Deaths - Reports & Obits
Deaths - Reports & Obits
W.A. Rogers print...
Item #175280
April 07, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 7, 1888 Front page print by W.A. Rogers: "The Consumer Consumed". Halfpg: "The Funeral of the Late Chief-Justice Waite in the House of Representatives".
Nice doublepage centerfold: "Throwing Letters to the Pilot" shows mail being passed from one boat to another. Two scenes of the Cincinnati Exposition.A full page on: "P... See More
Easter morning... Indian print by Remington...
Item #175278
March 31, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 31, 1888 The front page print: "Judge Walter Quintin Gresham". Two half page prints: "The Railroad Disaster to the West India Mail Near Blackshear, Georgia" and "The Remains of General Paez Lying in State in the New York City Hall".
Doublepage centerfold: "Easter Sunday Morning Among the Moravians at Bethlehem, Pennsylv... See More
Nice fireman scene... DePauw University...
Item #175276
March 24, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 24, 1888 The entire front page is a very nice & dramatic print: "A Struggle to Answer a Fire Alarm During the New York Blizzard" showing firemen struggling to pull the pumper through the snow. Two more fullpgs. of prints of the New York blizzard.
Nice fullpg. with 7 scenes of "DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana". Fullpg; &quo... See More
Manhattan Bridge...
Item #175274
March 17, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 17, 1888 The front page features a nice illustration of "Senator William B Allison, of Iowa" and has accompanying text. An inside page features illustrations of four "Members of the German Imperial Family". A full page has 3 views of 'The New Manhattan Bridge Across the Harlem River at 181st Street'. Another page features a hal... See More
Death of Emperor William...
Item #585221
March 09, 1888
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, March 9, 1888
* German Emperor, William I death
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "THE END", "The Eventful Life of the German Emperor Brought to a Close", "The Aged Kaiser Passes Peacefully Away at 8:30 This Morning" and more with a great illustration of the German ruler (see pho... See More
The President in Jacksonville... Dog show at Madison Square Garden...
Item #175270
March 03, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 3, 1888 Front page: "Suggested Prologue to a Dramatized Version of 'She'". 3/4 page print: "The Late W.W. Corcoran, Banker and Philanthropist". Nice fullpg: "The President's Visit to Florida--Scenes in Jacksonville" shows 4 scenes. Fullpg: "The Track of Ruin of the Tornado at Mount Vernon, Illinois". Thr... See More
Terrapins in Maryland... Sketeches in Ireland...
Item #175268
February 25, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 25, 1888 Front page print: "Multum In Parvo--An Orchestra With One Performer". Fullpg: "Feeding & Catching Terrapin on a Maryland Farm".
The double page centerfold: "The Modern Buccaneers" by W.A. Rogers. Nearly fullpg: "Character Sketches in Ireland". Interesting fullpg: "The Statue of William Pe... See More
Miner's riots... The Molly Maguires... Duck hunting...
Item #175266
February 18, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 18, 1888 Full ftpg: "Negro Sportsmen in Louisiana" shows two of them duck hunting. Half page print: "Interior of a Passenger-Car at the Moment of the Collision Near Steamburg, New York". Nice centerfold: "Sleighing in Central Park, New York City". Full page: "Scenes and Characters from 'A Midsummer Night's Dre... See More
Sketches in Ireland... Tobogganning...
Item #175264
February 11, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 11, 1888 Front page print by W.A. Rogers: "Barred Out". Doublepage centerfold: "Waiting in Line for a Meal". Nearly fullpg: "Character Sketches in Ireland--A Meeting in a Cottage". Fullpg: "Tobogganing at Fleetwood Park" plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in sixteen p... See More
Skating... Denver and Rio Grande Railroad...
Item #175262
February 04, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 4, 1888 Full ftpg: "An 'Adept' in the Art of Skating". Half page print: "Start of the Handicap Race at the Games of the Manhattan Athletic Club". Nice fullpg: "The Great Loop on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad" is nice, also: "Dinner in a Logging Camp in the Northwest".
The double page centerfold: &qu... See More
Walt Whitman's "To Those Who've Fail'd"... 1st appearance...
Item #652738
January 27, 1888
THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 27, 1888
* Walt Whitman's "To Those Who've Fail'd"
* 1st appearance - quite rare
Page 6 has Walt Whitman's "To Those Who've Fail'd," which was a piece written exclusively for the New York Herald. The entire text reads:
To those who've fail'd in aspirations vast,
To unnamed soldiers, fall'n in fro
... See More
Canadian fishermen... On the Rocky Mountains...
Item #175254
January 07, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 7, 1888 Fullpg: "Packing Cord-wood Over the Rocky Mountains" is nice. Full page with 6 scenes: "The Corcoran Art Gallery and Its Founder". Halfpg: "Canadian Fishermen on the Outlook for American Intruders" and "The Lick Observatory & Its Equipment". The double page centerfold: "An Unexpected Visit from an... See More
On the coast of New England...
Item #175252
December 31, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 31, 1887 Nice ftpg: "Watch-night--New Year's Eve" shows people coming out of a church. There are several full page prints: "The New Steel Cruiser 'Chicago'"; "Miles Standish's Challenge"; "On the Coast of New England" and "Recent & Pending Architectural Additions to New York City" wh... See More
Canadian Mounted Police......
Item #175250
December 24, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 24, 1887 Full front pg. portrait of "John G. Whittier, the Octogenerian American Poet." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Collision Between the Old Dominion Steamer "Breakwater" and the Erie Ferry Boat "Pavonia"." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Detroit River at Night."
Four 1/2 pg. portraits of "M. Jules... See More
Electric subways in New York City...
Item #175246
December 10, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 10, 1887 Full ftpg: "Laying the Electric Subways in New York City". Halfpg: "Paddling for Sora Rail in Virginia".
Dramatic doublepage centerfold: "On the Bridge of an Ocean Steamer in an Atlantic Storm". Fullpg: "The New Market St. Bridge, Philadelphia" and a full page: "Target Practice at Gardiner's Ba... See More
Fire at Barnum's Circus... Crsow Indians...
Item #175244
December 03, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 3, 1887 The front page print: "Jules Grevy, President of the French Republic". Fullpg: "Panic Stricken Animals Of Barnum's Circus During A Fire". Halfpg: "Group Of Headmen Of The Crow Indians".
The double page centerfold: "Scene from Second Act of Wagner's Opera of 'Siegfried' as Presented at the Metr... See More
"The Greatest Show On Earth" burns again...
Item #654407
November 21, 1887
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, November 21 & 26, 1887 The front page of the issue from the 21st has,"Fire Record," which provides an account of the devastating fire in Bridgeport, Connecticut at the winter quarters of P.T. Barnum's "Greatest Show On Earth." The issue of the 26th includes a follow-up report on page 1 which mentions the death of the famed rhinoceros, al... See More
Pratt Industrial Institute...
Item #175240
November 19, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 19, 1887 Full front pg. illus. of "Flattened Out." Inside is a 1/3 pg. illus. of "August Spies, the Chicago Anarchist, as He Appeared in His Cell." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Corridor at the Further End of Which the Execution of the Chicago Anarchists Took Place." Two 1/6 pg. portraits of "President Payne, of the State No... See More
Logging in Michigan...
Item #175238
November 12, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1887 Full front pg. illus. of "Arrested on Arrival." Inside are three small portraits of "The Late John Murray Carnochan, M.D.," "The Late Rear Admiral Nicholson," and "Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., British Commissioner to the Fisheries Conference." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Jenny Lind as she Appeared i... See More
Very significant issue on the Haymarket Riot...
Item #707399
November 12, 1887
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, Nov. 12, 1887 A terrific issue as the front page has the prints of each of the four men who were executed for their involvement in the Haymarket Riot, an event which followed a labor demonstration the previous year. There is much on the web concerning it.
The top of the first column has heads: "JUSTICE" "Four Anarchists Hanged" "The Law Upheld&q... See More
Death of Jenny Lind... The 'fighting Indians'...
Item #700159
November 10, 1887
GREENSBORO NORTH STATE, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 1887
* Jenny Lind death
* Swedish Nightingale
* Opera singer
The top of the front page has: "The Death of Jenny Lind" "A Brief Life Sketch of the World-Famed Songstress" which includes an illustration of her.
Also on the ftpg: "THE FIGHTING INDIANS" "A Brief Skirmish And A Dead Sword-Bearer" "The... See More
Jenny Lind death....
Item #664922
November 03, 1887
PUBLIC LEDGER, Philadelphia, November 3, 1887
* Jenny Lind death
* Swedish Nightingale
* Opera singer
Page 2 has a small and very inconspicuous report under: "Jenny Lind Dead" which text that begins: "That wondrous voice to be heard no more on earth !...."
Complete with 4 pages, a very large sized issue measuring 29 1/2 by 23 1/2 inches, light toning and minor wear at ... See More
Terrific baseball centerfold print: "Thrown Out On Second" ...
Item #175220
September 10, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 10, 1887 The full ftpg. is a Zogbaum print: "Mars & Venus at Fortress Monroe". A full page has many scenes of Castine captioned: "An Old Maine; Seaport". Another full page has 6 prints of: "The Annual Meet of the American Canoe Association".
But by far the best print in this issue is the terrific double page centerfo... See More
Camden, Maine... Pursuit of Colorow...
Item #175218
September 03, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 3, 1887 Nice full ftpg: 'In Pursuit of Colorow', who was the chief of the Ute Indians. This is a nice, mountainous scene. Great fullpg: 'Sketches of Camden, Maine & its Vicinity' shows 5 scenes.
One-quarter pg. illus. of: 'Colorow, the Chief of the Hostile Utes'. double page centerfold: 'In & Out of Castle Garden&#... See More
Memphis, Tennessee...
Item #175216
August 27, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 27, 1887 Nice full ftpg: 'Protecting The Bluffs At Memphis, Tennessee'. Fullpg: 'At Narragansett Pier--Views of the Casino'. Great double page centerfold: 'Views In Memphis, Tenn.' ' shows 5 scenes. 'Interior View of the New York Clearing House' is in the Supplement issue.
Other news and advertisements of the day are ... See More
Death of the president of the Mormon Church...
Item #175210
August 06, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 6, 1887 Fullpg: 'The Completed Building of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, N.Y.' includes 9 scenes. Nice & displayable double page centerfold: 'Around Cape Ann', Mass. Small illus. of: 'The Late John Taylor, President of the Mormon Church'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.... See More
The Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City...
Item #175208
July 30, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 30, 1887 Nice fullpg: 'Views In & About Marblehead' shows 6 scenes. Very nice fullpg: 'Sketches In Utah' shows 9 scenes including 'Mormon Temple at Logan' & 'Tabernacle & New Temple at Salt Lake'. Fullpg: 'Wheat Harvest in Dakota'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pag... See More
Blackfeet Indians...
Item #175206
July 23, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 23, 1887 Nice fullpg. prints: "Lincoln Park, Chicago" & "In the Lodges of the Blackfeet Indians". Another full page print: "Manitou, Colorado" is very nice, plus "Nahant and Swampscott, Massachusetts Bay" & "Life Among the Tenements" in New York City. A half page print: "The Unbeaten Race-Horse... See More
The Battle of Gettysburg reunion...
Item #175204
July 16, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 16, 1887 Nice full ftpg: "Art & Nature at the West End of Coney Island". Nice fullpg: "Boston Harbor and Its Islands". Very nice double page centerfold: "The Scene of the Reunion of Union & Confederate Veterans on the Field of Gettysburg". Halfpg: "Sketches From the Jubilee Yacht Race" plus much more.
Other ... See More
Yachting...
Item #175198
June 25, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 25, 1887 Fullpg: 'Four View of the Yacht Thistle' is nice. Nice double page centerfold: 'A Voudoo Dance' is very displayable. Fullpg: 'Dedication of the Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument at New Haven'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.
Colorado scenes... West Point... Nashville...
Item #175194
June 11, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 11, 1887 The prime feature is a very nice full page which has five prints captioned: "The Old Ute Reservation, Colorado" with scenes of Black Canyon--Gunnison River, Ouray, Marshall Basin, Ingram Falls, and Bridal Veil Park at Telluride. Also desirable are the nice full page print with seven scenes captioned: "Sketches At West Point&qu... See More
Auction in rural Pennsylvania...
Item #175190
May 28, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 28, 1887 The front page print: "Bridged--A Familiar Chicago Experience". A half page print: "The Funeral Services of Vicar-General Quinn".
Doublepg. centerfold: "Decoration Day" is displayable. Three-quarter pg: "Grand Completion of the Broadway Elevated Railroad System" by W.A. Rogers. Fullpg: "Spring Auction i... See More
European Steamer Day...
Item #175188
May 21, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 21, 1887 Full front pg. illus. of "European Steamer Day-"The Last Bell-All Ashore"." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The United States Armored Cruiser "Atlanta"."
Doublepg. centerfold of "Horse Artillery Going into Action." Four small portraits of "The Late Washington C. De Pauw, of Indiana," &quo... See More
The Garfield monument...
Item #175186
May 14, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1887 Full ftpg: "The Garfield Monument Unveiled At Washington, D.C." Full page wit 3 prints of: "Symbolical Figures at the Base of the Garfield Monument at Washington, D.C." Doublepg. centerfold: "Pictures Recently Given To The Metropolitan Museum Of Art". Fullpg. of portraits of Yacht Club houses plus much more.
Other new... See More
Denver print... Card-playing in New Mexico... Walt Whitman's views of literature...
Item #175180
April 23, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 23, 1887 The entire ftpg. is a print by R. F. Zogbaum captioned: "The Prairie Letter Box" showing a cowboy on horseback dropping a letter in a mail box.
Other prints in this issue including a fullpg. with 5 vignettes of: "The Celebration of the Columbia College Centennial"; two-thirds of a page with 3 prints on: "The Great Fire a... See More
Admiral Porter... Monterey, California..
Item #175178
April 16, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 16, 1887 Front pg. illus. pertaining to the front pg. poem "Farmer Stebbins Toboggans." Inside is a full pg. containing five illus. pertaining to "The Admiral of the Navy."
Doublepage centerfold containing many illus. pertaining to "Monterey and the Hotel Del Monte." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Latest Chicago Idea: Tossing t... See More
Yellowstone National Park...
Item #175176
April 09, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1887 Very nice full ftpg: "The Yellowstone In Winter--A Surprise" shows skiers coming upon a heard of elk. Nice doublepage centerfold: "Winter Scenes in the Yellowstone National Park" shows 8 scenes including 1 of "Old Faithful Geyser Going Off". Halfpg: "Catching Herring". Full page print by W.A. Rogers: "U... See More
Mark Twain... Rebulican Elephant... Star-Spangled Banner... Papagos Indians...
Item #175174
April 02, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 2, 1887 The front page shows a ship during a violent storm entitled "Ship Ahead!" by de Thultrup. A full page illustration comprised of seven scenes is of "The Veterinary Department of the University of Pennsylvania" which also has related article within the issue. A half-page is comprised of the persons serving as the Inter-State Comm... See More
The great fire in Buffalo...
Item #175172
March 26, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 26, 1887 The front page print: "Prince William, Now Emperor of Germany, Receiving His Baptism of Fire." Fullpg: "The Disaster At Bussey Bridge, Near Forest Hills, On The Boston And Providence Railroad". Halfpg: "The Great Fire In Buffalo". Halfpg: "A Winter 'Home Camp' In The Adirondacks". Fullpg: "The ... See More
Funeral of Henry Ward Beecher...
Item #175170
March 19, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 19, 1887 Front full pg. illus. of "The Funeral Rites of Henry Ward Beecher - Lying in State in Plymouth Church." Inside is a full pg. of illus. pertaining to "Sketches and Memorials of Henry Ward Beecher." Full pg. containing three illus. of "The Funeral Rites of Henry Ward Beecher." Dblpgctrfld. of "Friedland, 1807.&quo... See More
Everglades of Florida...
Item #175168
March 12, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 12, 1887 Full ftpg: 'Henry Ward Beecher'. Fullpg: 'The Everglades of Florida' shows 5 scenes, including 1 of Lake Okeechobee. 3/4 pg: 'Pushing Thru the Everglades'. Dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'After The Blizzard' shows a dead family snowbound in their wagon. Fullpg: 'Sketches in the U.S. Senate'.
Other news and advertis... See More
Eskimos... Scenes of Atlanta... "New South Supplement"...
Item #175160
February 12, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 12, 1887 Front page print: "Constance Fenimore Woolson". Nice doublepage centerfold: 'Around Behring's Straits' shows 11 scenes among the Eskimos including 3 nice illustrations of them. Fullpg: 'Homage To St. Valentine' is a Black scene. Other news and advertisements of the day are included.
Complete in 16 pages.
Al... See More
Baths of Monterey, California...
Item #175156
January 29, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 29, 1887 Full ftpg:"The Baths at Monterey, California". Halfpg: "Cutting Ice on the Hudson". Double page centerfold: "Leaving the Opera". Several view of athletic clubs in the suburbs. Half page print: "The Boston Post-Office" plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 p... See More
Natural Gas in Pittsburgh...
Item #175154
January 22, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 22, 1887 Front full pg. illus. of "The Wreck of the "Elizabeth"-Loss of the Rescuing Crew." Inside are three small portraits of "Matthew S. Quay," "John Roach," and "Charles B. Farwell." 1/3 pg. Nast illus. of "Shake Sharp Next."
Doublepage centerfold of "A Snow Storm in New York-Clearing... See More
General Logan's funeral...
Item #175150
January 08, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 8, 1887 Fullpg. print: "A Lumber Raft" & "Burning of the Temple Theatre at Philadelphia" is a dramatic fire-fighting scene. Fullpg: "Field Trial of Sporting Dogs at High Point, North Carolina" is a good hunting scene. Full page print: "The Funeral of General Logan--The Lying in State in the Rotunda of the Capitol&q... See More
San Antonio, Texas...
Item #175148
January 01, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 1, 1887 Full ftpg. shows: "John Ericsson", the creator of the iron-clad from the Civil War. Nice fullpg. view: "San Antonio, Texas" shows 7 scenes. The double page centerfold: "Hospital Sunday In New York--Christian Work Among The Poor" shows 7 scenes. 2/3 page Thomas Nast print: "The President's New-Year Messenger... See More
Thomas Nast Santa Claus...
Item #175146
December 25, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 25, 1886 Thomas Nast is credited with creating the modern version of Santa Claus, as well as being a well-known political cartoonist. The entire front page is a print by Nast captioned: " 'Twas The Night Before Christmas..." which includes a partial scene of Santa Claus in a framed picture.
Other prints in this issue include a full page ... See More
Frank S. Church centerfold: "Here's A Jolly Christmas Load"...
Item #175144
December 18, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 18, 1886 The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'An Unnecessary Burden' which shows Uncle Sam with the Liberty figure. Fullpg: 'Tuxedo Park' has 8 scenes. Nearly halfpg: 'Coursing Jack Rabbits at Great Bend, Kansas'.
The very nice doublepage centerfold is by famed artist Frank S. Church: "Here's A Joll... See More
Funeral of Ex-President Arthur...
Item #175140
December 04, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 4, 1886 Front page print: "Edwin A. Abbey". 1/4 page print: "The Wreck of the 'Robert Wallace,' at Marquette, Michigan". 2/3 page Thomas Nast print: "Well May The 'Wild West' Ask, Is This The Civilized East?" showing several Indians.
Doublepage centerfold: "The Funeral of Ex-President Arthur" sho... See More
Chester Alan Arthur...
Item #175138
November 27, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 27, 1886 Nice full ftpg. ilus. of: "Chester Alan Arthur", with text inside. Doublepg. centerfold: "The Return of the Native". A half page print shows two views of "The New Statue of Washington for Philadelphia". A near full page print by Thomas Nast: "What the Colored Race Have To Be Thankful For".
Other news an... See More
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