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1931 Dracula film opening day review for Detroit....
Item # 728189
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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Wednesday, March 18, 1931
* "Dracula" the movie - opening day
* Vampires - pre-code Bela Lugosi film
* Detroit premiere advertisement (2 days prior)
Page 20 has the opening day advertisement for...
* "Dracula" the movie - opening day
* Vampires - pre-code Bela Lugosi film
* Detroit premiere advertisement (2 days prior)
Page 20 has the opening day advertisement for...
$62
1942 Battle of Bataan ending w/ fall....
Item # 728188
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NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 7, 1942
* Battle of Bataan ending
* Allies surrendering to Japanese
* Philippines Campaign
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "BATAAN ATTACKS...
* Battle of Bataan ending
* Allies surrendering to Japanese
* Philippines Campaign
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "BATAAN ATTACKS...
$58
Chaim Weizmann & post WWII Jewish refugees ?...
Item # 728186
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NEW YORK POST, Nov. 21, 1941
* Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann declaration
* Impending post world War II Jewish refugees
* Jews to have a future homeland in Palestine ?
The top of page 13 has a one column heading:...
* Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann declaration
* Impending post world War II Jewish refugees
* Jews to have a future homeland in Palestine ?
The top of page 13 has a one column heading:...
$48
Item # 728185
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NEW YORK POST, Nov. 10, 1941
* Winston Churchill's Mansion House speech
* Declares England with fight against Japan
* If they attack U.S. - World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'WE'LL JOIN...
* Winston Churchill's Mansion House speech
* Declares England with fight against Japan
* If they attack U.S. - World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'WE'LL JOIN...
$48
Pope Pius XII second encyclical in 1949...
Item # 728183
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1949
* Pope Pius XII's second encyclical
* Jerusalem Israel & Palestine ordeal
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica - Arabs
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Pope Wants Israel to...
* Pope Pius XII's second encyclical
* Jerusalem Israel & Palestine ordeal
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica - Arabs
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Pope Wants Israel to...
$52
Republic of Ireland is created...
Item # 728181
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1949
* Republic of Ireland is born
* Leaves the British Commonwealth
* "First Freedom Day"
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Irish Hail Birth of Republic With Fanfare and...
* Republic of Ireland is born
* Leaves the British Commonwealth
* "First Freedom Day"
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Irish Hail Birth of Republic With Fanfare and...
$58
1928 George Bernard Shaw lecture
Item # 728177
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only (Sunday edition), December 9, 1928
* George Bernard Shaw lecture
* Fabian Society - British socialist organization
* "The Future of Western Civilization"
The front page of this section...
* George Bernard Shaw lecture
* Fabian Society - British socialist organization
* "The Future of Western Civilization"
The front page of this section...
$42
1966 Ciivl Rights Bill...
Item # 728176
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 10, 1966
* Civil Rights movement of the 1960's
* Southern "Jim Crow" segregation
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSED IN HOUSE BY 259-157 VOTE" with...
* Civil Rights movement of the 1960's
* Southern "Jim Crow" segregation
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSED IN HOUSE BY 259-157 VOTE" with...
$58
On Ford's Theater after Lincoln's assassination...
Item # 728174
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NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1865
* Post Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Owner of Ford's Theater letter signed
Page 5 has one-third of a column headed: "Ford's Theatre--Letter from the Proprietor to a Clergyman" which is...
* Post Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Owner of Ford's Theater letter signed
Page 5 has one-third of a column headed: "Ford's Theatre--Letter from the Proprietor to a Clergyman" which is...
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For the Masons in 1858...
Item # 728173
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MASONIC MIRROR, Philadelphia & New York, Feb. 17, 1858
* Masonic - free masonry - Masons
* Pre American Civil War era
In the dateline is: "Devoted To The Diffusion Of Masonic Intelligence, Fine Arts, Literature,...
* Masonic - free masonry - Masons
* Pre American Civil War era
In the dateline is: "Devoted To The Diffusion Of Masonic Intelligence, Fine Arts, Literature,...
$34