Historic Newspapers: 1880-1889

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… more

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… more

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… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 17, 1887 

* Frederick Stuart Church

The double page centerfold is by A.B. Frost: "Lost Their Way", and the "Supplement" issue has the sought after F.S. Church… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1885  The entire front page shows: 'Vesuvius In Eruption'. The prime print would be the full page captioned: "Champion Baseball Players" showing portraits of… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 4, 1886  The full front page is a very nice (and famous) Frederic Remington print: "Abandoned" which has a Western theme. There is a related article on an inside… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 27, 1886  

* Artist Frederick Stuart Church
* Thanksgiving bears illustration

Nice full front page illus. of: "Chester Alan Arthur" with text inside. Doublepg.… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 19, 1885  

* Thomas Nast
* Christmas - X-Mas
* re. Santa Claus

Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the great Thomas Nast double page print: 'Santa… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1882  The front page is taken up with a nice print: "Getting Ready for Christmas".
Prints inside include a fullpg: "Character Sketches in Germany"; a double… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 23, 1882  The full front page is a poem with 3 Christmas-themed prints.
Inside has a nice full page print: "Quincy Market, Boston"; a half page: "Testing the… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 3, 1885  The full front page is a print of: "Hon. Ira Davenport, Republican Candidate for Governor of New York" with a related article on him inside.
Among the… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 26, 1885  There are a number of fine prints in this issue including a full front page: "Canon Farrar" with a related article inside.
Other prints inside… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1885  The full front is a print: "On Board the Puritan-Getting Aft the Main Sheet."
Among the prints inside are a full page with many smaller prints… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 5, 1885  Although there are many fine prints in this issue, the most desired may well be the nice full page print captioned: "Lawn Tennis At Newport--the… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1885 

* Illustrator Thure de Thulstrup
* Great baseball action engraving 

Many nice prints in this issue, but certainly the prime piece is the terrific… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1885   The full front page is: "The Late Rev. Samuel Irenaeus Prime, D.D.".
Among prints inside are a halfpg: "The New Bridge Over the Alabama at Selma"; a… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 11, 1885  The full front page is an illustration of "Henry M. Stanley", the African explorer.
Among prints inside are a terrific fullpg: "Lawn Tennis In Prospect… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 28, 1885  The front page shows a horse-drawn sleigh in the snow.
Among prints inside are a fullpg: 'The Storm on Coney Island'; very nice fullpg: 'Evicted… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 10, 1885  The front page features a very nice dockside scene: 'The New Orleans Exposition--Arrivals At The Levee'. Plus there are two additional full page prints… more

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… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 16, 1881  

* Republican Elephant - campaign figure
* Cartoonist - caricaturist Thomas Nast

The prime print in this issue is the full front page Thomas Nast… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 1, 1881 

* Best of all Thomas Nast illustrations - prints
* Christmas - Santa Claus - Kris Kringle - Saint Nick

The full front page is a Thomas Nast… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 10, 1883  The entire front page is a nice portrait of: "Lieut. General Philip Henry Sheridan".
Inside has a very nice, full page print by A. B. Frost captioned:… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 22, 1881 (includes the Yorktown Supplement)  While there are multiple nice prints regarding the 100th anniversary celebration of Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown,… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 5, 1881 

* 19th century football game
* A. B. Frost illustration

The prime print in this issue is the doublepage centerfold, which is one of the best football… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 3, 1880  The entire ftpg. is a Thomas Nast print captioned: "A Merry Christmas" showing Santa Claus dancing with Mother Goose (see). The doublepage centerfold is a… more

Harper's WEEKLY, July 7, 1888 Perhaps the best feature of this issue is the Gettysburg 25th Anniversary Supplement which includes "An Address Before The Veterans Of The Army Of The Potomac And The… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1883  Full front page shows: "The Tragedy on the Brooklyn Bridge". Inside has a full page and 3/4 page print: "The Competitive Drill at Nashville,… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 20, 1888  Inside has full-length portraits of Timothy J. Keefe, Pitcher & Williams Ewing captioned: "The Winning Battery Of The New York Base-Ball Team." Each… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 30, 1886  A full page has 5 prints of: "Puffin-Catching Off the Irish Coast"; small print of Commodore Gherardi, U.S.N."; halfpg: "The Slater Memorial Building at… more

(7) HARPER'S WEEKLY lot of 7 issues of the 1860's-1880's each with a full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon, and other Nast or non-Nast prints inside. A blend of 1st rate and better than 2nd… more

(10) HARPER'S WEEKLY!  Ten 2nd-rate issues (NOT damaged) from 1866 thru 1890.  This is a nice lot of 10 different dates, in 2nd-rate condition, with a variety of prints in each issue for which this… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1887 

* University of Michigan - U-M
* Ann Arbor buildings prints

Nice, tipped-in double page centerfold: "The University Of Michigan, At Ann Arbor"… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 23, 1881  This is the "Special Edition" of Harper's on the death of President James Garfield, and is entirely different from the "regular" edition of the same date as… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, July 10, 1886 (print only as shown)

This print as a large illustration of "The Columbia-Harvard Boat Race, June 26" by Charles Graham and three smaller… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 6, 1880.

Front full page illustration of "The Carnival in Havana - General Grant in the Procession."

Inside are three 1/3 pg. illus. pertaining to "General… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY December 28, 1889. Front full pg. illus. of "Christmas Greetings." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Interior of the Chicago Auditorium."
Doublepage centerfold containing a poem… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 21, 1889  There are many nice prints in this issue, but by far the most desirable is the great doublepage centerfold done by famed Western artist Frederic… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 14, 1889  Nice halfpg. shows: 'The Late Jefferson Davis' and a halfpg. of: 'Jefferson Davis' House at Beauvoir, Miss.'
Nice doublepage centerfold: 'Sketches Along… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 7, 1889  Front 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to the story "Papoose - A Christmas Story" by George A. Hibbard." Inside are three large illus. pertaining to the above… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 30, 1889  Front full pg. illus. of "The Sail Maker." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Recent Architectural Additions to Cambridge." 1/4 pg. portrait of "Eugene… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 23, 1889   Full ftpg: shows: 'A Saturday Afternoon on Broadway at Madison Sq." The doublepage centerfold is: "The First Thanksgiving" for the new baby. A halfpg.… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1889  Front full pg. illus. of "The Autumn Reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Divinity Building of the… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 9, 1889  The entire front page is a fine, full figure print of: "William Ewing, Capt. of the N.Y. Baseball Club" which includes his cather's gear.
Four prints of:… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 2, 1889 Full ftpg: 'Govt. Snagboat Removing Obstruction from the Channel of a Western River.' Fullpg: 'Embarkation of Barnum's Circus on the Steamship Furnessia'… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 26, 1889  Front full pg. illus. of "Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in 'The Rivals'." Inside are two full pgs. of illus. pertaining to "Real Estate in New York."
… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 19, 1889  Fullpg. illus. shows: 'Adm. Porter in 1865'. Nice doublepage centerfold: 'The Richmond County Hunt & Ball' has 4 scenes. Fullpg: 'Recent Additions to the… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 12, 1889  Great full ftpg: 'On the Race-Track--A handicap for all Ages' is a displayable scene of a horse race. Fullpg. Remington: 'Rapid Sketches at the Field Day of… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 5, 1889  Very nice fullpg: 'The Arrival of the Mail in Camp' shows soldiers getting their mail. Nice fullpg. yacht race. Great doublepage centerfold: 'From Owen Sound… more