Four Newspaper Reprints - Gangster Era Collector's Pack For Sale

This is a gift any history buff interested in the era of gangsters and crime will love to have. Offering all four of our papers from this era at a discounted rate and one shipping price, this is a great deal! These are complete REPRINTS of entire newspapers from front to back, including all content inside. A fun glance into the past, and filled with lots of interesting articles!
Four headlines included:1. --Bonnie and Clyde--Headline: Posse Kills Clyde Barrow and Bonnie ParkerNewspaper: The Dallas Morning NewsDates: Thursday, May 24, 1934Description/Notable Contents: This is a single issue from the Dallas Morning News about Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were an American criminal couple who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies, although they preferred to rob small stores or rural funeral homes. Their exploits captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is occasionally referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934. They are believed to have murdered at least nine police officers and four civilians. Suspected of murder and attempted murder, kidnapping, car theft, and numerous robberies in a reign of terror extending across Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Missouri, the Texas couple was gunned down by a posse of lawmen from Louisiana and Texas in a highway ambush near Gibsland, in rural Bienville Parish, on May 23, 1934. Other notable contents include full page comics, advertisements with images, stock market prices, Say Oil Measure Unnecessary Note - But Roosevelt Seeks Passage Despite Ruling, and classified ads.Pages: 20 totalDimensions (Unfolded): 22 3/4 x 17 inchesPaper Type: Full-Page Newspaper
2. --Dillinger--Headline: Hunt Dillinger Hoard; Nelson Escapes Trap!Newspaper: Chicago Herald & ExaminerDates: Tuesday, July 24, 1934Description/Notable Contents: This is a single issue from the Chicago Herald & Examiner about the capture and death of John Dillinger. John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He led the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times and escaped twice. Dillinger was shot and killed by the special agents on July 22, 1934. Dillinger's death came only two months after the deaths of fellow notorious criminals Bonnie and Clyde. There are contents on Dillinger throughout the paper, and the back page is covered in pictures from the crime scene where he was captured and shot. Other notable contents include politics, advertisements, entertainment, full-page comics, sports, Chicago Cubs article, Dizzy Dean, business markets, stock exchange prices and classified ads.Pages: 24 totalDimensions (Unfolded): 22 3/4 x 17 inchesPaper Type: Full-Page Newspaper
3. --Saint Valentine's Day Massacre--Headline: Calls Chicago Police Killers of GangmenNewspaper: Wisconsin NewsDates: Friday, February 15, 1929Description/Notable Contents: This is a single issue of the Wisconsin News Evening Edition, headlining the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. This was the murder of seven Irish members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. They were lined up against a wall and shot by four unknown assailants, two dressed as police officers. The incident resulted from the struggle to control organized crime in the city during Prohibition between the Irish North Siders, headed by George "Bugs" Moran, and their Italian Chicago Outfit rivals led by Al Capone. There are images depicting the massacre and other information. Other notable content include Lindbergh's landing at Sapelo Isle Estate, Anti-Gambling Bill, Cats Meows Save Six from Fire, society, fashion, amusement, sports, tons of advertisements (food, pharmaceutical, furniture, clothing, electronics, radios, watches and more), Stock Market is Uneasy with Money Issue Unsettled, Chic Divorces - Smart Weddings, full page comics, Alias the Spook by Wilfred Van Duzer, The Sky Raider by Donald E. Keyhoe and That Breakwater Stands by Nelson Harding. Tons of content!Pages: 36 totalDimensions (Unfolded): 22 3/4 x 17 inchesPaper Type: Full-Page Newspaper
4. --Prohibition--Headline: Prohibition Era Ended! Loop Crowds Hail RepealNewspaper: Chicago Herald & ExaminerDates: Wednesday, December 6, 1933Description/Notable Contents: This is a single issue from the Chicago Herald & Examiner, full of wonderful contents. Nationwide Prohibition lasted from 1920 until 1933. The Eighteenth Amendment—which illegalized the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol—was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1917. In 1919 the amendment was ratified by the three-quarters of the nation's states required to make it constitutional. This lasted until the prohibition era ended in 1933, which is celebrated in this newspaper. One of the articles is titled "President Signs Death Warrant of Prohibition," and tells exactly what this would mean. Another fun headline says "Groups of Girls Line up at Hotel Bars," and also says "No Boisterousness; Wild Driving Banned." Other notable contents include ABC Christmas Gift Selector, 1001 Gift Ideas, Health Champions Prefer Milk, Fear Rules Europe, War Only Months Off, Says Hillman, Citizens' Crusades Must Abolish Costly Tyranny of Useless Government, Housekeeper or a Home Maker?, Henry Channon and His English Bride, Fashion, Cigarette and Alcohol Advertisements, sports (hockey pictures), Ripley's Believe it or Not piece on Stalin, full page comics, politics, finance, complete transactions on New York Stock Exchange, public debt chart, classified ads, The News in Pictures Throughout the World, and much more! A very awesome reprint!Pages: 28 totalDimensions (Unfolded): 22 3/4 x 17 inchesPaper Type: Full-Page Newspaper
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