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Item #160770MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pennsyhlvania, May 5, 1945 Two line banner head: " 'Ike' Declares Germans Beaten; Doenitz' Capitulation Awaited". Subhead: "Holland, Denmark and Northwest Reich Surrender Unconditionally" Front page only, good condition. -
Item #717043LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 23, 1918
* Cover is color illustration of a WWI Savings Stamp* Anthracite coal region of Scranton to Shamokin, PA.* WWI-themed articles and photosThe front page is a color illustration: "BE A STAR", captioned: “A Nation is as Prosperous as its Children are... Read full description -
Item #717007LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 4, 1916* Color cover* WWI-themed articles and photos* Multiple ads for products of the eraThe front page is a color illustration: "The Moth and The Flame". Several articles related to WWI are present - including a full-page photo showing a plane dropping a bomb on a... Read full description -
Item #717038LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 7, 1920
* Orson Lowell color cover - construction worker reading newspaper during lunch* WWI-themed articles and photos* Multiple ads for products of the era
The front page is a color illustration by Orson Lowell: "The Topic of the Day"... Read full description -
Item #174502HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 30, 1880 Front full page Thomas Nast illustration of "The Height of English's Ambition." Full page illustration of "Republican Enthusiasm in New York - The Grand Procession of October 11 Passing the Review Stand." Two 1/2 page illustration of "Mrs. Partington Hancock Struggling with the... Read full description -
Item #718280THE EVERETT DAILY HERALD, Everett, Washington, Aug. 23, 1917
* The "eve' of the Russian Revolution
* Related political cartoon by famed cartoonist, Louis Raemaekers
* Very displayable
The front page has the banner heading: "BREAKUP LOOMS BEFORE RUSSIA NOW", with subhead: "RUSSIA... Read full description -
Item #707395THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1931
* Isaac Newton Lewis death
* Lewis Gun inventor - WWI era
* Osman Ali Khan & Mahatma Gandhi
Page 25 has a one column heading: "COL. LEWIS, FAMOUS INVENTOR, DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Isaac Newton Lewis, United States Army officer and the... Read full description -
Item #701008THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 5, 1943
* Operation Kutuzov
* Oryol - Orel, Russia
* WWII Red Army
The front page has a nice 3-line, 5-column headline: "RUSSIANS ENTER OREL, NAZIS FLEE; RED ARMY ATTACKS AT BELGOROD; WARSHIPS AID ADVANCE IN SICILY", with subheads and a related photo. See images for details.
Complete with 36 pages, "rag... Read full description -
Item #690908ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 30, 1934
* Night of the Long Knives
* Adolph Hitler cleans house
* Rebellion in Pre WWII Germany
A banner headline above the masthead: "Hitler Breaks Revolt; Von Schleicher Killed" with subheads that include: "STORM TROOP COUP BROKEN BY HITLER; SCHLEICHER IS... Read full description -
Item #710638THE DETROIT NEWS, July 2, 1934
* Night of the Long Knives
* Adolph Hitler cleans house
* Rebellion in Pre WWII Germany
The front page has a seven column heading: "Cannon Fire Near Munich Is Reported" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 30 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #700936MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, Sept. 14, 1929 Full front page is a photo of; "Air Ambassadors of Good Will" showing Charles Lindbergh and Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin.
Inside pages have a wealth of photos of events & people of the day including a full page of baseball players, a photo of Lindbergh with... Read full description -
Item #697145THE DETROIT NEWS, July 3, 1934
* Night of the Long Knives
* Adolf Hitler cleans house
* Rebellion in Pre WWII Germany
The top of the front page has a nice headline: "HITLER HALTS REICH REIGN OF TERROR" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #615274THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 22, 1941
* Chicago Bears win NFL pro football championship
* New York Giants
* Just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor - WWII era
The sport's section (page 11) has a three column heading: "Devastating Last-Half Attack Gives Bears 37-9... Read full description -
Item #717009LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 22, 1917
* Front color cover… ON GUARD* "OUR COUNTRY" - poem by Minna Irving* Multiple ads for products of the eraThe front page is a color illustration of: "ON GUARD - Naval Militiaman Protecting Brooklyn Bridge, Destruction of Which... Read full description -
Item #705192THE EVENING BULLETIN, Philadelphia, April 10, 1945 This is the: "Special Overseas Edition" as noted in the masthead, being a miniaturized version with just a few ads & with mostly news. Meant primarily for military personnel during WWII.
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 10 3/4 inches, very nice condition. -
Item #591131THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 30, 1933
* Early Jewish concentration camp report
* Rise of Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich
The front page, near the bottom, has a significant report headed: "Nazis Imprison Jews in Concentration Camp After French Paper Charges Abuses There" noting in part: "...The reason given is that the... Read full description -
Item #695797DAILY SKETCH - MINIATURE COPY, Manchester, England. The "regular" edition of this title was a tabloid which considered itself "The Premier Picture Paper", having begun in 1908. This is the "Miniature Copy" which has no date. One can presume it was printed as a curiosity (can find nothing on the web... Read full description -
Item #699688EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1918
* Second Ostend Raid - Belgium
* Royal Navy blockade attempt
* North Sea Operations - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH CLOSE PORT OF OSTEND" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #699687EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 1, 1918
* Rose Pastor Stokes prison sentence
* Espionage Act of 1917 violation - WWI
* American socialist activist - writer
* Communist Party of America co-founder
The front page has a six column headline: "SENTENCE MRS. STOKES" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #686905THE BOSTON POST, Aug. 9, 1941
* Siege of Odessa begins - Ukraine
* Operation Barbarossa - WWII
* Axis invasion of the Soviet Union
The front page has a two column heading: "NAZIS DESTROY 2 RED ATRMIES" with subhead and related photo. (see) Coverage on the beginning of the siege of Odessa in the Soviet Union by the Axis forces.
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #690315THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1982
* Tuskegee Airmen honored w/ opneing
* African American pilots of WWII
* National Air and Space Museum exhibit
* 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings
* George Banks spree killings
The top of page 33 has a two column heading: "Museum Exhibit Traces Blacks' Role in Aviation" with related pictorial. (see)... Read full description -
Item #663072SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 8, 1941
* Syria-Lebanon Campaign
* Operation Exporter - WWII
* British invasion of Middle East
The top of the Front page, above the masthead, has a great banner headline: "BRITISH INVADE SYRIA!" with subheads. Nice for display.
Compete 1st section only with 24 pages, light toning at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #679988EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 31, 1916
* Relations w/ Germany deteriorating
* Pre-United States involvement in WWI
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICANS GIVEN WARNING TO LEAVE GERMANY" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description -
Item #628789LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 11, 1950
* Coshocton, Ohio train wreck
* Spirit of St. Louis
* United States soldiers killed
The front page has a two column headline: "Twenty-Five Die In Ohio Train Crash" Early, same day report here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, tiny binding... Read full description -
Item #630849THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1932
* Bonus Army - WWI veterans reach the capital
* Amelia Earhart re. Transatlantic flight
* 1st woman to achieve in airplane solo
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Weary Bonus Army Reaches Capital by Truck; Police Demand Congress Care for Hundreds" (see)
Page 6 has a one column... Read full description -
Item #725495THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1950
* 1950 "Treaty of Detroit" contract signed
* Modern American middle class workers
* Long-term economic stability achieved
* Walter Reuther and General Motors - GM
* "Golden Age" of Capitalism
The top of the front page has a one column... Read full description -
Item #631631DANZIGER VORPOSTEN (Danzig Outpost), 1944 "The Official Organ of the Nazi Party..." as translated from the masthead, from this occupied Polish city, present-day Gdansk. The masthead includes the eagle with a swastika. Offers an interesting view of WWII from the Nazi perspective.
Complete in four pages, folio size, some chipping &... Read full description -
Item #691294THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Dec. 23, 1941
* From shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack
A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.
Among the front page reports are: "Fuehrer In Supreme Command Of German Army -... Read full description -
Item #698211FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 11, 1942
* Battle Of Midway - Carriers
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* The sea battle that changed the course of WWII
The front page has a six column heading: "Midway Victory Saves Hawaii" with subheads. (see images). Coverage on the recent victory at the Battle of Midway.
Complete with 18... Read full description -
Item #566840THE DAY, New London, Connecticut June 14, 1927
* Charles Nungesser missing
* Transatlantic airplane flight try
* Charles Lindbergh post Atlantic flight
This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Signals in Mountains May Be Nungesser; First Sighted Sunday" with subheads. Other news of... Read full description -
Item #568557THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, May 12, 1927
* Charles Nungesser disappears - search
* Transatlantic airplane flight try
* Just before Charles Lindbergh's attempt
This 56 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page: "CLUE TO FLIERS GIVEN IN NORTH" "Newfoundland Men Report... Read full description -
Item #565462THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 15, 1927
* Charles Nungesser missing
* Charles Lindbergh post Atlantic flight
* re. Richard E. Byrd attempt
This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Belief Nungesser and Coli In Canada Is Strengthened; Find Aviators Had 10 Flares" with many... Read full description -
Item #701916CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 7, 1934
* Night of the Long Knives
* Adolf Hitler cleans house
* Rebellion in Pre WWII Germany
The front page has a banner headline: "500 NAZI KILLINGS REPORTED" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. More on page 2 and two related photos on the back page.
Complete with 26 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #697228LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26, 1997 (1st four sections) The front page reports the death of Ben Hogan, generally considered one of the greatest golfers to have ever played the game. He won 4 U.S. Opens and 9 Majors, and some argue his tally should be credited as 5 and 10 respectively as he also won the Hale American Open which... Read full description -
Item #691290THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Dec. 4, 1941
* German occupation publication
* Pre attack on Pearl Harbor
A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.
Among the front page reports are:... Read full description -
Item #611755BOSTON TRAVELER, October 17, 1941
* USS Kearny torpedoed
* 1st U.S. destroyer attacked during WWII
The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead: "U.S. DESTROYER KEARNY TORPEDOED OFF ICELAND" with subhead. Nice for display.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, nice condition. -
Item #691471EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Sept. 7, 1942 A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.
The front page reports include: "Entire Kertsch Peninsula in German Hands" "German Forces Marching Steadily... Read full description -
Item #576167EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, July 16, 1940
* Rare Nazi occupation issue
* Beginning of the siege
A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi. This is a very early issue from during the occupation by the Nazis, as the... Read full description -
Item #714949SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 12, 1942
* Battle Of Midway eyewitness account - Carriers
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* The sea battle that changed the course of WWII
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "HOW U. S. FLYERS RIPPED JAPS IN MIDWAY BATTLE" with subheads and a few small photos including one of... Read full description -
Item #718236THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 27, 1940
* Autogiro demonstration flight
* Prelude to the helicopter - rotorcraft
* Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "New Type Autogiro Hops Into the Air at Takeoff" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #714990THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1919 Page 3 has: "INDIA AND EGYPT STILL TURBULENT- Troops in Great Eastern Empire Fire on Mobs - 200 Casualties at Amritsar", with a few addition paragraphs of text which tell of the atrocities related to the Jallianwala massacre.
WWI-themed reports along with period advertising is found throughout.
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Item #721307THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1943
* USS Ranger (CV-4) sinking hoax by Nazis
* United States Navy aircraft carrier - WWII
The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS SAY U-BOAT SANK U.S.S. RANGER" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Background:In April 1943, German radio... Read full description -
Item #691298THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Dec. 31, 1941
* From shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack
A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.
Among the front page reports are: "The Perilous Position of the British Empire"... Read full description -
Item #568560THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 7, 1927
* Charles Nungesser pre take off
* Transatlantic airplane flight try
* Just before Charles Lindbergh
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "NUNGESSER IS READY; WAITS ON WEATHER" "French Airplane May... Read full description -
Item #692657THE MARTIAN, France, Dec. 22, 1918 This is a little 8 page newspaper "Published by Organizations at Hospital Center, A.P.O. No. 780 American Expeditionary Forces" near Mars, France, hence the title.
This town became an American hospital complex near the end of WWI, meant to serve up to 40,000 people.
Of curious interest is a... Read full description -
Item #673008THE MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 27, 1918 The front page has: "Bible Which Saved His Life to be Given U.S. by Soldier Wilson". There are many wartime stories concerning a soldier's life being saved by a Bible in his pocket, but this soldier gifted his Bible to the U.S.... Read full description
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