Historic Newspapers: Post-Civil War
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Late 19th century thoughts on Uncle Tom's Cabin...
Item #629563WAVERLY FREE PRESS, Waverly, New York, October 29, 1892 The second page of this issue has under the heading, "Death of Mrs. Harrison", a report on the death of the wife of the president - just days before he would also lose the election to Grover Cleveland (see image). Another report includes details of the Columbus... Read full description -
Item #629561WAVERLY FREE PRESS, Waverly, New York, July 23, 1892 The second page of this issue contains the brief but significant report: "The president [Benjamin Harrison] has signed the joint resolution of Congress, making October 21, 1892, the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America, a general holiday. Whereas... Read full description -
Item #629532THE MORNING REPUBLICAN, Scranton, Pennsylvania, November 6, 1876
* The Hayes-Wheeler ticket
* Wounded vets to not receive promised compensation
* Illustrated Wyoming Seminary advertisement from the Levi Sprague era
This interesting report on the front page regarding wounded soldiers not receiving their promised... Read full description -
Item #629249NEW YORK HERALD, July 4, 1866
* California mining regions
* Gold and silver rush
Page 3 has a very nice article headed: "CALIFORNIA MINING" "Its Importance And Extent" "Washing for Gold in the Early Days and at Present" The Silver Regions" and more. (see) Text takes up 3 1/2 columns.
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Item #629243THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 5, 1866
* Portland, Maine fire disaster
* Early 1st report coverage
Page 5 has a one column heading: "Great Fire In Portland" with subhead.(see) A early 1st report here giving the brief coverage near the start of the fire.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition. -
Item #629114CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, June 23, 1877
* Battle of White Bird Canyon
* Nez Perce War - Chief Joseph
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 4 has a one column heading: "THE INDIAN OUTBREAK" (see)
Complete in nice condition. -
Item #629088THE WORLD, New York City, November 29, 1883
* St. Paul (village), Ohio
* Champaign County
* Fire disaster
Page 5 has an article headed: "AN OHIO VILLAGE BURNED" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear with a few small tears, generally good. Should be handled with care. -
Item #628892RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, Virginia, May 1, 1871
* Laura Fair murder trial
* "The Woman in Black"
* Alexander P. Crittenden
* Love triangle case
The front paged has an article headed: "The San Francisco Murder Trial" with subhead. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, nice condition. -
Item #628561THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1878
* Bannock War ends
* From Fort Washakie - Wyoming
The front page has an article headed: "The End Of The Bannock War" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a little irregular along the spine, good condition. -
Item #628512CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, December 29, 1882
* Uniontown, Pennsylvania murder
* Nicholas L. Dukes
* Captain A. C. Nutt
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "FIFTEEN LIVES TAKEN" "State Treasurer Nutt Murdered Near Pittsburgh" and more. (see)
This issue is not... Read full description -
Item #628387SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 2, 1878 The front page of the issue has a half-page illustration "The Forster-Firmin Amalgamator" along with a related article. Inside the issue is: "Main Building at the Paris Exhibition"; "New Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine" which includes several illustrations; and more... Read full description -
Item #628319HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, March, 1876 Featured in this issue is an article "The Microscope" - Its Origin. Other articles are: The Principalities of the Danube; The Crime of Abigail Tempest; The Crime of Abigail Tempest; The First Century of the Republic; The Baby; Confederate Make-Shifts; The Southern Industrial Prospect; and... Read full description -
Item #628306THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, April 11, 1887 Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.
An inside page has a full column advertisement for: "NAPLES ! ... Read full description -
Item #628299SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 30, 1889 Articles with images include: "The Military Bicycle" "Use of Velocipedes In The English Army" "The New Simpson Timber Dry Dock at the Brooklyn, Navy Yard" "The Proposed Railway Bridge Between England & France" and the... Read full description -
Item #628155THE MILAN ADVERTISER, Ohio, November 26, 1873
* Erie & Huron County
* Thomas A. Edison birthplace
This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting period advertisements.
Complete in 4 pages, piece torn away along the top margin, minor light foxing, otherwise quite nice. -
Item #628084BURLINGTON DAILY FREE PRESS, Vermont, Aug. 16, 1892 The top of the front page has much reporting on baseball, with column heads: "THE WORLD OF SPORTS" "Two Easy Victories For the Home Team Yesterday" with ten box scores. Also: "Base Ball At Bristol" "A Crowd of 350 People See the Addison County Boys... Read full description -
Item #628008LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 8, 1869 Prints within include: "Marketing At The Five Points, New York"; a full page with two illustrations: "The Strike Of The 2nd Avenue R. R. Drivers -- The Resumption Of Travel -- Scene At The Depot" and "Windmill At Laramie, Wyoming Territory, For Supplying The... Read full description -
Item #628007NEW-YORK TIMES, May 30, 1866
* General Winfield Scott death
The front page has: "Death of Lieut.-Gen. Scott" "Sketch of His Long & Glorious Military Career" "His Political Aspirations, Successes & Defeats" "His Course During the Rebellion--The Organization & Handling of the First Army"... Read full description -
Item #627707SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, Nov. 26, 1898 Taking most of the front page are four illustrations and an article: "A Design For An Electric Automobile Vehicle." which is a three-wheeled bicycle with a motor on the back. Other inventions with prints and text throughout.
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Item #626262EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, Sept. 23, 1871 The full ftpg. shows: "Hannah Binding Shoes". Inside has a nice fullpg. print of: "Ratisbon Cathedral" and: "Charles Dickens as Capt. Bobadill" "The Four-in-Hand Club, St. James's St., London. But perhaps the best print is a very nice full page; "A View of Memphis,... Read full description -
Item #626158THE VILLAGER, Amesbury & Salisbury Mills, Massachuetts, February 17, 1870
* Uncommon title
Published weekly during the textile industry boom. Contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Complete in 4 pages, minor spotting, nice condition. -
Item #625680(unknown) This print is entitled "The Captain's Walk" is of a lady with an spyglass on a rooftop. The publication and era is unknown. The print measure 5 x 8 inches and the brown matting measures 10 x 13inches. Very nice condition. -
Item #625676(unknown) This is a lot of two matted charcoal drawings from unknown publications and time era. The prints are of women. The prints measure 5 x 6 3/4 inches and the grey matting measures 10 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches. Very nice condition. -
Item #625380SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 13, 1875 An inside page has a 4 by 5 illustration of "Blackford's Flying Machine". The companion report headed "A New Form of Flying Machine", begins with the solution to successful flight: "Screw propulsion is the principle upon which will, probably, be accomplished the great problem of... Read full description -
Item #624686ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 2, 1883
* Brooklyn Bridge construction completed
The full back page is a very nice print captioned: "The Brooklyn Bridge Over the East River Between Long Island and New York" was recently completed. Inside has a full page of 13 prints showing: "Sketches at the International Fisheries... Read full description -
Item #624536EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, May 20, 1871 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly with many prints including several on the "Revolution In Paris". Also a nice full page of: "Lord Dunmore's New Steam Plough" in the field. There are 3 pages and 9 prints on life: "On The Mississippi" (see).
Complete in 24... Read full description -
Item #623694FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1892 Occasionally this title had beautiful color prints on their front pages, and this is one of the better ones (see). The print is captioned: "Good-Bye, Papa." taken from the painting by Seymour J. Guy.
Sixteen pages, a spot in the bottom margin,... Read full description -
Item #623125ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Nov. 3, 1888 Among the many prints in this issue is a full page with seven scenes of: "The Denison Gold-Mines, Near Algoma, Lake Huron, Upper Canada." with captions identifying each (see).
Complete in 32 pages, great condition.
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Item #623064NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 8, 1865 The best content is the back page article: "The Decline and Fall of The Southern Confederacy" "An Inside View" "Richmond A Year Ago" which takes close to two columns. Page 2 has much on: "Randall's Island" and pg. 23 has much on: "The... Read full description -
Item #622914EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, May 27, 1871 Inside has a dramatic fullpg. print: "The Women of Paris". Near the back are two pages of text and 8 prints: "On The Mississippi" which includes prints of Fort Jackson" "Fort Jackson from Fort St. Philip" "Prisoners at Fort Jackson" and more... Read full description -
Item #622585NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 6, 1871
* Creation of the NRA, the National Rifle Association
The bottom of pg. 4 has a brief & inconspicuous report which is very significant to the founding of the NRA, the National Rifle Association. As the internet notes, the NRA was founded in 1871 by Capt. Wingate and Col. Church, both... Read full description -
Item #622494ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 20, 1872
* HMS Thunderer launching w/ prints
Inside has 2 prints of Potsdam. Also a full page of: "The Right Hon. John Bright, M.P."; several prints of: "Plans & Sections of the Turrets & Guns of H.M.S. Thunderer" as well as a full page print of this ship. Other prints as well.
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Item #622447THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 25, 1872
* Phineas Barnum Circus Museum Fire
The back page has an article headed: "NEW-YORK FIRES" "A Million Dollars' Worth of Property in Flames" "Barnum's Museum and Other Buildings Wholly Destroyed" "The Entire Collection of Wild Animals Burned to Death" and more.... Read full description -
Item #622299THE MEMPHIS APPEAL AVALANCHE, Tennessee, August 24, 1891
* Park Place, New York City
* Building explosion disaster
The front page has a a one column heading: "DEAD ! DEAD ! DEAD !" with subheads that include: "Corpse After Corpse in New York" and more. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages,... Read full description -
Item #622296THE MEMPHIS APPEAL-AVALANCHE, Tennessee, July 20, 1891
* Dermott, Chicot County, Arkansas
* Negro lynching - lynched - hanging
The front page has a a one column heading: "A SUNDAY LYNCHING" with subheads. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good. Somewhat... Read full description -
Item #622293THE MEMPHIS APPEAL AVALANCHE, Tennessee, July 6, 1891
* Galveston, Texas hurricane disaster
The front page has a a one column heading: "A GALE ON THE GULF" with subheads that include: "Galveston Swept by Wind and Wave" and more. (see) This is not the infamous hurricane of 1900.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #622291THE MEMPHIS APPEAL-AVALANCHE, Tennessee, July 5, 1891
* Charleston, West Virginia
* Kanawha and Michigan Railroad
* Train wreck disaster
The front page has a a one column heading: "THIRTEEN LIE DEAD" with subheads that include: "The Worst Wreck That Ever Occurred in West Virginia" and more. (see)
Other news and... Read full description -
Item #622288THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, July 17, 1891
* Superior, Wisconsin tornado disaster
* Douglas County
The front page has a a one column heading: "A RAGING CYCLONE" with subheads that include: "Passes Over West Superior, Wis." and more. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little... Read full description -
Item #622222THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1872
* Mayor John T. Hoffman
* Tweed Ring - Tammany Hall
* William "Boss" Tweed
The front page has unusually large headings for this time period with: "HOFFMAN'S GUILT" "The Beginning of the Fraudulent Warrants---How Gov. Hoffman Served the Ring as Mayor" and more with lengthy accounting... Read full description -
Item #622221THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1872
* James Gordon Bennett death (1st report)
* New York Herald fame
Page 4 has a lengthy biography headed: "Obituary" "James Gordon Bennett" Text takes up 3 full columns. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very nice condition. -
Item #622220FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 25, 1881
* 19th century New England
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, some that are illustrated.
Complete issue, very minor spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition. -
Item #622008ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 28, 1883 Perhaps the best print is: "LaCrosse Match Played Last Sat. at Kennington Oval..." which has 4 scenes.
Among other prints are a full page with 11 scenes of: "Grand Military Assault at Arms a the Royal Albert Hall..." which include life saving & wrestling; a... Read full description -
Item #622005THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 16, 1872 The prime content within this issue is the doublepage print captioned: "London Bridge". Many more interesting prints within including: "Railway Bridge Destroyed by Floods in Ceylon" "Changmaunna, in the Looshai Country" "Entrance Court of the Brighton Aquarium"... Read full description -
Item #621858SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 13, 1875 An inside page has a 4 by 5 illustration of "Blackford's Flying Machine". The companion report headed "A New Form of Flying Machine", begins with the solution to successful flight: "Screw propulsion is the principle upon which will, probably, be accomplished the great problem of... Read full description -
Item #621841THE HURON COUNTY NEWS, Port Austin, Michigan, May 29, 1873
* Rare title
This 4 page newspaper has new of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Complete, a little fold wear with a few archival tape mends, light toning, generally in good condition. -
Item #621706THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1870
* Albert Deane Richardson
* Daniel McFarland murder trial
* Not guilty verdict (1st report)
The front page has an article headed: "McFARLAND ACQUITTED" "Triumphant Vindication of the Defendant's Action" "A Prompt Verdict Of Acquittal" and more. (see) Lengthy text.
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Item #621675THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1870
* Constantinople, Turkey
* Fire disaster - conflagration (1st report)
Page 5 has an article headed: "TELEGRAMS" "A Dreadful Calamity in Constantinople" "Thousands of Buildings Burned and Thirty Persons Killed" See image for text here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages,... Read full description -
Item #621581ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 8, 1880
* Opium - poppy tears
* 19th century drug habits
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "THE DREAMY DRUG" "How It Operates in the Chinese Dens in St. Louis" and more. (see)
This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then... Read full description -
Item #621510DAILY GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1897
* Bob Fitzsimmons vs. James J. "Jim" Corbett
* Heavyweight boxing championship fight (eve)
* Fight of the century (19th)
Page 3 has one column headings: "THE BIG PRIZE FIGHT" "Ex-Senator Ingalls on Hand to View the Contest" "His Interview With... Read full description -
Item #621443EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, Dec. 17, 1870 The full front page is an illus. by F.O.C. Darley captioned: "Going To Court." showing a policeman separating a motley-looking woman & man, as a crying child clings to the woman's skirt. Note: Felix Darley was a famous illustrator of the day, noted for illustrating Washington... Read full description
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