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Item #704302COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 6, 1793
* "Mad Anthony" Wayne
A page 3 item reports in part: "...from Pittsburgh, we learn that General Wayne had marched from the Miami against the Indians with 3000 regular troops and 1500 volunteers from Kentucky....Still Knee, a chief of the Chippawas, had come into... Read full description -
Item #704301COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 17, 1793
* HMS Boston vs. French frigate Ambuscade
* French Revolutionary Wars naval battle
* Off the coast of Sandy Hook - New Jersey
The front page has the Address presented to Citizen Genet upon his arrival at New York (he was the French Ambassador to the U.S. during the French... Read full description -
Item #704300THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, August 26, 1795
* First Bank of the United States creation
* Construction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Page 3 has a very notable report, headed: "Description o the Bank of the United States, Now Erecting in Third St., from a Design by Mr. S. Blodget".... Read full description -
Item #704299GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & EVENING ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, April 19, 1794
* Uncommon 18th century American publication
* During George Washington's administration
Given that Phila. was the temporary capital of the United States while the District of Columbia was under construction, it is nice this issue... Read full description -
Item #704298DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Nov. 10, 1862
* " Storehouse of the Confederacy"
* Last major battle of the Civil War fame
Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Over half of page 2 is taken up with a lengthy:... Read full description -
Item #704297NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 20, 1871
* Jewish perspective of Jesus - Jews
* Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise lecture
* Ernest Renan theory unsupported ?
The back page contains a fascinating article under the heading: "Religious", titled: "A Jewish View of Jesus", with a preface which includes: "Rabbi Isaac M. Wise delivered the first lecture... Read full description -
Item #704295EMANCIPATOR & WEEKLY CHRONICLE, Boston, Oct. 1, 1845 One of the less common anti-slavery newspapers with content as you might suspect. Page 3 has: "Mormons" noting in part: "The troubles between the Mormons and anti-Mormons are serious. The latter have determined that Nauvoo shall be broken up, and the worshippers driven... Read full description -
Item #704289SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 1, 1885
* Inventor Sarah E. Goode
* 1st African American Woman
* To receive a United States Patent
Sarah Goode is not a name from history remembered by many, but she was a trailblazer. She was the first African American woman to receive a patent from the U.S. Patent Office.
Most... Read full description -
Item #704288HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, December, 1880 This issue is replete with interesting stories and news events with many related prints, too many to photograph.
Featured is a lengthy article: "The City of Pittsburgh" which includes 17 prints of scenes of the city & the steel industry. Stephen Foster as well.
Complete... Read full description -
Item #704287THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 29 - Nov. 4,1971 (vol. 16, #43), which is the same as the newsstand issue for Oct. 28, 1971
* Emerson, Lake & Palmer concert advertisement
* Progressive rock supergroup - Madison Square Garden
* The Doors - "Other Voices" tour concert ad
* First tour without Jim... Read full description -
Item #704286THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village (weekly), New York, Oct. 7, 1971
* "The French Connection" World premiere advertisement
* American neo-noir action thriller film - movie
* Famed actors Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider
* Car chase fame - Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Page 61 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for: "The... Read full description -
Item #704285250TH ANNIVERSARY OF YE ANCIENTE TOWN OF HAVERHILL, Massachusetts, July 2 & 3, 1890 Yeah, this is not a bonafide newspaper, but rather a special publication devoted to the celebration of the 250 years of this historic town. And that was over 130 years ago!
The entire issue is focused on the early history of the town with serveral... Read full description -
Item #704284THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 25, 1965
* American singer James Brown "Mr. Dynamite"
* Journalist Susan Brownmiller editorial
The top of page 5 has a heading: "James Brown: Knocking 'Em Dead in Bed-Stuy" which is a editorial by Susan Browmiller.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because... Read full description -
Item #704281THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 26, 1970
* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band
* "Morrison Hotel" album release advertisement
* Abbie Hoffman book release - "Woodstock Nation"
Page 41 has a full page advertisement for the release of: "Morrison Hotel", a album by... Read full description -
Item #704278THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 3, 1930
* Philadelphia Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals
* World Series of baseball (game 2)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ATHLETICS ROUT CARDS 6-1 TO WIN SECOND SERIES GAME" with subheads and photo of George Earnshaw. (see images) Much more in the sport's section.
Complete with 36... Read full description -
Item #704277THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 8, 1965
* Newport Jazz Festival - music concert
* Singer Frank Sinatra - "Ol' Blue Eyes"
Page 18 has a report from the 1965 Newport Jazz Festival with heading: "The Jazz Scene: Sinatra Is Not of This World" with lead-in: "Report from Newport"... Read full description -
Item #704276THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, June 5, 1901
* Beavertown, Michigan murders
* Will Arnell spree killings
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FIVE PEOPLE SHOT BY A FRENZIED HOTEL MAN" with subheads. (see images)
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Item #704274THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 10, 1964
* Post Harlem race riots - confrontation w/ police
* James Powell killing - Civil Rights Movement
* Notice re. police brutality & racial profiling
* Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan suspension demand
* Studio photo of Andy Warhol w/ Taylor Mead
Page 7 has a full... Read full description -
Item #704273THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 4, 1971
* Pink Floyd at Carnegie Hall concert advertisement
* British psychedelic rock group - band performance
* Atom Heart Mother - David Gilmour - Roger Waters
* Frank Zappa's "200 Motels" opening day film ad
Page 45 has a 14 x 3 1/2 advertisement for a ... Read full description -
Item #704266THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 26, 1898 The front page is dominated by a map headed: "THE SIEGE OF MANILA" with insets of Brig. Gen,. Francis V. Greene, and Gen. Thos. M. Anderson.
Front page one column reads include: "Hurrying Troops On To Porto Rico" "No Trouble In Embarking" "Soldiers Gather at Newport... Read full description -
Item #704265WECLI FONETIC ADVOCET, Sinsinati, O., Octobur 12, 1850
* Rare publication
[Weekly Phonetic Advocate, Cincinnati, Ohio] This is one of the more curious newspapers of the 19th century.
During this time there was a movement afoot to create a new mode of writing & spelling: to spell words as they sounded, phonetically. Obviously it never... Read full description -
Item #704253COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 23, 1793
* United States Congress
* Choosing a site to build
A page 3 report from Philadelphia notes: "The President of the United States, having summoned the headed of Departments, Chief Justice and other officers of the Government, to meet at Germantown, to advise on the most suitable place for the... Read full description -
Item #704248THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, October 27, 1707
* First Parliament of Great Britain
A very historic issue as the front page reports on the very first session of Parliament of the newly-created Parliament of Great Britain which occurred on October 23. The union of England and Scotland was official several... Read full description -
Item #704247NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 6, 1830
* Daniel Webster: "...liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable!"
Daniel Webster was a leading American statesman during the nation's antebellum period. Webster's desire to see the Union preserved... Read full description -
Item #704245COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1791
* First Bank of the United States creation
Page 3 has a nice report on the opening of the 2nd Congress of the United States, and this is followed by a significant report headed: "National Bank" with details concerning its creation and organization, including the various men chosen as... Read full description -
Item #704242THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, Aug. 19, 1795
* President George Washington
* Concerns over the Jay Treaty
Page 3 has the: "Answer" of the President to the concerns of the Selectmen of Boston over the controversial Jay Treaty, signed in type: George Washington.
Page 3 also has a... Read full description -
Item #704239TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, May 18, 1948
* Russia recognizes Israel as a new State
The front page has a two column head: "Jews Say Acre Surrenders, 500 Arab Troops Drown" with notable text that includes: "Russia recognized Israel...".
History would show Russia to be the first major power to formally... Read full description -
Item #704237THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, April 26, 1956
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Integration ruling ignored by Blacks
The front page has a two column heading: "Negroes Sit With Whites On Some Southern Buses". Also a one column heading: "Segregation Ruling Viewed In New Light" and subhead. (se images)
... Read full description -
Item #704236NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 26, 1871
* Jewish perspective of Jesus - Jews
* Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise lecture
The back page contains a fascinating article under the heading: "The Origin Of Christianity" "Rev. Dr. Wise, of Cincinnati, on the Apostle Paul--The Religion of Jesus from a Jewish Point of View" beginning: "The last of an... Read full description -
Item #704232THE INTER STATE, Gary, Dakota, April 2, 1884
* Very rare publication
* Deuel County, South Dakota
A very rare territorial newspaper from what is present-day South Dakota, five years before statehood. They refer to themselves as the "Gate City of Dakota" as it is situated at the eastern border of the Territory, very close to... Read full description -
Item #704230FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 11, 1932
* Adolph Hitler vs. Paul Von Hindenburg
* Last major setback before rise to power (Hitler)
* Germany presidential election
The front page has an interestedly inconspicuous article that would have more significance in years to come.
The one column head notes: "... Read full description -
Item #704229BLACK HILLS DAILY PIONEER, Deadwood City, Black Hills, Nov. 24, 1878
* Rare publication
* Famous wild West town
* "Wild Bill" Hickok fame
This city would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble days of the Old West, and only rarely do such... Read full description -
Item #704227LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 29, 1978
* Regents of the Univ. of California v. Bakke
* Landmark United States Supreme Court decision
* Affirmative action upheld - race in college admission
The top of the front page has a headline: "Bakke Wins but Justices Uphold Affirmative Action" with various subheads and photo of... Read full description -
Item #704224HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, (New York), February, 1867
* Wild Bill Hickok
* Folklore hero of Old West
* Gunfighter & scout
Featured on the front page is a great full-figure print of "Wild Bill" Hickok, one of the most notable names from the Old West who was very much a legend in his own time.
Such a print of him is rarely found in... Read full description -
Item #704222THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Cochise County, Arizona, July 26, 1881
* Best Old West title to be had
* Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in... Read full description -
Item #704221THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 19, 1980
* "Friday the 13th" opening review
* 2nd week movie advertisement
* American slasher cult classic film
* Lengthy article on Meir Kahane
Page 50 has a somewhat brief review of the movie "Friday the 13th" which opened the previous week. Page 57 has the iconic 5 x 3... Read full description -
Item #704213LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, July 12, 1870 A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. It is a single sheet newspaper with the front entirely in French while the reverse is in English save for the advertisements, most being in French.
Folio size, wide margins, page 2 has a very... Read full description -
Item #704210THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Sept. 28, 1776
* Rare Revolutionary War era title
* Tory issue from Pennsylvania
* Great year to have (1776)
This was a decidedly Tory newspaper, supportive of the British efforts in America. This newspaper ended publication in June, 1778 when the British evacuated the city.
The front page has an ad for... Read full description -
Item #704204THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Arizona, August 10, 1881
* Best Old West title to be had
* Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the... Read full description -
Item #704194THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY, Philadelphia, April 3, 1735
* Among the earliest of American newspapers
* Very early & rare colonial publication
As any serious collector of newspapers knows, it is exceedingly difficult to find any colonial American newspapers from before 1760, let alone an issue from 1735. It began in 1719... Read full description -
Item #704191ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, March 19, 1853 P.T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly". These latter two ultimately becoming immensely more successful. This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers... Read full description -
Item #704187NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 18, 1865
* Very early Yosemite description w/ diagram
The front page has a detailed, column-wide diagram and a wonderful account of a visit the Yosemite Valley and surrounding region: "From The Missouri To The Pacific...XVI" "Yosemite--Its Discovery--Our Party--View From Inspiration Point--Entering the... Read full description -
Item #704185COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Feb. 15, 1794 Page 2 has a report headed: "American Tonnage" being a chart, by country, of the actual tonnage shipped in 1792. The chart is signed by: Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury.
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Item #704184COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1793
* (3) George Washington documents
Page 2 has an address of the people of Alexandria, Virginia, to the President supporting him in his Proclamation of Neutrality over the conflict between England & France. This is followed by the answer of the President, signed in type: G. Washington.
Then page... Read full description -
Item #704179THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 2, 1856
* Uncle Tom's Cabin reading
* Mrs. Mary E. Webb illustration
Inside has a nice article: "Dramatic Reading by a Coloured Native of Philadelphia" accompanied by a print of her captioned: "Mrs. Mary E. Webb (A Coloured Native of Philadelphia) Reading 'Uncle... Read full description -
Item #704177THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, September 24, 1666
* The Great London Fire period coverage
* Among the earliest of newspapers to be had
One of the greatest calamities, and more notable events to strike London in its long history is the Great Fire which destroyed much of the city in September, 1666. Finding period references to it are exceedingly... Read full description -
Item #704172FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 8, 1866 The full front page has 3 prints of: "Laying the Corner Stone of the New Masonic Temple at Baltimore, Maryland.
Inside has a fascinating half print of: "The New & Beautiful Parlor Divertisement of Base-Ball" showing a family playing a board game themed on baseball. There... Read full description -
Item #704170THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, June 1, 1864
* Samuel Medary arrested
* Best title to be had (rare)
A notable issue as the front page has good content reporting on the arrest of Samuel Medary, the publisher of this newspaper. The first article is: "Is It Revolution! -- More Arrests" followed by: "Liberty... Read full description -
Item #704169THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 24, 1825
* Jewish city creation
* Grand Island, New York
* Niagara River
One of the articles on an inside page reads in its entirety: "The ceremony of laying the corner stone, of what is to be a city of the Jews, on Grand Island, N.Y. took place on the 14th instant, and Mr. Noah, editor of the... Read full description -
Item #704159PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 3, 1862
* The African American Delegation to Abraham Lincoln
* Free Negroes - black colonization in Washington D.C. ?
The most noteworthy article is found on page 4 headed: "Free Colored Emigrants" which is a letter from free Washington, D.C. blacks to President Abraham... Read full description
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