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Item #708260THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 17, 1966
* American singer James Brown "Mr. Dynamite"
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* The Byrds - rock band upcoming performances ad
Page 16 has a small advertisement for a "Mr. Dynamite James BROWN" performance at Madison Square Garden. He is... Read full description -
Item #708259THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 16, 1968
* Beatles admit Maharishi was a mistake
* Dr. Timothy Lear leaves Millbrook for California w/ photo
* Includes famous LSD quote: "turn on, tune in, drop out"
A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has two iconic photos: one of John... Read full description -
Item #708257THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 26, 1970
* Grateful Dead album release advertisement
* "American Beauty" Trucking - Ripple & more
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Page 49 has a full page advertisement for the release of "American Beauty" music album by the Grateful... Read full description -
Item #708256THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 21, 1967
* French artist & writer Tom Ungerer
* Black Power/White Power racial illustration
* Paul Thek's "Dead Hippie" sculpture
The front page has Tomi Ungerer's racist illustration titled: "Black Power/White Power" (see image)
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Item #708255THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 25, 1971
* Three Dog Night - American rock band
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* Elephant's Memory - Psychedelic rock
* Backup for John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Page 31 has a 6 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for a "THREE DOG NIGHT" concert at... Read full description -
Item #708249THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 30, 1969
* The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* "History's first mystic rock and roll tour "
* Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor
* Raymond Buckland - occult - witchcraft ad
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Item #708248THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 28, 1973
* Christopher Street Parade - Bette Midler
* 3rd Gay pride march - Washington Square
* Grateful Dead concert in Jersey City NJ
* Roosevelt Stadium performance advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
The front page has five related photos with... Read full description -
Item #708233THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 5, 1969
* Early The Who - English rock band
* "Tommy Tour" concerts advertisement
* Fillmore East rock venue - Manhattan
* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon
* Opening acts w/ Chuck Berry and more
Page 38 has a 1/2 page advertisement for a early "THE WHO"... Read full description -
Item #708230THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21, 1968
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance
* American guitarist, singer and songwriter
* Philharmonic Hall concert advertisement
* 2nd Quaker City Rock Festival, Philadelphia
Page 34 has a 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "Jimi Hendrix Experience" ... Read full description -
Item #708225THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 15-21, 1980
* Early THE CARS - American rock band - Ric Ocasek
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* The Grateful Dead - Halloween night concert ad
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Page 95 has a 6 x 4 1/2 inch ad for "The Cars"... Read full description -
Item #708223THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 25, 1969
* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm
* Going back to Bethel, New York - revisited
* "The Grateful Dead' plays at a NYC night club
The top of page 25 has an heading: "The Undulating Hillside: Going Back to Bethel" Coverage continues on... Read full description -
Item #708220THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 9, 1967
* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - The Beatles guru
* Post "More popular than Jesus" remark
* John Lennon - Paul McCartney
* Transcendental Mediation Swami
* New religious movement
The front page has a heading: "What's New in America? Maharishi & Mediation" with... Read full description -
Item #708216THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1968
* Early The Who - English rock band
* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon
* Baldwin Gym - Drew University concert ad
* The Beatles
Page 33 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for a early "THE WHO" concert at Drew University in Madison, New... Read full description -
Item #708215THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 15, 1966
* Timothy Leary - Allen Ginsberg - Ralph Metzer
* "Illumination Of The Buddha" w/ photos
* Psychedelic celebration at Village Theatre
Page 28 has two photos during the "Illumination Of The Buddha" with two scenes on stage at the Village Gate. (see... Read full description -
Item #708213THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 16, 1967
* Very early THE WHO - English rock band
* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon
* Village Theatre concert advertisement
* THE DOORS very early performance ad
* American rock band - Jim Morrison
* Assembly Hall - Hunter Collage (NYC)
Page 22 has two... Read full description -
Item #708211THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 26, 1964
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance
The top of the front page has a heading: "Lenny's Censors on the Couch - p.5"
Page 5 has a heading: "The Bruce Conviction: A View from the Couch"... Read full description -
Item #708172NATIONAL AEGIS, Worcester, Massachusetts, April 27, 1808 The back page contains four Acts of Congress, one for changing the name of the district of Biddeford & Pepperborough to Saco, Mass. Another is for building additional gunboats. Each is signed in type by the President: Th.... Read full description -
Item #708171NATIONAL AEGIS, Worcester, Massachusetts, June 1, 1808 The front page contains six Acts of Congress, one for providing money for the support of the Navy of the United States, another for laying an Embargo on all ship & vessels, another for providing voting rights to those in the Mississippi Territory, and another... Read full description -
Item #708111CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 11, 1929
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "14 YEAR OLD BOY EXPLAINS PART IN WITCH SLAYING" with subhead. (see images)
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Item #708099THE NEW YORK TIMES., Aug. 11, 1962
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release
* Desegregation and voters' rights movement
The front page has a one column heading: "DR. KING IS FREED; PROTESTS PUT OFF" with subheads and photo showing King and Rev. Ralph Abbernathy... Read full description -
Item #708095NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, July 20, 1844
* Joseph & Hyrum Smith murders
* Mormons - Mormonism founder
* Carthage, Illinois jail - lynch mob killing
Page 5 contains a brief yet significant report reading in its entirety: "The Mormon National (Presidential) Convention, which met at Baltimore on the 13th... Read full description -
Item #708091NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, April 29, 1843 The back page has a report: "Millerism" which is a fine report on the Millerite prediction that the world would end on April 23.
It includes: "The eventful 23d of April, 1843 was as delightful a day as our spring has offered. True, quite an ominous discovery was made in the morning; a... Read full description -
Item #708086NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington City, Nov. 17, 1838 The front page has a very nice item headed: "The Mormon War" portions of which include: "...from the scene of the Mormon difficulties. A meeting of the citizens of Fayette was called...to hear the accounts just brought of 'the most barbarous atrocities'. ..a letter was read from Major Woodward...Oct.25... Read full description -
Item #708081NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington City, June 2, 1838
* Trail of Tears disaster
* Native Americans - Indians
* General Winfield Scott
Page 2 has a nice article concerning the infamous Trail of Tears headed: "Removal of The Cherokees" which is a letter signed by Winfield Scott to the Cherokee Indians.
It begins: "The president... Read full description -
Item #708079NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 13, 1836 The front page has: "Mexico & Texas" with mention that the Mexicans will not fight until fall & that a treaty between Santa Anna & General Sam Houston had reached Mexico. Further particulars as well.
Other items include: "United States & Mexico" "Revolt of Negroes at... Read full description -
Item #708068Booklet: "A List Of American Newspaper Reprints" compiled by Joseph Gavit, 1931. A well known but seldom found booklet of 16 pages which begins: "This is an attempt to bring together, in one list, notes on all the complete separate reproductions of early or historic issues of American newspapers..." with a... Read full description -
Item #708065THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, April 5, 1969
* Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated
* Civil rights movement leader
* One year anniversary of murder
The front page has a three column heading: "300 Join Tribune to Dr. King" and more with photo. (see images) More on page 6 with 2 more related photos.
Complete with 36 pages, minor spine... Read full description -
Item #708047THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 5, 1972
* World premiere advertisement for the movie "Heat"
* Andy Warhol & Paul Morrissey underground film -
* Joe Dallesandro as "The Hustler" and Sylvia Miles
Page 64 has a advertisement for the World premiere of "Heat", a Andy Warhol film... Read full description -
Item #708040NILES WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 30, 1836 This issue has a great deal of reporting: "From Texas" giving the latest information on their struggles during this significant year.
The first report with a subhead: "Declaration of the Victims" beginning: "We the undersigned prisoners of war, condemned to be shot on Monday next..." and more... Read full description -
Item #708015NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 7, 1822
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* Denmark Vesey slave revolt
* Executions of slaves - Negroes
* Charleston, South Carolina
Pages 9-11 have much regarding Denmark Vesey and the "Servile Conspiracy in South Carolina," which has a report... Read full description -
Item #708012NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 20, 1819 Close to eight pages are taken up with what one website lists as number 3 of "The Ten Most Significant Supreme Court Decisions Of All Time" (#2 is Roe vs. Wade; #1 is the Dred Scott Decision).
This is the case of McCulloch vs. the state Maryland, the... Read full description -
Item #708001NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 4, 1816 Pages 2 and 3 are taken up with a very extensive chart of the: "LAND BATTLES" of the just-ended War of 1812, columns headed "Place of Action" "When Fought" "Commander's Names" and more. The top of page 4 has a chart: "A Comparative View of the Aggregate Loss of the American and... Read full description -
Item #707982THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 20, 1977
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band
* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster
* Upcoming area concerts advertisement
* "Street Survivors Tour" - Nassau Coliseum
Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD... Read full description -
Item #707968THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 23, 1813 Among the reports re: "American Ingenuity" "American Gallantry" "The Heroes of King's Mountain" from the Revolutionary War battle; a full page chart: "A Statement of the Annual Revenue of the United States" "British Love of 'Liberty' " and more.
The section headed: "Events of the War" takes 4 pages with... Read full description -
Item #707958THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 24, 1979
* "The Onion Field" World premiere advertisement
* American neo-noir crime drama film - movie
* Actors John Savage and James Woods - Ted Danson debut
The back page has a nice advertisement for "The Onion Field" for it's World... Read full description -
Item #707955THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 19, 1979
* Iranian Revolution comes to an end
* Ruhollah - Ayatollah Khomeini
* Becomes Leader of the Revolution
* Iranian Shia Islam religious leader
The front page has a headline: "The Worst Domino" with related photo. (see images) This is an... Read full description -
Item #707951THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 16, 1964
* Newport Folk Festival - music concert
* Year before Bob Dylan's electric controversy
Page 9 has a early advertisement for the "Newport Folk Festival" in Rhode Island. This ad measures 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. (see image) This was a 4 day event and has... Read full description -
Item #707949THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 27, 1972
* Chicago - American rock band
* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement
Page 49 has a full page advertisement for "Chicago" concert performances at Carnegie Hall. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #707945THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 28, 1812 Inside has lengthy reporting from the "House of Representatives" which includes discussion headed: "State of Louisiana" concerning Louisiana joining the Union.
Another page has: "The bill for the admission of Louisiana into the union has passed the house of representatives with... Read full description -
Item #707934THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 7, 1811
* Volume 1 number 1 issue
This was the first issue published: "Vol. 1 No. 1" as noted in the masthead. The entire front page is taken up with: "The Editor To The Public" in which he details what the newspaper is to be about. Page 10 has a chart of: "Total Expenses, Of the War for Independence with a... Read full description -
Item #707931NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 8, 1864
* Battle of Allatoona Pass
* Bartlow County, Georgia
Front page column heads on the Civil War: "From Georgia & Virginia" "Battle Near Altoona" "Gen. Thomas Defeat the Enemy" "Affairs In Grant Army" "From the Army of the James" "From Port Royal" and... Read full description -
Item #707930NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 9, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Skirmish On the Blackwater" "One of the Most Brilliant Affairs of the War" "Rebels Caught in a Trap" "Pursuit of a Georgia Regiment" "Skirmishing In Arkansas" "Attack Upon General Blunt" "From... Read full description -
Item #707915NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1864
* Fort Pillow Massacre - Tennessee
* Rebel General Nathan Forrest
* African Americans slaughtered
Among the ftpg. heads is: "THE BLACK FLAG" "Horrible Massacre by the Rebels" "Fort Pillow Captured After a Desperate Fight" "400 of the Garrison Brutally Murdered" "Wounded & Unarmed Men Bayoneted and Their Bodies... Read full description -
Item #707904GLEASON'S WEEKLY LINE OF THE BATTLE SHIP, Boston, Sept. 17, 1859 This newspaper has one of the largest & most decorative mastheads of the 19th century with a decorative border around all pages.
The front page includes an engraving: "View Of the City of Brooklyn, N.Y." A few other prints inside.
Eight pages, lightly & evenly... Read full description -
Item #707765THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 8, 1898
* Battle of Sugar Point - Leech Lake - Minnesota
* Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians - Bugonaygeshig
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE INDIAN TROUBLES" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #707754THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 1, 1979
* "Cocaine Cowboys" film advertisement
* Grand opening day movie premieres
* Crime drama - Andy Warhol - Jack Palance
The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "Cocaine Cowboys" (see images)
I suspect this... Read full description -
Item #707698THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 3, 1979
* Jethro Tull - British rock band
* Madison Square Garden concert ad
* Aqualung album fame - MSG
Page 63 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "Jethro Tull" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item... Read full description -
Item #707697THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 27, 1979
* Early THE CARS - American rock band - Ric Ocasek
* Dr. Pepper Summer Music Festival - Central Park
The back page has a advertisement for a "THE CARS" performance at the Dr. Pepper Music Festival in Central Park. (see images)
I suspect this to be an... Read full description -
Item #707695CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1922
* Rebecca Latimer Felton
* White supremacist & Democrat
* 1st United States Woman senator
* Historic political item
The front page has a one column heading: "Woman of 87 U. S. Senator from Georgia" Small photo of Felton is on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #707694THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 12, 1982
* "Hair" musical film advertisement
* Grand opening day movie premiere
* Anti-war comedy drama - Milos Forman
* Very early Twisted Sister nightclub ad
* American heavy metal rock band - Dee Snider
Page 42 has a full page advertisement for the opening day... Read full description
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