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5 1900 rare orignal Las Vegas NEW MEXICO TERRITORY newspapers WILD WEST frontier
5 1900 rare orignal Las Vegas NEW MEXICO TERRITORY newspapers WILD WEST frontier
5 1900 rare orignal Las Vegas NEW MEXICO TERRITORY newspapers WILD WEST frontier
5 1900 rare orignal Las Vegas NEW MEXICO TERRITORY newspapers WILD WEST frontier

5 1900 rare orignal Las Vegas NEW MEXICO TERRITORY newspapers WILD WEST frontier

$ 15.83

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    Description

    5 1900 rare original
    Las Vegas Daily Optic
    NEW MEXICO TERRITORY newspapers from the WILD WEST frontier town of LAS VEGAS -
    inv # Generic
    SEE PHOTO----- Lot of five (5) COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPERs, the
    Las Vegas Daily Optic
    (NM Territory) dated in 1900.
    These newspapers contain
    National and International news as well as LOCAL ADS from
    LAS VEGAS, New Mexico Territory
    from 1900, 116 years ago when Las Vegas was a frontier western town.
    The exact dates of these 5 issues are selected at random from our inventory of this title.
    Las Vegas is a city in and the
    county seat
    of
    San Miguel County
    ,
    New Mexico
    ,
    United States
    .
    The arrival of the railroad on July 4, 1879 brought with it businesses, development and new residents, both respectable and dubious. Murderers, robbers, thieves, gamblers, gunmen, swindlers, vagrants, and tramps poured in, transforming the eastern side of the settlement into a virtually lawless brawl. Among the notorious characters were such legends of the Old West as: dentist
    Doc Holliday
    and his girlfriend
    Big Nose Kate
    ,
    Jesse James
    ,
    Billy the Kid
    ,
    Wyatt Earp
    ,
    Mysterious Dave Mather
    ,
    Hoodoo Brown
    , and Handsome Harry the Dancehall Rustler.
    Historian
    Ralph Emerson Twitchell
    once claimed regarding the Old West, "Without exception there was no town which harbored a more disreputable gang of desperadoes and outlaws than did Las Vegas."
    Las Vegas was established in 1835 after a group of settlers received a land grant from the
    Mexican
    government. The town was laid out in the traditional Spanish Colonial style, with a central plaza surrounded by buildings which could serve as fortifications in case of attack. Las Vegas soon prospered as a stop on the
    Santa Fe Trail
    . During the
    Mexican-American War
    in 1846,
    Stephen W. Kearny
    delivered an address at the Plaza of Las Vegas claiming New Mexico for the United States. In 1877 Las Vegas College, the precursor to
    Regis University
    , was founded in Las Vegas by a group of exiled Italian Jesuits. In 1887, Las Vegas College moved to
    Denver
    whereupon the name was changed.
    A railroad was constructed to the town in 1880. To maintain control of development rights, it established a station and related development one mile east of the Plaza, creating a separate, rival New Town, as occurred elsewhere in the Old West. The same competing development occurred in
    Albuquerque
    , for instance. During the railroad era Las Vegas boomed, quickly becoming one of the largest cities in the American Southwest. Turn-of-the-century Las Vegas featured all the modern amenities, including an electric street railway, the "Duncan Opera House" at the northeast corner of 6th Street and Douglas Avenue, a
    Carnegie library
    , the Hotel Castaneda (a major
    Harvey House
    ), and the New Mexico Normal School (now
    New Mexico Highlands University
    ).
    Good-Very good condition. This listing includes the 5 complete entire original newspapers selected at random, NOT just a clipping or a page of them. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay  priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package.
    We accept payment by PAYPAL as well as by CREDIT CARD (Visa and Master Card).
    We list hundreds of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!
    Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.