Railroad History
Railroad History
Oepning of the St. Louis Fair...
Item #177250
April 30, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1904
The new four-track masonry bridge...
Item #222446
May 07, 1904
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, May 7, 1904
* The Four-Track Masonry Bridge
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* 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",
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",
The New Coney Island...
Item #177255
June 04, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 4, 1904
Horseracing...
Item #177256
June 11, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 11, 1904
Steeple-Chase...
Item #177259
July 09, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1904
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
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
Racing at Saratoga...
Item #177264
August 20, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 20, 1904
Chicago strike...
Item #177265
August 27, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 27, 1904
Oil Fire at Antwerp...
Item #177269
September 24, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 24, 1904
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
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.
Flying Machine... Launching "Connecticut"...
Item #177272
October 15, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 15, 1904
Women's Golf Championship...
Item #177275
November 05, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 5, 1904
New York City's Rapid Transit...
Item #177276
November 12, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1904
Air-Ship trials...
Item #177282
December 03, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 3, 1904
Item #177286
January 07, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 7, 1905
Item #177287
January 14, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 14, 1905,
Ice Yachting... Mark Twain Anecdote...
Item #177290
February 04, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 4, 1905
Motor Boat Racing... Mark Twain Content...
Item #177292
February 18, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 18, 1905
Item #177293
February 25, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 25, 1905
Item #177294
March 04, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 4, 1905
Belmont Park...
Item #177302
April 29, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 29, 1905
Item #177303
May 06, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 6, 1905
Horse Show...
Item #177304
May 13, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 13, 1905
1905 Railroad Map... Springfield, Massachusetts...
Item #642398
May 19, 1905
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 19, 1905
* Great map of the railroads in Springfield, MA
* 1905 original
* Thumbnail photo and much re: Willis Phelps
The front page of section 2 contains a very displayable map of 1905 railroads in Springfield, Massachusetts. The map measures approximately 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, and is surrounded by related text (including the thumbnail photo an... See More
Belmont Park... Yachting...
Item #177305
May 20, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1905
American racing cars...
Item #634621
May 27, 1905
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 27, 1905 The front cover has "The Start of the 3,000-Mile Ocean Cup Race" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The First Oregon Locomotive"; "The Cobra"; "The Renaissance of the Bayonet"; "American Racing Cars for the International Cup Race"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements... See More
Polo...
Item #177308
June 10, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 10, 1905
20th Century Limited train speed record...
Item #677915
June 19, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 19, 1905
* 20th Century Limited passenger train
* New York Central Railroad
* New York to Chicago speed record
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "80 MILES AN HOUR MADE ON THE RUN" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not ... See More
Tennis... Horseracing...
Item #177311
July 01, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1905
Automobile Racing...
Item #177314
July 22, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 22, 1905
Football... Horse Show...
Item #177331
November 18, 1905
Harper's Weekly, New York, November 18, 1905 Front page illustration "Behold Him Now" by W. A. Rogers; The Horse Show; Correctly Appointed Turn-Outs at the Horse Show Driven by Women; The Gentlemen's Pony and Steeplechase Races at "Graceland"; The Latest Type of Transatlantic Liner; Double page Photos, Some of the Principal Prize-Winning Entries in the Y... See More
Tunnels under the Hudson River...
Item #177332
November 25, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 25, 1905
Item #177335
December 16, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1905
1906 Portland, Colorado trains disaster...
Item #682918
March 16, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1906
* Portland, Pueblo County, Colorado
* Adobe Station trains collision disaster
* Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
The front page has a banner headline: "FORTY CHARRED BODIES IN RUINS OF TWO TRAINS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to ... See More
Building Ten Torpedo-Boats in 15 weeks...
Item #177385
March 31, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 31, 1906
New Japanese Ambassador to the U.S... Olympics...
Item #177387
April 21, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 21, 1906
Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain....
Item #177396
June 23, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1906
John D. Rockefeller....
Item #177398
July 07, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1906
Harvard wins boat-race over Yale...
Item #177399
July 14, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1906
H.G. Wells...
A Fourth of July crash, and a Train disaster in England....
Item #177401
July 21, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 21, 1906
Color Illustrations from 1906...
Item #678661
July 29, 1906
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE SUPPLEMENT, California, July 29, 1906 This unique color cover supplement has several interesting illustrations starting with a full front page illustration of "A STUDIO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA".
The inside pages have the following articles and illustrations of interest: "THE MOST VALUABLE CAT IN AMERICA", "ENOUGH ROPE TO HANG THE WORLD... See More
Vesuvius' eruption.... H.G.Wells...
Item #177404
August 11, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 11, 1906 There is a front page illustration, "The Clambake--Taking Out "The Bake."" There is an article and photos on "Vesuvius in Eruption at Close Range" by Frank A. Perret and "To Dreyfus Vindicated" by Robert Underwood Johnson. "The Future in America" written by H. G. Wells, author of War
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The Death of Lady Curzon.... H.G. Wells...
Item #177405
August 18, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 18, 1906
Airplanes and airships...
Item #222440
August 18, 1906
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 18, 1906
* The electric railroad
* The electric railroad
* Aeroplanes and Airships
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day with accompanying text which include: "The Electric Car Equipment the Long Island Railroad", and "Recent Aeroplanes and Airships in France" and more.
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Building Penn Station... San Francisco earthquake photos...
Item #613616
August 18, 1906
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, August 18, 1906
* Penn Station construction - New York City rail train
* San Francisco earthquake photos
The full front page is an illustration of: "Acres of Valuable Land in the Heart of New York City laid Waste for the New Pennsylvania Railroad Station.". This is Penn Station which would be completed in 1910 only to be demolished... See More
Harvard-Cambridge Boat-Race.... H.G. Wells...
Item #177409
September 15, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 15, 1906
Jellico TN KY dynamite disaster...
Item #591261
September 21, 1906
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 21, 1906
* Jellico Tennessee/Kentucky
* Dynamite explosion
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Town Wrecked By Dynamite". 1st report coverage on the explosion disaster at Jellico, Kentucky/Tennessee from a railroad car loaded with 11 tons of dynamite.
Other news and advertisements of the ... See More
Valparaiso Wrecked by Earthquake and Fire...
Item #177415
October 20, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1906
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