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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Reverdy Johnson death....
Item #600552
February 01, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1876
* Reverdy Johnson death
* Dred Scott case fame
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Reverdy Johnson" "His Sudden And Mysterious Death" and more. See images for text.
Complete, minor margin wear, otherwise good co... See More
Charley Ross found?...
Item #600551
February 01, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 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" "Interview With the Boy Found at Carey, Ohio" "Various Theories Relative to His Identity" and more. See image... See More
Robert Toombs speech...
Item #603176
February 01, 1876
THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1876
* Robert Toombs speech
* Founding father of the Confederacy
* African Americans - Negroes
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 2 has one column headings: "'Hark From The Toombs'" "Bob Toombs Again on the War Path" "His Opinion OF Union... See More
Custer City, South Dakota....
Item #600553
February 08, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 8, 1876
* Custer, South Dakota born
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has small one column headings: "Black Hills" "Growth of Custer City--More Gold Diggings Reported--Sioux On The War Path". See image for text.
Complete, minor margin wear... See More
Japanese carpenters...
Item #174008
February 12, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 12, 1876 Full front page: 'The Hearth-Stone of the Poor - Waste Steam Not Wasted'; Doublepage centerfold Thomas Nast cartoon: "Food For The Tricky 'Statesman.' and Death to our Honorable Army"; Half page view of Philadelphia 'A Glimpse of Philadelphia, From Horticultural Hall'; 1/2 page: 'Japanese ca... See More
Molly Maguires...
Item #603259
February 14, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 14, 1876
* Molly Maguires
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a small one column heading: "The 'Molly Maguires' Exposed" See image for text here.
Complete, a little spine wear, otherwise good condition.... See More
Molly Maguires...
Item #600550
February 26, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 26, 1876
* Molly Maguires
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has an interesting advertisement titled: "MOLLY MAGUIRE, Terror of the Coal Fields!; By Daniel Doyle, A Mine Boss" for a upcoming report in the "New York Weekly" This ad measures 11 x 2 inches.... See More
Susan B. Anthony...
Item #603179
February 28, 1876
THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, February 28, 1876
* Susan B. Anthony
* Beecher-Tilton scandal
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "'Susan B. Anthony Speaks" "What She Thinks of Bowen, Beecher, Tilton, and the Advisory Council" See image for text here.
Compl... See More
Princeton, Indiana tornado...
Item #603180
February 29, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, February 29, 1876
* Princeton, Indiana
* St. Charles Missouri
* Tornadoes disasters
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Terrific Tornadoes" "Fifty Houses Destroyed at Princeton, Indiana" "Miraculous Escapes From Tumbling Buildings&q... See More
Princeton, Indiana tornado....
Item #600556
February 29, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 29, 1876
* Princeton, Indiana
* Tornado disaster
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has one column headings: "THE TORNADO" "Fifty Buildings Wrecked in Princeton and Vicinity" "Damage to Property Estimated at Over a Million Dollars" and more.
... See More
Hazel Green, Wisconsin tornado...
Item #600554
March 11, 1876
THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, March 11, 1876
* Hazel Green, Wisconsin tornado disaster
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "TERRIFIC TORNADO" "Nine Persons Killed and Numbers Injured" "Twenty-Six Buildings Wrecked at Hazle Green,Wisconsin" See image f... See More
Lynde Brook Reservoir flood...
Item #603206
March 31, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, March 31, 1876
* Lynde Brook Reservoir dam break
* Worcester Massachusetts flood
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "An Irresitsible Flood" "Lyndebrook Reservoir Dam Carried Away" "760,000,000 Gallons of Water Loose in a Narrow Valle... See More
Moonshiners & Indians....
Item #603587
April 21, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, April 21, 1876
* Indians - depredations
* Kentucky moonshiners - moonshining
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has column headings: "Indian Outrage" "A Party of Whites Attacked and Several Persons Killed or Wounded"
Page 5 has one column headings: &q... See More
Thomas Nast print of Uncle Sam...
Item #174028
April 22, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 22, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon 'Cur-Tail-Phobia' shows Uncle Sam, and more. Another full page Nast political cartoon shows the 'Democratic Tiger in the Manger.' A full page illustration entitled 'Centennial Views' is comprised of two half-page illustrations. The doublepage centerfold is a 3/4 size entitled &... See More
P. B. S. Pinchback...
Item #604178
April 29, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, April 29, 1876
* P. B. S. Pinchback
* Negroes - African Americans
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 4 has one column headings: "Washington" "Better Than Nothing for Pinchback" and more. See image for text here.
Complete, very minor margin wear, otherwise nice.... See More
Chicago, Illinois tornado...
Item #603295
May 08, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, May 8, 1876
* Chicago, Illinois
* Tornado disaster
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Tornadoes" "Leavenworth and Chicago Visited by Terrific Wind Storms" "Buildings Unroofed, Church Steeples Blown Down and Coaches Wrecked" &qu... See More
Texas stage coach robberies...
Item #603375
May 12, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, May 12, 1876
* Texas highwaymen
* Stage coach robberies
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Stages Robbed" "Two Stage Coaches in Texas Stopped by Highwaymen and Robbed of Money and Mails" See image for text here.
Complete in n... See More
Steamboat Pat Cleburne explosion...
Item #603377
May 18, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, May 18, 1876
* Steamboat Pat Cleburne
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has one column headings: "Evansville" "Terrible Steamboat Explosion and Loss of Life" "The Pat Cleburne Explodes her Boiler and is burned--The Arkansas Belle also much Injured" S... See More
Black Hills... Indians...
Item #603378
May 30, 1876
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, 1876
* Black Hills - Wyoming Territory
* Native Americans - Indians
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "More Doleful News From the Black Hills" "Fighting and Murdering by Indians in Wyoming Territory" "The Indian T... See More
Thomas Nast print... "The Centennial" prints...
Item #174040
June 03, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 3, 1876 Full front page by Thomas Nast political cartoon: '"Why We Laugh" - Pro Tem'; Four full page illustration on the The Centennial, one showing 'The Crush on Opening Day at Elm & Belmont Avenues'; Doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast: "'Tis The Times' Plague, When Madmen Lead The Blind"'
C... See More
Ku-Klux and the colored voters...
Item #174046
June 24, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 24, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon entitled 'Continue That I Broached In Jest.' Very nice fullpage view of: 'Cincinnati, Ohio' shows steamboats on the river as well. An article entitled "The Ku-Klux and the Colored Voters".
Many illustrations on the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Very nice and displaya... See More
Boss Tweed is captured... Ku-Klux Klan...
Item #174048
July 01, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1876 Famous full front page Thomas Nast print: 'Tweed-Le-Dee & Tilden-Dum' shows Boss Tweed grabbing two little boys. This is the illustration that made the Spanish officials take him for a Child-stealer. It was this July 1 issue, seen by officials in Spain, that caused Tweed to be captured upon his arrival there.
A 1/3 illustration 'Th... See More
First draft of The Declaration of Independence... Views of St. Louis...
Item #174050
July 08, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 8, 1876 (with "First Draft" Supplement) Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon entitled 'Why We Laugh'. A full page illustration 'Pro Patria - 1776'. Great full page bird's-eye-view of: 'St. Louis, Missouri.' is displayable. Doublepage centerfold 'The Centennial - Interior of the Main Building, Near the Musi... See More
A hanging gone bad...
Item #651133
September 01, 1876
WEEKLY GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, St. Louis, Sept. 1, 1876 The ftpg. includes: "Chocked To Death--Sickening Scenes at an Execution in Ohio--The Murderer of Col. Dawson Strangled--One Rope Breaks, but Second Does the Work..." which begins: "The most disgusting execution ever seen in this state occurred at Dayton to day...". Also: "Mob Rule--Ripley County, Mo., Infest... See More
Thomas Nast prints...
Item #174066
September 02, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 2, 1876 Nice front page illustration: 'Summer In The Country'; Nice Black-themed Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'Is This the Equal Protection of the Laws'; A double page centerfold by Thomas Nast: 'A Belle Savage'; Full page illustration: 'The Tramp'
Full page illustration: 'The Centennial--Scene in ... See More
Thomas Nast prints... The Centennial...
Item #174072
September 23, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 23, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon showing Sam Tilden, '"Still Hunt"-Ing'; Full page Thomas Nast cartoon: 'Putting a Head On'; Full page illustrations: 'The Centennial--Egyptian Department.' 'Lafayette Statue, Union Square, New York'; Doublepage centerfold illustration: '... See More
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