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Item #551926THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, March 12, 1931
* Hoover Dam contracts accepted
* Construction to begin
This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "HOOVER DAM JOB LET AT $48,890,999" and "Wilbur Accepts the Six Companies' Offer for Construction of Boulder Canyon Project".
Other news of the day through... Read full description -
Item #551839THE JEFFERSONIAN, Albany, New York, March 3, 1838 A volume I issue (number 3) of this uncommon weekly title that lists in the masthead Horace Greeley as the editor. Has mostly political-related content, but also has a "Summary Of News" on the back page. Quarto-size, 8 pages, front page has stray writing in the lower margin, some lite foxing. -
Item #551835RHINELANDER DAILY NEWS, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, October 6, 1941
* New York Yankees wins World Series
* Mickey Owen's famous error in series
* Joe DiMaggio
This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Yankees Take Series As Bonham Pitches Four-Hitter to Win, 3-1" and a 1 column subhead:... Read full description -
Item #551833NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1929 This 60 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MILLER HUGGINS DIES; MANY PAY TRIBUTE" "Manager of Yankees' Baseball Team for 12 Seasons Is a Victim of Blood Poisoning" and more. Continues on page 22 with one column photo of Huggins. Much text. Nice to have in... Read full description -
Item #551783TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 3, 1914. This 10 page newspaper has a two column photo of Captain Anderson with wife on the front page with caption: "Is Captain Andersen Telling Truth? His Wife Sticks To Him. Will Court Of Inquiry Find Out?" Also a two column headline: "URGE RECOVERY OF BODIES IN SUNKEN CRAFT". Other... Read full description -
Item #551781THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, May 5, 1942
* Madagascar Africa falls
* World War II original
This 18 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "BRITISH OCCUPY MADAGASCAR, FOIL JAPS" with subheads that include: "Send Naval and Military Force to Big Vichy French Island in Indian Ocean" and more.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #551774BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Pennsylvania, December 9, 1867
* From the Indian Wars era
* 19th century Bethlehem, Pennsylvania original
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day. Several interesting advertisements tell the way life was back then.
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Item #551762NEZAYISIMAYA GAZETA, Moscow, Soviet Union, December 27, 1991
* Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev resigns
* From the capital of Russia
This is the Gorbachev resignation issue, which includes a ftpg. photo of him working at his desk on his last day. It also includes a "History of Gorbachev" which has several photos of him... Read full description -
Item #551759CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE & JOURNAL & ZION'S HERALD, New York, January 22, 1830
* Frankfort, Kentucky as the Capital est.
* Early 19th century original
A page 3 report from "Kentucky" says the general assembly "...convened at the new capitol, at Frankfort, on the 7th December. The capitol is not yet... Read full description -
Item #551741THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, New York dated January 24, 1943
This newspaper has one column headlines on page 45 that includes:
* DUKE ELLINGTON AT CARNEGIE HALL
* Fourth Leader of Jazz Band to Give Concert There--3,000 Pay Tribute
and more. Other news of the day throughout with much on World war II.
This is a complete 50+ page Rag edition issue which is in... Read full description -
Item #551716THE MASSACHUSETTS PLOUGHMAN, April 6 - October 6, 1844
* Subscription form for a newspaper
* Cost of $1
A very interesting bit of ephemera for any early newspaper collection. Measures 2 1/2 by 7 1/4 in, some folds, minimal wear, generally very nice. -
Item #551625THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, September 23, 1861
* Barbourville KY Kentucky
* Liberty MO Missouri (Blue Mills)
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: "THE REBELLION" "NEWS FROM... Read full description -
Item #551605BRATTLEBORO MESSENGER, Brattleboro, Vermont, April 6, 1827
* Brattleboro, Vermont
* Uncommon title
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Foxing with little fold wear, otherwise good. -
Item #551572THE WEEKLY ITHACAN, Ithaca, New York, September 30, 1881
* Uncommon title from Ithaca, New York
* Decorative masthead
This issue has an intriguing and ornate masthead, which I suspect shows the campus of Cornell University.
News of the day with many ads. Complete in 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed, mild wear at... Read full description -
Item #551469NEWS CALL BULLETIN - EXTRA, San Francisco, California, November 22, 1963 Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline which states: "PRESIDENT SLAIN" "Assassin In Texas Parade" with the subhead "Governor Also Hit; First lady Unhurt". A photo is shown of the President cheering as... Read full description -
Item #551449EVENING TRIBUNE - 2nd EXTRA, San Diego, California, November 22, 1963 Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline which states: "KENNEDY DEAD - DALLAS TRAGEDY" with the subhead "Assassin's Gunfire Hits Texas Governor". A single photo shows President Kennedy.
This is the first section... Read full description -
Item #551444DAILY BREEZE, Torrance, California, November 22, 1963 Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline: "ASSASSIN'S BULLET KILLS PRESIDENT" with the subhead "Governor Of Texas Also Shot - Gunshots By Sniper Hit Kennedy in Head". A photo of the President riding in the motorcade us prior to... Read full description -
Item #551423THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, November 22, 1963 Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline which reads: "JOHN KENNEDY SLAIN" with subhead "Killing Occurs in Dallas; Vice-President Safe - Texas Governor Connally Is Also Ambush Victim". Photos shown are of President John F. Kennedy; of... Read full description -
Notable death... Winfield Scott...
Item #551393NEW-YORK TIMES, New York, NY, May 30, 1866
* General Winfield Scott death
* Post civil war original
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* Death of Lieut.-Gen. Scott
* Sketch of His long & Glorious Military Career
* His Political Aspirations, Successes & Defeats
* His Last Illness &... Read full description -
Item #551385HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 12, 1911 See the photos for the nice color cover which features a collie in a country setting. Complete issue, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition. -
Item #551374HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 2, 1911 See the photos for the great color cover with an automobile theme. Never bound nor trimmed, minor edge wear, nice condition. -
Item #551369SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 14, 1912 A nice display issue as the front cover is in color and shows a pilot in an early airplane in a bombing stance (see), plus there is a nice related article inside: "Grenadiers of the Air" "Exploits in Bomb-dropping from Flying Machines" which includes 6 photos. Also inside: "The Flying Boat & Its... Read full description -
Item #551324NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1935 America refuses to join the World Court!. Ftpg. 3 line, 3 col. head: "Senate Beats World Court, 52-36, 7 Less Than 2/3 vote; Defeat For The President" & subheads: "Concessions Are Futile" "Direct Pressure From the White House Fails to Stem the Tide" & more.
Note: Although President... Read full description -
Item #551319THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, October 28, 1863
* Philadelphia, Tennessee
* Corinth, Mississippi
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 TENNESSEE" "The Rebels Driven Below... Read full description -
Item #551318THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, October 26, 1863.
* Harrodsburg, Kentucky
* Fayetteville
* General George Meade
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:
* Rebel Raid In Kentucky
* Towns sacked and robbed withing thirty miles of the captial
*... Read full description -
Item #551306THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1941 This 38 page newspaper has a banner headline on pg. 21:
* Bruins Sink Rangers and Set Record at 20 Games in Row Without a Defeat
& subheads: "15,312 See Boston Rally To Win, 5-3" "Rangers Get 2 Goals in First Period, Then Bruins Score 5 Without a Break"
Includes a four column... Read full description -
Item #551268DAILY RECORD, Boston, Massachusetts, January 27, 1945
This tabloid-size newspaper features the headlines of "REDS SEIZE DANZIG GULF" "Nazi Fleet Flees to Denmark" "YANKS AT RUHR GATE; 11 MILES INSIDE REICH". The photo shown is of the U.S. Coast Guard ocean-going tug Ojibwa freeing the oil tanker Socony Buffalo in Cambridge.
This is... Read full description -
Item #551264PM DAILY, New York, New York, April 13, 1945
This tabloid-size issue features a photo of President Roosevelt which takes up the entire front of the issue. This would have been published at the time of his passing with the story of his passing included in the article.
This is a complete issue in 24 pages and is in very good condition. -
Item #551262THE GAZETTE AND DAILY, York, Pennsylvania, April 14, 1945 The front page headlines "National Day of Mourning For Roosevelt Proclaimed" "Truman Sets Today Aside to Honor Roosevelt" and "FDR, In Speech Written Night Before Death, Pleads For End To All Wars" all clearly communicate this sad period in... Read full description -
Item #551242THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, November 23, 1963 This issue features a headline: "KENNEDY SLAIN" with subhead "Pro-Castro Sniper Arrested". This features a large photo of John F. Kennedy and a photo of Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as President.
This complete issue has lite discoloration and staining at the central fold otherwise... Read full description -
Item #551202LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 16, 1923
* Bobby Jones wins 1st U.S. Open as amateur
* Golf championship
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "BOBBY JONES WINS NATIONAL OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AT INWOOD YESTERDAY".
Other news of the day throughout.
Usual browning with some... Read full description -
Item #551155THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, October 5, 1942
* USS Grunion submarine officially lost
* 1st report
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "Submarine Grunion Lost, Navy Announces" "Usually Carried Crew of 65; Was Launched Soon After Pearl Harbor Attack"
Other news of the day with much on World War... Read full description -
Item #551141BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1867
* From the Indian Wars era
* 19th century Bethlehem, Pennsylvania original
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day. Several interesting advertisements tell the way life was back then.
Made of rag paper, this issue is in nice condition. -
Item #551103THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 30, 1925
* Santa Barbara, California
* Earthquake
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "SANTA BARBARA DEATH LIST NOT MORE THAN 12; LOSS OF PROPERTY 15 TO 30 MILLIONS" with subheads and related photo. Other news of the day throughout.
Some small binding... Read full description -
Item #551084Harper's Weekly set of 5 issues, dated weekly from October 31, 1857 through November 28, 1857, all featuring a serialized portion of "The Lazy Tour Of The Two Idle Apprentices", by Charles Dickens. This is a great way to purchase the entire series, all five issues, for more than 20% off the single issue price. The issues are... Read full description -
Item #551075HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated December 9, 1911. (last issue with the color cover)
This issue has a full, color cover before the front page. The front page of this issue is a photo of "The American Who May Cause War."
This issue is has an article with some illustrations of "Sizing Up the Presidential Timber" by... Read full description -
Item #550991LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, dated December 3, 1866
* President Andrew Johnson State of the Union Address
* Post civil war news
The "President's Message" takes four columns on page 2 & 1 1/2 columns on pg. 3, signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
Other news of the day includes: "Negro Suffrage In The... Read full description -
Item #550972THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 25, 1952
* Dwight Eisenhower vindicates Richard Nixon
* Illegal Money Accepted for Campaign
This 40 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "EISENHOWER ASSERTS NIXON IS COMPLETELY VINDICATED" with subheads and related photo. Minor margin... Read full description -
Item #550941THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 22, 1946
* Gualberto Villarroel assassinated
* Bolivian President
This 28 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT IS SLAIN BY REBELS", with subhead and photo of Villarroel. Other news of the day throughout.
Complete. Minor... Read full description -
Item #550810THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, New York, May 11, 1862
* Bridgeport, Alabama map...
* Lebanon, Tennessee... New Orleans, Louisiana...
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: "General Mitchel's... Read full description -
Item #550804THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, NY, February 14, 1862
* Cedar Keys, Florida
* Port Royal, South Carolina
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:
* INTERESTING FROM KEY WEST
* THE UNION FLEET AT WORK
* The Union Expedition to... Read full description -
Item #550797THE MONTOURSVILLE NEWS, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21, 1933 An interesting, small newspaper from this small town in North-central Pennsylvania, a suburb of Williamsport. This issue has a wealth of local reporting and advertisements of various businesses in the area.
The masthead notes that it is: "Published Weekly in the... Read full description -
Item #550685THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated June 30, 1927.
* Richard Evelyn Byrd transatlantic flight
* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig
This 56 page newspaper has a three line banner headline on the front page:
* BYRD BATTLES FOG, FLIES ON TOWARD PARIS; REPORTS TO SHIP 200 MILES OUT AT SEA; ARMY FLIERS REACH HAWAII IN 26 HOURS
with many... Read full description -
Item #550660THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 1, 1955
* Princess Margaret
* Captain Peter Townsend
* End relationship for the good of tradition
This 40 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "Princess Margaret Gives Up Man She Loves" with subhead: "Ends Long Romance With Peter Townsend' and... Read full description -
Item #550639MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, March 22, 1826
* Ornate eagle masthead
* Middletown, Connecticut
Here is a nice, four page newspaper which contains a rather ornate masthead which features an engraving of a heraldic eagle in the center.
A displayable issue as such. Various news of the day & a wealth of ads as... Read full description -
Item #550632THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 22, 1925
* Roald Amundsen heads for the North Pole
This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Amundsen Hops Off for Pole; Dash by Air From Spitzbergen; 680-Mile Trip to Top of World" with subheads.
Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning with some small... Read full description -
Item #550626TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, May 13, 1915 This 10 page newspaper has a nice three line banner headline on the front page:
* GERMANY MUST ACT; NOT QUIBBLE NOR PROMISE - WILSON NOTE WILL NOT ADMIT DODGING
with subheads. Other news of the day including much on World War I (pre U.S. involvement).
Usual browning... Read full description -
Item #550606THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, from New Orleans, Louisiana, dated September 27, 1950.
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* Joe Louis (Brown bomber)
* Ezzard Charles
* Pre fight news
This 42 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 21:
* Louis Seeks to Regain Heavy Crown Against Charles Tonight
with subheads that include: "Browns Bomber 2 To 1 Favorite" and more.
... Read full description -
Item #550585DAILY NEWS, New York, New York, November 22, 1943
The front page of this WWII issue features the headline "YANKS INVADE GILBERT ISLES" and the following subhead: "Attack Jap Bases on Tarawa and Makin by Land, Sea, Air". A front page map is also included, showing the various Pacific islands occupied by the Americans and... Read full description -
Item #550568SUNDAY NEWS, New York, New York, November 24, 1963
The front page of this issue shows a photograph of President Lyndon B. Johnson soon after the assassination of President Kennedy. The accompanying headline reads: "JOHNSON LEADS MOURNING".
This issue is in good condition and is complete in about 48 pages.
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