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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
1902 Murders of Lena & Tommy Peterson...
Item #678838
April 14, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 14, 1902
* Murders of Lena and Tommy Peterson
* "After Church" Des Moines, Iowa killings
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEGRO KILLED TWO CHILDREN" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from... See More
A census taking maching...
Item #161556
April 19, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 19, 1902 This 16 page magazine in loaded with early inventions and discoveries presented in photos, illustrations and text. This issue includes early machinery for determining U.S. census. Great reading. Nice condition.
1902 City of Pittsburg steamboat fire disaster...
Item #678849
April 21, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 21, 1902
* City of Pittsburg steamboat fire disaster
* Ohio River - near Cairo, Illinois
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LIVES LOST IN BURNING VESSEL" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this e... 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
Early automobiles... horseless carriage...
Item #644846
May 03, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 3, 1902 The front page features six illustrations of "Some Continental Underground Roads (subways)" with an accompanying article inside. Articles within the issue are: "An Aeroplane Airship under Construction for the British War Office"; "Powerful Locomotive for Suburban Service"; Zuni, An Ancient City of The Pueblos"; and... See More
African-American jockey wins the Kentucky Derby...
Item #585263
May 04, 1902
SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 4, 1902
* Jimmy Winkfield - Negro jockey... Last black to win Kentucky Derby
* Thoroughbred horse racing
Inside has a report of the running of the 1902 Kentucky Derby, won by the horse Alan-A-Dale, ridden by famed Hall of Fame African-American jockey Jimmy Winkfield. Winkfield is noted as being the last African-American jockey to ride ... See More
The death of William T. Sampson...
Item #591314
May 07, 1902
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, May 7, 1902
* Admiral William T. Sampson's death
This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "HIS LIFE WORK ENDED", "Rear Admiral Sampson Passes Away In Washington" with subheads and illustration of Sampson. First report coverage on the death of United States Navy Rear Admiral, William ... See More
1902 eruption of Mount Pelee....
Item #678800
May 12, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 12, 1902
* 1902 Eruption of Mount Pelée
* Island of Martinque, France
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "SEARCH REVEALS GHASTLY HORRORS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in pap... See More
Serpollet's Steam Racer...
Steel rail industry... Railroads, street cars...
Item #671705
May 17, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 17, 1902
The front page has: "Manufacture Of Steel Rails", which includes additional coverage on an inside page. Also included are: "Howard's Dock", ""Ramblersville' On Jamaica Bay", "The Photorama", "A Rock Pillar At Acoma, New Mexico", "Serpollet's Record-Breaking Steam Racer" and m... See More
Tornado disaster in Goliad, Texas...
Item #591315
May 19, 1902
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, May 19, 1902
* Goliad, Texas
* Tornado disaster
This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "DEATHS FROM TORNADO", "Portion of the Town of Goliad, Texas, Swept Away", "More Than 50 People Killed", and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Goliad, Texas.
Other... See More
1902 Hallsville (Lansing), Texas Negro lynching...
Item #678796
May 22, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 22, 1902
* Hallsville (Lansing), Texas
* Harrison County
* Negro lynching
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Compl... 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
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
1902 Ellsworth, Wisconsin...
Item #651665
June 05, 1902
THE ELLSWORTH RECORD, Wisconsin, June 5, 1902
* Uncommon title
* Pierce County
Contains news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Complete with all pages, A little archival mending on the inside pages, generally nice.
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
1902 West Point 100th anniversary celebration...
Item #678798
June 09, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 9, 1902
* West Point centennial - 100th anniversary
* United States Military Academy (USMA)
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WEST POINT CELEBRATING" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era i... See More
Detroit & Becker County, MN tornado disaster...
Item #591333
June 11, 1902
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 11, 1902
* Detroit and Becker county tornado
* White Earth Indian Reservation
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TORNADO IN THE WEST", "Great Damage Done to Farms In Two Counties", "Many Lives Are Reported Lost" and more. 1st report coverage on the tornado ... See More
1902 Peoria, Illinois tornado disaster...
Item #591306
June 12, 1902
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, June 12, 1902
* Peoria, Illinois tornado
* Kingston Mines, Illinois
This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "WINS SWEPT STATE", "Central Illinois Devastated by a Tornado", "Six Dead In One Little Town" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Central Illinois... 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
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
Patent for window envelope...
Item #206470
June 21, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 21, 1902 This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: The listing for the patent #701,839 for the window envelop; The Ruins of St. Pierre; The Development of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal; Silkworm Culture in America; Extraordinary Trench Digging; The Elliott book-Typewriter; and other articles and advertisements. This is a full issue and i... See More
Item #161125
June 28, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN from New York and dated June 28, 1902. This 16 page magazine is in nice condition. This issue contains various scene photos from the Fiji Islands and also contains latest invention news and photo on the inside pages.
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
Mark Twain...
Item #177155
July 05, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 5, 1902 "Santiago - July 3, 1898" by Janvier; doublepage of photos The Automobile and The Horse; fullpage photo Anthony Hope; The Struggle for Western Free Range; Mark Twain Unveils a Tablet to Eugene Field; fullpage photo Mrs. E. R. Thomas; doublepage colored illustration "Finish of a Fourth-of-July Handicap Race"; and other news ... See More
The flood in Wellsville, New York...
Item #591335
July 07, 1902
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 7, 1902
* Wellsville, New York flood
This 4 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "WELLSVILLE FLOODED !", "Cloud Burst Makes Raging Rivers of the Small Streams", "MADISON STREET A WRECK" and more. This includes lengthy text.
Other news and advertisements of the day.... See More
1902 Rolling Mill Mine disaster...
Item #678405
July 10, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 10, 1902
* Rolling Mill Coal Mine explosion
* Johnstown, Pennsylvania disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "SEVENTY-FIVE MINERS KILLED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete wi... See More
1902 Outlaw Harry Tracy on the run...
Item #703468
July 11, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1902
* Old West outlaw Harry Tracy
* Hunted in the Northwest by posse
* Hole-in-the-Wall Gang member
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "TRACY'S TRAIL AGAIN FOUND" with subhead. (see images) Harry Tracy was an outlaw from the closing days of the Old West and is said to have run with Butch Cassidy & the Hole In The ... See More
Oroya Railroad Peru... The highest in the world!
Item #683232
July 12, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 12, 1902 The front page has 6 vignettes captioned: "THE FAMOUS OROYA RAILROAD OF PERU, WHICH CLIMBS HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER ON THE GLOBE". Additional related photos and considerable text are also found on inside pages.
Note: As mentioned in the caption above, at the time it was built, the railroad climbed higher than any other in the world. Eventu... See More
Item #177156
July 12, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 12, 1902 Frontpage photo "Down South"; The Wheat Crop of 1902 with photos; fullpage photos John Kendrick Bangs at Home; In the Adirondacks; fullpage photo Driving Home the Cows; The Last Cable Laid (Brooklyn Bridge); fullpage photo Mrs. Anthony Drexel; fullpage "The Auto-Riches and Thier Game-Preserve" by Rogers; fullpage illustration &q... See More
1902 Marshall Pass train robbery...
Item #591332
July 15, 1902
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 15, 1902
* Marshall Pass, Colorado train robbery
* Narrow Gauge Railroad
* Wild Bunch ?
This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MASKED MEN ROB TRAIN", "At Chester, Colo., 250 Miles West of Denver", "Blew Open Two Express Safes" and more. See photos for 1st report cover... See More
Item #177157
July 19, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 19, 1902 Frontpage photo William Dean Howells; fullpage photo The President at Pittsburg on the Fourth of July; fullpage photos The National Amateur Golf Championship at Glen View; fullpage illustration "A Church-Yard Play-Ground" by Baneroft; Beating the World's Railroad Record; fullpage illustration "'And Mounted the Frigate&... See More
Baltimore, Maryland tornado disaster....
Item #591311
July 21, 1902
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 21, 1902
* Baltimore, Maryland
* Tornado disaster
This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"TORNADO'S MAD WORK", "Many Deaths and Much Damage at Baltimore", "Nine Drowned In Harbor" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Baltimore, Maryland.
This paper co... See More
1902 Baltimore, Maryland tornado disaster...
Item #678417
July 21, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 21, 1902
* Baltimore, Maryland
* Tornado disaster - storm
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "TORNADO COST TWELVE LIVES" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 6 pages,... See More
1902 Womelsdolf, West Virginia Negroes lynchings...
Item #678418
July 24, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 24, 1902
* Womelsdorf (Coalton), West Virginia
* Negroes lynchings - shooting - hanging
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MOB LYNCHED TWO NEGROES" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in p... See More
1902 heavyweight boxing title fight...
Item #678420
July 26, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 26, 1902
* James Jeffries - Heavyweight boxing title
* Robert "Bob" Fitzsimmons
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "JEFFRIES KEEPS CHAMPIONSHIP" with subheads. (see) A related article on the front page with one column heading: "FAKE ALLEGED IN PRIZEFIGHT" and subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condit... See More
East River Bridge, New York... American Waltham watch factory...
Item #681956
July 26, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 26, 1902
* World's Largest Watch
* Williamsburg Bridge construction
* East River - Brooklyn - NYC
Page 54 has the headline: "The Largest Watch in the World", and "At the American Waltham watch factory, the largest watch ever designed was recently completed".
The front page has: "Present Condition of th... See More
James Jeffries vs. Bob Fitzsimmons...
Item #591313
July 26, 1902
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 26, 1902
* James Jeffries - Heavyweight boxing title
* Robert "Bob" Fitzsimmons
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "JAS. J. JEFFRIES", "California Pugilist Still Holds the Championship", "Won Fight In Eight Rounds" and more with illustration of Jef... See More
Horseracing... Automobiling...
Item #177158
July 26, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 26, 1902 Frontpage photo England's New Prime Minister Arthur Balfour; fullpage photos The Amateur Soldier in the Field; fullpage photos The United States and the Pope in the Philippines; fullpage photos The Matinee Club; fullpage illustration The Dumas Centenary; The Roof Garden: Its Function and Its Shortcomings; photos of The Poeple of the Green Mount... See More
1902 Kids newspaper...
Item #221868
July 27, 1902
LESSONS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, Dayton, Ohio, July 27, 1902.
* Early children's periodical
Sunday school content for young folks. Full front page photo, a few illustrations inside. Octavo-size, 4 pages, lite general wear, fold creases.
* Early children's periodical
Sunday school content for young folks. Full front page photo, a few illustrations inside. Octavo-size, 4 pages, lite general wear, fold creases.
Charles M. Schwab... Regatta... Automobiling...
Item #177159
August 02, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Charles M. Schwab; The Man behind the Gun in our Navy; fullpage photos M. Santos-Dumont's Dirigible Balloon at Brighton Beach; fullpage photo Mrs. Peter D. Marton; fullpage photos The Highest Electric Station in the World; fullpage photos The Picturesque side of Regatta Week at Henley; two fullpages pho... See More
Children's periodical.....
Item #552178
August 03, 1902
LESSONS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 3, 1902
* Uncommon
Has Sunday school content for young folks. Octavo-size, 4 pages, some lite wear.
1902 Phoenixville, PA Newspaper!
Item #162034
August 08, 1902
THE PHOENIX ADVERTISER from Phoenixville, PA and dated August 8, 1902. This 4 page newspaper is in good condition. This issue has news of the day & many interesting advertisements which gives a good idea how life was back then. A nice issue from this Southeastern Pennsylvania town near Philadelphia.
Early automobiles...
Item #617482
August 09, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 9, 1902 The front page of the issue contains five photos "The Great Floating Docks of Bermuda and Algiers, LA" with an accompanying article. Within in the issue is: "A Unique Railway"; "The New Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station At Cape Breton"; "Varied Modern Uses of the Automobile" and more illustrations, article... See More
1902 Leesburg, Virginia Negro lynching...
Item #678465
August 12, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1902
* Black and white lynchings - hangings
* Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "TWO LYNCHED IN MISSOURI" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in pa... See More
Saratoga Races....
Item #177161
August 16, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 16, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, W.H. Baldwin, Jr.; Saratoga Races; fullpage illustration "Oh--h!" by Underwood; Teaching Poor Children to Swim; Preparing for the Oyster Season; poem "The Fog" by Carryl with fullpage illustration by Clark; fullpage illustration "Midsummer Music in New York City" by Roger... See More
Oliver Wendell Holmes...
Item #177162
August 23, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 23, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, George Grey Barnard; fullpage photo New Justice of the Supreme Court - Oliver Wendell Holmes; The Colombian Revolution; The American Farmer; fullpage photo An Oil-Gusher on Fire; Automobiling; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.
Locomotives... Making of golf clubs...
Item #598981
August 23, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 23, 1902 The front cover features six illustrations of "The Building of American Locomotives - II" which contains an accompanying article inside. Articles inside are: "Improved Picture Projecting Apparatus"; "Making of Golf Clubs" which includes six illustrations; "First Class Battleship 'Connecticut'";
... See More
1902 nomination of George Pardee...
Item #679136
August 27, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 27, 1902
* George Pardee nomination
* 21st Governor of California
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GEORGE C. PARDEE IS THE NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR" with subhead. (see) Pardee would win and be sworn in early in 1903. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issue... See More
Item #177163
August 30, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Herbert H. Vreeland; Irrigation Idea in the Arid Lands; What Engineers Have Done To Open Up Impassable Country; fullpage photo Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt; fullpage photos Along the Blue Juniata; fullpage illustration "The Financial Centre of the World" by Meeker; fullpage illustration "The Las... See More
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