Rebels report on the battle of Gettysburg...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1863  The front page has nice one column headlines concerning the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Confederate reports on it, with heads including: "From The South" "Rebel Reports of the Battle at Gettysburgh" "The National Army One Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand Strong" "An Overwhelming Rebel Victory---40,000 Pri... See More  

Nice print of the Chicago baseball team...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 6, 1885  Certainly the most notable print in this issue is the page 3 half page print captioned: "Illinois--The Chicago Baseball Club" showing the entire team in uniform, with a nice article on them on another page (see). This is a very nice print, and increasingly rare to find such early baseball images in the illustrated newspapers.

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Nice print of the Chicago baseball team...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 6, 1885  The front page shows the parade of 60,000 Sunday school children in Prospect Park. Page 3 has a very nice half page print captioned: "Illinois--The Chicago Baseball Club" showing the entire team in uniform, with a nice article on them on another page (see). Another print shows children dancing around the May Pole, plus a halfpg... See More  

Dedication Of The Antietam National Cemetery...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, dated October 5, 1867 The frontpage features a large illustration "The Remains Of Maximillian In The House Of Senor Don Munos Ledo At Queretaro, Mexico, Awaiting Removal To Europe". Inside the issue is a nice fullpage "The Dedication Of The Antietam National Cemetery, At Sharpsburg, Maryland, On Tuesday, Sept. 17". The issue contains other n... See More  

Cardinal Farley comes to America....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 27, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "America's New Prince of the Church."



This issue has an illustration of "Weighing Them In" by Kemble. There are photo spreads of "America's Greeting to Cardinal Farley" and "How They Welcomed His Eminence." There is a photo of "Here the Democrats wil... See More  

Battle of Antietam...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 11, 1862  The front page has two illustrations: "Flight of the Inhabitants of Sharpsburg at the Approach of Their Rebel Deliverers" and "Ford Near Shepherdstown, On the Potomac--Picket Firing Across the River".

Prints inside include a full page of: "The Battle of Antietam--First Maryland Battery in the Fore-Ground" and anot... See More  

Thomas Nast's first Santa Claus for Harper's Weekly...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 3, 1863  The full front front page is an illustration of "Santa Claus in Camp", this being the very first representation of Santa Claus by Thomas Nast in this publication. Inside the doublepage centerfold has two large illustrations of "Christmas Eve, 1862.", by Thomas Nast.

A full page illustration has two 1/2 pg. prints of: "T... See More  

Louisiana map...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 3, 1866 The frontpage of the issue features a half-page illustration "Birds in Winter - Out-Door Relief" and an accompanying story.  A fullpage illustration: 'Old Folks at Home and Young Folks Abroad' is comprised of several scenes. Great doublepage centerfold: 'The Iron-Clad Navy of the United States' shows 13 illustrations. A... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY November 3, 1894. Front full pg. illus. of "The Proposed Design for the New Library Building of Columbia College." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. of "Potato Day at Greeley, Colorado" and "The Salvation Army Meeting at Carnegie Music Hall, New York - General Booth Addressing the Audience." Full pg. illus. of "Columbia College, New York." Se... See More