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Item #582838THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 20, 1971
* Salyut 1 space station (1st ever)
* Initial launch (1st report)
This 42 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 9: "Soviets Launch Satellite Seen as Space Station" with related artist sketch. This tells of the launch of Salyut 1 which would officially become the 1st... Read full description -
Item #582818THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 31, 1959
* Piedmont Airlines Flight 349
* Crozet VA Virginia
* Douglas DC-3
This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Search for Airliner In Virginia Mountains," which tells of the Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 airplane crash disaster near Crozet, Virginia. An... Read full description -
Item #582817WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, January 7, 1944
* United States Air force 1st jet airplane goes into production
* Bell P-59 jet fighter
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Rocket Planes Used, Arnold, RAF Disclose", "Cloaked In Secrecy", "Craft Capable Of High Speeds... Read full description -
Item #582813THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, August 20, 1862
* Baton Rouge Louisiana LA
* Warrensburg MO Missouri
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "MOVEMENTS ON THE PENINSULA", "Grand March of McClellan's Army",... Read full description -
Item #582791THE GRIDLEY HERALD, Gridley, California, March 22, 1883
* Very rare Old West title
This could be the only issue of this title we have. Gridley is a small town north of Sacramento in Butte County. This is a four page issue with various news of the day & a wealth of ads, many of which are illustrated. Four pages, never bound nor... Read full description -
Item #582769FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, March 5, 1946
* Winston Churchill - re. Iron Curtain Speech
* Fulton, Missouri
This 12 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 7: "Fulton Makes Ready For Churchill Visit"
There is other news of the day including period advertising. This issue has minor margin wear, but is otherwise in good condition.
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Item #582767THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1940
* Philip Nowlan death
* Buck Rogers creator
* Science Fiction
This 100+ page newspaper has one column headings on page 41 that read: "PHILIP NOWLAN DIES; DREW 'BUCK ROGERS'", "Cartoonist, a Former Writer, Is Stricken in Philadelphia". See photos for brief text here.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #582766THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, June 11, 1938
* Clyde TX Texas
* Tornado disaster
This 24 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Tornado Kills 13 Villagers" and "Texas Survivors Describe Terror Scenes" which is a 1st report on a tornado disaster in Clyde, Texas.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... Read full description -
Item #582764FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 2, 1930
* Tekamah NE Nebraska
* Tornado disaster (1st report)
This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Storms Roar Through Middle West; 20 Dead" and "7 Victims Women; Property Damage Set at Hundreds Of Thousands of Dollars". This tells of the Tekamah, Nebraska... Read full description -
Item #582762THE WEST BRANCH BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, November 24, 1866
* Post Civil War era
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with many advertisements. Minor staining with little margin and fold wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #582761LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 22, 1937
* Joe Louis to win World Boxing Heavyweight title (day of)* James Braddock - pre fight reporting
This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 7: "JOE LOUIS FAVORED IN PRE-FIGHT DOPE IN CHICAGO TONIGHT" and "Negro Believed to Pack to Much Wallop for Aged... Read full description -
Item #582758THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 25, 1920
* Venustiano Carranza assassination
* Rodolfo Herrero - Mexican Revolution
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Herrero Says Carranza Killed Himself to Avoid Capture, But Autopsy Fails to Verify Claim" with smaller subheads.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #582733THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Memphis, Tennessee, April 9, 1882
* re. Jesse James assassination
The front page has a brief item: "St. Joseph has been the sensational center the past week. First the untimely death of Mr. J. James, & then the arrest in New York of two St. Joites who were negotiating for the sale..." (see... Read full description -
Item #582721THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 12, 1948
* Babe Ruth near death
* New York Yankees
This 44 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on the front page: "Babe Ruth Is Critically Ill; Inquiries Swamp Hospital" with photo showing youngsters gathering outside the hospital with caption: "Getting Latest Report On... Read full description -
Item #582713THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 2, 1931
* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty... 1st flight around the World in airplane ends
* Hero's welcome in New York City
This 24 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "MILLIONS ACCLAIM AIRMAN" with subhead: "Heroes Ride In Confetti Blizzard" with related... Read full description -
Item #582711THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, August 22, 1960
* Sputnik 5 - Soviet space dogs
* 1st successful round trip (alive)
* Belka and Strelka
This 6 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Strelka, Relka Hold Press Conference". This tells of the very 1st space flight to bring back animals still alive.... Read full description -
Item #582703THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1937
* Coney Island amusement park
* Roller coaster mishap - death
This 40 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Schoolboy Killed on Coney Roller Coaster; Falls, Hit by Car as Thrill-Seekers Watch". See photo for text. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #582699THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 17, 1864
* More troops wanted
* Suffolk VA Virginia
Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "The New Call For More Troops" "Grant In Favor of Large & Effective Armies" "The War to be Energetically Carried On" "Defeat Of Rebels on the Mississippi" "Latest... Read full description -
Item #582693THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1864
* Suffolk VA Virginia
* Negro troops
Among the front page columns heads on the Civil War are: "The Intentions of the Rebels" "Very Latest Intelligence" "Grand Division of the Mississippi" "Concentration of the Rebels" "Capture of... Read full description -
Item #582691NEW YORK HERALD, October 10, 1861
* Lewinsville, Virginia
* Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION", "Important From Hatteras Inlet", "Brilliant Engagement Between the Union Land and Naval Forces & the Rebels", "Total Rout &... Read full description -
Item #582678MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 13, 1930
* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing championship
* Famous foul - punch below the belt
This 30 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 22: "Schmeling Disconsolate, Disgusted With His Victory; TUNNEY DECLARES FINISHING BLOW WAS UNINTENTIONALLY... Read full description -
Item #582670MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, October 15, 1928
* D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Transatlantic flight Over the Atlantic Ocean ends
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BIG ZEP TOURS CITIES OF EAST AS TRIP ENDS,"
"Thousands Cheer Graf; New York Visit Slated Before Landing at Lakehurst Today."
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Item #582666THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Hays, Kansas, January 2, 1974
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Ara Parseghian
* Alabama Crimson Tide - Coach Paul Bear Bryant
* Sugar Bowl - college football - game of the century ?
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 10: "Irish Topple Tide In Thriller" with caption: "Who's No. 1" Tells of the game... Read full description -
Item #582665THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 8, 1924
* New York Giants vs. Washington Senators
* World Series - Major league baseball MLB
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "SENATORS 2; GIANTS 6" with inning by inning reporting. Nice scoreboard graph as well. Rare to have front page reporting... Read full description -
Item #582664LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 27, 1963
* Dola WV West Virginia
* Compass No. 2 Clinchfied Coal Co.
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "22 Men Killed In Mine Disaster"
This tells of the explosion disaster at the Clinchfield No. 2 Mine in Dola, West Virginia.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #582660THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 29, 1920
* Early Coca Cola Company
* From the home of Coke
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CITY ASKS NAMES OF STOCKHOLDERS IN BIG COMPANIES", "Appeal Is Made to Courts to Force Coca-Cola and Empire Cotton Oil Mills to Give... Read full description -
Item #582625ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, February 2, 1856 Noteworthy content within this issue includes a small print of the new Bell Tower at the new Palace at Westminster, with supporting text. other prints include: "Balaclava Heights", "State Procession Of Her Majesty To Open Parliament" (being a doublepage print),... Read full description -
Item #582624ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, September 13, 1856 Among the noteworthy items within this issue is the 4 x 5 inch print of the new Westminster Clock Bell (of Big Ben fame), with supporting text (see images). Other prints include: "The American Steamship Arctic", the emperor and empress of Russia, "Gloucester... Read full description -
Item #582604THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, June 13, 1798
* President John Adams
* 18th century American title
Part of the front page has "Proceedings of the Columbian Federal Congress", carrying over to page 2. Pg. 2 has a lengthy: "Speech" to the Mass. Legislature signed in type by the... Read full description -
Item #582602THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, March 28, 1968
* Yuri Gagarin killed (1st report)
* Soviet cosmonaut
* 1st human in space fame
This 4 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Yuri Gagarin Killed In Airplane Mishap" which tells of the death of the 1st man in space, Yuri Gagarin.
Other news and... Read full description -
Item #582578THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, September 3, 1923
* The Great Kanto earthquake
* Tokyo and Yokohama Japan
This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "QUAKE'S DEAD IN JAPAN WILL PASS 100,000" and "Tokio Still Burning as Dead Fill Streets; Tidal Waves Engulf Cities"
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #582576THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 26, 1944
* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army
* World War II German defense falling apart
* Cherbourg France falling to the allies
This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "AMERICANS ARE INSIDE CHERBOURG" with subheads (see photos). ... Read full description -
Item #582572THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1941
* General George S. Patton
* Massive tank exercise field test
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14 that include: "TRIES FEAR TACTIC IN TENNESSEE 'WAR'"; "INVADERS PROWL IN TANKS" and more. This tells of the 1st tank warfare field test in Tennessee with George S. Patton as... Read full description -
Item #582567JUDGE magazine, New York, Feb. 15, 1890 Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong start, the magazine found... Read full description -
Item #582546THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1931
* Bertram Thomas
* Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter)
* Arabian Desert
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "WHITE MAN CROSSES THE ARABIAN DESERT FOR THE FIRST TIME", "Bertram Thomas Travels 850-Mile Expanse of Mysterious Waste of Ruba-el-khali",... Read full description -
Item #582518TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, September 20, 1932
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
* The Mahatma food strike begins
This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "FAST UNTO DEATH IS TODAY INAUGURATED BY MAHATMA GANDHI" and more (see photos). Tells of the start of his 6-day hunger strike in jail.
Other... Read full description -
Item #582478DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN--SUPPLEMENT, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Dec. 8, 1893
* President Grover Cleveland
* State of the Union Address
A single sheet issue which is entirely taken up with President Grover Cleveland's annual state-of-the-union address, with top of first column heads: "THE MESSAGE" "President... Read full description -
Item #582477DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN--SUPPLEMENT, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Dec. 8, 1893
* President Grover Cleveland
* State of the Union Address
* Rare broadsheet format
A single sheet issue which is entirely taken up with President Grover Cleveland's annual state-of-the-union address, with top of first column heads: "THE... Read full description -
Item #582473THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 14, 1929
* 1929 World Series (pre game 5)
* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics
This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "A's on Threshold of Title, Tackle Chicago Again Today" and more (see photos). Much more on page 12 with related photos.
This... Read full description -
Item #582460This is a unique three-issue set of authentic Civil War newspapers from the 1st year of the war. Included are one each of the following:
* The New York Herald
* Harper's Weekly Illustrated
* The Circular
The New York Herald was known for excellent war reporting, the Harper's Weekly contains outstanding Civil War related prints (many... Read full description -
Item #582389LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, February 26, 1935
* Babe Ruth leaves New York Yankees (1st report)
* Joining the Boston Braves
This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BRAVES SECURE BABE RUTH", "To be Vice President and Assistant Manager of Boston Nat'l Club" with photo of... Read full description -
Item #582386LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 9, 1913
* World Series of baseball (game 2)
* New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Athletics
* Rare Christy Mathewson photo
This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "GIANTS TAKE SECOND GAME"; "String of Goose Eggs Until Tenth Inning",... Read full description -
Item #582377THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 21, 1925 This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "POISON GAS BLAST KILLS 51 MEN IN ILLINOIS COLLIERY; REMOVING BODIES OF DEAD" with subheads.
This tells of the Sullivan, Illinois, coal mine explosion disaster.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #582320THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1936
* re. Phar Lap's death
* Australian racehorse
* Cause to be re-examined
This 48 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the back page (page 48): "Phar Lap's Death in 1932 To Be Studied by Experts". See photo for brief text here. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
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Item #582318THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1932
* Phar lap - Australian thoroughbred racehorse
* New York Yankees capture AL pennant
This 44 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 18: "Phar Lap Mounted in Yonkers; To Be Exhibited at Belmont". See photo for brief text here.
Also page 17 has a five column headline that reads: "League... Read full description -
Item #582283THE VERMONT CHRONICLE, Windsor, March 26, 1845
* Discussion on Slavery
* Windsor, Vermont
This 4 page newspaper has mostly religious content throughout with a front page article titled: "A Discussion of the Subject of Slavery" which takes up more than 4 full columns.
Other topics and advertising throughout. Complete in 4... Read full description -
Item #582244LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 22, 1916.
* Franz Francis Joseph I Death
* Austria - Romania
* Charles Joseph
This 6 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page;
* ARCH DUKE CHARLES IS TO RULE TWO NATIONS
* Will Be Emperor of Austria.....
Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear and tear,... Read full description -
Item #582201THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, February 25, 1932
* Race driver Malcolm Campbell
* New automobile speed record made
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "253 Miles an Hour Is New Campbell Speed Mark" with photo of the record breaking automobile on page 14 (see images). Nice to have this report on the front... Read full description -
Item #582135NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1865
* Peace conference
* Abraham Lincoln
* Last months of the war
Among the front page one column Civil War heads are: "THE PEACE CONFERENCE" "Secretary Seward in Waiting to Receive Them" "From City Point" "From Savannah" "Sherman's Campaign--A Movement of the Left Wing up the... Read full description -
Item #582133NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1865
* General Robert E. Lee
* Confederates falling apart, nearing the end of war
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Army of the Potomac", "Important Movement in Progress", "Result of the Consultation between the President & Our Generals", "The... Read full description
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