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Item #177074
November 24, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1900 A Century of Achievement - Music by Philip Hale; Count von Waldersee at Tientsin; fullpage illustration "Unbridled Bits From The Horse Show"; The Close of the Football Season; doublepage centerfold "Four-in-Hand-Driving Competition At The National Horse Show" by Reay; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177073
November 10, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 10, 1900 Through the Forbidden City - Peking; color doublepage centerfold "City Hall Park on Election Night" by Shinn; The New Orleans Sugar Exchange; The Caroline Islands; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Men's Golf...
Item #177072
October 20, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1900 Mr. Bryan's Confession of Defeat and some of his Fallacies; The Advance on Peking; Tientsin To-Day; doublepage centerfold "A Providential Encounter" by Stevens; Sixth Open Golf Championship of the United States; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177070
August 18, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 18, 1900 Crisis in China; The Paris Exposition; doublepage centerfold "The Race-Track At Manila"; The New Croton Dam; The Leper Settlement of the Hawaiian Islands; The New York Yacht Club's Annua Cruise; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177069
June 30, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1900 The full front page is a print of: "William McKinley" in two colors.
Also within are a photo of: "The Delegates at the National Republican Convention" at Philadelphia; an illustration of Theodore Roosevelt; "Disturbances in China--Views of Peking"; doublepage centerfold: "United States War-Ships Coal... See More
Item #177068
May 05, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1900 The Opening of the Paris Exposition; The Boer War; doublepage centerfold "The Sunday Crowd At The Paris Exposition"; and other news of the day. See photo for full details.
Item #177067
March 17, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 17, 1900 The Boer War;The Isthmian Canal Projects; Education in Cuba; The Sportsmen's Show in New York; Hu-Nan; doublepage centerfold "Phases of Metropolitan Life - I. After Dinner At The Waldorf-Astoria" by Keller; fullpage "The Last Port" by Russell; The Sin of Witchcraft Capetown by Kipling; and other news of the day. See ... See More
Christmas Eve In The Shopping District...
Item #177065
December 22, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 22, 1900 The doublepage centerfold has the frameable, "Christmas Eve In The Shopping District" by Everett Shinn; The cover has a color illustration, "The Toy Shop"; front page "Lassoing Bears In Arizona" by Deming; fullpage "Sawdust and other Christmas stuff..."; Across the Great Divide in Midwinter; The Im... See More
Mark Twain...
Item #177064
December 15, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 15, 1900 Color front page of Mark Twain; The Surprise Party to Mark Twain; Scenes on the Island of Guam; The Opening of Congress; fullpage "The National Capitols of the United States"; doublepage centerfold "A Surprise Party to Mark Twain by His Characters"; Oscar Wilde; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
By A.B. Frost: "Selecting The Turkey"...
Item #177063
December 01, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 1, 1900 Front page has the Uncle Sam cartoon, "LET US GIVE THANKS" by W. A. Rogers a political cartoonist who was hired by Harper's Weekly in 1887 to replace Thomas Nast after he retired. The doublepage centerfold is a very displayable image by A. B. Frost, titled "Selecting the Turkey", showing an American farm family choo... See More
Grand Central Station...
Item #177062
November 17, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1900 Frontpage "The New Waiting-Room In The Grand Central Station"; The President-Elect (President McKinley); Foreign Troops at Shanghai; Automobile Show at the Madison Square Garden; doublepage centerfold "The Quarter-Back's Dream" by Levering; Progress of the Work on the Underground Railroad; The Torpedo-Boat "Ar... See More
Remington's "The Drought In The Southwest"...
Item #177061
November 03, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1900 Tientsin; The Taking of Peking; doublepage centerfold "The Drought In The Southwest" by Frederic Remington; The Evil Men In The Passion Play; The Warren Street Disaster; front page photo of John Sherman; and other news of the day. See photo for details.
Item #177060
October 27, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1900 William J. Bryan's New York Speeches; Occupation of Peking; doublepage centerfold "The 9th U.S. Infrantry Entering Peking, August 15, 1900"; Mid-Season in Football (intercollegiate); colored fullpage William J. Bryan; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177059
October 13, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 13, 1900, Colored front page of Richard Croker; The Cost of Tammany Hall in Flesh and Blood; Moose Season in Maine; doublepage centerfold political satire cartoon of William J. Bryan; poem "The Young Queen" by Kipling; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177058
October 06, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 6, 1900 Hurricane at Galveston; Pennsylvania Coal-Miners Strike; Tientsin after its Capture; A Japanese Memorial Service; doublepage centerfold "A Mutual Surprise" by Deming; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Great color illustration of Teddy Roosevelt...
Galveston devestation... coal-miners strike...
Item #177057
September 29, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 29, 1900 Front page colored illustration of Theodore Roosevelt; Hurricane at Galveston; Pennsylvania Coal-Miners Strike; doublepage centerfold of a political satire of William J. Bryan as William Tell; Launching of the Monitor "Wyoming"'; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Golfing exhibition...
Item #177056
September 08, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 8, 1900 Photos from Tientsin; fullpage "Saturday Afternoon At A Country Club" by Hutt; doublepage centerfold "The Chinese Club At Shanghai"; J.H. Taylor's First Exhibition Match (Golf); and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
W.A. Rogers print...
Hemp Industry of the Philippines... .
Item #177055
September 01, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 1, 1900 "He Drove His Wedge Too Far", by W.A. Rogers; "On The Beach At Narragansett Pier" by Smedley; U.S. Forces in China; Hemp Industry of the Philippines; The Visiting English Tennis-Players; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Multiple prints by W.A. Rogers...
Item #177054
August 25, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 25, 1900
"What Might Have Been If The Original Thirteen States Had Never Been Expanded", by W.A. Rogers; Prisoners of Peking; Peking and Tientsin; Korea of To-Day; Zinc-field of Arkansas; "The Fishermen of San Francisco" by W.A. Rogers; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
The New York Yacht Club...
Item #177053
August 11, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 11, 1900 The New York Yacht Club; doublepage centerfold "The Paris Exposition - Illumination of the Grounds in the Evening" by Graham; The ladies of the Peking Legations; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Bicycling illustration...
Item #177052
August 04, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 4, 1900 Fullpage "Summer Days Awheel" bicycle illustration. American Troops Ordered to China; Cape Nome Beach and Tundra Placer Mines; The Boxer Uprising in Peking; the Assassination of King Humbert of Italy; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Baseball in cartoons...
Item #177051
July 28, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1900 The prime feature would be the nice full page containing nine, comic baseball prints captioned: "Some Fine Points of the National Game". A very displayable page on its own.
The full front page is a two-color print: "Is This Imperialism?" showing Uncle Sam and William McKinley against the Chinese. Other prints within include: &... See More
Item #177050
July 21, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 21, 1900 Colored front page political cartoon. Doublepage centerfold "Military Music On The Water-Front at Shanghai" by Peter; Disturbances in China; The Legations and The Foreign Ministers in Peking; "One of the Monumental Corners of the New Pont Alexandre III, Paris" - by Curran; Camp Life in Nicaragua; The National Amateur Golf Champi... See More
The National Democratic Convention...
Item #177024
July 14, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1900 The National Democratic Convention; Fire in New York Harbor; War-ships in Chinese Waters; douplepage centerfold "The National Democratice Convention In Session, Kansas City, July 4-6, 1900"; Chinese in New York City; Intercollegiate Boat-Races; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
William Jennings Bryan...
Item #177049
July 07, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1900 Front page illustration of William Jennings Bryan by Chominsky; Disturbances in China; The Paris Exposition; doublepage centerfold "The Fourth of July at Kansas City" by Rogers; The Yale-Harvard Boat Race; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
The "Boxer" Troubles in China...
Item #177048
June 23, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1900 The "Boxer" Troubles in China; The Paris Exposition; The Chinese Parade in Sacramento; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco...
Item #177047
June 16, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1900 The Golden Gate Park at San Francisco; The Paris Exposition; Watching a Total Eclipse; a full-page colored political cartoon; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177046
June 09, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1900 Doublepage centerfold "One Of The Season's Most Popular After-Dinner Speakers" by Walker; The Paris Exposition; Cape Nome; The Boer War; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"Decoration Day, 1900"...
Item #177045
June 02, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1900 Uncle Sam cartoon on the front page; The Paris Exposition; "The Bubonic Plague In San Francisco"; doublepage centerfold "Decoration Day, 1900" by Keller; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"The Paris Exposition -- Sight-Seers of All Nations"...
Item #177044
May 26, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1900 Frontpage "The Coaching Season In New York - A Quick Change On The Road" by Klepper. Doublepage centerfold "The Paris Expositon -- Sight-Seers Of All Nations" by Blumenschein. The Message of President McKinley; The Populist Conventions; The Boer War; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Potrait sketch of Brigadier-General Joseph Wheeler...
Item #177043
May 19, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 19, 1900 Portrait sketch from life of "Brigadier-General Joseph Wheeler"; The Paris Exposition; The Klondike Output for 1900; colored fullpage political cartoon; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"Arrival In Paris - No Room"
Item #177042
May 12, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 12, 1900 Doublepage centerfold "Arrival In Paris - No Room" by de Thulstrup. Scenes at the Paris Exposition; The New York Music Season of 1899-1900; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"Bay Snipe Shooting" by Frost...
Item #177041
April 28, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 28, 1900 Doublepage centerfold: "Bay Snipe Shooting" by Frost. The Paris Exposition; Racing Automobiles; Breaking of the Colorado River Dam at Austin, Texas; and other news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Rowing at Harvard...
Item #177040
April 21, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 21, 1900 Doublepage centerfold: "The Land Defences Of Havana". This contains an article on Rowing at Harvard; the Paris Exposition; and numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Colored "General View of the Paris Exposition of 1900"...
Item #177039
April 14, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 14, 1900 Colored doublepage centerfold "General View of the Paris Exposition of 1900". Frontpage "The Open Door". This issue also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177038
April 07, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 7, 1900 Doublepage centerfold "Called By The Easter Bells, Believers Come To Praise" by Sterner. Front page "Senator Davis: 'Be Mighty Careful Where You Tread!'". This also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177037
March 31, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 31, 1900 Features a colored, full-paged political carton. This also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
"The Fighting Flag-Ships of the United States Navy"...
Item #177036
March 24, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 24, 1900 Doublecenterfold print "The Fighting Flag-Ships of the United States Navy". Fullpage "Working Snow-Bound Ponies Out Of The Mountains" by Remington. Frontpage Uncle Sam cartoon. This also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Emperor Of Japan Yoshihito Dies In 1926...
Item #204329
December 25, 1926
DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 25, 1926 Front page 3 line, 2 column head: "Japans Ruler Dies; Hirohito Takes Throne" & subhead. One col. photo of the late Emperor Yoshihito, who was Hirohitos father. Browning at the edges.
Remington "The Frozen Sheep-Herder"...
Item #177035
March 10, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 10, 1900 Doublepage centerfold: "The Frozen Sheep-Herder" by Remington. This issue covers the reports of the Boer War as well as other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Ring Lardner dies...
Item #204301
September 26, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1933 Page 21, two line, 1 column head: "Ring Lardner Dies; Noted As Writer" & subheads: "Won Early Laurels with Brilliant Sports Stories on Chicago Tribune" "Wrote Baseball Scenes for the Follies, With Will Rogers as Veteran Pitcher".
Battle at Spion Kop...
Item #177033
February 24, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 24, 1900 Doublepage centerfold "The Battle At Spion Kop" illustration. General Lawton's Last Fight - December 19, 1899. Several illustrations of the Boer War. This also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Lincoln giving the Gettysburg Address...
Item #177031
February 10, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 10, 1900 Full page Remington: "The War In South Africa - A Close Call For Rimington's Scouts". Doublepage centerfold illustration "Lincoln's Address At Gettysburg, November 19, 1863". This also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Boer War...
Item #177030
February 03, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 3, 1900 (Supplement not included with this issue.) This issue features illustrations of the Boer War in South Africa; and illustrations featured at the Pennsylvania Academy Exhibition. It also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.The Supplement, which contains the desirable print of Teddy Roosevelt on horseback by W.A.... See More
Sketches in Mexico...
Item #177029
January 27, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 27, 1900 Double centerfold "Sketches in Mexico". An article on the Cycle-Automobile Show. Scenes of the Paris Exposition Buildings as they appeared at that time; and other news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Mural Decorations for the Appellate Court...
Item #177028
January 20, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 20, 1900 The doublecenterfold shows 8 mural decorations for the Appellate Court in New York City as well as 3 additional scenes on the next page. This also contains numerous news articles of the day. A small golfing cartoon "Caddy Conversation". See photos for full details.
Boer Commando...
Item #177027
January 13, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, January 13, 1900 (does not include 4-panel Supplement) Front page illustration of "The War In South Africa - Boer Pickets Reading The Bible" along with another full page illustration of "A Boer Commando On Parade". See photos for full details.
Note: The Supplement, oddly paginated as pgs. 33-40, containing the Four-Panel Panorama of Manila is rarel... See More
Uncle Sam...
Item #177026
January 06, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 6, 1900 Front page features Uncle Sam in an illustration entitled "Away Down East". Fullpage: "The War In South Africa - Communicating With Kimberley By Search-Light" and the political cartoon "The Lay of the Kaffirgram". This also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.
Thousands To Greet President Truman...
Item #204102
June 08, 1950
MEXICO EVENING LEDGER, June 8, 1950 from Mexico, Missouri. This issue features a nearly page-size photo of President Truman with the headline "Thousands To Greet President" and "Rain or Shine President to Talk". This is the outer leaf only and is in nice condition. See photo for fuller details.
The Carrara of America...
Item #203217
November 05, 1904
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, November 5, 1904, from New York. This issue contains articles about fifty-ton elecric Cranes being used for loading cars. The Carrara of America, the view of quarry showing the method of marble cutting along with other interesting articles, illustrations, and ads. This is a full issue and is in good condition. See photo for details.
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