First Thanksgiving... duck hunting...
Item #175450
November 23, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 23, 1889 Full ftpg: shows: 'A Saturday Afternoon on Broadway at Madison Sq." The doublepage centerfold is: "The First Thanksgiving" for the new baby. A halfpg. print is a duck hunting scene: 'Chasing a Cripple'.
Complete in twenty pages.
Owen Sound to Mackinac...
Item #175436
October 05, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 5, 1889 Very nice fullpg: 'The Arrival of the Mail in Camp' shows soldiers getting their mail. Nice fullpg. yacht race. Great doublepage centerfold: 'From Owen Sound to Mackinac' shows 11 scenes. Fullpg. shows 4 scenes of: 'Selected Competitive Designs for the Grant Monument'
Complete in twenty pages.
Architecture in Atlanta, Georgia...
Item #175418
August 03, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 3, 1889 Great full ftpg: 'A Picket Post in the Indian Country' shows several soldiers on the watch over an Indian village in the distance. Fullpg: 'A Day at the Fishing Banks' & 'Recent Architecture in Atlanta, Ga.' 4 pages on 'Roads & Road-Making' shows several scenes & one of 'John L. Macadam' scenic fullpg: 'Mt. S... See More
Remington: a bull fight in Mexico...
Item #175400
June 01, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 1, 1889 Very dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'A Bull-Fight In Mexico' is by F. Remington. Lengthy article and six other illustrations by Remington on bull fighting. Good issue for Remington.
Complete in twenty pages.
Remington: The Frontier Troooper's Thanatopsis...
Item #175386
April 13, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Apr. 13, 1889 Full ftpg. is the famous Remington print: 'The Frontier Trooper's Thanatopsis'. Displayable fullpg: 'Oklahoma Sketches', several with men on horseback. Dblpgctrfld: 'Going to a Fire in St. Petersburg.
Complete in twenty pages.
Famous & desirable Frederic Remington centerfold...
Item #175384
April 06, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 6, 1889 Very nice full front page print: "Hunting Wild Turkey by Moonlight: Prints inside include: "The Late John Bright..."; a terrific doublepage centerfold by the famed Frederick Remington: "Cheyenne Scouts Patrolling the Big Timber of the North Canadian, Oklahoma"; "Robert T. Lincoln, U.S. Minister to England (and Abraham... See More
Great Remington centerfold...
Item #175382
March 30, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, March 30, 1889 This issue features the dblpgctrfld: 'The Last Lull In the Fight' done by Frederic Remington, showing but a few survivors of an Indian attack. Nice fullpg. view of: 'Madison, Wisconsin' showing 3 scenes. Fullpg. with 6 scenes: 'Last Lodges of the Mandans'
Complete in twenty pages.
Sardine & mackerel fishing...
Item #175380
March 23, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY March 23, 1889 Front 2/3 pg. illus. pertaining to the front pg. story "A Hazard of New Fortunes." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Houses of the New York and the Manhattan Athletic Clubs." 1/3 pg. portrait of "General Stewart Van Vliet." Four small portraits of "Albert G. Porter, of Indiana, United States Minister to Italy," "Thomas W... See More
Harrison is inaugurated...
Item #175378
March 16, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY March 16, 1889 (with 5 panel Supplement) Full ftpg. shows: "President Harrison Taking the Oath of Office". Two fullpgs. showing: "The Members of President Harrison's Cabinet" and a nice doublepage centerfold showing: "The Inauguration Ball". The price shown also includes the 5 panel Supplement: "The Inauguration Of President Ha... See More
Remington print...
Item #175374
March 02, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1889 Nice doublepage centerfold: 'A Court-Martial In the Field' nice fullpg. illus: 'Horse Raising In the Northwest' is by Frederic Remington. A dramatic full ftpg. illus. is a scene from the Civil War.
Complete in twenty pages.
Baseball... Remington's "Dragging A Bull's Hide Over a Prairie Fire...
Item #175338
October 27, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1888 Although this issue has a wealth of fine prints, perhaps the most notable is the very nice doublepage print in the "Supplement" titled: "Dragging A Bull's Hide Over A Prairie Fire In Northern Texas" which was done by Frederic Remington".
Front full pg. illus. of "The Effect of 'Negative Gravity'."... See More
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore... Alaska towns...
Item #175324
September 08, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 8, 1888 Front page print: "W.J. Florence As 'Captain Cuttle'". Nice fullpg: 'The Natural Bridge, Va.'.
Doublepage centerfold: 'A Downtown Lunch Room in New York'. Fullpg. with 2 illus. & article on: 'John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore'.
Nice Supplement issue headed: 'A Trip To Southeastern Alaska' ... See More
Very desirable Frederic Remington print showing Geronimo...
Item #175318
August 18, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 18, 1888 Perhaps the most desired print in this issue is the very nice full page by Frederic Remington, captioned: "Geronimo and His Band Returning From a Raid Into Mexico", which is one of the more sought-after of the Remington prints in this title.
Other prints include the full ftpg. W. A. Rogers political cartoon: "Make Way For The Unc... See More
White Sulphur Springs...
Item #175314
August 04, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 4, 1888 Full ftpg. shows an illus. of a political: "The Lobbyist". Full page print by W.A. Rogers: "The Difference Between Trimming a Hedge and Cutting it Down".
Great Doublepage centerfold by Remington: "Skirmish Drill of the New York National Guard at the State Camp, Peekskill" shows many soldiers. Nice fullpg: "The ... See More
Picket's Charge, 25 years later...
Item #175306
July 07, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1888 Nice fullpg: "The Fourth of July in a Southern Town" shows Blacks. Nice & dramatic doublepage centerfold: "Pickett's Charge", from Philippoteaux's "Battle of Gettysburg" is very displayable. Fullpg: "The Workers & Their Dwellings; at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Coke Ovens" is also displayable. ... See More
Frederic Remington print...
Item #175294
May 26, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1888 Front page print: "General Russell A. Alger, Of Michigan". Full page print: "The Islands of the Venetian Lagoon" shows 5 scenes. Two full page prints: "The New Armored Cruiser 'Maine'" and "Will He Enlist?" Very nice halfpg. illus. by Frederic Remington: "An Ox Train In The Mountains". Fullp... See More
Texas cattle in a Kansas corral...
Item #175286
April 28, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 28, 1888 (with supplement) The front page features a full illustration of 'Senator Hawley, Of Connecticut'. This also features a half page Frederic Remington print entitled 'Texan Cattle In A Kansas Corn Corral' and has an associated article as well.
Two quarter page illustrations of "The Late Ahunah S. Abell" and "Th... See More
Stankford's farm at Palo Alto, California: creating Stanford University...
Item #175284
April 21, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 21, 1888 The front page of this issue features a full page illustration entitled 'Hailing the Ferryman'. An article "General Gillmore" also includes three small illustrations of "The Late General Q. A. Gillmore"; "Major-General Crook" and "Brigadier-General J. R. Brooke". A half-page illustration... See More
Caribou hunting... Pensacola, Florida...
Item #175260
January 28, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 28, 1888 Halfpg: "Caribou Hunting--Bringing Home the Game". Nice fullpg: "The Supreme Court of the U.S." showing all members with a trial in session. Very dramatic doublepage centerfold: "Cavalry Caught In A Blizzard". Three-quarter pg: "In & Around Pensacola, Florida" includes a town view.
Other news and adv... See More
Bar Harbor...
Item #175230
October 15, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 15, 1887 Front full pg. illus. of "Boss" Gorman in the Toils." Inside is a 1/4 pg. portrait of "Gen. John P. Rea, Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic."; halfpg. illus. of "The Traders." Four small portraits of "Champions of Recent Athletic Contests."
double page centerfold containing many il... See More
America's Cup... Indian warfare...
Item #175226
October 01, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 1, 1887 Front full pg. illus. of "Jonathan and Sandy" (re: America's Cup). Inside is a full pg. illus. containing many illus. pertaining to "Pictures from Holland." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "George L. Watson, Designer of the "Thistle" and "Edward Burgess, Designer of the "Volunteer."
double page cen... See More
Memphis, Tennessee...
Item #175216
August 27, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 27, 1887 Nice full ftpg: 'Protecting The Bluffs At Memphis, Tennessee'. Fullpg: 'At Narragansett Pier--Views of the Casino'. Great double page centerfold: 'Views In Memphis, Tenn.' ' shows 5 scenes. 'Interior View of the New York Clearing House' is in the Supplement issue.
Other news and advertisements of the day are ... See More
Funeral of Ex-President Arthur...
Item #175140
December 04, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 4, 1886 Front page print: "Edwin A. Abbey". 1/4 page print: "The Wreck of the 'Robert Wallace,' at Marquette, Michigan". 2/3 page Thomas Nast print: "Well May The 'Wild West' Ask, Is This The Civilized East?" showing several Indians.
Doublepage centerfold: "The Funeral of Ex-President Arthur" sho... See More
Colorado Springs... Colorado...
Item #175136
November 20, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 20, 1886 Very nice full ftpg: "The Antlers (hotel), Colorado Springs" is decorative. Full page print: "'The Acharnians' of Aristophanes at the Academy of Music". Fullpg: "Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Harvard" & "Irrigation In Colorado" shows 4 scenes and is very decorative. Full page shows 4 s... See More
Geronimo captured... Oystering on Long Island...
Item #175122
October 02, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 2, 1886 One-third of a page shows: "The Hostile Apaches--The Captors and the Captured" shows Geronimo and Natchez, plus another one-third pg. illus. of the soldiers who captured them. Fullpg. print: "A Night Scene at the St. Louis Exposition". Another full page print: "The 'Tub Parade' at Lenox, Massachusetts". 3/4 ... See More
Remington... Graphophone...
Item #175100
July 17, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 17, 1886 Full ftpg: "American Fishermen Laying in Ice at Sea". Halfpg: "Signaling the Main Command" is by Remington. Very nice doublepage centerfold: "Wheeling on Riverside Drive". Fullpg. article on "The Graphophone" shows 3 illus., & begins "One of the most brilliant conceptions of Mr. Thomas Edison was...... See More
Lost off Long Island... A loggers' camp...
Item #175066
March 20, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 20, 1886 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast cartoon: "One Thing You Are Accountable To The Public For". 1/3 pg: "The Cunard Steamer 'Oregon', Lost Off Long Island". Fullpg: "A Loggers' Camp At Night". Fullpg: "The United States Ship Of War 'Atlanta'". Fullpg: 'The Moody Schools at Northfield, Massachuset... See More
Railroad strike in New York... Oyster Bay, Long Island...
Item #175064
March 13, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 13, 1886 Full ftpg. Nast illustration: "Like Cromwell--Not 'Like Charles the First,'--Mr. Edmunds". Two half page prints: "The $29,000 Filly Dew-Drop" and "A Meet of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club at the House of Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay, Long Island".
Fine doublepage centerfold: "Street Railroad Strike in New... See More
Henry Wilson...
Item #173992
December 18, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, December 18, 1875. Full front full pg. Nast illus. titled: "Post Haste--Let This Be the Fastest (Male) Mail on Record." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "Obsequies of Henry Wilson" including "...The Procession Passing St. Paul's Church, New York" and "...The Remains Lying in State in Doric Hall, Boston, Massachusetts." Fou... 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
Picking blackberries...
Item #173856
August 29, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 29, 1874 Full ftpg. Nast shows Black men being 'pardoned' - "Freedom, Jubilee. and Pardon". Great fullpg: 'On a Load of Hay' shows children atop a wagon load of hay. Fullpg: 'Seaside Sketches' 1/2 pg: 'A String of Blackberries' shows a Black family picking them. Doublepage centerfold: "Warwick Castle". ... See More
Homer's "Seesaw--Gloucester... American baseball in London...
Item #173860
September 12, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1874 Although there are many very nice prints within, the most desired is the full page print by Winslow Homer: "Seesaw--Gloucester, Massachusetts".
Also within is a full page: "The American Baseball Players in England--Match between the Red Stockings and the Athletics..." plus a half page baseball print captioned: &quo... See More
The pyramids of Egypt... The KKK vs. slavery...
Item #173872
October 24, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 24, 1874 Full ftpg. Nast: 'A Burden He Has To Shoulder' shows U.S. Grant being overburdened. Fullpg. Nast: 'The Hobby In The Kinder-Garten' halfpg. of white men looking at an Indian family & their children. Less than qtr pg. Nast: "Worse than Slavery," which is a political cartoon with an illustration of the White League and the Ku Klux Klan ... 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
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.
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.
A fishing match...
Item #173928
May 08, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1875 Front 1/2 pg. portrait of "The Late John Harper." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "A Fishing Match." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Walrus Herd Surprised." Doublepage centerfold of "The Duel." (Two Geese Fighting). Full pg. Nast illus. of "The American River Ganges." 2/3 pg. Nast illus. of "No Church Need... 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
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
Yacht racing... Distributing Rations...
Item #173982
November 13, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 13, 1875 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "The Elective System: or Master & Slave". Fullpg: "The Ocean Yacht Race" & fullpg: "The Revivalists in Brooklyn". Halfpg: "An Indian Agency--Distributing Rations"
Complete in sixteen pages.
Cornelius Vanderbilt...
Item #174106
January 20, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 20, 1877 Front full pg. portrait of "Cornelius Vanderbilt." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Centennial - Carriage Exhibit." Four 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Hon. S. J. Randall," "The Hon. Lucius Robinson," "The Hon. Smith Ely, Jun.," and "The Hon. John Kelly." Two full pg. illus. of "The... See More
Doctors at work on the field of battle...
Item #174196
December 01, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 1, 1877 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Exhumed." Inside are three large illus. pertaining to "The Funeral of the Late Senator Morton." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Dissolution of the High Court of Justice." 2/3 of a doublepage centerfold of "A Skirmish on the Road to Plevna - Circassian Cavalry in the Foreground."... See More
Red Cloud & the Indians...
Item #174184
October 20, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 20, 1877 Great fullpg: 'The Moonshine Man of Kentucky' shows 5 scenes. Nice halfpg: 'The Sioux & Arrapahoe Delegation' includes Red Cloud. One-third pg: 'Mission Indians of Southern Calif. making Baskets & Hair Ropes'
Sheep raid in Colorado...
Item #174182
October 13, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 13, 1877 Full ftpg. shows a factory full of people: 'Making Cartridges'. Halfpg: 'The Great Fair at St. Louis' great fullpg: 'The Delaware Water-Gap' is nice. Halfpg: 'Sheep Raid in Colo.' with other prints as well.
Dead Mule Trail, Idaho...
Item #174178
September 29, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY September 29, 1877. Front full pg. illus. of "Dead Mule Trail, Idaho." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Bennett Medalists." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Croker Fishing in the Delaware." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Yachting - A Heavy Sea." Dblpgctrfld. of "Creedmoor - The International Rifle Match." Full pg. illus. of "Pike's Peak at Su... See More
Clamming in Great South Bay, Long Island...
Item #174172
September 08, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 8, 1877 Nice full ftpg: 'The Gossips' shows 3 old women doing just that. Very nice fullpg. with 5 scenes on: 'Clamming in Great South Bay, Long Island Coast'. Great doublepage centerfold: 'Reminiscences of the White Mountains'. Nearly fullpg. illus. of: 'Peter Paul Rubens'.
Thomas Nast print... Yachting... A.B. Frost cartoon
Item #174060
August 12, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 12, 1876 Full front page illustration: 'Struck It Rich! Prospecting in the Black Hills' shows two men examining a piece of ore.; Fullpage Thomas Nast cartoon: 'The "Blood Shirt" Reformed'; 1/2-page illustration: 'The Yacht "Mohawk"'; Doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast: 'Declaration of Equa... See More
Philadelphia street characters...
Item #174024
April 08, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 8, 1876 Front full page illustration of "The Lexington of the Sea."
2/3 page illustration of "The Phul-Bagh, or Flower Garden Palace, Gwalior, India."; Two full page Thomas Nast illustration entitled "The Haunted House; or, the 'Murdered' Rag Baby Will Not Be Still" and "The Reign of the Press."; ... See More
Chinese emigration to America...
Item #174036
May 20, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'The Democratic Tiger Gone Mad'. Another full page Thomas Nast political cartoon inside 'The Foremost Champion of this Spirit of Reform'.
Doublepage centerfold: 'Chinese Emigration to America - Sketch on Board the Pacific Mail Steamship Alaska' with accompanying article. A full... See More
Great baseball print...
Item #173838
June 27, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 27, 1874 Within this complete issue is a great full page print captioned: "International Baseball--The Boston Champions" showing the entire team in uniform. The name of each player is captioned below, the list including Al Spaulding and James O'Rourke among others. A related article as well. A great companion issue to join the 2004 Boston cha... See More
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