1870 Illustrations Magazine...

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Rare title from Oregon...

OREGON WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Pendleton, 1875  Pendleton is an East Oregon town which began in 1851, originally known as Marshall only later to be renamed Pendleton. This is an early issue from five years before the town would be incorporated, with various news of the day and many ads as well, several of which are illustrated.

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1865 Post Civil War Firemen Baseball Game....

NEW YORK TIMES, with baseball content from the year the Civil War ended. Sept. 16, 1865 On the back page under Base Ball is: Base Ball Among Firemen--Hose Company No. 55 Vs. Engine Company No. 34. Very brief one sentence summary says: A spirited game of base ball between the above companies at Hoboken, Friday, Sept. 15... plus the box score. Other news of the day includes: "THE FALL TRADE" "A... See More  

Manchester newspapers from the decade after the Civil War...

UNION DEMOCRAT, Manchester, N.H., dated 1866 - 1870. This is a typical newspaper of the day, each issue having 4 pages, with various news of the day & a wealth of advertising as well, several of the ads being illustrated. The contents within give a good sense of the concerns & attention of the nation the decade after the Civil War. Some margin tears and scattered foxing. Generally in rathe... See More  

St. Augustine, Florida in 1874...

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, December, 1874. Featured within this issue are several prints associated with St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement and port in the continental United States (source - Wiki), along with lengthy supporting text. Other period items are present throughout.



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THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, December 29, 1877.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Holiday Sketches" "The Paris Exposition of 1878" "The China Tea Trade" "Winter --- Reynard Blockaded by Snow"

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, December 7, 1877.  A great issue for framing and displaying!  "Trial of Dr. Lambert, President of the American Popular Life Insurance Company, for Perjury" "Thirty-Fifth Semi-Annual Exhibition of the Brooklyn Art Association" "Dante" "An Irreparable Misfortune"

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 23, 1877.  A great issue for framing and displaying! "Our Artist in Washington" "The Tuco-Russian War" "Wholesale Warehouse of Alex. T. Stewart & Co., Chicago" "The Paris Exposition of 1878" "The Crisis in France" "The Power of the Human Eye"

1868 Sacramento California...

SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, Sacramento, CA,  November 4, 1868. This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis. Articles in this iss... See More  

Branch's diamond stone-sawing machine...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 23, 1876  This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Branch's Diamond Stone-Sawing Machine; Thermo-Diffusion - a New Physical Phenomenon; Crystallized Glycerin; Apparatus for Lining Insoles of Boots; Improved Construction of Stables; The United States Patent Association; Honey Buzzards and their Prey; Gold in America -- Its First D... See More  

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 6, 1877.  A great issue for framing and displaying!   "Before and After Election" "An Arab Romance" "A Bazar In Constantinoble" "The Turco-Russian War - with the Turks in Bulgaria" "Joh Welsh, the New Minister to Great Britain" "Meade's Wonderful Midgets"

Porcelain manufacturing in 1875...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 27, 1875  This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: PORCELAIN MANUFACTURING - STEAM ICE ELEVATOR - HYDRAULIC MOTOR & Much More. Included are images and related text of each.  Period ads are present as well.

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AMERICAN STANDARD, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Apr. 26, 1877 The ftpg. has: "THE BLACK HILLS" "An Interesting Story From One Who Has Been There--People Advised to Say Away" is an interesting article on life in this wild part of America. Lengthy text taking over a full column (see photos for portions of it). Four pgs, never bound nor trimmed, several folds & tears at the margins & some fo... See More  

From the early years of the Comstock Lode...

VIRGINIA EVENING CHRONICLE, Virginia (City), Nevada, 1872. Virginia City is one of America's largest historic landmarks. Some say Virginia City's rich gold and silver mines financed the Civil War. Now rich in history, Virginia City and the Comstock Lode still maintain the flavor of the hifalutin mining days, when Mark Twain roamed the streets and everybody wanted a piece of the "Riche... See More  

"One of the wildest mining camps in the West" & a very short-lived newspaper...

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Pioche, Nevada, 1875 Pioche is located about 180 miles northeast of Las Vegas, hanging on the side of a mountain of Nevada's high desert. In the 1870's it was considered one of the wildest mining camps in the West. According to a number of sources, hired gunmen were imported at the rate of about twenty a day during boom times to fight mining claim encroachments. Evidence of the... See More  

From Reno, Nevada...

WEEKLY NEVADA STATE JOURNAL, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, 1876.  This 4 page newspaper features news on the front page as well as pages 2 & 3 but with  ads as well. Now a gambling mecca not far from Lake Tahoe, during the 1870's it was a mining town. This issue was never bound nor trimmed and is in nice condition with some minor margin wear or tears. The photo below is "gene... See More  

From the capital of Nevada...

THE NEVADA TRIBUNE, Carson City, Nevada, 1875 Coin collectors are very familiar with this town for the mint which produced the much desired gold & silver coins which bear the "C.C." mint mark. Situated just east of Lake Tahoe at the western "elbow" of the state, this issue from its hayday during the mining era has various news of the day on the inside pages with ads filling... See More  

Early baseball...

THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 7, 1865  On the front page under The Field & Base Ball is a brief summary and box score of a match between the Gotham and Eckford clubs. There is also a very brief dispatch about the contest between the Maryland club of Baltimore and the National club of Washington, won by Washington. Nice to have on the front page.

German content...

ANZEIGER, Baltimore, Oct. 20, 1877. All content is in German. Quarto-size, 4 pgs., archival mends to a few margins tears, edge wear, otherwise in good condition.

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, January 28, 1874



This issue has a full page illustration on the front page titled: "Grand Centennial Military Ball" and several other full page illustrations on the inside. A great issue for framing and displaying!



This issue is complete in 8 pages. The edges are a little irregular but otherwise in good condition.

Ulysses S. Grant...

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, Madison, June 6, 1868 The front page has a nice endorsement for the Grant-Colfax ticket (see inset). Features a famous quote from Grant ("Fight It Out On The Line") as well as a list of the electors. Uncommon to have a presidential endorsement on the front page. Very good condition.

Andrew Johnson Reconstruction...

SUPPLEMENT TO THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN, Dec. 6, 1865 Ftpg. top of the first col: "Presidents Message" "The Perpetuity Of The Union!" "Supremacy Of The Constitution" "Secession Null and Void" "Treason A Crime!" "View On Negro Suffrage" & more. Message to the Congress, which takes 3 1/2 columns is signed in type: Andrew Johnson. Folio-siz... See More  

Mount Holyoke...

ILLUSTRATED CHRISTIAN WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 18, 1877 Full page: " Mount Holyoke From The Connecticut River". Archival mend to a small tear at the bottom of each leaf.

F.O.C. Darlay Illustration...

ILLUSTRATED CHRISTIAN WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 17, 1872 Full page of a young farm girl feeding chickens with and a farm-hand leading horses into a building, with snow falling: " Winter. Drawn By F.O.C. Darley". Darley, a noted illustrator of the day, illustrated Irvings "Rip Van Winkle" in 1849.

Boston Post Office Print

THE ILLUSTRATED CHRISTIAN WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 28, 1872 Half page: " The Boston Post Office", & article: "The New Post Office, Boston, Mass." 10 pages in nice condition.