Notable Thomas Nast Civil Rights cartoon...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 24, 1875 The full front page has: "A Few Sketches" by Thomas Nast concerning Governor Tilden "Attacking the Canal Ring Pirates".

Perhaps the most notable print is the very notable Civil Rights Nast engraving headed: "To Thine Own Self Be True" which shows the hand of Columbia handing over the Civil Rights Bill to an African-Americ... See More  

Grant's monument on Riverside Drive...

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  

Vassar Female College...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 30, 1861  The full front page is a print titled: "April Fool's Day In New York, Opposite the Astor House". Inside has a page with prints of New Orleans: "View In French Quarter" & "The Crescent City" from the docks; and "The Levee" and 2 scenes of: "Lafayette Square". Also inside are a two-thirds pr... See More  

Arlington Cemetery... Aaron Burr Tomb...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 27, 1869  The front page of the issue features the illustrations of the reconstructed Cabinet. There is a half-page illustration of "Soldiers' Cemetery at Arlington Heights, Virginia" with related article in which the illustration shows the rows of soldiers graves around Lee's home with the Potomac River and the dome of the Capitol i... See More  

Nice Nast print on the Civil War... The siege of Vicksburg...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 11, 1863  The full front page is an illustration of: "Major-General George G. Meade, the New Commander of the Army of the Potomac". Other prints inside include a full page: "The Siege of Vicksburg--Approach of M'Pherson's Saps to the Rebel Works"; a full page with 3 illustrations: "View of Springfield Landing, Below Port Hud... See More  

Easter morning... Indian print by Remington...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 31, 1888  The front page print: "Judge Walter Quintin Gresham". Two half page prints: "The Railroad Disaster to the West India Mail Near Blackshear, Georgia" and "The Remains of General Paez Lying in State in the New York City Hall".

Doublepage centerfold: "Easter Sunday Morning Among the Moravians at Bethlehem, Pennsylv... See More  

Thanksgiving dinner... Fulton ferry-boat collision... San Francisco earthquake......

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 28, 1868 The front page shows a 1/4 page illustration: 'Punishing Slaves in Cuba' as well as nearly 1/2 page: 'El Moro Castle at the Entrance to Harbor of Havana, Cuba' with text. A full page illustration is "French Council of Ministers Held at St. Cloud, Presided over by the Emperor". A halfpage illustration is of 'Trapping Wil... See More  

Printing Savannah's first Union-occupation newspaper...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 21, 1865  The full front page is a print: "View of General Butler's  Dutch Gap Canal Before the Explosion of the Bulkhead". Inside has a full page print: "The Union Army Entered Savannah on the 21st December and on the 24th the First Number of the 'Loyal Georgian' Was Issued."

Other prints within include: "Rear-Adm... See More  

Great view of Chicago before the fire... Thomas Nast... Political cartoon...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 21, 1871  The full fron tpage is a Thomas Nast political cartoon entitled "The Only Thing They Respect or Fear".  An article "The New York Seamen's Exchange" features a 1/4 page illustration. "The Smithfield Martyrs' Memorial Church" features a 1/3 page illustration. A half-page illustration "Shanghaiing Sailo... See More