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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
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
Remington... Graphophone...
Item #175100
July 17, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 17, 1886 Full ftpg: "American Fishermen Laying in Ice at Sea". Halfpg: "Signaling the Main Command" is by Remington. Very nice doublepage centerfold: "Wheeling on Riverside Drive". Fullpg. article on "The Graphophone" shows 3 illus., & begins "One of the most brilliant conceptions of Mr. Thomas Edison was...... See More
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
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
Buffalo Soldier... "Saddle Up!" Frederic Remington on the front page... Polo at Newport...
Item #175114
September 04, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 4, 1886 The full front page is a very nice (and famous) Frederic Remington print: "Abandoned" which has a Western theme. There is a related article on an inside page: "Our Soldiers In the Southwest" which also has a Remington print titled: "Saddle Up", which includes two buffalo soldiers (black soldiers). Also within the ... See More
The Apache campaign... Colorado scene...
Item #175120
September 25, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 25, 1886 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast cartoon: "A Hot Journal". 1/2 pg: 'The U.S. man of war 'Boston' '. 1/2 pg. Remington print: 'The Apache campaign--Burial of Hatfield's men'. doublepage centerfold: 'The Canon of Las Animas, on the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, Colorado'. Fullpg: 'A bicycle tournament ... See More
Geronimo captured... Oystering on Long Island...
Item #175122
October 02, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 2, 1886 One-third of a page shows: "The Hostile Apaches--The Captors and the Captured" shows Geronimo and Natchez, plus another one-third pg. illus. of the soldiers who captured them. Fullpg. print: "A Night Scene at the St. Louis Exposition". Another full page print: "The 'Tub Parade' at Lenox, Massachusetts". 3/4 ... See More
Baltimore...St. Louis Exposition...
Item #175126
October 16, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 16, 1886 Full front pg. Nast illus. entitled "Oh! Chestnuts!" Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Baltimore." Six small portraits of men who are candidates for governor of different states. doublepage centerfold of: "Painting the Town Red." Full pg. illus. of "The St. Louis Exposition-Procession of the "Veiled Prophet... 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
Frank S. Church centerfold: "Here's A Jolly Christmas Load"...
Item #175144
December 18, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 18, 1886 The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'An Unnecessary Burden' which shows Uncle Sam with the Liberty figure. Fullpg: 'Tuxedo Park' has 8 scenes. Nearly halfpg: 'Coursing Jack Rabbits at Great Bend, Kansas'.
The very nice doublepage centerfold is by famed artist Frank S. Church: "Here's A Joll... 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
Natural Gas in Pittsburgh...
Item #175154
January 22, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 22, 1887 Front full pg. illus. of "The Wreck of the "Elizabeth"-Loss of the Rescuing Crew." Inside are three small portraits of "Matthew S. Quay," "John Roach," and "Charles B. Farwell." 1/3 pg. Nast illus. of "Shake Sharp Next."
Doublepage centerfold of "A Snow Storm in New York-Clearing... See More
Logging in Michigan...
Item #175238
November 12, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1887 Full front pg. illus. of "Arrested on Arrival." Inside are three small portraits of "The Late John Murray Carnochan, M.D.," "The Late Rear Admiral Nicholson," and "Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., British Commissioner to the Fisheries Conference." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Jenny Lind as she Appeared i... See More
Bicycle parade...
Item #176034
June 29, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 29, 1895 Full front pg. illus. of "A Sleeping Car on the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "The Big Bicycle Parade in Brooklyn, New York."
Full pg. illus. of "The Opening of the Harlem River Ship-Canal, June 17th - Naval Procession About to Enter the Canal." Full pg. Nast illus. of "In... See More
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