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Item #559408THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963 A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead:... Read full description -
Item #559375SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 13, 1902. The issue contains lots of coverage on Marine, Lake, and Railroad Transportation. The front cover features photos from several new ships.
There are several articles and advertisements, including one for "Kenco" miniature model trains.
This is a complete issue in 48 pages... Read full description -
Item #559355THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 12, 1925
* PN-9 No. 1 seaplane rescue
* Commander John Rodgers
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* 'CAPTAIN JOHN' AIRMEN'S HERO
* His Optimism in Time of Disaster Given by Crew as Reason for Hoping
* Honolulu Cheers Fliers
and more related... Read full description -
Item #559197THE WORLD, New York, NY, May 26, 1922
* Babe Ruth
* George Herman Ruth
* Fight with umpire & fan
* Suspended from baseball
This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 12: "Ruth Flings Dust On Umpire, Leaps in Stand After Jeerer" with subhead: "Big Hitter in Danger of Another Suspension or Fine..."
Nice to have in this New York City... Read full description -
Item #559169LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts MA July 5, 1940
* Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
* Operation Catapult
* Royal Navy
* French fleet
This 10 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "British Bottle Up More French Units At Alexandria" with subheads. (see photos) Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning with little... Read full description -
Item #559143NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, January 16, 1917
The front page has a 3 line, 1 column header: Baseball Players to Join Ranks of Organized Labor" with subheader: "Application for A.F. of L. Charter Made by Player's Fraternity Through Fultz", "Gompers Favors Strike",... Read full description -
Item #558957LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 14, 1958
* Stan Musial - 3,000th hit
* St. Louis Cardinals
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Musial Gets 3,000th Hit'
Tells of St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial getting his 3,000th career hit.
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #558954FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 13, 1959
* Elizabeth Taylor
* Eddie Fisher
* Wed
This 26 page newspaper has a small and discrete one column headline on page 4: "Eddie And Liz Head For Spain".
Small report tells of the marriage of Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning,... Read full description -
Item #558948THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 12, 1947
* BF Goodrich
* Tubeless tire invention 1st report
This 44 page newspaper has small, discrete one column headlines on page 36: "DEVELOPS TUBELESS TIRE" and "Goodrich Testing New Product Before Placing on Market"
Tells of the initial discovery of this tire that... Read full description -
Item #558838THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, May 1, 1942
* SS Peto (22-265)
* 1st Great Lakes submarine
* Launch
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "FIRST LAKES SUBMARINE" and "The Peto Is Launched on the Manitowoc River".
Tells of the very 1st Great Lakes submarine being launched.
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #558719THE DETROIT NEWS TRIBUNE, from Detroit, Michigan, dated October 9, 1910
This fullpage "Stage Beauties" is their New Series of Popular Portraits of Stage People and is comprised of five illustrations and a large block advertisement
This is a single page only and has a slight irregular spine and margin, otherwise in good condition. See photos for details. -
Item #558716THE SUNDAY LEADER, from Cleveland, Ohio, dated October 19, 1913
This is a full-page illustration entitled "A Girl You Know" - The Second Picture in a New Series of Drawings for the Sunday Leader by James Montgomery Flagg No. 1 - Precedence in the Perkins Family.
This is four pages only and has a slight irregular spine, otherwise in nice condition.... Read full description -
Item #558715THE SUNDAY LEADER, from Cleveland, Ohio, dated October 26, 1913
This is a full-page illustration entitled "A Girl You Know" - The Second Picture in a New Series of Drawings for the Sunday Leader by James Montgomery Flagg No. 2 - Dorothy Gives a Dinner Party.
This is four pages only and has had a few non-archival tape mends on the reverse side,... Read full description -
Item #558712NEW YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, New York, dated June 21, 1914
This is a single-page which "James Montgomery Flagg in Words and Pictures I Should Say So!! which is comprised of several different scenes of couples with a small poem under each.
This has an irregular left spine, otherwise in nice condition. See photos for details. -
Item #558664THE CLEVELAND LEADER, from Cleveland Ohio, dated circa 1911 (exact date unknown). This full-page "Film Fairies: Stars of the Stilly Screen - Actresses you have seen, but never heard, posing in quiet, not moving, pictures for the Copperplate Pictorial Section of the Sunday leader. Do you recognize your silent drama favorites?"
This is a SINGLE page only... Read full description -
Item #558624THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, April 5, 1932
* Vitamin C isolated for the 1st time
* Charles Glen King
This 44 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Pittsburgh Professor Isolates Vitamin C; Concentrates Substance From Lemon Juice".
Tells of the 1st isolation of the vitamin... Read full description -
Item #558361LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 1, 1962
* American Airlines Flight 1 disaster
* Jamaica Bay New York
* Boeing 707-123 airplane crash
This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Jet Airliner Plunges into Swamp At Edge of New York City; 95 Die" with subhead: "Craft Burns With No Sign Of... Read full description -
Item #558230FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 9, 1965
* Reliant Houston Astrodome opening day
* MLB Baseball
This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "The Luxurious Astrodome Perfect For Night Ball
Tells of the grand opening of the new stadium with the first baseball game between the Houston Astros and... Read full description -
Item #558126THE DETROIT NEWS, from Detroit, Michigan, dated March 2, 1949.
* B-50 bomber Lucky Lady II 1st to circle World nonstop
* Early 1st report w/ nice headline
This 52 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page:
* B-50 FLIES GLOBE NON-STOP
An early report on the same day it occurred. Historic aviation feat.
Other news of the day throughout.... Read full description -
Item #558098LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 7, 1958
* Midland, Michigan
* Viscount airplane airliner crash
This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "47 PERISH IN PLANE CRASH" with subhead: "Aircraft Hits Field in Michigan"
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Hall of Famer Zach Wheat...
Item #558086POLICE GAZETTE, New York, April 9, 1927
* Mushy Callahan -- boxing
* Zach Wheat - baseball
* Photos
Full page photo inside of "Mushy" Callahan, the Junior Welterweight Champion, in a classic boxing pose.
Also a 1/4 page photo of Hall of Tamer Zach Wheat, in Philadelphia Athletics uniform.
News and many photos of sporting events of the day.... Read full description -
Item #558050THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 3, 1958
* Wichita Falls Texas tornado with photo
* Wind speed record made
his 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Triple Tornado Punch Strikes Wichita Falls" with a related photo. (see) This was at the time the highest wind speed ever recorded... Read full description -
Item #557962THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, May 11, 1927
* Ruth Snyder
* Henry Judd Gray
* Guilty - electric chair
* Midwest tornado
* Poplar Bluff, Missouri
This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* GUARD MRS. SNYDER, VICTIM OF HYSTERIA
* Jail Heads Take Precautions to Prevent Attempt on Life After Nervous Illness
* Gray Is In fair... Read full description -
Item #557938THE LABOR NEWS, Eureka, California, 1905. A rather uncommon newspaper from this Northern California town themed on labor-related news and concerns. Quite early for a pro-union themed newspaper. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have this specific date but will have the format as shown. Measures approximately... Read full description -
Item #557931THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, April 26, 1955
* Susan Hayward suicide attempt
* Hollywood movie actress
This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline above a nice photo of Susan Hayward on the front page: "Susan Hayward Tries to Kill Self" with reporting on her suicide attempt in Hollywood by taking sleeping pills.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #557904THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, February 19, 1972
* Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics color cover
* Loads of sports news throughout
Full front page has a color action photo of Dave Cowens, center for the Boston Celtics, and Basketball Hall of Famer.
Has a report about Cowens on page 3.
Other sports news throughout... Read full description -
Item #557871THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 25, 1901
* Steam barge Baltimore sinking
* Great Lakes - Lake Huron
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline: "DEATH AND DISASTER ON THE GREAT LAKES" with subheads. Other news of the day.
Usual browning with some margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with... Read full description -
Item #557857FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, September 10, 1948
* Rex Barney pitches no-hitter
* Brooklyn Dodgers
This 16 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 8: "Rex Barney's No-Hit Victory Cops Spotlight" with one column photo of Barney.
Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #557841THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 13, 1961
* Floyd Patterson Heavyweight title boxing match (pre fight news)
* Ingmar Johansson
This 38 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Title Consensus: 'Floyd Has Too Many Tools'" with two illustrations... Read full description -
Item #557814THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1948
* John Cunningham breaks world altitude record
* Jet propelled De Havilland Vampire airplane
This 52 page newspaper has a small one column headline on page 4: "Says He Flew 10 1/2 Miles High"
Tells of John Cunningham breaking the World's altitude record with his De Havilland Vampire... Read full description -
Item #557805LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, June 12, 1948
* Thoroughbred racehorse
* Citation & Belmont Stakes
* Triple Crown try
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 5: "Citation To Seek Belmont Stakes Win".
He would win the triple crown on this day.
Other news of the day throughout.... Read full description -
From Guernsey during the Nazi occupation...
Item #557803THE EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, November 1, 1940 This four page newspaper was published on this island in the English Channel and was occupied by the Germans during almost all of WWII. During the Nazi occupation they took over this newspaper and filled it with pro-German propaganda, offering a unique insight into how the Axis reported... Read full description -
Item #557755THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1934 This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 29 that includes: "DODGERS CONQUER ATHLETICS BY 4-2", "Miss Didrickson Pitches First Inning for Losers Holding Rivals Scoreless", "Triple Play Saves Her" and more with nice two column photo of... Read full description -
Item #557737LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, March 23, 1916
* The great Augusta GA fire (1st report)
This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FIRE KING ON RAMPAGE", "Bad Fire In This State And One In Georgia" and "Property Damage of Several Millions and Thousands Are... Read full description -
Item #557652LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 19, 1937
* New London Texas school explosion
* Nice front page headline for display
This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "TAKE 500 BODIES FROM RUINS" with subheads that include: "BLAST HORROR... Read full description -
Item #557651THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, March 18, 1932
* Adolph Hitler headquarters raided by German police
This 44 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Hitler Centres Raided on Civil War Rumor; He Admits Order to 500,000 to Fight Reds".
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #557646WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, March 17, 1941
* North Dakota blizzard of 1941
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "44 Perish In Windstorm In Dakota And Minnesota" with subheads. Other news of the day.
Light browning with a piece missing from the lower right area of the front page (see),... Read full description -
Item #557638THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, February 25, 1928
* The town of Jenny Lind, Arkansas
* Coal mine explosion disaster
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ARKANSAS MINE BLAST IS FATAL TO 13 WORKERS"; "Efforts Hampered For... Read full description -
Item #557636THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, from Detroit, Michigan, dated February 26, 1928
* Aviator Harry Brooks
* Ford Flivver airplane
* Detroit to Miami flight disaster
This 40+ page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
* BROOKS MISSING AFTER PLANE PLUNGES IN OCEAN
with subheads and related photo. (see)
Other news of the day. Light... Read full description -
Item #557628NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, New York City, July 12, 1934
* San Francisco, California general strike riot starting
This 34 page newspaper has a 4column headline on the front page: "4,000 TRUCKMEN QUIT ON COAST; GENERAL STRIKE BELIEVED NEAR" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #557627THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, May 10, 1915
* Post RMS Lusitania sinking
* German torpedo submarine
This 10 page newspaper has a nice two column headline on the front page: "Wilson Is Preparing To Voice Indignation Of American People About the Lusitania" with subheads and other related headlines as well. (see photos)
Other news of the day.... Read full description -
Item #557602THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, February 4, 1916
* Canadian Parliament Buildings fire
* Centre Block
* Parliament Hill
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "CANADIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDING IS RAZED BY INCENDIARY FLAMES" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #557493THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1939 This 42 page newspaper has a nice banner headlines on page 23: "Barrow Is Elected President of Yanks After George Ruppert Declines Post" with many subheads and related photos.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: Edward... Read full description -
Item #557491LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 28, 1958
* Roy Campanella auto accident
* Brooklyn Dodgers star catcher
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "ROY CAMPANELLA OF THE DODGERS HAS FRACTURED NECK AS CAR HITS POLE".
Nice to have on the front page for display. Other news of the day throughout.
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Item #557439FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 25, 1965
* Cassius Clay
* Muhammad Ali
* Sonny Liston
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (pre fight news)
This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Challenger Liston 13-10 Favorite To Dethrone Clay" with 2 small photos and the tale of the tape.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #557420THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8, 1951
* Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
* Heavyweight Boxing title fight
This 62 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 25:
* Ezzard Charles Wins Easily Over Walcott
Other news of day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes:... Read full description -
Item #557408THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, from Detroit, Michigan, dated June 3, 1927
* Charlie Chaplin marriage troubles
* Movie star
This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* LITA BRANDED AS 'BAD WIFE' BY FILM STAR
* Chaplin Accuses Her of Friendship For Other Men, Drinking, Neglect of Children
and more. (see)
Other news... Read full description -
Item #557375LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 19, 1953
* Eve of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's execution
This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "HIGH COURT SETS ASIDE STAY OF EXECUTION" with subhead.
Other news of the day. Light browning at the margins, otherwise in nice condition.
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Item #557369ALBANY EVENING NEWS, from Albany, New York, dated June 3, 1932
* Stanislaus F. Hausner flight to attempt Warsaw Poland
* Bellanca CH Pacemaker airplane
* Marlene Dietrich
This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* POLISH AIRMAN OVER ATLANTIC
* Stanley Hausner Leaves on Attempted Hop to Warsaw
Tells of Stanislaus Hausner's... Read full description -
Item #557293THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 21, 1965
* Ranger 8 spacecraft
* Lunar mission success
* Photograph of the moon
This 60+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Photos Show 'Frothy' Moon -- Can Man Land There ?" with related photo.
Other news of the day throughout. Some small binding holes along the spine with minor margin... Read full description
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