Newspapers covering of the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 8, 1941 and the Japanese Surrender in 1945

Updated on July 31, 2025: This has been sold.

Founded in 1794, The Intelligencer Journal, a daily morning newspaper based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is the seventh-oldest newspaper in the United States and remained one of the longest-running papers to retain its original name. (The New York Times, by comparison, was founded in 1851.)

December 8, 1941: U.S. BRITISH NAVIES BATTLE JAPS AS TOKYO DECLARES WAR ON AMERICA; ROOSEVELT BEFORE CONGRESS TODAY
August 15, 1945: JAPAN SURRENDERS

Note that the newspaper reporting the attack is in one section. The paper reporting the surrender is in two sections, with a special section on the surrender and a comprehensive list of key dates in the war in the Pacific.

These are originals and in very good condition.

Optional: Include a black metal edge acid-free, lignin-free clamshell box with white interior. 16.5" x 20.5" x 1.75". Sized for typical newspapers, including The New York Times. Holds about 15 daily newspapers (first weekday sections).

Shipping: $15. Please allow two weeks for shipping.

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