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Item #723752THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 11, 1934
* United States Navy flying boats
* Airplanes flight record to Hawaii
* San Francisco to Pearl Harbor
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Six Navy Planes Racing to Honolulu on Longest Mass Flight in History" with subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #723750THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1925
* Overton Mine No. 2 explosion disaster
* St. Clair County, Alabama coal mining
The front page has a one column heading: "61 LOSE LIVES IN ALABAMA NIBE BLAST" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.
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Item #723660LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 20, 2011
* Rory Mcllroy wins U.S. Open golf tournament (1st major)
* Congressional Country Club - Bethesda, Maryland
The front page has a three column color photo showing Mcllroy celebrating his victory on the final hole.
And the front page of the sport's... Read full description -
Item #723659THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 13, 1898
* Battle of Virden - Riot - Massacre - labor conflict
* Macoupin County, Illinois coal mining - miners
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROUBLE NOT OVER" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #723600LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 8, 1982
* Oakland Raiders announce move to L.A.
* Team owner Al Davis wins in court
* NFL - National Football League
The top of of the front page has a nice banner headline: "Jury OKs Raiders' Move to L.A." with subhead. And the front page of the sport's section has a banner heading: ... Read full description -
Item #723599THE POST-BOY, London, Nov. 4, 1718 This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a single-sheet folio newspaper, printed on both sides, carrying a mix of foreign news (especially European wars, treaties, and royal... Read full description -
Item #723596THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 9, 1934
* Loch Ness Monster becoming World known
* Nessie mystery widens in Inverness, Scotland
Certainly one of the more notable monster or creature searches in recent times is the Loch Ness Monster. Debate continues as to its existence. Page 20 has an editorial with a one column heading: "Sea Serpent" ... Read full description -
Item #723587FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 17, 1945.
* U.S. Marines begin landing at Iwo Jima
* Famous World War II battle beginning
The front page has a nice banner headline on the re-capture of Corregidor by U.S. forces.
Also on the front page is a two column heading: "Iwo Jima Invaded In Inner Defense Of Jap Homeland" with related map.... Read full description -
Item #723585THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 19, 1873
* Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873
* Shreveport, Louisiana & more
The top of page 9 has one column headings: "YELLOW FEVER" "The Death Roll of 658 Persons in Shreveport" and more. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, nice condition.
AI notes: The 1873 Mississippi... Read full description -
Item #723561THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., Sept. 14, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "CHINESE AIRPLANES SINK JAP WARSHIP, DAMAGE TWO OTHERS; HEAR 'PIRATE SUB' CAPTURED" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 18... Read full description -
Item #723560THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 10, 1925
* Broadway stage actress Amelia Bingham
The front page has a banner headline: "ARMED BANDITS BIND AND ROB AMELIA BINGHAM, ACTRESS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
AI notes: In 1925, veteran... Read full description -
Item #723559THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 9, 1970
* New York's Pop Festival - music concerts
* Randalls Island, Manhattan, New York City
* Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf & much more
Page 28 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for "NEW YORK POP" music festival held on Randall's Island in Manhattan. (see... Read full description -
Item #723558THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 7, 1963
* Jules Feiffer - American satirist - cartoonist
* "Boom" re. Nuclear atomic H-bomb weapon
Pages 15 through 18 is a four full page cartoon titled: "BOOM" which is a savage take on the H-bomb. (see images)
AI notes: Jules Feiffer’s Boom! (1963) is a... Read full description -
Item #723557THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 13, 1967
* Richard Alpert and STP vs. LSD drug
* 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine
* "Serenity, Tranquility and Peace" psychedelic
* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground
* Live at The Gymnasium advertisement
Starting on page 7 is an article heading:... Read full description -
Item #723556THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 26, 1968
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour advertisement
* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East
* Deep Purple - English rock heavy metal band
* Electric Circus concert advertisement
Page 32 has a historic advertisement for a very... Read full description -
Item #723555THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 28, 1979
* "ALIEN" opening day film advertisement
* Science fiction extraterrestrial horror movie
* Actors Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt
* "No Nukes" concert at Madison Square Garden
The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening... Read full description -
Item #723553THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Dec. 14, 1967
* Jim Morrison of THE DOORS
* American rock band frontman
* New American sex symbol - idol
* "Summer of Love" era
Page 14 has an article under: "scenes" which suggests that Jim Morrison, singer of "The Doors" may be becoming the new American sex symbol for... Read full description -
Item #723549LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 25, 1990
* Best "The Godfather Part III" film advertisement
* Grand opening day movie premiere review
* Francis Ford Coppola - Al Pacino
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Godfather Part III" and perhaps no better issue could be found... Read full description -
Item #723543LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 4, 1989
* Ruhollah - Ayatollah Khomeini
* Leader of the Revolution death
* Iranian Shia Islam religious leader
* Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The front page has a one column heading: "Ayatollah Khomeini Dies at 86" with subhead and photo. (see images) More inside.
Also on... Read full description -
Item #723536NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 5, 1937
* United States apologizes to Adolph Hitler & the Third Reich
* Mayor Fiorello La Guardia insults Hitler calling him a "brown-shirted fanatic"
* U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull makes apology for remarks
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "U.S.... Read full description -
Item #723533NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 11, 1938
* Snow White and the seven dwarfs
* Original, non woke & DEI version
* Walt Disney animated cartoon movie
* Pre-opening day PREMIERE (2 days prior)
The top of page 13 has a banner heading: "Walt Disney Interprets a Classical of Fairyland in a $1,000,000 Screen Cartoon" with three animated... Read full description -
Item #723512LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 22, 1996
* Best "Mission" Impossible" movie advertisement
* Opening week premiere poster-like advertisement
* American action spy film - Tom Cruise
A nice issue on the opening week of the motion picture hit "Mission: Impossible" and perhaps no better issue could... Read full description -
Item #723511LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 27, 1987
* Best "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American slasher horror film
* "Some Kind of Wonderful" opening
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "A Nightmare on Elm Street... Read full description -
Item #723432LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 1, 1976
* Pablo Picasso paintings & drawings
* Spanish painter, sculptor & printmaker
* Palais des Papes in Avignon, France
The front page has a heading that reads: "127 Paintings by Picasso Stolen at French Exhibition" with subhead. (see images)
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Item #723416NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 22, 1826 Inside contains a lengthy article headed: "Adams and Jefferson" which includes near the beginning: "Fellow citizens--I regret to be obliged...to trespass further on your patience. The lot has fallen on me to call your attention...to the pecuniary embarrassments of our... Read full description -
Item #723408LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Sept. 4, 1929
* Airplane crash disaster (lost)
* "The City of San Francisco"
* Mount Taylor Stratovolcano
* Near Grants, New Mexico
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TRANSCONTINENTAL PLANE LOST IN STORM IN SOUTHWEST" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #723405THE SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., Sept. 15, 1929
* Ella Mae Wiggins killed (1st report)
* Loray Mill Strike - Gastonia, North Carolina
* Labor history of the United States
* Female aviator Amelia Earhart photo
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MOTHER IS SLAIN BY MOB FOLLOWING TEXTILE WORKERS" with... Read full description -
Item #723404LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Aug. 30, 1929
* Coastal passenger steamer SS San Juan
* Pigeon Point, California sinking disaster
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "65 PERSONS BELIEVED LOST WHEN PASSENGER SHIP SINKS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and a little... Read full description -
Item #723403LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 12, 2004
* Phil Mickelson finally wins a major
* 2004 Masters Tournament - golf
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
The front page has a three column color photo showing Mickelson's iconic celebrated jump on the final hole.
And the front page of the sport's section has another photo of him just after... Read full description -
Item #723386THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1928
* Ticker tape parade up Broadway for fliers
* D-LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Intercontinental flight ends in success
* Atlantic Ocean to Lakehurst, New Jersey
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "CITY HAILS ZEPPELIN FLIERS IN PARADE UP BROADWAY; NAVY... Read full description -
Item #723376THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 24, 1961
* Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria
* Operation Dulcineia hijacking - hijacked
The front page has a banner headline: "MUTINEERS SEIZE BIG LINER IN CARIBBEAN; 600 ABOARD" with subheads, photo and related map. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 32 pages, small... Read full description -
Item #723375MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 15, 1942
* Life on board United States Navy carrier described
* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston
* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes
Read below for a short biography of Journalist Stanley Johnston who worked for The Chicago... Read full description -
Item #723372THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1928 (new discovery - read backgrounds 1 and 2 below)
* Death report of Lewis H. Latimer
* Member of the Edison Pioneers
* Credited for drawing plans for Alexander Graham Bell's telephone
Page 29 has a 2-paragraph obituary headed: "LEWIS H. LATIMER DEAD", which... Read full description -
Item #723346THE POST-BOY, London, Oct. 11, 1718 This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a single-sheet folio newspaper, printed on both sides, carrying a mix of foreign news (especially European wars, treaties, and royal... Read full description -
Item #723343THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER & THE AMERICAN ADVERTISER, Boston, Nov. 24, 1783
"One Inflamed Enlightened Heart" patriotic masthead
A very nice feature of this issue is the masthead engraving which features a very patriotic theme: "All Hands with One Inflamed Enlightened Heart." signifying the 13 united... Read full description -
Item #723342LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 12, 2005
* Broadway icon Arthur Miller death
* American playwright & screenwriter
* Bombshell Marilyn Monroe's husband
* "Death of a Salesman" play fame
The top of the front page has a color photo with heading: "Arthur Miller / 1915-2005" Also a heading: "Playwright's Classic Dramas... Read full description -
Item #723341LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 22, 1989
* Best "Back to the Future Part II" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Science-fiction adventure comedy film
* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Back to the Future Part II"... Read full description -
Item #723340LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 15, 1984
* Best "Ghostbusters" film advertisement
* 1st week (2nd Friday) movie premiere
* Supernatural comedy - Bill Murray
* Gremlins 2nd Friday as well
A nice issue on the 1st week (2nd Friday) premiere of the motion picture hit "Ghostbusters" and perhaps no better issue could be... Read full description -
Item #723339THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 6, 1934
* Loch Ness Monster becoming World known
* Nessie mystery widens in Inverness, Scotland
Certainly one of the more notable monster or creature searches in recent times is the Loch Ness Monster. Debate continues as to its existence. The top of page 10 has two column heading: "Scotch Student says He Met... Read full description -
Item #723338THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1933
* End of Prohibition in the state of New Jersey
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment
Page 21 has a one column heading: "REPEAL IS RATIFIED IN JERSEY SESSION" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 40 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #723287THE DETROIT NEWS, January 26, 1950
* India becomes a republic
* Independence from Britain
* Jawaharlal Nehru
Page 59 has a one column heading: "India Cuts Dominion Tie to King" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on India becoming a independent republic from Britain with Jawaharlal Nehru becoming the first prime minister.
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Item #723284CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 21, 1929
* Etta L. Fairchild murder
* Witch's spell killing - wicca
* Eugene & Pearl Burgess
* Kalamazoo, Michigan
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "WIFE ASSUMES ALL BLAME IN WITCH KILLING" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on the killing of Etta Fairchild by Eugene and Pearl... Read full description -
Item #723282THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 19, 1972
* Capital punishment - death row executions banned
* California Supreme Court decision (1st report)
* Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan mention
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CALIFORNIA COURT, IN 6-1 VOTE, BARS DEATH SENTENCES" with subhead. (see images) Mention... Read full description -
Item #723281THE DAY, New London, Connecticut Feb. 17, 1926
* Anthracite coal miners strike ends
* Northeastern Pennsylvania region
* Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton area
The front page has a one column heading: "Great Anthracite Strike Is Over; Miners Happy" (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #723274MERCURIUS [MERCURY], Hamburg, Germany, March 28, 1769
* Pre Revolutionary War era
* Nice masthead engraving
* Miniature publication
This is a wonderful little newspaper with over one third of the front page of this German language newspaper is taken up with a very ornate & decorative masthead. The month &... Read full description -
Item #723272THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1961
* Charlayne Hunter-Gault & Hamilton Holmes
* University of Georgia 1st African-American students
The front page has a one column heading: "2 NEGRO STUDENTS ENTER GEORGIA U." with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 96 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins and central... Read full description -
Item #723221THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 7, 1933
* 1934 Ford Model 40 is introduced w/ photo
* Henry & Edsel Ford Motor Company
* Depression era Flathead V-8 - 85 horsepower
Page 4 has a four column photo showing Henry & Edsel Ford inspecting their new Ford release for 1934 with text. Also a one column heading: "FORD '34 CARS GO... Read full description -
Item #723219THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 25, 1942
* William Darby's U.S. Army Rangers
* First ground combat with German forces
* Dieppe Raid - Invasion of France fame
* Allied amphibious attack - tanks
* World War II - WWII training
Page 5 has a three column photo headed: "Up And Over: The Rangers Way" with brief text. Also a... Read full description -
Item #723215THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 20, 1899
* U.S. General Henry Ware Lawton killed
* Battle of Paye - Philippine-American War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIBUTE TO LAWTON" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #723174CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1936
* German Reichstag election and referendum, 1936
* Adolph Hitler's dictatorship - plebiscitary vote
* re. remilitarization of the Rhineland - military
The front page has a one column heading: "GERMANS BACK UP HITLER WITH A RECORD VOTE" with subhead and small photo. (see... Read full description
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