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Item #213212NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington City, Aug. 3, 1811.
* Samuel Chase Address
* 1811 Original Newspaper
* Complete
The front page has the Address of Samuel Chase, Esq. To his Constitutents, the voters of Anne Arundle county, on the right of Constituents to instruct their Representatives, signed in type: Samuel Chase. Other news of the day with... Read full description -
Item #213174COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Nov. 19, 1803.
* Chelmsford Massachusetts MA
* Glass House Built
* Glass Manufacturing
On page 2 under Massachusetts Glass is a report stating that an extensive Glass-House has been constructed at Chelmsford at the junction of the Middlesex Canal and the Merrimack River by the proprietors of the Glass Manufactory. Says: The... Read full description -
Item #213155THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 10, 1879 A proposal to widen the street called for the demolition of the historic 1729 Old South Church. This paper was produced for a fair held to raise funds to keep it--which succeeded. A very short-lived periodical & quite rare as such. Not in "Union List of Serials". Great masthead, great... Read full description -
Item #213154THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 9, 1879 A proposal to widen the street called for the demolition of the historic 1729 Old South Church. This paper was produced for a fair held to raise funds to keep it--which succeeded. A very short-lived periodical & quite rare as such. Not in "Union List of Serials". Great masthead, great... Read full description -
Item #213153THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 11, 1879.
* Rare Issue
* Original News
* Old South Church
* Boston Massachusetts
A proposal to widen the street called for the demolition of the historic 1729 Old South Church. This paper was produced for a fair held to raise funds to keep it--which succeeded. A very short-lived periodical... Read full description -
Item #213135THE MEDICAL NEWS & LIBRARY, Philadelphia, February, 1879.
* Early Medicine
* 1879 Medical
As the title would suggest this little magazine is filled with medical-related reports & news, including items headed "Case of Aortic Aneurism treated by Galvano-Puncture" "To Avoid Scars after Incisions" "Public Health... Read full description -
Item #213088THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, LA, July 13, 1904
* Inaugural Mt. Washington Race
This 16 page newspaper has a discrete and brief report on the bottom of page 10: "The Wheel" "Mount Washington Ascent" which tells of the first race up this famous mountaintop by automobile. Although a small report, this is the... Read full description -
Item #213085THE NEW YORK HERALD, September 15, 1864.
* Shenandoah Valley* The Draft
* New Orleans, Louisiana
This 8 page newspaper is in nice (not brittle at all) condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this important time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with interesting Civil War reports from the time it... Read full description -
Item #213037SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Mass., April 15, 1817.
* $100 Notes Stolen
* Suspect Swallowed Them
* He Was Made To Cast Them Up* 1817 Salem MA
A pg. 3 report from Philadelphia mentions that four persons were arrested on suspicion of stealing eight $100 notes. Says emetics were administered and one of the suspects ...cast up two notes...each one hundred... Read full description -
Item #212989NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 7, 1864.
* Pennsylvania Oil Region
* Original Civil War Reports
* 1864
Front page has: The Pennsylvania Oil Region History of Its Rise and Wonderful Progress The Petroleum Aristocracy Oil Dorado Inexhaustible The Arabian Night and Californians Outdone The Mode Of Boring Oil. Takes 4 columns. Civil War headlines... Read full description -
Item #212985CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Sept. 24, 1827.
* 1827 Fire Engines
* Hartford Connecticut
Page 2 has a report from a Windsor, (Vt.) Journal: Coopers Patent Rotative Fire Engine. Other news of the day includes: "Counterfeit Notes" "Destructive Fire" "The Frigate Hussar" and more. Several interesting advertisements as well. 4 pages in nice condition. -
Item #212983NEW-YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1865 Page 5 has the summary and line score of a baseball match played on the Presidents grounds in Washington mentioning that the Excelsiors had no uniforms because the club chest failed to arrive. The back page has the summaries and box scores of three baseball matches. Lite damp staining in the upper left corner, printing... Read full description -
Item #212973CONNECTICUT MIRROR, Hartford, Nov. 19, 1810.
* Mungo Park
* Scottish Explorer
* Africa
The front page has a letter concerning the safety of the enterprising explorer, Mungo Park, stating in part: ...I have received authentic information...that Mungo Parke, the African Traveller, was seen...the month of March last, eight days... Read full description -
Item #212969NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, Dec. 3, 1832.
* Andrew Jackson
* 1832 Election
The back page has a poem about Andrew Jackson: The Patriot President. Tune-- Whall be King but Charley.
News of the day includes: "Louisiana Election" "Presidential Election" "Federal Calculation" and much more. 8 pages in nice condition. -
Item #212932AMERICAN MERCURY, Hartford, Sept. 18, 1827.
* Frontier Posts
*1827 Hartford Connecticut
A page 3 letter under General Orders discusses the recent military inspection of the frontier posts south and west of the Hudson River, and the Lower Lakes, by the General Chief of the Army, mentioning his sentiments of proud satisfaction, signed in type: R.... Read full description -
Item #212901NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 12, 1860.
* Pemberton Mills Fire
* Lawrence Massachusetts
Front page has: The Lawrence Catastrophe Full Particulars of the Falling and Burning of the Pemberton Mills An Immense and Horrid Holocaust of Human Life 600 Operatives Buried Beneath the Ruins 300 Persons Killed and Wounded & more. A detailed report about this... Read full description -
Item #212900CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Nov. 14, 1810.
* James Madison
* Trade With France & U.K.
Page 2 has A Proclamation which reinstated trade with France and forbade any trade with Great Britain, signed in type: James Madison. Believing that Napoleon had rescinded the Berlin and Milan Decrees, Madison issued the aforementioned proclamation. He... Read full description -
Item #212895THE REPERTORY, Boston, Aug. 22, 1806.
* New York Harbor
* Size Survey
Page 2 has a report about a survey of the harbor, bay and narrows of New York with a few details about specific distances and depths. Mentions Signal Hill, Powles Hook, Buttermilk Channel, and Whitehall slip.
Other news of the day. Archival mend to a tear at the bottom of each... Read full description -
Item #212892NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, August 15, 1863 This issue is full of Civil War reports including the following: "From New Orleans," "The Battle of Falling Waters," "Secession in California," " he Jefferson Davis Correspondence." This issue also contains... Read full description -
Item #212859A CIVIL WAR issue, from the New York Tribune, dated, May 23, 1863.
* The Arrest of Vallandigham
* Slaveholding Murder* New Orleans
This issue is full of Civil War reports, which including the following: "From the Army of the Potomac," "Vallandigham," "Slaveholding Murder," "Governor Seymour on Vallandigham's... Read full description -
Item #212850A CIVIL WAR issue, from the New York Tribune, dated, June 13, 1863.
* The Siege of Vicksburg
* The Siege of Port Hudson
* Colored Troops
This issue is full of Civil War reports, which including the following: " From the Army of the Potomac," " Tenderness for Negroes," " The Siege of Vicksburg," " The Assault," "Steeles's... Read full description -
Item #212847CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Feb. 10, 1812.
* Early Recreational Vehicle ?
* 1812 Hartford Connecticut
On page 3 under Inland Navigation is a report about the arrival at Keene, N.H., of the dovel built vehicle called the Travelling Abode. Describes this self-contained moving cottage in detail. Was this the forerunner of the present-day recreational... Read full description -
Item #212836UNION DEMOCRAT, Manchester, N.H., Jan. 5, 1853.
* Manchester New Hampshire
* Carrier's Address...
Page 2 has a lengthy poem: Carriers Address To the Patrons of the Union Democrat. News of the day includes: "The Presidential Election at Sea" "Female Heroism" "California News" and much more. Several interesting advertisements as well. Small piece... Read full description -
Item #212736THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1773 A feature of this issue is the very nice foldout print (in reddish ink) titled: "Elevation and Geometrical Profile of the Abbe Church of St. Nicaise at Rheims". For more on the Rheims Cathedral see the web. The plate measures 8 by 10 1/2 inches and has a related article.
Also a full... Read full description -
Item #212728THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Aug. 14, 1805
* Predecessor of the Hartford Courant, America's oldest newspaper
This is a nice, early issue of America's oldest continually published newspaper, now known as the Hartford Courant, but with this title for most of its history. Over half of the front page is taken up with ads. The... Read full description -
Item #212587OREGON WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Pendleton, 1875 Pendleton is an East Oregon town which began in 1851, originally known as Marshall only later to be renamed Pendleton. This is an early issue from five years before the town would be incorporated, with various news of the day and many ads as well, several of which are illustrated.
A four page newspaper with... Read full description -
Item #212510BOSTON SUNDAY HERALD, MA and dated January 11, 1862. This 4 page issue is in somewhat damaged condition with irregular spine with some text loss and some margin tears. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes reports: "THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS OF WAR" "20,000 Of... Read full description
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Item #212484NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York, April 26, 1862
This 8 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 which includes the following headlines: "THE WAR FOR THE... Read full description -
Item #212453PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER from Philadelphia PA and dated October 14, 1861. This 8 page newspaper has little spine and center crease wear, otherwise in good condition. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "THE GREAT REBELLION" "The Contending... Read full description
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Item #212443CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Jan. 14, 1820 Pg. 3 has news about Yellow Stone Expedition noting the arrivals of Cols. Atkinson Chambers, Major Biddle, Capts. Smith and Carney at St. Louis, plus a few more details and word about the arrival of other personnel. Other news of the day includes: "Kentucky" "The Vermont Murder" "Restriction Of Slavery" and... Read full description -
Item #212442NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, July 16, 1859
* Horace Greeley's journey
* Pikes Peak Diggings
Page 6 has: "An Overland Journey. XIII. The Gold In The Rocky Mountains" initialed at the end: H.G. Horace Greeley, founder & editor of the New York Tribune, visited the Yosemite Valley in 1859 during his trip to the West. The series of 34... Read full description -
Item #212436TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, MA, September 8, 1926. This 12 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "GERMANY GIVEN FULL STANDING IN THE LEAGUE" with subheads that include: "Hss Permanent Seat in the Council". Tells of Germany's admittance to the League Of Nations. OTher news of the day with several... Read full description -
Item #212329MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, published by THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1922, from New York. Contains a wealth of photos about the people and events of the day. In generally good condition. Nice full ftpg. photo: Ready For The Signal! shows Walter Taylor, center for New York University,... Read full description -
Item #212328MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, published by THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 9, 1929, from New York. Contains a wealth of photos about the people and events of the day. In generally good condition. Full ftpg. photo of Albie Booth, the diminutive Yale quarterback, in a three-point stance. Stapled-in... Read full description -
Item #212319TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, MA, June 30, 1925. This 12 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: " THREE MORE DEVASTATING SHOCKS AT SANTA BARBARA" with many subheads. Tells of the earthquake iin Santa Barbara, California. Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.... Read full description -
Item #212302LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 6, 1937. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady lady ice-skating with a young lad that has fallen on the ice (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Articles include "Why the Jew is Persecuted" by David Lloyd George and "Spring Training... Read full description -
Item #212300LIBERTY magazine, New York, May 22, 1937. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady playing tennis (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Camel cigarettes. Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches.... Read full description -
Item #212297LIBERTY magazine, New York, July 20, 1935. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady playing tennis (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Article entitled "Splendid Hazards" by Charles B. Parmer. Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches.
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Item #212296LIBERTY magazine, New York, September 15, 1934. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lad with his school books being inwardly tempted to do other things (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes. Article entitled "Polo Comes Back to Earth" by Dick Williams. Very nice condition, and... Read full description -
Item #212292LIBERTY magazine, New York, December 4, 1937. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a lady duck hunter in the blind (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Camel cigarettes. Article includes a review of Shirley Temple in "Heidi". Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches.
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Item #212291NEW YORK POST, New York, February 27/28, 1993. This 48-page newspaper is significant for the reporting of the bombing of the World Trade Center, the blast in the Center's parking lot which killed seven people. The coverage, which includes many photographs, continues on the inside pages. Little would we know what more horrific... Read full description -
Item #212242THE WORD AND THE WAY, council Bluffs, Iowa, March 10, 1905. A small-size religious newspaper with a very decorative masthead featuring a lighthouse by the seashore (see photos). Tis title was published semi-monthly as a "...religious, family newspaper...". Never bound nor trimmed, a bit of light dirtiness to the front page, mostly nice.... Read full description -
Item #212241THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, MA, March 3, 1949. This 30 page newspaper has a three line, three column headline on the front page: "GLOBAL NON-STOP FLIGHT OF B-50 TO BE FOLLOWED BY NEW AIR FORCE PLEA" with subheads. Tells of the B-50 Superfortress Bomber airplane which was the first to circle the World non-stop. Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #212235BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT from Boston MA and dated September 15, 1863. 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 which includes reports on: Fort... Read full description -
Item #212232BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT from Boston Massachusetts and dated August 31, 1863. 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 which includes reports on: ... Read full description -
Item #212207NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 8, 1859 Page 8 has: "An Overland Journey. XXXI. California Physically Considered"initialed at the end: H.G.
Horace Greeley, founder & editor of the New York Tribune, visited the Yosemite Valley in 1859 during his trip to the West. The series of 34 travelogue articles is significant as it... Read full description -
Item #212184LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, September 5, 1874 The photos shows the back page ad for Peck & Snyder's sporting goods. Described as a Sportsmans Emporium and as ... authorized Designers, Manufacturers, and Leaders of Base-Ball Fashions..., the business was located at 126 Nassau Street in New York. Of particular... Read full description -
Item #212163NEW YORK TIMES, with baseball content from the year the Civil War ended. Sept. 16, 1865 On the back page under Base Ball is: Base Ball Among Firemen--Hose Company No. 55 Vs. Engine Company No. 34. Very brief one sentence summary says: A spirited game of base ball between the above companies at Hoboken, Friday, Sept. 15... plus the box... Read full description -
Item #212155CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Oct. 19, 1819 On page 3 under Missouri Expedition are details of a letter from an officer attached to the expedition, stating that Ketchums boat ...had run upon a sawyer and filled with water....The steamboat Expedition had burst her boiler and could not proceed..., plus more about other difficulties, and his... Read full description -
Item #212102DAILY GAZETTE & BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28, 1877 The front page contains some one column heads including: "SITTING BULL" "Organization of Commission To Visit Mr. Bull" (see photos for the text). Also on the ftpg. is: "High Handed Outrage--A Farmer & his Wife Shot by a Tramping Robber". Complete in four pages, very nice condition, subscription... Read full description
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