Historic Newspapers: Harper's Weekly

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, Aug. 26, 1865  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features Winslow Homer's sought after "Our Watering Places - The Empty Sleeve at

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, Nov. 15, 1862  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features Winslow Homer's desirable:  "THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC - A SHARP_SHOOTER ON

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, Jan. 25, 1868  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features the Winslow Homer illustration, "Winter", which is a desirable ice-skating

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, April 26, 1873  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features Winslow Homer's powerful illustration, "The Wreck of the 'Atlantic'—Cast

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 13, 1916

• Pancho Villa expedition
• Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
• United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit

The front page has a banner heading: "MARTIAL LAW FOR

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1977 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 8, 1995

• Tupac Shakur 2Pac sentenced
• Sexual assault in Manhattan
• American rapper and actor

Page 4 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Rapper Shakur Gets

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 22, 1938

• Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
• Max Schmeling (German fighter)
• Famous rematch - boxing (day of)

The top of page 2B has a banner heading: "LOUIS AND SCHMELING ABOUT EVEN

Sunday edition CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, March 16, 1997

• Stand-up comedian & actor Chris Rock
• Los Angeles performance advertisement
• Jim Carrey's "Liar Liar" comedy movie - film

Sunday edition CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 23, 1985

• Best "The Godfather Part III" film advertisement
• Pre-Grand opening day movie premiere review
• Francis Ford Coppola - Al

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1860

• Famous boxing match print
• John Heenan vs. Thomas Sayers
• MISSING THE TWO FRONT LEAFS ***

The prime feature of this issue would have to be the great doublepage

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 4, 1985

• Best "Back to the Future" film advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
• Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly - comedy

A nice issue on the 2nd day premiere of the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1879  The full front page is a print captioned: "Edison In His Workshop" showing him at work on an experiment. Very displayable. An inside page has a related

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1956

• Last performance under the canvas "Big Top"
• Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
• "The Greatest Show on Earth" tradition ends

The bottom of the front page has a

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 1, 1879  The full ftpg. is a Thomas Nast political cartoon showing Blacks & captioned: "The Next Debut - Now Let General M.C. Butler, of South Carolina, Show How

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 6, 1898

• Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines
• Admiral George Dewey's victory
• Spanish-American War

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MANILA BOMBARDED"

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 20, 1939

• Heqakheperre Shoshenq II discovered
• 22nd Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh
• Tanis, Egypt - Pierre Montet

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Gold

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York,  June 5, 1875  Full front pg. Nast illus. of "Captured At Last." (Phil Sheridan). Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The New Arctic Expedition-The "Alert" and the

NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, April 7, 1935

• Adolf Hitler & Hermann Goering
• German - Nazi air force revealed

This rotogravure section has a front page pictorial regarding the newly

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 15, 1900

• Mark Twain - Samuel Langhorne Clemens

See the photos for the great two-color cover portrait of "Mark Twain" as drawn by William Nicholson. The inside cover

SUPPLEMENT TO HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 30, 1876

• Centennial Exposition
• Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Hard to find in undamaged condition

This is a huge foldout print captioned: "The

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Nov. 7, 1961

• Basketball Commemoration Day
• Dr. James Naismith celebration
• Hall of Fame building cornerstone
• From the birthplace of the sport
• Memorial Field House -

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York Nov.  25, 1865 

• Brooklyn Atlantics
• Baseball's 1st champions

Over half a page is taken up with portraits of the nine members of the Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn with

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1878

• "Blackville" baseball scene
• Famous Thomas Nast print

Perhaps the most notable print is the very nice full page illustration: "Baseball at Blackville -- The

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 25, 1858

• Paul Morphy - American chess champion
• Early Salt Lake City, Utah  view

The prime print would be the great and displayable full page view of: "Salt Lake

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 31, 1940

• "The Great Dictator" opening day advertisement
• Charlie Chaplin's first true sound film
• Political satire comedy-drama movie
• Adolf Hitler - Benito Mussolini - fascism

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 12, 1856

• Bleeding - Bloody Kansas - Border War
• Sacking of Osawatomie & Palmyra
• Free-Staters vs. Border Ruffians
• Fight for pro and anti-slavery

Pages within have reports on the

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 26, 1989

• Bab Brains - American punk rock band
• Pioneers of hardcore punk music
• Reggae - funk - heavy metal - hip hop - soul
• The Ritz

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 8, 1856

• Bleeding Kansas
• Missouri border invasion
• War on slavery

The front page has a 2 1/2 columns of coverage on the "Bleeding Kansas" situation with headings that include:

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 12, 1895

• A.B. Frost golfer illustration
• Louis Pasteur death w/ print

This issue features a very nice fullpg. print by famed artist A.B. Frost titled: "Golf" which

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 4, 1865  The full front page is a print captioned: "Meeting of the Fenian Congress in the Assembly Building, Philadelphia".  Among the prints within are: "Looking

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 26, 1865  The most notable prints would be the two full page prints by noted artist Winslow Homer, titled: "Our Watering Places--The Empty Sleeve at Newport"

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1886

• Collectible 19th century baseball print

The full ftpg. shows: "Some Setters & Pointers at the Dog Show" with a related article inside. Other prints include:

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1884

• The "Republican Elephant" is born

For a political junkie--and a Republican--this could be the best Harper's Weekly for display as the entire front page print

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 20, 1873

• Winslow Homer's most famous print
• "SNAP-THE-WHIP" - great for framing

Certainly, the prime feature of this issue is the much-desired Winslow Homer doublepage

SPORT'S SECTION only of The Springfield Union, Mass., June 17, 1934

• University of California Golden Bears crew
• Wins national championship in men's rowing
• Poughkeepsie Regatta - Hudson River

The front

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 23, 1948

• University of Washington Huskies crew
• Wins national championship in rowing
• Sweep in all three levels (grades)

At the bottom of the front page of the sport's section

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1874

• Illustrator Winslow Homer

The entire front page features a political cartoon by famed artist Thomas Nast, captioned: "The Good and Bad Spirits at War".
But

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 18, 1874  Certainly the best print in this famous illustrated newspaper is the very nice full page by noted artist Winslow Homer, captioned: "New York Charities--St.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 13, 1874

• Illustrator Winslow Homer

The full front page is a Thomas Nast illus. captained: "Jewels Among Swine." Inside is a full page illus. of "The Flower Mission";

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 26, 1874  The full front page is a print: "Faith--Waiting for Santa Claus" showing a young girl waiting at the door of a toy store.
Inside has a nice full page:

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 23, 1936

• University of Washington Huskies crew
• Wins national championship in rowing
• Eventual "Miracle 9" Nazi Germany Olympic winners

The top of page 3 of the sport's

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 8, 1898

• Spanish-America War ending
• Independence of Cuba

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SPAIN'S REPLY MADE" with subheads. And: "EVACUATES

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1899

• 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane
• Guayama & Ponce, Puerto Rico

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FIVE HUNDRED KILLED AT PONCE" with

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 3, 1912 (no color cover)

• Emperor Taishō of Japan cover photo
• Bull Moose Party

The front page of this issue has: "Japan's New Ruler."
In this issue there is an

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 10, 1916

• Sixth Battle of the Isonzo
• Gorizia, Northeastern Italy

The front page has a nice banner headline: "ITALIANS MAKING BIG GAINS" with subhead. (see images)

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 31, 1897

• William Thomas Smedley
• Golfing illustrations

The full front page is an illus: "I Felt Her Seize My Hand and Shake It." which shows a woman greeting a man with

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1874  Although this issue includes many very nice & displayable prints, by far the most desirable would be the great full page captioned: "International Base-Ball

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1874  Although this issue includes many very nice & displayable prints, by far the most desirable would be the great full page captioned: "International Base-Ball

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1874

• Early baseball team print

Although this issue includes many very nice & displayable prints, by far the most desirable would be the great full page captioned: