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Item #691442THE LITCHFIELD ENQUIRER, Connecticut, Nov. 8, 1860
* Abraham Lincoln elected president
* America about to change
Page 2 begins with one of the nicest stack of column heads on Lincoln's first election we have seen. They included: "VICTORY ! VICTORY !! " "Great Republican Victory!" " 'Old Abe' the Next... Read full description -
Item #691413HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20, 1881
* James A. Garfield assassination
* First report coverage of his death
Half of the first column of the front page is taken up with a nice stack of heads on the death of President James Garfield: "AT REST" "The Nation's Sufferer Dies" "President... Read full description -
Item #691401THE PRESS, Philadelphia, Nov. 7, 1888 The first column of the front page has nice heads on the election of Benjamin Harrison as President: "HARRISON ! " "Protection Apparently Victorious in Every Northern State Except Two" "New Jersey Probably Democratic" "New York & Connecticut Practically Conceded... Read full description -
Item #691398INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL, Indiana, Feb. 21, 1874
* Women and the Temperance movement
* Woman's Christian Temperance Union
* Anti-alcohol crusade in Ohio
The top of the front page has a great & very lengthy report concerning the Woman's Crusade against alcohol in Ohio, a notable event with much web coverage: "The Conquering... Read full description -
Item #691384CHRONICLE & NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 1880
* General James A. Garfield
* Presidential election win (1st report)
The front page haw a treat stack of first column headlines taking over three-quarters of the column, including: "OVERWHELMING!" "The Greatest Political Battle!" "The Grandest Republican... Read full description -
Item #691382THE ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, Sept. 22, 1881
* James A. Garfield assassination
* First report of his death
Pages 2 and 3 have all columns in black mourning rules for the death of President Garfield. The top of a page 2 column has heads: "DEAD ! " "The President Nor More!" "The Dead Messenger Comes... Read full description -
Item #691367NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 17, 1868
* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial
The front page begins with: "The Impeachment Trial" with many subheads including: "Dazzling Spectacle in the Senate Chamber--Decorum in the Galleries--Imposing Initial Ceremonies--Thaddeus Stevens on... Read full description -
Item #691362FLORIDIAN & JOURNAL, Tallahassee, June 2, 1849
* Minnesota Territory established (historic)
* President James K. Polk
* Rare title from pre-civil war Florida
On the front page under "Acts and Resolutions passed at the Second Session of the Thirtieth Congress" is: "AN Act to establish the territorial government... Read full description -
Item #691360NEW-YORK TIMES, May 22, 1860
* Abraham Lincoln accepts presidential nomination
* Republican National Convention in Chicago
Page 4 has a report with column heads: "The Republican Candidate for the Presidency" "Hon. Abram Lincoln Accepts The Chicago Nomination" being a very... Read full description -
Item #691355WAVERLY FREE PRESS, Waverly, New York, June 14, 1892
* Oil City & Titusville, Pennsylvania
* Oil Creek Disaster (1st report)
The second page of this issue contains a report on the Oil City, PA disaster of 1892 (see images) - which to-date remains one of Oil City's greatest tragedies (view here for more information). The... Read full description -
Item #691352HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 26, 1874 The full front page is a print: "Faith--Waiting for Santa Claus" showing a young girl waiting at the door of a toy store. Inside has a nice full page: "Santa Claus is Coming!" showing Santa on his sleigh being pulled by 4 reindeer. The great doublepage centerfold is: AA Dream of a... Read full description -
Item #691342COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 9, 1811
* President James Madison
* Church & State controversy
Page 2 has a rather inconspicuous report under "National Legislature" that mentions not only a rare veto by the President (Madison), but also a religious establishment issue. The report states: "The bill for... Read full description -
Item #691308CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, March 12, 1803 A volume I issue of this famous title from the South.
The back page has ads headed: "Prime Negroes for Sale" with much detail, and another: "For Sale, 40 Valuable Negro Slaves".
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Item #691233THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, August 29, 1887 Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.
Handsome masthead, 20 pages, 10 1/4 by 13 1/4 inches, small binding slits... Read full description -
Item #691230THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, June 6, 1887 Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.
Inside includes several articles concerning the then-new variety: the... Read full description -
Item #691229THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, May 30, 1887 Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.
Inside includes an interesting report: "The... Read full description -
Item #691200THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, Dec. 10, 1868 All of page 2 and a bit of page 3 are taken up with the: "President's Message" which is signed in type at its conclusion: Andrew Johnson.
This was the annual state-of-the-union address in which Johnson reviewed the events of the year and plans for the future.
Four... Read full description -
Item #691179NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 22, 1861
* President-Elect Abraham Lincoln heads to Washington D.C.
A great wealth of fine reporting on Lincoln's journey to Washington for his inauguration.
Among the front page column heads are: "THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION" "Progress of the President Elect Towards Washington"... Read full description -
Item #691165THE TIMES, London, Sept. 22, 1851
* Narciso López expedition
* Cuba liberation attempt
* Spanish rule
Page 5 has several columns with reports on Narcisco Lopez and his failed attempt to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule.
Lopez was a Venezuelan-born adventurer and Spanish Army general who is best known for his... Read full description -
Item #691164THE TIMES, London, Sept. 19, 1851
* First Australian gold rush
* Colony of New South Wales
Page 4 has over two columns taken up with an excellent article concerning the New South Wales Gold Rush in Australia.
The gold rush began a bit earlier in 1851. This period in the history of New South Wales... Read full description -
Item #691143NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 16, 1865 Among the front page column heads: "Jeff. Davis" "Preparing For His Fate" "He Is Visited by His Old Richmond Pastor and Takes the Sacrament". The front page also has: "The Negro Suffrage Question in the District of Columbia" & "Can Congress Exclude Pardoned Rebels from... Read full description -
Item #691094NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 23, 1847
* Early Abraham Lincoln
* Spot Resolutions in Congress
Page 2 has an uncommonly lengthy report from [Abraham] Lincoln in the House of Representatives. This was his "spot resolution" and speech condemning the reasons for starting the Mexican... Read full description -
Item #691072NEW YORK TIMES, June 9, 1860
* Ratifying Abraham Lincoln's nomination for President
The middle of the front page has an historic report headed: "The Republican Nominations" "Letters of Acceptance of Messrs. Lincoln and Hamlin" which is followed by the letter: "To the Hon. Abraham Lincoln of... Read full description -
Item #691071NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 9, 1861
* Abraham Lincoln the new President of the United States
* Several responses to his Inaugural Address
* Gold mining at Pike's Peak
Inside pages have nice column headlines including: "The Border States" "Diplomatic Visit To Mrs. Lincoln" "Mr. Lincoln's... Read full description -
Item #691067NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 12, 1868 Most of the front page is taken up with: "THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL" "The Field Not Lost!" with various subheads (see). The is concerning the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson.
Eight pages, uncut and untrimmed, crease and minor wear along the central fold, generally... Read full description -
Item #691012AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, November, 1853 Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
There is much in this issue including an analysis of... Read full description -
Item #691011AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, October, 1853 Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
Inside has: "Phrenology,... Read full description -
Item #691010AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, September, 1853 Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
Inside has several prints... Read full description -
Item #691009AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, August, 1853 Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
Inside has a full page with 4... Read full description -
Item #691008AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, July, 1853 Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
Inside has an... Read full description -
Item #690973DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Dec. 24, 1860
* Secession convention in South Carolina
* History about to be made w/ Civil War
A wonderful issue as most of page 2 is taken up with the very detailed, verbatim discussion headed: "South Carolina - Proceedings of the Convention" held on... Read full description -
Item #690895SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, New York, June 29, 1850 The front page has a nice and commonly-requested report concerning Easterners traveling across the Plains to get to California.
Headed: "Emigration on the Plains" a few bits include: "...letter dated Fort Kearny...total number that had passed the Fort was 2,691... Read full description -
Item #690810BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Jan. 4, 1896
* Utah statehood - joins the Union
* President Grover Cleveland proclamation
* Abandons polygamy
The front page of section two has a report of Utah joining the Union with column heads: "UTAH NOW A STATE" "President Signed the Proclamation of Admission Today", it becoming the... Read full description -
Item #690780THE FOCUS OF POLITICS, COMMERCE, AND LITERATURE, Louisville, Kentucky, March 21, 1827
* Rare & early antebellum publication
An early & uncommon title, this being the volume 1, number 18 issue.
Four pages, archivally rejoined at the spine, minor disbinding loss at the spine, various tape mends throughout (to flatten creases)... Read full description -
Item #690778NEW-YORK TIMES, July 29, 1865
* Edmund Kirby Smith captured
* Confederate States Army general
Among the front page heads: "Capture of Kirby Smith by the Mexicans" "Four Pieces of Artillery and Nine Hundred Rifles Taken". In the report it says in part: "Major Texxier...has just arrived... bringing intelligence of the capture of Gen.... Read full description -
Item #690761NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 9, 1857
* Historic Dred Scott Decision
* Famous former slave case
Page 5 has nearly 2 1/2 columns taken up with a report on the historic Dred Scott Decision, a landmark decision of the Supreme Court in which the Court held that the Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black... Read full description -
Item #690671THE INTER STATE, Gary, Dakota, Nov. 14, 1883
* Very rare publication
* Deuel County, South Dakota
A very rare railroad town, territorial newspaper from what is present-day South Dakota, six years before statehood. They refer to themselves as the "Gate City of Dakota" as it is situated at the eastern border of the Territory,... Read full description -
Item #690630SHOE & LEATHER REPORTER, New York, Boston, & Phila., Oct. 13, 1870 One of the more curious titles we've come across "Devoted to the Trade in Leather, Boots and Shoes, Findings, Harness, Hides, Skins, Wool, Furs, Tanning Materials and Collateral Branches" as noted in the masthead.
Eight pages, never bound nor... Read full description -
Item #690626NEW YORK HERALD, June 1, 1860 Page 4 has an article: "Diogenes Amongst the Black Republicans" which begins: "No political party has ever made greater use of the sins and shortcomings of those opposed to it than the republicans..." with more.
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the spine, good condition. -
Item #690625NEW YORK HERALD, June 4, 1860
* Famous slaver "Wildfire" capture
* African slave trade print fame
Page 4 has a column headed: "Activity In The Slave Trade" "Additional Particulars of the Capture of the Bark Showing French Colors" "Condition of the Africans at Key West".
There... Read full description -
Item #690624NEW YORK HERALD, June 6, 1860 Inside page column heads include: "Debate on the Kansas and Army Bills in the Senate" "The Slave Trade" "The Recaptured Africans To Be Returned" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition. -
Item #690619THE MICROSCOPE & INDEPENDENT EXAMINER, Albany, New York, May 19, 1821 This is the volume 1, number 11 issue of a somewhat uncommon title, existing until 1824.
The front page has an unusual item by: "Jacob Fearnot, Governor & Commander in Chief in and over the state of North Gotham..." being a Proclamation concerning a circus (see... Read full description -
Item #690618NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 27, 1878
* Jewish Festivals & Rituals
* 1st NYT mention of The Haggadah Service with details
* The Passover, The Sabbath Day, The Feast of Tabernacles
Background: In 1840, as a partial response to what is now called the Damascus Blood Libel (accusation against the Jews regarding their rituals/practices),... Read full description -
Item #690614NEW YORK HERALD, June 6, 1860 Inside page column heads include: "Debate on the Kansas and Army Bills in the Senate" "The Slave Trade" "The Recaptured Africans To Be Returned" and more.
Eight pages, archival strengthening at most of the margins, irregular at the spine, in somewhat "2nd rate" condition. -
Item #690610NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1860 Page 3 has: "Seizure of Another Supposed Slaver" with subhead: "Seizure of the Steamer City of Norfolk, Suspected of Fitting Out For the Slave Trade".
The top of page 7 has a report: "Capture of Another Slaver Off the Coast of Cuba" which is... Read full description -
Item #690609NEW YORK HERALD, May 30, 1860 The front page begins with column heads: "The Presidential Campaign" "The Same Houston Demonstration at Union Square" "Ratification of the Texas Nomination" General Sam Houston Put Forth as the People's Candidate" and more concerning Sam Houston's bid for... Read full description -
Item #690608NEW YORK HERALD, June 6, 1860 Inside page column heads include: "Debate on the Kansas and Army Bills in the Senate" "The Slave Trade" "The Recaptured Africans To Be Returned" and more.
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Item #690607NEW YORK HERALD, May 30, 1860 The front page begins with column heads: "The Presidential Campaign" "The Same Houston Demonstration at Union Square" "Ratification of the Texan Nomination" General Sam Houston Put Forth as the People's Candidate" and more concerning Sam Houston's bid for... Read full description -
Item #690598DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 7, 1847 Page 3 has: "The Course of the War" which takes three-quarters of a column; "From Jalapa" takes two-thirds of a column and has a wealth of war news.
Also: "Late From Vera Cruz" is on the war, and a report: "Late From California".
Four pages, minor... Read full description -
Item #690597DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 13, 1847 Page 3 has: "Late From Matamoros" with over half a column of reporting on the Mexican War. See the photos.
Four pages, nice condition.
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