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Movies, Film & Theater
Actors, actresses, Hollywood, Broadway, and more...<br />
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Note: Some newspapers shown are of significant events upon which future movies and/or plays were based.
February 18, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 18, 1905
Front page illustration "A Test of Strength" by W. A. Rogers; A Phase of the Russian Situation--Peasant Women Stacking Salt Form a Mine; William F. Potter, Elected President of the Long Island Railroad to Succeed the Late W. H. Balkwin, Jr.; Snap-Shots of the Motor-Boat Races at Palm Beach, Florida; A Photo of Father Gopon, the L...
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February 04, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 4, 1905
Front page illustration "The Upheaval" by W. A. Rogers; Ice-Yachting and Skate-Sailing on the Shrewsbury River, in New Jersey; Match Games of "Curling" in and Around New York; The Automobile Show at the Madison Square Garden, New York; Plans for the New Terminal Station of the New York Central Railroad at Forty-Second Stree...
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January 28, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 28, 1905
Front page Photo, John Kean, U. S. Senator From New Jersey; A Session of the Hungarian Parliament Afger the Recent Riot in the Chamber of Deputies; "Scene at the Recent Metropolitan Musicale Given at the Home of the Late W. C. Whitney" by W. Granville Smith; and other advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. ...
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July 30, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 30, 1904 Front page illustration "There's Life in the Old Man Yet" by W. A. Rogers; Views at Esopus--Snap-Shots Taken at Judge Parker's Estate on the Hudson; The Visit of the North Atlantic Squardron to Portugal--Snap-Shots of Scenes on the Flag-Ship "Kearsarge"; How The Japanese Care for Their Wounded--Views in the Field Hospit...
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December 03, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 3, 1904
Front page Photo, Joseph W. Folk, Democratic Governor-Elect of Missouri; Snap-Shots of the Harvard-Yale Football Game at New Haven on November 19; Snap-Shots of Some Recent Air-Ship Trials at St. Louis; The Comparative Exhibit of Native and Foreign Art in New York; .and other advertisements of the day.
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December 31, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 31, 1904 Front page illustration "Looking Forward" by W. A. Rogers; Robert Marion La Follette, Governor of Wisconsin; Prominent Representatives of Capital and Labor Meet--The Annual Dinner of the National Civic Federation in New York City; Troubles of the Russian Forces in Manchuria--Difficulties Encountered in Securing Supplies From the C
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December 24, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 24, 1904
Front page Photo, Ex-Governor Winthrop Murray Crane, Now Senator From Massachusetts; James Smith, Jr., Ex-United States Senator From New Jersey, and the Receiver for the United States Ship Building Company; Chinese View of the War--Photo Showing Pilgrims Coming to Worship at a Shine in Manchuria While the War is in Progress; A Peril of Mountain...
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November 26, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 26, 1904
Front page Photo, General Nogi, The Japanese Commander, Studying a War Map at His Headquarters Before Port Arthur; The Statue of Frederick the Great, Presented to America by Emperor William, and Unveiled at Washington, November 19; The First Photos Taken of Scenes in and Around Port Arthur During the Present Siege; Double page Photo, The End of...
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November 19, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 19, 1904
Front page Photo, President Roosevelt and His Sons; General Prince Fushimi, Who has Just Come to America to Represent the Emperor of Japan at the St. Louis Fair; Snap-Shots of the Recent Beagle Trials on the Estate of the Late W. C. Whitney at Westbury, Long Island; The Airship "California Arrow" in Flight at the St. Louis Fair; The...
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November 12, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1904
Front page Photo, Marquis Hirobumi Ito; Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky, Commander of the Russian "Baltic Fleet Which Attacked the British Trawlers in the North Sea; Snap-Shots of Four Leading Players in the Football World--Captains at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia; Henry Watterson; Photos Taken at the Opening of New York's New Su...
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November 05, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 5, 1904
Front page illustration "Either is "Good Enough for Me" by W. A. Rogers; Mr. Dumont Clarke, President-Elect of the New York Clearing-House; Prominent Contestants in the Women's Golf Championship on the Merion Links at Haverford; The Last Days of the Campaign--The Fireworks Display in Madison Square at the Republican Mass ...
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October 29, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 29, 1904
Alexander E. Orr, President of the Board of Rapid Transit Commission Which has Directed the Building of New York's New Subway; A New Automobile Record From Chicago to New York--Messrs. B. B. Holcomb and Laurence Duffie in the Columbia Car, With Which They Reduced the New York-Chicago Record to 58 Hours 45 Minutes; Caricatures by Japane...
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October 01, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 1, 1904
Front page illustration "Oh, the bulldog on he bank, and the bullfrog in the pool; the bulldog...." etc., etc." by W. A. Rogers; Frank W. Higgins, Republican Nominee for Governor of New York State; Photograph of the Delegates at the Republican State Convention in Saratoga on September 14; Members of the Eighth International ...
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September 03, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 3, 1904
Front page illustration "A Vision of November 8" by W. A. Rogers; A New Portrait of Mark Twain, Painted by the Italian Artist E. Gelli, to be Exhibited at the World's Fair at St. Louis; The End of the Racing Season at Saratoga--Snap-Shots of Scenes and Incidents; Secretary Taft, Members of the Philippine Commission, and Invit...
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July 23, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 23, 1904
Front page illustration "A Noble Effort" by W. A. Rogers; Celebrating the Semicentennial of the Republican Party at Jackson, Michigan; William F. Sheehan; Thomas F. Ryan; Mr. W. D. Howells at Oxford--The Group of Distinguished Nominees on Whom the English University Recently Conferred Degrees; Double page Photo, The First Public Appearance o...
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June 11, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 11, 1904
Front page illustration "He Wants Them Both" by W. A. Rogers; Japanese Troops Leaving the Shanagawa Railroad Station for the Front; The Eighteenth Brooklyn Handicap, Run at Gravesend, Long Island, May 26; Alton Brooks Parker; With the Japanese Troops--Snap-Shots Taken in the Field; President Clarence H. Mackay and His Lieutenan...
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May 28, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 28, 1904
Frontpage illustration "What Are You Doing Here?" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Wounded in a Japanese Red Cross Hospital at Chemulpo, Korea; Honoring A Japanese Naval Officer, Lieutenant-Commander Hirose, Who was Killed at Port Arthur; Double page illustration "A Daily Scene at the World's Fair--Sketch Made on the Grounds From t...
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May 21, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 21, 1904
Frontpage illustration "Modern War" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troops on their Way to the Scene of War--The Departure of Reinforcements for the Front; Japanese Troops Disembarking From Transports at Chemulpo; Double page Photo, A New View of the Wreck of the Russian Gunboat "Korietz" in Chemulpo Harbor; At the St. ...
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April 23, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 23, 1904
Frontpage illustration "On the Road" by W. A. Rogers; War-time Scenes From Russia and Manchuria; Inside the Russian Fortifications at Vladivostok; Multiple articles on the State of Ohio; Doublepage photo, Night View of Columbus, the Ohio State Capital; and other advertisements of the day.
The issue is complete in 12-16 pages, in goo...
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April 02, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 2, 1904
Frontpage illustration "The Performance Has Begun" by W. A. Rogers; Snap-Shots From the Scene of War; General Kuropatkin and Russian Artillery Officers in the Field; Every-Day Life in Japan--How the Children are Cared For; Multiple articles on the State of Southern California; Persons and Places of Importance in the Far Eastern Crisi...
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March 26, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 26, 1904
Frontpage illustration "The Coming of Spring" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troops in Manchuria on Their Way to the Front; St. Petersburg in War-Time--Troops Leaving for the Front; Doublepage illustration "A View of the Torpedo Attack Upon Russian War-Ships at Port Arthur" by Sydney Laurence; Doublepage Map, "The Scene of ...
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February 20, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 20, 1904
Frontpage illustration "Sisyphus Tries it Again" W. A. Rogers; The Exodus of Non-Combatants From Manchuria by Way of the Trans-Siberian Railroad; The Mountainous Country of Korea, Over Which Japan is Reported to be Marching Troops to Meet the Land Forces of Russia; On Board the Japanese Armored Cruiser "Asama," One of...
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February 06, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 6, 1904
Frontpage illustration "The Dog in the Manger" by W. A. Rogers; Edward Everett Hale, New Chaplain of the Senate; Pictures at the Seventy-Third Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Rough-Riding in Italy--A Cavalry Drill Near Rome and other advertisements of the day. The issue is complete in 12-16 pages, in go...
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January 23, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 23, 1904
Frontpage illustration "Rough Riding" by W. A. Rogers; Photo, The Commander-In-Chief of the Army of Panama Swearing Allegiance to the New Republic; Scenes From the Prize Contests in Tobogganing at St. Moritz, Switzerland; Paintings at the National Academy Exhibition and other advertisements of the day. The issue is complete...
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January 09, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 9, 1904
Frontpage illustration "Mr. Hearst's Boom" by W. A. Rogers; Photo, W. H. Taft, Next Secretary of War; A New Invention for Perfecting X-Ray Photography;
Chicago's Theatre Fire, The Stage of the Theatre in Ruins; Scenes at the Iroquois Theatre Fire and other advertisements of the day.
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December 12, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 12, 1903 Front page illustration "The Golden Pool; Doublepage illustration "Christmas in the Navy"; "The Race is not always to the Swift" by W. Granville Smith; "Too Much Santa Claus" by W. T. Smedley; Doublepage illustration "New the Other Half Dines on Christmas Day" by T. de Thulstrup; "An Em
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November 28, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 28, 1903
Frontpage illustration "Give Her a Generous Slice" by W. A. Rogers; "The End of the Football Season" by The Kinneys; A Recent Portrait of the Author of "The Martyrdom of and Empress," and "A Keystone of Empire," Which was Published Last Week; "The New Fourteen-Million-Dollar Station at Washingto...
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November 21, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 21, 1903
Frontpage illustration "Held Up the Wrong Man" by W. A. Rogers; Where a City Camps Out in Winter; A Vermont Marble Quarry; Recognition of the New Panama Republic; "The Birlds" of Aristophanes at America's Greek Theatre; Cross-Country Riding by Italian Officers; A Scientist's View of Niagara by John M. Clarke;a...
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November 07, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 7, 1903
Frontpage illustration "I Come to Buy, Not to Beg, Sir" by W. A. Rogers; Article, Canada and the Alaska Boundary Award; Photo, The Training of Italian Cavalry Officers; Trial Trip of the Submarine "Protector"; Unveiling the New Sherman Statue in Washington; "Alexander's Painting of Dr. Francis L. Patton"; a...
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October 31, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 31, 1903
Frontpage illustration "The Rammany Inferno" by W. A. Rogers; Article, The Decision of the Alaska Boundary Commission; Photo, America Wins the Alaska Boundary Award; Where a False Step Means Death; The Queen of England, Dowager Empress of Russia, Duchess of Cumberland, and King of Denmark at Cards; Multiple Articles on the State o...
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October 24, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 24, 1903
Frontpage illustration "The Slough of Despond" by W. A. Rogers; Photo, A Fox-Hunting Episode; Incidents of the Recent Storm in New York; A Successful English Air-Ship; An Oil-Well on Fire in the New Texas Oil-Fields; Doublepage, photos, The Storm Centre in the Balkans--Revolutionists Preparing for War; "Tammany Waiting for th...
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October 17, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 17, 1903
Frontpage illustration "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by W. A. Rogers; Shipping a Circus Across the Pacific; The New Columbia Statue, by Daniel C. French; Another Deadly Invention for Modern Warfare; Where the Sealskins Came From; Doublepage illustration "The New Bridge System in New York City" by Vernon Howe Bailey; Sam Pa...
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September 19, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 19, 1903
Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photo, The First Photograph at Close Range Taken of Professor Langley's Air-Ship; Physical Training for College Girls; "A New Portrait by William M. Chase"; The National Shooting Match at Sea Girt; Doublepage illustration "Target-Practice on a Man-Of-War--Finding the Ra...
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February 13, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 13, 1909 The color cover of Abraham Lincoln (by Stanton Palmer) is not included. However, all other Lincoln related coverage (prints and text), as shown in the images, are present - including the standard cover with which includes Abraham Lincoln.
This issue has photos and an article of "Lincoln's Last Hours" and an illustration of...
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August 01, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 1, 1903
Frontpage illustration of The Statue of Liberty; Photos The Expert Horsemanship of the American Woman; The Acting Pope During the Interregnum; Article, The Pope as a Politician by Sydney Brooks; The Launching of the "Ersatz Kaiser" at Kiel; "James M'neill Whistler" by Frederick Deppel; Doublepage illustration &q...
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July 04, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1903 Frontpage illustration of the Statue of Liberty; "A Newly Discovered Portrait of Washington" by John Trumbull; Photo of "Reliance," "Constitution," and "Columbia" Crossing the Line; Looping the Loop in an Automobile; Decorative Art at the World's Fair; Doublepage illustration "The Day We Celebra...
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June 13, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 13, 1903
Frontpage Photo of The Tornado in Gainesville, Georgia; In the Path of the Georgia Cyclone; The Floods in the West; Doublepage illustration "The Last Hours of Cadet Days" by Fietcher C. Ransom; article about Poe; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. ...
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June 06, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 6, 1903 Frontpgae illustration "Discussing the Yacht Races; Defending the Panama Canal; The Fight for an Open Port; The President in the West; Doublepage illustration "What She Didn't Declare" by James Montgomery Flagg; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.
April 18, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 18, 1903
Frontpage photo Americans of To-morrow XXXI- Henry L. Stoddard; The President's Trip West; Harnessing a Glacier; The Edison of To-Day; Doublepage illustration "Vanderbilt--Neilson" by Granville Smith; article Racing on the Sand; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. ...
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March 07, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1903
Frontpage illustration William the Teuton; The Outlook for Coal (with Clarence Darrow as the attorney); Roosevelt and Cleveland; "The Wizard of Oz"; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.
February 21, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 21, 1903
Frontpage illustration George Washington; American Wireless Telegraphy; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.
February 14, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 14, 1903
Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, XXVII - Peter Cooper Hewitt; John Hay and the New Treaty; The Day Before Lent in New Orleans; By Balloon Over the Irish Sea; The New Passenger Station in Chicago; New Electric Locomotives; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details....
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February 07, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 7, 1903
Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, XXVI -John S. Sargent; The New York Charity Ball; A Dramatic Coast Scene; Luxury in Automobiles; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.
January 31, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 31, 1903
Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, XXV -Edwin A. Alderman; The Subway and its Stations; Experiments just Made in Telephoning without Wires; To the Jews a Stumbling-block and to the Greeks Foolishness; Automobiling; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details....
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January 24, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 24, 1903
Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, XXIV -William B. Leeds; The Outlook for Currency Legislation; fullpage illustration "The Great Social Event of the Season at the White House; The Culture of Unknown American Tribes; fullpage illustration "A Twentieth-Century Creation" (Belmont Hotel) by Pettit; "More from Mark Twain a...
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January 03, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 3, 1903
Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, XXI.- George B. Cortelyou; fullpage illustration "The First State Dinner of the Season in the New White House"; Progress Under the Sea; The Future of Niagara; fullpage illustration "The New York Public Library - Astor, Tilden, and Lenox Foundations" by Pettit; Automobile Trucks; ca...
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March 15, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 15, 1902 Frontpage photo Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt; several pages of photos of Prince Henry's American Tour; full page photo Memorial Services for President McKinley; Cresceus's Wonderful Campaign; The Tammany Man; fullpage illustration "American Editors. XII.-Charles Emory Smith" by W.A. Rogers; fullpage photo The Railroad Nearest the No...
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December 27, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1902
Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Robert H. McCurdy; The Fate of Trust Legislation; fullpage illustration The Keystone of the Venezuelan Situation; First American Cable Across the Pacific; fullpage illustration "Dr. Lorenze in the New York Hopitals" by Ranson; New York's Museum of Art with photos; fullpage illustration "...
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November 22, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1902
Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, John L. Bates; The New White House with photos; full page illustration The President's Arbirtration Commission in Session; fullpage illustration "Sure of the Blue Ribbon - The Last Private View Before the Horse Show" by Klepper; The New York Water-Color Club Exhibition with photos; The Ope...
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October 04, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 4, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Robert W. Chambers; The President's Shortened Western Tour; The Revolution in Venezuela; fullpage photo of opera composer Pietro Mascagni; The Return of the Arctic Explorers; The Power-House Canal at Sault Ste. Marie with photos; The Fort Riley Maneuvers and the New Armament with photos; photo of ...
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