Women and the temperance movement in 1874....
Item #668903
February 07, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, February 7, 1874
* Women and the Temperance movement
* Woman's Christian Temperance Union
* Anti-alcohol crusade in Ohio
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE DEMON ALCOHOL" "Ohio Ladies Battling with Intoxicating Beverages" "New Victories Reported" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, nic... See More
Inmates on Blackwell's Island...
Item #173800
February 14, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY February 14, 1874 Front 2/3 pg. illus. pertaining to the lives of the rich and the poor. Inside is the full pg. Nast illus. of "Parepa Rosa." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Hon. Robert E. Withers, of Virginia" and "The Hon. Robert Brown Elliot, of South Carolina." 1/2 pg illus. of "Concert for the Inmates of the Charity Hospital, Blackwell'... See More
Women and the temperance movement...
Item #605634
March 03, 1874
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 3, 1874 The front page has over two columns taken up with: "The Temperance Cause" with various subheads. Reports on the temperance movement are noted from New York, Columbus, Ohio; Camden, New Jersey; and Pittsburgh.
Eight pages, lightly toned, mostly loose at the spine, good condition. Should be handled carefully.
Featuring a Winslow Homer print from this desired year...
Item #173806
March 07, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1874 The entire front page features a political cartoon by famed illustrator Thomas Nast, captioned: "The Good and Bad Spirits at War". But likely the most desired print is the nice full page by Winslow Homer, titled: "The Chinese In New York--Scene In a Baxter Street Club-House".
Other prints within this issue include: "The R... See More
Mining in Colorado...
Item #173830
May 30, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1874 Full ftpg. is a Nast political cartoon, showing Uncle Sam among others "There is Nothing Mean About us". Great doublepage centerfold : 'Smelting Ore In Colorado' shows 9 scenes. Nice for display. Nice fullpg: 'A Prairie Windstorm' shows a family in a covered wagon fighting the storm. 3/4 pg "In a Strange Land -- Askin... See More
The famous Winslow Homer print "Waiting for a Bite"...
Item #173854
August 22, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1874 Certainly the most notable print in this issue is the very nice full page by Winslow Homer titled: "Waiting for a Bite."
Other prints in this issue are a full ftpg. illus. "The Little Vagrant." Inside is a 1/2 pg. map of "The Gold Regions of the Black Hills, Explored by General Custer's Expedition."; a halfpg. ... See More
Baseball in England...
Item #173858
September 05, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 5, 1874 Full ftpg. Nast 'Precious Jewel of Thy Home Return'. Fullpg: 'Sketches At Long Branch'. Great doublepage centerfold: 'The Game Of Polo' is dramatic. Fullpg: 'Bullfight At Madrid'. Fullpg: "Baseball in England -- The Match on Lord's Cricket Grounds Between the Red Stockings and The Athletics".
Comp... See More
African gold fields...
Item #173874
October 31, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 31, 1874 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: 'Not So Easily Taken In'. Fullpg. with 11 scenes of: 'October in the White Mountains'. Dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'A Duel in the Air--Eagles Fighting Over their Prey'. Fullpg: 'On the Way to the African Gold Fields--Pontoon Ferry Over the Vaal River'. A political cartoon shows Blacks voting.
Complete ... See More
Mining in the Rocky Mountains...
Item #173926
May 01, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 1, 1875 One-third of the front page: 'Polar Bears on St. Matthew Island'. Fullpg Nast cartoon: 'The Republic in Danger'. Nice doublepage centerfold: 'On the way to Diggings-Halt in a rough pass of the Rocky Mountains' (mining).
Complete in sixteen pages.
Columbia, SC tornado... Montpelier, VT fire...
Item #601275
May 03, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 3, 1875
* Columbia, South Carolina tornado
* Montpelier, Vermont fire disaster
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a one column heading: "Fierce Winds In The South"
Also page 5 has: "Another Terrible Fire" "Montpelier, Vermont, the Stricken ... See More
Uncle Sam... Indian territory at Fort Gibson...
Item #173930
May 15, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nwew York, May 15, 1875 Full ftpg. political cartoon by Nast: 'The Next Pardon in the Reform Farce'. Fullpg. with 6 scenes: 'In Indian Territory' showing Indians & a scene of Fort Gibson, etc. Fullpg. Nast political cartoon shows Uncle Sam, among others.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Chief Red Cloud... Indians...
Item #605656
May 27, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 27, 1875
* Chief Spotted Tail
* President Ulysses S. Grant
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Washington" "The President Talks To The Indians" "Spotted Tail Accuses the Newspaper Men of Lying" and more.
Complete, ... See More
The Arctic Expedition...
Item #173940
June 19, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 19, 1875 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "News In Washington." Inside is a 1/2 pg. Nast illus. entitled "We Are Not Proud." 2/3 pg. illus. of "A Warm Reception-A School of Whales Driven into Shallow Water."
Doublepage centerfold of "An Ice Nip in Melville Bay, off the Devil's Thumb." 2/3 pg. illus. of "... See More
Henry Ward Beecher adultry trial ends...
Item #601233
July 03, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 3, 1875
* Henry War Beecher
* Elizabeth Tilton
* Adultery trial ends
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has small one column headings: "Can't Agree" "The Jury Discharged" "And the Great Scandal Case Ended" and more. (see) Lengthy text here.
Com... See More
International rifle match...
Item #173946
July 10, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 10, 1875 Fullpg: 'The International Rifle Match, The American Team'. Fullpg. Nast Cartoon: 'Homo-Phobia'. Halfpg: 'The Frigate 'Constitution', 'Old Ironsides' '. Full bkpg: 'A Clown's Cricket Match'.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Uncle Sam on the front paage...
Item #173950
July 24, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 24, 1875 Full front pg. illus. of "Uncle Sam Beats All Creation." Inside are ten illus. of "The Saratoga Prizes." 1/2 pg. illus. entitled "They Which Run in a Race Run All, But One Receiveth the Prize." Full pg. illus. containing many smaller illus. pertaining to "the Intercollegiate Boat Race-Headquarters of the Cr... See More
Hot air balloon ascension...
Item #173954
August 07, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 7, 1875 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon, and another fullpg. by him inside. Halfpg. shows a balloon ascension. Nearly fullpg: 'The Austro-Hungarian Arctic Expedition' shows much hardship.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Huntsville, Texas prison horrors...
Item #601242
August 07, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 7, 1875
* Huntsville Unit horrors
* Texas State Penitentiary
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 6 has small one column headings: "Horrors Of a Texas Prison" "Captain Emory's Report--The Punishments of the Middle Ages..." See images for text here.
Compl... See More
John D. Lee of the Mountain Meadows Massacre...
Item #173956
August 14, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 14, 1875 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "The British Lion Loose in the House of Commons." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Off the scent." Full pg. illus. of "A Seltzer Water Cart-A Street Scene in Berlin, Prussia." Full pg. illus. of "Morning on the Moors." Full pg. illus. of "Up in the Crow's Nest-The Look-Out of... See More
Edwin Booth interview...
Item #601434
August 18, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 18, 1875
* Actor Edwin Booth
* Horse carriage accident (1st report)
* Ku Klux Klan in the South
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has a one column heading: "Edwin Booth Seriously Injured". See image for text.
Complete, a little spine wear, nice condition.... See More
Black Hills gold rush...
Item #602072
August 20, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, August 20, 1875
* Black Hills - Dakota Territory
* Professor Walter P. Janney
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has one column headings: "Something Reliable About The Black Hills" "Skillful Miners, with a Little Capital, Can Make Fair Wages" See image for text here.
Comp... See More
Stanley in Africa...
Item #173958
August 21, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 21, 1875 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: 'The Lion of the Season' plus a Nast dblpgctrfld: 'Will St. Peter Recognize Them?'. Fullpg: 'Mr. Stanley's Boat for Navigating the Lakes & Rivers of Africa', being carried by natives. Quarter pg. shows: 'Hans Christian Andersen' & an article,
Complete in sixteen pages.
Matthew Webb... 1st English Channel swim...
Item #601684
August 26, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 26, 1875
* Swimmer Matthew Webb
* 1st crossing of the English Channel
The front page has a small heading: "A Great Swimming Feat--Capt. Webb Crosses The Channel". Report from London, and one from Calais stating: "Capt. Webb arrived here at 11 0' clock this morning in good health and spirits....The passage from Dover occupied twe... See More
Thomas Nast prints...
Item #173960
August 28, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, August 28, 1875 Full front page Thomas Nast illustration of "The Established (Foreign) Church in Ohio"; A full page illustration containing many smaller illustration pertaining to "Rustication-Watching Young Ducks"; Full page illustration of "The Colored Creedmoor"; Doublepage centerfold Thomas Nast illustration of "A Cha... See More
Newspaper editors duel...
Item #601122
September 06, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 6, 1875
* Emory S. Foster
* John N. Edwards
* Newspaper editors duel
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has small one column headings: "Duel" "Between Two Editors". See image for text.
Complete, a little spine wear, nice condition.... See More
Buffalo Bill... Niagara Falls...
Item #173964
September 11, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 11, 1875 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "The Tables Turned" includes Boss Tweed., & yet another Nast cartoon re. Tweed inside. Two pages of prints of: "The Falls of Niagara". Small text-only item on pg. 746 headed: "From the Noted Scout "Buffalo Bill" wherein he endorses a patent medicine, signed: "W.F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)&... See More
Steam Barge Equinox disaster...
Item #601063
September 13, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 13, 1875
* Steam Barge Equinox sinking disaster
* Au Sable Point, Michigan - Lake Michigan
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Terrible Disaster" "Twenty-Five Lives Lost" "The Propeller Equinox Sunk in Lake Michig... See More
Cabin life in the West...
Item #173966
September 18, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, September 18, 1875. Front full pg. illus. of "A Temperance Lesson." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Map of Turkey in Europe and Asia Minor." Full pg. illus. of "Fugitives from Constantinople." Two full pg. illus. of "Washed Out by the Floods - An Incident of Cabin Life in the West" and "Native of Burmah." 2/3 pg. illus. of "... See More
Charley Ross kidnapping case...
Item #601065
September 21, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 21, 1875
* Charlie Ross kidnapping case
* William Westervelt found guilty?
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Verdict In The Charley Ross Case" "Westervelt Guilty--An Affecting Scene in Court" "Charley Ross"... See More
Texas hurricane disaster...
Item #602763
September 23, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 23, 1875
* Velasco, TX
* Indianola, Texas hurricane
* Ghost town
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Velasco, Texas, Entirely Swept Away--No Lives Lost" "The Destruction Of Indianola--Provisions For The People" See ima... See More
Discovery of Greenland...
Item #173968
September 25, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, September 25, 1875. Full front pg. illus. of "The Song of the Kettle - An Evening Reverie." Inside is a 1/4 pg. portrait of "President William C. Ralston, of the Bank of California." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Ralston's Death - Scene of the Drowning." Full pg. containing five illus. pertaining to "The New York Post Office - Views of the New Build... See More
P. T. Barnum advertisement & more...
Item #601137
September 25, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 25, 1875
* Bellefontaine, Ohio lynching
* P.T. Phineas Barnum ad
The front page has one column headings that include: "The Hellish Crime Near Bellefontaine" "Horrible Confession of the Miscreant's Wife" "Schell Dragged from the Jail and Lynched" See image for text here.
The back page has a nice & s... See More
Creedmoor riflle match...
Item #173974
October 16, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, October 16, 1875. Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Our Modern Mummy." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Pocketing the Missing Plank." Full pg. illus. of "Creedmoor - Match Between the Canadian and Amateur Rifle Teams, September 25, 1875." Dblpgctrfld. of "The Deserter." 2/3 pg. illus. of "An Artists' Colony, Fontainebleau, Fran... See More
A Dunker funeral...
Item #173976
October 23, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 23, 1875 Full ftpg: 'A Dunker Funeral'. Three-quarter pg: 'Scraps of a River Trip'. Dblpgctrfld. by Nast is a political cartoon, showing Grant. Fullpg: 'Walrus Shooting with the Harpoon Gun'
Complete in sixteen pages.
Rutherford B. Hayes...
Item #173978
October 30, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 30, 1875 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon includes U.S. Grant, plus another fullpg. Nast cartoon inside. Illus. of; 'Rutherford B. Hayes, Gov. Elect of Ohio'. Most of the dblpgctrfld: 'The French Seaside--Bathing at Trouville'. Nice fullpg: 'The Sugar Harvest in Louisiana' "Sketches of Life in India" "The British Iron Troop Sh... See More
Republican elephant... Moody and Sankey...
Item #173980
November 06, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 6, 1875 Full ftpg. Nast: 'It Sounds Well!--Prologue Before the Farce' on the Democratic platform. Fullpg. by Nast includes a great print of the Republican elephant. Dblpgctrfld: 'The Revivalists in Brooklyn--Opening Service of Messrs. Moody & Sankey'. Halfpg: 'Exodus from the Black Hills' shows a large crowd of miners.
Complete in sixteen page... See More
SS Pacific sinking disaster...
Item #601107
November 09, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1875
* SS Pacific sinking disaster
* Kansas earthquake
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Loss Of The Pacific" "Fearful Marine Disaster" "More Than a Hundred Lives Supposed to be Lost" and more. See images ... See More
Steamer City of Waco sinking...
Item #604418
November 10, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 10, 1875
* City of Waco disaster
* Galveston, Texas
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "LOST IN THE GULF" "Unsuccessful Search for the Victims of the Waco Disaster" "Slight Hopes of Finding Any of Them Alive" a... See More
Statue of Liberty...
Item #173986
November 27, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 27, 1875 Full ftpg: 'Elk hunting in the bad lands of the upper Missouri'. Fullpg: 'Projected Statue of Liberty for New York Harbor'. 1/3 pg: 'The Fast Mail Train, Engine No. 110'. 1/3 pg: 'Mining in Colorado, a played out Gulch'.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Nast political cartoons...
Item #173988
December 04, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, December 4, 1875. Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Thanksgiving Finance." Inside is a small portrait of "Joseph Guibord." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Cemetery Where Joseph Guibord was Buried." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Thanksgiving Time - Driving Home the Turkeys." 2/3 of a dblpgctrfld. of "Bravo Torro - A Reminiscence of San Roque." Full pg... See More
William M. "Boss" Tweed escapes...
Item #601115
December 06, 1875
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, December 6, 1875
* William Magear Tweed
* Boss of Tammany Hall
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "An Empty Nest" "Tweed Escapes From Jail" "The Busy and Bewildered Officers can Find no Trace of Him" and more. Lengthy t... See More
Selling Christmas greens in Richmond, Virginia... Thomas Nast prints...
Item #173994
December 25, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 25, 1875 Front full pg. illus. of" "Selling Christmas Greens - A Scene in Richmond, Virginia." Inside is a full pg. Thomas Nast illus: "J. G. B. Jun., In His Property Room." Two one-quarter pg. portraits of: "The Hon. Michael C. Kerr" and "The Rev. Dr. W.E. M'Laren."; one-third pg. portrait of: "J. ... See More
Mardi Gras at Memphis....
Item #603200
January 08, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 8, 1876
* Early Mardi Gras report
* Memphis, Tennessee
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Mardi Gras" "The Festivities at Memphis--Proclamation of the King of the Carnival". See image for text.
Complete, a little spin... See More
Friars Point Negroes lynchings....
Item #603201
January 08, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 8, 1876
* Friars Point MS Mississippi
* Negroes - lynchings - shootings
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a one column heading: "Judge Lynch Holds Court at Friar's Point" See image for text here.
Complete, very minor margin wear, otherwise nice... See More
Bear hunt in the Rocky Mountains...
Item #174000
January 15, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 15, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon 'Madness (Yet There's Method In It)', plus another full page inside 'The (D. D.) Field of Gold, or The Lion's Legal (?) Share.' A half page: 'A Bear Hunt in the Rocky Mountains.' Most of the doublepage centerfold: 'A Visit to a Light House' which is comp... See More
Friars Point, Mississippi Negro lynchings...
Item #600572
January 17, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, January 17, 1876
* Friars Point, Mississippi
* Negroes - lynchings
This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has one column headings: "Mississippi Justice" "Four Negroes Lynched at Friars' Point" See image for text here.
Complete, a little spine wear, otherwise in good con... See More
Jewish Orphan Aslyum...
Item #603202
January 22, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 22, 1876
* Bellefaire Orphanage
* Jewish - Jews - Judiaca
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 4 has one column headings: "Jewish Orphan Asylum" "Annual Reports of the Officers of the Institution". The text takes up over a full column.
Complete, very mino... See More
Barboursville, West Virginia lynching.......
Item #603153
January 24, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, January 24, 1876
* Barboursville WV West Virginia
* Lynching - Lynch mob
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a one column heading: "A Horrible Lynching Affair in West Virginia" See image for text here.
Complete, very minor margin wear, otherwise good condition.... See More
Charleston, West Virginia lynching.......
Item #603174
January 26, 1876
THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Ohio, January 26, 1876
* Charleston WV West Virginia
* Lynching - Lynch mob
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Lynching" "Probable Hanging of Three Murderers at Charleston, W. Va." See image for text here.
Complete, very minor margin wear, othe... See More
Charley Ross found?...
Item #603175
January 31, 1876
THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, January 31, 1876
* Charley Ross
* 1st kidnapping for ransom
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Charlie Ross" "Probable Finding of the Long Lost Child" "Answers the Description in Every Particular" See images for text h... See More
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