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Catalog 370 - September, 2026
Our latest selection of original newspapers.
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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 19, 1979
- Iranian Revolution comes to an end
- Ruhollah - Ayatollah Khomeini
- Becomes Leader of the Revolution
- Iranian Shia Islam religious leader
The front
...CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 23, 1928 (Picture Section)
- Bobby Jones wins 4th amateur golf title
- Largest "rout" to-date
Page 3 of this Picture Section has two photos related to Bobby Jones winning his fourth
...HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1882 This issue contains an article on: "The American Life-Saving Service" which takes 15 pages and includes 15 illustrations. The article includes descriptions of the
...LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 7, 1990 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of
...SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 11, 1982
- Saint Maximilian Kolbe canonized by Pope John Paul II
- Polish priest & martyr Auschwitz death camp execution trade
Page 7 has a photo showing Franciszek Gajownicek kissing the ring of
...CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1943
- re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
- U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
- Realization of Japanese executions
The front page has a banner headline: "HIT JAPS, SENATORS
...THE DAILY POST-BOY, London, Aug. 18, 1732
- Forty-three years prior to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War
A fine example of this single sheet issue with the front page having various items from London, and
...LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 21, 1995 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of
...NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 13, 1822
- Denmark Vesey Slaves Rebellion
- Free black man in Charleston SC
The back page has a report of the Denmark Vesey slave revolt, noting that six slaves were executed in
...LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 5, 1977
- Murderer Leslie Van Houten second trial
- re. Charles Manson "Helter Skelter" murders
The front page has a photo of Leslie Van Houten with small heading: "Fate Uncertain" And a one column
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