Aerial cable railway...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 17, 1894 The front cover has "The Aerial Cable Railway, Knoxville, Tenn., 350 Feet High" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The World's Columbian Exposition - Exhibit of the Eagle Cotton Gin Co., of Bridgewater, Mass."; "The New Battle Ship Indiana"; "The American-Built Steel Ship Dirigo"; "Trico... See More  

Locomotives at the exposition...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 27, 1894 The front cover has "The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company's Exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Columbia Bicycle, Model 34"; "Chicago Cable Cars on Chicago Day"; "Manufacture of Pulled Wool"; and more illustrations, articles an... See More  

Bridge at Blackwell's Island (Queensboro)... very unique advertising tricycle...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 23, 1895 The front cover has "The New Bridge Over the East River at Blackwell's Island, New York" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Clarke's Automatic Water Heater"; "The Roman Triumphal Arch at Timegatte"; "Advertising Tricycle"; "The Boring Woodpecker"; and more illustrations, arti... See More  

New Orleans Cotton Exposition...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 20, 1884  The front cover has "The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orleans" with an accompanying article.  Inside the issue is: "Frankel's Registering Dynamometer"; "The Economic Motor Co.'s New Gas Engine"; "The Camel Corps of the British Army"; and more illustrations, ar... See More  

Columbian Exposition... Edison law suit...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 5, 1893  The front cover has "The World's Columbian Exposition - The French Locomotive Exhibit - The Bethlehem Iron Co.'s Exhibit" (Pennsylvania) with an accompanying article.  Inside the issue is: "The Edison Electric Light Suits" the recent ruling on the patent; "The Desroziers Dynamo"; "The World's Co... See More  

The Columbian Exposition... Windmills and more... 1893...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 3, 1893  The front cover has "World's Columbian Exposition - The Exhibit of Windmills" and "... The Palace of Agriculture" with an accompanying article.  Inside the issue is: "The World's Columbian Exposition - The Famous 999" (railroad engine); "Bacon's double Cylinder Hoisting Engine"; "Pneumat... See More  

Columbian Exposition... Searching for sunken gold...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 17, 1892  The front cover has "World's Columbian Exposition - Present Appearance of Buildings" with an accompanying article.  Inside the issue is: "Making Wood Screws"; "Searching for Sunken Gold Near Hell Gate, New York"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements. 

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Hand-crank velocipede...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 27, 1869  The front page has "Maurice's Patent Autographic Press" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Davis' Patent Culinary Steam Generator"; "Samuels' Patent Hand Crank Velocipede"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

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New York City's Great Arch near 95th Street...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 26, 1874  The front page has "Railway Bridge Near York, England" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Underground Railway in New York - The Great Arch Near 95th Street" [what appears to be the Mount Prospect Tunnel]; "Trying-Up and Four-Cutter Planing and Molding Machine"; "Iron-Framed Thrashing Mach... See More  

New fire alarm...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 25, 1893  The front page has "Electric Launches at the Columbian Exposition" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "New Fire Alarm"; "Four Hundred Horse Power Compound Mill Engine"; "The New United States War Ship Columbia"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

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Inventions of the day...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 12, 1870  The front page has "Viaduct on the Paris and Orleans Railway, France" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Measurement of Power -- Emerson's Dynamometer"; "Testing the Power of Turbine Water Wheels"; "Jerome B. King's Self-adjusting Double Washer"; and more illustrations, articles... See More  

Bridge over Harlem River...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 17, 1897  The front page has "Third Avenue Drawspan Across the Harlem River, New York" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "An Oil Field in the Suburbs of Los Angeles, California"; "The Denudation and Recovery of Farm Lands"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

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Electric light at Hell Gate Lighthouse, New York City...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 22, 1884  The front page has "The New Electric Light now in Process of Erection at Hell Gate, New York City" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Thurmond's Improved Car Coupling"; "Experiment with Oil on Troubled Waters"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

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Breech-loading guns... London's gigantic wheel...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 2, 1894  The front page has "An Illustrated History of Breech-Loading Guns" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The London Gigantic Wheel"; "Triple Boiler Locomotive, Belgian State Railway"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

Complete in sixteen pages, never bound, in nice condition.

Balloon propulsion...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 10, 1883  The front page has "Experimental Applications of Electricity for Balloon Propulsion" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Kriegar's Foundry Cupola"; "The Isometric Governor"; "C. P. Willard & Co's Vertical Engineer"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

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Bascule Bridge...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 21, 1883  The front page has "Design for Bascule Bridge over River Thames Below London Bridge" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Herrington's System of Transportation and Delivery"; "An Aerial Turbine Wheel"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

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Callowhill Street bridge in Philadelphia...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 29, 1876  The front page has "Callowhill Street Bridge, Philadelphia, PA" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "Legouge's Method of Propelling Canal Boats"; "Broken Stone Road-Making - Blake's Crusher"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.

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The Atlanta Exposition...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 30, 1895  The front page has "The Atlanta Exposition - Electricity Building, Looking Across Clara Meer" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "A Recent Railway Accident in Paris"; "Bird's Eye View of the New Port of Copenhagen"; "The New Steamer St. Paul of the American Line"; "A Tree Bridge&q... See More  

$15,000 reward for a huge robbery...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 9, 1855  Page 2 has an interesting "$15,000 Reward" ad in the "Lost and Found" section of the paper, offering much detail on the theft. A few details include: "...the 17th of Sept. last two Boxes were delivered at the office of the American Express Co. in Dubuque, Iowa...Said boxes, on their arrival at the Sub-Treasury in New York were found to ... See More  

Arrival of the first boat traveling the Erie Canal...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 12, 1825  Near the back of the issue is an article headed: 'New York Canals" which takes over a full page, and begins: "As was expected, the first boat from lake Erie arrived at New York on the 4th inst. She was convoyed by a fleet of steam boats, gaily dressed & decorated..." with much more. The first boat was the "Senec... See More  

Dedication of the Franklin statue in Boston...

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British Hinduras... Nicaragua... General Walker...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS (Supplement), England, June 7, 1856  The prime feature of this issue is the full back page map of Central America, with an additional page of supporting text providing considerable details of the events in the region. Other prints with text throughout, mostly focused on the 1856 Peace Commemoration in England.

Complete in 16 pages and in very nice condition.

Reporting on the Mexican War...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1847  Front page Mexican War content with: "The Proposed Treaty with Mexico" "From Gen. Taylor's Army" "Interesting News From Vera Cruz" and more.

Four pages, light water staining, an ink stain, good condition.

Published by P.T. Barnum...

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, 1853   Phineas T. Barnum was the co-owner (see photos) of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly" which would become immensely more successful. This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers would last for only 48 issues, or less than one year.

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Bicycle exercises...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 19, 1894  The front page of the issue has "The Lawrence Underground Conduit Electric Railroad" with accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Paper Box Industry"; "Improved Electric Capstans"; "The British Torpedo Boat Destroyed Hornet"; "Bicycle Exercises at Leipzig"  and more articles, illustrati... See More