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Negroes lynching in Tennessee...
Item #615568
September 16, 1880
DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, September 16, 1880
* Robertson County, Tennessee
* Negroes lynchings (1st report)
The front page has an article headed: "'Quiet And Orderly'" "Is the Way Tennessee Lynchers do Their Work" "Wholesale Hanging Of Negro Murderers At Saddlersville, KY." See images for text here.
This issue is not fragile as newsprint back... See More
Thomas Nast print...
Item #174478
August 07, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 7, 1880 Full front page illustration entitled "A Great Question." Inside is a full page illustration of "Scenes on Mount Desert." Full page Thomas Nast illustration of "Such a Load."
Doublepage centerfold. of "English Church Architecture - Lincoln Cathedral." Full page illustration of "Dog Days." 1/3 pag... See More
Hudson River Tunnel...
Item #174450
May 01, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 1, 1880 Fullpg. text with 5 illus. on: 'The Hudson River Tunnel'. Fullpg: 'The Negro Exodus--the Old Style & the New' fullpg: 'The West Point Outrage--The Court of Inquiry in Session'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.
Johnson Chestnut Whittaker...
Item #600343
April 09, 1880
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, April 9, 1880
* Johnson Chestnut Whittaker
* West Point military academy
* Negro cadet case
The front page has small one column headings: "The Colored Cadet" and"Did He Commit the Outrage on Himself?"
Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise nice.... See More
A trip to San Diego....
Item #174434
March 06, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 6, 1880 Front full pg. illus. of "The Carnival in Havana - General Grant in the Procession." Inside are three 1/3 pg. illus. pertaining to "General Grant in Cuba - The Trip to San Diego." Full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Let Him Roar, Mr. Speaker." Full pg. illus. of "The Carnival in Central America." Full pg. Nast il... See More
A Valentine's Day print... Nova Scotia...
Item #174430
February 21, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 21, 1880 Halfpg: 'Sketches on the Ice' shows ice skating. Halfpg: 'Gen. Grant In Florida--Reception at Key West' plus another of him: 'The Visit to Orange Park'. Fullpg. Valentine theme: 'A Romance of Other Days'. Very somber fullpg: 'A Negro Funeral in Virginia' is by A.B. Frost. Nearly fullpg: 'Canoeing In ... See More
Harbor of Charleston...
Item #174424
January 31, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 31, 1880 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'Another Investigation Committee' shows a Black man in Kansas holding a bag reading: 'Exodus from the South'. Nearly halfpg: 'Whale Captured in the Harbor of Charleston, S.C.'. Illus. of 'The Late Frank Leslie'. Several illustrations of: 'Paris Under the Snow'. Another fullpg. Nas... See More
First appearance together of the Democratic donkey & Republican elephant...
Item #174414
December 27, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1879 An ideal issue for any political junkie as it contains the famous Thomas Nast print with the first appearance together of the Republican elephant & Democratic donkey. Thomas Nast was the creator of these two famous political symbols making this a very significant print. The caption reads: "Stranger Things Have Happened."
The ba... See More
African-American soldiers... Cricket match...
Item #645256
November 01, 1879
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 Bulldozing Is Done."
Prints inside include a halfpg: "The Avery Institute, Charleston, S.C."; a fullpg: "International Cricket Match at Phila." "The Ute War-... See More
African-American soldiers... Cricket match...
Item #174398
November 01, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 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 Bulldozing Is Done."
Prints inside include a halfpg: "The Avery Institute, Charleston, S.C."; a fullpg: "International Cricket Match at Phila." "The Ute ... See More
Walton, Kentucky Negro lynching....
Item #600413
September 06, 1879
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, September 6, 1879
* Walton, Kentucky
* Negro lynching
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Twenty Shots In His Body" "While Tied To A Tree By A Posse Of Citizens" See image for text.
Complete, a little margin wear, otherwise in good con... See More
Fox hunting in Blackville...
Item #174352
May 24, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 24, 1879 Front full pg. illus. of "Ward's Statue of General Thomas." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Zulu War - Fort Ekowe." 2/3 pg. Nast illus. of "Brute Force." Full pg. Nast illus. of By All Means 'Let Us Have Peace' At The Polls." Full pg. illus. of "Fox Hunting in Blackville - Mrs. Johnson is Entit... See More
On the wharves at Vicksburg, with a paddlewheeler...
Item #174350
May 17, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 17, 1879 Great fullpg: 'The Negro Exodus--Scenes on the Wharves at Vicksburg' shows them loading onto a paddlewheeler. Nast dblpgctrfld: "Now Let Him Come". Halfpg: 'In The Adirondacks'. The front page has the song "The Imp of Spring-Time" by Bayard Taylor.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issu... See More
Early woman's suffrage newspaper...
Item #682516
May 10, 1879
THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, May 10, 1879 Uncommon women's suffrage paper founded in 1870, produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore. Published: "...to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal & political Equality, & especially to her right of Suffrage" as noted on the front page.
Among the... See More
1879 Negro exodusters..
Item #613356
April 20, 1879
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 20, 1879
* Negro Exodusters begin
* Wyandotte KS Kansas
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "The Colored Immigrants" "Brief Description of Their Reception and Condition at Wyandotte" and more. (see) Text takes up more than a full column.
This issue is not fra... See More
Tenement life in New York City...
Item #174336
March 29, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 29, 1879 Nice fullpg: 'The Great International Walking Match at Gilmore's Garden' 'Dismal fullpg: 'Tenement Life in New York--Sketches in the 4th Ward'. Fullpg. Nast cartoon shows a Black man 'Waiting' at the Freedmen's Savings Bank.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pa... See More
Scenes of Pine Bluff, Arkansas...
Item #174330
March 08, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast print: 'The Civilization Of Blaine'. Full page has 4: "Scenes At Pine Bluff, Arkansas". Dblpgctrfld: "Life in Southern India--Return from Early Tea". A fullpg. Nast cartoon: "Attack On The Resumption Safe". Fullpg: 'The Golden Gate--Entrance to San Francisco Harbor'.
Other news and adv... See More
Shooting cattle at Standing Rock Indian agency...
Item #174324
February 22, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 22, 1879 Front page illustration: 'Anxious Moments'. Double page centerfold: 'Shooting Cattle at Standing Rock Indian Agency' is by W.A. Rogers, showing many Indians. Full page: 'Sketches at the New York Pigeon Show'. 3/4 page illustration: 'The Execution of Moncasi for an Attempt on the Life of King Alfonso'. Full... See More
The Mormons, Frederick Douglass, and a freed slave's industriousness...
Item #683802
January 19, 1879
NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 19, 1879 Pg. 7 is: "Frederick Douglass On The South" (see images). The bottom of page 5 has: "The Mormon Polygomists' Reply" (not photoed). One of the more interesting articles is found on page 2: "A Colored Man's History", which tells of a young slave boy who managed to save a few pennies here-and-there until he was given his freedo... See More
Nast cartoon...
Item #174306
December 21, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 21, 1878 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'The New Indian War' shows the 'Noble Rem Man' caught between the Interior Dept. & the War Dept. Another fullpg. Nast cartoon inside showing a Black man. A full page shows: "A Group of Afghan Chiefs."
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pages and ... See More
Wallingford, Connecticut...
Item #174274
August 31, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 31, 1878 Full ftpg: 'Down by the Sea--Ferry Over Wesley Lake, Ocean Grove'. Fullpg: 'In the Track of the Tornado' shows 8 scenes near Wallingford, Ct. Nice dblpgctrfld: 'Down by the Sea--Sketches at Ocean Grove, Asbury Park & other Sea-side Resorts' shows 9 scenes. Halfpg: 'Incidents of Indian Warfare'
Other news and ... See More
William Cullen Bryant...
Item #174256
June 29, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 29, 1878 Full ftpg. Nast print. 3/4pg. illus: 'Wm. Cullen Bryant' plus 2 scenes of his Home at Roslyn, Long Island, who recently died. Dramatic Nast dblpgctrfld.
Gold digging in Canada...
Item #174254
June 22, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 22, 1878 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'The European Congress'. Fullpg. with 8 vignettes showing: 'How Matches are Made'. Dblpgctrfld. shows: 'The Watkins Regatta' by A.B. Frost. Fullpg. with 3 illus. & text on: 'Gold-Digging in Canada'. Another fullpg. Nast cartoon.
Coal Creek, Indiana race riot...
Item #618744
April 19, 1878
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 19, 1878
* Coal Creek, Fountain County, Indiana
* Race riot - Negro scabs vs. locals
* Coal mining - miners
The front page has a brief article headed: "Riotous Militiamen" "Three Negroes Shot By A Company Of Drunken" "Militiamen At Coal Creek, Indiana" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More
Artificial chicken hatching...
Item #174200
December 15, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 15, 1877 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "C. O. D." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Artificial Chicken Hatching." 1/3 pg. illus. of "Breakfast for the Prisoners." 2/3 of a doublepage centerfold of "Rainy Weather." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Last Purchase." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "M. Jules Grevy, ... See More
Sheep raid in Colorado...
Item #174182
October 13, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 13, 1877 Full ftpg. shows a factory full of people: 'Making Cartridges'. Halfpg: 'The Great Fair at St. Louis' great fullpg: 'The Delaware Water-Gap' is nice. Halfpg: 'Sheep Raid in Colo.' with other prints as well.
Osawatomie, Kansas and John Brown...
Item #174176
September 22, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 22, 1877 Full ftpg: 'The Last Rose of Summer' is a great illus. show many birds. Fullpg: 'Creedmoor-Bird's-Eye-View of the Ground' dblpgctrfld: 'Creedmoor--The British & American Teams in the International Rifle Match' fullpg: 'The John Brown Monument, Osawatomie, Kansas' & nice fullpg: 'Street Vendors of Fruits & Veget... See More
Niagara Falls...
Item #174146
June 09, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1877 The full ftpg. is a Nast cartoon: 'The Almighty £'. Nice fullpg: 'Yacht Rendezvous, Gowanus Bay, Brooklyn--Preparing for the Yachting Season'. Halfpg: 'Scene at Niagara Falls--Buying Mementos'. Doublepage centerfold: 'A Chinese Reception in San Francisco'.
Trout fishing...
Item #174140
May 19, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 19, 1877 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon. Fullpg: 'To the Rescue' shows men on the scene of a ship wreck. Fullpg: 'Antiquities'. 1/3 pg. scene in Japan, Iwakuni Bridge. Halfpg: 'Trout Fishing'.
Nice print of Frederick Douglass...
Item #174132
April 21, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 21, 1877 Certainly the feature of this issue is the nearly one-quarter pg. print of: "Frederick Douglass" with an article on him as well mentioning him being the new Marshall of D.C., with talk of his newspaper The North Star.
Other prints include a full ftpg. political cartoon by Thomas Nast: "Young American Roast Beef For Old England&quo... See More
General Miles vs. the Indians...
Item #174128
April 07, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Apr. 7, 1877 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon. Nice fullpg: 'Gen. Miles's Winter Campaign Against the Indians' shows 9 scenes. Nice ctrfld: 'Sketches Along the route of the Panama Railroad'
Rutherford B. Hayes is inaugurated... Republican elephant...
Item #174124
March 24, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Mar. 24, 1877 Full ftpg. shows: 'Our New President Taking the Oath'. Great dblpgctrfld: 'Our New President--General View of the Inauguration Ceremonies' at the Capitol. Two other halfpg. scenes. re. the inauguration. Nice fullpg. Nast cartoon: 'Another Such Victory & I am Undone' shows a wounded Republican elephant in bandages. Fullpg: 'Pres. Gr... See More
Frederick Douglass becomes a United States Marshal...
Item #685746
March 19, 1877
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 19, 1877
* Frederick Douglass, United States Marshal
The front page has: "Washington--Mr. Douglass Confirmed" the report beginning: "The debate in the Executive session yesterday on the confirmation of Frederick Douglass to be United States Marshal of the District of Columbia was one of the most memorable that has ever occurred in that body...&quo... See More
Nast cartoon of Boss Tweed... Natives of Hawaii...
Item #174112
February 10, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Feb. 10, 1877 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon showing Boss Tweed. Fullpg. Nast cartoon showing Uncle Sam. Small illustration: 'Natives Of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands'.
Thomas Nast prints... A.B. Frost print... "The Centennial" prints...
Item #174080
October 21, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 21, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast: 'The Solid South--Gaunt & Hungry'.; Full page illustration A.B. Frost: 'Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket' shows a black man with 2 guns to his head.; Three fullpage prints on The Centennial.;
Full page Thomas Nast illustration: 'Struck - At Sea'; Hal... See More
Red Hill, South Carolina Negro lynching...
Item #599206
July 28, 1876
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 28, 1876
* Red Hill, South Carolina
* Negro lynching
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "Lynch Law and Robbery In South Carolina" and more. 1st report c... See More
Wilkinson County, Mississippi race riot...
Item #599204
May 18, 1876
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 18, 1876
* Wilkinson County, Mississippi
* Race riot - Negroes - Woodville
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "Negro Outrages In Mississippi--Robberies, &... See More
Unveiling of the Lincoln statue... Frederick Douglass speech...
Item #686894
April 15, 1876
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1876
* Emancipation Memorial - monument
* Lincoln Park, Capital Hill, Washington D.C.
* Frederick Douglass speech
The front page has an article headed: "The Lincoln Monument" "Unveiling Of The Statue In Lincoln Square, Washington--Twenty-Five Thousand Persons Present" (see)
This was the unveiling of the Emancipation Statue built by t... See More
Friars Point, Mississippi Negro lynchings...
Item #600572
January 17, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, January 17, 1876
* Friars Point, Mississippi
* Negroes - lynchings
This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has one column headings: "Mississippi Justice" "Four Negroes Lynched at Friars' Point" See image for text here.
Complete, a little spine wear, otherwise in good con... See More
Bear hunt in the Rocky Mountains...
Item #174000
January 15, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 15, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon 'Madness (Yet There's Method In It)', plus another full page inside 'The (D. D.) Field of Gold, or The Lion's Legal (?) Share.' A half page: 'A Bear Hunt in the Rocky Mountains.' Most of the doublepage centerfold: 'A Visit to a Light House' which is comp... See More
Rolling Fork, Mississippi riot...
Item #608861
December 12, 1875
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, December 12, 1875
* Rolling Fork MS Mississippi
* Negro massacre - riot
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "SATAN SMILED" "Notorious Negroes Precipitate the Rolling Fork Riot" "The Rolling Fork Riot" See image for text here.
Complete in 12 p... See More
Race riot in Rolling Fork, Mississippi....
Item #599147
December 12, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, December 12, 1875
* Rolling Fork, Mississippi
* Race riot - Negroes
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "MISSISSIPPI" "Riot In Issaquena County" "More Negro Trou... See More
Edgar Allen Poe... Cleopatra's Needle...
Item #173990
December 11, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, December 11, 1875. Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Ay, There's a Rub." Inside are two large illus. pertaining to "Moody and Sankey in Philadelphia" including "...Outside the Building" and "...The Opening Service." 1/4 pg. illus. of "Edgar Allen Poe." 1/4 pg. illus. of "Poe's Monument at Baltimore." 1/2 pg. illu... See More
Yacht racing...
Item #173982
November 13, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 13, 1875 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "The Elective System: or Master & Slave". Fullpg: "The Ocean Yacht Race" & fullpg: "The Revivalists in Brooklyn". Halfpg: "An Indian Agency--Distributing Rations"
Complete in sixteen pages.
Manitou Springs, Colordo...
Item #173970
October 02, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 2, 1875 Full ftpg. cartoon themed on inflation shows Uncle Sam. Fullpg. pictorial: 'Manitou Springs and Vicinity, Colorado'. Fullpg: 'The Newsboys' Excursion'. Fullpg. suppl. pictorial of trout fishing.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Discovery of Greenland...
Item #173968
September 25, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, September 25, 1875. Full front pg. illus. of "The Song of the Kettle - An Evening Reverie." Inside is a 1/4 pg. portrait of "President William C. Ralston, of the Bank of California." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Ralston's Death - Scene of the Drowning." Full pg. containing five illus. pertaining to "The New York Post Office - Views of the New Build... See More
Buffalo Bill... Niagara Falls...
Item #173964
September 11, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 11, 1875 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "The Tables Turned" includes Boss Tweed., & yet another Nast cartoon re. Tweed inside. Two pages of prints of: "The Falls of Niagara". Small text-only item on pg. 746 headed: "From the Noted Scout "Buffalo Bill" wherein he endorses a patent medicine, signed: "W.F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)&... See More
Georgia Negroes insurrection...
Item #668619
September 01, 1875
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 1, 1875
* Negroes uprising - insurrection
* Sandersville & more, Georgia
Page 3 has an article with headings: "THE NEGRO IN GEORGIA" "The Interior History of the Insurrection" "A Band of Brothers to 'Cill the Wites" and more. (See) Text takes up 2 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, nice c... See More
Daniel O'Connell celebration in 1875 Dublin...
Item #668636
August 07, 1875
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 7, 1875
* Daniel O'Connell centenary celebration
* "The Liberator" "The Emancipator"
* Irish Catholic political leader - Ireland
Page 2 has a large, detailed map of Dublin, Ireland headed: "THE O'CONNELL CENTENARY" and more. (see) Page 3 has one column headings that include: "THE LIBERATOR" "An Immense Processio... See More
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana....
Item #599087
July 28, 1875
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 28, 1875
* East Feliciana Parish Negro uprising
An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings that include: "Threatened Uprising Of The Negroes At East Felicia" and more. 1st report coverage on a ... See More
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