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<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.
Polo... Rowing...
Item #177153
May 10, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 10, 1902 Frontpage illustration "A Run Along the Boards"; fullpage photo Spring Sports of the Millionaire; The Ocean Trip of the Submarine Boat "Fulton" with photos; fullpage photo The Secretary of War; fullpage illustration "A 'Quiet' Hour After Dinner" by Pitney; Cactus-Hunting in the Sonoran Desert; fullpage ill... See More
The New York Stock Exchange... Golfing...
Item #177152
April 26, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 26, 1902 Frontpage illustration "The Right of Way" by Mears; fullpage photos The President at the Charleston Exposition; fullpage photos The Coronation of the King of Spain; fullpage illustration "The New Home of the Stock Exchange" by Meeker; A Girl's Adventures in Cloudland with photos; The Drama of the Circus with photos; Openin... See More
San Francisco before the earthquake...
Item #177151
June 28, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 28, 1902 The full ftpg. is a print of; "American Manners & Customers--scene on the New York pier upon the arrival of an ocean liner." Inside has 2 pgs. with 8 photos of the "Yale - Harvard Rowing" teams; 4 pages of photos on: "The Coronation of Edward VII"; nearly 7 pages of photos & articles on: "San Francisco - ... See More
West Point Centennial...
New President of Princeton - Woodrow Wilson...
Item #177150
June 21, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 21, 1902 Frontpage illustration "The New President of Princeton" Woodrow Wilson; West Point Centennial with photos; fullpage photos The Poughkeepsie Boat-Race-Promising Crews in the Great Regatta; fullpage photo Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish; Dwellers Among the Catskills with photos; fullpage photo The New British Ambassador to the United States; The Unite... See More
Polo...
Item #177149
June 14, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 14, 1902 Frontpage illustration "Traffic Waits on the Children" by Werner; Making Friends of the Filipinos; fullpage photo Joseph Chamberlain; fullpage illustration "Cross-Roads Politics" by Roth; poem "In The Red Dew" by Bacheller; fullpage photos Construction-Work on the New York Subway; fullpage illustration The New Chamber ... See More
Destruction of St. Pierre... Our Last Day in Cuba...
Item #177148
June 07, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1902 Frontpage "Refugees Escaping From the Terrors of Mont Pelee"; The Destruction of St. Pierre with photos; Our Last Day in Cuba with photos; American Crews at Henley; doublepage centerfold "The Rebuilding of New York - The New Longacre Square" by Pettit; In the Jersey Pines; Mrs. Fiske and her Work; fullpage photo A Californ... See More
Desolation of St. Pierre and ruins of Martinique...
Item #177147
May 31, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 31, 1902
Front page "The Desolation of St. Pierre - The Rue de L'Hopital"; several pages of photos the volcano destruction at St. Pierre and Martinique; full page illustration "Rescue Work on the Subway" by Jackson; full page print "International Baseball - the Boston Champions" (from June 27, 1874); A Boom in Colorado Irr... See More
Item #177146
May 24, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 24, 1902 Frontpage illustration "The Day of Death at St. Pierre" by Shafer; The Volcano-Wrecked City of St. Pierre with photos; fullpage illustration "Picking Up a Tow"; A National Disgrace; fullpage photos In Old Kentucky; fullpage photo Knee-Deep in the Blue-Grass; fullpage illustration "Choosing a Summer Home" by Rogers; doub... See More
The Resurrection of Tombstone...
Item #177145
May 17, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 17, 1902 Frontpage photo Rear-Admiral Sampson; The Ascent of Mt. Vesuvius by Railway with photos; fullpage photo Michael Augustine Corrigan; fullpage "Wild Range-Horses In The Corral" by Dixon; fullpage photos As to the Charge of Ugliness in new York's Sky-Line; fullpage photo A Jamaican Century-Plant; fullpage photo Mrs. Arthur T. Kemp; The Re... See More
Item #177144
May 03, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1902 Front page photo: "The Heavy-Draught Automobile"; Francis R. Stockton with photo; full page photo: "The Installation of the New President of Columbia"; fullpage illustration "Setting Out for the Coronation"; "Through the Grand Canon of the Gunnison" with photos; fullpage illustration "On the Frayed Edge o... See More
Item #177143
April 12, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 12, 1902 Frontpage illustration "Opening of the Spring Coaching Season" by Kloppe; The Search for the Origin of the Aborigine with photos; fullpage photos Northeasternmost Siberia; fullpage photos The Society of American Artists; fullpapge illustration "Izaak Walton's Black Sheep" by Lawrence; Boston's Solution of the Transporta... See More
Item #177142
April 05, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 5, 1902 Frontpage photo Cecil Rhodes; The Greatest Living Aeronaut - M. Santos-Dumont with photos; fullpage photo On the New York Speedway (horses); fullpage photo Miss Helen Buell; Good Roads for the State of New York; fullpage illustration Richard Harding Davis by Clark; fullpage photo Mrs. Hamlin Garland; doublepage centerfold photo "Gentlemen Roug... See More
Item #177141
March 29, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 29, 1902 Frontpage photo The Man of the Northwest - Mr. James J. Hill; In the Amen Corner; fullpage photos Emperor William's Gift to the Germanic Museum; fullpage photos The Semi-Centennial of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal; fullpage illustration "Easter in the Children's Ward" by Stevens; Easter Observances in Russia with photos; Easter Day ... See More
Item #177140
March 22, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 22, 1902 Frontpage illustration The Trials of a "Bronco-Buster" by Dixon; fullpage photos The Victor Hugo Centenary in Paris, February , 26; fullpage photos The Boer Prisoners' Encampment in Bermuda; fullpage photo The New Marchioness of Dufferin; The American Commercial Invasion of Russia; Edward Everett Hale with fullpage photo; fullpage i... See More
Geronimo, a Free Man...
Commemorating the Visit of Prince Henry of Prussia...
Item #177139
March 08, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1902 Frontpage illustration "The Christening of the Kaiser's Yacht" by Rogers; doublepage of photos of The Launching of the Kaiser's Yacht; fullpage photos Prince Henry in American Waters; doublepage photos The First Reception to the Prince on Shore; fullpage photos The Prince at the National Capital; fullpage sketch of Prince Henry of... See More
Item #177138
March 01, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 1, 1902 Frontpage photo Fighting Snow In The Rocky Mountains; fullpage The Difficulties of Winter Transportation; fullpage The Santos-Dumont Balloon at Monte Carlo; fullpage illustration "Quebec's Winter Carnival"; fullpage photos Strangers in New York; fullpage photo Lady Stavordale; fullpage "American Editors X. - Clark Howell" b... See More
Item #177137
February 22, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 22, 1902 Frontpage photo Princess Henry of Prussia; The Harvard Astronomical observatory in Peru with photos; fullpage photo of The Composer of "Manru" - Ignace Jan Paderewski; fullpage photo The German Suspended Mono-Rail System; College Girls and Basket-Ball; fullpage photo Mrs. Craig Biddle; doublepage centerfold "A Morning Rece... See More
Item #177136
February 15, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 15, 1902 Frontpage illustration "Snow-Bound" by Vosburgh; doublepage photos of The New Home of the Society of the Lying-In Hospital; fullpage photo The Donor and Trustees of the Carnegie University; fullpage illustration "A Visit to the Studio"; The Higher Education of the Horse with photos; fullpage photo A Royal Mother; fullpage &q... See More
Winter Golfing...
Item #177135
February 08, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 8, 1902 Frontpage photo Mr. John Burroughs; photos from the Invalid Trees of Boston Commons; The Kaiser as a Sportsman; a fullpage colored illustration of Mrs. Leslie Carter, as Madame du Barry; fullpage photo Recruits For The German Army; Winter Golf in Tropical Climes with photos; fullpage Madrazo's Portrait of Mrs. Swift; fullpage illustrat... See More
Item #177134
February 01, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 1, 1902 Frontpage photo Miss Alice Roosevelt; doublepage photos of the Panama Canal; fullpage illustration Battery Place At Night; Uncle Sam's Man-Factory in Porto Rico; fullpage photo An Army Bride; The Prince of Story-Tellers (Sir Walter Scott); doublepage centerfold illustrations "the Proposed Beautification of Washington"; fullpa... See More
Item #177133
January 25, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 25, 1902 Front page illustration of Macmonnies's Statue of General Slocum; full page photo of Curious Fish at the New York Aquarium; Prince Henry's Coming Visit to America; full page illustration of "Broadway in a Blizzard; Senator Depew's Wedding with photos; full page photos American Independence; full page photo "A N... See More
Liberty Bell's Journey to Charleston...
Item #177132
January 18, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 18, 1902 Frontpage illustration of A Washington Bride; fullpage photos Pictures at the Seventy-Seventh Annual Academy Exhibition; fullpage photos Daily Scenes in the Life of the Pope; full page photo Mrs. Patrick Campbell; full page photo "The Domes of Yosemite In Winter"; fullpage photo "A Phase of New York's Social Life"; The So... See More
Item #177131
January 11, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1902 Frontpage illustration of Mary E. Wilkins; fullpage photos New-Year's Day at the White House; The International Polo Championship; fullpage photo of the First President of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma; fullpage illustration "The New York Custom-House"; The Latin Quarter of To-day; The Commuter's Club Car; fullpage photo of Leslie ... See More
Emancipation Remembered...
Item #177130
January 04, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 4, 1902 Frontpage photo "A Memory of Emancipation Day"; Ice Hocky and Its Players; a colored print "Jan Kubelik - The Bohemian Violinist Now Touring The United States"; a page of photos of Marconi's Latest Experiments in Wireless Telegraphy; a page of photos Winners at the First annual Sow of the Ladies' Kennel Association of Ame... See More
Famous issue of Wilbur Wright circling the Statue of Liberty...
Item #177129
October 09, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 9, 1909 Almost the entire front page is taken up with the famous photo captioned: "A New Kind Of Gull In New York Harbor--Wilbur Wright...made a most spectacular flight on Sept. 29th when he circled the Statue of Liberty...without mishap..." . A great & very displayable issue on early aviation. Additional prints include: "The History ... See More
Item #177128
December 28, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 28, 1901 Frontpage photo Guglielmo Marconi; John Swinton and his Work; fullpage illustration "The Week After Christmas" by King; fullpage illustration Miss Margaret Horton Potter; The Longest Power Transmission in the World; When the Market-Man is King with a fullpage photo; doublepage centerfold "An Afternoon Throng at Twenty-Third Stree... See More
Nice portait of Thomas Edison...
Item #177127
December 21, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 21, 1901 Frontpage photo Miss Helen Hay; The Commercial Losses of New York; fullpage illustration "Christmas Supplies for the Light-Ship" by Weber; Edison's Most Important Discovery with a fullpage photo; fullpage illustration "Assembling for the Meet"; shopping at Christmas-time; doublepage centerfold photos "The Two Most ... See More
Christmas prints...
Item #177126
December 14, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 14, 1901, from New York. The issue contains a fullpage illustration "The Awaking of Santa Claus" by Keller; full page "Making Up For The Part" by Rogers; full page "St. Nicholas in Russia" by Verbeck; full page colored illustration "After the Upset" by Frost; several full page and a doublepage centerfold colored illust... See More
Thanksgiving doublepage print...
Automobile Records... Football...
Item #177125
November 30, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 30, 1901 Full page photos "The Automobile Races, November 16, at which All Records Were Broken"; Governmental Tests of Guns and Projectiles; fullpage illustration of Leaders of the Opposing Forces in Last Saturday's Great Football Game (Yale and Harvard) and another full page with 7 football related prints featuring two games, Cornell vs. Colum... See More
Item #177124
November 23, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 23, 1901 Front page illustration: "Juding a Tandem" by Klepper; two pages of photos The Annual New York Horse Show; The National Horse Show; full page illustration Pictures at the Pittsburgh Exhibition; National Beagle Trials; doublepage centerfold photos: "Horse-Show Week in New York; several pages of Christmas Book Hints; and other new... See More
"Ruffed-Grouse Shooting" by Frost...
Item #177123
November 16, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1901 The Rehabilitation of New York; Election Night in New York; fullpage photos "A New Implement of Warfare - The Pneumatic Aerial Torpedo"; Li Hung-Chang; fullpage illustration "View of Upper Manhattan from Top Story of the Highest Apartment House in the World"; fullpage photos "Transportation Methods in China"; doubl... See More
Automobiles...
Item #177122
November 09, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 9, 1901 Frontpage illustration "The Invader" by Vosburgh; The Pan-American Exposition; fullpage illustration "Election Day in the Country - Discussing the Candidates" by Lawrence; A Day at the Schley Court of Inquiry; fullpage illustration "Stripping the Ship" by Weber; fullpage photos "automobile Touring in Paris and ... See More
Yale's Bicentennial Celebration...
Item #177121
November 02, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 2, 1901 Fullpage photos of Yale's Bicentennial Celebration; fullpage photos "The New York-Philadelphia Coaching Trip"; fullpage "The Millennial of King Alfred"; doublepage centerfold political satire "The Initation" by Rogers; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Yale's Bicentennial...
Item #177120
October 26, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 26, 1901 Fullpage photos and article of The Bicentennial of Yale; Lieutenant Peary's Latest Trip to the Arctic Regions; doublepage centerfold "A City in Confusion - Recent Views of News York's Public Squares"; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"Mud-Hen Shooting" by Frost...
Item #177119
October 19, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 19, 1901 Fullpage "Old and New - The Two Bridges Connecting New York and Brooklyn"; Munich's New Theatre; doublepage centerfold "Mud-Hen Shooting" by Frost; Football - The Season of 1901; fullpage "Pictorial Notes of Current News"; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
America's Cup Yacht Race...
Item #177118
October 12, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 12, 1901 Two pages of photos from the America's Cup yacht race; fullpage illustration "Coming Back from the Races" by Wilkinson; Alger's "Spanish-American War"; doublepage centerfold photos "The New Resident of Henry W. Poor, Gramercy Park, New York"; The Season's Cricket; The Revolution and War in South America;... See More
"Woodcock-Shooting in October" by Frost...
Yachting...
Item #177117
October 05, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 5, 1901 Frontpage Uncle Sam illustration by Rogers; fullpage photos "The Contest for 'America's' Cup"; fullpage photos "The 'Shamrock II' in American Waters; fullpage photos "The International Yacht Races"; fullpage "The Anarchist in New York; Buyers in Manhattan's Mart; doublepage centerfold &q... See More
Memorial to President McKinley...
Item #177116
September 28, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1901 Frontpage colored memorial illustration by Rogers; several pages of photos of the funeral of President McKinley; President (Theodore) Roosevelt and his Cabinet; doublepage centerfold illustration "The Funeral of President" by Rogers; The Dead President; Tributes to President McKinley; Greetings to President Roosevelt; President... See More
Assassination of William McKinley...
Item #177115
September 21, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 21, 1901 Front page memorial illustration to William McKinley by Rogers; The Office of President; The Assassination of President McKinley; The President's Last Days; Theodore Roosevelt; doublepage centerfold photos "The Assassination of President McKinley - Scenes in Buffalo, September 13 and 14"; full page illustration "The Funeral... See More
Louisiana Purchase Exposition...
William McKinley...
Item #177114
September 14, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1901 Front page illustration William McKinley; The Shooting of the President; How New York Received the News; St. Louis - "Most American of American Cities"; The Louisiana Exposition with photos of personnel; The Automobile Races at Newport; fullpage color ad Ralston Purina Cereals; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
The Evolution of the Racing Yacht...
Mark Twain as Inventor... Victoria Day parade...
Item #177113
September 07, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 7, 1901 A nice print showing Canadian Mounted Police in a Victoria Day Parade; Fullpage "Half Speed! An Ocean Liner Feeling Her Way Through the Fishing Fleet on the 'Banks'" by Beckel; fullpage "A Chinese Farm on Long Island" by Toaspern; A New Architectura Era in Chicago; The Opening of the New Bridge Across the Harlem at Willis... See More
Golfing with Francis Wilson...
Item #177112
August 31, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 31, 1901 Constantinople; The New Regime at Saratoga; Labor Troubles in Maritime business at San Francisco; fullpages "Out for a Pleasure Trip!" by Wright; On the Links with Francis Wilson; doublepage centerfold photos Play-day on the Prairie - How the Farmers Enjoy Themselves"; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Yachting...
Item #177111
August 24, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 24, 1901 Frontpage "The Social Side of Yachting" by de Thulstrup; fullpage "The Floating Roof Garden - A Phase of Summer Life in New York" by Torpriz; New York's Vacation Schools; The American Invasion of Asia; doublepage centerfold "A Midsummer Morning in Madison Square" by Stevens; The English Cup Challenger; and other ... See More
Item #177110
August 17, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, August 17, 1901, from New York. fullpage "Tantalus-in-Town" poem and drawings by Louis Akin; fullpage illustration "Music at Marine Park, Boston" by Toaspern; House-Boat Life in the United States; doublepage centerfold photos "Fifth Avenue, as Seen from the Top of a Stage"; fullpage "The Laughing Girl" by Sir Joshua Reynolds; Old Home We... See More
Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers...
Item #177109
August 10, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 10, 1901 Frontpage political Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers; fullpage illustration "The Philadelphia Mint - Old and New" by Lawrence; In Whittier's Country; doublepage centerfold "The Strenuous Side of Life at Newport"; Cavalry Evolutions by the Black Horse Troop at Fort Myer, Virginia; Opening the Kiowa and Comanche Reservations; and... See More
Yachting... Pistols..
Item #177108
August 03, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 3, 1901 Frontpage photo "The Cruise of the New York Yacht Club"; Hotel Life Aboard Ship; American Athletes in England; fullpage photo "Summer Music in New York - A Concert on the Mall, Central Park"; Pistols in the Mechanical Arts; doublepage centerfold "The Cruise of the New York Yacht Club" by Shafer; Women and the Pa... See More
Wall Street...
Item #177107
July 27, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1901
Front page photo of the construction of the East River Bridge, New York; full page illustration "A Flurry in Wall Street" by Lawrence; Naval Manoeuvres at Nantucket; The Last Rush for Homes in Oklahoma; full page "The International Cup Races" by Wright; Reporting a Cosmopolitan War on the Way to the Front; double page centerfold p... See More
Yachting...
Item #177106
July 20, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 20, 1901 Front page photo Cup-Defender Candidates; illustration "A Hot Day on Broadway" by Glackens; The Paris-Berlin Automobile-Races; The Horse Show at Atlantic City; fullpage illustration "Friday Morning in the New York Ghetto" by Toaspern; doublepage centerfold "An Interrupted Picnic" by Ransom; Tar-Burning in the South; J... See More
Collegiate Rowing... Yachting...
Item #177105
July 13, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 13, 1901 Illustration "Waiting for Grandpa" by Ransom; Collegiate Rowing Races at Poughkeepsie; The "Columbia" - "Constitution" Races of Newport; fullpage illustration "Battles of the United States Army - The Storming of Stony Point"; doublepage centerfold "Opening of the Bathing Season at Narragansett Pier" by P... See More
"Trout-Fishing in the North Woods" by Frost...
Item #177104
July 06, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 6, 1901 The Sad Story of Philadelphia; The Disaster in West Virginia; doublepage centerfold "Trout-Fishing in the North Woods" by Frost; The Woman's National Tennis Championship at Philadelphia; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
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