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This is a collection of vintage military guides, manuals, and courses from the US Navy, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s. These materials are in English and feature illustrations, making them visually informative for readers interested in military history. With a vintage appeal and a focus on the Navy, these items offer a unique perspective on military practices and procedures during that time period in the United States. All items should be considered used in fair to good condition. Some items may have personalization or markings on them, folds, creases etc. As would be expected from something 50-60 years old. Choose from the following items: This is a collection of vintage military guides, manuals, and courses from the US Navy, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s. Choose from the following items.

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Best United States Navy Pick San Diego California as Pacific Base 1917 Newspaper. Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 1, 1917 A terrific and very displayable issue on the founding era of the United States Navy’s relationship with San Diego, one which has grown tremendously ever since 1917 to become the home port of the Pacific Fleet, a base composed of 13 piers, with over 24,000 military personnel and over 10,000 civilian workers. Navy remains a vital economic force in San Diego today. The large and bold banner headline–in red ink no less–makes the statement: ” CHOOSE SAN DIEGO AS NAVAL STATION “. The subhead notes: ” Ten Thousand Men to Be Trained At Exposition Grounds “. Portions of text include. Buildings and grounds of the San Diego, Cal, Panama-California International exposition, offered to the navy free of charge for any use, have been accepted by Secretary Daniels and probably will be made the site of a naval training station… Representative Kettner of San Diego, and Colonel D. Collier, for the San Diego chamber of commerce, made the offer to the navy department, and it was accepted within 15 minutes. The San Diego site, because of its climatic and other advantages, is very acceptable to the navy… Further on are other details of the agreement, including a telegram from Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, noting in part. With more, the article carrying over to page 5. Information provided by the San Diego Naval Historical Association provides collaborating information including. The Naval Training center, San Diego had its inception in 1916 when Mr. Interested the Honorable Franklin D. Of the Navy, in establishing a naval training activity on the shores of San Diego Bay. Due to the nation’s entry into World War I, further development of permanent site plan was postponed until 1919… However in 1917 the city of San Diego made way for a temporary Naval Training State. The station at Balboa Park [site of the Exposition mentioned above] ensured a permanent naval training installation in San Diego… A landmark issue on the very beginning of the relationship between the United States Navy and the city of San Diego, and likely to be found only in a San Diego newspaper. Complete in 12 pages somewhat irregular at the spine margin due to disbinding, a few archival mends within, faint library stamp i the masthead, light toning, generally in good condition. Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic! We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind. They are guaranteed to be original! Links to Archival Storage Options & Certificates of Authenticity Are Below! Historical reports may be beautiful or ugly, but they are always informative. While we rejoice in the beautiful heroic, discovery, amazing feats, etc. , we at History’s Newsstand also offer “the ugly” for we are determined to learn from the wrongs of the past – understanding, to do so, we must be willing to look these wrongs directly in the face and shout NO MORE! It is for this reason many Black Americans collect historic slave ads, Jews collect reports regarding the Holocaust, women collect coverage of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, etc.. If you find any to be offensive, we agree! Hopefully this is an indication we are moving in the right direction. For this specific item, A U. The S&H will be calculated by using the highest item’s S&H as the base cost, and then adding a small amount for each additional newspaper. The per-item additional cost for newspapers, folders, portfolios, and presentation cases vary according to size and weight. We will still provide tracking and insure them at our expense. Are not included in our quoted S&H. If You Are Unhappy With Your Order. We have been both collectors and dealers in rare newspapers since 1975, serve as consultants to multiple museums, and are members of both the Ephemera Society of America and the American Antiquarian Society. Knowing every item we offer is guaranteed to be authentic. Timothy Hughes Rare Newspapers P. Desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things. We hope you understand! Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

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Best United States Navy Pick San Diego California as Pacific Base 1917 Newspaper. Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, March 29, 1915. Naval Base San Diego to be created United States Navy picks S. Best title to be had? The banner headline announces one of the early events in the life of San Diego as a significant naval base, which today is home base for the U. Navy’s Pacific Fleet. ” NAVY DEPARTMENT TO BUILD BIG BASE IN SAN DIEGO ” with a subhead: ” Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Announces Plan For Depot Here “. History tells us that during Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit to San Diego, city officials told him the Navy can get much land at little or no cost to expand. And the rest is history. Also of curious interest is a large photo of Mrs. Thomas Marshall, wife of the Vice President, headed: ” Vice President’s Wife Thinks Women Not Needed In Politics “. Complete in 14 pages, light library stamp in the masthead, small binding indents at the spine, very nice condition. Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic! We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind. They are guaranteed to be original! Links to Archival Storage Options & Certificates of Authenticity Are Below! Historical reports may be beautiful or ugly, but they are always informative. While we rejoice in the beautiful heroic, discovery, amazing feats, etc. , we at History’s Newsstand also offer “the ugly” for we are determined to learn from the wrongs of the past – understanding, to do so, we must be willing to look these wrongs directly in the face and shout NO MORE! It is for this reason many Black Americans collect historic slave ads, Jews collect reports regarding the Holocaust, women collect coverage of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, etc.. If you find any to be offensive, we agree! Hopefully this is an indication we are moving in the right direction. For this specific item, A U. The S&H will be calculated by using the highest item’s S&H as the base cost, and then adding a small amount for each additional newspaper. The per-item additional cost for newspapers, folders, portfolios, and presentation cases vary according to size and weight. We will still provide tracking and insure them at our expense. Are not included in our quoted S&H. If You Are Unhappy With Your Order. We have been both collectors and dealers in rare newspapers since 1975, serve as consultants to multiple museums, and are members of both the Ephemera Society of America and the American Antiquarian Society. Knowing every item we offer is guaranteed to be authentic. Timothy Hughes Rare Newspapers P. Desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things. We hope you understand! Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

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