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Item #541330EVENING POST, New York, September 14, 1833.
* Italian sculptor Enrico Causici death
* 19th century original
On page 2 under "Obituary" is a report stating that the famous sculpture Enrico Causici died at Havana from the Asiatic cholera. Describes him as the "...most successful pupil of the renowned... Read full description -
Item #541280NATIONAL JOURNAL, Washington DC, January 11, 1827
* West Point Military Academy
* Band instructor Willis
A page 3 report says that:
* "...Mr. Willis, the leader and instructor of the Band at the Military Academy at West Point arrived in this city, and he...intends giving a Concert this evening. The musical talents of this gentlemen have been... Read full description -
Item #541250NATIONAL JOURNAL, Washington DC, Virginia, April 8, 1826
* Early Indianapolis, Indiana population...
* 19th century original reporting...
A front page report says: "The town of Indianapolis, in the State of Indiana, which was laid out in October, 1821, contains, according to a late census, a population of seven... Read full description -
Item #541249EVENING POST, New York City, New York, May 3, 1833
* Early Cincinnati, Ohio population...
* Progress of the West...
Page 2 has a report: "Progress Of The West.--The section of land on which Cincinnati is laid out, was bought for forty-nine dollars worth of land warrants! This was in December, 1788. Its population... Read full description -
Item #541242BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Massachusetts, March 3, 1862
* Martinsburg West Virginia
* Murfreesboro Tennessee
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history.
This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was... Read full description -
Item #541241BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Massachusetts, March 4, 1862
* Columbus Missouri - Charles Town, West Virginia
Headlines include: "Skirmish with Jefferson Thompson's Command", "Restoration of Commerce between the North and South", "Loss of a Boston Ship by Fire", "Generals Buckner and Tilghman... Read full description -
Item #541211BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Massachusetts, April 5, 1862
* Middleburg Virginia
* Island No. 10
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history.
This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported SEE... Read full description -
Item #541205NEW-YORK TIMES, June 26, 1868 Front page has: "Washington" "The President's Message Vetoing the Southern States Bill" "The Bill Passed Over the Veto by Both Houses" "Continuation of the Debate on the Tax Bill"
Has details about the override of the veto by Congress, plus the text of President Johnson's... Read full description -
Item #541197SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, July 17, 1971
* Willie Mays front page color photo
* San Francisco Giants
Full front page action photo of Willie Mays in color. Report inside about Willie "Say Hey" Mays: "Nobody Can Turn 'Em On Like Mays".
This issue is loaded with sports news throughout it's 72 pages. Nice condition. -
Item #541167THE MADISONIAN, Washington DC, Jan. 21, 1840.
* General William Henry Harrison for President
* Whitewater Canal tunnel
A page 3 item from a Cincinnati paper says that Gen. Harrison was seen for the first time since the nomination, and that he was involved in the contract of a tunnel along the Whitewater Canal that passes through his farm at... Read full description -
Item #541062BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, from Boston, Massachusetts, dated August 4, 1848. Page 2 has an unsubstantiated report stating that a million mummies were discovered near Durango, Mexico. This mentions that: "They are in a sitting posture, but have the same wrappings, bands and ornaments as the Egyptians." Also lists the artifacts... Read full description
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Item #540931NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York City, May 2, 1862
* Yorktown Virginia
* New Orleans Louisiana
* Fort Macon North Carolina
This 8 page newspaper is in good condition (except for little margin wear and minor foxing) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history.
This issue is loaded with advertisements and... Read full description -
Item #540910HARPER'S WEEKLY, N.Y., Jan. 21, 1888 Fullpg. has a halfpg. exterior view of the Art Institute Of Chicago and two quarter page illus. of the interior. Has an archival mend to a minor tear in the right & left margins.
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Item #540909SUPPLEMENT TO FRANK LESLIES ILLUSTRATED, N.Y., May 11, 1889 (print only) Tipped-in dblpgctrfld: Some Typical Decorations Of New York Business Houses During Centennial Week. Largest illus. shows the James MCreery & Co., Dry Goods Broadway & Eleventh Street. There is also one of Bloomingdale Bros. Dry Goods, Third... Read full description
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Item #540867THE EVENING POST, New York City, New York, September June 14, 1862
* Port Republic Virginia...
* Deep Creek Virginia...
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear & tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual).... Read full description -
Item #540852THE NEW YORK HERALD: dated April 3, 1864.
* The War in Denmark
* Dutch vs. Germans
The front page of this issue contains a large map measuring approximately 9 by 9 1/2 and titled "The War in Denmark". Additional content from the civil war includes: "Important Order of General Grant".
This issue is damaged, as such it has been marked... Read full description -
Item #540643THE EVENING POST, New York City, February 26, 1862
* Fort Donelson Tennessee
* Nashville Tennessee
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear & tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual). It measures 30 x 26 inches and loaded... Read full description -
Item #540642THE EVENING POST, New York City, March 1, 1862
* Columbus Kentucky
* Eastport Mississippi
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear & tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual). It measures 30 x 26 inches and loaded with... Read full description -
Item #540640THE EVENING POST, New York City, New York, March 4, 1862
* Columbus, Kentucky...
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear & tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual). It measures 30 x 26 inches and loaded with... Read full description -
Item #540639THE EVENING POST, New York City, September, February 14, 1862
* Springfield Missouri
* Elizabeth City North Carolina
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear & tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual). It measures 30 x 26... Read full description -
Item #540554NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York City, New York, May 28, 1862
* Hanover, Virginia...
* Baltimore, Maryland...
This 8 page newspaper is in good condition (except for little margin wear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and... Read full description -
Item #540496THE EVENING SUN, New York, Sept. 5, 1888
* Feast of Rosh Hashannah
* Judaica : Jewish interest
The last column on the front page contains an article headed:
"Feast Of Rosh Hashannah" "The 5,649th Year of the Jewish Calendar Begins To-Night" "One of the Most Solemn of the Hebrew Holidays--The Ten Significant Reasons for Blowing the... Read full description -
Item #540482AMERICAN STANDARD, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, January 3, 1878
* Judaica item : "Work of Jewish Bondholders"...
* "An Ugly Day at Harper's Ferry"...
Page 2 has a lengthy half column article headed:
"The National Suffering The Work of Jewish Bondholders"
with the full text visible in the photos below.
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Item #540451SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 14, 1877
* Billiard Table
* Carnivorous Plants
This issue contains the following prints and/or articles: Collender's Improved Billiard Table", "Improved Billiard Ball Holder", "Curious Carnivorous Plants", "Catastrophism in Geology", and much more.
This issue is in good condition, save for... Read full description -
Item #540421THE EVENING POST, New York City, New York, April 2, 1862
* Woodstock, Virginia...
* Nashville, Tennessee...
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear and tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual). It measures 30 x 26... Read full description -
Item #540329THE EVENING POST, New York City, March 20, 1862
* Jacksonville Florida
* Galveston Texas
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear & tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual). It measures 30 x 26 inches and loaded with... Read full description -
Item #540306BALLOU'S PICTORIAL DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION, Boston, December 20, 1856 This title was formatted much like the more popular "Harper's Weekly" being tabloid-size with several pages of prints. This title actually precedes Harper's, which did not begin publication until 1857. Within this issue are prints captioned:... Read full description
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Item #540302SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 16, 1886 This issue contains the following prints and/or articles: "A Cheap Type Writer", "Experiments with the Scientific Top", "Stillman's Saddle Sulky", and much more.
This issue is in good condition save for small library stamp along the upper edge of the front page. -
Item #540298THE EVENING POST from New York City and dated October 27, 1862
* Galveston, Texas
* Holly Springs, Mississippi
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for minor margin wear and tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual). It measures 30... Read full description -
Item #540027THE NEW YORK TIMES, NY, March 6, 1873
* Modoc Indian War
* Lava Beds
* Captain Jack
The front page has: "The Modocs" "The Terms of Peace Offered by the Commissioners"
Other news of the day throughout. 8 pages in nice condition. -
Item #540026THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1873
* Modoc Indian War
* Lava Beds
The front page has:
* The Modocs
* Gen. Canby's Opinion of the Situation--The Course to be Pursued
Other news of the day throughout. 8 pages in nice condition. -
Item #540020THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 5, 1862 This 8 page issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes a front page map: "GENERAL POPE'S OPERATIONS, The Splendid Reconnoissance of General Crawford". Headlines in this issue include: "Important From... Read full description
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Item #539898THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 9, 1862 This 8 page newspaper is in good condition (except for minor spine wear). This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes a front page map: "The Rebel General Zollicoffer's Position On The Cumberland River"
Headlines in this issue... Read full description -
Item #539882THE EVENING POST, New York City, May 25, 1863
* Calhoun Mississippi
* Middletown Tennessee
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear & tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual). It measures 30 x 26... Read full description -
Item #539812LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 5, 1970
* Students shot and killed at Kent State University
* War protests - 1st report
This 10 page newspaper has a two line, three column headline on the front page: "Investigation Of Deaths Begins At Kent State."
Other news of the day throughout. Small binding holes along the spine... Read full description -
Item #539757THE EVENING POST, New York City, November 22, 1862
* Fredericksburg, Virginia
* Holly Springs, Mississippi
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear and tear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size (unusual). It measures 30 x 26... Read full description -
Item #539750SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 13, 1907 The front page has six photos: "How Seals Are Killed Off The Coast Of Labrador." Companion report inside has three more photos, one captioned: "8 The Dog Seal Was Shot and the Mother and Cub Clubbed with the... Read full description
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Item #539634SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, Feb. 26, 1911.
* Earl Christy front page color print
Front cover has a very nice color illustration of an attractive woman in a riding outfit holding a riding crop and reins over her forearm, and a horse at her side. Done by the famous illustrator T. Earl... Read full description -
Item #539563THE TIMES---SUPPLEMENT, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1903
* Large financial broadside Supplement
This is an interesting & quite large broadside (single sheet & printed on one side only) which has a banner heading: "Receipts And Expenditures Of Centre County For The Year 1902".
The balance of the ftpg. is... Read full description -
Item #539479AMERICAN STANDARD, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1878
* Uncommon newspaper from Fayette County, Pennsylvania
An interesting and early newspaper from this somewhat small town in the southwest part of the state.
Complete in 4 pages with a wide variety of news of the day both local and... Read full description -
Item #539475THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, July 22, 1862
* Hamilton, North Carolina...
* Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia...
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for some creases) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements... Read full description -
Item #539430THE MADISONIAN, Washington City, Washington, September 18, 1839
* Charles Dickens...
* Uncommon title...
Page 3 has a short item reading: "Mr. Charles Dickens, the immortal Boz, has announced, through his publishers, Messrs. Chapman and Hall, another new periodical work of humor, to appear on the 1st of... Read full description -
Item #539417Collection of seven receipts dated 1843, most from the "corporation of New York" for various services rendered. Most measure about 3 1/2 by 8 in. some wear at edges, mostly good (see photos).
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Item #539355THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1862
* Civil War map of Island No. Ten in the Mississippi River
The front page includes a nice Civil War map headed: "Position of the Rebels at Island No. 10--Scene of the Victory Just Gained by Flag Officer Foote, With His Flotilla".
There is much related reporting as well as additional Civil... Read full description -
Item #539354THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1862 The ftpg. includes a nice Civil War map headed: "Position of the Rebels at Island No. 10--Scene of the Victory Just Gained by Flag Officer Foote, With His Flotilla". There is much related reporting as well as additional Civil War coverage on the front page with one column heads including: "The... Read full description
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Item #539353THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1862 The ftpg. includes a nice Civil War map headed: "Position of the Rebels at Island No. 10--Scene of the Victory Just Gained by Flag Officer Foote, With His Flotilla". There is much related reporting as well as additional Civil War coverage on the front page with one column heads including: "The... Read full description
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Item #539352THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, March 18, 1862
* Island No. 10
* Mississippi River
* New Madrid, Missouri
* Columbus Kentucky
The front page includes a nice Civil War map headed, "Position of the Rebels at Island No. 10--Scene of the Victory Just Gained by Flag Officer Foote, With His Flotilla."
There is much related reporting... Read full description -
Item #539272THE EVENING POST from New York City and dated September August 6, 1862.
* Newark Missouri
* Gordonsville Virginia
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in... Read full description -
Item #539271THE EVENING POST from New York City and dated September August 9, 1862.
* Wolftown Virginia
* Malvern Hill Virginia
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for little margin wear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is very large in size... Read full description -
Item #539261The Detroit News, October 27, 1935. (print only)
The two-tone single-page print size from the Rotogravure Pictur Section is approximately 16 x 22.5 inches and contains a full-page ad for Detroit Community Fund Drive.




















































