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217955

1890 Life magazine....

Item #217955

March 20, 1890

LIFE, N.Y., March 20, 1890.



* 19th century life magazine 



Front page has a nice illus. of a man and woman riding horses with a humorous caption. Has various illustrations and witty commentary inside, plus a few ads. Other prints throughout. 14 pages. Nice condition.

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217905

Andersonville, Georgia...

Item #217905

August 31, 1865

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 31, 1865.



* Andersonville Prison Camp



Front page heads include: "TRIAL OF CAPT. WIRZ", "Some Discussion About Handcuffing the Prisoner", "The Tendency of Evidence the Same as on Former Days", and more, with the text taking 2 1/2 columns of the front page. Including is a letter from Henry Wirz. Wirz was the warden of the infamous Civil War pr... See More  

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217896

Wilmington, North Carolina...

Item #217896

May 05, 1876

THE WEEKLY STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 5, 1876.



* Wilmington, North Carolina

* President Tyler




A typical newspaper of the day with various news items and a wealth of ads. Some of the articles within are headed: "President Tyler's Second Wife", "Protection to Birds", "State Politics", "Why the Republican Party Must be Destroyed", & mu... See More  

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217889

Asbury Park...

Item #217889

July 20, 1891

THE DAILY PRESS, Asbury Park, New Jersey, July 20, 1891.



* Asbury Park, New Jersey



Interesting newspaper from this once famous seaside resort and from during its hay-day. Most of the content in these 8 pages is local, with most of the back page given a lengthy name list of "Hotel Arrivals" at the many hotels in town (see photos). Page 3 has six large illustrated ads for a few of th... See More  

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217563

Early Baseball Convention in 1866...

Item #217563

December 14, 1866

NEW-YORK TIMES, Dec. 14, 1866.

 

* Early baseball convention reporting - new teams



Page 2 has a report: Convention of Base Ball Players which has details about the tenth annual convention, mentioning there were delegates from as far away as Oregon, Iowa, Maryland and Virginia and that over 100 new clubs applied for admission. Notable changes in the Constitution included the admissio
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217539

Newspaper from the "hayday" of Asbury Park, New Jersey...

Item #217539

January 01, 1888

THE DAILY PRESS, Asbury Park, New Jersey, the summer of 1888   An interesting 4 page newspaper from this once-famous vacation mecca on the New Jersey coast, containing various news of the day with an emphasis on tourism-related items. Included on the front page is a column  headed:  "Surf Echoes" which lists various tidbits on happenings at the shore that week
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217448

National Govenrement in St. Louis, Missouri ?

Item #217448

August 16, 1869

NEW-YORK TIMES, Aug. 16, 1869.

 

* St. Louis, Missouri as our National Capital for convention?
*Gettysburg 1869


Page 5 has an interesting report: The National Capital The Agitation for its Removal to St. Louis--Call For a National Convention. Other news of the day includes: "Railroad Accidents" "Gettysburg" "The Savannah Base-ball Club in Charleston S.C." and much more. 8 pages in goo
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217412

Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania...

Item #217412

June 26, 1874

DAILY GRAPHIC, N.Y., June 26, 1874.

 

* Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania



Taking half of an inside page are eight scenes of men fishing. The back page 7/8 by 4 7/8 inch illustration of Mauch Chunk, View From Prospect Rock--North. Other prints and text throughout. A few margin tears, otherwise in good condition. Uncut. 8 pages.
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217239

The Gatling gun...

Item #217239

April 09, 1887

The ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, April 9, 1887 Subtitled: "A Gazette of The Regular and Volunteer Forces." See the photo below for the terrific & quite large illustrated ad for "THE GATLING GUN" with some details. Loads of military news and ads throughout. You get the complete 20 page issue, which is in relatively good condition.  However, a tear measuring app
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217059

Early 1868 Madison Wisconsin Wisconsin...

Item #217059

October 20, 1868

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL from Madison, Wisconsin and dated October 20, 1868.



* Early Madison Wisconsin

* 1868 Wisconsin

* Original News




This 4 page newspaper is in good condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this time in history. This issue has news of the day and interesting advertisements which gives a good idea how life was back then.



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217003

Cornelius Vanderbilt's Death...

Item #217003

September 15, 1899

SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, September 15, 1899



* Millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt II's Death



This 8 page newspaper has two line, one column headline on page 6: "ELDER VANDERBILT DIES QUITE SUDDEN" with subheads that include: "Wife and Daughter of the Dead Millionaire are Prostrated. Sketch of the Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt. O
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216557

Last Days of the Civil War....

Item #216557

June 05, 1865

NEW YORK HERALD, June 5, 1865  The front page has: "THE ARMIES", "Congratulatory Address of General Grant to the Armies" signed in type: U.S. Grant; "The Work of Mustering Out Continued" & more. Good content inside including: "THE TRIAL" of the Lincoln murder conspirators; "The South" "A Large emigration to the State Desirable&qu... See More  

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216171

Military field hospital in 1886....

Item #216171

June 26, 1886

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 26, 1886  This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: PORTABLE BARRACK AND FIELD HOSPITAL - HAND TRUCK - TOOL GRINDER - PUNCHING PRESS - WOOD WOOL MACHINE  & much more.

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215638

Confederate leaders paroled....

Item #215638

October 12, 1865

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 12, 1865



* Post Civil War Confederate Leaders on Parole
 
The front page has: Washington Important Executive Order Alexander H. Stephens, John A. Campbell, John H. Reagan, George A. Trenholm and Charles Clark Released on Parole The Members of the South Carolina Convention Pardoned. Executive order granting parole with the possibility of a pardon is s
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215621

William M. 'Boss" Tweed 1875.....

Item #215621

December 08, 1875

DAILY GRAPHIC, N.Y., Dec. 8, 1875.



* Escape of Boss Tweed
* Tammany Hall Ringleader


Full page inside six illustrations: The Escape Of William M. Tweed From Warden Dunham Last Saturday. Other prints with text throughout. Good shape.

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215537

1880 San Francisco California....

Item #215537

October 11, 1880

DAILY EVENING POST, San Francisco, Oct. 11, 1880.

 

* The Old West in California

* Circus ad




On the front page under Amusements is an ad for performances at Coles Amphitheater featuring The Wonderful Trick Stallions and other attractions. Has a small woodcut of the stallions. News of the day includes: "Terrible Railroad Catastrophe at Pittsburg" "General Grant on the Political
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215536

Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial 1868....

Item #215536

March 14, 1868

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, Madison, March 14, 1868.

 

* President Andrew Johnson Impeachment trial
* 1868


Front page has: Impeachment Meeting of the Senate as Court House Of Representatives Present Johnson's Counsel Appear Asks Postponements For Forty Days The Senate Grants Ten Days The Trial Set for the 23d of March.

Other news of the day includes: "Heavy R
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215380

Illustrated Circus advertisement...

Item #215380

June 21, 1880

EASTON EXPRESS, Easton, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1880



* Nice illustrated circus advertisement
* Easton, Pennsylvania
 
The front page has an ad for: Welshe & Sands Railroad Circus & Royal English Menagerie and Grand Mardi Gras Carnival with illustration of three of the attractions and more, taking two complete columns. News of the day with several other interesting advertisem
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215065

Mount Pleasant, Iowa....

Item #215065

March 01, 1879

THE HAWK EYE BOY, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, March, 1879



* Amateur newspaper
* Mount Pleasant, Iowa


This is one of a number of amateur newspapers which were a popular fad in the latter half of the 19th century. The masthead notes "Advance and Improvement". Typically these newspapers were rather short-lived. Complete as a 4 page issue, never bound nor trimmed, measures about 9 b
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215049

1872 Agassiz Expedition...

Item #215049

May 13, 1872

NEW YORK HERALD, May 13, 1872.

 

* Professor Agassiz Expedition

* Patagonian Coast




Page 8 has: "SCIENCE AFLOAT" "The Agassiz Expedition on the Patagonian Coast" "Oysters A Foot In Diameter" "A Desert Where Even Thistles Will Not Grow Hail Stones Large As Walnuts" "Extinct Volcanoes of the Southern Islands" & more. Other news of the day includes: "THE SEARCH FOR DR. LIVINGSTONE"
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215024

From Texas in the 19th century...

Item #215024
THE DALLAS DAILY HERALD, Texas, 1875 An interesting and typically-Western style newspaper, with various news of the day, a wealth of ads, many of which are rather large and many are illustrated as would be expected in a newspaper from the "Old West". A bit of very light water staining, generally in very nice condition. Folio size & complete in 4 pages. Rarely do we find 19th centur... See More  

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214429

Circus King P.T. Barnum Retires 1888...

Item #214429

November 25, 1888

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, November 25, 1888.



* Circus King Phineas T. Barnum  Retires...
 
This 8 page newspaper has a small but significant headline at the bottom of the front page: "P.T. BARNUM HAS RETIRED" which say he has retired from the circus business. This is a brief but first report on this famous circus king. As a collectible, 1st reports
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213847

Early 1868 Madison Wisconsin Wisconsin...

Item #213847

November 07, 1868

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL from Madison, Wisconsin and dated November 7, 1868.



* Early Madison Wisconsin

* 1868 Wisconsin

* Original News




This 4 page newspaper is in good condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this time in history. This issue has news of the day and interesting advertisements which gives a good idea how life was back then.



Some of the news in this issue i
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213696

1877 Lynn Massachusetts News....

Item #213696

June 23, 1877

THE VINDICATOR SUPPLEMENT, Lynn, Mass., June 23, 1877.

 

* Lynn Massachusetts Original

* Religious Item

* Advertisements




Taking most of this issue is: Father Damens Infallible Church The 2nd Discourse Delivered In St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church, Lynn, June 10, 1877, By Rev. Daniel Steele, D.D. Quarto-size 4, pgs., irregular at the spine, otherwise in good condition.
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213326

1870 Illustrations Magazine...

Item #213326

April 30, 1870

LESLIES CHIMNEY CORNER, N.Y., April 30, 1870.

 

* Uncommon Title

* Early Illustrations

* 1870 Original Item




Mostly literary content with various illustrations. Front page has minor soiling and heavy foxing in the left margin, inside leaf has an irregular tear, minor edge tears, otherwise good. Uncommon title.
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213155

A successful preservationist effort...

Item #213155

December 11, 1879

THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 10, 1879 A proposal to widen the street called for the demolition of the historic 1729 Old South Church. This paper was produced for a fair held to raise funds to keep it--which succeeded. A very short-lived periodical & quite rare as such. Not in "Union List of Serials". Great masthead, great condition. Complete in 12 pages & measuring ab... See More  

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213154

A successful preservationist effort...

Item #213154

December 11, 1879

THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 9, 1879 A proposal to widen the street called for the demolition of the historic 1729 Old South Church. This paper was produced for a fair held to raise funds to keep it--which succeeded. A very short-lived periodical & quite rare as such. Not in "Union List of Serials". Great masthead, great condition. Complete in 12 pages & measuring abo... See More  

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213153

A successful preservationist effort...

Item #213153

December 11, 1879

THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 11, 1879.

 

* Rare Issue

* Original News

* Old South Church

* Boston Massachusetts




A proposal to widen the street called for the demolition of the historic 1729 Old South Church. This paper was produced for a fair held to raise funds to keep it--which succeeded. A very short-lived periodical & quite rare as such. Not in "Union L
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213135

Early Medical Journal...

Item #213135

February 01, 1879

THE MEDICAL NEWS & LIBRARY, Philadelphia, February, 1879.

 

* Early Medicine

* 1879 Medical




As the title would suggest this little magazine is filled with medical-related reports & news, including items headed "Case of Aortic Aneurism treated by Galvano-Puncture" "To Avoid Scars after Incisions" "Public Health Legislation" and more. Complete i
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212983

Baseball in 1865...

Item #212983

October 10, 1865

NEW-YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1865  Page 5 has the summary and line score of a baseball match played on the Presidents grounds in Washington mentioning that the Excelsiors had no uniforms because the club chest failed to arrive. The back page has the summaries and box scores of three baseball matches. Lite damp staining in the upper left corner, printing crease in the first item and one in
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212184

Great baseball advertisement....

Item #212184

September 05, 1874

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, September 5, 1874   The photos shows the back page ad for Peck & Snyder's sporting goods. Described as a Sportsmans Emporium and as ... authorized Designers, Manufacturers, and Leaders of Base-Ball Fashions..., the business was located at 126 Nassau Street in New York. Of particular interest is the main graphic for the professional
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212163

1865 Post Civil War Firemen Baseball Game....

Item #212163

September 16, 1865

NEW YORK TIMES, with baseball content from the year the Civil War ended. Sept. 16, 1865 On the back page under Base Ball is: Base Ball Among Firemen--Hose Company No. 55 Vs. Engine Company No. 34. Very brief one sentence summary says: A spirited game of base ball between the above companies at Hoboken, Friday, Sept. 15... plus the box score. Other news of the day includes: "THE FALL TRADE" "A... See More  

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212102

Sitting Bull...

Item #212102

August 28, 1877

DAILY GAZETTE & BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28, 1877 The front page contains some one column heads including: "SITTING BULL" "Organization of Commission To Visit Mr. Bull" (see photos for the text). Also on the ftpg. is: "High Handed Outrage--A Farmer & his Wife Shot by a Tramping Robber". Complete in four pages, very nice condition, subscription label in the masthead, ... See More  

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211963

Manchester newspapers from the decade after the Civil War...

Item #211963
UNION DEMOCRAT, Manchester, N.H., dated 1866 - 1870. This is a typical newspaper of the day, each issue having 4 pages, with various news of the day & a wealth of advertising as well, several of the ads being illustrated. The contents within give a good sense of the concerns & attention of the nation the decade after the Civil War. Some margin tears and scattered foxing. Generally in rathe... See More  

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211939

Tiny broadside from Juda, Wisconsin...

Item #211939

June 30, 1878

Here is a very small broadside from Juda, Wisconsin, dated June 30th from 1878 although the year does not appear on the broadside. It includes a poem, a few ads, and  a few anecdotal tidbits (see photos). Measures 3 by 8 1/2 inches,some minor browning, a small posting hole near the tom, otherwise rather nice. Very unusual!

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211867

Lajoie was drunk...debut of Roger Bresnahan...

Item #211867

October 12, 1897

PUBLIC LEDGER, Philadelphia, Aug. 28, 1897 On pg. 16 under SPORTS is a detailed summary  and the box score of a game between the Phillies and Pirates. Napoleon Lajoie, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (the Hall of Shame on this day!), arrived at the game drunk, as revealed in the summary: First baseman Lajoie was not only late in reporting for duty yesterday afternoon, but when he did ar... See More  

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211719

1865 Baseball Game Attended By Ladies...

Item #211719

July 29, 1865

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 29, 1865 The back page has: "The Field Base Ball--Keystone of Philadelphia agt. Star of Brooklyn, with the summary mentioning: "The seats apportioned for ladies was filled with the galaxy of beauty and finery by the fair sex  of Long Island..." and that many had fashionable umbrellas and parasols. Includes the box score. Also post civil war news such... See More  

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211526

St. Augustine, Florida in 1874...

Item #211526
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, December, 1874. Featured within this issue are several prints associated with St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement and port in the continental United States (source - Wiki), along with lengthy supporting text. Other period items are present throughout.



This Reader's Digest sized issue containing... See More  

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211456

Item #211456

December 12, 1877

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, December 12, 1877.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Cartoons on Current Topics" "The Turco-Russian War" "What Might Have Been Expected"

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211450

Item #211450

December 29, 1877

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, December 29, 1877.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Holiday Sketches" "The Paris Exposition of 1878" "The China Tea Trade" "Winter --- Reynard Blockaded by Snow"

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211449

Item #211449

January 04, 1878

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, January 4, 1878.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "The Silver Wedding at the White House" "A Bloodless Battle" "Winter in Russia" "'Behold, and See if There Be Any Sorrow Like Unto My Sorrow'" "An Overstocked Speculator in Luck" "The Steamship Mercedita Loading at Philadelphia"

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211447

Item #211447

December 04, 1877

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, December 4, 1877.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "The Exhibition of the Society of Decorative Art" "The Huron Disaster" "The New Chapel of St. Augustine" "A Visit of Condolence" "Philadelphia's Farewell to Minister Welsh" "The Paris Exposition of 1878"

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211445

Item #211445

December 07, 1877

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, December 7, 1877.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Trial of Dr. Lambert, President of the American Popular Life Insurance Company, for Perjury" "Thirty-Fifth Semi-Annual Exhibition of the Brooklyn Art Association" "Dante" "An Irreparable Misfortune"

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211439

Item #211439

February 26, 1878

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, February 26, 1878.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "The Grand Masquerade Ball of the Arion Society at Gilmore's Garden" "The Exporation of Central Africa" "Gallipoli, the Turkish Port on the Dardanelles" "An Inducement" "Music and Aesthetics"

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211438

Item #211438

January 05, 1878

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, January 5, 1878.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Hercules and Diomedes" "Taking the Black Veil" "The Sentence of Dr. Lambert" "Disastrous Fire at Salem, N. J., Last Wednesday Night" "Inaugration of a Statute to Christopher Columbus at Valparaiso, Chili" "Never Mind!" "The Demolition of Temple Bar" "A Reason" "'A Fellow-Feeling Makes Us Wond... See More  

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211437

Item #211437

January 12, 1878

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, January 12, 1878.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "A Vision of the Approaching Ball Season" "Going to Bed" "The Broken Lyre" "The Turo-Russian War" "General Borel" "Why Not?" "The Late Francois Vincent Raspail" "The Mania for Restoration"

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211435

Item #211435

January 16, 1878

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, January 16, 1878.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "The Submission of the Samnites" "Dr. Schliemann's Excavations at Hasserlik in the Troad" "The Paris Exposition of 1878" "Ruffed Grouse Shoopting in Pennsylvania" "The Woman Suffragists in Washington" "John Egan" "The Scuttled Schooner at Hoboken"

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211431

Item #211431

June 25, 1879

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, June 25, 1879.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Finis" (Napoleon death) "Potato Gatherers from the Paiting by Bastien-Lepage in the Paris Salon of 1879" "The Little Miser" "Thrashing" "Columbia Springs, Near Hudson, N. Y."

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211430

Item #211430

January 17, 1878

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, January 17, 1878.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Cartoons on Current Topics" "The Swedish Polar Expedition" "The Paris Exposition of 1878" "Scene in the Courtyard of the Guildhall, London" "Mutual Judgments"

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211428

Item #211428

January 22, 1878

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, January 22, 1878.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Fernando Wood's Sixteen Investigations" "The Turco-Russian War" "The Howage Artic Expedition" "An Artic Snow-Storm" "Siberian Horses in a Snow-Storm"

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