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Item #556842THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 6, 1947
* Joe Louis
* Jersey Joe Walcott
* World heavyweight boxing title fight
This 32 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 19: "Louis, Floored Twice, Beats Walcott on Split Decision to Retain World Title" with subheads and related photos, one showing Joe Louis down on the canvas after... Read full description -
Item #556836JOURNAL HERALD, Dayton, Ohio, dated May 21, 1944 The front page full banner heading, "6,000 PLANES HIT NAZI INVASION COAST" announcing the greatest Allied air assault of the war to-date. Text begins, "In the greatest mass air attack of the war the allies hurled 6,000 planes at Hitler's west wall defenses today and... Read full description -
Item #556824THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 16, 1872 The prime content within this issue is the doublepage print captioned: "London Bridge". Many more interesting prints within including: "Railway Bridge Destroyed by Floods in Ceylon" "Changmaunna, in the Looshai Country" " "Entrance Court of the Brighton... Read full description -
Item #556823THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 10, 1942
* Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber)
* Buddy Baer
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "LOUIS STOPS BAER IN OPENING ROUND AS 20,000 LOOK ON" "Californian Is Counted Out in 2:56 After Two Previous 9-Count... Read full description -
Item #556822LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 29, 1933
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* DEATH COMES TO FATTY ARBUCKLE
* Dies of Heart Attack Early Today in New York City
Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #556814LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1904 The prominent feature of this issue is the front page color cover titled: "Fox-hunting -- Society's Vigorous Autumn Recreation", by L. H. Ruyl. The issue contains many other displayable prints along with considerable reports containing news of the day.
Complete in approximately 18... Read full description -
Item #556791THE BELLINGHAM HERALD, Bellingham, Washington, May 26, 1934
* Outlaw John Dillinger hunted
* Two months before death
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 7: "East Chicago Combed In Hunt for Dillinger".
Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #556779LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 14, 1963
* Syncom 1
* 1st communications satellite
* Failure
This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "U.S. Satellite Fired into Hanging Orbit". This was the 1st attempt at sending a communications satellite into space.
Other news of the day. Light... Read full description -
Item #556777LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated February 15, 1966
* Wilt Chamberlain
* Philadelphia 76ers
* Bob Pettit
* NBA Basketball all-time scoring record made
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5:
* 'Wilt' Proves His Point Shattering Pettit's Mark
Other news of the day. Light browning with... Read full description -
Item #556757THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 9, 1963
* Kansas City Chiefs are born
* New NFL football team
* Dallas Texans move to Missouri
This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on page B-3:
* AFL Texans Going to KC?
Other news of the day. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.
wiikipedia notes: The Kansas... Read full description -
Item #556756THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 30 & 31, 1934
* Wild Bill Cummings
* Indianapolis 500
These 16 page newspapers has coverage on the 1934 Indianapolis 500. The May 30th issue has one column headlines on page 12 that include: "33 CARS ENTERED IN 500-MILE RACE" and more.
The 31st issue has a banner headline on page 11: "WILD BILL... Read full description -
Item #556716GLEASON'S PICTORIAL (which later became Balou's - similar to Harper's Weekly), Boston, Massachusetts, June 26, 1852
* Catching Wild Horses...
* Early Texas...
On the front page there is an illustration titled "Mode Of Catching Wild Horses On The Prairies, Texas" and a related article: "Catching Wild Horses On A Prairie".
Inside, there are several... Read full description -
Item #556711DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania PA June 6, 1892
* Oil City Pennsylvania
* Titusville PA
* Oil Creek Disaster (1st report)
This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2 that include:
* FIRE FOLLOWS FLOOD
* A Veritable Reign of Terror in the Oil Creek Valley
* More Than One Hundred Lives Reported Lost
* Burning Oil On The... Read full description -
Item #556708SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, NY, June 13, 1885
* Laboratory wire apparatus illustrations
* Hotchkiss Machine Guns
There are 25 illustrations of "Wire Apparatus For Laboratory Use" that take up most of the front page, with references identifying the various instruments. There also is a related article that concludes on... Read full description -
Item #556677LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated April 17, 1935
* Babe Ruth debut w/ Boston Braves
* Home run in his opening game
This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 7 that include:
* RUTH'S MIGHTY HOME RUN MACE POUNDS OUT 4-2 TRIBAL VICTORY
and more. Tells of Babe Ruth's 1st game playing with the Boston Braves... Read full description -
Item #556676LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 13, 1935
* Adolph Hitler
* Hermann Goering wedding photo
This 8 page newspaper has a curious 3 column photo at the bottom of the back page with caption:
* RADIOPHOTO SHOWS HITLER AT WEDDING OF HIS AIDE
with text underneath. Somewhat unusual to see Hitler in a non-aggression setting. (see)
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Item #556672THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, February 6, 1863.
* Charleston Harbor SC
* Ironclad warships
* Fort Donelson Tennessee
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:
* IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH
* The Affair Off Charleston Harbor
* The Union Iron-Clad... Read full description -
Item #556642THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 7, 1925
* Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators
* Opening game (during game)
* World Series
This 16 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "WASHINGTON 3; PITTSBURGH 1" with subheads and photos of both managers. Also inning by inning reporting also on the front... Read full description -
Item #556641THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 14, 1924
* Senator Frank Bosworth Brandegee suicide
* From a New London, Connecticut newspaper
This 14 page newspaper ha s a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "SENATOR BRANDEGEE ENDS LIFE BY GAS AT WASHINGTON; PERSONAL FINANCIAL TROUBLES BELIEVED TO BE REASON" with subheads and one... Read full description -
Item #556640THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 15, 1924
* USS Los Angeles
* Zeppelin (ZR-3)
* New speed record made
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "ZEPPELIN ZR-3 MAKES FLIGHT OF 5,006 MILES TO LAKEHURST; NEW WORLD NON-STOP RECORD" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Light... Read full description -
Item #556637LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 6, 1955 This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "HONUS WAGNER, ALL-TIME GREAT SHORTSTOP, DIES AT 81 NEAR PITTSBURGH"
Other news of the day including a report on the upcoming fight involving Sugar Ray Robinson late in his career. (see)
Light browning at the margins, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #556620NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, New York, NY, June 27, 1934
* Babe Ruth
* New York Yankees
This 30 page newspaper has a nice three column headline on the front page: "RUTH BELTS NO. 12 WITH ONE ON; COTTON'S 67 LEADS IN OPEN" with subheads and lineup. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #556608LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York City, New York, April 1, 1882
* Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...
The front page of this issue has a full page, black-bordered portrait of "The Late Henry Wadsworth Longfellow". Inside, there is a full page illustration of Longfellow in his library at a desk.
One page has 4 illustrations of flooded towns... Read full description -
Item #556605MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York City, New York, September 21, 1922
This newspaper is a famous pictorial published by the New York Times. This issue has a full front page photo of Walter Taylor, Captain of the New York University football team, in position and ready to snap a football.
This issue has many photos including "Records Smashed at the Amateur Athletic... Read full description -
Item #556585THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 20, 1920
* Arkansas & Mississippi killer tornadoes (1st report)
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "22 LIVES LOST IN TORNADOES; 100 ARE INJURED", "Northwest Arkansas Is Swept by Series of Storms--Property Loss Very Heavy". According to records,... Read full description -
Item #556578HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, May, 1870
* American Indians
* Florida tribes
* Prints
Beginning on the front page is an 18 page article: "Our Barbarian Brethren" that has 23 illustrations of various Indian implements & tools & more, plus a chart of "Indian Symbols", one of "A Scalp" & a scene of "Floridian Widows... Read full description -
Item #556574TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTTE, Massachusetts, July 2, 1931
* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become national heroes
* 1st airplane flight around the World (ends)
This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "GREAT WELCOME FOR GATTY AND POST AT END OF WORLD TRIP" and more.
This was the very... Read full description -
Item #556566LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 22, 1932
* Tornadoes strike in the South
* Alabama
This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "214 DIE IN TORNADOES IN THE SOUTHLAND" with lengthy subhead. Tells of the destructive tornadoes that struck Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky.
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #556563POLICE GAZETTE, New York City, New York, July 25, 1925 This issue as a full page photo inside of Hall of Famer "Goose" Goslin sliding into a base, captioned: "The Goose' Is Safe At Third Base, Thanks To A High Peg."
There are many photos in this issue including "Hurtling Forward Through Space, Reaching Down and Touching Nothing"... Read full description -
Item #556527THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 11, 1959
* St. Louis, Missouri tornado
* Hits downtown (1st report)
This 34 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "St. Louis Twister Toll Put at 20" with subhead and related photo.
Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #556519THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1932
* Bobsledding - Bobsleigh
* Hubert & Curtis Stevens
* 1st American gold medal 2-man bobsled
This 44 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 25:
* Olympic Boblet Title Won by U.S.
with subheads that include: "U.S. PAIR CAPTURES OLYMPIC BOB TITLE" "Stevens Brothers Snatch Victory... Read full description -
Item #556512GERMAN REFORMED MESSENGER, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1855
* Rare title
* Pre civil war
This 4 page newspaper has some news of the day with ads on the back page. Mostly religious related material throughout.
A rare title from the early German community in PA prior to the civil war. The text is in English.
Some folds, otherwise in nice... Read full description -
Item #556476FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, New York, dated May 7, 1870 This issue contains an article entitled "A Railroad Two Feet in Width" with an accompanying quarter-page illustration "Great Britain - a New Two-Foot Guage Railroad, in the Principality of Wales".
This is a complete issue in 16 page issue. This has a... Read full description -
Item #556465THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 11, 1974
* Patty Hearst kidnapping
* Symbionese Liberation Army
This 26 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FBI Wants 2 In Kidnapping Of Hearst Girl" with related photo. (see photos)
Other news of the day throughout. Little wear along the spine, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #556463LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 10, 1969
* Boeing 747 commercial airliner
* Jet airplane
* Jumbo jet 1st flight
This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 3: "Boeing Probes Minor Problem On Huge Jet".
Tells of the very 1st test flight of the famous passenger jet airplane. Other news of the day.
Lightly... Read full description -
Item #556428THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 28, 1942
* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Tony Motosi
* Pre title fight
This 22 page newspaper has a small, discrete one column headline on page 19: "Robinson KO's Motosi for 124th Straight"
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #556404THE SALINA JOURNAL, Kansas, January 20, 1953.
* Dwight Eisenhower inauguration as President
* World War II General
This 14 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page:
* Eisenhower In As President
with subheads and photo of Ike.
Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #556391TAUNTON DAILY NEWS, Massachusetts, October 8, 1948 This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Cleveland Leads In Fifth 2-0" with related photo, lineup and current score as the game as this issue was published in the fifth inning of game 3.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little... Read full description -
Item #556375TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, February 7, 1958 This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 11: "Bosox William Inks Top Player Contract" with a two column photo of Ted William signing what was then the highest paid one year contract in baseball history.
A drop in the bucket compared what... Read full description -
Item #556279FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 19, 1927
* Eve of Charles Lindbergh historic Transatlantic flight
* Lindy
* Waiting for better weather
This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "BERTAUD OUT OF PARIS FLIGHT, LEVINE DECLARES" with subheads. (see photos)
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Other news of the day throughout. Light browning... Read full description -
Item #556263SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 15, 1879
* Faber's gold pen and pencil factory
This 16 page issue contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions and/or prints: Rock crusher - Sleeping car berth - drawing apparatus & More. These illustrations also have text that goes along with them.
... Read full description -
Item #556224THE BELLINGHAM HERALD, Bellingham, Washington, May 5, 1934
* Thoroughbred racehorse
* Cavalcade
* Kentucky Derby win
This 8 page newspaper has three column headline on page 3: "Cavalcade wins Kentucky Derby" with subheads that include: "FAVORITE SWEEPS AHEAD OF FIELD AT FINISH" and more with two column photo of the winning horse.
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Item #556216THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1942
* Death of song writer George M. Cohan
This 42 page newspaper has two line, one column headline on page 20: "GEORGE M. COHAN, 64, DIES AT HOME HERE," with subheads that include: "Original Yankee Doodle Boy Composed 'Over There' and 'It's a Grand Old Flag'" and more.
Also a nice... Read full description -
Item #556210THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 5, 1942
* Otis Skinner death
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17 that include:
* OTIS SKINNER DIES; FAMOUS ACTOR, 83
* Succumbs at His Home Here--Stricken While Attending 'Wookey' Performance Dec. 7
* On Stage Nearly 60 Years
and more with related photos. (see)
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #555953THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Nebraska, August 21, 1926
* Man kills wife for not fixing his socks
* Nice headline for display
This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "VAN DORAN KILLED WIFE; WOULDN'T DARN SOX" with subheads and nice related... Read full description -
Item #555949NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1937
* Original Fauntleroy death
* Vivian Burnett
* Cedric Erol
This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline: "Original 'Fauntleroy' Dies in Boat After Helping Rescue 4 in Sound" & subhead: "Vivian Burnett, Author's Son Who Devoted Life in Escaping 'Sissified' Role, Is Stricken at... Read full description -
Item #555934THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated January 7, 1944
* United States Air force 1st jet airplane goes into production
* Bell P-59 jet fighter
* Pappy Boyingtion missing
This 34 page newspaper has a two column headlines near the bottom of the front page:
* Jet-Driven Planes Built for Army; Extreme Speeds Attained in... Read full description -
Item #555916NEW YORK HERALD, New York, NY, October 13, 1865
* Post civil war Kentucky
The front page has: "Washington" "Martial Law No Longer in Force in Kentucky" "The President's Proclamation" "The Status Of Kentucky". Proclamation concerning martial law in Kentucky is signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #555893TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 20, 1933
* Wiley Post Around World (1st solo) flight
* During record breaking flight
* Airplane
This 14 page newspaper has five column headline on the front page: "POST BEGINS LONG, ARDUOUS FLIGHT OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC" with many subheads. (see)
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Item #555879LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 8, 1893
* 19th century circus ad
* Ad has a unique illustration
Page 6 has an ad for "Robt. Hunting's Big Circus, Museum & Menagerie". Has details about the performance dates & times. The ad also has a unique illustration of a hippopotamus with a portrait of... Read full description
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