A HISTORIC ORIGINAL COPY OF THE TIMES OF INDIA, BOMBAY EDITION, DATED FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1947 (NO. 195, VOL. CIX, PRICE TWO ANNAS) – THE LANDMARK ISSUE PUBLISHED ON THE DAY OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE. THE FRONT PAGE CARRIES THE ICONIC BANNER HEADLINE "BIRTH OF INDIA'S FREEDOM," WITH REPORTAGE ON PANDIT NEHRU'S CALL FOR NATIONAL EFFORT, THE NEW CABINET OF INDIA, LORD MOUNTBATTEN'S STATE VISIT TO KARACHI, MR. JINNAH'S REAFFIRMATION OF FRIENDSHIP WITH BRITAIN, FRENZIED CELEBRATIONS IN BOMBAY, THE UNION JACK BEING LOWERED AT LUCKNOW RESIDENCY, AND ATTLEE'S MESSAGE TO FREE INDIA, AMONG OTHER CONTEMPORARY REPORTS.THE LOT INCLUDES THE ACCOMPANYING "INDEPENDENCE DAY SUPPLEMENT TO THE TIMES OF INDIA," FEATURING A MAP OF INDIA DATED 15TH AUGUST 1947 SHOWING THE DOMINIONS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN, A PORTRAIT OF MAHATMA GANDHI CAPTIONED "FATHER OF INDIA'S FREEDOM," A PORTRAIT OF MOHAMED ALI JINNAH CAPTIONED "ARCHITECT OF PAKISTAN," AND MESSAGES FROM CONGRESS LEADERS TO THE PEOPLE.ADDITIONAL PAGES INCLUDE THE "ON THE INDIAN SCREEN" COLUMN ANNOUNCING INDEPENDENCE DAY FILM RELEASES INCLUDING "SHEHNAI" AND "MERA GEET"; CONTEMPORARY CINEMA ADVERTISEMENTS FOR "NEEL KAMAL," "MILAN," "MALIKA," "GIRIBALA," AND "KRISHNA CENTRAL"; REPORTS ON THE BANDRA MUNICIPAL CRISIS AND HYDERABAD STATE AFFAIRS; AND PERIOD ADVERTISEMENTS INCLUDING STANDARD-VACUUM OIL COMPANY'S "GREETINGS" ADVERTISEMENT FEATURING MOBILGAS AND CARCOYLE TRADEMARKS, DALMIA CEMENT'S "CONSTRUCT YOUR HOUSE OF INDEPENDENCE," ALLEN BERRY & CO. LTD. AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS, AND WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO. LTD. CHILDREN'S WEAR.A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF PRINTED EPHEMERA DOCUMENTING THE FIRST DAY OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE AS REPORTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY BY ONE OF INDIA'S LEADING NEWSPAPERS. CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE: TONED AND BRITTLE NEWSPRINT, WITH VISIBLE CREASING, EDGE WEAR, MINOR TEARS, AND FOXING/STAINING IN PLACES, AS TYPICAL OF A 79-YEAR-OLD NEWSPAPER.