Harper's Weekly Illustrated
Harper's Weekly was the most widely read newspaper during the Civil War. Its many battlefield illustrations and often politically-charged cartoons captivated readers. We are proud to say that our archive contains 95% of Harper's Weekly issues that were ever printed. We encourage you to visit our main Harper's Weekly newspapers page to learn interesting facts and history about this title.Harper's Weekly Illustrated
<em>Harper's Weekly</em> was the most widely read newspaper during the Civil War. Its many battlefield illustrations and often politically-charged cartoons captivated readers. We are proud to say that our archive contains 95% of <em>Harper's Weekly</em> issues that were ever printed. We encourage you to visit our main <em><a href="http://www.rarenewspapers.com/entry/harpers_weekly">Harper's Weekly newspapers</a></em> page to learn interesting facts and history about this title.
Russell Sage.... H.G. Wells...
Item #177403
August 04, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 4, 1906
National Amateur Golf Championship... H.G. Wells...
Item #177402
July 28, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1906
H.G. Wells...
A Fourth of July crash, and a Train disaster in England....
Item #177401
July 21, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 21, 1906
The Coronation of George V.... The Mystery of the "Maine"...
Item #177400
July 01, 1911
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1911
The front page of this issue is an illustration of "The Coronation of George V." by George Scott.
This issue has an illustration of "Administering the Oath to the King" by Ralph Cleaver; "The King Receives the Armill and Robe" by J. R. Skelton and "The Delivery of the Orb" by C. H. Taffs. There is a double pa... See More
Harvard wins boat-race over Yale...
Item #177399
July 14, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1906
John D. Rockefeller....
Item #177398
July 07, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1906
Yale and Harvard preparing for varsity race this week....
Item #177397
June 30, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1906
Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain....
Item #177396
June 23, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1906
Czar Opening the Douma....
Item #177395
June 16, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1906
Metropolitan Golf Championships....
Item #177394
June 09, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1906
American's Triumph in Olympic Games....
Item #177393
June 02, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1906
Sultan's Dummy Railway....
Item #177392
May 26, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1906
The Remains of San Francisco after Tragedy...
Item #177391
May 19, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 19, 1906 There is a front page photo, "All That Remains of the Elaborately Decorated Chapel at Leland Stanford University". There is an article, "The Human Drama at San Francisco" by Herman Whitaker, and many photos of the San Francisco Catastrophe. There is "Temporary "Homesites" in Golden Gate Park for Thousands of Refug... See More
The Aftermath of the San Francisco Terror....
Item #177390
May 12, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 12, 1906
San Francisco Destroyed....
Item #177389
May 05, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1906 There is a front page illustration, "The Heart of the Ruins" by Arthur Lewis and an article called "The Destruction of San Francisco" by Miriam Michelson. This issue has many full page photos of San Francisco after it is destroyed. Photos like "Looking North on Battery Street at Broadway, Showing, on the Right, The Westerly ... See More
San Francisco Destroyed (Earthquake)...
Item #177388
April 28, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 28, 1906
New Japanese Ambassador to the U.S... Olympics...
Item #177387
April 21, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 21, 1906
Niagara Falls and Power Companies....
Item #177386
April 07, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 7, 1906
Building Ten Torpedo-Boats in 15 weeks...
Item #177385
March 31, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 31, 1906
School for Auto-Drivers....
Item #177384
March 24, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 24, 1906
Insurance Investigation Results...
Item #177383
March 17, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 17, 1906
The Monroe Doctrine.... Woodrow Wilson...
Item #177382
March 10, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 10, 1906
The Wedding at the White House....
Item #177381
March 03, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 3, 1906
Burning U.S. Stamps in Panama...
Item #177380
February 24, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 24, 1906
The Marriage between Alice Roosevelt and Representative Longworth...
Item #177379
February 17, 1906
Breaking World Records for Speed... The 1906 Ormond-Daytona Beach Auto Races...
Item #177378
February 10, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 10, 1906
Automobile Races at Ormond, Florida...
Item #177377
February 03, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 3, 1906
Russian's Social and Political Distress....
Item #177376
January 27, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, January 27, 1906, from New York. Front page illustration "The Busy Showman. - II. " by W. A. Rogers; "The Leaders of Russian Liberty" by Charles Johnson; Russian's Social and Political Distress" and "How New York Met High-Priced Meat" by F. W. Hewes. Also, "In the Moon's Shadow" by Mabel Loomi
Automobile Show at Madison Square Garden....
Item #177375
January 20, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 20, 1906
Auto Races at Ormond, Florida....
Item #177374
January 13, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 13, 1906
Mark Twain Receives Laurel Wreath from Society of American Illustrators....
Item #177373
January 06, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 6, 1906
Christmas color illustrations....
Item #177372
December 12, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 12, 1908 The front page of this issue has an illustration of "His Letter--The Best Gift of All" by E. M. Ashe.
This issue has many illustrations partially colored. There is one of "A Forlorn Hope" by J. A. Williams; "The Strategy Board" by R. F. Schabelitz; " 'Get a Reindeer' " by C. N. For
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This issue has many illustrations partially colored. There is one of "A Forlorn Hope" by J. A. Williams; "The Strategy Board" by R. F. Schabelitz; " 'Get a Reindeer' " by C. N. For
Greatest baseball series ever played...
Item #177371
November 02, 1912
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 2, 1912 The front page has: "The War in the Near East." Also present is the article: "The Greatest Baseball Series Ever Played," by Edward Bayard Moss, with a related photo. The double page illustration is called "Our Mrs. Partingtons and the Democratic Ocean," by C. J. Budd. Towards the back is "THE FINISHING T... See More
Item #177370
May 04, 1912
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 4, 1912
The front page of this issue is a photo of "Acting Again."
This issue has an illustration of "All Hail!" by Kemble. There are articles of "The Kaiser's Motor-Cars" by Theodore M. R. Von Keler and "The Surgeons of the Fleet" by Walter Scott Meriwether plus much more.
Other advertisements of the day ... See More
The Wright brothers fly!
Item #177369
January 30, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1904 Near the back is an article marking perhaps the most significant development of the 20th century, that being manned flight. Note this issue is the month following the Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk.
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The article is headed: "Progress of Science - The Problem of Flight" and the text includes: "...In a test
Item #177368
April 14, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 14, 1906 Front page illustration "'Round and 'Round and 'Round They Go!" by W. A. Rogers. "The Chick of the Easter Egg" by W.D. Howells; "Easter Considerations" by Edward S. Martin; The Open Door for Immigrants; and other stories, articles and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.
Nocturnal baseball....
Item #177367
July 10, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 10, 1909 The front page of this issue has an illustration of "Disturbers of Traffic" by G. J. Perrett.
This issue has a photo spread of "The Senate Studies the Problem of Flight"; "Cincinnati's Novel Attempt at Nocturnal Baseball"; "A Prisoner of Science"; "The United States Open Golf Championship at Englew... See More
Inauguration Number..... Woodrow Wilson.... In Two Parts.....
Item #177366
March 08, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated March 8, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. Also, this issue is in two parts which are separate from each other looking like two separate issues. They each have a front page and are about the length of a full issue. The front page of the first part has an article called "Public Service and Public Journals."
In the first part... See More
Henry Rogers - Captian of Industry - dies....
Item #177365
May 29, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 29, 1909
There is a color cover on this issue.The front page of this issue has a photo of "George Meredith", novelist and poet.
This issue has a photo and an article of "Henry Huddleston Rogers--Captain of Industry." There is also photos and an article on "The Oarless Lifeboat" and there are photos of "'The Master... See More
The Olympics in London....
Item #177364
July 25, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1908 The front page of this issue has an illustration by W. A. Rogers called "The Donkey: 'What do I Get Out of It?'"
There is a half page photo of "Bryan and Murphy Hand in Hand." There are two full pages of photos of "America's Olympian Victors--The Athletes Who Scored Against the World in the British Stadium&quo... See More
Item #177363
February 22, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated February 22, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page of this issue has a photo called "William Jennings Bryan."
In this issue there is an article with illustrations called "The High Cost of Being Citified" by Robert Sloss. The double page illustration is of "Every Cloud has a Silver Lining" by A... See More
Governor Wilson...
Item #177362
October 26, 1912
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 26, 1912
This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "The Leader of the New Crusade in the Balkans."
In this issue there is an article called "How Governor Wilson Feels" and "Mr. Taft on the Issues" both recorded by A. R. Pinci. There is also a photo of "Showing Off Ou... See More
The Death of John Morgan.....
Item #177361
April 05, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated April 5, 1913.
This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "The President and His Ambassadors."
In this issue there is an article with photos called "The Passing of a Great Figure" and there is a full page photo of him on the opposite page called "John Pierpont Morgan." There is a ph... See More
Item #177360
October 19, 1912
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 19, 1912
This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has an illustration called "The Power Behind the Throne" by C. J. Budd.
In this issue there is an article called "The Disruption of Mexico" by Elisha Hollingsworth Talbot. There is also the third part of the story "Alice in Blunderland--The Plai... See More
The "Florida"/ "Republic" ship crash....
Item #177359
February 06, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 6, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has a photo of "The Old "Maine" and the New in Havana Harbor."
This issue has photos and an article of "The Latest Drama of the Sea." There is a double page illustration of "In 1902 - Still At It" and a full page illustration
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This issue has photos and an article of "The Latest Drama of the Sea." There is a double page illustration of "In 1902 - Still At It" and a full page illustration
The Earthquake in Messina.... W.A. Rogers print... Mark Twain...
Item #177358
January 30, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has an illustration of "A Solid Man on a Solid Foundation" by W. A. Rogers.
This issue has photos of "Counting the Cost of Messina's Tragedy" and "In the Awful Quiet of Sicily's Awakening." There is a piece of writing by Mark Tw... See More
Democratic President Candiate William Jennings Bryan....
Item #177357
July 18, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 18, 1908 The front page of this issue has an illustration by W. A. Rogers called "Receiving the News." There are also sketchings done by Kemble called The Daily Matinee" and "The Evening Performance." There is also a double page illustration by Kemble called "'Once More unto the Breach, Dear Friends, Once Mo... See More
The Wedding of Ambassador Reid's Daughter....
Item #177356
July 11, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 11, 1908 The front page of this issue has an illustration by W. A. Rogers called "Where He Keeps the Labor Vote." There is also an illustration of "An Office Building in the Clouds."
Photos include "The Wedding of Ambassador Reid's Daughter"; "A Fairly City of a Million Lights"; "The Princess Trou... See More
Death of Grover Cleveland... Mark Twain...
Item #177355
July 04, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY,
William Howard Taft.... Republican Convention...
Item #177354
June 27, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 27, 1908 The front page of this issue has an illustration by Kemble, "The Prelude." There are also other sketchings by him which include "Circus Day in the Coliseum"; a double page of "They're Off--and Going Some"; and full pages of "The Third Day at Chicago"; "The Moist Fourth Day"; and Convention... See More
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