HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 14, 1905, Front page Photo, Hon. Whitelaw Reid, Next Ambassador to the Court of St. James; The Surrender of Port Arthur; Snap-Shots Taken Before Port Arthur--Incidents of the Japanese Siege; The New Method of Training the Norwegian Army for Winter Service; The Feature of Chicago's New Subway--Important Business Houses Connected Directly with the Subw... See More  

Flag-Ship 'Kearsarge'...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 30, 1904  Front page illustration "There's Life in the Old Man Yet" by W. A. Rogers; Views at Esopus--Snap-Shots Taken at Judge Parker's Estate on the Hudson; The Visit of the North Atlantic Squardron to Portugal--Snap-Shots of Scenes on the Flag-Ship "Kearsarge"; How The Japanese Care for Their Wounded--Views in the Field Hospit... See More  

New York City's Rapid Transit...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1904  Front page Photo, Marquis Hirobumi Ito; Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky, Commander of the Russian "Baltic Fleet Which Attacked the British Trawlers in the North Sea; Snap-Shots of Four Leading Players in the Football World--Captains at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia; Henry Watterson; Photos Taken at the Opening of New York's New Su... See More  

Flying Machine... Launching "Connecticut"...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 15, 1904  Front page illustration "The Lion-Tamer" by W. A. Rogers; Paul Morton, The New Secretary of the Navy; The Railroad Disaster at Knoxville, Tennessee, in Which More Than Fifty Lives Were Lost; Launching the "Connecticut," the Largest Battle-Ship in the United States Navy; Receiving Wireless Messages on Ship-Board 2000 Miles F... See More  

Chicago strike...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 27, 1904  Front page illustration "With All His Faults, We Love Him--Still" by W. A. Rogers; A Snap-Shot of Hon. William F. Sheehan, Chairman of the Democratic National Executive Committee, and Hon. Martin Littleton, Who Delivered the Speech Nominating Judge Parker at St. Louis; Photos of the Recent Disastrous Wreck on the Denver and Rio G... See More  

Steeple-Chase...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1904  Front page illustration "A Critical Moment" by W. A. Rogers; An Incident of the Evacuation of Newchwang--Russians Removing Siege-Guns From the Manchurian Stronghold; A Recent Photograph of the Czar--Nicholas II. Holding A Review at the Navy-Yard, St. Petersburg; American Golfers in Britain by van Tassel Sutphen; Double page Photo, S... See More  

The New Coney Island...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 4, 1904  Front page illustration "Roosevelt Against the Field" by W. A. Rogers; The Japanese Advance in Korea--Troops Leaving Camp; A Detachment of Japanese Engineers Laying a Military Road in Korea; Double page Photo, A Meet of the Meadowbrook Foxhounds at Jericho, Long Island; The Polo Match Between Princeton and Squadron "A" at ... See More  

War content in Korea...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 16, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Surely Victorious" by W. A. Rogers; Photo of Russian Outposts in the Mountains of Northern Korea; The Work of Construction on the Trans-Siberian Line Around the Southern Shore of Lake Baikal; Doublepage Photo, The Red Cross in the Field--Caring for the wounded After the Engagement of February 25, Near Ping ... See More  

Fighting in Russia...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 26, 1904 Frontpage illustration "The Coming of Spring" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troops in Manchuria on Their Way to the Front; St. Petersburg in War-Time--Troops Leaving for the Front; Doublepage illustration "A View of the Torpedo Attack Upon Russian War-Ships at Port Arthur" by Sydney Laurence; Doublepage Map, "The Scene of ... See More  

Russian Troops in Manchuria...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 5, 1904 Frontpage illustration "How Much Longer Will the Dragon Sleep?" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troop-Horses Arriving at Newchwang, Manchuria, Over the Trans-Siberian Railroad; Russians Attending to Their Wounded in the Field; Officers and Crew of Japan's Armored Cruiser "Asana"; Russia's Protected Cruiser, The "Varia... See More  

Chicago Theatre Fire...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 9, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Mr. Hearst's Boom" by W. A. Rogers; Photo, W. H. Taft, Next Secretary of War; A New Invention for Perfecting X-Ray Photography; Chicago's Theatre Fire, The Stage of the Theatre in Ruins; Scenes at the Iroquois Theatre Fire and other advertisements of the day.

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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 24, 1903 Frontpage illustration "The Slough of Despond" by W. A. Rogers; Photo, A Fox-Hunting Episode; Incidents of the Recent Storm in New York; A Successful English Air-Ship; An Oil-Well on Fire in the New Texas Oil-Fields; Doublepage, photos, The Storm Centre in the Balkans--Revolutionists Preparing for War; "Tammany Waiting for th... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 19, 1903  Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photo, The First Photograph at Close Range Taken of Professor Langley's Air-Ship; Physical Training for College Girls; "A New Portrait by William M. Chase"; The National Shooting Match at Sea Girt; Doublepage illustration "Target-Practice on a Man-Of-War--Finding the Ra... See More  

Poe...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 13, 1903 Frontpage Photo of The Tornado in Gainesville, Georgia; In the Path of the Georgia Cyclone; The Floods in the West; Doublepage illustration "The Last Hours of Cadet Days" by Fietcher C. Ransom; article about Poe; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. ... See More  

Yachting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1903 Frontpage Photo The Outrages in the Balkans; The Cup Yachts and the Season's Problems; Doublepage photo The Children of the West Greet the President; The President in the West; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

Ralph Waldo Emerson...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1903  Frontpage Photo of Ralph Waldo Emerson; Impressions of Emerson; Photo, The Dedication of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis; Across the Continent in Ten Hours; Fullpage illustration "The Finest Race-Course in the World" by H. M. Pettit; Mr. Borglum's Broncos and Bronco-Busters; 4 page illustration "The Supreme C... See More  

Mark Twain Content....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 2, 1903  Frontpage Photo of Rudolph Keppler; Experiments with Lightning; Photos The Situation in Macedonia; Doublepage illustration "A Hold-up in Central Park" by Max F. Klepper; Why Not Abolish It? written by Mark Twain; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. ... See More  

Camden and Amboy Railroad In 1834...

THE SUN, N.Y., May 9, 1834 Pg. 3 has a report about an accident on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, when two engines travelling in opposite directions made contact at a curve. The Camden & Amboy RR was the first RR in New Jersey and one of the earliest in the U.S. May be one of first railroad accidents! Other news of the day includes: "Another Murder" "Police Office" and more. Several interestin... See More  

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 16, 1879.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Safely Over" "The Szegedlin Disater - The Theiss Overflowing the Embankment of the Alfoldbahn Railroad at 2:15 a.m. March 13" "The Voyage of the United States Man-Of-War Ticonderoga"  "View of Free Town"

Jamaica Long Island Carrier Address...

LONG ISLAND DEMOCRAT, Jamaica, N.Y., Jan. 4, 1853 Front page has the Carriers Address To The Patrons Of The Long-Island Democrat. Takes a column and a bit more. Others headlines throughout this issue include references to: Long Island Railroad, Broadway Railroad, Female Physicians and much more. Stray writing above the masthead, bit irregular at the spine, a few scattered foxing spots, otherwise i... See More  

From Elko, Nevada, on the route to the Gold Rush...

THE FREE PRESS, Elko, Nevada, 1889 This town had a population of about 2000 during the late 19th century. Situated along the Humboldt River, Elko was along the route traveled by the ill-fated Donner Party and the many who ventured to the California hills in search of gold during the 1849 gold rush. Completion of the Central Pacific Railroad gave the "official" birth to the town in 1868. Compl... See More  

Pennsylvania canals & railroads...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, October 17, 1829  This 16 page newspaper has interesting news of the day throughout. A lot of the news in this newspaper is government related. Featured in this issue are interesting reports and figures on Pennsylvania canals and railroads. This issue is in nice condition except for little staining.

"Great Expectations" Collection V...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1861 through June 15, 1861. This is a six-issue set (part 5) of Harper's Weekly containing the Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" in serialization format. The set provides more than a 10% discount over purchasing the issues individually.



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The Mannlicher Gun...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, January 5, 1889, from New York. This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: New Railroad Over the Rocky Mountains of Colorado; The Mannlicher Gun; The Lowth Telephone; A Gas-Propelled Carriage;  and other articles. See photos for details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 1, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Clarence H. Mackay; The Presidential Hunt with photos; United States Rubber Industry in South America with photos; "Mad Mullah" and the English in Somaliland with photos; The Return of the Miners with photos; fullpage illustration "The Cathedral of Nova Sancta Sophia" by Pettit; The Mod... See More