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Black soldiers... Famous Frederic Remington print...
Item #175430
September 14, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1889 Front full pg. illus. of "Back from Paris - Passing the Ordeal of the Custom House Inspectress." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "The Proposed Inwood Site for the International Exposition of 1892 - Viewed from Fort George" and "The proposed Site at Oak and Barretto Points on the Sound for the International Expositio... See More
Remington: Canadian backwoods...
Item #175468
January 25, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 25, 1890 Fullpg. with 4 scenes of 'Artificial Ice Manufacture'. Dramatic doublepage centerfold: 'Drawing a Pot of Molten Glass from the Furnace'. Fullpg. with 9 scenes of: 'A Day in a Tannery' Nice fullpg. by Remington: 'Canadian Backwoods Architecture' includes a tepee, ranch house, and 8 more types of buildings.
Las Vegas Hot Springs, New Mexico...
Item #175512
June 28, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 28, 1890 Great fullpg: "Las Vegas Hot Springs, New Mexico" shows 6 scenes & is displayable. Nice fullpg: "American Sportsmen & Sporting Clubs in Canada" shows many scenes with a feature scene on fishing. Fullpg: "The Recruit & His Training at Davids Island."
Note: The Supplement, when present, has: "The Roa... See More
Rail shooting on the Delaware...
Item #175548
November 01, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 1, 1890 Very nice full front page: 'Rail Shooting on the Delaware' shows 2 men in a boat, duck-hunting. Full page with 7 scenes of 'Americans on the Eiffel Tower'. Great full page beach scene: 'On the Beach at Trouville'.
Frederic Remington illustration... Ismay of Titanic infamy...
Item #175592
April 04, 1891
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 4, 1891 Full front page Frederic Remington print: "Big Fishing--Indians Hauling Nets On Lake Nepigon". Inside is a half page "The Government's Exhibit at the Columbian Exposition"; 1/4 page "The Government Building for the Columbian Exposition"; a full page "The City of St. John's, Newfoundland" and "Th... See More
African-American jockey wins the Kentucky Derby...
Item #648552
May 14, 1891
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, May 14, 1891
* 1891 Kentucky Derby victory
* Issac Burns Murphy - Negro jockey
Inside has a report of the running of the 1891 Kentucky Derby, won by the horse Kingman, ridden by Hall of Fame African-American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy.
The pg. 7 heads note: "Kingman's Easy Triumph" "He Wins the Kentucky Derby by Scarcely More Than a Ca... See More
Negro lynching in 1891 Arkansas
Item #622296
July 20, 1891
THE MEMPHIS APPEAL-AVALANCHE, Tennessee, July 20, 1891
* Dermott, Chicot County, Arkansas
* Negro lynching - lynched - hanging
The front page has a a one column heading: "A SUNDAY LYNCHING" with subheads. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good. Somewhat fragile and should be handled carefully.... See More
The opening of Congress...
Item #175666
December 19, 1891
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 19, 1891 Among the prints in this issue are the full front page by famed artist A. B. Frost: "Making the Best Of It"; a half page print of: "The Hon. Thomas B. Reed"' a full page: "The Opening of Congress--The Ladies' Gallery of the House of Representatives"; a half page: "Sweets For The Holidays"; a smal... See More
The Brooklyn Navy Yard... Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh...
Item #175678
January 30, 1892
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1892 Half page: 'Design for the Carnegie Library at Pittsburg, Pa.' Full page: 'At the Brooklyn Navy Yard'.
Great doublepage centerfold: 'Some of the Ships of the U.S. Navy' is displayable. Nice Remington full page: 'Garza Revolutionists in the Texas Chaparral'
Frederic Remington...
Item #175688
March 05, 1892
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 5, 1892 Full front page: 'The Elevated Railroad Bridge at Chatham Square'. Nice full page Remington print: 'U.S. Cavalry Hunting for Garza on the Rio Grande'. This issue also includes a small photo of the Alamo in an article: 'From San Antonio to Corpus Christi'. Various scenes in Paris.... See More
Snipe shooting... Columbian Exposition...
Item #175710
May 21, 1892
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 21, 1892 Front full pg. portrait of "Charles Francois Gounod." Inside are three small illus. of "Argentine's President Conducted by Admiral Walker Inspecting the White Squadron," "Li Hung-Chang," and "Gordon Hall, Tientsin, in Which the Banquet was Given." 1/2 pg. illus. of "At the Open Air Horse Show - Showi... See More
President Benjamin Harrison... Titusville oil...
Item #175718
June 18, 1892
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 18, 1892 Nice full front page illustration of: 'Pres. Benjamin Harrison, Rep. Candidate for Re-election'. Inside has several scenes from the Minneapolis Convention. Nice double page centerfold: 'The Oil Creek Valley Disaster' with many scenes of the flooding & fire at Oil City & Titusville.
Blue fish off Fire Island, New York...
Item #175724
July 09, 1892
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1892 Full front page: 'The Madison Square Roof Garden' during a party. Nice half page: 'Trolling for Blue-fish Off Fire Island, New York'. Nice full page by Remington: 'An Appeal for Justice' shows soldiers & Indians. Full page: 'On Connecticut Ave., Washington'. Five prints of: 'Trees of the American Desert'
Work of the Salvation Army...
Item #175766
December 03, 1892
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 3, 1892 Front full pg. illus. of "The Bumboat Woman - Souvenirs for the Folks at Home." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Scenes at the Yale-Princeton Football match on Thanksgiving Day." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Colonel's Favorite." (Horse) 2/3 pg. of illus. pertaining to "Scenes at the Harvard-Yale Football Match.&q... See More
A transatlantic steamer on a winter voyage...
Item #175776
January 07, 1893
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 7, 1893 Full ftpg: "Rough Weather at Sea--Big Transatlantic Steamer on a Winter Voyage". Fullpg. with 11 sketches of those involved in: "The French Scandal". Nice fullpg. on laying the cornerstone of "The Cathedral of St. John the Divine". Fullpg. with 6 scenes of "The Amazonian Rubber Country"
Complete in sixteen p... See More
First American newspaper publication of a Sherlock Holmes story...
Item #175778
January 14, 1893
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 14, 1893 The prime content is certainly the 2+ page publication of: "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Adventures of the Card-Board Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was the very first appearance of a Sherlock Holmes story in any American periodical. Note that above the masthead is: "A Story By S. Conan Doyle, Complete In This Num... See More
Immigrants on Ellis Island...
Item #175842
August 26, 1893
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 26, 1893 Front full pg. illus. of "Columbian Exposition - An Evening at Old Vienna." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "Enemies of the Public Welfare." Full pg. of illus. of "The New York Yacht Club Cruise and Races." Full pg. illus. of "Ancient Spain at the Fair." Full pg. illus. of "Columbian Exposition - Ho... See More
Frederic Remington illustration...
Item #175848
September 16, 1893
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 16, 1893 Front full pg. illus. of "Columbian Exposition - In the Cairo Street, Midway Plaisance." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "The Recent Cyclone in the South." Full pg. of illus. of "With the New York Naval Reserves on Long Island." 2/3 pg. portrait of "The Hon. Hamilton Fish." Full pg. of illus. of "The I... See More
Views of Portsmouth, New Hampshire...
Item #175854
October 07, 1893
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 7, 1893 Front full pg. illus. of "Drilling the Crew of the 'Vigilant'." Inside is a 1/3 pg. portrait of "Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, President of Cornell University." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Showing the Principal Buildings." Full pg. of illus. of "Old Strawberry Bank - Portsmouth,... See More
A.B. Frost illustrations... W.A. Rogers illustrations...
Item #175876
December 23, 1893
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 23, 1893 The front page is an illustration by A.B. Frost showing a Black man & his dog entitled: "Fo' De Lan's Sake! I Done Forgot De Chillun's Candy!". Within the issue is another full page Frost illustration "The Christmas Savings". Articles "The Chaplain of the House" and "The New Brigadier-Genera... See More
Baseball...
Item #175932
July 07, 1894
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1894 One-third pg: 'The Capitol at Olympia, Washington'. Two three-quarter pg. Remington illustrations showing the cavalry. A few photos of college baseball players.
Complete issue.
Two Remington soldier prints...
Item #175954
September 22, 1894
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 22, 1894 Full ftpg. is a dramatic cavalry charge showing one soldier: 'Down!'. Fullpg. view of : 'The New Public Library, Boston' & 'Midsummer Jinks of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco in the Redwoods'. Nice dblpgctrfld: 'U.S. Senate in Session'. Two Remington soldier prints.
Complete issue.... See More
Japanese occupation of Korea...
Item #175958
October 06, 1894
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 6, 1894 Full ftpg. shows: 'The Japanese Occupation of Korea' which is comprised of four illustrations. Fullpg: 'The Japanese Rejoicing After the Battle of Yasan'. 1/3 pg "New York's Japanese Club". Fullpg. with 8 photos & illus. of: 'The U.S. Naval Observatory at Washington' & fullpg. with 4 illus. of: 'Asphalt I... See More
Mining for gold in California...
Item #175988
January 19, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1895 Full front page illus. of "The Latest Thing in Cuckoos." Inside is a 1/4 pg. portrait of "Rear-Admiral Richard W. Meade, U.S.N." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The New Bridge Over the East River, New York." Two 1/2 pg. illus. of "Mining for Gold in California." Full pg. illus. of "A Royal Flush." 1/3 pg. il... See More
Death of Frederick Douglass...
Item #176000
March 02, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1895 Certainly the prime content in this issue is not just the page 6 article: "Death of Frederick Douglass" which takes over three-quarters of the first column, but the related illustration of him appearing on page 4 which takes one-third of the page, captioned: "Frederick Douglass, Died Feb. 20, 1895" (see).
The full front page i... See More
Booker T. Washington... Tuskegee...
Item #176056
September 14, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1895 Full front pg. illus. of "Wasting Spite on Waring." Inside is a full pg. with six illus. of "With the World's Transportation Commission in India - The Great Military Railway." Four illus. of Libraries in the West.
Most of a doublepage centerfold shows: "General View of the Cotton States and International Ex... See More
Reflections on Booker T. Washington's famous speech at the Atlanta Exposition...
Item #643439
September 19, 1895
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 19, 1895
* Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition Speech
* Booker T. Washington - African-American political leader
Just the day prior noted African-American spokesman Booker T. Washington spoke before a predominantly white audience at the Cotton States & International Exposition in Atlanta, a speech which would go down in history a... See More
Negro lynching in Braden, Tennessee...
Item #591582
October 18, 1895
ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 18, 1895
* Braden TN Tennessee
* Negro lynching
* Gruesome coverage
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "A TERRIBLE EXPIATION", "Tortured, Mutilated, Lynched and Beheaded", "Penalty Meted Out To A Negro" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the lynchin... See More
Golf at Newport... The bronco-buster...
Item #176066
October 19, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 19, 1895 Full front page "Hunting the Polar Bear" by A.B. Frost. Inside the issue is "With the World's Transportation Commission in Northwestern India - Agra"; an article "The 'Wasp' and the 'Frolic'" which includes a nearly half page illustration; a nice half page photo of "The Bronco-Buster" bronze by... See More
Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta...
Item #176070
November 02, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 2, 1895 Full ftpg. W.A. Rogers cartoon: 'Father Knickerbocker's Peril'. Fullpg. with 2 scenes of: 'Reform in New York's Police Courts'. Nice fullpg: 'The President in the Negro Building at the Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta, Ga.' Three small golf photos.
Complete issue.... See More
Bringing home Thanksgiving dinner... Sandy Hook, New Jersey...
Item #176078
November 30, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 30, 1895 Full front page: 'Loading a 10 inch Rifle Mounted on a Barbette Carriage at the Sandy Hook Proving Grounds'. Nice fullpg: 'More Than his Share for Thanksgiving Dinner'' shows a Black man bringing home a turkey & an opossum.
Doublepage centerfold with 25 photos of: 'The U.S. Army Proving Ground at Sandy Hook, N.J.'.... See More
Incredible bicycle issue... illustrations by A.B. Frost...
Item #176116
April 11, 1896
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 11, 1896 Full front page illus. of "A Drill Ride at the Michaux Club, New York." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "Logging Railroad Ravages Around the Head Waters of the Mississippi - Loading a Train on One of the Spurs." Full pg. of illus. of "British Claims in Venezuela - Scenes in the Disputed Territory." Full pg. of illu... See More
William McKinley...
Item #176138
June 27, 1896
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 27, 1896 Full front page portrait of "William McKinley, Republican Candidate for President." Inside are three small portraits of "Garret Augustus Hobart, John M. Thurston, and Charles W. Fairbanks." Full pg. illus. of "Scenes at the Republican National Convention, St. Louis, Missouri."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Repub... See More
Too much Christmas...
Item #176188
December 19, 1896
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 19, 1896 Full front page illus. of "Bringing in the Boar's Head." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Captain Malyoe Shot Captain Brand Through the Head." Full pg. illus. of "She Would Site Quite Still, Permitting Barnaby to Gaze."
Doublepage centerfold of "A Tall, Slender, Graceful form in Riding-Dress was outlined ... See More
Grant's monument on Riverside Drive...
Item #176228
May 08, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1897 Full front page illus. of "The Dedication of the Grant Monument - The Parade Coming Up Riverside Drive." Inside are three full pgs. of illus. pertaining to "The Dedication of the Grant Monument." Full pg. illus. of "The Greco-Turkish War - Places of Present Interest."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Dedication of th... See More
Flower Carnival at Colorado Springs...
Item #176262
September 04, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 4, 1897 Full front page illus. of "After the Jubilee." Inside are two full pgs. of illus. pertaining to "The Troubles in Northern India - Khyber Pass, Captured by the Revoltin Afridis, and Its Vicinity." Full pg. illus. of "The Emperor of Germany in Russia - The Imperial Party Visiting the great Military Camp at Krasnoe-Selo.&... See More
The Klondike gold fields...
Item #176274
October 16, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 16, 1897 Full front page portrait of "Seth Low." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "Decorative Paintings by C. Y. Turner in the Dining Room of the Astoria Hotel, New York" and "Decorative Painting by Edwin Howland Blashfield for the Astoria Hotel, New York." "Full pg. illus. of "On the Way to the Klondike Gold Fie... See More
Remember the Maine...
Item #176318
March 19, 1898
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 19, 1898 The front page has a full page illustration by W. A. Rogers called "Not One Cent for Bunkum--Fifty Millions for Defence". Fullpg: "Fitting Out Vessels & Enlisting Crews for the N. Atlantic Fleet". Fullpg. with 9 photos of: "The Maine Disaster--Wrecking Operations & Care of the Dead" & another fullpg. with... See More
First African-American to win the Kentucky Derby...
Item #643703
May 05, 1898
THE NORTH AMERICAN, Philadelphia, May 5, 1898
* Kentucky Derby
* Plaudit - horse
* Willie Simms
The top of pg. 3 has column heads on the Kentucky Derby. The winning jockey was Willie Simms, an African-American. He also won in the 1896 running as well. His name is only mentioned in the results (and misspelled; see). Heads include: "Kentucky Derby Won By Plaudit" "Aristo... See More
Black troops...
Item #176338
May 28, 1898
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 28, 1898 Full ftpg. shows: 'Comm. Winfield S. Schley on the Bridge of the ship 'Brooklyn' '. Nice fullpg. Remington print: 'Colored Troopers of the U.S. Cavalry Taking their Horses for a Dash into the Gulf' at Tampa, Florida. Nice fullpg. with 3 prints of the 'U.S. Regulars at Port Tampa, Florida'. Much more on the military i... See More
The fall of Manilia... African-American regiment at the charge of San Juan Hill...
Item #176378
October 15, 1898
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 15, 1898 Full front page illus. of "The Fall of Manila." Inside has two full pages showing: "Scenes Attending the Surrender of Manila." 1/2 pg. of illus. of "Launch of the United States Battle Ship 'Illinois' at Newport News, Virginia, October 4, 1898." Full pg. illus. of "Our Occupation of Puerto Rico."
... See More
Scenes of Jamica... Helena, Montana...
Item #176392
December 03, 1898
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 3, 1898 Full front page illus. of "A Market Scene in Ponce." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "Jamaica - Scenes in England's Chief West-Indian Possession." 1/4 pg. illus. of "The New State Capitol, Helena, Montana."
Doublepage centerfold of "Art Treasures in New York - Some of the Famous Paintings Owned in this ... See More
Sugar culture in Puerto Rico...
Item #176414
February 18, 1899
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 18, 1899 Full front page illus. of "Cuba - Special Commissioner Robert P. Porter Arranging with General Gomez at Remedios for the Disbandment of the Cuban Army." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "Manila - The Scene of the Recent Repulse of the Filipinos." Full pg. illus. of "Manila - Filipinos in Action." Full pg. illus. ... See More
1899 Enterprise, Kansas family murders......
Item #685462
March 16, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1899
* Palmetto, Fulton County, Georgia
* Negroes massacre - assassinations
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A NEGRO SLAUGHTER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.... See More
The war in the Philippines...
Item #176440
May 20, 1899
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1899 Full front page illus. of "Brigadier-General Frederick Funston, U.S.V." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "The Recent Experiments in Wireless Telegraphy by United States Army Officials at Washington."
Full pg. of illus. of "Opening the Ute Reservation in Southern Colorado to Settlement." Five illus. of "The Wardn... See More
New types of automobiles...
Item #176466
August 19, 1899
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 19, 1899 Full front page illus. of "The Cruise of the New York Yacht Club - A Pleasant Evening in Harbor." Inside is a 1/2 pg. of illus. of "Home, Sweet Home! - The Return of the U.S. Hospital Ship 'Relief' from Manila." Full pg. of illus. of "The Evangelistic Work Under the Direction of Dwight L. Moody at Northfield, Mas... See More
The Transvaal Crisis at Johnnesburg...
Item #176474
September 16, 1899
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 16, 1899 The front page is a full page illustration of "The Transvaal Crisis--President Kruger Entering the Central Bureau at Johannesburg." Fullpg. with 5 photos: "Homeward Bound with Adm. Dewey" & fullpg: "Mounted Troops for the Philippines--embarkation at Seattle of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry for Manila". There is anothe... See More
1899 Carterville mine riot.. Negro strikebreakers...
Item #680059
September 18, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 18, 189
* Carterville Mine Riot
* Illinois coal wars
* Negro strikebreakers
* Race riot - war
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MURDEROUS RIOTERS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in... See More
Boer Commando...
Item #177027
January 13, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, January 13, 1900 (does not include 4-panel Supplement) Front page illustration of "The War In South Africa - Boer Pickets Reading The Bible" along with another full page illustration of "A Boer Commando On Parade". See photos for full details.
Note: The Supplement, oddly paginated as pgs. 33-40, containing the Four-Panel Panorama of Manila is rarel... See More
Includes the typically lacking foldout of Manila... The Boer War...
Item #697353
January 13, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, January 13, 1900 What makes this issue special is the inclusion of the four-page Supplement foldout print: "BIRD'S-EYE VIES OF THE CITY OF MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS" which more typically is lacking from this issue. This foldout is in very nice condition.
The front page illustration: "The War In South Africa - Boer Pickets Reading The Bible" alon... See More
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