Historic Newspapers: Search Results
Found 11617 Results
-
Item #695773A very unusual broadside, headed: "EDITORIAL COMMENTS ON THE BOURSE", having two columns, one the comments of the Public Ledge newspaper, and the other the comments of The Evening Telegraph, both dated January 18, 1892, and both Philadelphia newspapers. Both editorials were very supportive of the Bourse.
The Philadelphia... Read full description -
Item #695745A Japanese newspaper from 1891. This issue--single sheet, folded in half--is entirely in the Japanese language. Not even a date can be detected. The only information is penciled in a margin: "Newspaper - Japan. Uncle Wallace brought from Japan, 1891".
I have no idea if it is complete. Offered as a curiosity. Nice condition. -
Item #695744THE STATE, Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 9, 1892
* President Grover Cleveland
* Presidential election victory
* Amazingly displayable
The entire front page is a celebration of the election of Grover Cleveland as President. It is done in a very dramatic fashion, featuring a huge engraving of a rooster (once the symbol of the Democratic party)... Read full description -
Item #695739SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 10, 1858 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
The back page has a brief item: "Base Ball Club in Franklin, Mass." which notes: "The base ball players of Franklin have organized themselves into a Club,... Read full description -
Item #695738SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 1, 1858 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Page 6 has a brief item: "Olympic Base Ball Club of Boston" which notes: "The annual meeting of this spirited and excellent Club was held...when the following gentlemen... Read full description -
Item #695737SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 16, 1858
* Pre Civil War baseball
It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Page 6 has a brief item: "New Base Ball Club" which notes: "The Newtown (Long Island) Base Ball Club was organized Sept. 30th with... Read full description -
Item #695736SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 8, 1858 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Page 6 has: "Base Ball" which includes in part: "The Vigilant Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was organized on the first of April by the election of the following officers...The... Read full description -
Item #695735SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 30, 1858 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Page 5 has: "The Great Prize Fight" which provides a round-by-round report of the boxing match between John Morrissey and John C. Heenan.
Page 7 has a brief item: "New Base Ball... Read full description -
Item #695732WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 14, 1860
* John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers
* First World boxing championship match
It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Inside has most a page taken up with:... Read full description -
Item #695721WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 7, 1860
* John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers (pre-fight)
* First World boxing championship match
It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Inside has more than a page taken up with: "Life And Battles Of Tom... Read full description -
Item #695720WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 21, 1860 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Page 2 has a nice article: "Buffalo Hunting--The Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley" which is followed by a more lengthy article: "The Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley and... Read full description -
Item #695719WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 28, 1860 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Page 6 has a report: "Base Ball" "A Game of Base Ball On Skates" with the report from Rochester, New York. Included is a list of players.
Also within is most of a... Read full description -
Item #695718WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 4, 1860 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Various reporting on the historic boxing match of the day between Tom Sayers and John Heenan, 'The Benicia Boy' including... Read full description -
Item #695717WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 11, 1860
* John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers
* First World boxing championship match
It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
This issue has a great deal of reporting on the historic... Read full description -
Item #695716SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, April 25, 1857 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
The bottom of page 6 has a small report headed: "Base Ball" noting in part: "A meeting of the Atlantic Base Ball Club of the city of Brooklyn... Read full description -
Item #695711SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 10, 1857 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Almost half of page 7 is taken up with: "Cricketer's Chronicle" which reports on four cricket matches, with the "box... Read full description -
Item #695709SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, April 4, 1857 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
One-third of page 2 is taken up with an interesting article: "California Banditti". It notes in part: "...For several years past that section of the country has been... Read full description -
Item #695619THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, Dec. 25, 1819 Included within is the historic Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain ceded to East Florida to the United States & renounces any claims to West Florida which was already annexed by the United States. The U.S. renounces its claims to Texas. It includes several... Read full description -
Item #695615THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, May 31, 1817 Inside has nearly 4 pages taken up with a very detailed, and exhaustive letter headed: "Topographical" which is a resort from Major James Kearney concerning an attempt to create a canal to join Elizabeth River in Virginia with that of the waters of... Read full description -
Item #695612THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, Feb. 1, 1817 Inside has a letter datelined from Monticello, headed: "Delaplaine's Repository", signed in type: Thomas Jefferson. Also two letters on the: "Neutrality of the United States" each signed in type: James Monroe. This is followed by:... Read full description -
Item #695609THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, Nov. 30, 1816 Inside has a notice signed in type by: Andrew Jackson, Major General Com'fg. in which he notes: "All white men settling on the Cherokee lands...are hereby ordered to drive off their stock within 20 days and remove themselves and families within 30 days...All... Read full description -
Item #695608NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 23, 1862 Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War: "Ovation to Gen. Corcoran", "General Corcoran's Response", "The Procession", "From Gen. McClellan's Army - Reported Evacuation of Williamsburg", "The Movement of Troops...Richmond Almost Bare of Rebel Troops...", and... Read full description -
Item #695602SCOTT VALLEY NEWS, Fort Jones, California, April 30, 1892
* Rare old West publication
* Siskiyou County
This small town has a population of just 839 and is located at the very top of California. It was once a military outpost--hence the name--protecting the various mining communities in the vicinity. It appears to be just the... Read full description -
Item #695598DAILY EVENING POST, San Francisco, California, Aug. 31, 1878
* Old West publication
A typical newspaper of the day from this famous city.
Complete in 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half. Nice condition. -
Item #695590WEEKLY TRINITY JOURNAL, Weaverville, California, Oct. 16, 1875
* Rare old West publication
A rare issue from this town in Northwest California.
Weaverville is a historic California Gold Rush town. Located at the foot of the current Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, Weaverville was once home to approximately 2,000 Chinese gold... Read full description -
Item #695588ANAHEIM WEEKLY GAZETTE, California, Feb. 23, 1878
* Very rare old West publication
* Orange County - home of Disneyland
Although now famous as the home of Disneyland, this town in Orange County was settled by Germans and there remains a German influence in the city, founded in 1857, including a few items in this issue.
Four pages, never... Read full description -
Item #695584SEMI-WEEKLY TOCSIN, Red Bluff, California, July 11, 1883
* Rare Old West publication
From Northern California, mid-way between Sacramento and the Oregon border.Red Bluff was originally known as Leodocia, but was renamed to Covertsburg in 1853. It got its current name in 1854. Located at the head of navigation on the Sacramento River the town... Read full description -
Item #695580KA LAHUI HAWAII (translates to: "The Hawaiian Nation"), Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 1877 This is the first of this title we have encountered in our 47 years. It is totally in the Hawaiian language including the advertisements.
Note: this is the first leaf only of a 2 leaf newspaper, pages 3 and 4 lacking. There are many... Read full description -
Item #695579THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, Oregon, March 6, 1885
* Rare old West publication
An uncommon title from this Western Oregon city. Among the articles: "A Bright Outlook for the Pacific Coast" "The Boundary Line Between British Columbia and Alaska" "In The Little Rockies" "Excitement In Rochester" "Jumping On Moving... Read full description -
Item #695578DAILY STOCK REPORT, San Francisco, July 6, 1875 Although there is stock-related content, there is also much about mining.
Articles include: "Scarcity of Water at Gold Hill and Virginia (City)" "A Visit to the Mahogany Mine" "Owners Visiting Mines" and: "Sketches of Early Days in Virginia City".
Four... Read full description -
Item #695574MENDOCINO DEMOCRAT, Ukiah, California, June 28, 1879
* Rare Old West publication
A quite rare title from this little community sitting on the scenic cliffs overlooking the Pacific north of San Francisco, now a popular tourist town and artist's community. It is also the fictional "Cabot Cove" of the popular... Read full description -
Item #695570WATSONVILLE TRANSCRIPT, Santa Cruz County, California, Oct. 17, 1879
* Rare old West publication
An uncommon title with articles including: "Comstock Quicksilver Mines" and most of page 3 taken up with: "News of the Week" with subheads from the many cities and counties in the state.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, a... Read full description -
Item #695569DAILY MORNING TIMES, San Jose, California, Jan. 18, 1880
* Rare old West publication
This is a volume 2 issue of this newspaper that existed under this title for about 6 years. Gregory notes only two institutions have any holdings of this newspaper.
Eight pagers, never bound nor trimmed, news agent's stamp above the masthead, great... Read full description -
Item #695568WEEKLY STOCK REPORT, San Francisco, Jan. 10, 1879
* Rare financial mining mines publication
* Comstock Lode - Virginia City, Nevada
Contrary to what the title would suggest, much of the content is about mining, and more specifically the famous Comstock Lode.
Articles include: "The Comstock" "Latest Official Mining News for the... Read full description -
Item #695564THE VICTORIA WEEKLY STANDARD, British Columbia, July 4, 1877
* Rare publication
A rather uncommon title from the northwest of Canada with a wide variety of news and advertisements of the day.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, new agent's stamp at the top, various small margin tears. -
Item #695561DOMINION PACIFIC HERALD, New Westminster, British Columbia, January 6, 1877
* Rare publication
Quite uncommon this early from the southwest portion of Canada. We rarely have an opportunity to offer 19th century Canadian newspapers.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, a news agent's stamp in an upper corner, various tears & some minor... Read full description -
Item #695507THE ROCK ISLANDER, Illinois, June 6, 1855
* Very rare publication
* Short-lived title
A quite rare title that existed only from 1854 to 1857. This is the volume 1, number 36 issue, and is the only issue of title we have found in our 47 years.
Gregory notes only one American institution has issues of this title, however the American... Read full description -
Item #695506BURRITT'S CHRISTIAN CITIZEN, Worcester, Mass., April 24, 1847 The masthead features a pastoral engraving, showing a lion sleeping with a lamb.
Although much of the content is religious there are other items as well including reports from the Mexican War: "Another Battle In Mexico" "Gen. Taylor and the Presidency"... Read full description -
Item #695497THE NEW SOUTH, Port Royal, South Carolina, March 22, 1862
* Rare Union occupation title
* Battle of Hampton Roads
* Monitor vs. Merrimac... Ironclads naval battle
Here is an interesting newspaper (see photo) established in March of 1862 at Port Royal after its capture by Union forces during the early part of the Civil War.... Read full description -
Item #695470NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT, Concord, August 27, 1814 A great issue with the memorable rallying cry from the War of 1812 "Don't give up the Ship!" used as a campaign slogan on the front page.
As a bit of history, Captain James Lawrence's famous cry was at the Battle of Lake Erie, eleven months prior. It quickly became the motto of... Read full description -
Item #695465THE ALEXANDRIA HERALD, Virginia, Nov. 7, 1821
* Very rare 19th century American publication
It would appear this is the very first of this title--pre-Civil War--that we have offered.
Page 2 includes: "Pirates Taken" and: "Steam-Boat Case" which involves Robert Fulton and who has the right to operate on the Hudson... Read full description -
Item #695462SUNDAY SCHOOL JOURNAL, & ADVOCATE OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, Philadelphia, Jan. 19, 1831
* Very rare publication
This is the volume 1, number 3 issue, and the very first of this title we have offered, coming from the private collection.
As the title would suggest, the content is mostly religious.
Four pages, moderate wear at... Read full description -
Item #695461AUGUSTA CHRONICLE & GEORGIA ADVERTISER, Feb. 4, 1826
* Extremely rare publication
* Antebellum South
Rarely do we find antebellum newspapers from the Deep South, but here is one.
A great wealth of advertisements, many of which are illustrated including a back page "Ten Dollars Reward" ad for a runaway slave,... Read full description -
Item #695457THE REPORTER, Brattleborough (Brattleboro), Vermont, Aug. 1, 1803
* Rare publication
* Windham County
Page 3 contains: "A Proclamation" by the President for convening a special session of Congress, signed in type: Th. Jefferson. This is a volume one issue.
Four pages, 11 by 18 1/2 inches, an archival mend to the back... Read full description -
Item #695453THE AGITATOR, Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1859
* Very scarce publication
* Pre-Civil War era
This was a semi-monthly publication that existed for about two years. We can find little information concerning this title. This is the 19th issue published.
The content is primarily literary, with other material as well. This is the first of... Read full description -
Item #695452PENNSYLVANIA CORRESPONDENT, & FARMERS' ADVERTISER, Doylestown, May 26, 1806
* Early 19th century Bucks County, Pennsylvania
This is the first of this title we have offered.
The back page has two Acts of Congress, each signed in type by the President: Th. Jefferson. One is : "To Authorize the Secretary of War... Read full description -
Item #695448COLUMBIAN DETECTOR, Boston, May 19, 1809
* Early & Rare 19th century publication
A quite uncommon and short-lived newspaper, this being just the second issue we have offered. It existed for just six months before being sold out to the Boston Patriot. This is the last issue published.
There is an editorial... Read full description -
Item #695447MASSACHUSETTS LIFE BOAT, Boston, Oct. 19, 1853
* Rare temperance movement publication
* Abstinence of alcohol - beer - liquor
As noted in the masthead, this newspaper is: "Devoted To Temperance, Morals, Education, Business, and General Information." Temperance seems to be the dominant theme of many articles.
We believe... Read full description -
Item #695443GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 4, 1851
* 1st America's Cup race
* Schooner Yacht "America"
Inside has a nice half-page print captioned: "The Celebrated Yacht America" being the vessel which won the now-famous international yacht race the very first year it was held, hence... Read full description -
Item #695441HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 2, 1861
* Winslow Homer illustration (front page)
* Southern delegation w/ Jefferson Davis
The full front page shows: "The Seceding Mississippi Delegation in Congress" done by famed artist Winslow Homer, showing, among others, Senator Jefferson Davis.
Other prints within... Read full description
An Inside Look
Timothy Hughes Rare &
Early Newspapers…
A special thank you goes out
to the staff of WGRC!
to the staff of WGRC!
History's Newsstand Blog
- What’s in a Masthead – An 1800s Boston Investigator…
- Lead-up to a Nation… as reported in the newspapers of the day (reflecting back on March, 1776)…
- Who’s Who in Newspapers? Jack Johnson edition (1910)…
- Announcing: Catalog 365 – Released (early) for April, 2026 – Rare & Early Newspapers…
Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers
P.O. Box 3636
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: 1-570-326-1045
E-mail: info@rarenewspapers.com
Hours
Weekdays, 7:30 - 4 (ET)
Full Contact Information
P.O. Box 3636
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: 1-570-326-1045
E-mail: info@rarenewspapers.com
Hours
Weekdays, 7:30 - 4 (ET)
Full Contact Information
