Springfield News-Leader Sept 12 2001 9/11 MASS MURDER Newspaper Historic Edition For Sale

An extraordinary piece of modern American history preserved in its original newspaper format.

Offered is an original Springfield News-Leader newspaper dated Wednesday, September 12, 2001, published the morning following the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The dramatic front page carries the enormous headline:

“MASS MURDER”

with the subheadline concerning the attacks on New York and Washington.

This is much more than a single front-page display piece. The newspaper contains extensive contemporary reporting documenting the events and immediate aftermath of September 11 as Americans were first learning the scope of what had occurred.

Photographed interior pages include coverage of:

• The World Trade Center and collapse of the Twin Towers

• The attack on the Pentagon

• New York City in the immediate aftermath

• President George W. Bush’s response

• Osama bin Laden being identified at the time as the prime suspect

• Calls for a U.S. response

• Eyewitness accounts

• Air travel and airport shutdowns

• Security concerns at Fort Leonard Wood

• Reactions throughout Springfield and the Ozarks

• Religious services and community gatherings

• Economic and financial concerns following the attacks

• International reaction

• Contemporary advertisements and everyday local reporting from September 2001

The interior pages are particularly fascinating because they preserve the reporting as events were unfolding, before the historical narrative familiar today had been fully established.

The University of Missouri’s September 11 collection specifically includes the Springfield News-Leader among newspapers preserved from this historic period.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage newspaper.

The newspaper shows age and storage wear consistent with an original paper publication from 2001.

Visible condition includes:

• Original horizontal newspaper fold/crease

• Additional folding and page creases

• Edge and corner wear

• Wrinkling and waviness

• Light discoloration/toning associated with newsprint

• General handling and storage wear

The front page remains highly displayable with the masthead, date and dramatic MASS MURDER headline clearly visible.

Numerous interior pages are present as shown in the photographs. Please use the photographs as an important part of the condition description and to determine the exact contents/completeness of the newspaper.

This is being sold as an original historical newspaper, not a modern reproduction.

Collector Appeal

Original newspapers printed immediately following historically significant events have become collectible pieces of primary-source history.

This September 12, 2001 issue captures an especially important moment: the first full newspaper cycle following the attacks.

The Springfield News-Leader perspective also gives the issue additional regional interest, documenting how the tragedy affected Springfield, Missouri and the Ozarks while simultaneously presenting national and international reporting.

Ideal for:

• September 11 historical collections

• American history collections

• Newspaper collectors

• Missouri memorabilia collections

• Springfield/Ozarks history collections

• Journalism and media-history collections

• Educational historical displays

• Archival or framed display

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A Little Tugmon Valley Humor

There are collectibles that remind us of childhood, collectibles that make us smile, and then there are pieces that simply make us stop and remember.

This is one of those.

No clever punchline needed—the newspaper tells the story exactly as Americans received it on the morning of September 12, 2001.

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Items are carefully photographed so you can examine condition before purchasing. Please review all photographs closely, as they are considered part of the description.

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