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World's Exposition in New Orleans...
Item #174928
November 22, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast: 'One of the First Fruits of the Victory' shows a white man & a black man shaking hands. Fullpg: 'The Presidential Election--Counting the New York City Vote'.
Fullpg: 'The World's Exposition at New Orleans--Scenes in the City Park' shows Blacks. Nice fullpg. by A. B. Frost: 'Watering Deer--W... See More
Dinner at historic Delmonico's... Election returns....
Item #174926
November 15, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 15, 1884 Front full pg. Thomas Nast illus. of "What It Means." Inside is a full pg. containing three large illus. pertaining to "Opening of the American Art Galleries, Madison Square, New York." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Rt. Rev. William Paret, D.D., Bishop of Maryland" and "Leopold Damrosch."
Doublepage cen... See More
Long Island fishermen... Thomas Nast prints...
Item #174924
November 08, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 8, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast: "Election Day--Watching the Returns". Fullpg. print: "Long Island Fishermen: Dividing Up". Two half page prints: "The Weekly Mail" and "John Thorndyke Escorted Her to the Door Bare-Headed". Nice double page centerfold: "Gallant Fishermen". Full page print: "Venus and... See More
Batavia, Ohio...
Item #174922
November 01, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 1, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The Blaine Tariff Fraud." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A Day's Dishing on the Cholera Banks." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Ha, Here Comes the Tissue! Open It, Somebody, and Shout it Out." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Dr. C. C. Graham, Centenarian, of Louisville, Kentucky" and &quo... See More
Manhattan Beach, Coney Island... Washington Market, New York City...
Item #174920
October 25, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast illus. is a political cartoon: "A Job Lot". Nice fullpg: 'Among the Hop Pickers' halfpg: 'Waiting for the Cable to be Landed, Manhattan Beach, Coney Island'.Vvery nice Doublepage centerfold: 'Brooklyn's Welcome to Gov. Cleveland' is a good downtown scene. Fullpg: 'The New Washington Mark... See More
Views of Pensacola...
Item #174918
October 18, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 18, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "The Self-Convicted Knight." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Great Cleveland Meeting of Business Men in Wall Street." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Shooting Pony - Useful Hints to Sportsmen." Two full pg. illus. of "On the Newport Sands" and "The 'Giants Causeway&... See More
Van Cortlandt Park...
Item #174916
October 11, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 11, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Stop Tickling Us, and Answer Without Dodging." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Views in Van Cortlandt Park." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Hugh J. Grant, Tammany Candidate for Mayor of New York."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Grand Popular Reception of Governor Cleveland in Buffalo ... See More
Nice A. B. Frost hunting print... Icebergs off Newfoundland...
Item #174914
October 04, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 4, 1884 Front page print: "A Political Poser". Halfpg; 'Icebergs off the Harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland'. Displayable fullpg; 'Cruising Canoes--the Last Match'. Fullpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon shows James Blaine.
Nice A.B. Frost hunting illus: 'Unsportsmanlike Slaughter--No chance for Life' shows men in a... See More
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin...
Item #174912
September 27, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 27, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Grave Regrets." Inside are many portraits of "The American Association for the Advancement of Science at Philadelphia-Portraits of some Prominent Members." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Hon. James W. Dawes, of Nebraska" and "The Late Robert Hoe." Full pg. Nast illus.... See More
The Cleveland fire...
Item #174910
September 20, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 20, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'The Issue of Protection to American Labor' & another inside: "Another Feather in His Cap; or, 'Dodged, By Gosh'".
Very dramatic fullpg: 'The Cleveland Fire--View of the Conflagration from Howe Street'. Fullpg: 'Wisconsin State Troops--Reunion of the Nat. Gua... See More
Hunting scene: rail shooting... Louisville Exhibition...
Item #174908
September 13, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 13, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'Our Friends, the Enemy'. Fullpg. with 2 scenes of: 'Getting Into the Port of N.Y.--Arrangements for Landing Passengers & Baggage'. Dramatic Doublepage centerfold: 'Target Practice with the Great Guns Out at Sea'. Nice fullpg. hunting scene: 'Rail Shooting'. Fullpg:... See More
A.B. Frost hunting print...
Item #174906
September 06, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 6, 1884 Full page print by Thomas Nast: "When it Comes to the Lion Business Between Ben and Jim, It's Nip and Tuck". Very nice fullpg: 'The Military Encampment at Chicago' shows 4 scenes.
Dramatic Doublepage centerfold: 'The President's Vacation--Manoeuvres of the North Atlantic Squadron'. Very nice fullpg. A.B. Fros... See More
Black Bass Fishing... Alaska...
Item #174904
August 30, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1884 Nice full ftpg: 'Black-Bass fishing in the Adirondacks' by Zograum. Good fullpg: 'The Ice Industry of New York' shows 8 scenes. Full page Thomas Nast political cartoon: "A Feather That George Washington Never Had In His Cap". Full page print: "The New Steel Cruisers for the United States Navy". Fullpg: 'Sk... See More
Monmouh Park... Lockwood Island...
Item #174902
August 23, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 23, 1884 Front page print by Thomas Nast: "He Thinks He Can". Fullpg: 'Scenes & Incidents at Monmouth Park'. Full page print with many scenes: "Amateur Photography". Doublepage centerfold: "Farthest North--The Summit of Lockwood Island" and a full page print: "Reception of Lt. Greely at Newburyport" plu... See More
Laying the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty...
Item #174900
August 16, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 16, 1884 Nice fullpg. illus: 'Laying the Cornerstone of the Pedestal for the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty'. Full ftpg: 'Honors to the Arctic Dead--the Greely Relief Ships Passing Gov. Island'. Full page Thomas Nast cartoon: "The So-Called 'Intensely American Candidate'". Full page print: "A Distinguished Fisherman En... See More
Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty... The Greely expedition...
Item #174898
August 09, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 9, 1884 Front page print: "Lieutenant A. W. Greely". Full page with 4 scenes: "Pelham Park, New York". Two full pages on "The Rescue of the Greely Expedition".
A very nice fullpg. illus. of "The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty--Beginning the Work of Removal" of the scaffolding, showing half of it above the rooftops. 2... See More
Buffalo hunting in the Wild West...
Item #174896
August 02, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1884 The full ftpg. is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "The Key-Note of the Great Presidential Trial". Inside has a fullpg: "At the Mouth of the Columbia River" which includes a view of Astoria, Oregon. There is a terrific fullpg. print: "Buffalo Hunting" which shows 9 scenes. Also a full page: "The Rescue of the Su... See More
Greeley relief expedition... An Indian funeral...
Item #174894
July 26, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 26, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast: 'Is This The True American Policy?'. Fullpg: 'The Summer Exodus From New York--The Albany Night Boat'. Doublepage centerfold: 'An Indian Funeral--Off for the Happy Hunting Grounds'. Two pages on: 'The Greeley Relief Expedition' plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are inc... See More
Grover Cleveland nominated at the convention in Chicago...
Item #174892
July 19, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 19, 1884 Full ftpg. shows: 'Grover Cleveland'. Nice fullpg: 'Democratic Convention at Chicago--Cheering the Nomination of Cleveland'. Halfpg illus. of: 'Thomas Hendricks, Democratic Candidate for Vice Pres.' Fullpg. exterior scene: 'The Democratic Convention at Chicago--Torch-Light Procession in Honor of Cleveland's Nominati... See More
Foundation of the Statue of Liberty... Rockaway Beach, Long Island...
Item #174890
July 12, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 12, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast: 'The Bosses Convention'. Fullpg: 'Scenes & Incidents at Rockaway Beach, Long Is.'. Very nice Doublepage centerfold: 'The Democratic Convention at Chicago--Some Characteristic Features of the City' shows 7 city scenes. Nice halfpg: 'The Foundation Mass for the Statue of Liberty Enlightening th... See More
Yale-Harvard boat race... Rice culture in the South..
Item #174888
July 05, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 5, 1884 Front page print: "Hoisting The Old Flag". Fullpg: 'The Yale-Harvard Boat-Race at New London'. Full page print by Thomas Nast: "See Blaine And Go One Better". Very nice Doublepage centerfold : 'The New Philadelphia City Hall' shows 6 scenes of it. Nice fullpg; 'Rice Culture in the South' shows 7 scenes. H... See More
Along the coaast of Maine...
Item #174886
June 28, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 28, 1884 Full front pg. Thomas Nast illus. entitled "A Roaring Farce-The Plumed Knight in the Clean Shirt." Inside is a full pg. illus. containing many smaller illus. pertaining to "The Montreal Festival." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Democratic State Convention at Saratoga."
Doublepage centerfold containing seven illus. of "P... See More
Plains Indians... Pasteurs's experiments...
Item #174884
June 21, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 21, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "I Ought Not To Assume A Task Which I Have Not The Physical Strength To Carry Through". Fullpg: 'Toilers of the Plains' shows two Indians gathering wood. Fullpg: 'Hydrophobia--M. Pasteur's Experiments'.
Doublepage centerfold is a political cartoon by Nast; "Death Before Dishono... See More
In the Montana Rockies...
Item #174882
June 14, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 14, 1884 Full ftpg. shows: 'The Republican Convention at Chicago--A Serenade' & inside a fullpg: 'The Republican National Convention at Chicago--View on Michigan Ave.' A Doublepage centerfold : 'Republican Convention at Chicago--Announcement of the Final Ballot' is an great scene. Very nice fullpg: 'Rocky Cañon, Near ... See More
Great view of the city of Chicago...
Item #174880
June 07, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1884 Full front pg. illus. of "The Republican Convention at Chicago-Delegates Entering the Exposition Building." Inside is a full pg. illus. containing three illus. of "Sheep and Lambs for the New York Market." 2/3 pg. Nast illus. entitled "Miss Columbia." Doublepage centerfold of "View of the City of Chicago from the ... See More
Mobile Bay... Wall Street cartoon...
Item #174878
May 31, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 31, 1884 Full ftpg. by Thomas Nast: 'The Loves of the Nations'. Halfpg: 'The Village Barber'. Doublepage centerfold: 'Studies in Horses--Apropos of the Second National Horse Show at Madison Sq. Garden'. Halfpg: 'Sketches in Mobile Bay' Small backpg. Thomas Nast cartoon re. Wall Street.
Other news and advertisements of the da... See More
Phildelphia cricket team... Wall Street panic...
Item #174876
May 24, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 24, 1884 Nice full ftpg. Thomas Nast: "Democratic Candidate-Snatching". Inside the issue is a nice fullpg: "The N.Y. Ambulance Service" shows 5 scenes; an article "Charles O'Conor" with includes a 1/4 page illustration of him; full page "Old Folks at Home"; full page "The Panic - scenes in Wall Street Wednesd... See More
Turpentine industry of Norh Carolina...
Item #174874
May 17, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 17, 1884 Front page print: "Run Down in Mid-Ocean--Loss of the 'State of Florida'". Nice fullpg: "The Turpentine Industry in North Carolina" shows 5 scenes. Fullpg: "Scenes at the Bench Show, Madison Square Garden" shows 7 scenes. A full page print: "Forests Ablaze--Escaping From Devastated Homes". 3/4 pg. Tho... See More
The game of lacrosse...
Item #174872
May 10, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 10, 1884 The front page is a full page Thomas Nast political cartoon "Our new watchman, Roosevelt".
Inside the issue is a full page "Specimens from the Dog Show"; a great full page illustration of "A Game of Lacrosse" which shows much action; dramatic full page "The Recent Cyclone in Ohio"; a full page "The Burial of ... See More
Polish Trading Post in New York...
Item #174870
May 03, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1884 Front page print by Thomas Nast: "Hand In Glove (Political Influence In Criminal Courts)". Great fullpg: "A Polish Trading Post in New York" shows a huge crowd. Full page print: "Here They Come" showing several dogs jumping a fence. Fullpg: "The New York Produce Exchange Building". Full page print showing 7 pr... See More
Tappan, New York... Thomas Nast cartoon...
Item #174868
April 26, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 26, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: "The Great Democratic Protectionist". Nice fullpg. of "The Proposed Cathedral at Albany, New York". Text with 3 illustrations of: "Historic Tappan", New York. Fullpg. with 5 scenes of: "The Dismal Swamp" & fullpg: "Judge Lynch" shows a mounted "lynch mob", al... See More
The Mississippi River floods... Thomas Nast prints...
Item #174866
April 19, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 19, 1884 Fullpg. of 3 scenes of: 'The Mississippi Floods--Scenes at Vicksburg'. Fullpg. Nast illus: 'Reform Without Bloodshed' shows Grover Cleveland and a very young Teddy Roosevelt.
Doublepage centerfold: 'The Greely Relief Expedition. Dramatic fullpg: 'The Burning of the St. George Flats' shows two rescues from windows.
Ot... See More
Cincinnati...
Item #174864
April 12, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 12, 1884 Full front pg. illus. of "The Cincinnati Riots-Breaking in the Gates of the Jail." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "The Cincinnati Riots" including "Barricade on Court and Canal Streets" and "Firing the Jail with Petroleum." 2/3 pg. illus. of "An Alligator Trap." Full pg. illus. of "The Cinc... See More
New Orleans levees... St. John's, Newfoundland...
Item #174862
April 05, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 5, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast illus: "Blaine Canvassing". Nice fullpg. with 8 illus: 'Winter Sanitariums, Lakewood, New Jersey' includes a small tennis scene. Halfpg; 'A Gusty Day in April' Very nice fullpg: 'The New Orleans Levees' is displayable. Fullpg: 'Breaking out thru the Ice--The Sealing Fleet leaving St. John's... See More
Duck hunting... Teche country, Louisiana...
Item #174860
March 29, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 29, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "The Prison Labor Problem Solved." Full pg. illus. of "The New Philadelphia Post Office." Full pg. illus. of "The New Dynamite Gun." Full pg. illus. of "The Floods in the Teche Country, Louisiana." Full pg. illus. entitled "A Pot Hunter." (Man hunting ducks). 1/... See More
Scenes of Alantic City, New Jersey...
Item #174858
March 22, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 22, 1884 Front pg. includes three illus. and the poem "The Ancient Minor's Story." Inside are a pg. full of illus. pertaining to "The French Invasion of Tonquin." Full pg. illus. containing five "Sketches in Atlantic City." Full pg. illus. of "Icebergs in the Track of European Steamers." Full pg. Thomas Nast ill... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoon...
Item #174856
March 15, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 15, 1884 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: "A Dilemma". Fullpg: "Cleopatra at the Blackville Studio". Two nice halfpg. illustrations: "The Mississippi Levees", one showing it breaking. The dblpgctrfld: "Banished from Massachusetts, 1660". One-third pg: "The Recent Snowstorms on the Plains--Railroad Trai... See More
Displayable issue on the Republican elephant...
Item #174854
March 08, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1884 For a political junkie--and a Republican--this could be the best Harper's Weekly for display as the entire front page print is captioned: "The Sacred Elephant. This Animal Is Sure To Win, If It Is Only Kept Pure And Clean, And Has Not Too Heavy A Load To Carry." This drawing is by Thomas Nast who created the republican elephant, and ... See More
Oyster war in the Chesapeake Bay...
Item #174852
March 01, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 1, 1884 Front page print: "Help! Help!" by Thomas Nast. Fullpg print: "The Oyster War in Chesapeake Bay" which shows 5 scenes & "The Arctic Tragedy--Last Honors To the Dead Heroes" which shows 2 scenes. The double page centerfold has 10 scenes: "The Great Floods In The West--Scenes And Incidents Of The Disaster At Ci... See More
Floods in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh...
Item #174850
February 23, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 23, 1884 Nice full ftpg: 'A Big Blaze at Hunter's Point--Constant Menace to New York & Brooklyn'. Fullpg: 'Devastated by the Floods--Junction of the Little Miami with the Ohio' & a dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'Devastated by the Floods--Scenes in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh & other Localities'. Fullpg: 'Headquarters of t... See More
Skating... Crested Butte, Colorado...
Item #174848
February 16, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 16, 1884 The full front page of this issue is of 'The Western Floods -- Scene on the Youghiogheny River'. Two nice full page illustrations 'Laid Up for Winter--Canal boat Colony in Coenties Slip, East River' and 'The Disaster at Crested Butte, Colorado' . A political full page illustration "The Three Bosses of Gotham Went t... See More
Curling...
Item #174846
February 09, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 9, 1884 Full front pg. portrait of "The Late Wendell Phillips." Inside are many illus. pertaining to "The Seventeenth Exhibition of the American Water Color Society, at the National Academy of Design." Full pg. illus. containing nine illus. of "Port Eads, South Pass of the Mississippi." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Going to the... See More
Overview of Mobile, Alabama...
Item #174844
February 02, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1884 Front page print: "Unmasking". Three-quarter pg. illustration: "A Herd of Antelopes Delaying a Railway Train". Very nice & displayable fullpg: 'Mobile--The Gulf City' is a good overview of the city. A full page and half page print: "The Wreck of the 'City of Columbus'" plus much more.
Other new... See More
Baseball on ice skates...
Item #174842
January 26, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 26, 1884 Full ftpg. print: "Through Burning Oil" shows a fast moving train. Halfpg. print: "The West Shore Railway Terminus on the Hudson River". 2 full page print: "Embarrassment" and "The New York Fanciers' Club Show, Madison Square Garden" which shows has several smaller prints. Halfpg: "Baseball on Sk... See More
The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty...
Item #174840
January 19, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1884 Full ftpg. print: "The Night School at Sing Sing Prison". Fullpg. print: "Indians At Winger Quarters" is very nice. Terrific fullpg. print: "The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty' shows it surrounded by scaffolding, plus insets of 2 close-up views one of Bartholdi. Very displayable print. There are two full page prints: &... See More
A glass foundry in Pittsburgh...
Item #174838
January 12, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 12, 1884 Full ftpg print: "Streets of New York After a Snow Storm". Two full page prints: "Little Nell and Her Grandfather" and "Cardinal McCloskey". Very nice doublepage centerfold: "Scenes in a Glass Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" has 8 scenes plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are inc... See More
Caribou hunting in New Brunswick...
Item #174836
January 05, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 5, 1884 Full ftpg. print by A.B. Frost: "Good Resolutions". Fullpg: "Green Turtle Soup Today". Nice fullpg: "Echoes of Old Plantation Melodies" shows several black men singing. Fullpg. by A.B. Frost: "Hunting Caribou in the Barren Grounds, New Brunswick" plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day ar... See More
Christmas morning...
Item #174834
December 29, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 29, 1883 Full front pg. illus. entitled "The Ant and the Grasshopper." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The War in the Soudan--A Parley by the Way." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Charles F. Dowd" and "Augustus P. Martin, Mayor Elect of Boston." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "Christmas Sunrise, Afloat and Ashor... See More
The Christmas issue... Multiple A.B. Frost illustrations...
Item #174832
December 22, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 22, 1883 (with Supplement) Full front pg. illus. entitled "I'll Never Touch a Drop of Liquor, Sick or Well, Living or Dying, So Help Me, God" by A.B. Frost. Inside are two 1/4 pg. portraits of "District Attorney Peter B. Olney" and "The Rev. E. R. Huntington, D.D., the New Rector of Grace Church." Full pg. illus. of &q... See More
A dance by Crow Indians...
Item #174830
December 15, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 15, 1883 Front page print: "How We Fought The Fire". Full pg. print: "The Author's Carnival, Hartford, Connecticut" which includes several sketches. Very nice full pg. which is very displayable: "A Dance of Crow Indians". Full pg. print: "A Tramp and His Deeds" by A.B. Frost showing 5 scenes. Full page with 2... See More
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