Collection of Newspaper Box Inserts, 1991 – 2014

Ever since I was 11 years old, when I had my first paper route, I’ve loved newspapers. To this day, S-L and I have The New York Times delivered directly to our door. It’s a daily joy to receive it, even if the contents are not joyous.

I’ve written before about my newspaper collection. I also have collected newspaper box inserts– the slide-in paper/ plastic sheets that are placed underneath the newspaper display on a newspaper vending machine. Here’s what I’ve got, going back to 1991:

And here’s a video of me explaining each one:

Newspaper Box Slide-In Insert Collection from Daniel X. O’Neil on Vimeo.

This is some documentation of 65 newspaper box inserts that I’ve collected from 1991 to 2014. I buzz through them, giving short narrative, context, and date for each one.

Some notable items:

The insert from the Chicago Tribune on the day we invaded Iraq, in January 1991:

Newspaper Box Insert: Full-Color Strategic Map of War Zone, Chicago Tribune, January 1991

Jordan’s comeback from retirement:

Newspaper Box Insert

The OJ Verdict (I actually have three different ones of this):

Newspaper Box Insert

Bulls set the record for most wins in a season:

Newspaper Box Insert

U.S. Bombs Baghdad in 1998:

Newspaper Box Insert

Patriotism after 9/11:

Newspaper Box Insert

And my most recent, the Pride Guide outta Portlnad:

Newspaper Box Insert

There are many more. View!


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