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Item #705645THE NEWS & OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 1963
* John F. Kennedy JFK assassination
* Lee Harvey Oswald as a suspect (early)
One of the more dramatic issues on the assassination of John F. Kennedy with a wide, black mourning border around the entire front page.
The banner headlines: PRESIDENT SLAIN"... Read full description -
Item #705641GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 26, 1790 Given the death of Ben Franklin just the month prior, it is not surprising that page 3 includes a poem titled: "Dr. Franklin".
Pages 2 & 3 contain various discussions from "Congress". Also included is part of one of John... Read full description -
Item #705637THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 11, 1863 Within are wealth of articles concerning the copperhead's position on the war, with obvious bias. Perhaps the best content is the wealth of fine page 4 & 5 reporting on the destruction of this newspaper's offices, the event for which this newspaper is known.
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Item #705632BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Sept. 12, 1940 This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page shows a British warship being shelled at from the occupied French coast. Inside pages have various war-related photos, at least one of which shows Adolf Hitler.
Tabloid size, complete in 24 pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #705624THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1979
* Led Zeppelin - English hard rock metal band
* Knebworth Festival concert advertisement
* First performance since the death of Plant's son
* "The Amityville Horror" opening day advertisement
* American supernatural horror film - movie
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Item #705623THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1974
* Early Aerosmith - American hard rock band ad
* Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton
* Schaefer Music Festival - Central Park NYC
* Alice Cooper - rock singer and songwriter
* "Greatest Hits" album release advertisement
Page 59 has a 9 x 6 1/2... Read full description -
Item #705622THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 15, 1974
* Jayne (Wayne) County w/ the Backstreet Boys
* First openly transgender rock music singer
* Glam proto-punk foul mouthed songwriter
* Club 82 nightclub performance advertisement
Page 44 has a 6 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming "WAYNE COUNTY w/ The Back... Read full description -
Item #705621NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 28, 1863
* President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech
* Gettysburg Address at battlefield cemetery
Page 3 contains a report headed: "The Gettysburg Ceremonies" "Description of the Battle-Field and Consecration Exercises" as well as one of the most memorable speeches ever... Read full description -
Item #705619NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 23, 1858
* Abraham Lincoln & Stephen Douglas
* The Great Debates of 1858 (last one)
* Alton, Madison County, Illinois
Keeping in mind that this was from the period of the Lincoln/Douglas debates, page 4 has a report from Springfield headed: "Illinois Politics" which talks of... Read full description -
Item #705613THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Feb. 6, 1877
* Old West publication
* Arizona crime
Among the front page articles is: "Arizona" "Robbery of the California and Arizona Stage--The Robbers captured and Property Recovered". And this is followed by another report: "Later--Indignation Against the Robbers".
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Item #705612NEW YORK HERALD, April 26, 1864
* Confederate ironclad ram CSS Albemarle
* Attack on Plymouth, North Carolina
The front page has two graphics, a two column diagram of: "The Rebel Ram Albemarle...which Compelled the Surrender of Plymouth." being a cross section of it; plus a one column map of the vicinity of Plymouth, North... Read full description -
Item #705609NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 25, 1865
* Prelude to Abraham Lincoln's assassination ?
* Captain John Yates Beall execution - hanging
* Actor and assassin John Wilkes Booth's friend
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "WILMINGTON" "Our Troops in Possession of the City"... Read full description -
Item #705603NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 1848
* Gold discovered in California
* Official government report
* Pre 49ers- Forty-Niners
Beginning on the front page and taking all of page 2 and most of page 3 is the: "President's Annual Message" to the nation, in which is a rather lengthy... Read full description -
Item #705601WAPAKONETA DAILY NEWS, Ohio, July 21, 1969
* Best issue to have on this historic event ?
* Neil Armstrong's hometown newspaper
A great issue on this significant event as this newspaper is from Neil Armstrong's hometown. Typically issues of this date carried a headline "Man Walks On Moon" but this hometown... Read full description -
Item #705595NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 2, 1862 The front page features a nice map headed: "The Rebel Position On The Tennessee and Cumberland." with further details.
There are also nice one column war-related heads including: "Important From Gen. Grant's Column" "Additional Particulars of the Reconnoitering Expedition" "The Fort... Read full description -
Item #705592DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 17, 1863
* Capital of the Confederacy
The front page includes: "Attack On Port Hudson--The Enemy Repulsed" "Missouri From An Eye-Witness--The Military Thraldom Over the State--Outrages & Tyranny of the Enemy--Horrible Treatment of Our Prisoners--A Dark Picture of Wrongs & Long... Read full description -
Item #705585NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1950
* Great Boston Brinks Robbery
* 1st report of the "Crime of the Century"
* Over 2 Million $$$$ stolen
The front page has a two column heading: "$1,000,000 in Cash Seized By 7 Masked Men in Boston".
While the headline states $1 million in cash was stolen, the actual heist including... Read full description -
Item #705582THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, April 27, 1784 Page 3 has an item noting: "The government in America is far from being completely settled, as there is a difference in sentiment what power to lodge in the Congress; and addition to the present being thought absolutely necessary, but the jealousy... Read full description
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Item #705578SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 6, 1878
* Inventor Thomas A. Edison
* Phonograph invention
The prime content is the nice one-third pg. illustration captioned: "The Phonograph and Its Inventor, Mr. Thomas A. Edison." showing a young Edison with his newly invented & crude looking device which was his phonograph. There... Read full description -
Item #705576COURRIER D'AMSTERDAM or the COURIER VAN AMSTERDAM, January 5, 1811 (No. 5)
* Exceedingly rare Napoleon Bonaparte occupation newspaper
This was a daily newspaper published in Amsterdam during the French occupation of Holland. It is bilingual: half printed in French and half in Dutch. Two mastheads as well, one in each... Read full description -
Item #705571NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 7, 1835
* Texas War for Independence begins
* Battle of Gonzales TX
Inside has 2 1/2 pages of news under the heading: "Texas" concerning events from the beginning of their war for independence. The reports seem to reference the Battle of Gonzales (first battle of the Texas... Read full description -
Item #705555THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 3, 1976
* "The Bad News Bears" - American sports comedy
* Opening premiere movie film review w/ photo
* Actor Walter Matthau & actress Tatum O'Neal
Page 123 has the opening review of the film "The Bad News Bears" with heading: "I'd... Read full description -
Item #705554THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 5, 1976
* "All the President's Men" film opening
* World premiere movie advertisement
* American biographical political thriller
* re. Watergate scandal - Richard Nixon
* Actors Robert Redford & Dustin Hoffman
Page 67 has a nice full page... Read full description -
Item #705527THE OLD CAPITOL, Columbia, Texas, Jan. 28, 1888 Yes, Columbia--now known as West Columbia--was the first formal capital of Texas, established in 1836. A quite rare title which existed for less than 2 years. Only one institution has a substantial holding of this title and its file is not... Read full description
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Item #705525THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1976
* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" performance
* "Born to Run" album with E Street Band tour
* American rock singer, songwriter & guitarist
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
Page 84 has a full page, though plain looking... Read full description -
Item #705524THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 12, 1862
* Battle of Fort Donelson - Tennessee
* Abraham Lincoln & emancipation
* State of Deseret - Utah - Mormons
The front page begins with: "Are the Abolition, Free Negroites to Force this War into One of Emancipation?" which is a prophetic... Read full description -
Item #705522THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sep. 13, 1976
* THE BAND Canadian-American rock band
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
Page 83 has a nice advertisement for a upcoming "THE BAND" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)
I suspect this to be an... Read full description -
Item #705521THE CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER, San Francisco, California, April 19, 1906
* Best San Francisco earthquake issue to be had
This newspaper is destined to be--if not already--one of the premiere issues of the early 20th century.
See the photos for the great headlines and reports found not only on the front page but on all four... Read full description -
Item #705520THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 17, 1978
* Bob Marley and the Wailers editorial w/ photos
* Jamaican reggae music singer songwriter - guitarist
The front page has a heading within a photo of Bob Marley: "Bob Marley Satisfies His Soul" (see image)
Page 75 has a editorial with same heading and another photo... Read full description -
Item #705518THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 10, 1978
* "Pretty Baby" - American historical drama film
* Opening day movie review and advertisement
* Brooke Shields - Susan Sarandon - Keith Carradine
Page 45 is taken up with the opening day review of the drama film "Pretty Baby" with heading:... Read full description -
Item #705515THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 20, 1978
* Madame Rosa - American opening day advertisement
* French drama film movie - Actress Simone Signoret
The back page has a full page ad for the opening day showing of "Madame Rosa" (see images) Page 41 has a smaller ad for the film.
I suspect this to be... Read full description -
Item #705508THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 16, 1782
* American Revolutionary War
Page 3 has a nice accounting of the controversial hanging of American patriot Capt. Huddy and the resulting Asgill Affair including: "...Capt. Lippencot (the executioner of Capt. Huddy) was under trial of a court martial...that he would be... Read full description -
Item #705496PORTERS SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Dec. 27, 1856
* Earliest of baseball diagrams
* Pre-American Civil War era
This issue of this once popular sporting journal features one of the earliest baseball illustrations to appear in a periodical.
This simple illustration, which is actually a 3 by 3 inch diagram,... Read full description -
Item #705495THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 15, 1782
* Possible peace treaty ?
* American Independence ?
The entire front page and one-third of page 2 are taken up with a lengthy letter concerning the situation with America and the terms for a peace treaty, with much thought on independence.
The opening statement... Read full description -
Item #705493THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 15, 1874 Formatted very much like Harper's Weekly with many nice prints, the prime feature of this issue is the very nice full page print titled: "The Americans Playing Baseball at Prince's Ground". The engraving shows the entire field with all defensive players plus a... Read full description
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Item #705491NEW YORK HERALD, April 15, 1873
* Colfax massacre of 1873 Louisiana
* Former Confederate soldiers
* African Americans - freedmen
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "The Negro Riot In Louisiana" "Colfax Grant Parish in Possession of the Negroes--A Reign of Terror--The Whites Arming for Resistance".
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Item #705488DAILY DISPATCH, Virginia, March 26, 1862
* Rare Confederate publication
* General Abraham Lincoln
The front page includes: "Notes On The War" which includes a General Order from General H. Marshall concerning travel & communication in the Cumberland Mountains, noting in part: "...The country is... Read full description -
Item #705482NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 22, 1922
* Rebecca Latimer Felton
* White supremacist & Democrat
* 1st United States Woman senator
* Historic political item
The first column of page 10 has a report in the first woman taking the oath of office as a Senator, headed: "GALLERIES CHEER SENATOR FELTON" "Great Demonstration... Read full description -
Item #705478THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 19, 1851
* Early of Honolulu Harbor
* Kingdom of Hawaii - print
* Sandwich - Hawaiian Islands
The nice & quite detailed print at the top of the front page is captioned: "The Port Of Honolulu, In The Sandwich Islands", now known as Hawaii. There is a nice article on it as... Read full description -
Item #705476FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 10, 1930 One column heads on page 7 include: "Guggenheim Backs Goddard 'Moon Rocket' ". Page 9 has a somewhat large photos of baby Charles Lindbergh, Jr. headed: "Sh-h-h-h! --He's Asleep!"
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Item #705473THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1772 Among the articles are: "Memoirs of the Life of Sir Henry Fynes" "Characteristics of Saxon and Norman Architecture" "Perpetual Motion Said to be Discovered" and other items. Near the back is the "Historical Chronicle" which has the latest news reports of the... Read full description
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Item #705469NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 11, 1829
* Cadet Robert E. Lee
* West Point military academy
It's always fascinating to find mention of notable people long before they would become a household name.
Near the back is a great example. Under a list headed: "Military Academy" area the: "...names of the five most... Read full description -
Item #705468NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 19, 1833
* Nullification Crisis w/ Andrew Jackson
On November 26, 1832, South Carolina passed The Ordinance of Nullification which declared the Tariff of 1828 and 1832 null and void within its borders.
This issue contains President Andrew Jackson's message of January 16,... Read full description -
Item #705464GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 19, 1790
* Benjamin Franklin death funeral - eulogy
The entire front page and most of page 2 are taken up with lengthy & very detailed discussion on: "Congress - House of Representatives" on the report of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 2 has two-thirds of a column... Read full description -
Item #705448THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 3, 1978
* Pat Benatar - American singer and songwriter
* Woman musician's career begins at a NYC nightclub
* Noticed for the first time by a record representative
* Feature article on Brian Eno - music pioneer
Page 81 has a amazing ad... Read full description -
Item #705446THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 6, 1978
* NAACP sponsored march to Centennial Park
* Opposition to South Africa's apartheid
* Nashville, Tennessee - Men's tennis Davis Cup
Page 12 has a heading: "March Against Apartheid..." with related photo. (see images)
I suspect this to be an... Read full description -
Item #705443THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 11, 1974
* ATTICA - American documentary film
* 1971 Attica prison riot - uprising - rebellion
* American premiere movie advertisement
Page 78 has a 14 x 6 inch advertisement for for the American premiere of "ATTICA" film in Manhattan. This film was... Read full description -
Item #705442THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1976
* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band
* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson
* "All The World's A Stage" album tour
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
* and the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey
Page 103 has a advertisement for... Read full description -
Item #705428LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 26, 1865
* Famous Currier and Ives baseball game print
The top of page 4 has one of the better baseball prints of the era, showing the action at the famous game played at Hoboken on August 3, 1865 between the Atlantics of Brooklyn and the Mutuals of New York.
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Item #705427SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 10, 1898
* 1st ever automobile advertisement
* Horseless carriage
A very significant issue in the history of automobiles, as the noted reference work "Kane's Famous First Facts" records that the first automobile advertisement ever published in America is on the back page (not the... Read full description






















































