First magazine printing of the Constitution of the United States...
Item #636777
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, Philadelphia, September, 1787 * First magazine printing of the Constitution of the United States
This title, along with the "Columbian Magazine", has the honor of being the first successful American magazine, both published in Philadelphia. The Museum was published by Mathew Carey and existed from January, 1787 thru the end of 1792. He was very proud of h... See More
The coming Constitutional Convention...
Item #636769
April 28, 1787
THE MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, Boston, April 28, 1787
* United States Constitution Convention close
The front page has some political discussion which includes comments on the coming Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, including: "...this year will be productive of great events; for, independent of these little state quarrels, the grant Federal System is to be revised next May... See More
Philadelphia printing of the Constitution of the United States...
Item #633290
THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, September, 1787 This title, along with the "American Museum", has the honor of being the first magazine to print the Constitution of the United States. Both publications were from Philadelphia, the city where the Constitution was created. Comments from the Library Company of Philadelphia note that it can not be definitively determined which of ... See More
Confederate states elected their President & Vice President... Their Constitutional Convention...
Item #615837
February 10, 1861
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 10, 1861
* Jefferson Davis elected Confederate president
* Constitutional Convention of the Confederacy
* Pre Civil War tensions brewing
This issue has a wealth of significant content on the creation of the Confederacy, with front page heads including: "Important From the South" "The Southern Congress at Montgomery, Alabama" "Adoptio... See More
Where is Daniel Shays?
Item #606604
June 29, 1787
PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, June 29, 1787
* Shays' Rebellion
The Constitutional Convention was in session nearby the day this newspaper was printed. Page 2 has an item on Shays' Rebellion noting: "...received intelligence that Shays was lurking near the easternmost part of that settlement...immediately to collect a sufficient force & appre... See More
Little news from the Constitutional Convention...
Item #604099
June 23, 1787
PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, June 23, 1787 For reasons of secrecy in their deliberations, there was very little reporting to the outside world by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia the summer of 1787. Page 2 has a letter beginning: "I know you are waiting with anxious expectation to be informed of the proceedings of the Grand Convention. Nothing a... See More
A late addition to the Constitutional Convention...
Item #604093
June 16, 1787
PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, June 16, 1787 Page 3 has a short bit from Elizabethtown, New Jersey: "At a joint meeting of the legislature...Jonathan Dayton was appointed an additional member to represent this state in the Federal Convention, now commenced at Philadelphia." Other news & ads of the day.
Four pages, a small bit from the blank margin af... See More
Constitutional Convention begins & Washington is elected its President...
Item #604055
May 28, 1787
PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, May 28, 1787
* George Washington elected 1st president
* Constitutional Convention beginning
An exceedingly historic issue as this newspaper reports the formal beginning of the Constitutional Convention--terrific to have in a newspaper from the city where these notable proceedings were held. As such, this is likely the first ne... See More
South Carolina repeals secession...
Item #598509
September 20, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1865
* Reconstruction era
Among the front page column heads are: "The Home of Secession" "Meeting of the Constitutional Convention" "The Ordinance of Secession Repealed" "Report in Favor of the Abolition of Slavery" which is a report from Columbia, S.C. also: "Trial of Capt. Wirz"
Eight pages, very nice condition.... See More
New Orleans, Louisiana Riot....
Item #594501
July 31, 1866
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1866 The front page has one column headlines: "GREAT RIOT", "Anarchy and Bloodshed in New Orleans", "Mobbing of the Constitutional Convention", "Massacre of Several Prominent White Citizens", "A Great Number of Colored Men Killed" and more. 1st report coverage on the New Orleans riot.
Ot... See More
Mormons work towards outlawing polygamy...
Item #593516
July 7, 1887
ALLEGANY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 7, 1887
* Mormons - Mormonism
* The polygamy question
Polygamy by the Mormons was not officially outlawed until 1890, which was a condition required before statehood was granted which happened in 1896, however a front page report in this issue notes the efforts in Utah by Mormon leaders which lead up to this historic decision. "Forbid... See More
Create three republics, not one...
Item #592295
April 16, 1787
THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, April 16, 1787 Keeping in mind that the Constitutional Convention would convene in May, page 2 has a fascinating letter headed: "A Thought For the Delegates to the Convention to be held at Philadelphia" which offers an interesting proposal: "Instead of attempting to amend the present articles of confederation...or instead of attempting one ge... See More
Gold discovered in Texas... Indian troubles...
Item #587076
October 29, 1849
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 29, 1849
* Texas gold discovery - Gila River
The front page has over 2 columns on: "Kentucky Constitutional Convention". Page 2 has; "Gold On The Gila" which notes: "...arrived at the Gila river...appearances indicate that gold is as plentiful in that region as it is described to be on the Sacramento..." with more (see). The back page has: ... See More
Confederates states elected their President & Vice President... Their Constitutional Convention...
Item #566126
February 10, 1861
THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, February 10, 1861 This issue has a wealth of significant content on the creation of the Confederacy, with front page heads including: "Important From the South" "The Southern Congress at Montgomery, Alabama" "Adoption of A Constitution" "The Executive Officers of the New Republic" "Jefferson Davis or Mississippi, Pre... See More
Death of Gouverneur Morris...
Item #565867
November 13, 1816
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Massachusetts, November 13, 1816
* Gouverneur Morris death
* American Statesman
Among the "Deaths" listed on page 2 is one that reads:
* At his seat near New-York, the 6th inst. the Honorable GOVERNEUR MORRIS, after a short but distressing illness, aged 65. Then a bright lamp was extinguished. He was ranked foremost in the grade of eminent citizens... See More
Item #210964
April 30, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 30, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a Crown" "Sketches in Madeira" "At the Parsonage" "Some Prominent Members of the California Constitutional Convention" "From the Emerald isle"
Item #177096
May 11, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1901 Photo "The President Starting on his 15,000-Mile Journey"; The New Yale Club-House in Forty-Fourth Street; The American Steel Industry; The Cuban Situation; The Visit of the Duke of Genoa and the Italian Fleet to Toulon, France; doublepage centerfold "The Dock Improvement Along West Street" by Meeker; The Polo Tournament at Lakew... See More
Item #177094
April 27, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 27, 1901 Photos of the Present Appearance of The Panama Canal Excavations; Havana; The Ascent of Popocatepetl; doublepage centerfold "The Grill-Room of the New York Yacht Club" by Dart; Andrew Carnegie's Highland Castle; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177092
April 13, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 13, 1901 Two pages of photos of the construction of the Underground Railroad in New York; Still-Hunting; The Cuban Situation; doublepage centerfold "A Return to First Principles" by Ransome; The Opera Season; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers...
Item #177088
March 16, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1901 Frontpage cartoon Uncle Sam "A Steel Cinch On The World" by Rogers; The Sportsmen's Show At The Madison Square Garden; doublepage photos of the Inauguration of President McKinley; Gruson Coast-Defence Turrets; doublepage centerfold "After The Theatre, - Stopping At The Waldorf-Astoria For Supper" by Hutt; ... See More
Item #177074
November 24, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1900 A Century of Achievement - Music by Philip Hale; Count von Waldersee at Tientsin; fullpage illustration "Unbridled Bits From The Horse Show"; The Close of the Football Season; doublepage centerfold "Four-in-Hand-Driving Competition At The National Horse Show" by Reay; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
By A.B. Frost: "Selecting The Turkey"...
Item #177063
December 1, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 1, 1900 Front page Uncle Sam cartoon; The Cuban Constitution at Havana; The Central-American Revolution; doublepage centerfold "Selecting the Turkey" by Frost; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #150568
December 5, 1873
THE PRESS, Phila., Dec. 5, 1873 Page 2 has: "CONSTITUTION" "New Constitution Proposed To The Citizens Of The Commonwealth For Their Approval Or Rejection By The Constitutional Convention". Full text of the document taking 2 1/2 pgs. Ftpg. rubbing. Good.
Life of a convict at Sing Sing... Election in Washington...
Item #173104
June 22, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 22, 1867 Ftpg. shows: 'Portrait of Queen Victoria in a very ornate frame. Fullpg: 'Constitutional Convention at Albany'. Nice dblpgctrfld: 'The Life of a Convict at Sing Sing Prison, New York' shows 16 scenes. Nice quarterpg. illus: 'Significant Election Scene at Washington' shows blacks voting, with text mentioning: '...the... See More
Custer's scouts... Croquet... Paul Revere's Ride with Poem...
Item #173106
June 29, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 29, 1867 Half of the ftpg. is a print of: "Religion In Intolerant Rome--Priestly Absolution From Sin at St.Peter's" with a related article.
Perhaps the best print is the very nice full page captioned: "The New Game of Martelle--The Queen of the Lawn" which looks very much croquet (see). Thee is also a one-third pg. print: "Arapahoe Indi... See More
General Custer...
Item #173116
August 3, 1867
Harper's WEEKLY, Aug. 3, 1867 Fullpg. with 4 illus: 'Sioux Indians Attempting to Stampede Gen. Custer's Horses' with a view of Custer. Halfpg: 'Colored Emigrants Seeking Homes in the North'.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Verz Cruz... Farm life...
Item #173118
August 10, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 10, 1867 Ftpg. includes: 'View of Queretaro, Mexico'. Halfpg: 'Beaver Dam on Pawnee Fork, Kansas' & 'The City & Port of Vera Cruz, Mexico' fullpg: 'Camp Meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Sing-Sing'. Nice doublepage centerfold: 'Life on the Farm' with 11 vignettes.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Negro girl being whipped... Sheridan's ride...
Item #173128
September 14, 1867
Harper's WEEKLY, Sept. 14, 1867 Most of ftpg: 'Whipping A Negro Girl in N.C. by Unconstructed Johnsonians' with text as well. 3/4 pg: 'Sheridan's Ride'. Nice fullpg: 'The Last Shot' shows a soldier off his horse, shooting an Indian with a tomahawk about to kill him.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Nice baseball print...
Item #173140
October 26, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 26, 1867 The front page shows; "The Music of the Street--The Organ Grinder". Other prints within including: "National Cemetery at Fredericksburg, Virginia, "Laying the Cornerstone of the Soldiers' Monument at Hampton, Virginia" "The Suez Canal..." "Farragut's Flagship--parting of the Vessels of the U.S.... See More
Two full page Thanksgiving prints...
Item #173150
November 30, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 30, 1867 The front page has a print: " 'The Soldier's Friend' - An Incident in General Grant's Life" with a related article. Other prints within include a nice portrait of: "Charles Dickens"; "Wood-Sawyers' Tournament at Lafayette, Indiana" "The Floods in the West Indies--Inundation of the Island of To... See More
Charles Dickens... Central Pacific Railroad...
Item #173152
December 7, 1867
Harper's WEEKLY, Dec. 7, 1867 Five views of scenes on the Central Pacific R.R. Two illustrations 'Illicit Distillation of Liquors' in the South. Nice halfpg: 'Charles Dickens as He Appears When Reading' shows him on stage. 'Fullpg: 'Elephant Hunting in Africa'.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Overland Mailcoach Crossing the Rocky Mountains...
Item #173170
February 8, 1868
Harper's WEEKLY, New York, February 8, 1868
The front cover illustration is entitled "Please Give Me a Penny, Sir!" and also has a commentary on the inside page in regards to the New York charities of the times. A fullpage "Art Schools of New York" shows 5 scenes. Great fullpage "Overland Mailcoach Crossing the Rocky Mountains--Scene in Guy's Gulch" i... See More
Chicago Fire...
American Buffalo, Broadway, Salmon Fishing prints...
Item #173172
February 15, 1868
Harper's WEEKLY, New York, February 15, 1868
Dramatic frontpage: 'The Great Fire in Chicago' shows firemen fighting a well-engulfed building. Halfpage illustrations 'An Avalanche in an Alpine Pass' and 'Relieving the Poor at No. 1 Bond Street, New York'. A fullpage: 'Broadway, February, 1868' is a street scene. 'Buffalo Attacked by Wolves' shows... See More
Colored People Gathering Wood...
Ellis's Island, Thaddeus Stevens, & John Bingham prints...
Item #173178
March 14, 1868
Harper's WEEKLY, New York, March 14, 1868
Full frontpage: 'Impeachment--Thaddeus Stevens and John Bingham Before the Senate'. Inside: 'Impeachment -The Impeachment Committee Preparing the Indictment' shows 4 illustrations. Fullpage: 'The Streets of New York' shows a chaotic scene. Halfpage: 'Colored People Gathering Wood - A Winter Scene in Virginia.' D... See More
Impeachment trial... President Andrew Johnson...
Mississippi River, Long Island Sound, & Hudson River Navigation...
Item #173192
April 18, 1868
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 18, 1868 The front page features a full-page illustration entitled "The Mariner's Children". The Impeachment Trial also includes a half-page illustration "The Impeachment Trial - The Senate in Consultation in the Ladies' Parlor" and a fullpage "The Ladies' Gallery of the Senate During the Impeachment Trial&... See More
Item #173678
December 14, 1872
Harper's WEEKLY, Dec. 14, 1872 Halfpg: 'The Coon Hunt' shows several Black men telling stories Round the camp fire. Halfpg: 'Seeing the Circus Pass--A Va. Sketch' shows kids sitting on a fence post. Fullpg: 'The American Common School'
Thomas Nast Print...
Item #173786
December 27, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1873 Frontpage illustration: 'Bond and Free'; Fullpage Thomas Nast illustration: 'The World's Grown Honest: Then Is Doomsday Near.'; Fullpage illustration: 'Salmon-Marking on the Tweed'; Doublepage centerfold: 'The United Services - Scene on the Deck of an English Troop-Ship'; Half-page illustr... See More
Item #174152
June 30, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 30, 1877 Full ftpg. by Nast. Halfpg: 'Camel Train in Nevada'. Doublepage centerfold by Nast: 'Britannia Lionizing Our Modern Ulysses'. Fullpg. with 5 scenes of: 'Destructive Tornado-Devastation at Mt. Carmel, Illinois'
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians...
Item #174170
September 1, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 1, 1877 One-fifth pg. illus. of 'Joseph, The Nez Perces Warrior'. Nearly halfpg: 'The Steamship Ontario--The Woodruff Expedition Around the World' with article mentioning:'...she will be a floating college'.
Crotalus... Several western-themed prints...
Item #175152
January 15, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 15, 1887
Front full pg. illus. pertaining to the poem "Crotalus", along with the entire text of the poem. Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Old Bone Man of the Plains." Full pg. illus. of "Pima Indians Convoying a Silver Train in Mexico." Dblpgctrfld. of "Promenade Concert on New Year's Eve at the Produce Exchange, ... 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." Dblpgctrfld. of "A Snow Storm in New York-Clearing the Streets.... See More
Everglades of Florida...
Item #175168
March 12, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 12, 1887
Full ftpg: 'Henry Ward Beecher'. Fullpg: 'The Everglades of Florida' shows 5 scenes, including 1 of Lake Okeechobee. 3/4 pg: 'Pushing Thru the Everglades'. Dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'After The Blizzard' shows a dead family snowbound in their wagon. Fullpg: 'Sketches in the U.S. Senate'.
Other news and advertise... See More
Famous Frederic Remington print...
Item #175222
September 17, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 17, 1887
Perhaps the best print in this issue is the full front page captioned: "Burning the Range" by famed Western artist Frederic Remington.
But there are many other prints within this issue including a full page with 9 vignettes of: "Sketches In Amsterdam"; a halfpg: "The Minneapolis Exposition Building by Night"; small... See More
Jewish Quarter of New York... Remington illustrations.
Item #175492
April 19, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, April 19, 1890 Very nice & displayable full ftpg: 'A Hunter's Shack in the Rocky Mountains'. Fullpg. with 4 scenes of: 'A Friday Market in the Jewish Quarter of New York' by W.A. Rogers. Halfpg. Remington print "The Priest Captain Writhed and Struggled in His Efforts to Throw Young Off" done for a literary article entitled "The Azte... See More
Item #175534
September 13, 1890
Harper's WEEKLY, September 13, 1890
Full front page: 'An Arena Box, Madison Square Garden'. Nice full page: 'Up the Hudson'. Half page: 'The Iowa Coal Palace at Ottumwa'. Very handsome double page centerfold: 'Copley Square, Boston'. Nice full page Remington: 'Ascent of Mt. Sir Donald by Members of the Swiss Alpine Club'. Half page: 'Lost in the A... See More
Lacrosse prints... Nine sketches...
Item #175908
April 14, 1894
Harper's WEEKLY, Apr. 14, 1894 Nice full ftpg. scene of: 'Coronado Beach, Calif.' Nearly halfpg: 'Proposed House for the Rockaway Hunting Club' & 'Nipped in the Ice Floe on the Atlantic'. Fullpg. of text with 9 lacrosse prints. Advertisement for Yellowstone along with many other period ads are also present.
Complete issue.
Item #175912
April 28, 1894
HARPER'S WEEKLY April 28, 1894. Front full pg. illus. of "Who is Responsible?" Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The United States Battle Ship 'Texas'." Two full pg. illus. of "Characters in the Latin Play at Harvard" and "Coaling an Ocean Steamer." Dblpgctrfld. of "After the Opera - Waiting for the Carriages in the Box-Holders' Lobby of th... See More
Item #175920
May 26, 1894
HARPER'S WEEKLY May 26, 1894. Front full pg. illus. of "We Are Not Tired." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "New York's Constitutional Convention." Full pg. illus. of "The Khojak Tunnel." full pg. of illus. of "Holy Week with the Penitentes of New Mexico." Several pgs. of illus. pertaining to "The Soldier-Dead." Full pg. of illus. of "Th... See More
The Stock Market...
Item #175926
June 16, 1894
Harper's WEEKLY, June 16, 1894 Full pg. with 6 photos: 'The Whittier State School, Los Angeles'. Great dblpgctrfld: 'On The Floor of the New York Stock Exchange' shows many of the key 'players' as well.
Complete issue.
Item #175942
August 11, 1894
Harper's WEEKLY, Aug. 11, 1894 Ftpg: 'Arms & Away, Boats!' shows sailors leaving their ships for a landing drill. One-third pg. Remington: 'A Detachment of the 15th Infantry' and a fullpg. Remington: 'Watering the Texas Horses of the 3rd Cavalry in Lake Michigan'. Dblpgctfld: 'The Age of Sky-Scrapers--Tall Buildings in the Business District of New York City'... See More
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