Historic Newspapers: Post-Civil War

PUCK, New York, Jan. 3, 1883

• Color political prints

Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 17, 1873

• Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia
• Negro Archie Johnson public hanging

The top of page 4 has one column headings: "THE GALLOWS IN VIRGINIA: "Execution of a Negro of

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, NY, December, 1867

• Lengthy article re: Charles Darwin
• Children's nurseries on Randall's Island w/ illustrations

The two most noteworthy items within this issue are:

THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, Oct. 30, 1878

• Yellow fever - jack epidemic
• Lower Mississippi Valley
• Memphis, Tennessee hardest hit
• Early sanitation & quarantine measures

The top of the front

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

LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, Nov. 23, 1878  This four-page Reconstruction-era issue features pages 1 and 2 printed in French and pages 3 and 4 printed in English, reflecting the region's rich

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 14, 1865

• Spiritualism condemned by Orthodox Christians
• Post Civil War reconstruction era religion

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Spiritualism vs Orthodoxy"

HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1882  This issue contains an article on: "The American Life-Saving Service" which takes 15 pages and includes 15 illustrations. The article includes

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 30, 1871  Inside has a small print of: "England--A Game of Football, the Last Scrimmage", which is rugby. 
The prime print is one of: "Karl Marx, One of the

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

NEW YORK HERALD, June 15, 1870

• Cincinnati Red (reds) Stockings
• 84 game baseball win streak ends
• Brooklyn Atlantics

Page 5 has small column heads regarding the defeat of the Cincinnati Red Stockings by

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1899

• Brazos River flood disaster
• Dewey & Sealey, Texas

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FLOOD AND FAMINE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, April, 1880  An article titled: "La Villa Real de Santa Fe" has many illustrations of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, vicinity.
Other articles include: "Some

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, Dec., 1885  Published as a special, elevated Christmas issue, this issue features the true original first printing of The Garroters: A Farce by William Dean Howells,

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 22, 1871

• Death of Charles Babbage - English polymath
• "The father of the Computer" inventor

Among the many front page reports is a very small, inconspicuous, and seemingly

PUNCHINELLO, New York, Aug. 27, 1870  This is the 22nd issue of this famous title known for its satirical content directed at the various social and political issues of the day. Inspired by the

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Dec. 2, 1868

• Selfridge's Patent Washington Machine
• 19th century Industrial Revolution

The front page features "Reynolds' Steam Condensing and Water Elevating Engine".

THE WORLD, New York City, April 27, 1869

• Spirit photography - ghosts
• William H. Mumler fraud trial

The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "'SPIRIT' PHOTOGRAPHY" "Continuation

THE NEWARK EVENING COURIER, New Jersey, Oct. 4, 1867

• First Colored Baseball Championship game
• All Negro players shortly after the Civil War
• Brooklyn Uniques vs. Philadelphia Excelsiors
• Prelude to

NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, May 12, 1859

• American Chess player Paul Morphy
• vs. 5 European masters in exhibition games
• At London's St. James Chess Club

This publication served as New Jersey’s

Sunday CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, June 29, 1997

• Best "Men in Back" advertisement
• Grand pre-opening day movie premiere
• American science fiction action comedy film
• Actors Will Smith

Here is a Pennsylvania Railroad pocket schedule dated June 29, 1889 for train service between the two big East coast cities of New York and Philadelphia. This booklet measures 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches

CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 9, 1991

• Best "Double Impact" advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere
• Actor & Martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme

A terrific issue on the

HARPER'S MONTHLY, Nov., 1887  This complete, illustration-rich issue features an expansive 24-page feature article titled "A Santa Barbara Holiday" by Edwards Roberts. This extensive travelogue is

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1867

• L. Harris Hiscock assassination
• New York State Assembly - Albany
• General George W. Cole

Page 4 has a small one column heading: "The Albany Murder" (see

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 21, 1898

• re. USS Maine explosion disaster
• Spanish-American War prelude
• Havana Harbor , Cuba

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE WRECKED MAINE"

PUCK, New York, March 14, 1883  This issue is best known for its memorable , color cover cartoon: "An Appalling Attempt to Muzzle the Watch-Dog of Science," by F. Graetz. 
Inspired by reports that

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 4, 1876

• Johann Philipp Reis
• German scientist & inventor
• Make-and-break telephone

The ftpg. shows: "An Australian Man-Of-War" with a related article. Inside print:

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 17, 1876

• Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
• Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "THE REVIVAL" with subheads. Text takes up about 2

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, May 5, 1888  This issue offers a magnificent glimpse into the rapid growth and natural beauty of the American West as viewed through a Victorian lens. 
The back

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1870

• The tenth Intercollegiate rowing Regatta (1870)
• Famous Yale foul giving Harvard the win
• Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts

The top of page 5 has a one

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, New York, September 6, 1866

• Jay Cooke & his banking house
• Financier of the Civil War
• Wall Street Panic of 1873 fame

Page 6 of this newspaper contains an advertisement for the:

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 12, 1876

• Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
• Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome

The top of the 1st column of the front page has a one column heading: "THE REVIVAL'S PROGRESS"

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1868

• Very 1st Memorial Day observance

Page 3 has an article related to the 1st official Memorial Day which includes a touching letter from a young girl who had lost her

THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 27, 1888

• Walt Whitman's "To Those Who've Fail'd"
• 1st appearance - quite rare

Page 6 has Walt Whitman's "To Those Who've Fail'd," which was a piece written exclusively for

(2) BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, November 21 & 26, 1887  The front page of the issue from the 21st has,"Fire Record," which provides an account of the devastating fire in Bridgeport, Connecticut at

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

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Nov. 8, 1865

• Samuel Bowles' serialized travelogue : "Across The Continent"'

Over half of the front page is taken up with a portion of the Samuel Bowles book:

NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1868

• President Andrew Johnson
• Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The entire front page is taken up with reports on the Johnson impeachment trial, with first column heads:

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 25, 1873

• Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873
• Memphis, Tennessee & more

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "PLAGUE-STRICKEN MEMPHIS" with subheads. (see images) Text takes

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 28, 1876

• Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
• Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "TURNING MEN TO CHRIST" with subhead. Text takes

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 18, 1880

• Rare publication
• Women's suffrage

Rare women's suffrage paper founded in 1870, produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and

NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1870

• Historic "Telegraph" baseball game

Page 3 has: "Base-Ball The Championship Contest--Mutual vs. Atlantic--The Mutuals Win the Champion Pennant --Score 10 to 4". The

NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1868

• President Andrew Johnson
• Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The top of the first column has heads: "IMPEACHMENT" "The Opening Argument for the Defense Concluded" and

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 30, 1878

• Historic Phonograph invention
• Thomas Edison - inventor

Page 3 has a nice 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch illustration of Edison's recent invention--the phonograph.

THE DUBUQUE HERALD, Iowa, Jan. 5, 1879 to Jan. 28, 1879

• Uncommon Midwestern publication
• Lot of 17 consecutive issues sill bound
• Missing dates Jan. 10 & Jan. 11
• From Dec. 21, 1878 to Jan. 4, 1879

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