Eliphalet Pearson Sermon In 1816...
Item #212068
March 05, 1816
CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, March 5, 1816 The front page has an extract from A Sermon delivered in Boston before the American Society for education of pious Youth for the Gospel Ministry, Oct. 26, 1815, by the Rev. Eliphalet Pearson, L.L.D. Other news of the day includes: "Spotted Fever" "The National Bank Bill" "Congress" and much more. Some margin staining, second leaf has... See More
1840 William Henry Harrison Song...
Item #212065
June 17, 1840
THE CORRECTOR, from Sag-Harbor, (L.I.), N.Y., dated June 17, 1840
* William Henry Harrison campaign song
* Piracy and Murder
* The Florida War
With the lyrics of a campaign song on the front page Parodical A Democratic Harrison Song Dedicated To The Sixth Ward Tippecanoe Club Of Cincinnati. Tune--A Landlady of France. A page 3 ad endorses the Harrison-Tyler ticket. News of the day in... See More
1859 Pike's Peak Frauds...
Item #211851
September 12, 1859
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 12, 1859
*Pike's Peak Frauds...
Page 5 letter to the editor: "Pikes Peak" "The Alleged Frauds At Pikes Peak & The Charges Against Mr. Greeley". Other news of the day includes: "News From Utah Territory" "Fires" "Probable Murder" and much more. Several interesting advertisements as well. 8 pages in good condition.
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*Pike's Peak Frauds...
Page 5 letter to the editor: "Pikes Peak" "The Alleged Frauds At Pikes Peak & The Charges Against Mr. Greeley". Other news of the day includes: "News From Utah Territory" "Fires" "Probable Murder" and much more. Several interesting advertisements as well. 8 pages in good condition.
1851 Grand Masonic Hall Song...
Item #211783
June 13, 1851
INDEPENDENT PRESS, Lawrenceburgh, Ind., June 13, 1851 Pg. 2 has an Ode Sung at the Dedication of the Grand Masonic Hall at Indianapolis. News of the day includes: "The Woman's Right's Convention" "Flood In The Mississippi" "Horrid Murder" and much more. Several interesting advertisements as well. First leaf has a few very small holes, one a slightly affecting two words in the ode.
1859 Mons. De Lave Tightrope Walker...
Item #211705
August 18, 1859
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 18, 1859
*M. De Lave On A Tight Rope Crosses Genessee Falls
Nice report on pg. 5 headed: M. De Lave On A Tight Rope Genessee Falls Successfully Crossed. Takes much of column, and mentions that Blondin, also a famous tight-rope performer, watched the event. Other news of the day includes: "On The Mississippi" "Further From California" "Probable Murder In Brooklyn
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*M. De Lave On A Tight Rope Crosses Genessee Falls
Nice report on pg. 5 headed: M. De Lave On A Tight Rope Genessee Falls Successfully Crossed. Takes much of column, and mentions that Blondin, also a famous tight-rope performer, watched the event. Other news of the day includes: "On The Mississippi" "Further From California" "Probable Murder In Brooklyn
1839 Suffolk County Census Chart...
Item #211663
November 27, 1830
THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, N.Y., Nov. 27, 1830.
* Census chart for Suffolk County, New York
On page 3 taking an entire column and presented vertically is a chart: Census of Suffolk County, (by the United States). It is interesting to note a column for Deaf and Dumb White Persons, and in the next column figures for Dumb and Deaf Colored Persons. Other news of the day includes: &qu
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* Census chart for Suffolk County, New York
On page 3 taking an entire column and presented vertically is a chart: Census of Suffolk County, (by the United States). It is interesting to note a column for Deaf and Dumb White Persons, and in the next column figures for Dumb and Deaf Colored Persons. Other news of the day includes: &qu
1837 Andrew Jackson Message...
Item #211600
February 18, 1837
THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, Feb. 18, 1837 Pg. 2 has: Message Of The President To The Senate, Upon Mexican Affairs, signed in type: Andrew Jackson. Also, under Whale Fisheries is a statement about the importation of oils and whalebone into the U.S. for the past year. Other news of the day includes: "Ship Diamond" "Murder" "Election Of President Martin Van Buren" and much more. Several interesting ad... See More
1831 Martin Van Buren & Andrew Jackson Letters...
Item #211575
April 30, 1831
THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, N.Y., April 30, 1831 On pg. 3 under Resignation Of The Cabinet is the letter of resignation from the Secretary of State to the President, signed in type: M. Van Buren. The Presidents cordial reply is signed in type: Andrew Jackson. Other news of the day includes: "From Key West" "Murder" "The Demon Ship" and much more. 4 pages in nice condition.
Camden and Amboy Railroad In 1834...
Item #211404
May 09, 1834
THE SUN, N.Y., May 9, 1834 Pg. 3 has a report about an accident on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, when two engines travelling in opposite directions made contact at a curve. The Camden & Amboy RR was the first RR in New Jersey and one of the earliest in the U.S. May be one of first railroad accidents! Other news of the day includes: "Another Murder" "Police Office" and more. Several interestin... See More
1840 Public Revenue Act...
Item #211019
July 29, 1840
THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, N.Y., July 29, 1840 On pg. 2 under Sub-Treasury Law is: An Act to provide for the collection, safe keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue. Quite lengthy and concludes on gp. 3, signed in type: M. Van Buren. Other news of the day includes: "Final Adjournment Of Congress" "The Duel" "Horrid Murder" "Late From Africa" and much more. 4 pages... See More
Trouble in Hayti...
Item #210742
March 11, 1889
DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, March 11, 1889 This newspaper is a "territorial" issue, printed six years before Utah would become a state. The front page has a wide variouety of news reports, many from the "Old West", but it also has an article headed: "The Bloody Haytiens" "A Town Captured and the Prisoners Butchered" with the report shown in full in the photos b... See More
John Tyler Veto Message...
Item #209206
September 15, 1841
THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, September 15, 1841. Page 2 has The Second Veto Message Of President Tyler addressed to Congress and signed in type: John Tyler. Concerned the Fiscal Bank Bill. Archival mend to a small fold tear at the spine, otherwise in good condition.
1934 John Dillinger On The Run...
Item #209202
March 05, 1934
NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1934. Front page 3 line, 1 column headline: Dillinger Eludes Hunt In 4 States; Kill Order Issued & subheads: Cordon Is Thrown Over Roads To Ohio, Missouri, Illinois & Indiana Police Search Chicago Underworld--Investigation of Jail Break Is Begun & a few others. 34 pages in good condition except for usual browning at the margins.... See More
A Civil War Winslow Homer print...
Item #172474
June 08, 1861
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1861 The front page shows: "Uniforms of the Fifth Regiment New York Volunteers, Colonel Duryee, Now at Fortress Monroe". Also in this issue is a Winslow Homer print titled: "The Advance Guard of the Grand Army of U.S. Crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac at 2 a.m. on May 24, 1861", prints of: "The Late Colonel Ellsworth&quo... See More
New York Number... Mark Twain's self obituary and portrait...
Item #177174
November 15, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 15, 1902 Colored front cover. Frontpage photo: "Americans of To-Morrow, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.", "The Beginnings of the St. Louis World;s Fair", "The West's Painter-Laureate", fullpage illustration "Dead Sure - A Bad Man to Stop", "St. Pierre, Miquelon, Destroyed by Fire" with photos, "Newfoun... See More
President Wilson's Inauguration...
Item #177173
November 08, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 8, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Michael I. Pupin; President Wilson's Inauguration; William M. Chase's Recent Work; The New Yale Square with photos; fullpage illustration "The Development of the Upper New York" by Pettit; fullpage illustration "The Men Who Long for the Fray, But Must Always Wait" by Giles... See More
Mark Twain Content....
Item #177171
October 25, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Edmund Janes James; The President's Coal-Strike Arbitrators; fullpage illustration "The Break in the Coal Strike. - A Historic Moment" by Ranson; fullpage illustration "The Largest Electrical Power-House in the World" by Meeker; Princeton's New President and the Men of ... See More
Item #177165
September 13, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 13, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Clyde Fitch; The War Game; fullpage photos of The Crater of Soufriere, St. Vincent; The Search Problem of the North Atlantic Squadron; The New Archbishop of the Diocese of New York, Mgr. John Murphy Farley; Heatherbloom, the Highest-Jumping Horse in the World; and other news and advertisements of the day... See More
Mark Twain...
Item #177164
September 06, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 6, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Cornelius Vanderbilt, The President in New England with photos; Mark Twain in His Country Home with photos; Marksmanship in the Army with photos; The Great Dam Across the Nile; color doublepage centerfold "The Blacksmith's Noon Hour" by Ranson; and other news and advertisements of the day. S... See More
Arthur Brisbane... Yachting... Polo...
Item #177160
August 09, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 9, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Arthur Brisbane; fullpage photos The President at Seagirt; fullpage photos The Great Event of the American Yachtsman's Season; fullpage photo Mrs. Robert J. Collier; fullpage illustration "The New Ships of Our Navy"; fullpage photos The International Lawn-Tennis Championship; fullpage illustrat... See More
Horseracing... Automobiling...
Item #177158
July 26, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 26, 1902 Frontpage photo England's New Prime Minister Arthur Balfour; fullpage photos The Amateur Soldier in the Field; fullpage photos The United States and the Pope in the Philippines; fullpage photos The Matinee Club; fullpage illustration The Dumas Centenary; The Roof Garden: Its Function and Its Shortcomings; photos of The Poeple of the Green Mount... See More
Item #177156
July 12, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 12, 1902 Frontpage photo "Down South"; The Wheat Crop of 1902 with photos; fullpage photos John Kendrick Bangs at Home; In the Adirondacks; fullpage photo Driving Home the Cows; The Last Cable Laid (Brooklyn Bridge); fullpage photo Mrs. Anthony Drexel; fullpage "The Auto-Riches and Thier Game-Preserve" by Rogers; fullpage illustration &q... See More
San Francisco before the earthquake...
Item #177151
June 28, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 28, 1902 The full ftpg. is a print of; "American Manners & Customers--scene on the New York pier upon the arrival of an ocean liner." Inside has 2 pgs. with 8 photos of the "Yale - Harvard Rowing" teams; 4 pages of photos on: "The Coronation of Edward VII"; nearly 7 pages of photos & articles on: "San Francisco - ... See More
Desolation of St. Pierre and ruins of Martinique...
Item #177147
May 31, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 31, 1902
Front page "The Desolation of St. Pierre - The Rue de L'Hopital"; several pages of photos the volcano destruction at St. Pierre and Martinique; full page illustration "Rescue Work on the Subway" by Jackson; full page print "International Baseball - the Boston Champions" (from June 27, 1874); A Boom in Colorado Irr... See More
Item #177142
April 05, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 5, 1902 Frontpage photo Cecil Rhodes; The Greatest Living Aeronaut - M. Santos-Dumont with photos; fullpage photo On the New York Speedway (horses); fullpage photo Miss Helen Buell; Good Roads for the State of New York; fullpage illustration Richard Harding Davis by Clark; fullpage photo Mrs. Hamlin Garland; doublepage centerfold photo "Gentlemen Roug... See More
Item #177133
January 25, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 25, 1902 Front page illustration of Macmonnies's Statue of General Slocum; full page photo of Curious Fish at the New York Aquarium; Prince Henry's Coming Visit to America; full page illustration of "Broadway in a Blizzard; Senator Depew's Wedding with photos; full page photos American Independence; full page photo "A N... See More
Emancipation Remembered...
Item #177130
January 04, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 4, 1902 Frontpage photo "A Memory of Emancipation Day"; Ice Hocky and Its Players; a colored print "Jan Kubelik - The Bohemian Violinist Now Touring The United States"; a page of photos of Marconi's Latest Experiments in Wireless Telegraphy; a page of photos Winners at the First annual Sow of the Ladies' Kennel Association of Ame... See More
Great overview of the United States Navy...
Item #205676
October 07, 1820
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 7, 1820 Nearly half of the front page is taken up with a report of the: "New Bank In Tennessee".
Inaise has a nice and detailed account of the extent and inventory of: "The Navy off rte United States" noting the number of various ships, their names, sizes, and various other details. Included is a chart of the numbers, typ... See More
Famous issue of Wilbur Wright circling the Statue of Liberty...
Item #177129
October 09, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 9, 1909 Almost the entire front page is taken up with the famous photo captioned: "A New Kind Of Gull In New York Harbor--Wilbur Wright...made a most spectacular flight on Sept. 29th when he circled the Statue of Liberty...without mishap..." . A great & very displayable issue on early aviation. Additional prints include: "The History ... See More
Item #177124
November 23, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 23, 1901 Front page illustration: "Juding a Tandem" by Klepper; two pages of photos The Annual New York Horse Show; The National Horse Show; full page illustration Pictures at the Pittsburgh Exhibition; National Beagle Trials; doublepage centerfold photos: "Horse-Show Week in New York; several pages of Christmas Book Hints; and other new... See More
"Ruffed-Grouse Shooting" by Frost...
Item #177123
November 16, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1901 The Rehabilitation of New York; Election Night in New York; fullpage photos "A New Implement of Warfare - The Pneumatic Aerial Torpedo"; Li Hung-Chang; fullpage illustration "View of Upper Manhattan from Top Story of the Highest Apartment House in the World"; fullpage photos "Transportation Methods in China"; doubl... See More
"Mud-Hen Shooting" by Frost...
Item #177119
October 19, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 19, 1901 Fullpage "Old and New - The Two Bridges Connecting New York and Brooklyn"; Munich's New Theatre; doublepage centerfold "Mud-Hen Shooting" by Frost; Football - The Season of 1901; fullpage "Pictorial Notes of Current News"; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Memorial to President McKinley...
Item #177116
September 28, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1901 Frontpage colored memorial illustration by Rogers; several pages of photos of the funeral of President McKinley; President (Theodore) Roosevelt and his Cabinet; doublepage centerfold illustration "The Funeral of President" by Rogers; The Dead President; Tributes to President McKinley; Greetings to President Roosevelt; President... See More
Louisiana Purchase Exposition...
William McKinley...
Item #177114
September 14, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1901 Front page illustration William McKinley; The Shooting of the President; How New York Received the News; St. Louis - "Most American of American Cities"; The Louisiana Exposition with photos of personnel; The Automobile Races at Newport; fullpage color ad Ralston Purina Cereals; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
The Evolution of the Racing Yacht...
Mark Twain as Inventor... Victoria Day parade...
Item #177113
September 07, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 7, 1901 A nice print showing Canadian Mounted Police in a Victoria Day Parade; Fullpage "Half Speed! An Ocean Liner Feeling Her Way Through the Fishing Fleet on the 'Banks'" by Beckel; fullpage "A Chinese Farm on Long Island" by Toaspern; A New Architectura Era in Chicago; The Opening of the New Bridge Across the Harlem at Willis... See More
Item #177110
August 17, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, August 17, 1901, from New York. fullpage "Tantalus-in-Town" poem and drawings by Louis Akin; fullpage illustration "Music at Marine Park, Boston" by Toaspern; House-Boat Life in the United States; doublepage centerfold photos "Fifth Avenue, as Seen from the Top of a Stage"; fullpage "The Laughing Girl" by Sir Joshua Reynolds; Old Home We... See More
Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers...
Item #177109
August 10, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 10, 1901 Frontpage political Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers; fullpage illustration "The Philadelphia Mint - Old and New" by Lawrence; In Whittier's Country; doublepage centerfold "The Strenuous Side of Life at Newport"; Cavalry Evolutions by the Black Horse Troop at Fort Myer, Virginia; Opening the Kiowa and Comanche Reservations; and... See More
Wall Street...
Item #177107
July 27, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1901
Front page photo of the construction of the East River Bridge, New York; full page illustration "A Flurry in Wall Street" by Lawrence; Naval Manoeuvres at Nantucket; The Last Rush for Homes in Oklahoma; full page "The International Cup Races" by Wright; Reporting a Cosmopolitan War on the Way to the Front; double page centerfold p... See More
"Trout-Fishing in the North Woods" by Frost...
Item #177104
July 06, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 6, 1901 The Sad Story of Philadelphia; The Disaster in West Virginia; doublepage centerfold "Trout-Fishing in the North Woods" by Frost; The Woman's National Tennis Championship at Philadelphia; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Much on early transportation... Uncle Sam cartoon...
Item #177098
May 25, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 25, 1901 Frontpage Uncle Sam cartoon "Establishing 'A Community of Interest'" by Rogers; "At the Riding Academy"; The War on the Northern Pacific; The President in the Southwest; The American Steel Industry; The Cuban Situation; fullpage "The Grill-Room in the New Yale Club-House" by Flagg; The Railway Employee; doublepa... See More
"To Put Up a Pheasant in the Woods is a Bright, Exhilarating Episode" by Frost...
Item #177093
April 20, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 20, 1901 Frontpage illustration "An Okahoma Home-Seeker"; the Unveiling of the Statue of General John A. Logan; fullpage "To Put Up a Pheasant in the Woods is a Bright, Exhilarating Episode" by Frost; doublepage centerfold "Opening Reception of the Twenty-Third Annual Exhibition of the Society of American Artists" by&nb... See More
Inauguration issue of Williams McKinley...
Item #177087
March 09, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 9, 1901 This issue is printed in blue and orange ink. Full page illustration of President William McKinley by Hitchcock; Swearing in the Vice-President; The Record of the Administration with illustrations; The Cuban Situation; full page illustration "The Illumination on the Night of the Inauguration"; full page "The Ladies of the Administra... See More
"An Ore-Train Going Into The Silver-Mines, Colorado" by Remington
Item #177086
March 02, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1901, from New York. The Funeral of Queen Victoria; Inaugural Ceremonies for the Commonwealth of Australia; Fox Hunting at Chevy Chase, Maryland; Tales of the Mush-Ice Heroes; doublepage centerfold "An Ore-Train Going Into The Silver-Mines, Colorado" by Remington; Westminster Kennel Club; and other news of the day. See photos for details.
"George Washington To His Namesake" by Rogers...
Item #177085
February 23, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 23, 1901 Front page illustration "George Washington To His Namesake" by Rogers; "Winter in Quebec" by Lawrence; The Philippine Problem; The Funeral of Queen Victoria; Old Clubs of Quebec; doublepage centerfold "The Battle of Buena Vista - February 23, 1847" by Zogbaum; "The Adventures of the Three Young Clubmen&... See More
Ellis Island...
Item #177080
January 19, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1901 Fullpage illustration Cavalrymen Rounding Up Poachers in Yellowstone Park; Frontpage illustration of the Subway Construction in New York at Union Square; The Nicaragua Canal Treaty; American Troops in China; fullpage illustration "The Goose Cow - A Nebraska Method of Stalking Wild Geese" by Clarke; fullpage illustration "The New ... See More
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.
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
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.
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.
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