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Item #562571BINGHAMTON DAILY REPUBLICAN, New York, April 13, 1887
* 19th century original
This 4 page newspaper measures 32 x 24 inches.
Has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Little foxing with some fold wear, otherwise good. -
Item #562558THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 16, 1934 This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ALICE DWELLS ONLY IN A BOOK" "Mrs. Hargreaves, Inspiration of Wonderland Tales, Is Dead at 82" "Honored In Late Years" with smaller subheads.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in... Read full description -
Item #562549THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans Louisiana, April 21, 1939
* Ted Williams 1st game
* Major League Baseball
* Yankee Stadium season opener
This 40 page newspaper has opening game reporting from Yankee Stadium in the 1939 baseball season.
Page 21 has a five column headline: "Yanks Open With 2-0 Victory Over Red Sox" with subheads.
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Item #562544THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, November 16, 1970
* University of Marshall football
* Airplane crash disaster
This 6 page newspaper has a four column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Crash Wipes Out Team"
Tells of the University of Marshall football team that crashed in West Virginia via airplane.
Other news of the day. Minor... Read full description -
Item #562530THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, October 5, 1933
* New York Giants
* Washington Senators
* World Series Baseball
This 46 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Giants Overwhelm Senators, 6-1, To Take 2-0 World's Series Lead" and more. (see)
Much more on pages 26 & 27 with photos and box scores.... Read full description -
Item #562528ALBANY EVENING NEWS, from Albany, New York, dated June 14, 1934
* Max Baer vs. Primo Carnera
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (pre fight news)
* Hitler and Mussolini meet 1st time
This 40 page newspaper has a nice 7 column headline on page 32:
* Fair Sky Greets Fans as Ticket Rush Starts for Carnera-Baer Fight
with subheads and... Read full description -
Item #562494LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 24, 1969
* Hazlehurst MS Mississippi tornado w/ photo
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Tornado Hits Mississippi, Kills 29, Injures Hundreds" with photo of the destruction in Hazlehurst Mississippi MS.
Other news of the day. Several small binding holes along... Read full description -
Item #562469THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 18, 1934
* Babe Ruth
* New York Yankees
* Bases on balls - walks (2,000th)
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22:
* YANKEES SWAMPED BY INDIANS 13 TO 5
* 2000TH WALK TO RUTH
and more. Tells of Babe Ruth's 2,000th base on balls which was another milestone by the great Yankee. Great to have in this... Read full description -
Item #562449FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 6, 1969
* Robert F. Kennedy murder trial begins
* Sirhan Sirhan
This 20 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Kennedy Murder Trial To Begin" with photo of Sirhan and illustration of Kennedy.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #562448THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 5, 1873 The top of the ftpg. has a report on the sinking of the steamship Atlantic with heads: "THE WRECKED STEAMER" "One Hundred & Sixty Bodies Washed Up--Mother and Child--Inhuman Stowaways" with the coverage taking three columns.
Page 11 has an... Read full description -
Item #562442DAILY ENQUIRER, Richmond, Virginia, March 24, 1871 From the capital of the Confederacy less than six years after the end of the Civil War.
Various news & ads as the day, never bound nor trimmed, four pages, some wear at folds with a small hole at a fold juncture, browning to the upper right of the front page. -
Item #562427LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 4, 1959
* Pioneer 4 becomes 1st U.S. probe
* U.S. Space Probe
This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Pioneer Is Close To moon Level"
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in nice condition.
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Item #562426THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, NY, dated August 11, 1949.
* National Security Bill
* President Harry Truman
This 42 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on the front page:
* Truman Signs Security Bill Reorganizing Armed Forces
with subhead: "Joint Chiefs to Get a Chairman to Resolve Differences Under... Read full description -
Item #562424THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 25, 1968
* USS Pueblo incident
* North Korea
This 58 page newspaper has four column headline on the front page: "Moscow Won't Help To Release Pueblo".
Reporting on the infamous USS Pueblo incident.
Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.
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Item #562418(10) THE LONDON CHRONICLE. A collection of ten issues, one from each year 1763 thru 1772, crossing the critical period from the just prior to the Stamp Act to just before the outbreak of the pre-Revolutionary War tensions. Each is 4-8 pages, may have slight imperfections, but in overall nice condition. -
Item #562417THE PARSONS SUN. Kansas, November 6 & 7, 1962
* Edward 'Ted' Kennedy wins senate seat election
The November 7th issue has a four column headline on the front page: "Demos Hold Congress, GOP Gains in States".
This was Kennedy's first election win and was for the Massachusetts' senate seat left by his brother who was then... Read full description -
Item #562407LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 7, 1941
* Lou Gehrig memorial dedication at Yankee Stadium
* Joe DiMaggio hitting streak continues
On page 7 under: "WHAT HAPPENED IN THE BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL CONTESTS' has various news reports from the games held the day before. Among the reports is the report on the Yankees... Read full description -
Item #562401THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana July 15, 1958
* 14th July Revolution
* Military coup of Iraq
* Iraqi monarchy - King Faisal
This 44 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "U.N. MEETING TODAY ON MIDEAST CRISIS" with subheads, map and related photos. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #562400THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, January 3, 1969
* Edward Kennedy wins Senate Majority Whip
This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Kennedy Bid Successful".
Other news of the day. Little irregular along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #562399THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, January 3, 1969
* Edward Kennedy wins Senate Majority Whip
* Kansas
This 10 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Kennedy New Senate Demo Whip"
Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #562398THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, January 3, 1969
* Edward Kennedy wins Senate Majority Whip w/ photo
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Long Stride By Kennedy" with three column related photo. (see)
Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #562397THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, January 4, 1969
* Edward Kennedy wins Senate Majority Whip w/ photo
* In a Massachusetts newspaper
This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Kennedy's Senate Victory Put Together in 9 Days" with two column photo of Kennedy.
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Item #562396FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, January 3, 1969
* Edward Kennedy wins Senate Majority Whip w/ photo
This 14 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "Kennedy Wins Senate Bid; McCormack Beats Down Challenge As Leadership Disputes Rack Both Parties Of New Congress" with one column photo of Kennedy.
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Item #562373LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 3, 1969
* Edward Kennedy wins Senate Majority Whip w/ photo
This 10 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Kennedy Ousts Long As Whip" with one column photo of Kennedy.
Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #562371LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 7, 1962
* Edward Kennedy wins senate seat election w/ photo
* Nice headline for display
* From Massachusetts
This 22 page newspaper has a nice banner headline: "DEMOCRATS SCORE BIG SHOCKER" with subhead and related photos, one that shows a young Edward Kennedy.
This was... Read full description -
Item #562354BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Massachusetts, October 25, 1861
* Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia
* Santa Rose Island, Florida
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: "FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC" "Further... Read full description -
Item #562344THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 13, 1948
* 1st transatlantic flight by a jet airplane
* RAF De Havilland Vampires F3s
This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "JETS AT LABRADOR FOR SEA CROSSING" and "14 U.S. Planes Prepare to Meet British in the First Such Flight Over Atlantic". Article continues on... Read full description -
Item #562311THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, December 12, 1949
* Johnny Lujack 6 TD's for Chicago Bears
* NFL football quarterback
This 42 page newspaper has within reporting on the recent football games from the day before, news of Chicago Bears quarterback Johnny Lujack passing for six touchdowns with 468 yards passing (new NFL... Read full description -
Item #562270THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 14, 1917
* German Reichstag political crisis
* Going on strike
This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "GERMAN REICHSTAG GOES ON STRIKE" with subheads. (see) Tells of the German political crisis.
Other news of the day. Usual browning with little... Read full description -
Item #562266LIFE, New York, April 28, 1904
* James Montgomery Flagg illustration
Humerous Tipped-in double page centerfold has 24 caricatures of various folks illustrated by "J. M. Flagg", & captioned: "Some Bits Of American Scenery." Other topics throughout.
Quarto-size 14 pages, in very good condition. -
Item #562199THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1930
* Bobby Jones
* British Open champion
* Broadway ticker tape parade
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that includes: "BOBBY JONES FINDS BROADWAY FAIRWAY" "Firecrackers and Ticker Tape Strew Route to City Hall---'Home Holks' Hail Champion" and... Read full description -
Item #562189FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 10, 1961 This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Axis Sally, 60, Freed After 12-Years In Prison" with caption: "Headed Propaganda Broadcasts" and a one column photo of Gillars.
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in nice condition. -
Item #562177YOUTH'S COMPANION--CHRISTMAS NUMBER, December 16, 1886 With the original blue outer wrapper. Has a Christmas-themed engraving in the masthead with "Christmas Greeting". Another Christmas-themed print near the back (see).
The complete issue, never bound nor trimmed, some cover wear at the central fold, otherwise good. -
Item #562156NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated March 22, 1951 The frontpage features a 2 line, 2 column head: "3 On Trial as Spies Open Defense, Rosenberg Denying All Charges". Continues inside where there is a 2 column photo of the Rosenbergs arriving at the federal courthouse.
This is complete Rag issue in 64 pages measuring approximately... Read full description -
Item #562154NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated March 10, 1951 The frontpage features a 3 line, 1 column head: "Ex-Sergeant Calls Sister A Member Of Bomb Spy Ring" & subheads: "Testifies She & Her Husband Got Secrets of Los Alamos Project From Him in '44" "Sent Data By Own Wife" "Says She Memorized Facts for Soviet on Visit--He... Read full description -
Item #562153NEW YORK HERALD, from New York, dated June 23, 1845 Page 2 has a report from a St. Louis paper that says: "The steamer Bridgewater arrived last evening, from the Ohio, with 236 immigrants, from...western...Pennsylvania. This is the third trip...this season...bringing about the same number; they are of German origin, and are about to... Read full description -
Item #562128THE SPHERE, from London, England, dated May 4, 1935 Calling itself: "The Empire's Illustrated Weekly".
* 25th anniversary of the accession of King George V to the throne
As the very colorful outer cover notes this is the: "Silver Jubilee Number" celebrating the 25th anniversary of the accession of King George... Read full description -
Item #562121THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 1, 1945
* New York newspaper strike begins
This 40+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "NEWSPAPER SALES TIED UP BY STRIKE" and "Deliverers Report 'Sick,' Stay Off Jobs Although Walkout Was Set Hours Later" which tells of the New York City newspaper deliveryman strike... Read full description -
Item #562116THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 8, 1945
* Presidential Medal of Freedom established
* President Harry Truman
* World War II original
This 30+ page newspaper has a small, somewhat discrete one column headline on page 6: "Civilian War Decoration Is Created by Truman"
Tells of President Harry Truman... Read full description -
Item #562111SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, N.Y., September 25, 1847
* Uncommon sport's related periodical
Described in the masthead as: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage." Inside has the summaries and scores of two cricket matches, plus the lyrics of the "Song Of The "Orleans Drinking Club".
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Item #562107SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, N.Y., March 28, 1885
* Niagara Cantilever Bridge print
The front page has a large illus. showing a nice view of: "The Great Cantilever Bridge Over Niagara River"
Also an article about the bridge that continues inside.
Other topics with prints throughout. 16 pages in nice... Read full description -
Item #562009MASSACHUSETTS SPY, & WORCESTER COUNTY ADVERTISER, August 5, 1829
* Rare St. Vitus' Dance disease
* Early 19th century original
Among the page 3 obituaries listed under "Died" is one about an 11-year girl afflicted with St. Vitus's dance, plus mention of a brother "...who died a few years since...afflicted with the same... Read full description -
Item #561999THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 17, 1867
* Early post Civil war baseball
* Philadelphia Athletics
Page 2 has a report headed: "Out-Doors Sports" "Base Ball--Athletic of Philadelphia, vs. Atlantic, of Brooklyn" with reports on 2 games (see). The first notes:
* It is not an over-estimate in placing... Read full description -
Item #561997THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 7, 1866
* Early baseball
* Post Civil War
The back page has over half a column of baseball reports under the heading: "Out-Doors Sports" "Base Ball" with reports on 3 games (see).
Other news of the day, complete in 8 pages, great condition. -
Item #561973NEW YORK POST, New York City, May 18, 1998
* David Wells
* Perfect game
* New York Yankees
This 92 page tabloid sized newspaper has a full front page photo of Wells being carried off the field with banner headline: "PERFECT!" in bold lettering and subhead. (see) More in the following pages.
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Item #561966THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, July 5, 1925
* Dreyfus Hotel disaster
* Boston, Massachusetts
This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "10 KNOWN DEAD, 20 MISSING AS BUILDING FALLS" "Scores of Gay Revelers Injured When Boston Clubhouse Collapses" and more. (see)
Tells of the... Read full description -
Item #561934COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Massachusetts, June 26, 1816
* William S. Smith death
* Abigail Adams
Among the "Deaths" on page 2 is one that reads, in part: "In New York State, Col. William S. Smith, a brave and intelligent officer of the revolutionary war....an independent Member of Congress....He was son-in-law... Read full description -
Item #561929THE ETUDE Music Magazine, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May, 1935. This issue features a duo-tone color cover entitled "Beethoven".
This publication is filled with various types of musical advertisements and articles including "Music and America's Greatest Problem" which also includes a photo of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Also... Read full description -
Item #561928THE ETUDE Music Magazine, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated August, 1936. This issue features a duo-tone color cover entitled "Day's End On The Farm" and is of a farmer playing a pump-organ.
This publication is filled with various types of musical advertisements and articles including "The Magic of the Blue Danube" which also includes a... Read full description -
Item #561921FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 9, 1961
* Alan Shepard - Project Mercury (success)
* 1st American astronaut into space
This 18 page newspaper has a front page headline: "Modest, Likable Space Hero Captures U.S. Hearts, Next U.S. Goal--Orbit" with related photo. (see)
Other news of the day. Nice condition.
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