A glass foundry in Pittsburgh...
Item #174838
January 12, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 12, 1884 Full ftpg print: "Streets of New York After a Snow Storm". Two full page prints: "Little Nell and Her Grandfather" and "Cardinal McCloskey". Very nice doublepage centerfold: "Scenes in a Glass Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" has 8 scenes plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are inc... See More
Baseball on ice skates...
Item #174842
January 26, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 26, 1884 Full ftpg. print: "Through Burning Oil" shows a fast moving train. Halfpg. print: "The West Shore Railway Terminus on the Hudson River". 2 full page print: "Embarrassment" and "The New York Fanciers' Club Show, Madison Square Garden" which shows has several smaller prints. Halfpg: "Baseball on Sk... See More
Overview of Mobile, Alabama...
Item #174844
February 02, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1884 Front page print: "Unmasking". Three-quarter pg. illustration: "A Herd of Antelopes Delaying a Railway Train". Very nice & displayable fullpg: 'Mobile--The Gulf City' is a good overview of the city. A full page and half page print: "The Wreck of the 'City of Columbus'" plus much more.
Other new... See More
Curling...
Item #174846
February 09, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 9, 1884 Full front pg. portrait of "The Late Wendell Phillips." Inside are many illus. pertaining to "The Seventeenth Exhibition of the American Water Color Society, at the National Academy of Design." Full pg. illus. containing nine illus. of "Port Eads, South Pass of the Mississippi." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Going to the... See More
Skating... Crested Butte, Colorado...
Item #174848
February 16, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 16, 1884 The full front page of this issue is of 'The Western Floods -- Scene on the Youghiogheny River'. Two nice full page illustrations 'Laid Up for Winter--Canal boat Colony in Coenties Slip, East River' and 'The Disaster at Crested Butte, Colorado' . A political full page illustration "The Three Bosses of Gotham Went t... See More
Floods in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh...
Item #174850
February 23, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 23, 1884 Nice full ftpg: 'A Big Blaze at Hunter's Point--Constant Menace to New York & Brooklyn'. Fullpg: 'Devastated by the Floods--Junction of the Little Miami with the Ohio' & a dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'Devastated by the Floods--Scenes in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh & other Localities'. Fullpg: 'Headquarters of t... See More
Oyster war in the Chesapeake Bay...
Item #174852
March 01, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 1, 1884 Front page print: "Help! Help!" by Thomas Nast. Fullpg print: "The Oyster War in Chesapeake Bay" which shows 5 scenes & "The Arctic Tragedy--Last Honors To the Dead Heroes" which shows 2 scenes. The double page centerfold has 10 scenes: "The Great Floods In The West--Scenes And Incidents Of The Disaster At Ci... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoon...
Item #174856
March 15, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 15, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: "A Dilemma". Fullpg: "Cleopatra at the Blackville Studio". Two nice halfpg. illustrations: "The Mississippi Levees", one showing it breaking. The dblpgctrfld: "Banished from Massachusetts, 1660". One-third pg: "The Recent Snowstorms on the Plains--Railroad Trai... See More
Scenes of Alantic City, New Jersey...
Item #174858
March 22, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 22, 1884 Front pg. includes three illus. and the poem "The Ancient Minor's Story." Inside are a pg. full of illus. pertaining to "The French Invasion of Tonquin." Full pg. illus. containing five "Sketches in Atlantic City." Full pg. illus. of "Icebergs in the Track of European Steamers." Full pg. Thomas Nast ill... See More
New Orleans levees... St. John's, Newfoundland...
Item #174862
April 05, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 5, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast illus: "Blaine Canvassing". Nice fullpg. with 8 illus: 'Winter Sanitariums, Lakewood, New Jersey' includes a small tennis scene. Halfpg; 'A Gusty Day in April' Very nice fullpg: 'The New Orleans Levees' is displayable. Fullpg: 'Breaking out thru the Ice--The Sealing Fleet leaving St. John's... See More
Cincinnati...
Item #174864
April 12, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 12, 1884 Full front pg. illus. of "The Cincinnati Riots-Breaking in the Gates of the Jail." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "The Cincinnati Riots" including "Barricade on Court and Canal Streets" and "Firing the Jail with Petroleum." 2/3 pg. illus. of "An Alligator Trap." Full pg. illus. of "The Cinc... See More
The Mississippi River floods... Thomas Nast prints...
Item #174866
April 19, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 19, 1884 Fullpg. of 3 scenes of: 'The Mississippi Floods--Scenes at Vicksburg'. Fullpg. Nast illus: 'Reform Without Bloodshed' shows Grover Cleveland and a very young Teddy Roosevelt.
Doublepage centerfold: 'The Greely Relief Expedition. Dramatic fullpg: 'The Burning of the St. George Flats' shows two rescues from windows.
Ot... See More
Tappan, New York... Thomas Nast cartoon...
Item #174868
April 26, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 26, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: "The Great Democratic Protectionist". Nice fullpg. of "The Proposed Cathedral at Albany, New York". Text with 3 illustrations of: "Historic Tappan", New York. Fullpg. with 5 scenes of: "The Dismal Swamp" & fullpg: "Judge Lynch" shows a mounted "lynch mob", al... See More
Polish Trading Post in New York...
Item #174870
May 03, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1884 Front page print by Thomas Nast: "Hand In Glove (Political Influence In Criminal Courts)". Great fullpg: "A Polish Trading Post in New York" shows a huge crowd. Full page print: "Here They Come" showing several dogs jumping a fence. Fullpg: "The New York Produce Exchange Building". Full page print showing 7 pr... See More
Turpentine industry of Norh Carolina...
Item #174874
May 17, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 17, 1884 Front page print: "Run Down in Mid-Ocean--Loss of the 'State of Florida'". Nice fullpg: "The Turpentine Industry in North Carolina" shows 5 scenes. Fullpg: "Scenes at the Bench Show, Madison Square Garden" shows 7 scenes. A full page print: "Forests Ablaze--Escaping From Devastated Homes". 3/4 pg. Tho... See More
Mobile Bay... Wall Street cartoon...
Item #174878
May 31, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 31, 1884 Full ftpg. by Thomas Nast: 'The Loves of the Nations'. Halfpg: 'The Village Barber'. Doublepage centerfold: 'Studies in Horses--Apropos of the Second National Horse Show at Madison Sq. Garden'. Halfpg: 'Sketches in Mobile Bay' Small backpg. Thomas Nast cartoon re. Wall Street.
Other news and advertisements of the da... See More
Item #220918
June 07, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY dated June 7, 1884 (print only)
This is a single-page framed print. This is a full page engraving of "The Phrenologist at Blackville" .
The print size is approximately 9.75 x 14.75 inches and the overall matted size approximately is 14.75 x 19.75 inches. The matting color is a medium shade of green/grey color.... See More
In the Montana Rockies...
Item #174882
June 14, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 14, 1884 Full ftpg. shows: 'The Republican Convention at Chicago--A Serenade' & inside a fullpg: 'The Republican National Convention at Chicago--View on Michigan Ave.' A Doublepage centerfold : 'Republican Convention at Chicago--Announcement of the Final Ballot' is an great scene. Very nice fullpg: 'Rocky Cañon, Near ... See More
Plains Indians... Pasteurs's experiments...
Item #174884
June 21, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 21, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "I Ought Not To Assume A Task Which I Have Not The Physical Strength To Carry Through". Fullpg: 'Toilers of the Plains' shows two Indians gathering wood. Fullpg: 'Hydrophobia--M. Pasteur's Experiments'.
Doublepage centerfold is a political cartoon by Nast; "Death Before Dishono... See More
Along the coaast of Maine...
Item #174886
June 28, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 28, 1884 Full front pg. Thomas Nast illus. entitled "A Roaring Farce-The Plumed Knight in the Clean Shirt." Inside is a full pg. illus. containing many smaller illus. pertaining to "The Montreal Festival." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Democratic State Convention at Saratoga."
Doublepage centerfold containing seven illus. of "P... See More
Coastline of Maine...
Item #572826
June 28, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 28, 1884 (print only) This is a doublepage illustration entitled "Picturesque Scenes Along the coast of Maine" drawn by John Rix, which is comprised of seven different scenes. This measures approximately 22 x 16 inches and is in very nice condition. Very suitable for framing.
Yale-Harvard boat race... Rice culture in the South..
Item #174888
July 05, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 5, 1884 Front page print: "Hoisting The Old Flag". Fullpg: 'The Yale-Harvard Boat-Race at New London'. Full page print by Thomas Nast: "See Blaine And Go One Better". Very nice Doublepage centerfold : 'The New Philadelphia City Hall' shows 6 scenes of it. Nice fullpg; 'Rice Culture in the South' shows 7 scenes. H... See More
Foundation of the Statue of Liberty... Rockaway Beach, Long Island...
Item #174890
July 12, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 12, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast: 'The Bosses Convention'. Fullpg: 'Scenes & Incidents at Rockaway Beach, Long Is.'. Very nice Doublepage centerfold: 'The Democratic Convention at Chicago--Some Characteristic Features of the City' shows 7 city scenes. Nice halfpg: 'The Foundation Mass for the Statue of Liberty Enlightening th... See More
Grover Cleveland nominated at the convention in Chicago...
Item #174892
July 19, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 19, 1884 Full ftpg. shows: 'Grover Cleveland'. Nice fullpg: 'Democratic Convention at Chicago--Cheering the Nomination of Cleveland'. Halfpg illus. of: 'Thomas Hendricks, Democratic Candidate for Vice Pres.' Fullpg. exterior scene: 'The Democratic Convention at Chicago--Torch-Light Procession in Honor of Cleveland's Nominati... See More
Greeley relief expedition... An Indian funeral...
Item #174894
July 26, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 26, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast: 'Is This The True American Policy?'. Fullpg: 'The Summer Exodus From New York--The Albany Night Boat'. Doublepage centerfold: 'An Indian Funeral--Off for the Happy Hunting Grounds'. Two pages on: 'The Greeley Relief Expedition' plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are inc... See More
Laying the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty...
Item #174900
August 16, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 16, 1884 Nice fullpg. illus: 'Laying the Cornerstone of the Pedestal for the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty'. Full ftpg: 'Honors to the Arctic Dead--the Greely Relief Ships Passing Gov. Island'. Full page Thomas Nast cartoon: "The So-Called 'Intensely American Candidate'". Full page print: "A Distinguished Fisherman En... See More
Monmouh Park... Lockwood Island...
Item #174902
August 23, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 23, 1884 Front page print by Thomas Nast: "He Thinks He Can". Fullpg: 'Scenes & Incidents at Monmouth Park'. Full page print with many scenes: "Amateur Photography". Doublepage centerfold: "Farthest North--The Summit of Lockwood Island" and a full page print: "Reception of Lt. Greely at Newburyport" plu... See More
A.B. Frost hunting print...
Item #174906
September 06, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 6, 1884 Full page print by Thomas Nast: "When it Comes to the Lion Business Between Ben and Jim, It's Nip and Tuck". Very nice fullpg: 'The Military Encampment at Chicago' shows 4 scenes.
Dramatic Doublepage centerfold: 'The President's Vacation--Manoeuvres of the North Atlantic Squadron'. Very nice fullpg. A.B. Fros... See More
Hunting scene: rail shooting... Louisville Exhibition...
Item #174908
September 13, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 13, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'Our Friends, the Enemy'. Fullpg. with 2 scenes of: 'Getting Into the Port of N.Y.--Arrangements for Landing Passengers & Baggage'. Dramatic Doublepage centerfold: 'Target Practice with the Great Guns Out at Sea'. Nice fullpg. hunting scene: 'Rail Shooting'. Fullpg:... See More
The Cleveland fire...
Item #174910
September 20, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 20, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'The Issue of Protection to American Labor' & another inside: "Another Feather in His Cap; or, 'Dodged, By Gosh'".
Very dramatic fullpg: 'The Cleveland Fire--View of the Conflagration from Howe Street'. Fullpg: 'Wisconsin State Troops--Reunion of the Nat. Gua... See More
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin...
Item #174912
September 27, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 27, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Grave Regrets." Inside are many portraits of "The American Association for the Advancement of Science at Philadelphia-Portraits of some Prominent Members." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Hon. James W. Dawes, of Nebraska" and "The Late Robert Hoe." Full pg. Nast illus.... See More
Nice A. B. Frost hunting print... Icebergs off Newfoundland...
Item #174914
October 04, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 4, 1884 Front page print: "A Political Poser". Halfpg; 'Icebergs off the Harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland'. Displayable fullpg; 'Cruising Canoes--the Last Match'. Fullpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon shows James Blaine.
Nice A.B. Frost hunting illus: 'Unsportsmanlike Slaughter--No chance for Life' shows men in a... See More
Van Cortlandt Park...
Item #174916
October 11, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 11, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Stop Tickling Us, and Answer Without Dodging." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Views in Van Cortlandt Park." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Hugh J. Grant, Tammany Candidate for Mayor of New York."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Grand Popular Reception of Governor Cleveland in Buffalo ... See More
Views of Pensacola...
Item #174918
October 18, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 18, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "The Self-Convicted Knight." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Great Cleveland Meeting of Business Men in Wall Street." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Shooting Pony - Useful Hints to Sportsmen." Two full pg. illus. of "On the Newport Sands" and "The 'Giants Causeway&... See More
Item #553834
October 18, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY dated October 18, 1884. (print only)
This is a single-page Thomas Nast political illustration entitled "Lashing Himself Into Fever Heat" -- 'Black-Law Reid "You are British Free-Traders, Dudes, Phariesees, Frauds, and Mugwumps - that's what you are!"'.
The print size is approximately 16 x 11.25 inches and is in good condition. Please... See More
Manhattan Beach, Coney Island... Washington Market, New York City...
Item #174920
October 25, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast illus. is a political cartoon: "A Job Lot". Nice fullpg: 'Among the Hop Pickers' halfpg: 'Waiting for the Cable to be Landed, Manhattan Beach, Coney Island'.Vvery nice Doublepage centerfold: 'Brooklyn's Welcome to Gov. Cleveland' is a good downtown scene. Fullpg: 'The New Washington Mark... See More
Batavia, Ohio...
Item #174922
November 01, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 1, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The Blaine Tariff Fraud." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A Day's Dishing on the Cholera Banks." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Ha, Here Comes the Tissue! Open It, Somebody, and Shout it Out." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Dr. C. C. Graham, Centenarian, of Louisville, Kentucky" and &quo... See More
Dinner at historic Delmonico's... Election returns....
Item #174926
November 15, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 15, 1884 Front full pg. Thomas Nast illus. of "What It Means." Inside is a full pg. containing three large illus. pertaining to "Opening of the American Art Galleries, Madison Square, New York." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Rt. Rev. William Paret, D.D., Bishop of Maryland" and "Leopold Damrosch."
Doublepage cen... See More
World's Exposition in New Orleans...
Item #174928
November 22, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast: 'One of the First Fruits of the Victory' shows a white man & a black man shaking hands. Fullpg: 'The Presidential Election--Counting the New York City Vote'.
Fullpg: 'The World's Exposition at New Orleans--Scenes in the City Park' shows Blacks. Nice fullpg. by A. B. Frost: 'Watering Deer--W... See More
Lake scene.. A.B. Frost print...
Item #572833
November 22, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1884 (print only) This is a single page illustration entitled "Watering Deer -- Watching the Lake" by A.B. Frost. This measures approximately 16 x 10.75 inches and is in very nice condition. Very suitable for framing.
Construction of the Washingon Monument...
Item #174930
November 29, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 29, 1884 Fullpg: 'Members of the Plenary Council in Baltimore'. Nice Nast double page centerfold: "Beware! For He Is Very Hungry And Very Thirsty".
Fullpg. on the Washington Monument includes: 'Present Appearance of the Monument' showing it 3/4 complete. Full page print: "Just Missed His Thanksgiving Dinner". Half p... See More
Forests in the Adirondacks... Cowboy cattlemen at St. Louis...
Item #174932
December 06, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 6, 1884 (with supplement) Full ftpg: 'Destruction of Forests in the Adirondacks'. Fullpg: 'First National Convention of Cattlemen at St. Louis' shows many cowboy-types.
Doublepage centerfold: 'Destruction of Forests in the Adirondacks' Halfpg: 'Big Guns in the Brooklyn Navy Yard' The Supplement has a full pg. with 6 sce... See More
"Under the Mistletoe - A Test of Courage."...
Item #174934
December 13, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 13, 1884 Front full pg. illus. of "The Goddess of Our Kitchen." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "Why We Spent Last Christmas in Town" and "Mr. Merridew's Gold Piece - He Seized and Held the Treasure Near the Light."
Doublepage centerfold of "A Christmas Memory." Full pg. illus. of "Under the Mistletoe... See More
The New Orleans Exposition... Miners' strike at Hocking Valley...
Item #174938
December 27, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus: "On Earth Peace, Good Will Toward Men." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Opening the New Orleans Exposition - Ceremonies in the East Room of the White House, Washington." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The New Orleans Exposition - Planting Trees."
Doublepage centerfold of "Opening the New Orlea... See More
Hppy New Year... Miners' strike at Hocking Valley...
Item #174940
January 03, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 3, 1885 Front 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to the story "The Strange Adventures of Carl Spich." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Strike in Hocking Valley." Two full pg. Nast illus. entitled "A Happy New Year to You, and May You Fill Your New Office as Successfully as Your Old One" and "A Happy New Year to You, and Cong... See More
New Orleans Exposition... Winter scenes in the Northwest...
Item #174944
January 17, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 17, 1885 Front 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to the story "Adrian Vidal." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Taking Toll." Three 1/4 pg. portraits of "General Porfirio Diaz, the New President of Mexico" "The Late Dr. Noah Hunt Schenck," and "The Hon. George Z. Erwin, Speaker of the Assembly."
Full pg. illus. o... See More
Tobogganing at Saratoga... Hunting on snow shoes...
Item #174950
February 07, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 7, 1885 Full front page of the issue features a Thomas Nast cartoon: 'Dynamite and Panic in the Air!' Inside is a full page 'Unveiling at Baltimore of the Barye Group'. Other full page illustrations are 'Tobogganing at Saratoga' and 'Hunting on Snow-shoes'. Two half-page illustrations are "Brutal Outrage will not Fr... See More
The New York Athletic Club...
Item #174952
February 14, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 14, 1885 Front 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to the story "Jonas Grappitt's Valentine." Inside are two 1/4 pg. illus. of "Yseult Dudley" and "Chinese Gordon, The Defender of Khartoom."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Siege of the Loves - Capitulation Imminent." Full pg. illus. of "The New York Athletic Club, ... See More
Roller skating... Amherst College...
Item #174954
February 21, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 21, 1885 Full ftpg. by Thomas Nast shows the new Washington Monument. Full page print: "The Wagner Music-Drama in New York--Scene From 'Die Walkure'". Fullpg: 'John Fiske' & 'A Belle On Rollers' is a nice illus. of a woman--& others--roller skating.
Fullpg: 'The Pratt Gymnasium at Amherst College'. A h... See More
Grover Cleveland's inauguration...
Item #174960
March 14, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 14, 1885 Full ftpg: 'The Inauguration--Pres. Arthur & Mr. Cleveland Leaving the White House For The Capitol' plus fullpg: 'The Inauguration--Cleveland Delivering The Inaugural Address' is very nice, plus 'Night Scene Near The White House' showing the celebration. Great Doublepage centerfold: 'First Meeting Of Pres. Clevelan... See More
Edwin Booth on the front page... Albany, New York...
Item #174962
March 21, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 21, 1885 Full ftpg. view of 'Edwin Booth'. Nice fullpg: 'Ice Gorges In the Delaware' & 'Camp Fire Stories' & 'Odds & Ends at Albany--Notes from an Artist's Sketchbook'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.
Much on Ulysses S. Grant...
Item #174968
April 11, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 11, 1885 Front full pg. illus. of "General Grant - Out for an Afternoon's Drive in the Park." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "Night Scene in front of General Grant's House, No. 3 East Sixty-Sixth Street, New York" and "The Senate Staircase in the Capitol, At Albany."
Doublepage centerfold by Nast of "Our Ulys... See More
Duck hunting in the West... Ulysses S. Grant...
Item #174970
April 18, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 18, 1885 Full ftpg. shows: 'Gen. Grant's Illness--A Consultation' shows him near his death. Fullpg: 'The Riel Rebellion--Scenes in the Saskatchewan Country' & nice fullpg. J.G. Brown illus: 'A Jolly Lot' plus nice fullpg. A.B. Frost: 'Spring Duck Shooting in the West' shows 6 scenes.
Other news and advertisements o... See More
General Grant's children and Mrs. Grant... St. Augustine...
Item #174972
April 25, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 25, 1885 The front page of the issue is a full page profile illustration of "Theodore Thomas" which contains an accompanying article inside. Inside is a nearly full page which shows: 'Gen. Grant's Children' and on the next page a nearly half-page illustration of 'Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant' with an accompanying article.
A h... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoon...
Item #174974
May 02, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 2, 1885 Full ftpg: "The Riel Rebellion--A Mutiny of Teamsters". Halfpg. print: "The New H.I. Kimball House, Atlanta, Georgia". There are two full pages with 4 prints of: "The Prize Fund Exhibition of the American Art Association". Fullpg. with 3 scenes of: "Ploughing Out the Channel In New York Harbor" and a 2/3 page ... See More
The Riel Rebellion... Dogs hunting...
Item #174976
May 09, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1885 Front page print shows 2 ships: "The Anglo-Russian Difficulty--Naval Vessels Watching Each Other In American Waters". Half pg: "Selling Off Unclaimed Baggage at Philadelphia". Fullpg: "Opening of the New York Cotton Exchange" and "The Riel Rebellion--A Battery Going to the Front". Nice fullpg: "Steeple-ch... See More
Opening of the Brooklyn elevated railway...
Item #174980
May 23, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 23, 1885 Full front pg. illus. of "The United States Dispatch Boat "Dolphin"." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Opening of the Brooklyn Elevated Railway, May 13." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Edward O. Graves, Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing" and "George V. N. Lothrop, United States Minister to Russia.&... See More
Naval expedition to Panama... Odlum's fatal leap from the Brooklyn Bridge...
Item #174982
May 30, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1885 Full front pg. portrait of "Victor Hugo." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Le Parlementaire" (The Flag of Truce)-Alphonse De Neuville's Last Picture." Six small portraits of: "Alphonse Marie De Neuville, Lieutenant A. L. Howard, Lieutenant E. C. Fitch, Tenth (Canadian) Grenadiers, Thomas Pettit, Champion Court Tenni... See More
Columbia University...
Item #174988
June 20, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 20, 1885 Front page print: "The Long Detaching Rings Again Writhed In Mid-Air, And Softly Descended As He Thundered Past". Fullpg. shows 3 scenes: "Sketches of Columbia College". Nice fullpg: "The Cavalry Drill at West Point". Nice fullpg. print by Thomas Nast: "There's 'Harmony' Even In Their Discord". H... See More
The Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty....
Item #174990
June 27, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 27, 1885 Seven front pg. portraits of "English Conservative Leaders." Inside is a 2/3 pg. Nast illus. of "The Liberty Bell Back in Its Birthplace Again." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Late Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, "The Red Prince"" and "William L. Alden, United States Consul General to Italy." 1... See More
Building the Panama Canal...
Item #174992
July 04, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1885 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Dolphin." Inside are four 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Late Richard T. Merrick," "Judge Stallo, United States Minister to Italy," "Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Duryea," and "Rt. Rev. Samuel David Ferguson." Doublepage centerfold. of "The Panama Canal-The Great Culebra Cut.&quo... See More
Niagara Falls...
Item #174996
July 18, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 18, 1885 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "What the Position of a President of the United States Really Is." Inside are two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Late Commander Gorringe" and "A. E. Stevenson, First Assistant Postmaster-General." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Sloop Yacht "Puritan"." Full pg. illus. containing fiv... See More
Death of General Grant...
Item #175002
August 08, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 8, 1885 Full ftpg: 'The Children's Wreath' shows Grant on his deathbed. 3/4 pg: 'Salmon Fishing in Canada'.
Doublepage centerfold has 12 scenes re. 'Metropolis in Mourning' for Grant's death. 3/4 pg: 'Gen. Grant's Death--The News in the Far West' & fullpg: 'Grant's Tomb, Looking North'.
Other ... See More
General Grant's funeral...
Item #175004
August 15, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 15, 1885 The front page is black-bordered with a nice print of: "Gen. Grant's Funeral--Gen. Hancock & Staff at the Head of the Procession". Inside has several more prints on Grant's funeral, including: "Bearing Gen. Grant's Body into the Capitol at Albany" & the doublepage centerfold is: "Grant's Body Lyin... See More
International yacht races... Rocky Mountains tornado...
Item #175014
September 19, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 19, 1885 Full ftpg: 'The International Yacht Races'. Great & displayable fullpg: 'Indian Warfare--Discovery of the Village' shows soldiers & an Indian guide spying on an Indian village. Dramatic doublepage centerfold: 'A Tornado in the Rocky Mountains'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in... See More
Shooting prairie chickens in Montana...
Item #175020
October 10, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 10, 1885 Full front pg. portrait of "Mary Anderson." Inside is a full pg. containing three illus. pertaining to "Hell Gate and Its Surroundings." Full pg. illus. containing four illus. pertaining to "Preparing to Open Hell Gate- Manufacturing Explosives on Mill Rock." Doublepage centerfold of "preparing to Open He... See More
Duck hunting... Tobacco culture in Virginia...
Item #175024
October 24, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 24, 1885 Front full pg. illus. of "The Dead Cardinal-Scene in Front of the Cathedral on Fifth Avenue." Inside are four 1/4 pg. portraits of "Hon. Joseph Benson Foraker, Governor Elect of Ohio," "Josh Billings, (Henry W. Shaw)," "Hon. J. L. M. Curry, Minister to Spain," and "Archbishop Corrigan." Full pg.... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoon... Cod fishing...
Item #175026
October 31, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 31, 1885 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: 'The Skeleton in His Closet'. Nearly halfpg: 'St. Louis Exposition & Music Hall'. Nice fullpg: 'Cod Fishing' & a very dramatic fullpg: 'Indian Warfare--Attack on the Village'. Fullpg: 'Sketches from St. Paul, Minnesota' shows 7 scenes.
Other news and advertiseme... See More
Natural gas In Pennsylvania...
Item #175030
November 14, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 14, 1885 Nice doublepage centerfold: "Natural Gas In Pennsylvania" shows 7 scenes including a large & dramatic one of "Old No. 1". Fullpg: "Life Under the Dumps In New York City". 3/4pg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Does This Mean The Indorsement Of The President?". Full ftpg. print: "The National Hor... See More
Flooding along the Atlantic coast...
Item #175036
December 05, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 5, 1885 Full front pg. portrait of "The Late Thomas Andres Hendricks, Vice President of the United States." Inside is a 1/3 pg. illus. of "Proposed Design for the New Fifth Avenue Omnibuses." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Old Broadway Stages in 1831." Full pg. illus. containing three illus. pertaining to "The High Tide of No... See More
"Gathering Christmas Laurel"... Thomas Nast New Year cartoon...
Item #175044
January 02, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1886 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: "What You With Us Is One Thing; What You Will Give Us Is Another". Fullpg: "The Nanticoke Mining Disaster" shows 5 scenes.
Doublepage centerfold: "Gathering Christmas Laurel". Fullpg: "Issuing Christmas Dinners to the Veterans in Brooklyn" plus much more.
Other news and advertise... See More
Thomas Nast prints... Indian scene... Chinese Highbinders and weapons......
Item #175056
February 13, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 13, 1886 The front page features a full page illustration "That Garland Has Slipped - His Various Channels of Usefulness in Public Trust -- Are At An End!" by Thomas Nast. Within the issue is a full page illustration "The Chinese Highbinders in San Francisco" which is comprised of different illustrations. Dramatic dblpgctrfld: "A Sno... See More
Sleighing in Central Park...
Item #175060
February 27, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 27, 1886 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "The 'Something' (That) 'Should be Done by Me to Relieve Myself and the Administration". Nice fullpg: 'Cattle In a Blizzard on the Plains'. Nearly halfpg: 'Winter in Philadelphia'. Nice doublepage centerfold: 'Sleighing In Central Park'. Halfpg: 'On the Shore ... See More
Anti-Chinese riot in Seattle... Newsboys of New York City...
Item #175062
March 06, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 6, 1886 Halfpg: 'Newsboys' Lodging House' in New York ' & 'The Ice Gorge On the Hudson, Near Albany'. Fullpg: 'The Anti-Chinese Riot at Seattle, Wash. Territory'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.
Railroad strike in New York... Oyster Bay, Long Island...
Item #175064
March 13, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 13, 1886 Full ftpg. Nast illustration: "Like Cromwell--Not 'Like Charles the First,'--Mr. Edmunds". Two half page prints: "The $29,000 Filly Dew-Drop" and "A Meet of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club at the House of Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay, Long Island".
Fine doublepage centerfold: "Street Railroad Strike in New... See More
Lost off Long Island... A loggers' camp...
Item #175066
March 20, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 20, 1886 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast cartoon: "One Thing You Are Accountable To The Public For". 1/3 pg: "The Cunard Steamer 'Oregon', Lost Off Long Island". Fullpg: "A Loggers' Camp At Night". Fullpg: "The United States Ship Of War 'Atlanta'". Fullpg: 'The Moody Schools at Northfield, Massachuset... See More
Hunting snipe...
Item #175070
April 03, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 3, 1886 Full ftpg: 'Flower Show at the Metropolitan Opera-House, New York City'. Two-thirds pg: 'Explosion of Natural Gas at Murrysville, Pennsylvania". Great fullpg. hunting print: 'Spring Snipe-Shooting' is very displayable. Fullpg: 'Approach to the Philadelphia Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad'. Nice fullpg: 'Th... See More
Naval drills at Pensacola, Florida... Tornado in Minnesota...
Item #175078
May 01, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 1, 1886 Full ftpg. Nast illustration themed on "Oliver Cromwell & Charles I". Fullpg: 'The Cyclone in Minnesota'. A halfpg: 'The Proposed Capitol of Colorado'. The doublepage centerfold: 'The Strike' is a dramatic scene. Halfpg: 'Exhibition of Horse-Taming in New York'. Supplement has a centerfold: 'The Nava... See More
The Eiffel Tower...
Item #175084
May 22, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 22, 1886 Full ftpg. shows: 'A Mounted Sword Contest at San Francisco'. Fullpg. with many illus. of: 'New York Architecture--The Tiffany & Marquand Houses'. Fullpg: 'Centennial Celebration of the Chatham Artillery at Savannah, Ga.' Nice illus. of the: 'Proposed Memorial Tower at Paris' being the Eiffel Tower. 'Conferen... See More
Political Satire print... Thomas Nast...
Item #578419
June 05, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 5, 1886 (print only) The single page print is entitled "Our Standard (Gauge) Adopted all Over the Union" which is by Thomas Nast. This measures approximately 11.25 x 15.75 and is in very nice condition. Very suitable for framing.
President Cleveland's wedding...
Item #175090
June 12, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 12, 1886 Front page print by Thomas Nast: "Blessed Be The Union--More Civil Service Reform". Fullpg: 'The President's Wedding--The Ladies of the Cabinet'.
Doublepage centerfold: 'The President' s Wedding' is sewn in, and shows the actual ceremony before the minister, plus a fullpg: 'The President's Wedding--the De... See More
Thomas Nast print... Mount Popocatepetl...
Item #175092
June 19, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 19, 1886 Front page print of: "William Dean Howells". Nice fullpg. print: 'Coaches at Jerome Park on a Race Day'. Very nice fullpg: 'Mount Popocatepetl' from Mexico, is beautiful. Fullpg. Nast political illustration: "Both" plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.... See More
The U.S. War College at Newport, Rhode Island...
Item #175094
June 26, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 26, 1886 Nice full ftpg: 'The Priscilla Winning the Atlantic Club Regatta' is a great sailing scene. Fullpg. Thomas Nast political illustration: 'What Is Sure To Stick".
Doublepage centerfold: 'The Drive to the Soldier's Home at Washington' is a coaching scene. Fullpg: 'The U.S. War College, Newport, Rhode Island".
O... See More
Mount Vernon...
Item #175096
July 03, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 3, 1886 Front page print: "In The Small Back Parlor Behind The Apothecary's Shop". Nice fullpg. Thomas Nast illus: "At His Post" shows President Cleveland. Dblpgctrfld: "Mount Vernon--The Room In Which George Washington Died". Nice fullpg: "A Pilgrimage To Mount Vernon" and another full page: "The Rhinoceros... See More
Columbia-Harvard Boat Race...
Item #554948
July 10, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, July 10, 1886 (print only as shown)
This print as a large illustration of "The Columbia-Harvard Boat Race, June 26" by Charles Graham and three smaller prints of "Columbia Cottage"; "The Mascots" and Coaching a Crew". In good condition.
Hunting...
Item #175102
July 24, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 24, 1886 Full ftpg: "A Cheyenne Courtship" is nice. Fullpg. hunting scene: "Summer Woodcock Shooting". Fullpg: "The Bicentennial of Albany--The Old & The New" shows several scenes. Full page Thomas Nast print: "A Too Short Vacation" plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete ... See More
Bicentennial of Albany... Saengerbund festival in Milwaukee...
Item #175104
July 31, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 31, 1886 Nice front page print: "The British Cutter Galatea, Challenger for the America's Cup" is a nice sailing scene. Full page print: "Scenes of the Volcanic Eruptions in New Zealand" which shows 4 scenes. Fullpg: "Twenty-Fourth Festival of North American Saengerbund at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". Halfpg. print: "Trial ... See More
San Francisco's Navy Yard...
Item #175106
August 07, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 7, 1886 Nice full ftpg. Thomas Nast cartoon: 'The Watch on Spoilers'. Halfpg: 'Arriving at an Emigrants Boarding-House in New York'. doublepage centerfold: 'The Smoking Room of an Atlantic Steamer'. Nice fullpg: 'San Francisco--The Mare Island Navy Yard' shows 5 scenes. Nice fullpg. by Frederic Remington: 'Mexican Troo... See More
Samuel J. Tilden's death...
Item #175108
August 14, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 14, 1886 Full ftpg: "Samuel J. Tilden". Fullpg: "The Funeral of Samuel J. Tilden". The doublepage centerfold: "A Prairie Fire" shows deer running from it. Halfpg: "President Cleveland's Country House". A one-third page illustration: 'Franz Liszt' with an article on him. A half page Thomas Nast print: &q... See More
On the Rio Grande...
Item #175112
August 28, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 28, 1886 Nice fullpg. print: "The National Croquet Tournament at Norwich, Connecticut". Halfpg. print: "Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic in San Francisco". The doublepage centerfold: "On the Way to Coney Island". A half page print: "On the Rio Grande--Surrendering a Prisoner to the Mexican Authorities". Ful... See More
Charleston earthquake... Leading tennis players...
Item #175116
September 11, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 11, 1886 Dramatic full ftpg: "The Earthquake--A Street Scene in Charleston". Full page print with four portraits of "Leading Lawn-Tennis Players". Fullpg: "Incidents of the Earthquake at Charleston". A great doublepage centerfold: "Seeing the Yacht Race". Supplement includes a fullpg. & a doublepage centerfo... See More
Early Teddy Roosevelt...
Item #175128
October 23, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 23, 1886 Front page print: "The Rev. William M. Taylor". Interesting fullpg: 'The Village Pest' is a young black boy, shown with his family and the 'accusers'.
Doublepage centerfold: 'The New Aqueduct--Views in the Croton Watershed Region' is nice. 'The Moonshiner's Home' is a nice mountain scene. Also incl... See More
Baseball... Great view of Salt Lake City... The redwood forest...
Item #175130
October 30, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 30, 1886 A full page has 5 prints of: "Puffin-Catching Off the Irish Coast"; small print of Commodore Gherardi, U.S.N."; halfpg: "The Slater Memorial Building at Norwich, Connecticut"; one-quarter page cartoonish print: "Baseball at Crowtown".
The doublepage centerfold is a very nice print: "Felling the Redwood T... See More
Baseball... Great view of Salt Lake City... The redwood forest...
Item #671721
October 30, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 30, 1886 A full page has 5 prints of: "Puffin-Catching Off the Irish Coast"; small print of Commodore Gherardi, U.S.N."; halfpg: "The Slater Memorial Building at Norwich, Connecticut"; one-quarter page cartoonish print: "Baseball at Crowtown".
The doublepage centerfold is a very nice print: "Felling the Redwood T... See More
Thomas Nast cartoon with Tammany Tiger...
Item #175134
November 13, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 13, 1886 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon includes the Tammany Tiger: "Now Let Mayor Hewitt Prove The Power Of Man Over Beast". Nice fullpg: 'The Modern Ship of the Plains' shows the interior of a train. Nice dblpbctrfld. of: 'A Glimpse of Guanajuato, Mexico' . Fullpg: 'The Salt Works at Syracuse, N.Y.' & a fullpg. showing ... See More
Colorado Springs... Colorado...
Item #175136
November 20, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 20, 1886 Very nice full ftpg: "The Antlers (hotel), Colorado Springs" is decorative. Full page print: "'The Acharnians' of Aristophanes at the Academy of Music". Fullpg: "Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Harvard" & "Irrigation In Colorado" shows 4 scenes and is very decorative. Full page shows 4 s... See More
Chester Alan Arthur...
Item #175138
November 27, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 27, 1886 Nice full ftpg. ilus. of: "Chester Alan Arthur", with text inside. Doublepg. centerfold: "The Return of the Native". A half page print shows two views of "The New Statue of Washington for Philadelphia". A near full page print by Thomas Nast: "What the Colored Race Have To Be Thankful For".
Other news an... See More
Funeral of Ex-President Arthur...
Item #175140
December 04, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 4, 1886 Front page print: "Edwin A. Abbey". 1/4 page print: "The Wreck of the 'Robert Wallace,' at Marquette, Michigan". 2/3 page Thomas Nast print: "Well May The 'Wild West' Ask, Is This The Civilized East?" showing several Indians.
Doublepage centerfold: "The Funeral of Ex-President Arthur" sho... See More
Glen Canyon on the Colorado... Lick Observatory...
Item #175142
December 11, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 11, 1886 Front page print: "The Tables of the Law". Nice full ftpg: 'Scene In Glen Canon, On the Colorado River of the West' shows a man photographing an Indian child among the cliffs. Fullpg: 'Maryland--Club Life In Baltimore' fullpg: 'A Blizzard In Dakota' shows a train caught in snowdrifts. Small illus of 'The L... See More
San Antonio, Texas...
Item #175148
January 01, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 1, 1887 Full ftpg. shows: "John Ericsson", the creator of the iron-clad from the Civil War. Nice fullpg. view: "San Antonio, Texas" shows 7 scenes. The double page centerfold: "Hospital Sunday In New York--Christian Work Among The Poor" shows 7 scenes. 2/3 page Thomas Nast print: "The President's New-Year Messenger... See More
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