With a brief search, I discovered that many resources have microfiche versions of the WSJ. However, I also discovered that there are many versions depending on the geography in which they were sold, which I would suspect could alter the layout as well. Here is a link to a college that gives a clue to the various versions available:
WSJ Versions at Humbolt
If a particular version is needed, it would be good to narrow it down to which regional version you need. Then I suggest you search for a microfiche archive for the years of interest (Many are in microfiche for that year), and then contact that resource on how to get access.
So, you may have limited access required to be a student or not have a password yet for microfiche; it all depends on whether they have a search service that would print or scan those out for you. This would at least narrow down what organization to target to get your specific needs.
Having done microfiche searches for genealogy, I am not sure what it would take to get a full scan of the WSJ pages (multiple pages). Microfiche's resolution is limited, and an image of a whole WSJ page is pretty large. So, getting a sample page might be a good idea before committing to obtaining all pages of a given issue.
It's possible someone could do this for free, yet it would not surprise me that most resources would require a fee.
One other angle is that some services sell archived papers to sell for people's birthdays. You might find that you could purchase that edition. You would have to check prices and see if that interests you.
I hope this is helpful, yet that is about the limit of what I can provide.
John Wheeler
