Automobile Issues
Automobile Issues
John D. Rockfeller...
Item #177273
October 22, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 22, 1904
The Vanderbilt International Cup...
Item #657734
October 22, 1904
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, 22, 1904
* The Vanderbilt International Car Race
* The Vanderbilt International Car Race
* The Tasmanian Dasure
This issue contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day accompanied by text, which include: The Vanderbilt International Cup Contest", "Steel Training Ship "Cumberland", Recently Launched at Boston Navy Yard", "Battleship "Ge
Cowboy Carnival...
Item #177271
October 08, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 8, 1904
Bird's-eye view of the St. Louis Fair Grounds...
Item #177270
October 01, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 1, 1904
Oil Fire at Antwerp...
Item #177269
September 24, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 24, 1904
Chicago strike...
Item #177265
August 27, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 27, 1904
New York to St. Louis Automobile Run...
Item #177263
August 13, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 13, 1904
Tour of New York City's new Subway...
Item #177262
August 06, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 6, 1904 Front page illustration "Keeping Cool" by W. A. Rogers; Henry G. Davis, Democratic Nominee for Vice-President--A Snap-Shot Taken at His Home at Elkins, West Virginia, on July 14; Photographs of Scenes at the Annual Race Week and Water-Sports Carnival at the Larchmont Yacht Club; The Mayor's Inspection Party Making a Tour of the... See More
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
First Mt. Washington automobile hill climb...
Item #213088
July 13, 1904
THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, LA, July 13, 1904
* Inaugural Mt. Washington Race
This 16 page newspaper has a discrete and brief report on the bottom of page 10: "The Wheel" "Mount Washington Ascent" which tells of the first race up this famous mountaintop by automobile. Although a small report, this is the 1st report of the inaugural race which is still ra
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* Inaugural Mt. Washington Race
This 16 page newspaper has a discrete and brief report on the bottom of page 10: "The Wheel" "Mount Washington Ascent" which tells of the first race up this famous mountaintop by automobile. Although a small report, this is the 1st report of the inaugural race which is still ra
Japanese Artillery...
Item #177252
May 14, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1904
Japanese in Korea... Auto hill-climbing...
Item #177251
May 07, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 7, 1904
Fire at Baltimore... Auto Races at Ormond Beach...
Item #177239
February 13, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 13, 1904
The Wright brothers fly!
Item #177369
January 30, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1904 Near the back is an article marking perhaps the most significant development of the 20th century, that being manned flight. Note this issue is the month following the Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk.
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The article is headed: "Progress of Science - The Problem of Flight" and the text includes: "...In a test
Manhattan Suspension Bridge... Henry Ford sets speed record...
Item #632054
January 23, 1904
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 23, 1904 The front cover has "The Accepted Design for the Manhattan Bridge Across the East River, New York, as it Will Appear When Completed" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "New Electric Sleeping Car for Service Between Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio"; "New Japanese Armored Cruiser 'Kasaga'; Also Sis... See More
Panama... Automobile Exhibition...
Item #177236
January 16, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 16, 1904
Item #177232
December 05, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 5, 1903
Item #177219
September 12, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1903
Yachting... Polo...
Item #177216
August 22, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1903
Pope Pius X...
Item #177215
August 15, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 15, 1903
Automobile Race... Gordon-Bennett Trophy...
Item #645345
July 25, 1903
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, N.Y., July 25, 1903
* Gordon-Bennett Cup automobile race photos
* Athy, Kildare County, Irleand
Full front page has two photos: "The Automobile Race In Ireland For The Gordon-Bennett Trophy."
Inside has a report about the race that includes six more photos.
Other topics with photos and prints throughout this 16 page issue. Good condition.
wikipedia no... See More
Item #177210
July 04, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1903 Frontpage illustration of the Statue of Liberty; "A Newly Discovered Portrait of Washington" by John Trumbull; Photo of "Reliance," "Constitution," and "Columbia" Crossing the Line; Looping the Loop in an Automobile; Decorative Art at the World's Fair; Doublepage illustration "The Day We Celebra... See More
1903 Gordon Bennett automobile race....
Item #675861
July 02, 1903
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 2, 1903
* James Gordon Bennett Cup - automobile race
* Athy, County Kildare, Ireland
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "RACE MARRED BY ACCIDENTS" 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 fragile from this era in paper.
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Unloading ore at Ashtabula harbor...
Item #160563
June 20, 1903
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 20, 1903 Full front page photos of Ore-Unloaders at Ashtabula Harbor, plus "Machinery for Operating Ore-Unloaders at Conneaut." Inside photos and article of the Paris to Madrid Auto Race. Good condition.
USS Maine...
Item #588969
June 13, 1903
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 13, 1903 The front page of this issue features a half page photo of "United States Battleship "Maine" with an accompanying article within. Also within the issue is: "A Novel Automobile Lawn Mower" which is used at the United States Capitol; "New Instruments for Enabling the Deaf to Hear"; "The New Motor Chair"; ... See More
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
Item #177193
March 14, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 14, 1903
"The Wizard of Oz"...
Item #177192
March 07, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1903
Item #177191
February 28, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 28, 1903
Madison Square Garden's Automobile Show...
Item #642503
January 31, 1903
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 31, 1903 The front cover of the issue is entitled "A New Derrick or 'Grasshopper' Elevator for Unloading Grain from Vessels" which is comprised of two illustrations with an additional illustration within the issue. Within the issue is: "Test of the 16-inch Army gun at Sandy Hook"; "The Landing of the Honolulu End of the ... See More
Mark Twain on Christian Science...
Item #177185
January 24, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 24, 1903
Item #177183
January 10, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 10, 1903
Item #177182
January 03, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 3, 1903
Honoring Mark Twain...
Item #177178
December 13, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 13, 1902
President Wilson's Inauguration...
Item #177173
November 08, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 8, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Michael I. Pupin; President Wilson's Inauguration; William M. Chase's Recent Work; The New Yale Square with photos; fullpage illustration "The Development of the Upper New York" by Pettit; fullpage illustration "The Men Who Long for the Fray, But Must Always Wait" by Giles... See More
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
Item #177169
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
Item #177168
October 04, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 4, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Robert W. Chambers; The President's Shortened Western Tour; The Revolution in Venezuela; fullpage photo of opera composer Pietro Mascagni; The Return of the Arctic Explorers; The Power-House Canal at Sault Ste. Marie with photos; The Fort Riley Maneuvers and the New Armament with photos; photo of ... See More
Item #177167
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
Oliver Wendell Holmes...
Item #177162
August 23, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 23, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, George Grey Barnard; fullpage photo New Justice of the Supreme Court - Oliver Wendell Holmes; The Colombian Revolution; The American Farmer; fullpage photo An Oil-Gusher on Fire; Automobiling; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.
Arthur Brisbane... Yachting... Polo...
Item #177160
August 09, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 9, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Arthur Brisbane; fullpage photos The President at Seagirt; fullpage photos The Great Event of the American Yachtsman's Season; fullpage photo Mrs. Robert J. Collier; fullpage illustration "The New Ships of Our Navy"; fullpage photos The International Lawn-Tennis Championship; fullpage illustrat... See More
Early automobiles...
Item #617482
August 09, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 9, 1902 The front page of the issue contains five photos "The Great Floating Docks of Bermuda and Algiers, LA" with an accompanying article. Within in the issue is: "A Unique Railway"; "The New Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station At Cape Breton"; "Varied Modern Uses of the Automobile" and more illustrations, article... See More
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
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
San Francisco before the earthquake...
Item #177151
June 28, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 28, 1902 The full ftpg. is a print of; "American Manners & Customers--scene on the New York pier upon the arrival of an ocean liner." Inside has 2 pgs. with 8 photos of the "Yale - Harvard Rowing" teams; 4 pages of photos on: "The Coronation of Edward VII"; nearly 7 pages of photos & articles on: "San Francisco - ... See More
Polo...
Item #177149
June 14, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 14, 1902 Frontpage illustration "Traffic Waits on the Children" by Werner; Making Friends of the Filipinos; fullpage photo Joseph Chamberlain; fullpage illustration "Cross-Roads Politics" by Roth; poem "In The Red Dew" by Bacheller; fullpage photos Construction-Work on the New York Subway; fullpage illustration The New Chamber ... See More
Polo... Rowing...
Item #177153
May 10, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 10, 1902 Frontpage illustration "A Run Along the Boards"; fullpage photo Spring Sports of the Millionaire; The Ocean Trip of the Submarine Boat "Fulton" with photos; fullpage photo The Secretary of War; fullpage illustration "A 'Quiet' Hour After Dinner" by Pitney; Cactus-Hunting in the Sonoran Desert; fullpage ill... See More
Item #177144
May 03, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1902 Front page photo: "The Heavy-Draught Automobile"; Francis R. Stockton with photo; full page photo: "The Installation of the New President of Columbia"; fullpage illustration "Setting Out for the Coronation"; "Through the Grand Canon of the Gunnison" with photos; fullpage illustration "On the Frayed Edge o... See More
Item #177142
April 05, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 5, 1902 Frontpage photo Cecil Rhodes; The Greatest Living Aeronaut - M. Santos-Dumont with photos; fullpage photo On the New York Speedway (horses); fullpage photo Miss Helen Buell; Good Roads for the State of New York; fullpage illustration Richard Harding Davis by Clark; fullpage photo Mrs. Hamlin Garland; doublepage centerfold photo "Gentlemen Roug... See More
Item #177140
March 22, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 22, 1902 Frontpage illustration The Trials of a "Bronco-Buster" by Dixon; fullpage photos The Victor Hugo Centenary in Paris, February , 26; fullpage photos The Boer Prisoners' Encampment in Bermuda; fullpage photo The New Marchioness of Dufferin; The American Commercial Invasion of Russia; Edward Everett Hale with fullpage photo; fullpage i... See More
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