San Francisco: The Diggers, Publisher, 1967. Unbound. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. A flier issued by the left wing, anarchist group, the Diggers, soliciting for help to rehab a building to bring it up to code so it could serve as a hotel and meeting/function center for the..... More
Boston: Boston International Socialists, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed 1970s. Single sheet, legal sized paper. Printed on a single side only. A flier advertising a worker's power forum focusing on working women and featuring Barbara Winslow and Sarah Carter as speakers. The flier highlights the inequalities women face in the..... More
Berkeley, CA: La Pena Cultural Center, presumed Publisher, 1977. Unbound. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Yellow paper stock. Illustration of a large capitalist standing on the backs of others at the center right of the paper. An event flier for a lecture/discussion of capitalism and its associated ills..... More
No Place: B.U. Women's Abortion Action, presumed Publisher, 1971. Unbound. No place or date, 1971. Single sheet, blue paper stock. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Large hand drawn image of a pregnant woman. A leaflet advertising a debate between Dr. Barbara Roberts of the Women's National Abortion Coalition and Dr..... More
Boston: B.U. SDS, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed early 1970s. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Yellow paper stock. Printed on both sides. A handbill for a demonstration at the Atlantic Monthly offices, protesting a then recent article written by Richard Herrnstein, that according to the flier, used unresearched..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps San Luis Obispo, 1986 if internet searches are to be believed. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Hardcore punk show flier for the bands Doggy Style, Wimpy Dicks and Critic Eyes. Presumed original, although a white band appears..... More
No Place: Young Socialist Alliance, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Presumed San Francisco, circa 1977. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Pink paper stock. A flier advertising a talk on feminism and socialism given by Valerie Libbey, a founding member of Berkeley Female Liberation. With a graphic on..... More
No Place: Shescape, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date (New York, 1989). Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Hot pink, black and white printing. A flier promoting a New Year's Eve celebration for women at Octagon, presumably in 1989. Shescape was a lesbian party promoter, staging private events across..... More
Cambridge, MA: Greater Boston Peace Action Coalition, Publisher. Unbound. no date, circa 1972. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. A flier advertising an assembly, candlelight march and ceremony in Boston, using the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to call for an end to the Vietnam War..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. (Miami Convention Coalition, Miami, 1972). Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only, with a large photo of George Jackson. A handbill promoting a rally being held at the start of the Republican National Convention..... More
New York: Studio 54, Presumed Publisher, 1981. Unbound. no date, 1981. Single sheet, folded as issued. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on glossy black paper stock. An advertisement for a show by new wave/avant garde Lene Lovich at Studio 54. In 1981, Studio 54 was sold to Mark Fleischman..... More
New York: Studio 54, Presumed Publisher, 1981. Unbound. no date, 1981. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. Part of Jim Fouratt and Rudolf's Modern Classix events at Studio 54, with this show billed as "Berlin-New York Now!" This concert featured the German electronic band Malaria, along with Nina..... More
No Place: SDS, presumed Publisher, 1971. Unbound. No place or date. Presumed Boston, late 1971. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Yellow paper stock. A handbill promoting two rallies in Boston to raise awareness of the Attica uprising, and to the plight of incarcerated people, especially African-Americans. The piece..... More
New York: Studio 54, Presumed Publisher, 1984. Unbound. no date, perhaps 1984. 6 by 4 inch postcard. Studio 54 logo on one side, with a photo illustrated ad for a September 22 show featuring Ollie and Jerry, a dance-pop act perhaps best known for their song "Breakin…There's no stopping Us,"..... More
New York: Police Department, City of New York, Publisher, 1922. Unbound. Single sheet, roughly 8 ½ by 11 inches. Wanted poster for Henri Boilat, wanted for the robbery of the Shattuck residence at Washington Square North. A list of the jewelry stolen, along with values is printed on the back..... More
San Francisco: Socialist Workers, Publisher. Unbound. no date, circa 1976. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Yellow green paper stock. A flier issued by the Socialist Workers Party, promoting Willie Mae Reid for Vice-President of the United States, announcing her speaking date of Sept. 25. Reid, a politician and..... More
New York: Young Socialists, presumed Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps mid 1970s. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a . single side only. Large photo from the conference, with a panel of speakers sitting in front of large images of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky. A flier..... More
Richmond, CA: Sam Warda Defense Fund/American Society to Defend Children, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed late 1960s. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Green lettering over a green cross background. A flier bringing attention to the actions of Sam Warda, a San Francisco municipal bus driver being charged with..... More
San Francisco: International Hotel Support Committee, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed late 1970s. Single sheet, legal sized, light pink paper. Printed on both sides, with bilingual text: Spanish on one side, English on the other. A flier for a demonstration to stop evictions at the International Hotel in San Francisco..... More
San Francisco: Campus Progressive Labor Party, Publisher. Unbound. no date, either late 1968 or early to mid 1969. Single sheet, yellow paper stock, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on both sides. A flier issued by the San Francisco State University Campus chapter of the Progressive Labor Party, a Marxist-Leninist..... More
No Place: Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Publisher, 1977. Unbound. No place or date. Presumed San Francisco, 1977.Single sheet, yellow paper stock, legal sized. Offset printed flier for an event held against the death penalty on August 23, 1977. Features an image of Sacco and Vanzetti, and mentions guests such..... More
No Place: Columbia SDS (NY), Publisher, 1968. Unbound. No place or date, presumed New York, 1968. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Light yellow paper stock. A piece issued by the SDS of Columbia University in New York, raising awareness of the mass evictions of Black and Puerto Rican..... More
Boston: Militant Labor Forum, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed early to mid 1970s. A flier for a speaking event raising awareness of events in Bangla Desh, featuring Mansur Habib, a student from East Pakistan active in the Bangla Desh defense (from the flier). The event was held on September 24..... More
No Place: Attica Brigade, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Either New York or Miami, circa 1972-74. Single sheet, light pink paper stock, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only. Small illustration of fighters at the lower right. The Attica Brigade was a left-wing organization that..... More
No Place: 138 Productions, Publisher, 1984. Unbound. No place, presumed near Virginia City, NV: 1984. Single sheet, photomechanically reproduced. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Light blue paper. Concert flier/handbill for a show in support of the Nuke Your Dink compilation album of Nevada hardcore/punk bands. Featuring 7 Seconds, The Yobs..... More