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National Championship Games of Amateur Athletic Union.... H.G. Wells...



Item # 177411

September 22, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 22, 1906  There is a front page, illustration, "Camping Out With the Boys" by W. A . Rogers. There are many photos including "The National Championship Games of the Amateur Athletic Union at Travers Island"; "The Great Marksmanship Contest at Sea Girt in Which The Army, The Navy, and The Militia Participated"; "Crack Marksmen of the United States Infantry Team who Won the National Trophy at Sea Girt"; "When 'Enry 'Awkins Disports Himself Before his Admiring 'Liza--The London Costermongers' Contests at Kensal Rise" and "Autumnal Days in the Career of a Former Reigning Beauty." There is an article, "The Future in America" by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, and illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey in this issue and other advertisements of the day are included as well. See photos for full details.

Category: Harper's Weekly