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Asa Packer... Mauch Chunk, PA (Jim Thorpe)...
Item #174356
June 07, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1879 Front full pg. illus. of "Sad Memories - Decoration Day." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Robin's Vefper." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Left to Perish." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Late Hon. ASA Packer" and "Louis Auguste Blanqui." Dblpgctrfld. of "Decoration Day." 2/3 pg. illus. of "... See More
William Lloyd Garrison... Epsom Downs on derby day...
Item #174358
June 14, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 14, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The Extra Session." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Blackville Medical Man" and "The Blackville School Master." 1/2 pg. portrait of "William Lloyd Garrison." 2/3 of a dblpgctrfld. of "Going to the Derby at Shanghai." Full pg. Nast illus. of "National Import... See More
Views of Leadvville, Colorado...
Item #174360
June 21, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 21, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The Old National Spirit is Gone (For the President)." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The New Iron Pier at Long Branch, Now in Process of Construction." Three large illus. pertaining to "Leadville" including "View in Chestnut Street," "Interior of Shaft House," and &q... See More
Gold mining in Australia...
Item #174362
June 28, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 28, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "English Geography." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Saturday Afternoon on the Harlem River." Full pg. illus. of "Excursion of the Veterans' Association to Alpine Grove." 2/3 of a dblpgctrfld. of "The Living Torches of Nero." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Surprised." (deer). ... See More
Scenes in Topeka, Kansas...
Item #174364
July 05, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 5, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Another Core on the Body Politic." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The New Steamship 'Arizona,' Williams & Guion Line." 2/3 of a dblpgctrfld. of "A French Christening - Costumes of the First Empire."
Full pg. illus. of "The Colored Exodus - Scenes at Topeka, Kansas."... See More
College boat race on the Schuylkill River...
Item #174366
July 12, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 12, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon. Fullpg: 'Fourth of July morning--the First Shot' (Black). Fullpg. Nast cartoon. Fullpg: 'The College boat race on the Schuylkill. Suppl. dblpgctrfld: 'A Country Cricket Match'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pages and is in good condition.
Indian village near Standing Rock...
Item #174368
July 19, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 19, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon shows Nast himself: 'Our Artist Trying to Think of Something Funny'. Nice fullpg. with 7 scenes: 'An Indian Village near Standing Rock' is displayable.
Great fullpg: 'Gateway to the Garden of the Gods', just south of Pike's Peak. Fullpg: 'Landlord & Tenant' and halfpg:'The Chines... See More
Scnes near Newport and San Francisco...
Item #174370
July 26, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 26, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: 'The Statesman At Home'. Fullpg; 'The Metropolitan Regatta on the Hudson'. 3/4 pg: 'The Eruption of Mt. Etna--The Great Stream of Lava'. Fullpg. with 7 scenes of a military encampment at Newport. Fullpg. shows the ship: 'Jeannette Leaving San Francisco'.
Other news and advertiseme... See More
Thomas Alva Edison on the front page... Saratoga Regatta...
Item #174372
August 02, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1879 The full front page is a print captioned: "Edison In His Workshop" showing him at work on an experiment. Very displayable. An inside page has a related article on him, taking 1 1/2 columns.
Other prints within including a full page of: "The Saratoga Regatta", a full page of: "Lake George, Looking Southwest from Black Mou... See More
Brighton Beach, Coney Island...
Item #174374
August 09, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 9, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon. Halfpg: 'A Little Black Tea At Blackville'. Fullpg: 'The New Iron Pier At West Brighton Beach, Coney Island'. Halfpg: 'Four Celebrated Setters' (dogs). There are two 2/3 page prints: "Among the Tenement-Houses During the Heated Term--Just Before Daybreak" and "A Narrow Way in Cairo&q... See More
Nast cartoon...
Item #174376
August 16, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 16, 1879 Full ftpg. Th. Nast cartoon, re. hazing at West Point. Fullpg: 'Umbrella Sketches' halfpg: 'En Route For Kansas--Fleeing from the Yellow Fever' shows a Black family leaving. Full page print: "Breaking the News". Half page print: "The Little Ida" and 3/4 page print: "The Young Zither Player".
Other n... See More
Whiskey moonshine in North Carolina...
Item #174378
August 23, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 23, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Lear (King Of) England." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Scenes on the Isthmus of Panama and Lake Nicaragua." Full pg. illus. of "Law and Moonshine - Crooked Whiskey in Western North Carolina." 2/3 of a dblpgcrfld. of "The Spoliation of a Monastery." Two 2/3 pg. illus. ... See More
The fairgrounds at Coney Island...
Item #174380
August 30, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1879 Full ftpg. is a Nast cartoon: 'Time Works Wonders' is concerning race relations. Nice fullpg. horse-racing print is displayable: 'The Brighton Beach Fair Grounds, Coney Is.'
Fullpg. of text & 7 scenes of: 'Bits of New Jersey Coast Scenery' including Atlantic City & Ocean Grove.
Other news and advertisements of t... See More
Scenes from Quebec, Canada...
Item #174382
September 06, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 6, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "A High Old Tariff Time." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Grarantine, New York Bay." Three 1/4 pg. portraits of "Benjamin Robert Winthrop," "The Hon. Charles Foster," and "General Thomas Ewing, Jun." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Pilgrims En Route to Mecca." Full pg... See More
Eddystone Light House...
Item #174384
September 13, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 13, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast: 'The Nigger Must Go, & The Chinese Must Go.'. Nearly halfpg; 'Eddystone Light Houses, Past & Present'. Dblpgctrfld: 'Yacht Racing--Rounding the Buoy'. Fullpg. with 3 nice scenes & text on 'Santa Fe' new Mexico, including a general view of the town.
Other news and advertisements of ... See More
Fishing on the coast of Maine...
Item #174386
September 20, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 20, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Speak Out, or Resign." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The New Union League Club House, Corner of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Ninth Street, New York." 1/4 pg. portrait of "The Late Sir Rowland Hill." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Menhaden Fishery on the Coast of Maine." 2/3 of a dblp... See More
Quarantine station on Staten Island...
Item #174388
September 27, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 27, 1879 Front full pg. illus. of "American Beef for English Markets." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Franklin Search Expedition - Winter Quarters in Hudson Bay." 1/4 pg. portrait of "Alonzo B. Cornell, Republican Candidate for Governor of New York." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Buoy Station,Quarantine Landing, Staten... See More
Scenes form Alaska: Sitka and Fort Wrangle...
Item #174390
October 04, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 4, 1879 Nice ftpg. Th. Nast cartoon: "In search of gold". Fullpg Nast political cartoon: "Even Tammany Sachems Draw the Line Somewhere". Fullpg. has 6 'Scenes In Alaska' showing scenes in Sitka & Ft. Wrangle. Full page print: "General Grant, and Li Hung Chang, Chinese Grand Secretary of State and Viceroy of Chih-Li&q... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoons...
Item #174392
October 11, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 11, 1879 Full ftpg: 'The Streets of New York--A Tragic Story' shows children putting on a play. Nast dblpgctrfld. political cartoon depicts: 'The Return of Ulysses' (Grant). 'Submarine Telegraphic Cable Construction' plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pages and is ... See More
Nasts political cartoon on the front page...
Item #174394
October 18, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 18, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Death at the Polls, and Free From 'Federal Interference'." Inside is a 1/4 pg. illus. of "Duck Shooting." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Barnegat Fisherman Moving to the Main Land for the Winter." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Bala Hissar and City of Cabool, from the Upper Part of the Citad... See More
Indian chiefs in the Ute War...
Item #174396
October 25, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1879 Full ftpg Nast: 'Reducing the U.S. Army Again--Let all Savages Rejoice'. Halfpg: 'Prospecting on the Ute Reservation' shows a miner meeting an Indian. Great fullpg. with 10 illustrations of: 'The Ute War--Portraits of Chiefs'. Four half page prints of: 'Gen. Grant at San Francisco'.
Other news and advertisements... 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
Along a Dutch canal...
Item #174400
November 08, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 8, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "New York Must Be Carried." Inside is a dblpgctrfld. of "The Dawn of Better Days - Busy Scenes in the Streets of New York." Full pg. Nast illus. of "Root, Hog, or Die." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Along a Dutch Canal - Going to Market." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Along a Dutch Canal.&quo... See More
The city of Denver, Colorado...
Item #174402
November 15, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 15, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'The North the Money, & the South the Honor'. Fullpg: 'Artillery School for Militiamen at Ft. Hamilton'. Terrific halfpg: 'Colorado Sketches--The City of Denver' is a good city view. Also: 'Colorado Sketches--Forest on Fire'. Doublepage centerfold: 'The Celebration at Yorktown... See More
A sporting tour of China...
Item #174404
November 22, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Eve After Adam's Death." Inside are two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Late General Hooker" and "The Late Senator Chandler." 1/2 pg. portrait of "Jacob Abbott." Full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Now Then, Butt Away." Full pg. Nast illus. entitled "The Rough is Re... See More
General Grant in a Nevada mine...
Item #174406
November 29, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 29, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "None But the Brave Deserves the Fair." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Three Wrecks." (Ships). 1/2 pg. illus. of "past and Present War Craft - An Old Three-Decker and a New Torpedo-Boat." 1/5 pg. illus. of "General Grant in a Nevada Mine."
Dblpgctrfld. of "General Gra... See More
General Grant in Chicago...
Item #174408
December 06, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 6, 1879 Full ftpg: 'Unveiling the Statue of Gen. Thomas at Washington'. Fullpg. kitchen scene: 'Mixing the Thanksgiving Pudding', includes a Black cook. Dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'Gen. Grant at Chicago' shows a grand parade. Three-quarter pg. Nast political cartoon.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue ... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoon...
Item #174410
December 13, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 13, 1879 Front full pg. illus. of "The Seventh Regiment Fair - At the Flower Stand." Inside is a 2/3 pg. Nast illus. of "Waving 'The Olive Branch,' or Wearing of the Tweed."
Dblpgctrfld. of "Hide and Seek." Full pg. Nast illus. of "On Ice." 1/3 pg. portrait of "The Rev. John N. Galleher." 1/2 p... See More
Nast political cartoon... The early bicycling craze...
Item #174412
December 20, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 20, 1879 The full front page print is a political cartoon by famed artist Thomas Nast: "Borrowed Plumes--Mr. Jackdaw Conkling". Inside has a nice fullpg: 'Bicycle Match at Philadelphia' shows men on the 'boneshakers'. Fullpg: "Foot-Ball Match Between Yale & Princeton" is a fine print. Fullpg: "Canal Life&quo... 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
Nast Santa.... "Another Stocking to fill"...
Item #174416
January 03, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 3, 1880 The entire ftpg. is a Thomas Nast print captioned: "A Merry Christmas" showing Santa Claus dancing with Mother Goose (see). The doublepage centerfold is a very nice Thomas Nast Christmas print captioned: "Another Stocking to Fill" showing Santa Claus leaning over a sleeping baby (see). A full page shows: "Bringing Home C... See More
Cleopatra's Needle...
Item #174418
January 10, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 10, 1880 Full ftpg: 'From the Land of the Nile to the Shores of the Hudson: Cleopatra's Needle'. Nearly halfpg: 'New Farmers' Market in New York'. Three-quarter pg: 'Some Early Inventions' shows five. Fullpg; 'Gen. Grant in Phila.' Fullpg: 'Christmas Dinner at the Five Points House'.
Other news and advert... See More
Meridian, Mississippi...
Item #174420
January 17, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 17, 1880 Front page has two prints of: "The Late Attempt on the Life of the Czar of Russia". Very nice fullpg: "A Cotton Blockade at Meridian, Mississippi" includes 9 scenes. Fullpg: "The Bridge Over the Firth of Tay, Scotland". Halfpg: "The Kremlin at Moscow"plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the d... See More
Metropolitan Concert Hall, New York...
Item #174422
January 24, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 24, 1880 Full front page Thomas Nast illustration entitled "Beware of Foreign Tramps." Full page illustration of "The Lebanon Club - New York Working Men's Coffee House." Full page Thomas Nast illustration of "Alonzo Garcelon Ceasar I."
Full page illustration of "The Mask Ball at the New York Academy of Music.&quo... 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
Bicycles in America...
Item #174426
February 07, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 7, 1880 Full ftpg: 'The Call to Church: Early Colonial Times in New England'. Fullpg. with five scenes: 'Gen. Grant in Florida'. Halfpg: 'The Distress in Ireland: Peat Gatherers on the Moors'. Fullpg. Nast political cartoon. Fullpg: 'The Bicycle in America' shows 2 scenes.
Other news and advertisements of the day are in... See More
General Grant in Florida...
Item #174428
February 14, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 14, 1880 Front full pg. illus. by Nast entitled "The Invasion of Indiana - A Colored Amazon Legion." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "General Grant in Florida - A Trip on the Oklawaha." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Hot Lakes of New Zealand." Dblpgctrfld. of "Sketches from the Thirteenth Annual Exhibition of the American Wate... 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
Skating on the Schuylkill... A beer saloon...
Item #174432
February 28, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 28, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The Herald of Relief from America." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "General Grant in Cuba - The Visit to Havana." Full pg. illus. of "Washington Relics, Purchased by the United States Government from the Lewis Family."
Dblpgctrfld. of "A Skating Party on the Schuyl... 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
Florda oranges...
Item #174436
March 13, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 13, 1880 Full ftpg. Th. Nast political cartoon: 'The European Plan' for creating a canal thru Panama. Nice fullpg: 'Florida Oranges--From the Grove to the Market' has 5 scenes. Another fullpg. Nast political cartoon: "Give the Natives a Chance, Mr. Carl". A full page with 6 sketches of: "Plans for Model School-Houses."
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Chinatown, San Francisco...
Item #174438
March 20, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 20, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The Ides of March." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Buying Trotting Horses on the Androscoggin." Four 1/4 pg. portraits of "General Lucius Fairchild," "Colonel John W. Foster," "Count Ferdinand De Lesseps," and "James Russell Lowell." Dblpgctrfld. of "... See More
U.S. Grant's visit to Mexico....
Item #174440
March 27, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 27, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Boom! - And Off It Went." Inside is a full pg. containing six illus. pertaining to "Grant's Visit to Mexico - The Arrival at Vera Cruz." One 1/2 pg. illus. and one 1/4 pg. illus. pertaining to "Professor Nordenskjold's Reception at Naples, Italy." Full pg. illus. of "Cleari... See More
Chinese Opium palace, San Francisco...
Item #174442
April 03, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 3, 1880 Front full pg. illus. of "The Explosion in the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg - Scene in the Guard Room." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Preparing for Easter." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The 'Salvation Army'." 1/4 pg. illus. of "The Rev. Robert L. Dashiell, D.D."
Dblpgctrfld. containing many illus. pertaini... See More
The Metropolitan Museum of Art...
Item #174444
April 10, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 10, 1880 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "Social Science Solved". Fullpg: "Grain Ships Laid Up in Gowanus Creek". The double page centerfold: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art, In Central Park, New York." Fullpg: 'The American Line of European Steamers--Sketches on Board the 'Indiana''. Another full page Nast... See More
Worcesteer Cathedral...
Item #174446
April 17, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 17, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Don't." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Valley of Mexico form Chapultepec." 1/3 pg. portrait of "General James Watson Webb."
Doublepage centerfold of "English Church Architecture - Worcester Cathedral." Full pg. Nast illus. of "The Die is Cast - Caesar and ... See More
Riverside Park, New York City...
Item #174448
April 24, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 24, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Another Man That Trembles for Our Republican Form of Government." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Speckled Beauty of the Brooks." Several small illus. pertaining to "General Grant in Mexico - Visit to a Coffee Plantation." 2/3 of a doublepage centerfold of "A Meeting of t... 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.
The fire at Madison Square Garden...
Item #174452
May 08, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1880 Entire ftpg. is taken up with illustrations of "The Colonels of the New York Seventh Regiment". Halfpg: "The Tragedy at Madison Square Garden" shows it in ruins after a fire. Halfpg: "Wild Fowl Massacres" shows a man hunting ducks. Fullpg. Nast cartoon: "The 'Magnetic' Blaine: Or a Very Heavy 'Load'... See More
Cruelty to children...
Item #174454
May 15, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 15, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "It is Whispered Again that Tilden Has Given In." Inside is a full pg. of illus. pertaining to "The United States Steamer 'Marion' in Quarantine at Flores Island, Off Montevideo." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Cruelty to Children - How the Little Waifs of the Street are Treated."
Doublepage ... See More
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