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The snow battle...
Item #173582
January 13, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 13, 1872 Front 2/3 pg. illus. of "Getting Himself Up." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Snow Battle." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Attorney General George H. Williams" and "The Late Sidney E. Morse." 1/2 pg. illus. entitled "Arrested for Cruelty." Horizontal full pg. illus. of "The Road to Gretna Green.... See More
Home for lost dogs...
Item #173584
January 20, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 20, 1872 Front 1/3 pg. illus. of "The Late James Fisk." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "What I Know About Horace Greeley." Two 1/6 pg. portraits of "L. N. Rossel" and "Theophile Ferre." 1/3 pg. illus. of "James H. Hackett."
Doublepage centerfold entitled "Winter." Two 1/2 pg. illus. of "... See More
Early Ku Klux Klan... Good Mormon content with prints...
Item #173586
January 27, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 27, 1872 The front page is mostly taken up with an article: "The Ku-Klux" which is early discussion of the clan, and also includes an illustration: "Mississippi Ku-Klux in the Disguises in Which they were Captured".
Also within the issue are prints: "Wood Sellers, Richmond, Virginia" nearly a full page Thomas Nast political c... See More
Grand Central Depot in New York City...
Item #173588
February 03, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 3, 1872 Front 1/3 pg. illus. of "The Rev. Father Stack." Inside is a full pg. illus. containing five portraits of "The Geneva Conference - The American Arbitrator and Counsel." 1/3 pg. portrait of "The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage." Two full pg. illus. of "Grand Central Depot, New York" including both an "Interio... See More
Central Pacific Railroad...
Item #173590
February 10, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 10, 1872 Most of the ftpg. is a railroad scene captioned: 'Danger Ahead'. Two nearly halfpg. scenes showing: 'Snow-Bound on the Central Pacific Railroad'. Fullpg. Nast cartoon showing H. Greeley as a Presidential nominee. Two prints showing various ironclad monitors in the Dela
Victoria Woodhull as the devil...
Item #173592
February 17, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 17, 1872 This issue features a full page Thomas Nast print in which he portrays Victoria Woodhull as the devil, captioned: 'Get Thee Behind Me, Mrs. Satan!' Not shown in the photo here is an unhappy woman who '...in climbing the rugged hill of life is compelled to bear alone the burden of a drunken husband & her little children.', who i... See More
The Ku Klux Klan...
Item #173594
February 24, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 24, 1872 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Well Roared, Lion, and Well Shone, Moon." Inside: Full pg. illus. of "Running to a Fire in New York." 1/4 pg. portrait of "Horace White." 1/2 pg. illus of "Taking Virus from the Calf." (Cow). 1/2 pg. illus. of "Visit of the Ku Klux." (Ku Klux Klan). Full pg. illus. en... See More
Oliver Twist and Fagin the Jew... One of the first woman preachers...
Item #173596
March 02, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, March 2, 1872 Two front 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler" and "Miss Sarah F. Smiley, the Quakeress Preacher." Sarah Smiley is recognized as one of the very first female preachers with much on her on the internet.
Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of: "The British Exlipse Expedition in India-Incident at Bakul"; one-third pg. illus.... See More
Hunting antelopes and cheetahs...
Item #173598
March 09, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 9, 1872 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Mephistopheles at Work for Destruction." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Fruit Carriers Going to Jerusalem." Full pg. illus. of "A Broadway Scene in a February Thaw." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Catacomb of St. Thraso and St. Saturninus." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Arcosolium in the Cataco... See More
Oyster shucking...
Item #173600
March 16, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, with supplement, March 16, 1872 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon shows Grant, among others. Halfpg. illus: 'Vaccinating The Poor'. Two illustrations: 'The Search For Livingstone'.
Supplement issue contains a nearly fullpg: 'Mine Oyster--Dredging Boats in the Chesapeake" and another: "Maine Oyster: Shucking" and smaller prints: "M... See More
Wagga-Wagga, Australia...
Item #173602
March 23, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 23, 1872 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Much Ado About Nothing." Inside: A 1/6 pg. illus. of "Between Decks." 1/4 pg. illus. of "Landing at Havana." Two small illus. entitled "Sugar Making" and "Auction of the Sick and Lame." 2/3 pg. illus. of "New Academy of the Brooklyn Art Association." ... See More
North Carolina bandits...
Item #173604
March 30, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 30, 1872 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast political cartoon. Halfpg: 'The New City Hall, San Francisco'. Nice fullpg. montage of 9 illus. on: 'The North Carolina Bandits' with insets of the outlaws.
April Fool's Day...
Item #173606
April 06, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 6, 1872 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "The Presidential Fever on the Supreme Bench." Inside: A 1/3 pg. portrait of "The Late Earl of Mayo." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Port Blair, Andaman Islands, Where the Earl of Mayo was Murdered." 2/3 pg. illus. entitled "Faith and Morals at Rome-Beggars on the Steps of St. Peter's."... See More
Queen Victoria...
Item #173608
April 13, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 13, 1872 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "The Republic is Not Ungrateful." Inside is a front pg. illus. of "The Cincinnati Convention in a Pickwickian Sense." 1/3 pg. portrait of "Edward C. Greene-Another Victim of Roman Catholic Persecution."
Doublepage centerfold of "Queen Victoria." 1/2 pg. illus. of "O... See More
North Carolina sketches...
Item #173610
April 20, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 20, 1872 Full ftpg. is a print of: 'The late Samuel Morse' with a related article inside.
Other prints include a half page: 'The burial of the late Gen. Anderson at West Point Cemetery' and also: "Lincoln, The Emancipator; two-thirds page Nast print: "See, Where His
Grace Stands 'Tween Two Clergymen!"; full page ... See More
Shad nurseries on the Hudson...
Item #173612
April 27, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 27, 1872 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Not So Easily Played Upon." Inside: A 1/4 pg. portrait of "The Late Hon. Erastus Corning." Small illus. of "An Alms Basin." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Turned Out." (Homeless people). 1/4 pg. illus. of "Spawning the Shad." 1/6 pg. illus. of "Camp Green." 1/4 pg. ill... See More
Playing pool in a Paris cafe...
Item #173614
May 04, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York May 4, 1872 The full front page has 4 political cartoons: "Shakespeare on the 'Liberal' Campaign of Slander".
Almost a fullpg: "Playing Pool in a Paris Cafe". Another full page: "A Modern Version of the Good Samaritan"; a 3/4 page print: "At The Door of the Opera House"; a full page Nast cartoon: "It Is The I... See More
Vineyards at Hammondsport...
Item #173616
May 11, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1872 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon includes Greeley & U.S. Grant: "Liberal Gratitude" with another fullpg. Nast cartoon inside: "A Liberal Surrender--Any Thing To Beat Grant".
Very displayable doublepage centerfold: "Cincinnati, Ohio, The Queen City of the West" is a view from Covington, Kentucky, showing many paddlewhee... See More
Horace Greeley for President...
Item #173618
May 18, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 18, 1872 Full front page Nast illus. entitled "What are You Going to Do About It?" Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Negro Life in the South." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Bethorthal of Martin Luther and Katharina Von Bora." 1/6 pg. illus. of "Among the Embers."
There is also a full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Great Expec... See More
Shah's palace at Teheran...
Item #173620
May 25, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 25, 1872 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Adding Insult to Injury: Anything to Make our Republic Look Ridiculous." Inside: A 2/3 pg. illus. of "Rome-The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Importunate Flower Girl." Another 2/3 pg. illus. entitled "Sweet My Child, I Live For Thee." Full pg. Nast illus. of "William Tell... See More
Playing bocci...
Item #173622
June 01, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 1, 1872 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'Decorating the White House' plus another fullpg. Nast cartoon showing Horace Greeley. Nearly fullpg. scene in Rome shows bocci being played.
Shakespear and Stratford Upon Avon...
Item #173624
June 08, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1872 Full front pg. illus. of "In Memoriam-Decoration Day, 1872." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Between the Strike and the Family." A 1/2 pg. illus. of "International Four Oar Boat Race-The American Crew Landing at Biffin's Yard, Hammersmith, England." 1/3 pg. illus. of "Shakespeare's House in Henley Street, S... See More
Broad Street, Philadelphia...
Item #173626
June 15, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 15, 1872 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Stand By Your Guns, Men!" plus another fullpg. inside: "Played Out!".
Doublepage centerfold: "The National Republican Convention in Session, Phila.". A full page print: "Broad St., Phila." is a good street scene.
Complete in 16 pages.
Note: The four pa... See More
Bird's-eye-view of Boston...
Item #173628
June 22, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 22, 1872 Full ftpg. illus. of 'The Late James Gordon Bennett'. Fullpg: 'The International Rowing Match' & 'Bird's-eye View of Boston & Its Environs' is nice, plus many scenes in the area.
Ulysses S. Grant print...
Item #173630
June 29, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 29, 1872 This issue contains many prints, including a full front page Thomas Nast cartoon showing Uncle Sam & H. Greeley: 'The Sage of Chappaqua'; a great full page illustration of: 'Ulysses S. Grant'; a full page illustration of: 'Henry Wilson'. The doublepage centerfold shows: 'The World's Peace Jubilee, Boston
... See More
Winslow Homer, Thomas Nast, and Judaica interests...
Item #173632
July 06, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 6, 1872 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "Our President puts His Foot Down, & the British Lion Will Have to Wriggle Out" shows President Grant among others.
Inside has a nice fullpg. Winslow Homer print: "Making Hay" a very notable print Another full page Nast political cartoon: "Shylock, We Would Have Moneys and Votes"... See More
Carpenters' Hall...
Item #173634
July 13, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 13, 1872 Full front page Nast illus. entitled "What H. G. Knows About Thrashing." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Bringing the Thing Home- (Dedicated to the Baltimore Convention)." Two 1/2 pg. illus. entitled "A Rough Estimate" and "An Extemporized Dolly Varden." (Negro Workers). Full pg. illus. of "The Mig... See More
Diamond fieds of South Africa...
Item #173636
July 20, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 20, 1872 Nice fullpg. with 4 vignettes of: 'A Life Time in Four Kisses'. Quarter pg: 'The Diamond Fields of South Africa plus another great scene of: 'The Diamond Fields of South Africa--at the Diggings' taking most of a doublepage centerfold. Fullpg. Nast political cartoon.
Livingtone and Stanley...
Item #173638
July 27, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1872 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon. Nearly halfpg. shows: "Dr. Livingstone, the Great Explorer & Mr. Stanley, Chief of the Expedition of Search" with a map of the route. Two more Nast political cartoons, and a nearly halfpg. illus. of: "The Coliseum at Rome Illuminated"
Thomas Nast prints... "Baltimore 1861-1872", and more...
Item #173640
August 03, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 3, 1872 Front 1/3 page illustration of :"Grant and Education at the South-Learning to Read." Inside has a full page Thomas Nast illustration of "Baltimore 1861-1872."; a 1/4 page portrait of "The Hon. Thomas Settle, of North Carolina."; a 2/3 page Thomas Nast illustration entitled "Diogenes has Found the Honest Man-(Whi... See More
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