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NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1868 History tell us that the very first official Memorial Day was in 1868
* Very 1st Memorial Day
* Kit Carson death
In that year General John A. Logan established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the Union war dead with flowers. By the 20th century, various Union and Confederate memorial traditions, celebrated on different days, merged, and Memorial Day eventually extended to honor all Americans who died while in the military…
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 1, 1868 Page 5 has, under the heading "Our Dead Heroes," multiple, day 2 reports regarding the 1st official Memorial Day celebrations from throughout the country. Locations include Jersey City, Newark, Nashville, Providence, Hartford, Portland, St. Louis, Dayton, and more. Nice to have these early reports. Other news of the day is found throughout.
Complete in eight pages, page 5 has a piece missing from the right margin which only minimally impacts an ad, otherwise…
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 31, 1937
* Memorial Day massacre
* Chicago Police Department
* "Little Steel Strike"
The front page has a great banner headline: "4 DEAD, 90 HURT IN STEEL RIOT" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage continues on page 2 with list of the killed and wounded. Full back page pictorial with banner heading. Great to have from the city where it happened. Rare as such.
Complete with all 30 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high…
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 30, 1907
* Memorial Day holiday headline
* United States Armed Forces
The front page has a nice banner headline: "A NATION MOURNS FOR HER DEAD'" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 8 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, two small library stamps within the masthead,…
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1868 Page 3 has an article related to the 1st official Memorial Day which includes a touching letter from a young girl who had lost her father during the war, addressed to Col. Leaming: "Will you please put this wreath upon some rebel soldier's grave? My dear papa is buried at Andersonville, and perhaps some little girl will be kind enough to put a few flowers on his grave," signed in block type, "JENNY VERNON." It is interesting to note that they did find one…
Item from last month's catalog - #367 - released for June, 2026
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 2, 1883 (see note below)
* Decoration Day (Memorial Day) themed prints
* Apache Indians... General Crook
The front cover and pg. 8 (paginated pg. 236) both have Decoration Day-themed illustrations. An inside page has seated portraits of Gen. Crooks & his Apache scout. Another shows a group portrait of Crook's cavalrymen & Apache scouts. Additional prints are present as well.
Note: Missing is the leaf which contained a print of the Brooklyn Bridge…
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1939
* Jewish soldiers honored - Memorial Day celebration
* First Shearith Israel Graveyard
* George Washington's letter to the Touro Synagogue mentioned
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "JEWISH WAR DEAD OF 1776 EXTOLLED", with multiple subheadings and 8 paragraphs of text. Noteworthy is the mention of President George Washington's historic letter to the Jews of Newport, Rhode Island. There are many additional reports of various Memorial Day…
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1946
* "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" observance
* First peacetime Memorial Day after World War II
* President Henry S. Truman - Dwight D. Eisenhower
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Truman Lays White Roses On Unknown Soldier Tomb" with subhead. (see images) More on pages 2 & 3 with some related photos.
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
Background: The May 30, 1946, observance at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 22, 1907
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1910 The front page is decorative for the "Memorial Day" issue and is printed in red, white (the newsprint) & blue ink, plus a colorful bouquet of flowers (see). Eight pages on very high quality newsprint. Great condition.
USA TODAY, June 10, 1985
* The L.A. Lakers beat the Boston Celtics to win the NBA basketball title
* The Lakers finally bury the Garden Ghost
The front page has a heading: "Champs: Lakers KAREEM Celtics" with color photo of Jabbar. (see images) More in the sport's section with a front page headline: "L.A. slams door on Boston" with subheads and another color photo.
Complete with all sections (42 pages), nice condition.
Note: On June 9, 1985, the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the NBA…
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, May 23, 1907 The front page is decorative for the "Memorial Day" issue and is printed in red, white (the newsprint) & blue ink, plus a colorful bouquet of flowers (see). Eight pages on very high quality newsprint. Great condition.
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 15, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 29, 1897 Full ftpg: 'Starvation by Proclamation in Cuba'. Fullpg. with 3 scenes: 'Typical Scenes of Tennessee Mountain Life'. Fullpg. with 7 photos: 'With the Cuban Insurgents--A Breakfast with Gomez'. Nice doublepage centerfold of a Memorial to Col. Robert Shaw, showing his black troops as well. The back pg. has a color "Ivory Soap" ad.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 25 pages.
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 27, 1899 Full front page illus. of "Major-General Arthur MacArthur, U.S.V., in the Field, Giving Instructions to Major Fitzhugh of His Staff." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "The United States Ship 'Missouri' - The First and One of the Finest of Our Hospital Vessels."
Full pg. of illus. of "The New Home of the University Club, New York." 1/4 pg. portrait of "James W. Alexander, President of the University Club 1891-1899." Full pg. illus. of "The Philippines…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1894 Full front page illus. of: "We Are Not Tired." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "New York's Constitutional Convention."; full pg. illus. of "The Khojak Tunnel."; full pg. of illus. of "Holy Week with the Penitentes of New Mexico."
Several pages of illus. pertaining to "The Soldier-Dead." Full pg. of illus. of "The Elmira Reformatory." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Headquarters of the Farragut Association of Naval Veterans, New York."
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 29, 1909
There is a color cover on this issue.The front page of this issue has a photo of "George Meredith", novelist and poet.
This issue has a photo and an article of "Henry Huddleston Rogers--Captain of Industry." There is also photos and an article on "The Oarless Lifeboat" and there are photos of "'The Master of the Hounds'-Miss Polly Page" and "Incidents of the Triumph of the Young Turks." There is a full page illustration by Frank Craig of "The…
Death of Wilbur Wright...
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1912
The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Greatest of Aviators--The death of Wilbur Wright from typhoid fever...."
This issue has an illustration called "The Revolutionist" by Kemble. There is also an article with photos called "An Exhibition of Inca Treasures" by Walter L. Beasley and there is another article by Wilbur D. Nesbit called "The Five-Hundred-Mile Auto Race." Also in this issue is a photo spread called "Of Interest to Play-Goers"…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 1, 189 Full front pg. illus. of "A Backhanded Blow." Inside is a small portrait of "John S. Sargent." 1 and 1/2 full pgs. with five illus. of "John S. Sargent's Decorations for the Boston Public Library."2/3 pg. illus. of "Student Honor - How Examinations are Conducted at Princeton College."
Full pg. of ilus. pertaining to "With the World's Transportation Commission in Ceylon Tea Growing." Doublepage centerfold of "The Supreme Court of the United States,…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 10, 1911
There is a full color cover page on this issue. The front page of this issue is a photo of "The New Ruler of Mexico."
This issue has a photo of "A Queen at Her Ease" and the double page illustration is of "A Session of the Cabinet" by T. de Thulstrup. There is a photo of "Dreamland" in Ruins" (at Coney Island) and much more.
Other advertisements of the day are included as well, helping to portray life at the turn of the century.
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1901 Frontpage color illustration of the Pan-American Exposition by Rogers; Numerous pages of reports and photos covering the Exposition; Tobacco Industry in New England; fullpage colored advertisement of the America's Great Resorts; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
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