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Potrait sketch of Brigadier-General Joseph Wheeler...
Item #177043
May 19, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 19, 1900 Portrait sketch from life of "Brigadier-General Joseph Wheeler"; The Paris Exposition; The Klondike Output for 1900; colored fullpage political cartoon; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"The Paris Exposition -- Sight-Seers of All Nations"...
Item #177044
May 26, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1900 Frontpage "The Coaching Season In New York - A Quick Change On The Road" by Klepper. Doublepage centerfold "The Paris Expositon -- Sight-Seers Of All Nations" by Blumenschein. The Message of President McKinley; The Populist Conventions; The Boer War; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"Decoration Day, 1900"...
Item #177045
June 02, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1900 Uncle Sam cartoon on the front page; The Paris Exposition; "The Bubonic Plague In San Francisco"; doublepage centerfold "Decoration Day, 1900" by Keller; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177046
June 09, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1900 Doublepage centerfold "One Of The Season's Most Popular After-Dinner Speakers" by Walker; The Paris Exposition; Cape Nome; The Boer War; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco...
Item #177047
June 16, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1900 The Golden Gate Park at San Francisco; The Paris Exposition; Watching a Total Eclipse; a full-page colored political cartoon; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177069
June 30, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1900 The full front page is a print of: "William McKinley" in two colors.
Also within are a photo of: "The Delegates at the National Republican Convention" at Philadelphia; an illustration of Theodore Roosevelt; "Disturbances in China--Views of Peking"; doublepage centerfold: "United States War-Ships Coal... See More
The National Democratic Convention...
Item #177024
July 14, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1900 The National Democratic Convention; Fire in New York Harbor; War-ships in Chinese Waters; douplepage centerfold "The National Democratice Convention In Session, Kansas City, July 4-6, 1900"; Chinese in New York City; Intercollegiate Boat-Races; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Bicycling illustration...
Item #177052
August 04, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 4, 1900 Fullpage "Summer Days Awheel" bicycle illustration. American Troops Ordered to China; Cape Nome Beach and Tundra Placer Mines; The Boxer Uprising in Peking; the Assassination of King Humbert of Italy; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
The New York Yacht Club...
Item #177053
August 11, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 11, 1900 The New York Yacht Club; doublepage centerfold "The Paris Exposition - Illumination of the Grounds in the Evening" by Graham; The ladies of the Peking Legations; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Golfing exhibition...
Item #177056
September 08, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 8, 1900 Photos from Tientsin; fullpage "Saturday Afternoon At A Country Club" by Hutt; doublepage centerfold "The Chinese Club At Shanghai"; J.H. Taylor's First Exhibition Match (Golf); and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Women's Golf... A W.A. Rogers print...
Item #177071
September 15, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 15, 1900 "Another Paramount Issue," by W.A. Rogers; "Allied Forces at Tientsin;" "The New York State Republican Convention at Saratoga;" "The Army's Navy;" doublepage centerfold "Bird's-Eye View of Shanghai;" "The Towers of the New East River Bridge;" "Fifth Annual Women's Go... See More
Cover illustration by W.A. Rogers...
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900...
Item #177342
September 22, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 22, 1900 The cover of this issue has a political cartoon by W.A. Rogers titled "Smashed!".
The "inside cover" has an illustration captioned: "The Destruction of Galveston" (see photo), with more inside, including a half pg. titled: "Bathing Pavilions On the Beach At Galveston", and a lengthy article titled: &... See More
Item #177058
October 06, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 6, 1900 Hurricane at Galveston; Pennsylvania Coal-Miners Strike; Tientsin after its Capture; A Japanese Memorial Service; doublepage centerfold "A Mutual Surprise" by Deming; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177059
October 13, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 13, 1900, Colored front page of Richard Croker; The Cost of Tammany Hall in Flesh and Blood; Moose Season in Maine; doublepage centerfold political satire cartoon of William J. Bryan; poem "The Young Queen" by Kipling; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
1900 Theodore Roosevelt campaign...
Item #692817
October 18, 1900
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 18, 1900
* Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt whistlestop campaign
* Pre-1900 United States presidential (VP) election
* Canton, Stark County, Ohio train visit
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BILLY AND TEDDY" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... See More
Men's Golf...
Item #177072
October 20, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1900 Mr. Bryan's Confession of Defeat and some of his Fallacies; The Advance on Peking; Tientsin To-Day; doublepage centerfold "A Providential Encounter" by Stevens; Sixth Open Golf Championship of the United States; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
President McKinley is re-elected...
Item #673609
November 07, 1900
GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 1900 The top of page 4 has column heads: "A Republican Landslide" "McKinley Re-elected President by a Greater Majority Than He Received in 1896--Carries 22 States Certain--Bryan Carries 15, Leaving 8 in Doubt--The Next Congress Republican" with the text taking about half a column.
Eight pages, archivally rejoined at the spine, ... See More
Grand Central Station...
Item #177062
November 17, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1900 Frontpage "The New Waiting-Room In The Grand Central Station"; The President-Elect (President McKinley); Foreign Troops at Shanghai; Automobile Show at the Madison Square Garden; doublepage centerfold "The Quarter-Back's Dream" by Levering; Progress of the Work on the Underground Railroad; The Torpedo-Boat "Ar... See More
Item #177074
November 24, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1900 A Century of Achievement - Music by Philip Hale; Count von Waldersee at Tientsin; fullpage illustration "Unbridled Bits From The Horse Show"; The Close of the Football Season; doublepage centerfold "Four-in-Hand-Driving Competition At The National Horse Show" by Reay; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
By A.B. Frost: "Selecting The Turkey"...
Item #177063
December 01, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 1, 1900 Front page has the Uncle Sam cartoon, "LET US GIVE THANKS" by W. A. Rogers a political cartoonist who was hired by Harper's Weekly in 1887 to replace Thomas Nast after he retired. The doublepage centerfold is a very displayable image by A. B. Frost, titled "Selecting the Turkey", showing an American farm family choo... See More
William McKinley annual address...
Item #591633
December 07, 1900
ALLENGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, December 7, 1900
* President William McKinley
* State of the Union Address
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 7: "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" with text that takes up 5 full columns and is signed in type: William McKinley.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, otherwise good conditio... See More
Mark Twain...
Item #177064
December 15, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 15, 1900 Color front page of Mark Twain; The Surprise Party to Mark Twain; Scenes on the Island of Guam; The Opening of Congress; fullpage "The National Capitols of the United States"; doublepage centerfold "A Surprise Party to Mark Twain by His Characters"; Oscar Wilde; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Christmas Eve In The Shopping District...
Item #177065
December 22, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 22, 1900 The doublepage centerfold has the frameable, "Christmas Eve In The Shopping District" by Everett Shinn; The cover has a color illustration, "The Toy Shop"; front page "Lassoing Bears In Arizona" by Deming; fullpage "Sawdust and other Christmas stuff..."; Across the Great Divide in Midwinter; The Im... See More
Queen Victoria...
Item #177081
January 26, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 26, 1901 Front page illustration of General Christian de Wet by Carlston; The Filipino Petition; Washington and Lee University; full page illustration of "Wall Street During the Recent Activity in Stocks"; full page cartoon rendering "The Adventures of the Three Young Clubmen..."; The New York Yacht Club's New Home;and... See More
Secret to Mormon success...
Item #177083
February 09, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 9, 1901 Front page "The Sabbath-Breakers" by Frost; full page "Breaking a Road Through the Snow, in the Green Mountains" by Hoyt; The Philippine Problem; full page of photos "The Streets of New York at Night"; several pages "Pictorial Review of the Life of King Edward VII"; The Secret of Mormon Success by W... See More
"An Ore-Train Going Into The Silver-Mines, Colorado" by Remington
Item #177086
March 02, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1901, from New York. The Funeral of Queen Victoria; Inaugural Ceremonies for the Commonwealth of Australia; Fox Hunting at Chevy Chase, Maryland; Tales of the Mush-Ice Heroes; doublepage centerfold "An Ore-Train Going Into The Silver-Mines, Colorado" by Remington; Westminster Kennel Club; and other news of the day. See photos for details.
Inauguration issue of Williams McKinley...
Item #177087
March 09, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 9, 1901 This issue is printed in blue and orange ink. Full page illustration of President William McKinley by Hitchcock; Swearing in the Vice-President; The Record of the Administration with illustrations; The Cuban Situation; full page illustration "The Illumination on the Night of the Inauguration"; full page "The Ladies of the Administra... See More
Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers...
Item #177088
March 16, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1901 Frontpage cartoon Uncle Sam "A Steel Cinch On The World" by Rogers; The Sportsmen's Show At The Madison Square Garden; doublepage photos of the Inauguration of President McKinley; Gruson Coast-Defence Turrets; doublepage centerfold "After The Theatre, - Stopping At The Waldorf-Astoria For Supper" by Hutt; ... See More
Funeral of President Harrison...
Item #177090
March 30, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 30, 1901 Illustration "Equestrian Feats At The Military Tournament"; the funeral of Ex-President Harrison; Progress at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo; A New Way Around an Old World; doublepage centerfold "In-Door Skating at the St. Nicholas Rink" by Lowell; Edwin A. Abbey and some examples of his work; and other news of the ... See More
Item #177091
April 06, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 6, 1901 Fullpage illustration "The Great Arch of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine"; The Distributing Stations of the New York Free Circulating Library; The Capture of Aguinaldo; fullpage "Method of Wrapping the Cables of the New East River Bridge"; City of Morocco; doublepage centerfold "The Spirit of Easter" by Wenzell; P... See More
"To Put Up a Pheasant in the Woods is a Bright, Exhilarating Episode" by Frost...
Item #177093
April 20, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 20, 1901 Frontpage illustration "An Okahoma Home-Seeker"; the Unveiling of the Statue of General John A. Logan; fullpage "To Put Up a Pheasant in the Woods is a Bright, Exhilarating Episode" by Frost; doublepage centerfold "Opening Reception of the Twenty-Third Annual Exhibition of the Society of American Artists" by&nb... See More
Item #177094
April 27, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 27, 1901 Photos of the Present Appearance of The Panama Canal Excavations; Havana; The Ascent of Popocatepetl; doublepage centerfold "The Grill-Room of the New York Yacht Club" by Dart; Andrew Carnegie's Highland Castle; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
The Awakening of Coney Island...
Item #177095
May 04, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 4, 1901 The Long Island Automobile Club's 100-Mile Endurance Test; The Cuban Situation; The Political Outlook in Mexico; doublepage centerfold "The American Steel Industry: Pressing Armor-Plate In The Homestead Mills" by Peters; The Awakening of Coney Island; Colonel Alfred H. Belo; and other news of the day.
Item #177096
May 11, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1901 Photo "The President Starting on his 15,000-Mile Journey"; The New Yale Club-House in Forty-Fourth Street; The American Steel Industry; The Cuban Situation; The Visit of the Duke of Genoa and the Italian Fleet to Toulon, France; doublepage centerfold "The Dock Improvement Along West Street" by Meeker; The Polo Tournament at Lakew... See More
Wall Street...
Item #177097
May 18, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 18, 1901 The frontpage cartoon is of Wall Street: "Those Lambs Were Getting Too 'Chesty'," by W.A. Rogers, and includes a related editorial article. Also included are: "The American Steel Industry," "The Elevation of Mgr. Martinelli to the Cardinalate," "The Launching of the Rival Yachts," "The Cuban Situ... See More
Much on early transportation... Uncle Sam cartoon...
Item #177098
May 25, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 25, 1901 Frontpage Uncle Sam cartoon "Establishing 'A Community of Interest'" by Rogers; "At the Riding Academy"; The War on the Northern Pacific; The President in the Southwest; The American Steel Industry; The Cuban Situation; fullpage "The Grill-Room in the New Yale Club-House" by Flagg; The Railway Employee; doublepa... See More
"Duck-Shooting: Starting For The Blinds" by Frost...
Item #177099
June 01, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 1, 1901 Illustration "Sunday Morning On Riverside Drive"; The Army and Its Rulers; The Pan-American Exposition; fullpage illustration "Crusaders Sighting Jerusalem" by Abbey; Two Lessons in Colonial Government; doublepage centerfold "In Memoriam" by Keller; "Duck-Shooting: Starting For The Blinds" by Frost; The ... See More
Columbia College...Yachting...
Item #177101
June 15, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 15, 1901 Illustration "Interior of the Library at Columbia College"; two pages of Yachting accidents and disasters and an article; The Cuban Situation; The American Invasion of London; The American Steel Industry; Military Exercises at West Point; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"America" Flagship of the Balwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition...
Item #177102
June 22, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 22, 1901 Photo "First Dip of the Season"; The Oil Boom in Texas; The International Jubilee Convention of the Y.M.C.A. at Boston; Valley Forge and the Nation; doublepage centerfold "The Viaduct at One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Street" by Peters; Features of the Russian Army; The American Steel Industry; "America" Flagship of the ... See More
Golfing... Collegiate Rowing... Yachting...
Item #177103
June 29, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 29, 1901 Front page political Fourth of July cartoon by Rogers; The American Steel Industry; Municipal Conditions in Chicago; The Yale-Harvard Rowing Contest at New London; The National Guard at Peekskill; The Women's Metropolitan Golf Championship; fullpage illustration "Autumn Hay-Gathers" by Hartwich; doublepage centerfold photos "Some... See More
"Trout-Fishing in the North Woods" by Frost...
Item #177104
July 06, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 6, 1901 The Sad Story of Philadelphia; The Disaster in West Virginia; doublepage centerfold "Trout-Fishing in the North Woods" by Frost; The Woman's National Tennis Championship at Philadelphia; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Yachting...
Item #177106
July 20, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 20, 1901 Front page photo Cup-Defender Candidates; illustration "A Hot Day on Broadway" by Glackens; The Paris-Berlin Automobile-Races; The Horse Show at Atlantic City; fullpage illustration "Friday Morning in the New York Ghetto" by Toaspern; doublepage centerfold "An Interrupted Picnic" by Ransom; Tar-Burning in the South; J... See More
Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers...
Item #177109
August 10, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 10, 1901 Frontpage political Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers; fullpage illustration "The Philadelphia Mint - Old and New" by Lawrence; In Whittier's Country; doublepage centerfold "The Strenuous Side of Life at Newport"; Cavalry Evolutions by the Black Horse Troop at Fort Myer, Virginia; Opening the Kiowa and Comanche Reservations; and... See More
Item #177110
August 17, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, August 17, 1901, from New York. fullpage "Tantalus-in-Town" poem and drawings by Louis Akin; fullpage illustration "Music at Marine Park, Boston" by Toaspern; House-Boat Life in the United States; doublepage centerfold photos "Fifth Avenue, as Seen from the Top of a Stage"; fullpage "The Laughing Girl" by Sir Joshua Reynolds; Old Home We... See More
Yachting...
Item #177111
August 24, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 24, 1901 Frontpage "The Social Side of Yachting" by de Thulstrup; fullpage "The Floating Roof Garden - A Phase of Summer Life in New York" by Torpriz; New York's Vacation Schools; The American Invasion of Asia; doublepage centerfold "A Midsummer Morning in Madison Square" by Stevens; The English Cup Challenger; and other ... See More
Dramatic issue on President McKinley being shot...
Item #697954
September 06, 1901
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Sept. 6, 1901 A rather dramatic issue as the middle portion is a very wide column set much like a broadside with a large print of McKinley and headed: "THE PRESIDENT SHOT" beneath which is text reporting the latest information beginning: "President McKinley was shot by an unknown man this afternoon....".
Also on the ftpg. is: &quo... See More
Assassination of President James McKinley...
Item #687527
September 07, 1901
SATURDAY GLOBE, Utica, New York, Sept. 7, 1901
* President William McKinley shot
* Leon Czolgosz, the assassin
The first column heads: "SHOT ! " "PRESIDENT McKINLEY" "The Victim Of An Assassin!" "with more. Also a large photo captioned: "The Victim of A Fiendish Assassin" with related photos and articles. More on page 4 as well.
Eight pag... See More
The Evolution of the Racing Yacht...
Mark Twain as Inventor... Victoria Day parade...
Item #177113
September 07, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 7, 1901 A nice print showing Canadian Mounted Police in a Victoria Day Parade; Fullpage "Half Speed! An Ocean Liner Feeling Her Way Through the Fishing Fleet on the 'Banks'" by Beckel; fullpage "A Chinese Farm on Long Island" by Toaspern; A New Architectura Era in Chicago; The Opening of the New Bridge Across the Harlem at Willis... See More
Louisiana Purchase Exposition...
William McKinley...
Item #177114
September 14, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1901 Front page illustration William McKinley; The Shooting of the President; How New York Received the News; St. Louis - "Most American of American Cities"; The Louisiana Exposition with photos of personnel; The Automobile Races at Newport; fullpage color ad Ralston Purina Cereals; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Rare title from the mining area of Northern California...
Item #687268
September 19, 1901
GEORGETOWN GAZETTE, El Dorado County, California, Sept. 19, 1901
* Rare gold mining town publication
A very rare title from this now-historical site, the most northeastern town in California's Mother Lode mining territory near the Nevada border.
Less than 1000 people reside there today but in its heyday of the 1850's & 1860's the population exceeded 3000. Gold mining continu... See More
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