Cincinnati...
Item #174864
April 12, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 12, 1884 Full front pg. illus. of "The Cincinnati Riots-Breaking in the Gates of the Jail." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "The Cincinnati Riots" including "Barricade on Court and Canal Streets" and "Firing the Jail with Petroleum." 2/3 pg. illus. of "An Alligator Trap." Full pg. illus. of "The Cinc... See More
The Mississippi River floods... Thomas Nast prints...
Item #174866
April 19, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 19, 1884 Fullpg. of 3 scenes of: 'The Mississippi Floods--Scenes at Vicksburg'. Fullpg. Nast illus: 'Reform Without Bloodshed' shows Grover Cleveland and a very young Teddy Roosevelt.
Doublepage centerfold: 'The Greely Relief Expedition. Dramatic fullpg: 'The Burning of the St. George Flats' shows two rescues from windows.
Ot... See More
Polish Trading Post in New York...
Item #174870
May 03, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1884 Front page print by Thomas Nast: "Hand In Glove (Political Influence In Criminal Courts)". Great fullpg: "A Polish Trading Post in New York" shows a huge crowd. Full page print: "Here They Come" showing several dogs jumping a fence. Fullpg: "The New York Produce Exchange Building". Full page print showing 7 pr... See More
Manhattan Beach, Coney Island... Washington Market, New York City...
Item #174920
October 25, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1884 Full ftpg. Nast illus. is a political cartoon: "A Job Lot". Nice fullpg: 'Among the Hop Pickers' halfpg: 'Waiting for the Cable to be Landed, Manhattan Beach, Coney Island'.Vvery nice Doublepage centerfold: 'Brooklyn's Welcome to Gov. Cleveland' is a good downtown scene. Fullpg: 'The New Washington Mark... See More
Dinner at historic Delmonico's... Election returns....
Item #174926
November 15, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 15, 1884 Front full pg. Thomas Nast illus. of "What It Means." Inside is a full pg. containing three large illus. pertaining to "Opening of the American Art Galleries, Madison Square, New York." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Rt. Rev. William Paret, D.D., Bishop of Maryland" and "Leopold Damrosch."
Doublepage cen... See More
Digging out a railraood in Colorado... Fire in the Adirondacks...
Item #174946
January 24, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 24, 1885 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon shows a white & black man knocking on the Liberty Bell: "Proclaim Liberty Throughout All The Land Unto All The Inhabitants Thereof". Dramatic fullpg: 'Snowed Under--Digging Out a Railroad in Colorado'. Fullpg: 'Forest Destruction in the Adirondacks' & 'Jackson Square, New Orleans'... See More
Tobogganing at Saratoga... Hunting on snow shoes...
Item #174950
February 07, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 7, 1885 Full front page of the issue features a Thomas Nast cartoon: 'Dynamite and Panic in the Air!' Inside is a full page 'Unveiling at Baltimore of the Barye Group'. Other full page illustrations are 'Tobogganing at Saratoga' and 'Hunting on Snow-shoes'. Two half-page illustrations are "Brutal Outrage will not Fr... See More
Ulysses S. Grant on the front page...
Item #174966
April 04, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 4, 1885 Great full ftpg. print of: "Ulysses S. Grant" is quite displayable. Fullpg. with 4 scenes: "The Trouting Season--Sketches at the S. Side Club, Long Island". A half page print: "An Early Breakfast in Central Park". Displayable fullpg: "New Cavalry Drill in the United States Army" and another full page: "... See More
The Riel Rebellion... Dogs hunting...
Item #174976
May 09, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1885 Front page print shows 2 ships: "The Anglo-Russian Difficulty--Naval Vessels Watching Each Other In American Waters". Half pg: "Selling Off Unclaimed Baggage at Philadelphia". Fullpg: "Opening of the New York Cotton Exchange" and "The Riel Rebellion--A Battery Going to the Front". Nice fullpg: "Steeple-ch... See More
Nice steeplechase print...
Item #174998
July 25, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1885 Halfpg: 'The New Bridge Over the Alabama at Selma'. Nearly fullpg. by Nast: 'The 'Practical' Politician's Love for the Negro'. Fullpg: 'Fireworks at Manhattan Beach' is nice. Great fullpg: 'A steeplechase at Monmouth Park'. Fullpg. with 5 scenes of: 'Greenwood Lake', N.Y.
Other news and advertis... See More
Death of General Grant...
Item #175002
August 08, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 8, 1885 Full ftpg: 'The Children's Wreath' shows Grant on his deathbed. 3/4 pg: 'Salmon Fishing in Canada'.
Doublepage centerfold has 12 scenes re. 'Metropolis in Mourning' for Grant's death. 3/4 pg: 'Gen. Grant's Death--The News in the Far West' & fullpg: 'Grant's Tomb, Looking North'.
Other ... See More
Natural gas In Pennsylvania...
Item #175030
November 14, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 14, 1885 Nice doublepage centerfold: "Natural Gas In Pennsylvania" shows 7 scenes including a large & dramatic one of "Old No. 1". Fullpg: "Life Under the Dumps In New York City". 3/4pg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Does This Mean The Indorsement Of The President?". Full ftpg. print: "The National Hor... See More
Apache Indians drawn by Frederic Remington...
Item #175046
January 09, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 9, 1886 Full front pg. Remington illus. of: "The Apache War-Indian Scouts on Geronimo's Trail."
Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Rehearsing for the American Opera-A Scene from "Orpheus". 1/2 pg. illus. of "An Engagement in the Oyster War on the Chesapeake."
Doublepage centerfold of "New Year's Calls at th... See More
Hunting snipe...
Item #175070
April 03, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 3, 1886 Full ftpg: 'Flower Show at the Metropolitan Opera-House, New York City'. Two-thirds pg: 'Explosion of Natural Gas at Murrysville, Pennsylvania". Great fullpg. hunting print: 'Spring Snipe-Shooting' is very displayable. Fullpg: 'Approach to the Philadelphia Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad'. Nice fullpg: 'Th... See More
President Cleveland's wedding...
Item #175090
June 12, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 12, 1886 Front page print by Thomas Nast: "Blessed Be The Union--More Civil Service Reform". Fullpg: 'The President's Wedding--The Ladies of the Cabinet'.
Doublepage centerfold: 'The President' s Wedding' is sewn in, and shows the actual ceremony before the minister, plus a fullpg: 'The President's Wedding--the De... 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
Bicentennial of Albany... Saengerbund festival in Milwaukee...
Item #175104
July 31, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 31, 1886 Nice front page print: "The British Cutter Galatea, Challenger for the America's Cup" is a nice sailing scene. Full page print: "Scenes of the Volcanic Eruptions in New Zealand" which shows 4 scenes. Fullpg: "Twenty-Fourth Festival of North American Saengerbund at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". Halfpg. print: "Trial ... See More
Frank S. Church centerfold: "Here's A Jolly Christmas Load"...
Item #175144
December 18, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 18, 1886 The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: 'An Unnecessary Burden' which shows Uncle Sam with the Liberty figure. Fullpg: 'Tuxedo Park' has 8 scenes. Nearly halfpg: 'Coursing Jack Rabbits at Great Bend, Kansas'.
The very nice doublepage centerfold is by famed artist Frank S. Church: "Here's A Joll... See More
Eskimos... Scenes of Atlanta...
Item #175160
February 12, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 12, 1887 Front page print: "Constance Fenimore Woolson". Nice doublepage centerfold: 'Around Behring's Straits' shows 11 scenes among the Eskimos including 3 nice illustrations of them. Fullpg: 'Homage To St. Valentine' is a Black scene.
Attached is a 4pg. 'THE NEW SOUTH' Supplement with 3 nice fullpg. scenes in A... See More
Cliff House & Sutro Park, San Francisco...
Item #175182
April 30, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1887 Full ftpg. Roger's: 'Around Columbia's May Pole' is a political cartoon. Halfpg: 'Children's Park & Play Ground, San Francisco' Beautiful fullpg: 'The Cliff House & Sutro Park, San Francisco' & a fine fullpg: 'Mt. Shasta, Calif.' Halfpg: 'The Fish Landing Slip at Fulton Market, N.Y.'... See More
Lifesaving...
Item #175258
January 21, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 21, 1888 (with Supplement) Full front pg. illus. of "Not Even Handed Justice." by W.A. Rogers. Inside is a full pg. illus. containing three illus. pertaining to "The Art Institute of Chicago." Full pg. illus. of "Grape and Hop Culture in California." Full pg. illus. of "The Pennsylvania Strike-Miners Calling a Meeting",... See More
The President in Jacksonville... Dog show at Madison Square Garden...
Item #175270
March 03, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 3, 1888 Front page: "Suggested Prologue to a Dramatized Version of 'She'". 3/4 page print: "The Late W.W. Corcoran, Banker and Philanthropist". Nice fullpg: "The President's Visit to Florida--Scenes in Jacksonville" shows 4 scenes. Fullpg: "The Track of Ruin of the Tornado at Mount Vernon, Illinois". Thr... 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
Lighthouses in the United States...
Item #175288
May 05, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1888 Nice fullpg: 'Yaqui Indian Refugees with Captive Mexican Soldier' is by F. Remington. Doublepage centerfold is a political cartoon: 'A Critical Moment for the Republican Party'. Fullpg: 'Typical Light Houses of the U.S.' shows 12 different lighthouses. 'The Double Turret Monitor'.
Other news and advertisements of the... See More
A miner's life in the coal regions of Pennsylvania...
Item #175300
June 16, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1888 Front full pg. illus. of "A Strong Combination." Inside are four 1/4 pg. illus. pertaining to "The Quarter Millennial Celebration of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Back Came Those Daredevils of Stuart's."
Doublepage centerfold containing many illus. pertaining to "... See More
Republican National Convention for President...
Item #175304
June 30, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1888 Nice full ftpg. illus. of: "General Benjamin Harrison, Nominee of the Republican National Convention for President". Great fullpg. scene of the Republican National Convention in session at Chicago. Full page print by W.A. Rogers: "Broken Loose". Full page: "Some Scenes, Incidents, and Personages of the Chicago Convention&q... See More
Remington print...
Item #175320
August 25, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 25, 1888 Full ftpg: "The March Out of the Battalion of Fort Columbus, Governor's Island". Fullpg: "Reminiscences of a Ramble Through the Chinese Quarter of New York". Nice doublepage centerfold: 'Tourists Crossing a Norwegian Glacier'. Over one-third pg. by Remington: 'A Fur Train from the Far North'. Halfpg: '... See More
Nice Remington print...
Item #175350
December 08, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1888 Full ftpg. shows a scene from the Civil War: "Gunner". Halfpg: "Towing a Vessel Through an Off Shore Blizzard" and "Wreckers at Work on the Sunken Steamer 'Iberia'". Nice fullpg. F. Remington print: "Bringing in a Deserter". Fullpg. print: "Their Pride" shows a black family. Two full pag... See More
West side of New York City...
Item #175364
January 26, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 26, 1889 Nice doublepage centerfold: 'The Transformation of the West Side of New York City' shows many scenes. Nice fullpg: 'San Rafael & the Golden Gate' shows 6 illus.
Complete in twenty pages.
Street car strike in New York City...
Item #175368
February 09, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 9, 1889 Full front pg. illus. of "Costume Reception National Academy of Design." Inside are four small portraits of "The Late John W. Ehninger, of Saratoga," "The Late Crown Prince Rudolf, of Austria," "The Late Hugo Fritsch, of New York," and "The Late Chas. A. B. Shepard, of Boston." 1/2 pg. illus. of &qu... See More
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.
Scenes in Lincoln, Nebraska...
Item #175420
August 10, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 10, 1889 Full ftpg: 'A Board of Health Doctor in a New York Tenement'. Great & displayable fullpg: 'The City of Lincoln, Nebraska' includes 7 views. Fullpg: 'Americans in Paris--Dining on the Seine'. Halfpg: 'Albemarle Sound Fishing' & 'A Big Menhaden Catch'.
Complete in twenty pages.
Atlantic coast Great Storm... Polo..
Item #175432
September 21, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 21, 1889 Front full pg. illus. of "On the Porch of the Hotel Brighton During the Storm at Atlantic City." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Sham Naval Battle at Baltimore - The Bombardment of Fort McHenry." 1/4 pg. portrait of "The Late Samuel Sullivan Cox, Representative from the Ninth Congressional District of New York.&qu... See More
Catholic University... The Tammany Ring...
Item #175448
November 16, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1889 Front full pg. illus. of "The Autumn Reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Divinity Building of the New Catholic University at Washington, D.C." six small portraits of "State Officers Elected on Tuesday, November 5, 1889." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Cast of Bar... See More
One of the best Remington prints...
Item #175458
December 21, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 21, 1889 There are many nice prints in this issue, but by far the most desirable is the great doublepage centerfold done by famed Western artist Frederic Remington, titled: "Cow-Boys Coming To Town For Christmas" showing four of them on horseback coming into a typically Western town. A nice item for display.
Among other prints in this issue ... See More
Oystering in the Chesapeake...
Item #175464
January 11, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 11, 1890 Two nice halfpg. scenes of: 'Oystering On the Chesapeake--Working the Beds Off Annapolis' & 'Raking in Shallow Water'.
Nice Frederic Remington doublepage centerfold: 'Hunting the Caribou--'Shoot! Shoot!' plus another Remington print showing soldiers in a gunfight.
Sleighing in Central Park... Frederic Remington prints...
Item #175482
March 15, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 15, 1890 The full front page is a nice winter-themed print: "Sleighing in Central Park During the Brief Winter Spell".
Prints inside include a half page: "A Runaway on the Brooklyn Side of the East River Bridge", plus a halfpg. of Aztecs by Frederic Remington which accompanies a fictional story. The doublepage centerfold is: "Aft... See More
Nice Frederic Remington centerfold...
Item #175494
April 26, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Apr. 26, 1890 Full ftpg. shows: 'Stanley On the March' in Africa. Fullpg. with 6 'Scenes & Incidents of the Mississippi Floods'. Famous F. Remington doublepage centerfold: 'Prospectors in the Sierra Madre'. Fullpg: 'Cheap Clothing--the Slaves of the Sweaters' showing laborers in the New York clothing district.
Additions to the U.S. Navy...
Item #175500
May 17, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY May 17, 1890 Front full pg. illus. of "The End of the Season." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A May Day at the Central Park Plaza."
Doublepage centerfold of "An Impromptu Affair in the Days of the Code." Full pg. illus. of "A Typical New York Slip." Full pg. containing five illus. of "Additions to the United States Navy."... See More
On the beach at Atlantic City...
Item #175530
August 30, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY August 30, 1890 Front full page illustration of "In the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington." Inside is a full page illustration of "The Bathing Hour on the Beach at Atlantic City." 1/2 pg. illustration of "The Foremost Forty-Footers - Season of 1890." 1/2 pg. illustration of "A Longshoremen's Retreat, Brooklyn."
Double page c... See More
Horse show at Madison Square Garden...
Item #175552
November 15, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 15, 1890 Nice dblpgctrfld: 'Sketches from the Horse Show at the Madison Sq. Garden' is by F. Remington, showing 7 scenes. Nice fullpg: 'Marble Quarries & Marble Dressing in Vermont'.
Canadian lumber regions...
Item #175560
December 13, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY December 13, 1890 Front full pg. illus. of "The United States Cruiser 'Philadelphia'." Inside are two 1/4 pg. portraits of "John P. Haines, President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York" and "Mrs. Jeannette M. Thurber, Founder of the National Conservatory of Music."
Three small portraits of "A South... See More
Famous Remington...
Item #175568
January 10, 1891
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 10, 1891 Full page: 'The Philadelphia & Reading Terminal Facilities' shows 4 views. Double page centerfold by F. Remington: 'The Last Stand' is famous & desirable. Very displayable.
Lick Monument, San Francisco...
Item #175570
January 17, 1891
HARPER'S WEEKLY January 17, 1891 Front full pg. illus. of "The Lick Monument, San Francisco." Inside is a full pg. of illus. pertaining to "East Side Merchants of the Sidewalk." Full pg. illus. containing several portraits including "Captain George D. Wallace."
Doublepage centerfold of "Proposed Plans and Sites for the Chicago Columbian Exposition.&quo... See More
Wounded Knee...
Item #175572
January 24, 1891
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 24, 1891 Most of ftpg. is a Remington illus: 'In the Trenches at Pine Ridge' and another Remington: 'The Opening of the Fight At Wounded Knee' plus 3 other Remington prints, 1 showing a medicine-man. The Supplement centerfold shows: 'Springfield, Mass.' Nice and an historic issue.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine...
Item #176314
March 05, 1898
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 5, 1898 The front page has a full page illustration of "Washington's Birthday Celebration at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia".
Two fullpgs. includes 16 photos of: "Destruction of the U.S. Battleship 'Maine' in Havana Harbor" showing the destroyed ship. There is a full page of photos on: "The Zola Trial in... See More
The Spanish-American War...
Item #176324
April 09, 1898
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1898 The front page has cameo photos of 7 "Prominent American Naval Commanders" including Sampson & Schley. There are two full page illustrations: "The Flying Squadron--Early Morning at Hampton Roads" and "Spain's Torpedo-Boat Flotilla En Route from the Canaries to Puerto Rico". There is another full page illustrat... See More
Hawaii...
Item #176432
April 22, 1899
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 22, 1899 Fullpg. of 8 photos of: 'Honolulu--Scenes in the Chief City of Our Mid-Pacific Territory'. Fullpg: 'Samoa--The Scene of the Fighting...'. Nice doublepage centerfold shows troops marching thru Caloocan after a battle. Much text with several photos on: 'The Reconstruction of Cuba'.
Other news and advertisements of the day a... See More
Color Ivory Snow advertisement...
Item #176434
April 29, 1899
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 29, 1899 Full front page illus. of "Manila - Insurgent Attack on the Barracks of Co. C, 13th Minnesota Volunteers, During the Tondo Fire." Inside are three small portraits of "The Tripartite Joint Commission for the Settlement of the Samoan Trouble." Full pg. illus. of "Kansas City's Mammoth New Convention Hall." Full pg.... See More
The insurgents at Manila...
Item #176436
May 06, 1899
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 6, 1899 Full front page illus. of "Manila - A Respite from War in the Sanctuary of Peace - American Soldiers Asleep in Binondo Church After the Fighting." Inside is a 1/2 pg. portrait of "Mary Victoria, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Manila - The Burning of Tondo and Part of New Manila During the Insurgent Outbrea... See More
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