Thomas Nast's Uncle Sam...
Item #173646
August 24, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 24, 1872 Nice full ftpg. Thomas Nast cartoon shows Uncle Sam. Fullpg. Nast cartoon shows a Black man & a K.K.K. man. Illus. of 'U.S. Grant' & of 'Horace Greeley'. Fullpg: 'The Summer Exodus--Leaving By Steamboat' & 'The Artist in the Country' is by Frenzeny. Very nice.
Gambling...
Item #173676
December 07, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 7, 1872 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'No Surrender' shows U.S. Grant & Miss Liberty.
Two pgs. of scenes on the Boston fire. Much of the doublepage centerfold is a gambling scene: 'The Last Night of Rouge et Noir at Baden-Baden'. Halfpg. of a warehouse fire in Brooklyn.
Thomas Nast Print...
Item #173690
January 25, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 25, 1873 Full frontpage: 'The Labor Exchange at Castle Garden--Choosing a Girl'; Fullpage illustrations: 'The Water We Drink & Where We Get It' shows the Croton Reservoir in Central Park and 5 other scenes; Fullpage Thomas Nast: 'Unprotected Female at the Holy Sea Side'; Two half-page illustrations: 'Snow i... See More
Famous & dramatic fireman print...
Item #173694
February 08, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 8, 1873 Full front page is a very dramatic & displayable print for a fireman: 'The Rescue', showing a fireman with a young girl in his arms, climbing down a ladder. Full page 'Transplanting Fish' includes 4 illustrations along with an accompanying article. Nearly full page with 3 illustrations; 'The U.S. Mail Service in the Nort... See More
Colfax, Louisiana massacre...
Item #173720
May 10, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 10, 1873 Front page illustration: "The Meadow Brook Disaster - Sticking To His Post"; Two illustrations on the San Salvador Earthquake; Nice full page; 'An Indian Foray' shows Indians robbing a farmer's cattle & kidnapping his wife; Full page: ' Around the Council Fire--The Young Brave's Speech'; Nea... See More
Modoc Indian War...
Item #173730
June 14, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 14, 1873 The front page features illustrations 'Our Indian Allies in the Modoc War' and 'The Lava Bed Region' with an accompanying article. A full page: 'The Modoc War Region' shows 5 scenes including 'Captain Jack's Cave and Stronghold' with text. A fullpage features two half-page illustrations 'Richmond College, Ri... See More
Winslow Homer... "The Bathers"...
Item #173744
August 02, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1873 Front 1/2 page illustration entitled "Hunting the Cave Bear" (Cave Men). Inside is a full page illustration of "The Bathers" by Winslow Homer. Full page illustration of "The Springfield University Regatta -The Finish." Doublepage centerfold entitled "The Big Guns of the Iron Clad Steamer the "Sultan" -... See More
The fire at Portland, Oregon...
Item #173754
September 06, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 6, 1873 The front page features a 3/4 page illustration 'Sunday Cock-Fight at Madrid' with an accompanying article. A full page illustration ''Do You See Me?' - General Butler Defying the Rebels at New Orleans'. Approximately 1/2 page illustration 'Pilgrimages in France - Departure from a Provincial Station of 'Sacred H... See More
The Washington Market...
Item #173792
January 17, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 17, 1874 Ftpg: 'Justice Cheated Again & Again' is by Nast. Nice fullpg: 'Holiday Greens--A Scene in Washington Market'. Qtrpg "Th Hon. Caleb Cushing"; fullpg: 'Turkey-Shooting'; Halfpg "The Lost 'Virginus' -- Transfer of the Crew to the 'Ossipee'"; Dbpg centerfold "'The Black Bench" -- Scene in ... See More
Thomas Nast... Baron Rothschild...
Item #173808
March 14, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Mar. 14, 1874 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'Colored Rule in a Reconstructed State'. Nice fullpg; 'Woman's Crusade Against Intemperance'. Qtrpg "The Hon. James W. Husted". A small inset of "The Late Baron Rothschild" with an accompanying article. Halfpg "The Licensed Vendor -- Lent"; 3/4 pg "aking in Live Stock for the Ashantee... See More
"International Base-Ball -- The Philadelphia Athletics"....
Item #173846
July 25, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1874 Although this issue includes many very nice & displayable prints, by far the most desirable would be the great full page captioned: "International Base-Ball -- The Philadelphia Athletics" which shows individual, full-figure illustrations of the baseball players in uniform, most with a bat or ball in hand. A very displayable item for ... See More
Florida 'crackers'...
Item #173914
March 20, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Mar. 20, 1875 Nice halfpg: 'Florida Crackers Going to Church' & 'Antelope Stamping a Rattlesnake to Death'. Halfpg: 'Indian Sledge Journey' & 'Chinese Fishermen in San Francisco Bay'. Nearly fullpg. Nast print.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Thomas Nast print... Molly Maguires...
Item #174014
March 04, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 4, 1876 The inside of this issue has a brief article regarding the infamous Molly Maguires. An opposing page has a nice illustrated advertisement for: "Molly Maguire, The Terror of the Coal Fields. By Daniel Doyle, A Mine Boss", which includes considerable details regarding the Mollies. This issue also contains the following: a full front ... See More
Thomas Nast prints... "The Centennial" prints...
Item #174070
September 16, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 16, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'Any Thing for a Change' shows Boss Tweed & Sam Tilden. Four pages of scenes from The Centennial in Philadelphia; Thomas Nast doublepage centerfold: 'Tilden's 'Wolf at the Door, Gaunt & Hungry'--Don't Let Him In.'; Supplement: 'Attacked by th... See More
The capture of Boss Tweed... Thomas Nast prints... The Centennial...
Item #174076
October 07, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 7, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon: '"Croppies, Lie Down"'; Full page scenes from The Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia; Half page: 'The Capture of Tweed--The Bay of Vigo, Spain, and Fort San Sebastian', with a very famous three-quarter page Thomas Nast cartoon showing the print (seen by o... See More
The Centennial...
Item #174088
November 18, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 18, 1876 Full front page: 'Arctic Perils--Recent Disaster to the Whaling Fleet'.; Several scenes from the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition; Half page: 'The Whipping Post & Pillory in Delaware'.
Complete in 16 pages and contains additional prints and related text.... See More
Cornelius Vanderbilt...
Item #174108
January 27, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 27, 1877 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon. 1/2 pg: 'Burial of Cornelius Vanderbilt'. Fullpg: 'The stranded steamship 'L'Amerique'. Fullpg: 'Winter sketches'.
Item #174110
February 03, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 3, 1877 Front full pg. illus. of "Chinese Immigrants at the San Francisco Custom House." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "The Statute of Limitation." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Count Rumford" and "The Late Rev. A. H. Washburn, D.D." 1/2 pg. illus. of "American Silver Ware."
Doublepage centerfold of ... See More
The beach at Long Branch... Coney Island...
Item #174162
August 04, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 4, 1877 Full ftpg: 'The Great Dock Fisheries' includes blacks fishing off a dock. Fullpg. of 9 illustrations: 'On the Beach at Long Branch'. Fullpg: 'The Country Peddler'. Nice doublepage centerfold: 'The Coney Island Concourse'. Two halfpg. illus. on: 'The Montreal Riot'
The masquerade ball...
Item #174202
December 22, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 22, 1877 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "More Pacification." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Farewell Reception to Minister Welsh at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts." 1/3 pg. portrait of "Osman Pasha." 1/4 pg. illus. of "Victor Hugo in Auguste's Wine Shop." 2/3 of a doublepage centerfold of "An Old-F... See More
Fox hunt in Queens County, New York...
Item #174212
January 26, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 26, 1878 Nice fullpg. Th. Nast: 'Secretary Of The Interior Investigating The Indian Bureau'. Nice fullpg: 'Police Athletics' Great fullpg. Nast: 'Stand From Under' shows an injured & falling Republican elephant. Nice fullpg: 'A Queens County, Long Island, Fox Hunt'
Centerfold print of George Washington...
Item #174222
March 02, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1878 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Natural History." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "General Grant's European Souvenirs." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Stanley in Africa - Naval Battle Between the Waganda and Wavuma." 2/3 of a dblpgctrfld. of "Stanley in Africa - Burmish Hospitality." Full pg. Nast illus. of "Will... See More
Scenes of Pine Bluff, Arkansas...
Item #174330
March 08, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast print: 'The Civilization Of Blaine'. Full page has 4: "Scenes At Pine Bluff, Arkansas". Dblpgctrfld: "Life in Southern India--Return from Early Tea". A fullpg. Nast cartoon: "Attack On The Resumption Safe". Fullpg: 'The Golden Gate--Entrance to San Francisco Harbor'.
Other news and adv... See More
Along a Dutch canal...
Item #174400
November 08, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 8, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "New York Must Be Carried." Inside is a dblpgctrfld. of "The Dawn of Better Days - Busy Scenes in the Streets of New York." Full pg. Nast illus. of "Root, Hog, or Die." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Along a Dutch Canal - Going to Market." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Along a Dutch Canal.&quo... See More
Meridian, Mississippi...
Item #174420
January 17, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 17, 1880 Front page has two prints of: "The Late Attempt on the Life of the Czar of Russia". Very nice fullpg: "A Cotton Blockade at Meridian, Mississippi" includes 9 scenes. Fullpg: "The Bridge Over the Firth of Tay, Scotland". Halfpg: "The Kremlin at Moscow"plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the d... See More
Docks in the East River...
Item #174566
June 11, 1881
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 11, 1881 Front page print: "The Spoil-Ed" by Thomas Nast. Fullpg print: 'On An Immigrant Train, Westward Bound'. Full page print: 'Scene In A Coaching Club Stable' and another print: 'Scenes Along the N.Y. Docks, East River'. Another full page print: "A Night's Entertainment in Albania During the Feast of Ramazan.... See More
Flooding in Pittsburgh...
Item #174572
July 02, 1881
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 2, 1881 Front full pg. Nast illus. with no title. Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Pittsburg Flood." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Alcyone Boat House, Bay Ridge, Long Island." Full pg. containing three illus. pertaining to "The Great Fire at Quebec." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Enough to Make a Horse Laugh." 1/3 pg. illus. of "An E... See More
The Guiteau trial...
Item #174636
February 04, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 4, 1882 Full ftpg: 'The Guiteau Trial--After the Verdict'. Nice fullpg. with 5 scenes of: 'An Arctic Outpost--The Greeley Expedition in Discovery Harbor, Greenland'. Halfpg: 'Guiteau Trial--The Jury in Their Room'. The double page centerfold has 40 prints: "The Fifteenth Annual Exhibition of the American Water-Color Society... See More
The burning of the World Building...
Item #174638
February 11, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 11, 1882 Front full pg. illus. of "The Burning of the 'World' Building - In Dread Suspense." Inside is a full pg. containing four illus. pertaining to "The Burning of the 'World' Building." 2/3 pg. portrait of "Dr. John W. Draper." Full pg. illus. entitled "Temptation." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaini... See More
Moose hunting in Maine...
Item #174642
February 25, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 25, 1882 Front page print: "Hustle Them In". Halfpg: 'A Snow Storm on the Plains' shows a train breaking through the snow. 1/2 pg: 'Moose Hunting in Maine'. Fullpg print: 'Cowboys of Arizona--Roused by a Scout'. A full page print by A. B. Frost: 'The Winner of the Rifle Match'(hunting).
Other news and advertis... See More
Item from Sojourner Truth...
Item #174646
March 11, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1882 Perhaps the most interesting item in this issue is just a small, inconspicuous item on page 3 under the "Personal" column reading: "Sojourner Truth writers to us from Battle Creek, Michigan, in reference to recent published paragraphs of her having a fine home, and her having made a will, etc. She says she has made no will, owns no... See More
Henry W. Longfellow...
Item #174654
April 08, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 8, 1882 Front full pg. illus. of "Henry W. Longfellow." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Sketches in the Capitol, Washington." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Easter Morning." Two full pg. illus. of "The Funeral of Henry W. Longfellow" and "An Imperial Courier in Siberia." 1/3 pg. illus. of "The Tug of War at the S... See More
The Providence baseball team, in uniform...
Item #174704
September 30, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 30, 1882 The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "A Proud Day For England". But the most notable print would be the very nice half page baseball print titled: "The Providence Base-Ball Club" showing the team in uniform, with bats and balls as well. The players are identified by name, including the manager: Harry Wright.... See More
Great baseball print: The Chicago Baseball Club in uniform...
Item #174708
October 14, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 14, 1882 The full ftpg. is a political print by Thomas Nast: "The New Angelic Flying Machine". Inside has a fullpg. print showing: "The Rival Teams--Mr. Work's 'Dick Swiveller' and 'Edward' and Mr. Vanderbilt's 'Earlyl Rose' and 'Aldine' " showing two in a buggy race. Two prints of: "The C... See More
The great Teton mountain range of Idaho...
Item #174724
December 09, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 9, 1882 Ftpg. shows: "Christmas Presents for the Squire". Displayable fullpg. print: "The Great Teton Range, Idaho". Full page print shows several "Character Sketches in Germany". Two halfpg. prints: "An Old Whaler Hove Down for Repairs, Near New Bedford" and "The Garfield Monument Fair, Washington, D.C.--In... See More
Mormons in Kirtland... Ocklawaha River, Florida...
Item #174758
April 07, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 7, 1883 Half of the ftpg. shows: 'On the Ocklawaha River, Florida'. Halfpg: 'The Mormon Reunion at Kirtland, Ohio' includes 'The Prophet Joseph Smith' & 'The Old Temple at Nauvoo'. Fullpg. with 5 scenes: 'Incidents of the Milk War'. Doublepage centerfold on breaking the ice on the Mississippi.
Other news ... See More
Baseball at Chicago... Mobile, Alabama...
Item #174768
May 12, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 12, 1883 The full front page illustration of this issue is of the "Seventh Annual Bench Show of the Westminster Kennel Club, New York" which show 10 dogs. An accompanying article as well.
Two A. B. Frost prints, half page "Here He Found His Companion and Mr. Mincheon" and 1/3 page "The Betrothal" accompany and article entitled... See More
Front page print of Frederick Douglass... Poe's The Raven...
Item #174824
November 24, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1883 The entire front page is one of the more desirable of the entire 60 year run of this newspaper, being a fine portrait of: "Frederick Douglass", with a related article on him on an inside page.
But there are other nice prints in this issue as well, including a full page: "Autumn Leaves" by Howard Pyle; a print of: "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
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
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
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
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
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
"Under the Mistletoe - A Test of Courage."...
Item #174934
December 13, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 13, 1884 Front full pg. illus. of "The Goddess of Our Kitchen." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "Why We Spent Last Christmas in Town" and "Mr. Merridew's Gold Piece - He Seized and Held the Treasure Near the Light."
Doublepage centerfold of "A Christmas Memory." Full pg. illus. of "Under the Mistletoe... See More
Turkey hunting... The New Orleans Exposition...
Item #174942
January 10, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 10, 1885 The front page features a very nice dockside scene: 'The New Orleans Exposition--Arrivals At The Levee'. Plus two full pgs. inside on the New Orleans Exposition.
Half page print: "'Yelping' Up Wild Turkeys". A full page print showing 2 scenes: "The Hocking Valley Strike--Guarding A Hopper--Interior of a Miner'... See More
The Oklahoma land rush... Scenes in Alaska...
Item #174964
March 28, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 28, 1885 Very nice & displayable full ftpg Remington illus.: 'Ejecting an Oklahoma Boomer' shows a family in a covered wagon being lead out by soldiers (at least one of whom is Black).
Displayable fullpg. with 5 scenes: 'Logging In Wisconsin'. Fullpg: 'Snake Charming in Tangier'. Halfpg: 'Shad Fishing in Florida' &... See More
Ulysses S. Grant on the front page...
Item #174966
April 04, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 4, 1885 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 4, 1885 Great full front page print of: "Ulysses S. Grant" is very displayable.
Among prints inside are a full page with 4 scenes: "The Trouting Season--Sketches at the S. Side Club, Long Island"; a half page: "An Early Breakfast in Central Park"; a displayable fullpg: "... See More
Baseball champions...
Item #174978
May 16, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1885 The entire ftpg. shows: 'Vesuvius In Eruption'. The prime print would be the full page captioned: "Champion Baseball Players" showing portraits of twelve players from various baseball teams, including James O'Rourke, John Ward, Joseph Hornung, William Ewing, and others.
Among other prints in the issue are a fullpg. of: "... See More
On the Statue of Liberty...
Item #174984
June 06, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 6, 1885 Front page print: "Cruelty" by Thomas Nast. Nice fullpg: "Pedestal for Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island". Fullpg. on view of "Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, Long Island". Fullpg: "The Homes & Tombs of Jefferson & Madison". Full page print: "The 'City of Ber... See More
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