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THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Feb. 26, 1900  As noted at the top this is the: "PROTEUS EDITION".
For many years the Picayune produced a much-desired, huge, colorful foldout edition called the "Proteus Edition" in celebration of the Mardi Gras parade. This is that edition for 1909. It is an eight page newspaper produced on high-quality, coated paper and folds out to one very large sheet filled--in full color--with the various floats of the Mardi Gras parade. It is titled within: "Carnival…

THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 27, 1862  

* Rare "Union occupation" publication
* Civil War original from the Deep South

Although from the midst of the Civil War, New Orleans fell to Northern forces in April, 1862 causing this to be a Union-occupation newspaper.
Various news items of the day with some Civil War references, federal reports from Congress and a great wealth of ads.
Complete as a single sheet issue. Nice condition.

background: This specific edition of…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 24, 1874

* The Great Mississippi Flood of 1874
* Lower Mississippi Valley - Louisiana

The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD" "Piteous Appeals of the Suffering People for Aid" "Hundreds Of Families Destitute" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.

wikipedia notes: Heavy spring rains caused the Mississippi River to overflow, breaching levees and flooding enormous swathes of the Lower…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 4, 1938

* 1938 Los Angeles, California flood
* Nice headline for display

This 30 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "CALIFORNIA FLOOD TOLL CLIMBS TO 124" with subheads that include: "PARALYZED FILM CITY STRUGGLES TO RESTORE ITS PUBLIC SERVICES" and more with large pictorial. (see)

Other news of the day throughout. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

wikipedia notes: The Los Angeles Flood of…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 13, 1945

* Clarence B. Craft
* Battle of Okinawa
* Medal of Honor

Near the bottom of the front page is a five column headline: "One-Man Attack Kills 30 Japs, Snaps Line". This is 1st report coverage on World War II rifleman, Clarence B. Craft, single handily attacking Japanese positions on "Hen Hill" during the Battle of Okinawa.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day which much on World War II. Complete in 20 pages, a…

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, September 24, 1950

* Battle of Hill 282
* P-51 Mustangs
* Korean War

Near the top of the front page is a small one column heading: "US Planes Bomb, Strafe British by Mistake" First report coverage on the U.S. air strike on British troops by mistake.
Thirty-two pages, some wear at the margins with a little unrelated text loss (see), light toning at the central fold.

wikipedia notes: The Battle of Hill 282 took place on September 23 during the…

THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 11, 1889

* Reading, Pennsylvania
* Grimshaw Silk Mill tornado disaster

The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "THE GREAT STORM" "The Full Extent of the Disaster Becoming Apparent" "From Forty to Fifty Lives Lost in the Wreck at Reading" and more. (see)
Complete in 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition. Should be handled with care.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, March 6, 1939 

* Mahatma Gandhi  
* "Fast Unto Death" 
* Rajkot, India 

The front page has one column headings: "FASTING GANDHI SENDS WIFE BACK TO INDIAN PRISON" "Weakens Rapidly as He Aims New Act of Defiance at Ruler"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, minor spine & central fold wear, generally nice.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 28, 1957 

* Amonate, Tazewell County Virginia
* Pocahontas Fuel Company disaster
* Coal mine No. 31 gas explosion

The front page has a one column heading: "BLAST TRAPS 21 IN MINE, 14 SAFE" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the coal mine gas explosion in mine No. 31 of the Pocahontas Fuel Company in Amonate, Virginia. 
complete with 32 pages, light toning, minor spine wear, generally very nice.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 1, 1940 

* Doodlebug train Disaster (1st report)
* Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "41 KILLED AS TRAIN HITS COACH HEAD-ON AT OHIO JUNCTION" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Doddlebug Train disaster at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Complete with 44 pages, rag edition, a little residue along the spine from disbinding, nice condition.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 4, 1933

* Prohibition ending (eve of)
* Day of Beer returns
* Legal liquor

The front page has a two column heading: "Wets Join Drys in Plea for Temperance as Arid Period Approaches End"  with subhead. (see) Coverage on the impending end of prohibition in America the following day. 
Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins and central fold, some spine wear, otherwise good.

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 2, 1943

* Rose Bowl: Georgia Bulldogs vs. UCLA Bruins
* Orange Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Boston College
* Sugar Bowl: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Tulsa
* Cotton Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

The sport's section has coverage on the four major bowl games with a page 13 banner headline: "Georgia Scores Twice in Last Period to Beat U. C. L. A. in Rose Bowl, 9-0" with subheads, photos, stats and lineups. Coverage on the…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, March 13, 1947. 

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 30, 1933

* Adolph Hitler becoming chancellor (day of)
* Nazi Germany begins climb to total power
* First event that led to the eventual Jewish Holocaust

The front page has a one column heading: "Von Papen Seeks Support Of Both Nazis, Centrists"dictatorship and the cornerstone of the Jewish Holocaust.
with subheads.(see) Adolph Hitler would become the new chancellor of Germany on this day.This would be a giant stepping stone to his eventual…

DIXIE ROTO MAGAZINE, (Times Picayune, New Orleans), October 10, 1954.

* Touro Infirmary celebrates 100 years
* Colored ads

Dana Winter is featured on the cover of this issue. Similar to Parade Magazine. Good condition.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 6, 1935

* Raymond Hamilton re-captured
* Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde fame

The front page has a two column heading: "HAMILTON CAUGHT WITHOUT FIGHT BY OFFICERS IN TEXAS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning along central fold, tiny binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, May 21, 1948 

* Israeli Air Force (IAF) 1st used 
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica 
* Palestine - Arabs

The top of the front page has one column heads: "ARABS CONTINUE SWIFT ADVANCES IN WALLED AREA" "Arab Legion Claims Upper Hand in Battle". There is a smaller head: "The Jewish Air Force made its first strike, bombing Arab positions below the Sea of Galilee..." which reports the very first military action of the Israeli Air Force.
Complete in 40 pages, light…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Nov. 23, 1934

* The Galapagos Islands Affair murders
* Baroness Eloise Wehrborn  de Wagner-Bosquet
* Rudolph Lorenz & Robert Phillipson
* Friedrich Ritter - Floreana Island

The front page has a two column heading: "Vanished Baroness Holds Key to Galapagos Tragedy, Says Hollywood Explorer" with subhead. (see)
complete with 34 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 27, 1943

* Chicago Bears win NFL football championship
* Sid Luckman 5 touchdown passes
* Washington Redskins

The sport's section (page 8) has a one column heading: "CHICAGO BEARS WIN PRO TITLE" with subhead, stats and lineups. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light toning, a little spine wear, generally in nice condition.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 18, 1946

* The great railroad strike of 1946
* President Harry Truman speaks

This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:

* STRIKE CALL STANDS AS U. S. SEIZES RAILS

with subhead.

Tiny binding holes along the spine, little rubbing and wear at central fold, otherwise good.

THE 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 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

THE 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, sports and advertisements of the day throughout.

Light browning with minor wear at the margins, otherwise in good condition.

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, May 18, 1913.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 3, 1932

* Young Brothers Massacre (1st report)
* Brookline, Missouri - Public enemy era
* The Ozarks Mountains - police killings

The front page has a banner headline: "1000 MEN SEEK DESPERADOES WHO KILLED SIX OFFICERS" with subheads. (see) Unfortunately there is a blue stamp "REDEEMED" which affects the headline here. Probably done at a library or institution. (see) Still nice for display though. First report coverage on the Young Brothers…

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans Louisiana, March 11, 1938  This 40 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "RIOTING SWEEPS AUSTRIA; MARTIAL LAW NEAR" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana,  November 30, 1934  This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MRS. NELSON HELD LEADING WOMAN PUBLIC FOE IN U.S." "Police and Authorities of Nation Ordered to 'Shoot to Kill'" with related photo. (see)

This tells of the official F.B.I. announcement of the very 1st woman public enemy, Helen Gillis, who's husband, Baby Face Nelson, was shot and killed a few days earlier at the battle of Barrington.

Other news of the day.…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Aug. 6, 1932

* Goat Castle murder
* Jane Surget Merrill
* Natchez, Mississippi

The front page has a two column heading: "Woman And Six Men Questioned In Rich Spinster's Murder" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning, a little spine wear with tiny binding holes, generally good.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, February 6, 1943

* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta
* 2nd fight - Robinson's 1st ever loss
* Boxing - Boxers

This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "ROBINSON WIN STRING BROKEN" and "La Motta Floors Negro as He Takes Decision". This was the famous second fight in which LaMotta beat Robinson.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete, light browning with a little spine wear, otherwise good.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Feb. 9, 1957

* King Saud of Saudi Arabia
* President Dwight Eisenhower
* Foreign relations at White House

The top of the front page has a two column photo with heading: "President, Saud End Talks with Base, Arms Agreed on" and subhead. (see images)
Complete with 34 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Jan 12, 1956

* 5 American missionaries kidnapped & killed
* Nate Saint & Jim Elliot murdered with 3 others
* Operation Auca - Waorani people - Ecuador
* Evangelical Christian missionaries

The top of the of front page has a one column heading: "ONE MISSIONARY SLAIN, 4 CAPTIVE IN AMAZON WILDS" with subhead. (see images) This group of missionaries were trying to establish friendly contact with Auca tribe in Ecuador. This is the event which inspired the…

THIS WEEK MAGAZINE, (Times Picayune, New Orleans), October 10, 1954.

* A Grandma Moses Thanksgiving Painting
* Great Golfers
* Colored ads

Dana Winter is featured on the cover of this issue. Similar to Parade Magazine. Good condition.

THE 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.

wikipedia notes: Following her commissioning, Nautilus remained dockside for further construction and testing. At 11:00 hours on 17 January 1955 she put to sea for the…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Nov. 30, 1931

* Tulane Green Wave college football
* Next to last game of undefeated season
* vs. LSU Fighting Tigers (Monday report)
* Best publication to be had (rare)

Page 15 has a banner heading: "Tulane Faces Final Game of season With Washington state Here" with subheads. Also one column heading: "Tulane's Win Over Tigers Gains Title" with subhead. 
Page 16 also has a banner heading: "Tulane Has One Of Country's Great All-Time Teams, Says Dan…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 31, 1956

* NFL football championship game (1st report)
* New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears
* Halfback Frank Gifford photo 

The front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a four column heading: "Giants Crush Bears for Pro Title, 47-7" with subhead and related photo showing Giant's halfback Frank Gifford making a "circus catch". (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in very nice…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, November 22, 1934

* Joe DiMaggio in his infancy
* New York Yankees purchase
* MLB Baseball

The sport's section (page 13) has a banner heading: "Browns Get Johnny Burnett, Weiland, Cash from Indians for Campbell" with subheads that include: "Yanks Obtain Joe DiMaggio In Big Trade" (see) A very early report on the Yankee Clipper when he was only 19 years old. He would not make his Yankee debut until May 3, 1936.
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 26, 1931

* Tulane Green Wave football
* First game of undefeated season (day of)
* Best title to have in ?

This 28 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 10: "Tulane Begins Title Conquest Today With Fighting Ole Miss Team" with subheads (see photos). This would be the day Tulane would begin their regular season that ended as a undefeated team. They would go on and be defeated in the Rose Bowl against USC. Jerry Dalrymple would…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 4, 1946 

* The Republic of the Philippines is established

The front page has a two column heading: "Historic Rites Mark Birth of Philippines Republic" 1st report coverage on the establishment of the Republic of the Philippines.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, minor margin wear, generally in nice condition.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, February 3, 1944

* Battle of Kwajalein Atoll ends with U.S. victory
* World War II Pacific Campaign vs. Japan
* Marhsall Island - Roi-Namur

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "MARINES TAKE ROI ISLAND, INVADE 2 MORE MARSHALLS" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning along the central fold, a little spine wear, generally good.

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 14, 1942

* Washington Redskins win NFL title
* NFL football championship
* Chicago Bears upset

This 32 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 18: "Washington Beats Chicago Bears in Amazing Upset" with subheads that include: "REDSKINS GET REVENGE FOR 73-0 TRIMMING." Additional details are provided, which include the lineup.
Other news of the day along with period advertising is found throughout.
Complete in 32 pages, light…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, June 8, 1941

* Whirlaway - horse racing
* Belmont Stakes win (last of 3 wins)
* Triple crown winner

The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a six column heading: "'Whirly' Wins at Belmont, Completes 'Triple'" with subheads. (see) This was the 3rd of 3 historic wins for the famed horse for the triple crown.
Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins and central fold, a little spine wear, generally nice.

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, September, 18, 1910.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

T. Earl Christy...

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE (Daily Picayune, New Orleans), Nov. 14, 1909.

* Full Front Page Colored Illustration

The front page of this issue features a colored illustration of an attractive woman wearing a large hat with a green feather, by the renowned artist T. Earl Christy. In nice condition.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 8, 1940

* Booker T. Washington
* First African-American on a  postage stamp
* Philatelic, stamp collecting interest

Page 16 has a somewhat discrete report announcing what would be the first African-American to appear on a United States postage stamp, the article is headed: "Stamp Honoring Negro Educator Placed on Sale" (see images)
History notes that it was on April 7, 1940  that this stamp was first issued, as part of the "Famous Americans"…

THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, February 18, 1889

* Mardi Gras carnival advertisement

This uncommon title from the deep South has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 4 has a advertisement for the upcoming Mardi Gras celebration headed: "The Carnival (Mardi Gras), March 5, 1889" (see images) Probably only found in a New Orleans publication, rare as such.
Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, generally good.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, May 23, 1932 

* Amelia Earhart - London welcome
* re. Transatlantic flight (Airplane)
* 1st woman to achieve solo

The front page has a one column heading: "AMELIA EARHART REACHES ENGLAND IN DRENCHING RAIN" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise good.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 1, 1948 

* Cotton Valley, Louisiana 
* Tornado destroys town (1st report)

This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "11 ARE DEAD IN TORNADO", "Hundreds Reported Injured in Wake of Tornado Near Shreveport"  1st report coverage of the New Year's Eve tornado disaster in Cotton Valley, Louisiana. Nice to have in a Louisiana paper.

Other news,sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, a little spine…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, LA,  March 19, 1933.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, March 17, 1912.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 9, 1910.  A great issue for framing and displaying!