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The Depression Years: As Reported by the New York Times
New York Times clippings from the Depression years.
302 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1976
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June 9, 2019
"(POLICE) SEIZE 11 HIP FLASK PATRONS AT BROADWAY NIGHT CLUB";
"CHRYSLER STRIKE IS SETTLED; 65,000 WILL RETURN TO WORK";
"EDWARD VII RENOUNCES BRITISH CROWN."
The 302 pages of this large coffee-table volume hold about two dozen NEW YORK TIMES front pages per year, from the New York Stock Exchange's crash in the fall of 1929 ("Stocks Collapse in 16,410,030-share Day" on 11-30-29), to late 1939 ("House Dooms Arms Embargo, 243-181" on 11-5-39). Since "cover art" in those years was relatively modest, the remaining pages are made up of supplemental or enlarged photographs from the period. It's fun to read, and curation pretty much makes sure we see the most important events of the period. However, bear in mind that practically all these news articles were "jumped" (continued) further inside the paper, which we can't see here.
THE DEPRESSION YEARS as Reported by The New York Times is nonetheless worth having because all across America, "the daily paper" served a much more vital purpose back then, prior to the rise of television as a news medium. Even the TIMES, the "Good Gray Lady" of journalism, was a mass medium, as witness the fact that by the end of the decade daily newsstand copies cost all of three cents apiece (a dime on Sundays). Allowing for inflation, that would work out to fifty-four cents per issue today ($1.79 on Sundays). In point of fact, the daily TIMES costs three dollars in New York City today, six bucks on Sunday.
"CHRYSLER STRIKE IS SETTLED; 65,000 WILL RETURN TO WORK";
"EDWARD VII RENOUNCES BRITISH CROWN."
The 302 pages of this large coffee-table volume hold about two dozen NEW YORK TIMES front pages per year, from the New York Stock Exchange's crash in the fall of 1929 ("Stocks Collapse in 16,410,030-share Day" on 11-30-29), to late 1939 ("House Dooms Arms Embargo, 243-181" on 11-5-39). Since "cover art" in those years was relatively modest, the remaining pages are made up of supplemental or enlarged photographs from the period. It's fun to read, and curation pretty much makes sure we see the most important events of the period. However, bear in mind that practically all these news articles were "jumped" (continued) further inside the paper, which we can't see here.
THE DEPRESSION YEARS as Reported by The New York Times is nonetheless worth having because all across America, "the daily paper" served a much more vital purpose back then, prior to the rise of television as a news medium. Even the TIMES, the "Good Gray Lady" of journalism, was a mass medium, as witness the fact that by the end of the decade daily newsstand copies cost all of three cents apiece (a dime on Sundays). Allowing for inflation, that would work out to fifty-four cents per issue today ($1.79 on Sundays). In point of fact, the daily TIMES costs three dollars in New York City today, six bucks on Sunday.
June 2, 2019
Fascinating reproduction of hundreds of selected front pages of the New York Times from 1929 through 1939.
Nostalgia or graphic history? There is something for everyone in this extraordinary volume of newsworthy events - significant moments that changed the world forever.
Published by Arno Press, a New York Times Company and one of many published by that house in the 1970s.
If you can obtain a copy -and it's well worth it- you may need a magnifying glass to read some of the small print and beware of the stiff binding.
A few selected highlights:
From "Stocks Collapse" as reported by the NYT on Oct. 30, 1929 to "500 Farmers Storm Arkansas Town Demanding Food for their Children" (Jan. 4, 1931) to "Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped From Home of Parents ..." (March 2, 1932) to "Roosevelt Winner in Landslide!" (Nov. 9, 1932) to "Hitler Cabinet Gets Power to Rule as a Dictatorship" (March 24, 1933) to "LaGuardia Elected Mayor of New York" (Nov. 8, 1933) to "Prohibition Repeal is Ratified at 5:32 P.M.; Roosevelt Asks Nation to Bar the Saloon" (Dec. 6, 1933) to "New Deal Permanent, President Says; Asks Higher Pay, Shorter Hours, Now." (March 6, 1934) to "Record Heat Grips West; Deaths to Date Put at 700; Chicago 105, St. Louis 110.2, 117 Degrees Reported in Oklahoma; 1,600,000 Living on Relief' (July 25, 1934) to "New Deal Scores Nation-Wide Victory" (Nov. 7. 1934).
From "Hauptmann Guilty, Sentenced to Death for the Murder of the Lindbergh Baby" (Feb. 14. 1935) to "Will Rogers, Wiley Post Die in Airplane Crash in Alaska" (Aug. 17, 1935) to "Rebels Gain in South Spain; Civil War Rages in Cities" (July 20, 1936) to "Roosevelt Sweeps the Nation; His Electoral Vote Exceeds 500" (Nov. 4, 1936) to "Edward VIII Renounces British Crown" (Dec. 11. 1936) to "Hindenburg Burns in Lakehurst Crash" (May 7, 1937) to "Miss Earhart Forced Down at Sea; Coast Guard Begins Search" (July 5, 1937) to "Hitler Enters Austria in Triumphal Parade" (March 18, 1938) to "Nazis Smash, Loot and Burn Jewish Shops and Temples ..." (Nov.11, 1938) to "Mrs. Roosevelt Indicates She Has Resigned from D.A.R. Over Refusal of Hall to Negro" (Feb. 28, 1939) to "President Opens Fair as a Symbol of Peace; Vast Spectacle of Color and World Progress Thrills Enthusiastic Crowds on the First Day" (May 1, 1939) to "Germany and Russia Sign 10-Year Non-Aggression Pact; Hitler Rebuffs London; Britain and France Mobilize" (Aug. 24. 1939) to "Chamberlain Announces Britain is at War with Germany" (Sept. 3, 1939).
With more than 35o photographs of notable people and events as captured through this amazing decade.
Enthralling reading and a significant document of history, reported by the distinguished broadsheet as the actual events happened.
Nostalgia or graphic history? There is something for everyone in this extraordinary volume of newsworthy events - significant moments that changed the world forever.
Published by Arno Press, a New York Times Company and one of many published by that house in the 1970s.
If you can obtain a copy -and it's well worth it- you may need a magnifying glass to read some of the small print and beware of the stiff binding.
A few selected highlights:
From "Stocks Collapse" as reported by the NYT on Oct. 30, 1929 to "500 Farmers Storm Arkansas Town Demanding Food for their Children" (Jan. 4, 1931) to "Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped From Home of Parents ..." (March 2, 1932) to "Roosevelt Winner in Landslide!" (Nov. 9, 1932) to "Hitler Cabinet Gets Power to Rule as a Dictatorship" (March 24, 1933) to "LaGuardia Elected Mayor of New York" (Nov. 8, 1933) to "Prohibition Repeal is Ratified at 5:32 P.M.; Roosevelt Asks Nation to Bar the Saloon" (Dec. 6, 1933) to "New Deal Permanent, President Says; Asks Higher Pay, Shorter Hours, Now." (March 6, 1934) to "Record Heat Grips West; Deaths to Date Put at 700; Chicago 105, St. Louis 110.2, 117 Degrees Reported in Oklahoma; 1,600,000 Living on Relief' (July 25, 1934) to "New Deal Scores Nation-Wide Victory" (Nov. 7. 1934).
From "Hauptmann Guilty, Sentenced to Death for the Murder of the Lindbergh Baby" (Feb. 14. 1935) to "Will Rogers, Wiley Post Die in Airplane Crash in Alaska" (Aug. 17, 1935) to "Rebels Gain in South Spain; Civil War Rages in Cities" (July 20, 1936) to "Roosevelt Sweeps the Nation; His Electoral Vote Exceeds 500" (Nov. 4, 1936) to "Edward VIII Renounces British Crown" (Dec. 11. 1936) to "Hindenburg Burns in Lakehurst Crash" (May 7, 1937) to "Miss Earhart Forced Down at Sea; Coast Guard Begins Search" (July 5, 1937) to "Hitler Enters Austria in Triumphal Parade" (March 18, 1938) to "Nazis Smash, Loot and Burn Jewish Shops and Temples ..." (Nov.11, 1938) to "Mrs. Roosevelt Indicates She Has Resigned from D.A.R. Over Refusal of Hall to Negro" (Feb. 28, 1939) to "President Opens Fair as a Symbol of Peace; Vast Spectacle of Color and World Progress Thrills Enthusiastic Crowds on the First Day" (May 1, 1939) to "Germany and Russia Sign 10-Year Non-Aggression Pact; Hitler Rebuffs London; Britain and France Mobilize" (Aug. 24. 1939) to "Chamberlain Announces Britain is at War with Germany" (Sept. 3, 1939).
With more than 35o photographs of notable people and events as captured through this amazing decade.
Enthralling reading and a significant document of history, reported by the distinguished broadsheet as the actual events happened.
September 30, 2012
The New York Times through its Arno Press division reprinted a number of the New York Times' front pages in a series of oversize books to document national events through the years. They have three volumes: 1) the major presidential elections (If Elected - ISBN = 0-405-09188-5), major events between 1920 and 1976 (Page One - ISBN = 0-405-06645-7), and the depression (The Depression Years- ISBN = 0-405-09546-5). For those that still enjoy reading a hardcopy of the news, these are a nice throwback. Wear your specks ... the print is small.
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