Harper's Weekly Illustrated
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<em>Harper's Weekly</em> was the most widely read newspaper during the Civil War. Its many battlefield illustrations and often politically-charged cartoons captivated readers. We are proud to say that our archive contains 95% of <em>Harper's Weekly</em> issues that were ever printed. We encourage you to visit our main <em><a href="http://www.rarenewspapers.com/entry/harpers_weekly">Harper's Weekly newspapers</a></em> page to learn interesting facts and history about this title.
Item #177736
May 09, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, May 9, 1914 In this issue there are several illustrations including "A Mosaic of the Circus" by Frank Walts; "Chinese Lyrics" by Pai Ta-Shun; the double page centerfold illustration which is titled "Putting the Old Sleigh Up in the Hay Loft" by Everett Shinn and "Pen and Inklings--The Domestic Cabaret" by Oliver Herf... See More
Item #177735
May 02, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, May 2, 1914
In this issue there are several illustrations including "Waitress in Quick Lunch Restaurant" by Everett Shinn; "Pen and Inklings--The Importance of Being Belasco" by Oliver Herford; "Chinese Lyrics" by Pai Ta-Shun; the double page center fold illustration which is titled "The Great American Game" by Ge... See More
Item #177734
April 25, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 25, 1914
In this issue there are several illustrations including "The Duke and the Duchess" by George Bellows; "Pen and Inklings--The Better Class Came Also" by Oliver Herford; the double page illustration which is titled "These Men Think that the Engineer is Going too Fast" by Everett Shinn and "Chinese Lyrics&q... See More
Item #177733
April 18, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 18, 1914
In this issue there are several illustrations including "The Real Struggle in England" by Boardman Robinson; "Pen and Inklings--Confessions of a Caricaturist" by Oliver Herford; "A Chinese Lyric--Absence" by Pai Ta-Shun plus there is an article called "The Evolution of the Dance" with two full pages... See More
Item #177732
April 11, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, April 11, 1914 In this issue there are several illustrations including "Pen and Inkings--April" by Oliver Herford; "Lincoln Steffens" by James Montgomery Flagg; "What Easter Means to Them" by Ernest Fuhr plus there is a story titled "Fixing the Responsibility" by Curt Hansen, that has an illustration and there is a d... See More
Baseball....
Item #177731
April 04, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, April 4, 1914 In this issue there are several illustrations including "One Year of Huerta" by F. T. Richards; "A Chinese Lyric" by Pai Ta-Shun plus there is a story that has several illustrations drawn by Peter Newell. The story, titled "The Decline and Fall of Mr. Munn" is written by Louis Weadock. There also is a double page... See More
Item #177730
March 28, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated March 28, 1914.
In this issue there is an illustration called "Captains of Industry--IV. Robert W. Chambers" by James Montgomery Flagg. There are several illustrations in this issue including "Pen and Inklings--Tact" by Oliver Herford; "Chinese Lyrics"; the double page illustration titled "Intervention" by O. E. ... See More
Item #177729
March 21, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated March 21, 1914.
In this issue there is an illustration called "Captains of Industry--III. Charles Dana Gibson" by James Montgomery Flagg. There are several articles in this issue including "Some Remarks on the Income Tax" by Justin Hartley Moore; "Where Legislators Come Cheap" by William J. Burns; "John R. Mott Christ... See More
Item #177728
March 14, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated March 14, 1914.
In this issue there is an illustration called "Study of an Old Man" by Charles Dana Gibson. There are several articles in this issue including "The Thunder Lizard" by Raymond Evans; "Is Ford an Inspired Millionaire?" by Gerald Stanley Lee; "The Right Grounds for Divorce" by Mary Austin; "Army... See More
Item #177727
March 07, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated March 7, 1914.
In this issue there is a photo of "Woodrow Wilson." A part of this issue is titled "One Year of Wilson" which then has several subtitles such as "The Meaning of Wilson's Success" by Charles R. Crane; "Why Wilson's Record is Unique" by Hon. William Jennings Bryan; "Wilson, the Man" by Hon.... See More
Item #177726
February 28, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated February 28, 1914.
In this issue there is an illustration titled "'Herself'" by Robert Henri. There are several articles in this issue including "Gifford Pinchot" with an illustration of him by James Montgomery Flagg; "I Cure a Headache" by Henry Wallace Phillips; "The Honor of the Army" by Charles Johnson Post; ... See More
On Valentine's Day and more...
Item #177725
February 14, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 14, 1914. In this issue there is an illustration titled "Captains of Industry--II. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle" by James Montgomery Flagg. There are several articles in this issue including "Mate-Love and Monogamy" by Mary Austin; "A New Lincoln Portrait Discovered" by E. S. Meany; "Secretary Houston, Cotton and Corn&qu... See More
Item #177724
February 07, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated February 7, 1914.
In this issue there is an illustration titled "Captains of Industry--1. George Barr McCutcheon" by James Montgomery Flagg. There are several articles in this issue including "What the South Americans Think of Roosevelt" by Travis B. Wells; "A Progressive at Large" by Neith Boyce; "The Attorney-Genera... See More
Item #177723
January 31, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated January 31, 1914.
In this issue there is a photo titled "The Fuller Sisters" by Alice Boughton. There are several articles in this issue including "The Mystery of the Hated Man" by James Montgomery Flagg; "Woman in a New World" by Ellen Key; "New England Conscience in the South" by A. J. MecKelway; "Sales an... See More
Item #177722
January 24, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated January 24, 1914.
In this issue there is an illustration titled "Colonel House" by James Montgomery Flagg. There are several illustrations in this issue including "This Man Pays $18,000 A Year for Music" by Guy Pene Du Bois; "Pen and Inklings" by Oliver Herford; the double page illustration which is titled "The Funny ... See More
Item #177721
March 20, 1915
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, March 20, 1915
This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page there are several photos from the war that is in purple ink.
In this issue, there are several articles including "Modern Charity" by Norman Hapgood; "Christ and Fifth Avenue" by C. W. Miles; "Surgeons and the Trenches" b... See More
Item #177720
January 17, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, January 17, 1914 In this issue there is an illustration titled "'Billy' Walsh" by John Sloan. There are many articles in this issue including "Keeping Money at Home" by Edward K. Graham; "Miss Deaver and the Hotel Maid" by Sarah Comstock which includes several photos; "'The Psychology of Revolution;" by J... See More
Item #177719
January 10, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated January 10, 1914.
In this issue there is an illustration titled "A Young Girl" by Randall Davey. There are several other illustrations as well including "Design for a Mexican Paper-Weight" by O. E. Cesare; the double page illustration titled "The War Lords" by Oliver Herford; "Pen and Inklings" by Oliver Herford ... See More
Item #177718
January 03, 1914
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated January 3, 1914.
In this issue there is an illustration titled "The Pessimist" by John Sloan. There are several articles in this issue including "The Darkened Path" by Perceval Gibbon which includes an illustration by George Bellows; "Big Men and Little Business" by Louis D. Brandeis; "A Very Small Room" by Laude... See More
Item #177717
November 29, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated November 29, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is an illustration called "For These Beans, Much Thanks" by Harriet Meade Olcott. There are several other illustrations in this issue including "The Turkey Trot" by Bob Addams and "A Youth--From 'Scheherazade'" by Leon Bakst. There are a... See More
Item #177716
November 22, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated November 22, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is an illustration called "The Victoria Embankment" by Van Der Weyde. There are several articles in this issue including "A Day in Dr. Alsberg's Office" by Honore Willsie; "The Independence of China" by an American Traveller; "Break... See More
Item #177715
November 15, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated November 15, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is an illustration called "Grocer to Assistant: "An' Look Here--Always put the date so yuh can add it up wit' the rest o' the bill" by John Sloan. There are several illustrations including "With All the World Before Her" by Ben Ali Haggin; &q... See More
Item #177714
November 08, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated November 8, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is an illustration called "His Former School Teacher" by John Sloan. There are several articles in this issue including "Mr. Rockefeller's Dilemma" by Louis Wallis; "Waste in Food Shipping" by Honore Willsie; "The Crime Against the M... See More
Item #177713
November 01, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated November 1, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is an illustration called "Forbes-Robertson in 'Mice and Men'" by James Montgomery Flagg. There are several articles in this issue including "Our Foreign Markets" by Amos Stote; "Canning and the Cost of Living" by Honore Willsie; "Th... See More
Aviation...
Item #177712
October 25, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated October 25, 1913.
In this issue there several articles including "Fighting the Beef Famine" by Honore Willsie; "War Trusts" by David Starr Jordan; "How Murphy Works" by Hon. Edmund R. Terry; "Flying Ten Thousand Miles--Part IV" by Claude Grahame-White; "McSorley's Saloon" by Hutchins Hapgood; &q... See More
Aviation...
Item #177711
October 18, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated October 18, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is an illustration called "John Drew in "The Tyranny of Tears", now being revived in conjunction with the new Barrie play called "The Will'" by James Montgomery Flagg. There are several articles including "Society You Read About&qu... See More
Item #177710
October 04, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated October 4, 1913 In this issue there is an illustration called "Back to Town" by Wallace Morgan. There are several articles which include "Is American Business Failing?" by C. M. Keys; "Salt Lake City" by Oswald Ryan; "Flying Ten Thousand Miles" by Claude Grahame-White"; "Marriage Today and Tomorr... See More
A tribute to Labor Day...
Item #177709
August 30, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, August 30, 1913
In this issue there is an illustration called "Labor Day" by O. D. Cesare and there is an article called "Mr. Lane and the Public Domain" by Honore Willsie. Stuart Davis has an illustration he called "A Lady of Leisure" and there is an article with photos of "Modesty in women's Clothes" by Francis R. ... See More
Pitchers who bat... Walter Johnson...
Item #177708
August 23, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, August 23, 1913 This issue has a color cover sheet over it. "This is the Second Number Edited by Norman Hapgood."
In this issue there is an illustration called "Ebb-Tide" by Stuart Davis and there is an article with a photo called "Mr. Lane and the Public Domain" by Honore Willsie. Also in this issue is a full page illustrati... See More
GEORGE BELLOWS Boxing Print...
First Harper's Weekly edited by Norman Hapgood....
Item #177707
August 16, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated August 16, 1913
Note: This issue does not have a color cover sheet - which is typical.
In this issue there is an illustration called "'The Only Trouble with Living in the Country is that You Never get the September Magazines Before the Middle of August" by Stuart Davis. There is also an article with photos called "The Vital Ne... See More
Item #177706
July 26, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated July 26, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is a photo with a caption that says "A fishing-smack containing seven men capsized in a sudden squall on Gravesend Bay. Six of the Party were Taken off by Life-Lines; But the Last Man could not Swim, and He Refused to leave His Perch Until Half a Dozen Launches C... See More
Item #177705
July 12, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated July 12, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is an article with photos called "Why the English Stroke Fails in American Rowing" by George Marvin. There is a photo of "Segantini's Monument in the Alps" and there is an article with photos called "Queen Victoria as I Knew Her" by X... See More
Item #177704
July 04, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated July 4, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is a double page photo spread called "Poets Who are Talked of for the English Laureateship" and there are two portraits on a page which is titled "An Interesting Example of American Portraiture." The double page centerfold has many smaller photos inclu... See More
Item #177703
June 28, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated June 28, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is an article with photos called "The Polo Matches--A Review" by George Marvin and there is a photo called "An Unusual Musical Comedy Curtain Call." There is also an article with photos called "The Science of Breeding Kings" by Henry Smith W... See More
Item #177702
June 21, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated June 21, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it.
In this issue there is a photo called "Burial in Air" and there is an article with photos called "The Theater of Thrills." The centerfold has many photos of different news during the week plus much more.
Other advertisements of the day are included as well, helpi... See More
Industrial Series....
Item #177701
June 14, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated June 14, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has a photo called "Remembering the 'Maine.'"
In this issue there are several articles including "They Married on Sixty a Week"; "Fuel for the Human Engine"; "To Make Doctors Better"; "The New Lake Superior Cloverland" and &quo... See More
Industrial Series....Inland Empire....
Item #177700
June 07, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated June 7, 1913 The front page has a photo: "A Leader of American Sport." Also included is a photo spread of Four Generations of Morgans" plus there are several articles in this issue including "Revitalizing the National Guard"; "Montana's Treasure City"; "The Inland Empire of the Northwest" and &quo... See More
Industrial Series....State of Washington....
Item #177699
May 31, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated May 31, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "To Our Readers."
In this issue there are several articles including "To Make Opium Contraband"; "The Vanishing Astor House"; "The Giant of Puget Sound"; "Dairying in the Pacific Northwest"; "A City of... See More
Industrial Series....Oregon.....
Item #177698
May 24, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated May 24, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "Our Peripatetic Secretary of State."
In this issue there is an illustration called "Our Angel of Peace" by C. J. Budd. There are several articles including "Portland the Optimistic"; "The American Northwest"; "... See More
Item #177697
May 17, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated May 17, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "An Appeal to the President."
In this issue there is a photo of "'Defender of Liberty and Friend of Human Right.'" There is an article called "Trying to Lend China $125,000,000" by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore and there is another a... See More
Item #177696
May 10, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated May 10, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "The President in an Obdurate State."
In this issue there is an illustration called "To the President! We Beg of You Don't Sign!" by C. J. Budd plus there is a photo called "Tempering the Jingo Spirit in California." There is ... See More
Item #177695
May 03, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated May 3, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "Secretary Bryan in California."
In this issue there is an article called "Playing With Dynamite" and the double page illustration is called "From Producer to Consumer" by C. M. Relyea. There is a photo spread of "American... See More
Industrial Series....Minneapolis---St. Paul.....
Item #177694
April 26, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated April 26, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "The Disaffection of Mr. Hearst."
In this issue there is an article called "Seeking a New Continent" by Vilhjalmur Stefansson and there are photos of "A Motor-Car for War Aeroplanes." There are several articles about Minneap... See More
President Wilson Reads Address to Congress.....
Item #177693
April 19, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated April 19, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "President Wilson on Capitol Hill."
In this issue there is a photo of "Reviving an Original Custom" and there is an article with illustrations called "Right-Legged vs. Left-Legged Golf" by William Hemmingway. The double page... See More
Item #177692
April 12, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated April 12, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "Brother Bryan's Birthday Banquet."
In this issue there is an illustration called "Our Governor" by C. J. Budd and there is an article with photos of "Uneasy Heads--some Timely Gossip of the Balkan Courts" by C. Powell-Napie... See More
Item #177691
March 29, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated March 29, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "The New Administration and China."
In this issue there is an article called "President Wilson's Leadership" by A. Maurice Low and photos of "The Dead King of Greece and His Successor." There is another article called "... See More
Item #177690
March 22, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated March 22, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "The First Act of President Wilson."
In this issue there is an illustration called "Before and After Taking--Office" by C. J. Budd and an article called "Our First Mission to Japan" by James Barnes. The double page illustrat... See More
Woodrow Wilson becomes president....
Item #177689
March 15, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated March 15, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "Beginning of the New Administration."
In this issue there is an illustration called "Memories of March 4th" by Rollin Kirby and there are photo spreads titled "Changing Presidents" and "Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration.&q... See More
Item #177688
March 01, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated March 1, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page of this issue has a photo called "Mrs. Cleveland's Second Marriage."
In this issue there are two letters, one called "To William H. Taft: Good Morning" and the other is called "To William H. Taft: Good Evening." The double page illustration is of ... See More
Cover by Sandberg...
Item #177687
February 15, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated February 15, 1913.
While this issue does not have the outer color wrapper by Sandberg, the front page of this issue does have the photo: "The New Executive Secretary", by Valentine Sandberg.
In this issue there is a photo called "Trying for an Unsinkable Lifeboat." The double page is a photo spread of "The Most Extraordinary... See More
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