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Item #725419NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, January 2, 1830
* Re: the purchase of Texas from Mexico
One of the articles is headed: "Gen. Bravo and The Texas" with portions including: "...on the subject of ceding the Texas to this country...The letter is a ...passionate declamation against the acquisition of Texas by the United States, & of... Read full description -
Item #725234THE WORLD, New York City, March 28, 1861
* Start of the Civil War close (Fort Sumter)
* Tensions at a boiling point in the South
* Southern slavery and the Confederacy
* History about to be made
From just days before the outbreak of the Civil War, this issue has some reports on the impending conflict.
The top of page 4 has a one... Read full description -
Item #725192THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, Nov. 12, 1952
* "General" William Jordan Bush death
* Last surviving Civil War Confederate soldier
* Company B of the 14th Georgia Infantry
The front page has a two column heading: "Last of General Lee's Soldiers in Georgia Dies at Age of 107" (see images)
Complete with 48 pages,... Read full description -
Item #725167THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 9, 1942
* Frank Sinkwich wins Heisman Trophy
* Georgia Bulldogs - NCAA college football
The sport's section (top of page 40) has a seven column headline: "Heisman Trophy Scroll Presented to Sinkwich at the Downtown A. C." with subheads and photo (see images) Always nice to have notable events... Read full description -
Item #724647THE HYP-DOCTOR, London, Oct. 9, 1733
* Very rare 18th century publication
The title is an archaic phrase for a "hodgepodge of nonsense". This curious satirical paper published from 1730-1741, a pro-Walpole (first Prime Minister of Great Britain) newspaper created to oppose another British title "The Craftsman". It... Read full description -
Item #724601THE SUN, New York, Dec. 21, 1879 Page 7 contains a wonderful, lengthy, and very detailed article with several column heads: "THE JAMES BOYS OF TEXAS" "A Visit to the Home of the Elder Of the Terrible Brothers" "The Visitor's Grim Reception at the Pistol's Mouth--'Hold Up Your... Read full description -
Item #724430SECTION TWO (sports) section only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, April 7, 1936
* Horton Smith wins 2nd Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline for display: "HORTON SMITH'S 285 WINS MASTERS' GOLF" with subheads, photo and scores. (see images)
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Item #723972FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 27, 1926
* Tiger Flowers vs. Harry Greb
* 1st African-American middleweight champ
* Boxing - boxers - "The Georgia Deacon"
The sport's section (page 8) has a two column heading: "Tiger Flowers, Victim of Many Knockouts, Becomes a Champion". (see images)
Complete with 12 pages,... Read full description -
Item #723969LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 7, 1977
* Toccoa, Georgia dam disaster
* Toccoa Falls College tragedy
* Kelly Barnes Dam - Stephens County
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "37 Killed as Dam Bursts in Georgia" with subhead and two related photos. (see... Read full description -
Item #723789THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 2, 1903
* Gainesville, Georgia tornado
* Hall County storm disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA TORNADO KILLED A HUNDRED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... 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 #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 #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 #722693EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Feb. 13, 1779
* American Revolutionary War from the enemy
Page 2 includes: "...dispatches were brought to Lord George Germain's office...with an account of the surrender of the province of Georgia to his Majesty's troops under the... Read full description -
Item #722692DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, July 31, 1862
* Very rare Confederate publication
* Rebel General Joseph E. Johnston
* Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks
Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Page 2 begins... Read full description -
Item #722690DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 22, 1863
* Charleston, South Carolina siege
* Brigadier General William W. Averell
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. Among the front page items are: "The Averill Raid" "From Northern Virginia" "From East Tennessee--From Northern... Read full description -
Item #722524GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1748
* Great 18th century ship illustration
Certainly a prime feature is the terrific, full page illustration of: "A Ship Of War" with considerable detail, and with most of the facing page having the "Explanation to a Ship of War of the third Rate with Rigging, &c., at... Read full description -
Item #722184THE RALEIGH TIMES, N.C. May 12, 1970
* 1970 Augusta, Georgia race riot
* African Americans - Negroes
* Largest urban uprising in deep South
* Black teenager Charles Oatman killing
* Police brutality protests - racial injustice
The front page has a two column heading: "Six Men Die In... Read full description -
Item #722113THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1948.
* Isaiah Nixon, "Negro", lynched for voting
* Alston, Montgomery County, Georgia
* Georgia Democratic primary
The bottom of page 20 has a brief and discrete report with a small one column heading: "Appeals to Georgia Governor" (see image)
Complete with 60 pages, rag edition in great... Read full description -
Item #722086THE DAILY GEORGIAN, Savannah, June 5, 1840
* Very rare publication
* Antebellum periodical
* 21 years prior to Civil War
Rarely do we find antebellum newspapers from Savannah, but here is one. Various news of the day and ads, including at least one front page runaway slave ad plus an ad headed: "Cotton... Read full description -
Item #721847NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 31, 1864* Battle of Totopotomoy Creek* U.S. Grant vs. R.E. Lee* Battle of Dallas, Georgia* William T. Sherman,Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Latest Advices From Grant", "Severe Battle With the Enemy on Saturday",... Read full description -
Item #720781THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1961
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* To act in a movie - film ?
* "Advise & Consent" role ?
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Dr. King to Play Georgia Senator In Movie of 'Advise and Consent'" with subhead and photo of King. (see images)
Complete with all 68... Read full description -
Item #720491LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 16, 1960
* Civil Rights activism - protests
* Southern segregation marches
* Lunch counter sit-ins and more
* Negroes arrested w/ A.D. King
The front page has a one column heading: "500 Negroes Arrested In Race March" (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #720127CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 2, 1937
* KKK - Ku Klux Klan - Night Riders
* Hiram W. Evans and Southern Women
The bottom of the back page has two photos with heading: "Women in the South Join the Night Riders of the Ku Klux Klan" with text.
And the top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Nation-Wide Protest Against Alien Labor... Read full description -
Item #720012LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 29, 2011
* 2011 Super Outbreak
* Many tornadoes disaster
* Alabama & much more
The front page has a column photo with headline: "South digs out as storm toll rises" with subhead. (see) More on pages 14 & 15.
Complete with all sections (70+ pages), great condition.
history notes: The April 2011 tornado... Read full description -
Item #719725THE MASSACHUSETTS SPY, Or Thomas's Boston Journal, October 27, 1774
* Extremely rare publication w/ Paul Revere
* Pre American Revolutionary War era
* "Join or Die" snake issue masthead
It would be difficult to properly place both the scarcity and... Read full description -
Item #719176SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Detroit Free Press, Jan. 26, 1936
* Unusual baseball icon Babe Ruth photo
* Thomasville, Georgia quail hunting trip
Page 5 of this section has a one column photo showing Babe Ruth with heading: "Babe Bags 'Em" with brief text. (see images)
Complete sport's section only with 12 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #718994THE NEW JERSEY GAZETTE, Trenton, April 29, 1778
* The Articles of Confederation (historic)
* American Revolutionary War
This was the very first newspaper in New Jersey, having begun in December, 1777. This is issue number 22.
There are only a handful of documents in American history which can be considered cornerstones in the creation of our... Read full description -
Item #717570DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Feb. 8, 1862
* Very rare Confederate title
* General Stonewall Jackson - resigns?
Among the various reports inside is an interesting one: "The Richmond Whig is pained to hear that Gen. Jackson ('Stone Wall') has resigned his commission in the army, and says that 'in him the service... Read full description -
Item #716849LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Oct. 26, 1960
* Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months hard labor
* Would be released on this day with the help of JFK
* re. Atlanta sit-ins - re. John F. Kennedy election win
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Integration Leader Gets Jail Term" (see images)
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Item #716535THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1939
* Gone With The Wind film premiere in Atlanta Ga (day of)
* Clark Gable - Vivien Leigh - Leslie Howard
Here is a great report on the most successful movie of all time in terms of ticket sales. Page 27 has one column headings that include: "ATLANTA RETAKEN BY GLORY OF PAST" ... Read full description -
Item #715074THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 23, 1865
* Rare Confederate title
* Civil War nears the end
* Sherman's victory march
Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865, just one day before Lincoln was assassinated.... Read full description -
Item #714969THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 17, 1984
* Metallica - Anthrax - Raven heavy metal bands
* Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan performances advertisement
* "R.E.M. - American alternative rock band
* University of Georgia students - Michael Stipe
* Beacon Theatre Manhattan concert advertisement
* Late 80's -... Read full description -
Item #714382THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Nov. 23, 1779 Inside has a note: "The deputies of the states of the province of Utrecht...that an epidemical disorder rages...resolved, 'That from the 5th of this month till the 1st of April, 1780 no Jews or other persons should be permitted to go about the country buying & selling any... Read full description -
Item #714051THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, May 26, 1917
* Andale, Kansas tornado outbreak
At the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "30 PERSONS KILLED IN KANSAS STORM" with subhead. (see image)
Fourteen pages, light toning, a little margin wear, mainly along the top spine area, loose along the spine, should be handled with... Read full description -
Robert Smalls leads fellow slaves to freedom... The USS Planter...
Item #712734NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, May 24, 1862
* General David Hunter order
* Emancipation of slaves
* Abraham Lincoln rebuffs
* Robert Smalls - born in slavery
* Leads fellow slaves to freedom
Page 2 begins with: "Gen. Hunter Overruled". This concerns the controversial situation where Hunter pronounced... Read full description -
Item #712691NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1862
* General David Hunter's Emancipation order
* Abraham Lincoln rebuffs (nullifies)
* Robert Smalls & companions to be compensated
Page one has: "Gen. Hunter's Order Repudiated by the President" followed by: "He Pronounces... Read full description -
Item #712561THE AUGUSTA COURIER, Georgia, July 23, 1958 This was an openly racist newspaper, with a print of the Confederate flag in the masthead & almost all content has anti-Black sentiments.
Front page headlines include: "Moscow Will Not Run Georgia Schools Through U.S. Supreme Court And Ike" "Communistic Voting Record of U.S. Supreme Court Pin Pointed In... Read full description -
Item #712524NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Jan. 19, 1861 A wealth of fine pre-war content in this issue as states consider seceding from the Union, including: "The Pro-Slavery Rebellion - Secession Is War" "From Georgia - Progress of the Rebellion" "From Charleston - The First Shot and the Parley" which reports on the Star of the West incident,... Read full description -
Item #712380GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, July 28, 1790
* President George Washington
* John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
Page 2 contains an "Address of the Providence Assoc. of Merchants to the President..." with "The President's Answer" signed by him in type: George Washington.
Page 2 also has a letter from the governor of... Read full description -
Item #711770THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1792
* Washington's State of the Union Address
* John Wesley's trip to Savannah, Georgia
* In original blue outer wrappers (very rare)
Included under: "American Intelligence" is: "The President's Address to both Houses of the... Read full description -
Item #711505LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 19, 1995 (1st and Calendar sections only)
* Premier ads and reviews: "Clueless" & "Free Willy 2"
The Calendar Sections has full-page ads and reviews of the premier release of both "Free Willy 2" and "Clueless". The Sports Section also has a feature... Read full description -
Item #710272THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1864
* Totopotomoy Creek
* Dallas, Georgia
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT'S ARMY" "Our Forces All South of the Pamunky" "A Severe Cavalry Fight on Saturday" "The Enemy Driven Back With Loss" "Further News from General... Read full description -
Item #710217THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. January 2, 1929
* Rose Bowl football game
* California vs. Georgia Tech
* Roy 'Wrong Way' Riegels
The front page has a two column heading: "Tragic Gridiron 'Boner' Costs California Win Over Georgia" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of the game continues in the sport's... Read full description -
Item #709986FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 15, 1892 The full front page is a photo of: "The Late Jay Gould" with page 4 having an accompanying article of the same heading. Yet another page is filled with six photos of: "The Birthplace & Some of the Residences of the Late Jay Gould".... Read full description -
Item #709935THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 1864 Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865, just one day before Lincoln was assassinated. This rare Confederate title is from the latter months of the Civil War.
The front page includes a nearly full column... Read full description -
Item #709931THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1739 One of the better articles in this issue contains two letters datelined "Frederica in Georgia, Oct. 8, 1738" and "Savannah in Georgia, Oct. 22, 1738" which includes: "General Oglethorpe set out of Frederica on the 8th of... Read full description -
Item #709850THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1731
* 18th century magician Isaac Fawkes
* Historical and law-treatise against Jews and Judaism
* re. the creation of the colony of Georgia
There are several notable articles in this issue, including over a full page on: "...an Historical and Law-Treatise Against Jews and... Read full description -
Item #709776THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 21, 1974
* The Charlie Daniels Band concerts ad
* "Fire on the Mountain" album release
* "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" song fame
Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for "The Charlie Daniels Band" concerts at the Capital Theater and Felt... Read full description -
Item #708590NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 31, 1865
* Andersonville Prison - Camp Sumter
* Captain Henry Wirz trial - Georgia
The front page has much on the trial of Captain Wirz. Wirz was a Confederate Army officer during the Civil War. He was the commandant of Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia where... Read full description
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