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177155

Mark Twain...

Item #177155

July 05, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 5, 1902 "Santiago - July 3, 1898" by Janvier; doublepage of photos The Automobile and The Horse; fullpage photo Anthony Hope;  The Struggle for Western Free Range; Mark Twain Unveils a Tablet to Eugene Field; fullpage photo Mrs. E. R. Thomas; doublepage colored illustration "Finish of a Fourth-of-July Handicap Race"; and other news ... See More  

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683232

Oroya Railroad Peru... The highest in the world!

Item #683232

July 12, 1902

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 12, 1902  The front page has 6 vignettes captioned: "THE FAMOUS OROYA RAILROAD OF PERU, WHICH CLIMBS HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER ON THE GLOBE". Additional related photos and considerable text are also found on inside pages.

Note: As mentioned in the caption above, at the time it was built, the railroad climbed higher than any other in the world. Eventu... See More  

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591332

1902 Marshall Pass train robbery...

Item #591332

July 15, 1902

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 15, 1902 



* Marshall Pass, Colorado train robbery 

* Narrow Gauge Railroad 

* Wild Bunch ?
 



This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MASKED MEN ROB TRAIN", "At Chester, Colo., 250 Miles West of Denver", "Blew Open Two Express Safes" and more. See photos for 1st report cover... See More  

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177157
Item #177157

July 19, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 19, 1902  Frontpage photo William Dean Howells; fullpage photo The President at Pittsburg on the Fourth of July; fullpage photos The National Amateur Golf Championship at Glen View; fullpage illustration "A Church-Yard Play-Ground" by Baneroft; Beating the World's Railroad Record;  fullpage illustration "'And Mounted the Frigate&... See More  

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681956

East River Bridge, New York... American Waltham watch factory...

Item #681956

July 26, 1902

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 26, 1902 



* World's Largest Watch

* Williamsburg Bridge construction

* East River - Brooklyn - NYC






Page 54 has the headline: "The Largest Watch in the World", and "At the American Waltham watch factory, the largest watch ever designed was recently completed".

The front page has: "Present Condition of th... See More  

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177159

Charles M. Schwab... Regatta... Automobiling...

Item #177159

August 02, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1902  Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Charles M. Schwab; The Man behind the Gun in our Navy; fullpage photos M. Santos-Dumont's Dirigible Balloon at Brighton Beach; fullpage photo Mrs. Peter D. Marton; fullpage photos The Highest Electric Station in the World; fullpage photos The Picturesque side of Regatta Week at Henley; two fullpages pho... See More  

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177166
Item #177166

September 20, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 20, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, George Jay Gould; The President in the South; The Navy in the War Game; The Porto Rican Regiment; The Jesup Archaeological Expedition; The Blackwells Island Bridge; The Prince of Wales automobiling; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

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177167
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September 27, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 27, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, George W. Young;  The President Receiving the Citizens of Long Island; Captains of the Coal Strike; The Latest Method of the Middle West in Politics; The New Lance-Boat of the German Army with photos; "Hiawath," Played by Indians in the Open with photos; The Kaiser Goes A-Hunting; fullpage... See More  

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177169
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October 11, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 11, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Lewis B. Stillwell; Pennsylvania Coal-Strikers with photos; Secretary Hay's Note and the Jewish Question with photos; fullpage photo Emile Zola; fullpage illustration "Freighting in the Desert" by Dixon; Our First Annual Military Manoeuvres with photos; The Taking of the Cotton Crop in the So... See More  

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177170
Item #177170

October 18, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 18, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Robert M. La Follette; A Fuel to Supplant Coal; fullpage illustration "The President's Attempt to End the Coal Strike"; Darkest Siberia with photos; Types of Modern Portrait-Sculpture; Laying the Corner-Stone of the New York Custom House; fullpage illustrations Side-Lights of the Coal Famine;... See More  

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177171

Mark Twain Content....

Item #177171

October 25, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1902  Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Edmund Janes James; The President's Coal-Strike Arbitrators; fullpage illustration "The Break in the Coal Strike. - A Historic Moment" by Ranson; fullpage illustration "The Largest Electrical Power-House in the World" by Meeker; Princeton's New President and the Men of ... See More  

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177172
Item #177172

November 01, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 1, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Clarence H. Mackay; The Presidential Hunt with photos; United States Rubber Industry in South America with photos; "Mad Mullah" and the English in Somaliland with photos; The Return of the Miners with photos; fullpage illustration "The Cathedral of Nova Sancta Sophia" by Pettit; The Mod... See More  

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177175
Item #177175

November 22, 1902

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1902  Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, John L. Bates; The New White House with photos; full page illustration The President's Arbirtration Commission in Session; fullpage illustration "Sure of the Blue Ribbon - The Last Private View Before the Horse Show" by Klepper; The New York Water-Color Club Exhibition with photos; The Ope... See More  

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559375

Ships and Railroads... Kenco Miniature Train ad...

Item #559375

December 13, 1902

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 13, 1902.  The issue contains lots of coverage on Marine, Lake, and Railroad Transportation. The front cover features photos from several new ships.



There are several articles and advertisements, including one for "Kenco" miniature model trains.



This is a complete issue in 48 pages and is in very nice condition. See photos for details.... See More  

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177189
Item #177189

February 14, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 14, 1903  Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, XXVII - Peter Cooper Hewitt;  John Hay and the New Treaty;  The Day Before Lent in New Orleans; By Balloon Over the Irish Sea; The New Passenger Station in Chicago; New Electric Locomotives; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.... See More  

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679239

1903 Olean, New York train explosion...

Item #679239

March 10, 1903

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 10, 1903



* Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York

* Erie Railroad train wreck & explosion disaster




The top of the front page has a three column headline: "MANY PEOPLE GO DOWN TO DEATH" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragil... See More  

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177197
Item #177197

April 11, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 11, 1903 Frontpage Illustration "William Dean Howells"; The Fight for the Levees; "A Perilous Moment-The Breaking of the Levee Near Greenville, Mississippi" by W. E. Mears; The Dangers of Electricity; "A Social Function for Workingmen" by the Kinneys; fullpage illustration "Andrew Carnegie" by Peter Newell; double page &q... See More  

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177200

Mark Twain Content....

Item #177200

May 02, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 2, 1903  Frontpage Photo of Rudolph Keppler; Experiments with Lightning; Photos The Situation in Macedonia; Doublepage illustration "A Hold-up in Central Park" by Max F. Klepper; Why Not Abolish It? written by Mark Twain; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. ... See More  

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177201

Polo...

Item #177201

May 09, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1903 Frontpage Photo of Americans of To-morrow XXXII.--John Huston Finley; The Secrets of Arctic Geography Revealed; Photo, The President in the National Park; About Polo and Polo-Ponies; Doublepage illustration "Lucky Dog" by Clarence F. Underwood; "The First Jump of the Season" by Lucius W. Hitchcock; other news and advertisemen... See More  

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177202

Ralph Waldo Emerson...

Item #177202

May 16, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1903  Frontpage Photo of Ralph Waldo Emerson; Impressions of Emerson; Photo, The Dedication of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis; Across the Continent in Ten Hours; Fullpage illustration "The Finest Race-Course in the World" by H. M. Pettit; Mr. Borglum's Broncos and Bronco-Busters; 4 page illustration "The Supreme C... See More  

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177203

Pittsburgh...

Item #177203

May 23, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 23, 1903  Frontpage illustration "Our New American Citizens" by G. W. Peters; The Passing of Gibraltar; "Making the Weather Forecast at Washington" by Sydney Adamson; "'Tap-Day' At Yale" by The Kinneys; Pittsburgh, the Giant Industrial City of the World; Doublepage illustration "The Song Without Words&quo... See More  

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177204

Yachting...

Item #177204

May 30, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1903 Frontpage Photo The Outrages in the Balkans; The Cup Yachts and the Season's Problems; Doublepage photo The Children of the West Greet the President; The President in the West; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

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177205

Yachting...

Item #177205

June 06, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 6, 1903 Frontpgae illustration "Discussing the Yacht Races; Defending the Panama Canal; The Fight for an Open Port; The President in the West; Doublepage illustration "What She Didn't Declare" by James Montgomery Flagg; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

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177206

Poe...

Item #177206

June 13, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 13, 1903 Frontpage Photo of The Tornado in Gainesville, Georgia; In the Path of the Georgia Cyclone; The Floods in the West; Doublepage illustration "The Last Hours of Cadet Days" by Fietcher C. Ransom; article about Poe; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. ... See More  

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177213

Polo...

Item #177213

August 01, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 1, 1903  Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photos The Expert Horsemanship of the American Woman; The Acting Pope During the Interregnum; Article, The Pope as a Politician by Sydney Brooks; The Launching of the "Ersatz Kaiser" at Kiel; "James M'neill Whistler" by Frederick Deppel; Doublepage illustration &q... See More  

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177221
Item #177221

September 19, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 19, 1903  Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photo, The First Photograph at Close Range Taken of Professor Langley's Air-Ship; Physical Training for College Girls; "A New Portrait by William M. Chase"; The National Shooting Match at Sea Girt; Doublepage illustration "Target-Practice on a Man-Of-War--Finding the Ra... See More  

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177224

Georgia...

Item #177224

October 10, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 10, 1903 Frontpage illustration "Georgia Number"; A Gallery View of the Pension Office at Lunch-Time; Georgia, Early Days in the State by W. G. Cooper; Doublepage Photo, The City of Atlanta by Night; Multiple Articles of the State of Georgia; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. ... See More  

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177226
Item #177226

October 24, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 24, 1903 Frontpage illustration "The Slough of Despond" by W. A. Rogers; Photo, A Fox-Hunting Episode; Incidents of the Recent Storm in New York; A Successful English Air-Ship; An Oil-Well on Fire in the New Texas Oil-Fields; Doublepage, photos, The Storm Centre in the Balkans--Revolutionists Preparing for War; "Tammany Waiting for th... See More  

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177227

Massachusetts...

Item #177227

October 31, 1903

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 31, 1903 Frontpage illustration "The Rammany Inferno" by W. A. Rogers; Article, The Decision of the Alaska Boundary Commission; Photo, America Wins the Alaska Boundary Award; Where a False Step Means Death; The Queen of England, Dowager Empress of Russia, Duchess of Cumberland, and King of Denmark at Cards; Multiple Articles on the State o... See More  

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177848

The Wright brothers fly... A nice first report...

Item #177848

January 02, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1904  The significance of this issue is the lengthier-than-most report on page 10 headed: "A Flying-Machine That Flies" which is the great and very historic report of the first successful flight of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk. 

The article begins with a cautious note: "Stories of flying machines that fly are to be received w... See More  

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616307

Sawing the ice... Opening of the East River Bridge...

Item #616307

January 02, 1904

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, January 2, 1904  The frontpage has two halfpage photos: "Sawing The Ice" and "Hoisting Ice From Channel To Ice House" which is regarding ice harvesting. Also within the issue are: "The Illumination of the New East River Bridge on the Night of Its Opening"; "The Durban Floating Dock and Workshop"; "Meteorite... See More  

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177235

Chicago Theatre Fire...

Item #177235

January 09, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 9, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Mr. Hearst's Boom" by W. A. Rogers; Photo, W. H. Taft, Next Secretary of War; A New Invention for Perfecting X-Ray Photography; Chicago's Theatre Fire, The Stage of the Theatre in Ruins; Scenes at the Iroquois Theatre Fire and other advertisements of the day.

The issue is complete in 16 pages ... See More  

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177240

Japan and Russia...

Item #177240

February 20, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 20, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Sisyphus Tries it Again" W. A. Rogers; The Exodus of Non-Combatants From Manchuria by Way of the Trans-Siberian Railroad; The Mountainous Country of Korea, Over Which Japan is Reported to be Marching Troops to Meet the Land Forces of Russia; On Board the Japanese Armored Cruiser "Asama," One of... See More  

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177242

Russian Troops in Manchuria...

Item #177242

March 05, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 5, 1904 Frontpage illustration "How Much Longer Will the Dragon Sleep?" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troop-Horses Arriving at Newchwang, Manchuria, Over the Trans-Siberian Railroad; Russians Attending to Their Wounded in the Field; Officers and Crew of Japan's Armored Cruiser "Asana"; Russia's Protected Cruiser, The "Varia... See More  

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177243

Troops enter Korea...

Item #177243

March 12, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 12, 1904  Front page illustration "Beware of Entangling Alliances"--George Washington" by W. A. Rogers; A Detachment of Japanese Troops Entering the City of Seoul, the Capital of Korea; The Japanese Method of Executing Prisoners of War; The War in the Far East-- Places of Interest at the Scene of Action; View toward the Liao-tung Gul
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177245

Fighting in Russia...

Item #177245

March 26, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 26, 1904 Frontpage illustration "The Coming of Spring" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troops in Manchuria on Their Way to the Front; St. Petersburg in War-Time--Troops Leaving for the Front; Doublepage illustration "A View of the Torpedo Attack Upon Russian War-Ships at Port Arthur" by Sydney Laurence; Doublepage Map, "The Scene of ... See More  

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177247

War content from Russia and Korea...

Item #177247

April 09, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Russia's Move" by W. A. Rogers; Snap-Shots of Russian Soldiers on the Uncompleted Railroad Around the Southern Part of Lake Baikal; Military Scenes in St. Petersburg and Warsaw; Photos From the Scene of War in Korea; Doublepage illustration "A Cossack Charge Against Japanese Troops in Northern ... See More  

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177248

War content in Korea...

Item #177248

April 16, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 16, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Surely Victorious" by W. A. Rogers; Photo of Russian Outposts in the Mountains of Northern Korea; The Work of Construction on the Trans-Siberian Line Around the Southern Shore of Lake Baikal; Doublepage Photo, The Red Cross in the Field--Caring for the wounded After the Engagement of February 25, Near Ping ... See More  

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177250

Oepning of the St. Louis Fair...

Item #177250

April 30, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1904  Frontpage Photo, Opening the St. Louis Fair---Night View of the Palace of Varied Industries; The Russian Battle-Ship "Petropavlovsk," Sunk by the Japanese at Port Arthur, April 13; Opening World's Fair; Multiple articles on the Opening of the World's Fair; "Bird's-Eye View of the St. Louis World's Fair"; ... See More  

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222446

The new four-track masonry bridge...

Item #222446

May 07, 1904

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York,  May 7, 1904



* The Four-Track Masonry Bridge
* The Ginseng Root



This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations, most of which pertain to the latest inventions of the day, with accompanying text including: New Four-Track Masonry Bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Across the Susquehanna River",
... See More  

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177255

The New Coney Island...

Item #177255

June 04, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 4, 1904  Front page illustration "Roosevelt Against the Field" by W. A. Rogers; The Japanese Advance in Korea--Troops Leaving Camp; A Detachment of Japanese Engineers Laying a Military Road in Korea; Double page Photo, A Meet of the Meadowbrook Foxhounds at Jericho, Long Island; The Polo Match Between Princeton and Squadron "A" at ... See More  

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177256

Horseracing...

Item #177256

June 11, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 11, 1904  Front page illustration "He Wants Them Both" by W. A. Rogers; Japanese Troops Leaving the Shanagawa Railroad Station for the Front; The Eighteenth Brooklyn Handicap, Run at Gravesend, Long Island, May 26; Alton Brooks Parker; With the Japanese Troops--Snap-Shots Taken in the Field; President Clarence H. Mackay and His Lieutenan... See More  

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177259

Steeple-Chase...

Item #177259

July 09, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1904  Front page illustration "A Critical Moment" by W. A. Rogers; An Incident of the Evacuation of Newchwang--Russians Removing Siege-Guns From the Manchurian Stronghold; A Recent Photograph of the Czar--Nicholas II. Holding A Review at the Navy-Yard, St. Petersburg; American Golfers in Britain by van Tassel Sutphen; Double page Photo, S... See More  

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177284

Flag-Ship 'Kearsarge'...

Item #177284

July 30, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 30, 1904  Front page illustration "There's Life in the Old Man Yet" by W. A. Rogers; Views at Esopus--Snap-Shots Taken at Judge Parker's Estate on the Hudson; The Visit of the North Atlantic Squardron to Portugal--Snap-Shots of Scenes on the Flag-Ship "Kearsarge"; How The Japanese Care for Their Wounded--Views in the Field Hospit... See More  

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677807

1904 Eden train wreck...

Item #677807

August 09, 1904

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 9, 1904



* Eden train wreck - Colorado

* Missouri Pacific Railroad

* Flash flood  bridge disaster




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SEARCH FOR BODIES WENT ON ALL NIGHT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totall... See More  

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177264

Racing at Saratoga...

Item #177264

August 20, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 20, 1904 Front page illustration "Height of the Racing Season" by W. A. Rogers; The Latest Photograph of Mrs. Alton B. Parker; Snap-Shots of Scenes at the Opening of the Racing Season at Saratoga; Photographs of Irving Bacheller's Literary Workshop at Sound Beach, Connecticut; Double page Photo, Judge Parker Receiving the Formal No... See More  

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177265

Chicago strike...

Item #177265

August 27, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 27, 1904  Front page illustration "With All His Faults, We Love Him--Still" by W. A. Rogers; A Snap-Shot of Hon. William F. Sheehan, Chairman of the Democratic National Executive Committee, and Hon. Martin Littleton, Who Delivered the Speech Nominating Judge Parker at St. Louis; Photos of the Recent Disastrous Wreck on the Denver and Rio G... See More  

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177269

Oil Fire at Antwerp...

Item #177269

September 24, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 24, 1904 Front page illustration "Defiance!" by W. A. Rogers; Leaders in the Political Campaign--Photographs of the Headquarters of the Democratic and Republican National Committee; The War Game at Manassas--Views of the Troops in Camp Taken by our Special Photographers; Russian Submarine Mines Removed by Japanese Soldiers From the Harbo... See More  

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569989

Promotional issue for the city of Richmond, California...

Item #569989

October 01, 1904

RICHMOND TERMINAL--Industrial Edition, California, Oct. 1, 1904



* Rare promotional issue

* Pre incorporated




Certainly an uncommon title, and an interesting "promotional" newspaper as if done by the chamber of commerce. Large ftpg. head notes: "CITY OF RICHMOND Just Across the Bay From San Francisco" with the text beginning: "Western terminus of the Santa Fe Railroa... See More  

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161057

Item #161057

October 08, 1904

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, NY, Oct. 8, 1904. Has a full front page illustration: "Main Rotunda Of The New Pennsylvania Station, New York City" being a photograph of a model displayed at the St. Louis Fair. Very small piece missing in the lower right corner.

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