Parson Brownlow... Union League Building in Philadelphia... Billiard tournament...
Item #173026
September 22, 1866
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 22, 1866 Ftpg. shows: "The Southern Loyalists' Convention at Phila.--Parson Brownlow Passing thru the Ranks of the Northern Delegation" with another fullpg. and a dblpgctrfld. on this inside: "Southern Loyalists' Convention In Philadelphia - Mass Meeting Of Southern And Northern Delegates In front Of The Union League Building." Terri... See More
Central Pacific Railroad...
Item #173590
February 10, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 10, 1872 Most of the ftpg. is a railroad scene captioned: 'Danger Ahead'. Two nearly halfpg. scenes showing: 'Snow-Bound on the Central Pacific Railroad'. Fullpg. Nast cartoon showing H. Greeley as a Presidential nominee. Two prints showing various ironclad monitors in the Dela
The giant trees of California...
Item #173692
February 01, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 1, 1873 The front page features a full page illustration of 'The Late Right Hon. Lord Lytton, G.C.M.G.' Two pages features several illustrations on 'Life In China'. Very nice full page illustration 'The Sentinels--Gigantic Trees of California'. Full page with two scenes of 'Italian Immigrants in New York'. An article ... See More
Early print of the New York Stock Exchange...
Item #174594
September 10, 1881
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 10, 1881 The full front page is a print by W. A. Rogers: "An Anxious Night in the Cabinet Room".
Inside includes a full page print: "Excursion of Five Points Children and Their Mothers". A nice full page print of the inside of "The New York Stock Exchange".
Doublepage centerfold has ten prints of: "The Exportation of C... See More
Nast prints...
Item #174648
March 18, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 18, 1882 Front full pg. illus. of "The Western Floods - Homeless and Adrift." Inside are four 1/4 pg. illus. pertaining to "A Visit to the Island of Mauritius." Six 1/6 pg. portraits of "Railway Magnates." Full pg. illus. of "The Romance of a Garret." Full pg. Nast illus. entitled "What is Our Foreign Policy?&q... See More
Training American mustangs... Pennsylvania Railroad...
Item #174720
November 25, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 25, 1882 Front page print: "The Sea-Gull's Song". Halfpg: "An Inspection Car On The Pennsylvania Railroad". Full page print with 3 scenes: "Sunday Morning in the Eel Market, Catherine Slip, New York".
Terrific doublepage centerfold. by Frenzeny: "Taming & Training The American Mustang" shows 11 scenes. F... See More
New York Yacht Club...
Item #175618
July 04, 1891
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1891 Full front page: 'The Grant Monument to be Erected in Chicago'. Full page: 'Viewing the Regatta of the N.Y. Yacht Club from the Club Boat'. Doublepage centerfold: 'Dinner Time on a French Liner'. Full page: 'Food Preservation--Cold Storage'. Full page by Remington: 'Gen. Miles Review the Mexican Army' on hors... See More
Paderewski...
Item #175662
December 05, 1891
HARPER'S WEEKLY December 5, 1891 Front full pg. illus. of After Christmas." Inside is a 1/4 pg. illus of "The Ruins of the Metzerott Music Hall, Washington." 1/6 pg. portrait of "Charles L. Tiffany." 1/4 pg. portrait of "M. Ignace Jan Paderewski." Three full pg. illus. of "Jack's Christmas Dinner - Plum Duff"; "The Keeper's Christ... See More
Item #175930
June 30, 1894
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1894 Halfpg: 'Fires & Traffic--Device for Raising Firehose above Car Tracks'. Fullpg. with 5 photos of: 'The Mining Troubles at Cripple Creek, Colo.' Fullpg. with 8 photos: 'Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.'. Several photos from the Yale vs. Princeton baseball game.
Great illustrations from the Civil War...
Item #140907
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER WAR SUPPLEMENT, New York, 1862 See the photo below for an example of the front page of this title from our archives. Nearly every issue has great multipage illustrations. This is a nice issue to have from this location and period in history. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have these specific photos or be of t... See More
Early advertisement for Harley-Davidson...
Item #160548
January 30, 1913
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 30, 1913 See the photo for the nice and early Harley-Davidson advertisement which appears on page 3. This ad measures about 5 by 7 inches.
The complete issue, 11 by 15 1/2 inches, in very nice, clean condition.
Illustrating Their World Collection I
A Visual Perspective of the Late 1800's
Item #180170
January 01, 1875
Illustrating Their World Collection I - A Visual Perspective of the Late 1800s - Each set contains 5 issues of Harpers Weekly Illustrated, the Life magazine of its day, one each from 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, and 1910s. This is a great way to follow news of the day in both textual and print form, including the progression of illustrations from wood engraved prints to photographs as printing tech... See More
A more scarce illustrated title...
Item #153245
January 01, 1890
ONCE A WEEK, New York, 1890 Subtitled: "An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", it is formatted much like Harper's Weekly but is much more rare. Contains a wealth of illustrations within its 16 pages.
Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have this specific date or content, but will have the format as shown. Measures 11 by 16 inches, generally nic... See More
Item #152992
January 01, 1894
THE ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN, New York & Chicago, 1894. Many illustrations and photos within, formatted very much like "Harper's Weekly" but it had a relatively short life and is uncommon as such. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have these specific photos or be of this specific date but will be in the format as shown. 16 pages, nice condition.... See More
Item #152994
January 01, 1891
THE ILLUSTRATED WORLD'S FAIR, Chicago, Illinois, 1891. A newspaper formatted much like "Harper's Weekly", this title focused entirely on the construction & related events of the Chicago Columbian Exposition, consequently having a very short life. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have these specific photos or be of this specific date but will have the format as shown... See More
An early illustrated newspaper...
Item #153068
January 01, 1858
THE ILLUSTRATED NEWS OF THE WORLD, London, 1858 Formatted very much like Harper's Weekly, with an ornate masthead and several illustrations throughout. Basically British content and scenes, although other content as well.
Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have this specific date but will have the format as shown.
Measures 11 by 16 inches and cont... See More
Land rush in Oklahoma...
Item #161078
September 04, 1901
CHRISTIAN HERALD, New York, Sept. 4, 1901 Five front page illustrations show: Scenes In The Great Free Land Rush In Oklahoma". Format is similar to Harper's Weekly although some of the reports have a religious theme. Good condition.
Slaves fleeing into Union camps...
Item #172646
January 31, 1863
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 31, 1863 The full front page is a print: "Army Beef" showing soldiers shooting cattle, with 2 smaller vignettes.
Inside has a full page: "Contrabands Coming Into Camp in Consequence of the Proclamation", referring to the recent Emancipation Proclamation. It shows many African-Americans and presumed slaves. Also a full page with 2 print... See More
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