Historic Newspapers: Search Results
Found 26493 Results
-
Item #200162WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL from Madison, WI and dated December 9, 1868. This 4 page newspaper is in good condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this time in history. This issue has news of the day & many interesting advertisements which gives a good idea how life was back then. A nice issue from early Wisconsin. -
Item #200148THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, June 10, 1930 One column front page headline reads "REPORTER LATEST VICTIM OF GANG WAR IN CHICAGO", with a report stretching half way down the page. The issue also contains front page coverage of the following headlines: "Bishop Cannon's Fate is Still Undecided as Solons Hold Parley... Read full description -
Item #200103COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 24, 1810 A page 2 report "From Washington" says: "I have the satisfaction to inform you that the Supreme Court...affirmed the judgement in the Courts below, unanimously on all the points, in favor of the Yazoo claims. We understand that in this case the Judges gave their opinions seriatim.", and... Read full description -
Item #200092DAILY WORLD, San Diego, Calif., Aug. 10, 1872 Pg. 2 has an ad supporting the Greeley-Brown ticket. Pg. 4 has: "Mr. Greeleys Acceptance Of The Liberal Republican Nomination" which includes the "Official Notice" and his reply signed in type: Horace Greeley. A volume I issue. Early for San Diego. -
Item #200086NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE from New York, NY and dated April 23, 1863. 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:... Read full description -
Item #200082NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE from New York, NY and dated November 26, 1861. 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... Read full description -
Item #200073PORTERS SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, N.Y., Feb. 18, 1858 Ftpg. has: "A Winter In Florida: Extracts From The Diary Of A Sportsman". Narrow piece clipped from text of an inside leaf, minor loss to two lower corners inside, a few foxing spots, occasional foxing as well. -
Item #200069DAILY NEWS from Newburgh, NY and dated March 10, 1858. This 4 page newspaper is in good condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this time in history. This issue has news of the day & many interesting advertisements which gives a good idea how life was back then. A nice issue from this Southern New York town. -
Item #200048NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, 1849 Although this issue does not have specific gold rush content, it is a great “period” item with 1849 in the dateline. The issue contains many ads related to California and westward expansion, including several that have small wood-cut prints. The images shown are representative of the condition and format of the... Read full description -
Item #200030NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 24, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Remarkable Article by the Richmond Whig" "It Urges Mutiny & Revolt by Our Soldiers' "It Says they Will starve in the Impoverished South" "Tall Lying About the Recent Cavalry Fight" "The Affair at Port... Read full description -
Item #200019NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM & COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, Boston, Dec. 15, 1818 On the ftpg. under "Arbuthnot" are the charges and specifications pertaining to Alexander Arbuthots court martial ordered by Andrew Jackson. Rubbing and some lite dirtiness does not affect this report. -
Item #200017NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, June 28, 1859 On the ftpg. under "Gold In Kansas" is part of a detailed account which describes the scene at the gold region at Pikes Peak. Also another report: "Crossing Niagara Falls On A Tight Rope" re. Mons. Blondin. Occasional foxing in the margins. -
Item #200015COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, N.Y., July 20, 1829 Has many ads, including one on pg. 3 for "Moodys Patent Portable Ovens". Includes a woodcut of an oven used with a charcoal furnace. The oven emitted very little heat and could be used in the home or "out of doors". A bit uneven at the spine. -
Item #200013NEW HAMPSHIRE STATESMAN from Concord NH and dated August 9, 1856. This 4 page newspaper is in good condition (except for small ad clipped out on the 2nd leaf) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this time in history. This issue has news of the day & many interesting advertisements which gives a good idea how life was back then. A nice issue... Read full description
-
Item #200011GLEASON'S PICTORIAL LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP newspaper from Boston, dated Dec. 3, 1859. This quite ornate newspaper contains on the back page a story titled "Five Hundred A Year"which was written specifically for this newspaper (scarce as such) by Horatio Alger, Jr. (see photos). Complete 8 page issue, various tears at the margins not no... Read full description -
The World of Sports
Item #180190The World of Sports You pick the season! Follow the world of sports with this 4 issue set of The Sporting News. You receive 1 issue from each decade of the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, providing a great overview of sports news and reporting during the mid-20th century. Each issue includes many graphics and sporting news at both the college and professional... Read full description -
Inventor's & Inventions Collection III
Item #180182Inventors & Inventions Collection III The Two Century Set - $38 (lot #80182) Each set contains 5 issues of Scientific American Magazine, one each from 1850s-1860s, 1870s-1880s, 1890s-1900s, 1910s-1920s, and 1930s -1940s. Follow nearly a century of technological and scientific progress, as seen through the eyes of the experts of the day. -
Inventor's & Inventions Collection II
Item #180181Inventors & Inventions Collection II The Early 1900s Set - Each set contains 5 issues of The Scientific American Magazine, one each from 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. With the industrial period as a foundation, follow the inventors and inventions of the first half of the 20th century. An interesting technological look at this rapidly... Read full description -
Inventor's & Inventions Collection I
Item #180180Inventors & Inventions Collection I The Late 1800s Set - Each set contains 5 issues of The Scientific American Magazine, one each from 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. Follow scientific and technological progress through the 2nd half of the 1800s. Many inventions seemed like great idea at the time, but An interesting look at both the... Read full description -
Illustrating Their World Collection IV
Item #180173Illustrating Their World Collection IV The Great Illustrators Winslow Homer, Frederic Remington, and Thomas Nast are featured in this three issue set of Harpers Weekly, with at least one print from each well known illustrator per set. These issues are over 100 years old! -
Illustrating Their World Collection III
Item #180172Illustrating Their World Collection III A Year in Focus Each set contains 4 issues of Harpers Weekly Illustrated, one from each season (Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter) for any year from 1870 to 1916 You Pick the Year! This is a great way to capture a visual & historic view of any year during this formative period in American history. -
Illustrating Their World Collection II
Item #180171Illustrating Their World Collection II The Victorian Era - Each set contains 5 illustrated issues, one each from 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s, which include 2 issues of the Illustrated London News and 3 issues of Harpers Weekly. This is a great way to follow news of the day in both textual and print form, including the progression of... Read full description -
Illustrating Their World Collection I
Item #180170Illustrating Their World Collection I - A Visual Perspective of the Late 1800s - Each set contains 5 issues of Harpers Weekly Illustrated, the Life magazine of its day, one each from 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, and 1910s. This is a great way to follow news of the day in both textual and print form, including the progression of illustrations... Read full description -
Wild West Collection III
Item #180162Wild West Collection III A Perspective Through Time - Each set contains 5 different titles, covering three different decades (1870's, 1880's, and 1890's) spanning the entire Old West era. All issues are dated from 1870 - 1899, and no more than 2 from each decade will be sent. This five issue set will provide a panoramic view of this... Read full descriptionThis item is not eligible for free shipping. -
Wild West Collection II
Item #180161Wild West Collection II - A Broad View - Each set contains a total of 5 issues, one issue each from 5 different old west states, revealing a broad view of this formative period in American history. Includes issues from five of the following old west locations: California, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Washington, Nevada, Colorado, and Oregon, and include such... Read full descriptionThis item is not eligible for free shipping. -
Item #180160Wild West Collection I - A California View - Each 7 issue set containing 7 different titles from California, all dated from the heart of this formative period in American history - 1870 to 1899. The set will include at least 2 issues from each decade.This item is not eligible for free shipping.
-
Item #180155Additional War Collections can be obtained for any of the following: French & Indian War, Revolutionary War, Mexican War, Spanish-American War, WWI, and the Korean War. Prices will vary depending upon the collection, but will be priced similarly to our other war collections, and may range from $40 to $100. Contact us for additional details and exact... Read full description
-
World War II Survey IV
Item #180153World War II Survey IV The Pictorial Context Collection - 6 issues, one each from 1940-1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946-1947., all from PM Magazine the pictorial magazine of WW II. Issues from before, during, and after the war place the war in visual context. -
World War II Survey III
Item #180152World War II Survey III The American Involvement Collection - 4 issues, one each from 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945. This is a great set providing a concentrated view of Americas involvement in WW II. All issues have war related reports. -
World War II Survey II
Item #180151World War II Survey II The War in Context Collection - 5 issues, one each from 1936-1939, 1940-1941, 1942-1943, 1944-1945, and 1946-1950. Issues from before, during, and after the war place the war in context. -
World War II Survey I
Item #180150World War II Survey I The War in Focus Collection - 6 issues, one each from 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945. This is a great set providing a concentrated view of WW II. All issues have war related reports. -
Civil War Survey V
Item #180144Civil War Survey V The War Perspective Collection - 5 issues, one each from Harpers Weekly Illustrated, The Oneida Circular (religious), a foreign publication, a New York newspaper, and a newspaper featuring a front page map. Gain an enhanced perspective of the war era through the pages of these varied titles. A very unique collection. -
Civil War Survey IV
Item #180143Civil War Survey IV The Illustrated War in Context Collection - 5 issues of Harpers Weekly Illustrated, one each from 1856-1860, 1861-1862, 1863, 1864-1865, and 1866-1869. With one issue each from both before and after the war, and three issues from during the war, this is a great set to view the Civil War in a graphic context. All issues have several wood... Read full description -
Civil War Survey III
Item #180142Civil War Survey III The Illustrated War Collection - 5 issues of Harpers Weekly Illustrated, one each from 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865. With one issue from each year of the war, this is a great set to obtain a concentrated and visual view of the war. All issues have several wood engraved prints and related news reports. -
Civil War Survey II
Item #180141Civil War Survey II The War in Context Collection - 5 issues, one each from 1856-1860, 1861-1862, 1863, 1864-1865, and 1866-1869. With one issue each from both before and after the war, and three issues from during the war, this is a great set to help place the Civil War in context. -
Civil War Survey I
Item #180140Civil War Survey I The War in Focus Collection - 5 issues, all from New York titles, one each from 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865. With one issue from each year of the war, this is a great set to obtain a concentrated view of the war. All issues have Civil War related reports. -
Item #180132War of 1812 in Context Collection - five issues, one each from 1806-1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, and 1815-1820. Issues from just before, during, & just after the war place the war in context.
-
Item #180131War of 1812 in focus collection A group of three issues, one each from 1812, 1813, and 1814, providing a perspective of the entire war. All issues have war-related reports.
-
Literary Collection II
Item #180126Literary Collection II Harpers Monthly Magazine - Follow one title for half a century to capture the progression of literary history and technique spanning 5 decades. Five issues from the 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. -
Literary Collection I
Item #180125Literary Collection I Variety Set - Over 50 years of the literary press spanning the Turn of the Century. A set of 5 literary issues containing one each from the 1850's, 1860's-1870's, 1880's-1890's, 1900's-1910's, and 1920's-1930's. Titles include Household Words (edited by Charles Dickens), Outlook, Atlantic Monthly, Scribners, and Harpers Monthly. This is a... Read full description -
Item #180122Moments in British History & Literature III 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, and 1860s. Each set contains 4 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a great snapshot of life as it was actually occurring. All issues are London Gazettes, London Times, and Gentleman's Magazine. This is the 3rd... Read full description
-
Item #180121Moments in British History & Literature II 1790's, 1800's, 1810's, and 1820's. Each set contains 4 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a great snapshot of life as it was actually occurring. All issues are London Gazettes, London Chronicles, and Gentlemans... Read full description
-
Item #180120Moments in British History & Literature I - 1750s, 1760s, 1770s, and 1780s Each set contains 4 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a great snapshot of life as it was actually occurring. All issues are London Gazettes, London Chronicles, and Gentlemans Magazines. This is set 1 of a... Read full description
-
Item #180114Moments in American History V A Focus on Early Government Each set contains 8 issues of the Niles' National Register from Baltimore, 2 from each decade from the 1810s through the 1840s, with one issue from the 1st half and one from the 2nd half of each decade. Each issue contains much political reporting and news of the day. This is the 5th... Read full description
-
Item #180113Moments in American History IV - 1940s (war), 1940s (post war), 1950s, and 1960s Each set contains 4 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a great snapshot of life as it was actually occurring. All issues are from major American cities, providing national news coverage. This is set 4 of a five... Read full description
-
Item #180112Moments in American History III - 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s Each set contains 4 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a great snapshot of life as it was actually occurring. All issues are from major American cities, providing national news coverage. This is set 3 of a five part... Read full description
-
Item #180111Moments in American History II - 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s Each set contains 5 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a great snapshot of life as it was actually occurring. All issues are from major American cities, providing national news coverage. This is set 2 of a 5 part... Read full description
-
The Moments In History Series:
Item #180110Moments in American History I - 1800s, 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s Each set contains 5 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a great snapshot of life as it was actually occurring. All issues are from major American cities, providing national news coverage. This is set 1 of a 5 part collection.... Read full description -
Calvin Coolidge through Lyndon Johnson...
Item #180104(7) Presidential Collection V - a 7 issue set containing one issue each from the administrations of Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson, providing a single-day snapshot of the atmosphere during each administration. This is set five of a six-part... Read full descriptionThis item is not eligible for free shipping. -
Benjamin Harrison through Warren Harding...
Item #180103(7) Presidential Collection IV - a seven-issue set containing one issue each from the administrations of Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland (2nd), William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Warren Harding, providing a single-day snapshot of the atmosphere during each administration. This is set four of... Read full descriptionThis item is not eligible for free shipping.
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
