... Read full description -
Item #692107THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 3, 1933
* Rose Bowl college football game
* USC Trojans vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
The front page has a two column heading: "Trojans Beat Pitt, 35 to 0 in Rose Tournament" with subhead. First report coverage continues in the sports section with small photo of Dick Barber and lineups.
Complete with 16 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #692101ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 2, 1938
* Midvale UT school bus - train disaster
* Riverton & South Jordan Utah children
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "26 CHILDREN KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRIKES SCHOOL BUS IN UTAH" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the school bus disaster near Midvale, Utah. This... Read full description -
Item #692096CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 25, 1938
* George Grey Barnard death
* American sculptor
The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "BARNARD, FAMED WORLD OVER AS SCULPTOR, DIES" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 26 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along... Read full description -
Item #692095NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED NEWS, June 15, 1861 Formatted very much like the more popular 'Harper's Weekly' but considerably more uncommon.
The front page shows: "Shackles & Handcuffs Used by Slave Drivers in Virginia" and: "Brilliant Exploit...in the Rescue of Two of Their Comrades who... Read full description -
Item #692091THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 22, 1922
* Airship Roma disaster
* Norfolk, Virginia crash
* United States Army
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "34 OFFICERS AND MEN KILLED IN CRASH OF GREAT DIRIGIBLE ROMA" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along... Read full description -
Item #692090THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 25, 1943
* Battle of Kasserine Pass - Tunisia Campaign - Africa
* 1st major battle between American & German forces
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HOW WE BEAT ROMMEL" with lead-in: "What Did It?---The Courage Of American Boys" and subheads. (see) Nice for display. First... Read full description -
Item #692089NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED NEWS, May 18, 1861 Formatted very much like the more popular 'Harper's Weekly' but considerably more uncommon.
The full front page shows; "Shooting a Rebel Who Was Caught Tampering With the Rails...". Prints within include: "General View of Annapolis"... Read full description -
Item #692052LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 20, 1995
* William Lester Suff conviction
* Riverside Prostitute serial killer
* Lake Elsinore - California
The front page has a one column heading: "Riverside Man Convicted in Serial Slayings" with subhead. (see) Coverage continues on page 22 with related photo. (see) Nice to have in this Los... Read full description -
Item #691898SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 17, 1898 A very significant issue in the history of automobiles, as the noted reference work "Kane's Famous First Facts" records that the first automobile advertisement ever published in America is on the back page (not the very first appearance, which was in the July... Read full description -
Item #691896LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 4, 5, 6 & 7, 1996
* Tiger Woods very 1st victory (20 years old)
* PGA Professional Golf Association
* Las Vegas Invitational - Nevada
A nice four issue set on Tiger Woods' very 1st PGA Tour victory. Unfortunately the first three issues only show the leader board list in the sport's sections. Probably... Read full description -
Item #691890HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, June, 1896 Within this issue is: "Through Inland Waters", written and illustrated by Howard Pile, and includes many scenes of inland waterways within the United States. Among them is a great illustration of a canal boat on the Erie Canal. Also present are sketches... Read full description -
Item #691886NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 12, 1859
* Post John Brown execution (hanging)
* Much on the funeral services - burial
Almost the entirety of page 6 is taken up with: "The Burial Of John Brown" "The Passage of the Body to North Alba" "The Funeral" "Speeches of Mr. McKim and Mr.... Read full description -
Item #691885THE BINNACLE, S.S. Ryndam, March 11, 1927
* Rare publication
Subtitled: "Published Daily at Sea by The Floating University." An interesting little "in-house" newspaper published on board the mentioned ship which was an early floating university which traveled the world.
New York University... Read full description -
Item #691883LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 8, 2010
* Grim Sleeper - Southside Slayer arrested
* Lonnie David Franklin Jr.
* Best title to be had
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "DNA leads to arrest in serial case" with related photo. First report coverage on the "Grim Sleepers" arrest continues on page 13 with another... Read full description -
Item #691880ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 14, 1936
* Green Bay Packers victorious
* Boston Redskins (Washington)
* NFL football championship
* Jesse Owens wins best athlete award
Page 3 of section II has a two column heading: "Green Bay's Passing Attack Nets Victory In "Pro" Title Game" with stats and lineups. (see)
The top... Read full description -
Item #691878EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 18, 1912
* Count Nogi Maresuke suicide (seppuku)
* Imperial Japanese Army general funeral
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DOUBLE FUNERAL OF GENERAL NOGI AND HIS WIFE IMPRESSIVE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #691868NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 16, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "A Dash In the Direction of Richmond" "The Rebel Force art Charles City Court House Captured" "Their Camp Broken Up, Provisions Destroyed & Horses Brought Off" "Splendid Marching of Our Troops" "The... Read full description -
Item #691862NEW YORK TIMES Dec. 21, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From New Orleans" "A Piracy in the Gulf of Mexico" "A Schooner Captured by Piratical Passengers" "A Rebel Attack Upon Natchez" "Repulse of the Enemy with the Loss of 800 Prisoners" "News From Washington" and... Read full description -
Item #691861NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "HIGHLY IMPORTANT" "Army of the Potomac Moving": "Heavy Masses of Artillery & Other Troops Crossing the River" "The War In Alabama" "Demonstrations Upon the Extreme Left of Bragg's Army"... Read full description -
Item #691859NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 14, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From Tennessee" "Two Rebel Divisions at Shelbyville, Above Tullahoma" "Longstreet's Corps, Numbering 30,000, Expected from Virginia" "From the Rebel States--An Expose of Confederate... Read full description -
Item #691857THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 12, 1863
* Second Battle of Galveston, Texas
* Confederate General John B. Magruder
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Galveston Recaptured by the Rebels under Magruder" "The Attack Made by land & Water" "Nearly All the Officers & men... Read full description -
Item #691856NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1863
* Camp Wingfield - North Carolina
* Danville, Kentucky
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Rebels Deferred in Two Engagements" "Attack on Williamsburg with Cavalry & Infantry" "An Attack on Wingfield, North Carolina" "Important Rebel News"... Read full description
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