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January 20, 1918 NEW YORK AMERICAN Front Page Russian Revolution

$ 3.16

Availability: 57 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Original 1918 newspaper front page in acceptable condition. Please see photographs.
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Year: 1918

    Description

    Rare original Sunday, January 20, 1918 front page of the daily newspaper New York American reporting on the Russian Revolution.
    Front page photo features a scene of Lenin's revolutionary supporters on Nevsky Prospect in Petrograd (later Saint Petersburg), fighting to overthrow the Kerensky government.
    Newspaper is in delicate condition, with numerous flaws: age yellowing, large water stain, previous restoration work visible, left margin is cut unevenly, etc. [please see detailed photographs]. The darker images -- with newspaper held up to daylight for contrast -- show hairline cracks that are not obvious when the page is flat.
    Measures 17.75" wide x 21.4" tall.
    Must ship flat.