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Item #562396FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, January 3, 1969
* Edward Kennedy wins Senate Majority Whip w/ photo
This 14 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "Kennedy Wins Senate Bid; McCormack Beats Down Challenge As Leadership Disputes Rack Both Parties Of New Congress" with one column photo of Kennedy.
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Item #562373LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 3, 1969
* Edward Kennedy wins Senate Majority Whip w/ photo
This 10 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Kennedy Ousts Long As Whip" with one column photo of Kennedy.
Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #561815LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 29, 1957
* Hurricane Audrey
* Catagory 4 storm
This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Increase Death Toll Estimate In Louisiana Hurricane Blows" with subhead. Tells of Hurricane Audrey which was a destructive storm that hit Texas and Louisiana.
Other news of the day. Light... Read full description -
Item #561292SUPPLEMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated September 3, 1904. (print only)
This is a double-page print of "The Festival Hall and Colonnade of States --- The Architectural Masterpiece of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition".
The page is approximately 15.75 x 21.75 inches and is in very nice condition. Please see photos for details. -
Item #561247SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DAILY PICAYUNE, from New Orleans, Louisiana, dated May 14, 1911. The cover of this issue features a cowboy holding on tight as he is riding a buckin' bronco. Within the issue is an article entitled "A King Among Swatters - Larry Lajoie's Own Story" which includes photos, and other stories and... Read full description -
Item #561245SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DAILY PICAYUNE, from New Orleans, Louisiana, dated August 17, 1913. The cover of this issue features a cowboy enjoying his smoke while relaxing in the grass with his horse close by. Within the issue are articles entitled "The Trail of the Vanishing Herd", "Pitching in a Pinch" which shows Christy... Read full description -
Item #560496THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, December 3, 1941
* Mel Ott named player - manager (1st report)
* New York Giants
* MLB baseball
This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 20: "Ott Named Pilot" with short text and related photo on page 22. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good.
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Item #557420THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8, 1951
* Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
* Heavyweight Boxing title fight
This 62 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 25:
* Ezzard Charles Wins Easily Over Walcott
Other news of day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #557249LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 18, 1946
* Byron Nelson wins
* New Orleans Open - PGA golf
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 5: "Byron Nelson New Orleans Open Winner" with a one column photo of Byron Nelson. Other news of the day. 8 pages in good condition save for minor margin... Read full description -
Item #555270THE GLOBE, Washington D.C., May 19, 1840
* Louisiana land for sale
* President Martin Van Buren
The front page has a notice issued by the President concerning a sale of public land in Louisiana, signed in type: Martin Van Buren, plus similar notices on the back page for land sales in Michigan, Iowa & Missouri, each signed in... Read full description -
Item #554943THE GLOBE, from Washington DC, dated March 24, 1840
* Martin Van Buren notice
* Early Western lands
The front page has notices concerning the sale of public lands in Missouri, Louisiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, & two for Iowa, each signed in type: M. Van. Buren.
Other news of the day throughout with many interesting advertisements. Some light foxing,... Read full description -
Item #554862THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 25, 1958
* 1st man made nuclear fusion achieved
* 2 atoms bashed together to form one
* Hydrogen bomb
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: U.S., BRITAIN SEE H-POWER BREAK" and "Start Believed Made to Harness Force"
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #554779THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 24, 1953
* Mel Ott quits baseball
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 13: "Mel Ott Quits Game"
Other news of the day throughout. Some small binding holes along the spine and light browning around the margins, otherwise in nice condition.
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Item #554611THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, October 13, 1874. The famous folio-size newspaper with the large graphics. The frontpage features an illustration by A.B. Frost entitled "Charles O'Connor and Reverdy Johnson on the Louisiana Imbroglio." Other illustrations within the... Read full description -
Item #553933THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 19, 1955
* USS Nautilus
* 1st nuclear submarine test voyage
This 40 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Nautilus Denied Permit for Dive".
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #552772THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 4, 1958
* Sir Edmund Hillary
* Reaches Antarctica by land
This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Hillary at US South Pole Station After Long Trek" with subhead: "Crosses Antarctica and Joins Americans"
Other news of the day throughout.... 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 #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.
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Item #548318SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, September May 10, 1862
* Capture of New Orleans, Louisiana
* New Market, Virginia
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... Read full description -
Item #541732THE SUN, New York City, New York, December 13, 1872
* Early Polar expedition...
* Arctic ice...
The back page has an interesting report: "A Valley Of Mastodons" "Discovery of a Great Polar Continent--Exploring a Mine of Ivory--A Mountain of Ice One Thousand Feet High." Concerned dispatches received by the ship Cadmus from the captain... Read full description -
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 #538473Here is a complete, genuine newspaper: THE NEW YORK TIMES, dated December 9, 1872.
* Governor Henry Clay Warmoth* New Orleans, Louisiana
This issue features many one column headlines covering events of the time including: "The Louisiana Difficulty", "Collapse of Warmoth's Conspiracy to Seize the State", "The... Read full description -
Item #538471Here is a complete, genuine newspaper: THE NEW YORK TIMES, dated December 10, 1872.
* Governor Henry Clay Warmoth* New Orleans, Louisiana
This issue features many one column headlines covering events of the time including: "Warmoth Makes a Frantic Appeal for a Mass-Meeting", "Result of the Election Declared by the... Read full description -
Item #538468Here is a complete, genuine newspaper: THE NEW YORK TIMES, dated December 11, 1872.
* Governor Henry Clay Warmoth* New Orleans, Louisiana
This issue features many one column headlines covering events of the time including: "Warmoth Makes a Frantic Appeal for a Mass-Meeting", "Result of the Election Declared by the... Read full description -
Item #222958SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated November 4, 1864.
* Ogdensburg New York* Camden Arkansas
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... Read full description -
Item #222497THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, June 27, 1957.
* Hurricane Audrey Hits Gulf Region
This 68 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "HURRICANE HITS U.S." Additional subheads include: "9 Drown as Storm Sinks Ship", "Texas Towns Cut Off", and more.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #220970THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 20, 1935.
* Lawrence of Arabia's Death
* British Colonel
This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "COL. LAWRENCE, 46, FAMOUS BRITISH WAR FIGURE, DIES OF CRASH INJURY", "King and Queen Informed of Death of Mystery Man Once Known as 'Uncrowned King of... Read full description -
Item #220847THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 14, 1865
* General Ulysses S. Grant* New Orleans, Louisiana
* Owensborough, KentuckyThe front page features many one column headlines covering events of the Civil War including: "The Great Contest: General Grant's Operations", "Later From New Orleans: ... the Rebel Raid at Owensborough... Read full description -
Item #220406THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1863
* Florence, Alabama
* Port Hudson, Louisiana
* Vicksburg, Mississippi
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... Read full description -
Item #220023THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 9, 1951.
* Lonely Hearts Killers Get Electric Chair
* Martha Beck
* Raymond Fernandez
This 50 page newspaper has a somewhat small two line, one column headline near the bottom of the front page: "2 Die For Lonely Hearts Slaying". Other news of the day throughout. Slight browning... Read full description -
Item #218694THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 16, 1861
* New Orleans, Louisiana
* Camp Dick Robinson Kentucky
* Shanghai, MissouriThis 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... Read full description -
Item #218540THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated August 19, 1862.
* Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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... Read full description -
Item #216682THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 17, 1916.
* Dario Resta Wins Vanderbilt Cup
* Famed Italian Race Car Driver Wins Again
This 16 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on page 11: "VANDERBILT CUP RACE WON BY DARIO RESTA". Other news of the day with ads throughout. Usual browning with some margin wear, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #216583THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 5, 1921.
* Actor, Comedian Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle trial ends in hung jury - original reporting - great, unique gift idea
This 22 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "ARBUCKLE JURY, VOTING 41 HOURS, COULD NOT AGREE" with subhead: "One Woman Said She... Read full description -
Item #215461HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 14, 1863 Over half of the front page is taken up with a print: "The War In The Southwest--Adjutant-General Thomas Addressing the Negroes in Louisiana on the Duties of Freedom" showing hundreds of black soldiers, women and children.
Inside has a full page: "Lookout... 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 #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 #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 #210752SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated January 28, 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: Berwick Bay... Read full description -
Item #208931NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER; AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER, Nov. 7, 1806. A page 2 report from New Orleans says that Gen. Wilkinson will not resume his duties as governor of Upper Louisiana, and that he recommended Dr. Browne, a brother-in-law of Aaron Burr, to be his successor. Other news of the day. Topical report on pg. 3 about making Good Cider. Inked library stamp on... Read full description -
Item #207949DAILY SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN from Springfield, MA and dated March 31, 1864. 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 Morristown TN and much... Read full description -
Item #205823NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE from New York, NY and dated October 10, 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: "LATER FROM... Read full description -
Item #205273THE NEW YORK HERALD from New York, NY and dated December 28, 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: "THE MISSISSIPPI... Read full description -
Item #177815HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, August 27, 1910 Full front page photo: A New Triumph In The Science Of Flight. the photo shows John B. Moisant standing next to the plane he recently flew with a passenger aboard, across the British Channel between Calais and Tilmanstone.
The flight set a record for two persons in one plane.
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Item #177657HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 18, 1912
The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Devastating Mississippi."
This issue has an illustration of "Let Us Act at Once" by Kemble and an article of "Princeton's New President" by John Larkin with a... Read full description -
Item #177576HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 17, 1910
This issue a full color, cover page. This issue's front page is a photo of "Connecticut Democrats' Choice for Governor."
This issue has an illustration of "His Taftship: 'Can You Beat it? He Cast Me for the Leading Part, and Now he Gobbles the Centre of the Stage and Every Inch of... Read full description -
Item #177543HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 20, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has a photo of "A New Power in New York's Drama."
This issue has an illustration of " 'Do It Now!' " by Kemble and there are photos of "The House that Tammany Built"; "An Anarchist's... Read full description -
Item #177497HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 23, 1908 There is a front pg. illustration, " 'Say, Bill, Shall We Shoot up this Tenderfoot Show?' " by W. A.. Rogers. In this issue, there is are photos of "A British Cruiser Sunk by a Liner"; The Cyclone which Swept through the South"; a double pg.... Read full description -
Item #177420HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1906
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