Thomas Nast cartoon...
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 dblpgctrfld: 'Target Practice with the Great Guns Out at Sea'. Nice fullpg. hunting scene: 'Rail Shooting'. Fullpg: 'The Lou... See More
A.B. Frost illustration...
Item #174906
September 6, 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 dblpgctrfld: 'The President's Vacation--Manoeuvres of the North Atlantic Squadron'. Very nice fullpg. A.B. Frost hunting scen... See More
Black Bass Fishing... Alaska...
Item #174904
August 30, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1884 Nice full ftpg: 'Black-Bass fishing in the Adirondacks' by Zograum. Good fullpg: 'The Ice Industry of New York' shows 8 scenes. Full page Thomas Nast political cartoon: "A Feather That George Washington Never Had In His Cap". Full page print: "The New Steel Cruisers for the United States Navy". Fullpg: 'Sk... See More
Thomas Nast print...
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". Dblpgctrfld: "Farthest North--The Summit of Lockwood Island" and a full page print: "Reception of Lt. Greely at Newburyport" plus much more.
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Thomas Nast cartoon...
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 Enjoy... See More
Thomas Nast print... Bartholdi Statue of Liberty... The Greely Expedition...
Item #174898
August 9, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 9, 1884
Front page print: "Lieutenant A. W. Greely". Full page with 4 scenes: "Pelham Park, New York". Two full pages on "The Rescue of the Greely Expedition". A very nice fullpg. illus. of "The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty--Beginning the Work of Removal" of the scaffolding, showing half of it above the rooftops. 2/3 p... See More
Buffalo hunting in the Wild West...
Item #174896
August 2, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1884 The full ftpg. is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "The Key-Note of the Great Presidential Trial". Inside has a fullpg: "At the Mouth of the Columbia River" which includes a view of Astoria, Oregon. There is a terrific fullpg. print: "Buffalo Hunting" which shows 9 scenes. Also a full page: "The Rescue of the Su... See More
Greeley Relief Expedition...
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'. Dblpgctrfld: 'An Indian Funeral--Off for the Happy Hunting Grounds'. Two pgs. on: 'The Greeley Relief Expedition' plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Compl... See More
Democratic 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 Nomination&... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoon...
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 dblpgctrfld: '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 the World'.... See More
Thomas Nast print...
Item #174888
July 5, 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 dblpgctrfld: 'The New Philadelphia City Hall' shows 6 scenes of it. Nice fullpg; 'Rice Culture in the South' shows 7 scenes. Halfpg: 'Mi... See More
Thomas Nast cartoons...
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." Dblpgctrfld. containing seven illus. of "Picturesque Sc... See More
Several Thomas Nast political cartoons...
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'. Dblpgctrfld. is a political cartoon by Nast; "Death Before Dishonor". Full... See More
Great political convention issue...
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 dblpgctrfld: 'Republican Convention at Chicago--Announcement of the Final Ballot' is an great scene. Very nice fullpg: 'Rocky Cañon, Near the Bozeman Tu... See More
Republican Convention at Chicago...
Item #174880
June 7, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1884
Full front pg. illus. of "The Republican Convention at Chicago-Delegates Entering the Exposition Building." Inside is a full pg. illus. containing three illus. of "Sheep and Lambs for the New York Market." 2/3 pg. Nast illus. entitled "Miss Columbia." Dblpgctrfld. of "View of the City of Chicago from the Top of the L... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoons... 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'. Dblpgctrfld: '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 day are inclu... See More
Thomas Nast print... Wall Street panic...
Item #174876
May 24, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 24, 1884 Nice full ftpg. Thomas Nast: "Democratic Candidate-Snatching". Inside the issue is a nice fullpg: "The N.Y. Ambulance Service" shows 5 scenes; an article "Charles O'Conor" with includes a 1/4 page illustration of him; fullpage "Old Folks at Home"; fullpage "The Panic - scenes in Wall Street Wednesday... See More
Thomas Nast cartoon...
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. Thomas... See More
A Game of Lacrosse... great print...
Item #174872
May 10, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 10, 1884 The frontpage is a fullpage Thomas Nast political cartoon "Our new watchman, Roosevelt". Inside the issue is a fullpage "Specimens from the Dog Show"; a great fullpage illustration of "A Game of Lacrosse" which shows much action; dramatic fullpage "The Recent Cyclone in Ohio"; a fullpage "The Burial of Atala&q... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoon...
Item #174870
May 3, 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 prints... See More
'Judge Lynch' showing a lynch mob... 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", all m... 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. Dblpgctrfld: 'The Greely Relief Expedition. Dramatic fullpg: 'The Burning of the St. George Flats' shows two rescues from windows.
Other news and... See More
Thomas Nast print...
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 Cincinn... See More
Thomas Nast cartoon...
Item #174862
April 5, 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, N... See More
Thomas Nast print...
Item #174860
March 29, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 29, 1884
Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "The Prison Labor Problem Solved." Full pg. illus. of "The New Philadelphia Post Office." Full pg. illus. of "The New Dynamite Gun." Full pg. illus. of "The Floods in the Teche Country, Louisiana." Full pg. illus. entitled "A Pot Hunter." (Man hunting ducks). 1/2 p... See More
Thomas Nast print...
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 illus.... 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 Train i... See More
Displayable issue on the republican elephant...
Item #174854
March 8, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1884
For a political junkie--and a Republican--this could be the best Harper's Weekly for display as the entire front page print is captioned: "The Sacred Elephant. This Animal Is Sure To Win, If It Is Only Kept Pure And Clean, And Has Not Too Heavy A Load To Carry." This drawing is by Thomas Nast who created the republican elephant, and the... See More
Thomas Nast print...
Item #174852
March 1, 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 Cinci... 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 the ... See More
Skating... Wendell Phillips funeral...
Item #174848
February 16, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 16, 1884
The full frontpage of this issue is of 'The Western Floods -- Scene on the Youghiogheny River'. Two nice fullpage illustrations 'Laid Up for Winter--Canal boat Colony in Coenties Slip, East River' and 'The Disaster at Crested Butte, Colorado' . A political fullpage illustration "The Three Bosses of Gotham Went to Sea ... See More
Curling...
Item #174846
February 9, 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 Mo... See More
Shipwreck of the "City of Columbus'...
Item #174844
February 2, 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 news... 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 Skate... See More
The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty...
Item #174840
January 19, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1884
Full ftpg. print: "The Night School at Sing Sing Prison". Fullpg. print: "Indians At Winger Quarters" is very nice. Terrific fullpg. print: "The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty' shows it surrounded by scaffolding, plus insets of 2 close-up views one of Bartholdi. Very displayable print. There are two full page prints: &quo... See More
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 dblpgctrfld: "Scenes in a Glass Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" has 8 scenes plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Comp... See More
A.B. Frost prints... Caribou Hunting...
Item #174836
January 5, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 5, 1884
Full ftpg. print by A.B. Frost: "Good Resolutions". Fullpg: "Green Turtle Soup Today". Nice fullpg: "Echoes of Old Plantation Melodies" shows several black men singing. Fullpg. by A.B. Frost: "Hunting Caribou in the Barren Grounds, New Brunswick" plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are... See More
Christmas...
Item #174834
December 29, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 29, 1883 Full front pg. illus. entitled "The Ant and the Grasshopper." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The War in the Soudan-A Parley by the Way." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Charles F. Dowd" and "Augustus P. Martin, Mayor Elect of Boston." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "Christmas Sunrise, Afloat and Ashore... See More
Christmas issue... 1883...
A Christmas Gift to "Ole Marster and Missus"...
Item #174832
December 22, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 22, 1883
Full front pg. illus. entitled "I'll Never Touch a Drop of Liquor, Sick or Well, Living or Dying, So Help Me, God" by A.B. Frost. Inside are two 1/4 pg. portraits of "District Attorney Peter B. Olney" and "The Rev. E. R. Huntington, D.D., the New Rector of Grace Church." Full pg. illus. of "Plum Duff in Dang... See More
Indians...
Item #174830
December 15, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 15, 1883
Front page print: "How We Fought The Fire". Full pg. print: "The Author's Carnival, Hartford, Connecticut" which includes several sketches. Very nice full pg. which is very displayable: "A Dance of Crow Indians". Full pg. print: "A Tramp and His Deeds" by A.B. Frost showing 5 scenes. Full page with 2 sc... See More
Frederick Douglass article...
Item #174828
December 8, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1883
Front full pg. illus. of "Evacuation Day-Unveiling Ward Statue of Washington in Wall Street." Inside are four 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Four Prima Donnas" which are "Madame Christine Nilsson," "Madame Adelina Patti," "Madame Etelka Gerster," and "Madame Marcella Sembrich." 1/4 pg. portrai... See More
Nice football print...
Item #174826
December 1, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 1, 1883
Full ftpg. shows: "Washington Leaving New York, December 4, 1783", being quite displayable. Nice fullpg: "Washington Taking Leave of His Officers, December 4, 1783". Another full page print: "No Thanksgiving Dinner for the Johnsing Family" shows a Black family by A.B. Frost. Nice fullpg. football print: "Foot-Bal... See More
Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven'...
Great full front page print of Frederick Douglass...
Item #174824
November 24, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1883
The entire front page is one of the more desirable of the entire 60 year run of this newspaper, being a fine portrait of: "Frederick Douglass", with a related article on him on an inside page.
But there are other nice prints in this issue as well, including a full page: "Autumn Leaves" by Howard Pyle; a print of: "The La... See More
Bird's-Eye-View of Savannah, Georgia...
Item #174822
November 17, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1883
Front page print: "The Modern David--A Good Work Well Begun". Half page print: "The Labor of Sentenced Prisoners". Nice fullpg: "Sketches in Puget Sound" with 3 scenes. Very nice fullpg: "The City and Harbor of Savannah, Georgia" is a nice overview of the city. 2/3 page print: "The New Building of the ... See More
Lacrosse... Yellowstone National Park... Mining in Colorado...
Item #174820
November 10, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 10, 1883
The entire ftpg. is a nice portrait of: "Lieut. General Philip Henry Sheridan". Inside has a very nice full page print by A. B. Frost captioned: "Still-Hunting The Moose" and another full page: "The Geysers of the Upper Basin, Yellowstone National Park" which includes 11 vignettes, each captioned. A halfpg. sho... See More
Eskimos... Yukon River in Alaska...
Item #174818
November 3, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1883
Full ftpg. shows: "General William Tecumseh Sherman". Three-quarter page print: "Robbing a Wild Bee Hive". Full page with 3 prints: "Henry Irving in 'The Bells'--Matthias and the Mesmerist". Full page print: "The Bay State Campaign". Very nice fullpg. print: "On the Yukon River" in Alaska s... See More
National Horse Show in Madison Square, New York...
Item #174816
October 27, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1883
Full front pg. illus. containing five illus. pertaining to "The Newburgh Centennial-Scenes and Incidents of the Day." Inside is a 1/4 pg. illus. of "The German National Monument as Seen from Bingenbruck." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Matthew Arnold" and "The Rt. Rev. David B. Knickerbacker, D.D." Dblpgctrfld. o... See More
Bicentennial of the first landing of Germans in America...
Item #174814
October 20, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1883
Full front pg. illus. of "Sir. Moses Montefiore, the Old Man Beneficent." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "Bicentennial of the First Landing of Germans in America" including "...The Celebration in Newark, New Jersey" and "...The Celebration in Germantown, Pennsylvania." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Th... See More
Baseball & tennis...
Item #174812
October 13, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 13, 1883
The frontpage is a fullpage political cartoon "Croton Water Frauds - A Leaky Department - Robbing peter (the taxpayer) to pay Paul (the tax gatherer)". Inside the issue are halfpage illustrations entitled 'Procession of the Veiled Prophet, St. Louis, Missouri.'; 'Bridging Niagara Again'; "The Great Trot at Fleetwood ... See More
Colorado cowboys...
Item #174810
October 6, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 6, 1883
Front page print: "Harmony--Wait Til The Clouds Roll By Johnny". Halfpg. print: "The New York Democratic State Convention at Buffalo'". Two half page prints: "The Third Had Got Him Down Upon His Back, And Was Diligently Pounding His Head Against The Hard Stones" and "The Launch Of The Iron Clipper-Ship 'T.... See More
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