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Item #152041    THE WISCONSIN CHIEF from Milwaukee & Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 1860. This newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper used during this time in history. This 4 page issue contains ...

When this famous title was still a newspaper...

Item #153107    THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, 1860-1861  This was when this famous--and very old--periodical was still done in newspaper format. Contains various news of the day both local & national, plus ...

A racist newspaper from just before the Civil War...

Item #153128    THE WEEKLY DAY-BOOK, New York, 1860  This was an anti-black racist newspaper in theme, although the content contains other items as well. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get ...

Pre-Civil War North Carolina...

Item #153267    THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, NC, 1859-1860 (plus pre-CW 1861). A nice newspaper from the South from not long before the outbreak of the Civil War. A greaet wealth of small ads plus various news of the day. No...

Charles Gilpin...


January 01, 1860

Item #570399    ILLUSTRATED NEWS, 1860 (print only) PLEASE NOTE: The exact date of the issue is unknown. This is an illustration of Charles Gilpin, Esq, M.P. who was the Secretary to the Poor-Law Bo...

Celebrating the working class of England... Print of Florence Nightingale...


January 01, 1860

Item #639545    "BRITISH WORKMAN & Friend Of The Sons Of Toil", London, England. This title does not have a date, which is curious, but it is from the early 1860's. * Celebrating the working class of Eng...

1860 Famous Charles Dickens Magazine...

Item #692554   
ALL THE YEAR ROUND, London, 1860  This was a Victorian weekly literary publication founded and owned by Charles Dickens, published from 1859 to 1895. Edited by Dickens, it was the direct successor to hi
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From the state of Chihuahua, Mexico...


January 03, 1860

Item #674375    LA COALICION, the date translating to: "Tuesday, January 3, 1860". The full title translating to: "The Coalition -Official Newspaper of the Government of the State of Chihuahua" which is a n...

Union Meeting in New York City... Indian print...


January 07, 1860

Item #172326    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 7, 1860 Full front pg. illus. of "Union Meetings in the Open Air Outside the Academy of Music, December 19, 1859." Inside is a small illus. including "Benjamin Harris an...
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Much on Tom Sayers and the boxing championship...


January 07, 1860

Item #695721    WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 7, 1860   * John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers (pre-fight) * First World boxing championship match It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle ...

1860 Pemberton Mills Fire....


January 12, 1860

Item #212901   
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 12, 1860. * Pemberton Mills Fire * Lawrence Massachusetts Front page has: The Lawrence Catastrophe Full Particulars of the Falling and Burning of the Pemberton Mills An I
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Sleighing print by Winslow Homer...


January 14, 1860

Item #151143    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 14, 1860 (Winslow Homer print only!). Full page Homer print: "The Sleighing Season--The Upset". Two light stains and a bit of loss at the top of the print, plus 2 s...

Two Winslow Homer winter-themed prints...


January 14, 1860

Item #172328    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 14, 1860  Inside has two very nice, full-page & displayable prints: "The Sleighing Season--The Upset" and "A Snow Slide in the City", both by fam...
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Antebellum New Orleans with prices of the day...


January 14, 1860

Item #610493    NEW ORLEANS PRICE-CURRENT, Louisiana, Jan. 14, 1860  * Rare pre Civil War issue from deep South * Antebellum era As the title would suggest, this four page paper is focused on the economy and p...

The Lawrence catastrophe... Slavery...


January 16, 1860

Item #619430    THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 16, 1860  * Pemberton Mill disaster * Lawrence, Massachusetts * African slave trade Page 5 has: "The Lawrence Catastrophe" "More Bodies Recovered -...

Huge fire at the Lawrence Pemberton Mills...


January 21, 1860

Item #172330    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 21, 1860  The full front page shows: "Ruins of the Pemberton Mills, At Lawrence, Massachusetts...". The doublepage centerfold has has 12 comic vignettes titled...
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The Pemberton Mills tragedy...


January 23, 1860

Item #585584    THE NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 23, 1860  * Pemberton Mill disaster * Lawrence Massachusetts MA * Roof Collapse The first column on the front page has; "More Of The Lawrence Massacre"...

Winslow Homer centerfold...


January 28, 1860

Item #172332    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 28, 1860  Featured is a very nice doublepage centerfold: "Skating On the Ladies' Skating Pond in the Central Park, New York" by famed artist Winslow Homer....
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First rabbi to lead prayer in Congress...


February 02, 1860

Item #671374    NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 2, 1860  * First Rabbi to lead prayer in Congress  * Judaica - Jewish - Jews The front page has proceedings of the first session of the "Thirty Sixth Congress&qu...
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1860 Tenement House Fire - Fire Escapes Became Requirement...


February 03, 1860

Item #211798    NEW-YORK TIMES, Feb. 3, 1860. Ftpg. has: Calamitous Fire Tenement House on Elm-street Destroyed Thirty Persons supposed to have Perished in the Flames. Detailed report takes much of the last column. Accord...

New York City Tenement House Fire....


February 03, 1860

Item #215686   
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 3, 1860. * Terrible tenement housing fire in New York City * Instrumental is the advancement of significant building codes
 
Page 5 report: Terrible Calamity! Bu
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Hon. John Hickman... Japanese mermaid...


February 04, 1860

Item #172334    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Feb. 4, 1860 Illus. of: 'Hon. John Hickman, of Penna.'. Two nice pages with 5 illustrations on: 'The Hog Trade of Cincinnati' with text as well. 'The Rock of Gibraltar&#...
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Valentine's Day... William Pennington...


February 11, 1860

Item #172336    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Feb. 11, 1860. Ftpg. shows: 'Wm. Pennington, of N.J., Speaker of the House of Representatives'. 'Hon. Wm. Porcher Miles, of Charleston, S.C.'. Fullpg; 'Explosion at Ames...
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Comedian William Evans Burton Death In 1860...


February 11, 1860

Item #211068    NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 11, 1860 Page 7 has: Obituary William Evans Burton, Comedian. Quite a lengthy obituary of this famous comic actor. Other news of the day includes: "The Gale On Thursday Night" "The Most ...

Three Winslow Homer prints...


February 18, 1860

Item #172338    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Feb. 18, 1860 There is a small & uncaptioned Winslow Homer print on the ftpg., plus another on the front page captioned: 'Allow Me to Examine the Young Lady'. There is yet a 3rd...
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Charles Dickens...

"The Uncommercial Traveler" Set...


February 18, 1860

Item #205263    Harper's WEEKLY, February 18 - March 10, 1860  This is a four issue set of Harper's Weekly issues containing all 4 installments of "The Uncommercial Travelar", by Charles Dickens.  T...
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Perfect pair of issues: prints of John Heenan and Tom Sayers...


February 18, 1860

Item #696359    WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, A consecutive pair of issues for Feb. 18 and 25, 1860   * John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers * First World boxing championship match It is subtitled in the...

Winslow Homer print...


February 25, 1860

Item #172340    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Feb. 25, 1860 Full ftpg. illus: 'Clark Mills' Statue of Washington'. Halfpg: 'Bridge over Green River on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad'. Halfpg: 'Hon. Clem...
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Winslow Homer... Sea-serpent in Bermuda...


March 03, 1860

Item #172342    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Mar. 3, 1860 Ftpg. shows the wreck of the 'Hungarian' off Sable Is., Nova Scotia. Fascinating print: 'Great Sea-Serpent Found in Hungary Bay, Bermuda'. Halfpg: '7th Reg....
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Early Homer print...


March 10, 1860

Item #172344    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Mar. 10, 1860 Ftpg: "Hon. Robert M.T. Hunter, U.S. Senator from Virginia". "Gen. Amos Pillsbury, Chief of the N.Y. Metropolitan Police". Rather small W. Homer print: &qu...
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Winslow Homer print... Indian print...


March 17, 1860

Item #172346    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 17, 1860 Two prints by Homer 'The Lady in Black & 'The Meadowbrook Parsonage', measuring about 3 x 4-1/2 inches. Poem: 'The Sack of Deerfield, March., 17...
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1860 Elizabeth Cady Stanton....


March 20, 1860

Item #210845    NEW YORK HERALD, March 20, 1860 Pg. 4 has: News From The State Capital which includes a few details about a speech given by Elizabeth Cady Stanton before the Judiciary Committee. Mentions she thanked the mem...

Alms-House Department...


March 23, 1860

Item #556863    NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, New York, March 23, 1860  * Pre civil war almhouses  * Almhouses drunkeness  Page 6 report: "The Alms-House Department" "Where it Was & What it...

Hon. Robert Toombs... Rev. Henry Grattan Guinness...


March 24, 1860

Item #172348    HARPER'S WEEKLY, March 24, 1860 Front 1/2 pg. illus. of "Reading the Parable of the Prodigal Son the Deaf Mutes at Their Church in Eighteenth Street, New York, March 11, 1860." Inside: 1/2 pg. ill...
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1860 Question Of Slavery...


March 28, 1860

Item #211258    NEW YORK HERALD, March 28, 1860, with various reports relating to the issue of slavery.   Page 2 has a lengthy letter: "The Slavery Question" "What A Tobacco Planter of Maryland Thinks of the Politics of...

Another Tenement House Destroyed by a Fire...


March 29, 1860

Item #538319    NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, New York, March 29, 1860 * Another Tenement House Destroyed by Fire...   * Holocaust To Grasping Landlords...  Page 3 has: "Shocking Calamity,"...

Hon. John S. Phelps of Missouri... U.S. Sloop 'Saratoga'


March 31, 1860

Item #172350    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Mar. 31, 1860 Illus. of: "Hon. John S. Phelps of Missouri". Two scenes of the "Cabin & Deck of the 'E.A. Johnson' " ship. Halfpg: "Trial of the Breach &...
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"Bardic Symbols" -by Walt Whitman - his 1st apperance in The Atlantic Monthly

Item #694926    THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, April, 1860 * Walt Whitman's "Bardic Symbols" - 1st appearance * also Whitman's 1st appearance in The Atlantic Monthly * 2 lines deleted by the publisher Pa...
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Pony Express - collecting mail for the very first run...


April 02, 1860

Item #702621    NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, April 2, 1860 * Pony Express - prior to 1st trek * Saint Louis, Missouri Page 3 has a very interesting article concerning the beginning of the Pony Express service, outlining...
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Winslow Homer print...


April 07, 1860

Item #172352    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Apr. 7, 1860 Halfpg: 'Terrible Fire in a Tenement House, 45th St. N.Y.' & 'Identification of the Bodies at the Station House'. & 'Railroad Bridge at Nashville, T...
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Hon. Martin J. Crawford, of Georgia... Balloonist at Savannah...


April 14, 1860

Item #172354    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 14, 1860 Illus. of: 'Hon. Martin J. Crawford, of Ga.'. Halfpg. shows: 'Rev. W. Corbit Preaching to Thieves & Harlots'. Nearly halfpg: 'Narrow Escape ...
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Dedicated the Henry Clay statue... Conference for slave-holding states...


April 18, 1860

Item #689796    THE WEEKLY RICHMOND ENQUIRER, Virginia, April 18, 1860  * Henry Clay statue - monument unveiled From just one year before the outbreak of the Civil War. The front page has over half a column he...

Hon. Stephen Douglas...


April 21, 1860

Item #172356    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 21, 1860  Very nice full ftpg: "Hon. Stephen A. Douglas". Great fullpg: "View of Charleston, S.C." being a nice bird's-eye-view. Dblpgctrfld. sh...
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Democratic Convention...


April 28, 1860

Item #172358    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 28, 1860 Ftpg. shows: 'Delegates to the Democratic Convention Leaving the Charleston Hotel'. Also a halfpg. scene of the Convention Hall at Charleston, S.C., plus a ...
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Special "English Extra" on the Heenan Sayers fight...


April 28, 1860

Item #679828    WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES--ENGLISH EXTRA, London & New York, April 28, 1860  * John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers * First World boxing championship match A quite rare edition put out speci...

Famous Tom Sayers & John Heenan boxing match...


April 30, 1860

Item #680899    NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, April 30, 1860  * John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers * Famous boxing match - fight Appearing at the top of the first column on pg. 6 are headlines reporting one of the most famous ...

re. African slave trade...


May 04, 1860

Item #687956    THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 4, 1860  * African slave trade - Kongo * re. Slaver Storm King escape * Indictment of officers  the bottom of the front page has a report headed: "The Slave...

First world championship boxing match: Heenan vs. Sayers...


May 05, 1860

Item #172360    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1860  The prime feature of this issue would have to be the great doublepage centerfold print captioned: "Bloody, Brutal, and Blackguard Prize-Fight In England, Be...
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Boxing's first world championship... The Pony Express....


May 07, 1860

Item #682682    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 7, 1860  * John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers * First World boxing championship match Page 5 has a one column head: "Four Days Later From Europe" "The Prize Figh...

American Anti-Slavery Society...


May 10, 1860

Item #617233    THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 10, 1860  * American Anti-Slavery Society meeting * William Lloyd Garrison speech Pages 2 & 3 have a reporting headed: "The American Anti-Slavery Society"...

Print of a beardless Abraham Lincoln, pre-election...


May 12, 1860

Item #172362    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 12, 1860  The front page has a print of: "The Republican Wigwam At Chicago, Illinois, In Which the Republican Convention Will Be Held, May 16, 1860".  This...
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Rahway, New Jersey fire...


May 16, 1860

Item #216062   
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, May 16, 1860. * Rahway, New Jersey fire... John C. Denman & Co. carriage factory * Chicago Convention This 8 page newspaper has original news of the day with
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Details on the capture of a slave ship...


May 18, 1860

Item #671735    NEW YORK HERALD, May 18, 1860  * Famous slaver "Wildfire" capture * African slave trade print fame Page 2 begins with: "The Slave Trade" "Additional Particulars  i...

Republican Convention in Chicago...


May 19, 1860

Item #172364    HARPER'S WEEKLY, May 19, 1860  Front page illustrations of the two Union Candidates for President & Vice Pres: 'John Bell, of Tenn.' and 'Ed. Everett, of Mass.' Full page with 6 ill...
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Lincoln accepts the Republican nomination for President... The slave ship Wildfire...


May 22, 1860

Item #691360    NEW-YORK TIMES, May 22, 1860 * Abraham Lincoln accepts presidential nomination * Republican National Convention in Chicago Page 4 has a report with column heads: "The Republican Candidate for t...

The early "scoop" on Abe Lincoln...


May 24, 1860

Item #687930   
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 24, 1860   * Great Abraham Lincoln description * Recent nomination for president Abraham Lincoln rose to a certain level of national prominence in 1858, but more-
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Early "beardless" Lincoln illustration on the front page...


May 26, 1860

Item #172366    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1860  This issue has become one of the most desired pre-Civil War issues of this famous illustrated newspaper, as it did much to propel Abraham Lincoln to national pr...
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The Japanese ambassadors' visit the President & the nation's capital...


May 26, 1860

Item #674369    NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED NEWS, May 26, 1860  Most of the many prints in this issue are on the visit of the Japanese ambassadors to the nation's Capital. Included are two doublepage prints. Sixteen pages,...

The Pike's Peak Gold Rush...


May 27, 1860

Item #617231    THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 27, 1860 * Pike's Peak Page 2 has reporting headed: "The Pike's Peak Gold Mines" with smaller subheads. Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns. Other news of th...

re. the Heenan vs. Sayers boxing title...


May 29, 1860

Item #617234    THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 29, 1860  * John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers * 1st boxing championship dispute Pages 3 has an article headed: "The Championship" "Settlement of the Heenan a...

Samuel Houston for President... Thoughts on Lincoln...


May 30, 1860

Item #690607    NEW YORK HERALD, May 30, 1860  The front page begins with column heads: "The Presidential Campaign" "The Same Houston Demonstration at Union Square" "Ratification of the Texan Nomi...

Samuel Houston for President... Thoughts on Lincoln...


May 30, 1860

Item #690628    NEW YORK HERALD, May 30, 1860  The front page begins with column heads: "The Presidential Campaign" "The Same Houston Demonstration at Union Square" "Ratification of the Tesan Nomi...

Capture of a slave ship... The Pony Express during its brief existence... Lincoln ...


May 31, 1860

Item #690610    NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1860  Page 3 has: "Seizure of Another Supposed Slaver" with subhead: "Seizure of the Steamer City of Norfolk, Suspected of Fitting Out For the Slave Trade". T...

On the Republican party...


June 01, 1860

Item #690626    NEW YORK HERALD, June 1, 1860  Page 4 has an article: "Diogenes Amongst the Black Republicans" which begins: "No political party has ever made greater use of the sins and shortcomings of tho...

The slave ship...


June 02, 1860

Item #172368    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1860  The prime print in this issue is the three-quarter page illustration captioned: "The Slave Deck on the Bark 'Wildfire' Brought Into Key West on Apr...
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The slave ship...


June 02, 1860

Item #683378    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1860  * Likely the most sought after slave ship print * Much text re: slave ships - black americana interest The prime print in this issue is the three-qu...
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Just before the Civil War... Heenan, the famed boxer...


June 02, 1860

Item #690532    LYNCHBURG DAILY VIRGINIAN, Virginia, June 2, 1860  * Rare antebellum publication This Southern newspaper was published less than a year before the outbreak of the Civil War. The front page has: &...

Capture of a slave ship: deplorable condition of the slaves...


June 04, 1860

Item #690625    NEW YORK HERALD, June 4, 1860  * Famous slaver "Wildfire" capture * African slave trade print fame Page 4 has a column headed: "Activity In The Slave Trade" "Additional...

Pirate Hicks confesses his guilt...


June 06, 1860

Item #679370    NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1860 * Albert W. Hicks confesses to his crimes * Last pirate executed in the United States  The front page has over half a column headed: "The Murders On the Oyster...

The recaptured Africans...


June 06, 1860

Item #690608    NEW YORK HERALD, June 6, 1860  Inside page column heads include: "Debate on the Kansas and Army Bills in the Senate" "The Slave Trade" "The Recaptured Africans To Be Returned"...

The recaptured Africans...


June 06, 1860

Item #690624    NEW YORK HERALD, June 6, 1860  Inside page column heads include: "Debate on the Kansas and Army Bills in the Senate" "The Slave Trade" "The Recaptured Africans To Be Returned"...

Camanche Iowa & Albany Il tornado disasters...


June 07, 1860

Item #660613    THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1860 * Camanche, Iowa & Albany, Illinois * Tornado disasters The front page has a report headed: "The Terrible Tornado" "The Towns of Camanche, Iowa, ...

Pyramid Lake War... On Lincoln's Presidential campaign...


June 08, 1860

Item #690616    NEW YORK HERALD, June 8, 1860  Page 5 has reporting headed: "Additional From Carson Valley" "The Battle with the Indians at Pyramid Lake" and: "Lincoln & the Mexican War"....

Map of Two Sicilies, Italy... Cities of Messina and Naples...


June 09, 1860

Item #172370    HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 9, 1860 Full front pg. illus. of "General Giuseppe Garibaldi." Inside contains a "Map of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The City of Messi...
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Slaves on a slave ship are liberated...


June 09, 1860

Item #596423    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 9, 1860 * Slavery - slaves Page 9 has over half a column titled: "The Latest Slave Capture" which is a fascinating article on the liberation of some 450 slaves from th...

Japan visits the United States... Arctic expedition...


June 09, 1860

Item #676040    NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED NEWS, June 9, 1860  Not just the front page but several pages inside have prints concerning the visit of the Japanese Ambassadors to the United States and the White House.  Also...

Central Park in New York City...


June 16, 1860

Item #172372    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1860 Very fine dblpgctrfld. showing a: 'General View of the Central Park, N.Y.' being a nice overview of it. Also a related article. The ftpg. includes a nearly h...
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Capture of a slave ship... Lincoln offered as a compromise candidate for President...


June 21, 1860

Item #602895    NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1860  * Famous slaver "Wildfire" * African slave trade print fame Page 2 has small one column headings: "The Captured Slaver" "Reception Of The...

The Japanese Embassy...


June 23, 1860

Item #172374    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, June 23, 1860  Ftpg. has 6 comic scenes on: "The Derby Day" at Epsom Downs. Very nice fullpg. print: "Epsom Racecourse--The Coming In" showing the rac...
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Garibaldi...


June 30, 1860

Item #172376    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, June 30, 1860  There is a fullpg: "Departure of Garibaldi & His Followers from Genoa". A decorative dblpgctrfld: "Ball Given by the City of New York to...
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Extolling the virtues of Abraham Lincoln, candidate for President...


June 30, 1860

Item #683313    NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, June 30, 1860 * Abraham Lincoln as a Republican candidate Page 7 has: "Judge Bates's Letter In Support of Lincoln" datelined from St. Louis. It takes over two co...

Stephen Douglas accepts the nomination for the presidency...


June 30, 1860

Item #685015    THE WORLD, New York, June 30, 1860   * Stephen Douglas * Democrat nomination * vs. Abraham Lincoln Page 3 has a nice report headed: "From the Pike's Peak Gold Mines" and page 5 ...

Abraham Lincoln is nominated for President...

Item #700434    HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July, 1860  * Abraham Lincoln accepts presidential nomination * Republican National Convention in Chicago Near the back under the report: "Mont...


July 07, 1860

Item #151292    NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, July 7, 1860 A page 6 report headed: "From the Pike's Peak Region" gives details about the Indians, the topography, various communities, and the impact of the gold discoveries. Takes nea...

Great Eastern Steamship...


July 07, 1860

Item #172378    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, July 7, 1860  Dramatic dblpgctrfld: "Great Eastern Steamship Coming up the Narrows Into the Harbor of New York". Ftpg. shows: "Torture of the Tourniquet as...
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Fourth of July...


July 14, 1860

Item #172380    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, July 14, 1860  Nice ftpg. illustration: "Diagram of the Eclipse of the Sun on July 18, 1860" plus text. Nice fullpg: "Uniforms of the 7th Regiment N.Y. Sta...
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A "steam-wagon" in 1860...


July 14, 1860

Item #557538    DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 14, 1860 * Early steam wagon * Pre civil war from our nation's capital On page 2 under "Steam-Wagon In San Francisco" is a vivid accoun...

Last person in the U.S. executed for piracy...


July 14, 1860

Item #685013    THE WORLD, New York, July 14, 1860 * Albert W. Hicks hanging at Liberty Island * Last pirate executed in the United States Pages 4 & 5 have reports on the execution of Albert Hicks, known as &qu...

Boxing champion John C. Heenan...


July 16, 1860

Item #617381    THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 16, 1860  * American boxer John C. Heenan * Boxing champion welcome home The front page has an article headed: "The Return Of Heenan" "The Champion Of ...

Premier lodging at Cape May...


July 18, 1860

Item #621145    DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 18, 1860 * Cape May, New Jersey ad  * Pre-civil war era  * Premier lodging at the Jersey Shore The front page has an ad headed: &quo...

Proposals sought for expanding the Capitol...


July 20, 1860

Item #557500    NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 20, 1860  * United States Capital building extension notice  * Pre civil war original  * From our Nation's captial  A front p...

American trotting horses...


July 21, 1860

Item #172382    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, July 21, 1860  Front pg has two nice illustrations: "Mr. Chenery's Stables at Belmont, Massachusetts, Where the Cattle Disease--Pleuro-Pheumonia--First Appeared&...
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1860 Great Meteor shower... Fireball meteors...


July 22, 1860

Item #686830    THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 22, 1860  * Earth-grazing meteor procession * Fireball meteors   The front page has an article headed: "The Meteor Of Friday Night" "Its Brilliancy ...

City of Messina... Chicago Zouaves...


July 28, 1860

Item #172384    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, July 28, 1860  Very nice fullpg: "The Chicago Zouaves Executing Their Drill in New York". Two fullpg. prints: "The Spirits Abroad--The Spirit of Disunion&q...
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Summer Resorts... Mauch Chunk & more....


July 30, 1860

Item #617382    THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 30, 1860  * Summer resorts in America * Early Mauch Chunk description   Page 2 has an article headed: "The Watering Places" with many subheads including:...

The meteor of July 20...


August 04, 1860

Item #172386    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, August 4, 1860  Three large front pg. illus. pertaining to "The Meteor" including "The Meteor of July 20, as seen by J.A. Adams, Esq., at Saratoga Springs,...
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New Jewish synagogue...


August 06, 1860

Item #621379    NEW YORK TIMES, August 6, 1860  * New Jewish synagogue consecrated * B'nai Israel in New York City The front page has: "Consecration of a Jewish Synagogue--Interesting & Imposing C...

The Great Eastern...


August 11, 1860

Item #172388    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 11, 1860  Inside: 18 small illus. pertaining to "Reminiscences of a visit to the "Great Eastern," by Our Artist July 28, 1860." 1/4 pg. illus. of &...
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Montreal, Canada...


August 18, 1860

Item #172390    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 18, 1860  Ftpg. shows: 'Our Central Park--The Iron Bridge over the Skating Pond'. Halfpg: 'Dheir-El-Kamar, In Syria' Dblpgctrfld. has three: 'Gener...
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Celebrating Lincoln as the Republican candidate for President...


August 18, 1860

Item #683311    NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 18, 1860   * Abraham Lincoln * Republican candidate * Springfield, Illinois Among the reports within are: "The Great Springfield Meeting" which mention...

Brooklyn vs. New York - Baseball in 1860...


August 21, 1860

Item #222042   
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1860  This issue features the reviews of two games between Brooklyn and New York (Excelsior vs. Empire, and Mutual vs. Atlantic).  A box scor
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Notable Abraham Lincoln political cartoon, with racial overtones...


August 25, 1860

Item #172392    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 25, 1860  Perhaps the most significant print in this issue is the back page political cartoon captioned: "The Coming Man's Presidential Career, a la Blondin&q...
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The slave trade in 1860...


August 25, 1860

Item #649871    NEW YORK TIMES, August 25, 1860  The front page has: "The Slave-Trade" "Case of Achorn--Decision Rendered--The Captain and Mate Discharged." The report includes the text of the decision...

Prince of Wales' visit to Canada... Honors to boxer John Heenan...


August 25, 1860

Item #675098    FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 25, 1860  The full front page is a print of: "Sir Edmund W. Head, Governor-General of Canada". Additionally, inside has 5 prints relating to the vis...

Much on the Presidential election of 1860... The Pony Express...


August 25, 1860

Item #693435    THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 25, 1860  Page 4 has a lengthy list of news items under: "THE PONY EXPRESS" with a dateline of St. Joseph, Missouri. Over half of page 7 is taken up with much on the: ...

Manhattan vs. Harlem - Baseball in 1860...


August 31, 1860

Item #222045   
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1860  This issue features the reviews of three Baseball games: Manhattan vs. Harlem, Eckford vs. Newburgh, and Brooklyn vs. New York.  A box score
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The Ohio Holy Stone...


September 01, 1860

Item #172394    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 1, 1860  Ftpg. has three small prints re: "The Ohio Holy Stone--Great Circular Mound Near Newark, Ohio". Two-thirds pg: "City of Damascus, Syria"...
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Sam Houston withdraws as a candidate for President...


September 03, 1860

Item #223024   
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 3, 1860  * Letter signed by Sam Houston withdrawing from the Presidential race
Page 2 contains an article headed: * "Letter from Sam Houston Withdrawing
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City of Toronto, Canada... Public Square at Cleveland...


September 08, 1860

Item #172396    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 8, 1860  The ftpg has: "A Group of Druses in Lebanon". Fullpg. with 3 "Panoramic Views of the City of Toronto, Canada". Nice dblpgctrfld. has va...
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Tragedy of the steamer Lady Elgin...


September 10, 1860

Item #685016    THE WORLD, New York, Sept. 10, 1860   * Lake Michigan disaster * Steamship PS Lady Elgin Page 4 has 1 1/2 columns taken up with a report on the sinking of the Lady Elgin with column heads: &quo...

William Hazard Perry monument...


September 11, 1860

Item #617715    THE NEW YORK HERALD, September 11, 1860  * William Hazard Perry * Battle of Lake Erie victory * Monument dedication Page 11 has an article headed: "OUR NAVAL VICTORIES" "Inaugu...

Winslow Homer... Central Park...


September 15, 1860

Item #172398    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 15, 1860  Nice halfpg. illus. of: "Hon. Horace Greeley". Great dblpgctrfld: "The Drive in the Central Park, New York" by Winslow Homer shows a &...
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September 15, 1860

Item #539029    The Illustrated London News, London, dated September 15, 1860 (print only) This is a print only entitled "Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia." The map size is approximately 22 x 15.5 inch...

Two items on Abe Lincoln...


September 18, 1860

Item #691148    EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, Sept. 18, 1860   * Abraham Lincoln for President notice & MORE The front page has a curious article: " 'Old Abe' and 'Valentine' "...

Great account of early travel in Colorado...


September 20, 1860

Item #693479    THE WORLD, New York, Sept. 20, 1860  Page 3 has most go a column taken up with: "From The Rocky Mountains" which is a great letter from Tarrygall, Colorado, reading much like an early travelogue ...

Francesco II., The King of Naples...


September 22, 1860

Item #172400    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 22, 1860  Front 1/4 pg. illus. of "Francesco II., The King of Naples." Inside: 1/4 pg. illus. of "Columbia Making Her Toilet to Receive the Prince&qu...
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Much baseball reporting... Planet, the famous race horse...


September 22, 1860

Item #675290    WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Sept. 22, 1860  Basically a sports-themed newspaper. The front page has a nice print of the horse: "Planet...", the very famous race horse. An inside ...

1860 Wilmington, North Carolina... Period Ads...


September 24, 1860

Item #567352     THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, September 24, 1860 * Pre Civil War Wilmington, North Carolina * 1860 dental, housing, medicinal, etc. illustrated ads This 4 page issue is in ni...

General William Walker...


September 24, 1860

Item #569437    THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 24, 1860  Page one has an interesting article dated August 29, 1860, "Nicaragua-The American Minister-An Ultimatum-Walker And His Chances", which has about...

Washington Aqueduct Bridge... Death of General William Walker...


September 29, 1860

Item #172402    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 29, 1860  Ftpg. has a one-third pg. illus. of: "The Washington Aqueduct Bridge" in Washington, D.C. Two fullpg. illus. showing: "The Treason of Arnol...
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Prince of Wales, Albert Edward... General William Walker, death confirmed...


October 06, 1860

Item #172404    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 6, 1860  Full ftpg. shows: 'His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales'. Fullpg. shows: "Sheep Owned by Mr. Messenger". 3/4 print shows: &quo...
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Lincoln and Hamlin for President & Vice President: ten issues...


October 06, 1860

Item #673297    DAILY ATLAS AND BEE, Boston, October, 1860  * Abraham Lincoln for President notices A lot of ten issues of an obviously Republican newspaper, as near the top of the front page is campaign ad supp...

Latest news from Mormondom...


October 10, 1860

Item #613398    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1860  Page 2 has almost the entire first column taken up with: "Affairs In Utah--Federal Officers in the Territory--The Weather, Crops, etc.--Criminal Incidents--General I...

Supporting Lincoln and Hamlin in the 1860 Presidential race... William Walker, print and details of life and death...


October 13, 1860

Item #172406    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 13, 1860  The front page shows "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at the Tomb of Washington". Inside shows: "The Late General Walker, the Filibust...
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Edward VII visits New York City...


October 13, 1860

Item #618290   
THE NEW YORK HERALD, October 13, 1860. * Edward VII - Prince of Wales * North American tour - NYC visit Page 3 has one column headings that include: "The Prince In The Metropolis"
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Winslow Homer print...


October 20, 1860

Item #172408    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Octobert 20, 1860 Full ftpg. cartoonish illus: 'Welcome to the Prince of Wales' is by Winslow Homer. Dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'Grand Ball Given by the Citizens of N.Y. to...
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Three double page prints, one circus-related...


October 20, 1860

Item #676065    NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Oct. 20, 1860  There are 3 fine double page prints in this issue including: "The Brothers Hanlon, The Bold Gymnasts and Acrobats..." which has 9 prints of their acrobat...

The Prince of Wales at West Point...


October 27, 1860

Item #172410    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, October 27, 1860  Fullpg: "Britain Americanized" includes a pool table. Two nice fullpg. prints: "The Prince of Wales at West Point". "Grand Ball...
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City Hall Park baseball... Syrian massacres...


October 27, 1860

Item #671329    THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1860 * Baseball games in New York's City Hall Park causing strife * The Billiard Tournament at Lynch's Billiard Rooms * Syrian Massacres The front page has ...

Comments on Abraham Lincoln...


October 30, 1860

Item #603682    LONG ISLAND DEMOCRAT, Jamaica, Queens County, New York, Oct. 30, 1860  * Peter Cartwright (revivalist) * Abraham Lincoln for president The front page has over half a column headed: "Peter ...

News from the Mormon capital...


October 30, 1860

Item #612917    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1860  Page 5 contains nearly a full column on: "Affairs In Utah" "Departure of the Delegate--Agricultural Fair in Utah--Serious Indian Hostilities--Miscellaneous...

Climbing Pike's Peak... Ad supporting Lincoln for President...


November 02, 1860

Item #696955    THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLIC, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1860   * Abraham Lincoln about to become President elect * Presidential campaign that would divide the nation The front page has nearly 2 columns taken u...

The Prince of Wales... Charles Dickens story...


November 03, 1860

Item #172412    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1860  Frontpg. has 1/2 pg. print: "The Last of the Prince--The Royal Squadron Steaming Out of Portland Harbor". Fullpg. shows: "Our Recent Vistitor...
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First election of Abraham Lincoln...


November 07, 1860

Item #683568    DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 1860  * Abraham Lincoln's 1st election * Best publication to be had ? Perhaps the best newspaper to have with news on any Presidentia...
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Abraham Lincoln wins the Presidential election...


November 07, 1860

Item #688054    NEW YORK HERALD, November 7, 1860  * Abraham Lincoln's 1st election victory The entire front page is taken up with reports of the election, with first column heads including: "THE RESULT...
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Nice headlines on Lincoln's first election...


November 08, 1860

Item #691442    THE LITCHFIELD ENQUIRER, Connecticut, Nov. 8, 1860 * Abraham Lincoln elected president * America about to change Page 2 begins with one of the nicest stack of column heads on Lincoln's first el...
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First election of Abraham Lincoln...


November 09, 1860

Item #683569    DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 9, 1860  * Abraham Lincoln is elected President * From our nation's capital Perhaps the best newspaper to have with news on any Preside...
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Very early Abraham Lincoln print in a newspaper...


November 10, 1860

Item #172414    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 10, 1860  This is a terrific issue for display as the entire front page is taken up with a nice Winslow Homer illustration of Abraham Lincoln, beardless (see),...
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First election of Abraham Lincoln... The definitive report...


November 10, 1860

Item #683571    DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 1860  * Abraham Lincoln's 1st election * From the Nation's capital (best) * The definitive report Perhaps the best newspaper t...
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Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States...


November 10, 1860

Item #692531    HARTFORD WEEKLY TIMES, Connecticut, Nov. 10, 1860  The top of page 2 has a column headed: "The Presidential Contest" "Election Of Lincoln and Hamlin" "The North for Lincoln - The S...
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Just before joining the Southern Confederacy...


November 11, 1860

Item #695332    THE DAILY TRUE DELTA, New Orleans, Nov. 11, 1860   * From the deep South * Antebellum publication This issue was printed just 2 1/2 months before Louisiana would secede from the Union and becom...

With Lincoln's election, the South takes action...


November 13, 1860

Item #683573    DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 1860  * The South reacts to Abraham Lincoln's election Perhaps the best newspaper to have with news on any Presidential election, bein...

Election of Abraham Lincoln as President...


November 17, 1860

Item #172416    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1860  The full front page shows: 'Gen. Guiseppe Garibaldi" who was considered the George Washington of Italy, the person most responsible for uniting th...
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Pre-Civil War tensions.... Abe Lincoln's Cabinet...


November 18, 1860

Item #684483   
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 18, 1860 * Abraham Lincoln as president-elect * Pre Civil War Southern tensions Among the front page column heads from just before the outbreak of war: "OUR N
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Pre-Civil War tensions...


November 19, 1860

Item #613227   
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 19, 1860 * Pre-civil war tensions * Secession talks throughout the South
 
This issue is loaded with advertisements and some pre-civil war r
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Charles Dickens... "Great Expectations"...


November 24, 1860

Item #172418    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 24, 1860 Ftpg. shows: 'Tomb of John C. Calhoun, Charleston, S.C.'. Nice illus. of 'Charles Dickens'. Bkpg. cartoon. This issue begins the serialization of Charles Dicke...
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"Great Expectations" Collection I


November 24, 1860

Item #206663    Harper's Weekly, November 24, 1860 through December 29, 1860. This is a six-issue set (part 1) of Harper's Weekly containing the Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" in serialization format. T...
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November 24, 1860

Item #579810    THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, England, November 24, 1860  The front cover is entitled "Departure of the Prince of Wales from Portland, United States, for England". Within the issue is a fu...

Early inventions...


November 24, 1860

Item #634367    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 24, 1860  The front cover has "Christman's Improved Brick Elevator" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Lyman's Improved Protr...

Pre-Civil War tensions....


November 27, 1860

Item #684484   
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1860   * Southern crisis - secession options * Abraham Lincoln as president elect Among the front page column heads on troubles leading to the Civil War are: &q
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States expected to secede from the Union....


November 28, 1860

Item #684485   
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 28, 1860   * Southern crisis * Secession talks Among the front page column heads report tension from just before the Civil War are: "THE SECESSION MOVEMENT&qu
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Religious thoughts as the Civil War approaches... Thoughts of secession...


November 30, 1860

Item #598900    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 30, 1860  * Pre Civil War tensions * Religious sermons The focus of this issue is on the secession of states from the Union, and religious unity under the heading of &quo...

Religious thoughts as the Civil War approaches... Thoughts of secession...


November 30, 1860

Item #603661    NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 30, 1860  A focus on the back page is the secession of states from the Union and religious unity under the heading of: "Thanksgiving Day". The article has a number of report...

Religious thoughts as the Civil War approaches... Thoughts of secession...


November 30, 1860

Item #685017    THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 30, 1860   * Pre Civil War tensions & religion The front page has: "THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY" "Its Observance in the Metropolis" "The Clergy On ...

Winslow Homer... Thanksgiving Day...


December 01, 1860

Item #172420    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec. 1, 1860 Ftpg: 'Charleston Scenes' includes 'Palmetto Tree & Old Custom House at Charleston' & 'Ft. Sumter From Sullivan's Is.'. Inside illus. of: &#...
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The nation prepares for war... Fugitive slave case...


December 01, 1860

Item #683283    NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 1, 1860   * Abraham Lincoln as president-elect era * Southern secession from the Union * Pre Civil War tensions over slavery From weeks before the outbreak of wa...

Fortifications for the Defense of the City of New York...


December 08, 1860

Item #172422    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec. 8, 1860 Ftpg. article & illus. of; 'Hon. Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the U.S.'. Four illus. re. 'The Marine School at Charleston, S.C.'. Terrific & very di...
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Disunion & the national crisis... Mormons on Lincoln's election...


December 11, 1860

Item #691532    NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 11, 1860   * Pre-Civil War Southern tensions - secession ? * Mormons on Abraham Lincoln's election A great issue from several months before the outbreak of the Civil W...

Crisis in the South...


December 12, 1860

Item #561801    THE NEW YORK HERALD, from New York, dated December 12, 1860. * Southern crisis * Secession options * Abraham Lincoln as president elect This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of pre Civil War reporti...

Winslow Homer... The city of Washington...


December 15, 1860

Item #172424    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec. 15, 1860 Ftpg. shows: "The City of Washington from the Dome of the Capitol" as well as "The National Capitol at Washington". Halfpg: "Departure of the St. Loui...
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Primarily a horse racing newspaper...


December 15, 1860

Item #587238    SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Sept. 15, 1860  This was a sporting-themed newspaper, however at this point in its career this newspaper was primarily about horse racing to the exclusion of most other sport...

Rare print of Mary Todd Lincoln & her sons... The Colorado gold rush...


December 15, 1860

Item #689049    FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec., 15, 1860  * President-elect Abraham Lincoln's wife and kids The entire front page is taken up with a quite rare print, captioned: "Mrs. Ab...
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Crisis in the South...


December 17, 1860

Item #688106    NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 17, 1860   * Pre Civil War tensions - Southern crisis * Abraham Lincoln as president elect Among the one column headlines on the tensions building in the South prior to th...

War is on the horizon... Election results by Pony Express...


December 20, 1860

Item #692521    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 20, 1860  Considerable reporting on national events that would soon lead to the Civil War. Inside page reports include one beginning: "The Pony Express passed Fort Kearney ear...

The South Carolina Ordinance of Secession...


December 21, 1860

Item #690966    DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Dec. 21, 1860  * South Carolina Ordinance of Secession approved * Abraham Lincoln as president elect era * From our nation's capital ( rare as such) ...
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Winslow Homer print...


December 22, 1860

Item #172426    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec. 22, 1860  Nice full front page illus: 'The Seceding South Carolina Delegation' is by Winslow Homer. Fullpg: 'Christmas-Day Then & Now' and fullpg: 'Santa C...
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Largest hotel, the Lindell House...


December 22, 1860

Item #634327    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 22, 1860  The front cover has "Huntington's Improved Snow Power" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Largest Hotel in the Worl...

The nation prepares for war...


December 22, 1860

Item #683282    NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 22, 1860   * Pre Civil War tensions - Southern crisis * Abraham Lincoln as president elect From weeks before the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter, this issue has muc...

Lincoln's law offices and Springfield scenes...


December 22, 1860

Item #689048    FRANK LESLIE'S, New York, Dec. 22, 1860  * Abraham Lincoln * Springfield, Illinois * Law office print Inside has prints of: "Abraham Lincoln's First Law Office, Hoffman's Row...

South Carolina Secession Convention...


December 26, 1860

Item #565228    NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, December 26,1860 * Proceedings of the South Carolina Secession Convention The front page has: "The Disunion Crisis", "Important Dispatches from Washington&...

Christmas Day... Charles Dickens, new serial story...


December 29, 1860

Item #172428    HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec. 29, 1860 Full ftpg: 'Christmas Day, 1860' shows a family at Christmas dinner. Nice fullpg: 'Christmas Chimes at Trinity Church, N.Y.   This issue also contains a seria...
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Crisis in the South...


December 30, 1860

Item #688112    NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 30, 1860  Among the front page column heads on the events that would lead to the Civil War, are: "THE REVOLUTION" "Resignation of the Secretary of War" "Extra...
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