Winslow Homer centerfold...
Item #173156
December 21, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 21, 1867 Certainly the prime print in this issue is the nice doublepage centerfold by celebrated artist Winslow Homer, titled: "Homeward Bound" showing people on the deck of a ship.
There are other nice prints within this issue including a front page of: "James Watt's First Idea of Steam", a nearly full page of: "Squirrel Hunt... See More
Blackwell's Island... Mont Cenis Pass Railroad...
Item #173176
February 29, 1868
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 29, 1868 The front page features a 3/4 page illustration '"Don't Go Yet!'' Dramatic fullpage 'Scene In the Hospital For Incurables on Blackwell's Island.' Beautiful print: 'The New Suspension Bridge Over the Ohio River At Cincinnati'. A 1/4 page illustration 'Stuart's portrait of George Washington' w... See More
Sioux Indians... Erie Railroad disaster...Whiskey stills...
Item #173196
May 02, 1868
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 2, 1868 The full frontpage illustration is of 'The Erie Railroad Disaster - the Wrecked and Burning Cars'. There is a short text "Mr. Dickens's Farewell". A half-page illustration "Sergeant Bates with the Flag Passing through Richmond" has an accompanying article. A 1/4 page: 'Raid on Illicit Whisky Stills in Brooklyn' also... See More
Springtime in the country--gardening...
Item #173198
May 09, 1868
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1868 The issue has a full front page illustration "Dressing Baby". A nice half-page engraving "Plowing on the Prairies Beyond the Mississippi" also has a related article. A very displayable full page is entitled 'Springtime in the Country--Gardening". A full page consists of two half-page illustration of Lieutenant-General Si... See More
Explorations at Jerusalem... A floating lighthouse...
Item #173306
May 22, 1869
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 22, 1869 The front page features a halfpage illustrations 'The Source of the Jordan'. A full page features 5 illustrations: 'Explorations at Jerusalem'. A halfpage illustration of 'Inauguration of the New Masonic Lodge Room in Booth's Building, New York City'. An article on "The Challoner-Whittaker Tragedy, Quebec" also... See More
Winslow Homer... 15th Amendment...
Item #173390
March 12, 1870
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 12, 1870 The front page of this issue features a full page illustration by Winslow Homer entitled: "Tenth Commandment". Within the issue is a half page: "A State Dinner at the White House". An article "Under Broadway" contains three illustrations. Other illustrations are a full page: "Crossing Broadway"; a half page... See More
France...
Item #173464
November 26, 1870
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 26, 1870 The front page features a 2/3 page illustration of "The Traveling Tinker." Inside is a small "Map of the Southwestern Part of France, Showing Orleans, Tours, Lyons, and Their Railway Connections." Halfpage illustration of "The New Parisian Police" and "A Night at the Front." A 1/3 page portrait. of "... See More
Spottswood House, Richmond...
Item #173478
January 14, 1871
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 14, 1871 Halfpg: "Burning of the Spottswood House, Richmond". Detailed dblpgctrfld: "Paris--Showing the Position of the Principal Buildings, Forts, Villages & Railways". Fullpg. Nast cartoon re. the Civil War. This issue contains the first Thomas Nast political cartoon with a Tammany Hall reference, being "Tweedledee and Sweedledum--A New Chri... See More
Tichborne trial...
Item #173738
July 12, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 12, 1873 Comical full ftpg: 'Looking into the Lawn Globe and What They Saw There'. Halfpg: 'Washington's Head-Quarters at Newburgh, New York'. Halfpg: 'Underground Life in New York - Health Officers Clearing Out a 'Dive' '. The doublepage centerfold 'The Trial of the Tichborne Claimant - General View of the Court Dur... See More
Mining in Colorado...
Item #173830
May 30, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1874 Full ftpg. is a Nast political cartoon, showing Uncle Sam among others "There is Nothing Mean About us". Great doublepage centerfold : 'Smelting Ore In Colorado' shows 9 scenes. Nice for display. Nice fullpg: 'A Prairie Windstorm' shows a family in a covered wagon fighting the storm. 3/4 pg "In a Strange Land -- Askin... See More
The Italian school on Leonard Street...
Item #173922
April 17, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 17, 1875 Two front 1/4 pg. illus. pertaining to the story "The Fair Critic." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Required to Live Under a New Order of Things."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Great Revival in England-A Service of Messrs. Moody and Sankey at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London." 2/3 pg. illus. entitled "Th... See More
Thomas Nast prints... A great rugby centerfold...
Item #174012
February 26, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 26, 1876 The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Republican Simplicity". Full page Thomas Nast political cartoon: "No Rudder - No Aim"; half page: 'The Great Fire of February 8, 1876, On Broadway'; full page: "Uncle Sam's Valentines" shows 5 scenes; 3/4 page: "Gather Wood"
Perh... See More
Cornelius Vanderbilt...
Item #174106
January 20, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 20, 1877 Front full pg. portrait of "Cornelius Vanderbilt." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Centennial - Carriage Exhibit." Four 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Hon. S. J. Randall," "The Hon. Lucius Robinson," "The Hon. Smith Ely, Jun.," and "The Hon. John Kelly." Two full pg. illus. of "The... See More
Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President...
Item #174122
March 17, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 17, 1877. Full front pg. Nast illus. of "Hang Yourself for a Pastime." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Project De Loi." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The White House, Washington D.C." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Presidency - Mr. Ferry Announcing the Result of the Count." Two full pg. portraits of "Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, Wife... See More
Columbia University regatta...
Item #174248
June 01, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 1, 1878 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The "Internationalists" are to Make the World all one Millennium." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Columbia College Regatta-The Henley Four." Four small illus. pertaining to "The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C." 1/6 pg. portrait of "The Late Professor Joseph Henry." Small... See More
Pine Bluff, Arkansas...
Item #174312
January 11, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'The Gold New Year', plus another fullpg. by Nast inside. One-third pg: 'Scene At Pine Bluff Station, Arkansas'. Great fullpg. of 6 scenes of: 'Wonders Underground--The Caves of Luray, Va.'
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pages and is in good c... See More
Thomas Nast print...
Item #174554
April 30, 1881
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1881 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Our Stumbling Block." Inside is a full pg. containing six illus. pertaining to "Snow Blockade on the Minnesota Railways." Full pg. containing three large illus. pertaining to "The Earthquake in the Island of Ischia." Full pg. illus. of "Shad Fishing on the Lower Delaware at N... See More
A baseball team in uniform...
Item #174558
May 14, 1881
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1881 The full front pabe is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Is There To Be A Power Behind The Throne?" But the most significant print would be the very nice half page baseball print: "The Princeton college Base-Ball Nine" showing them in uniform and with bats, a ball, and two catcher's masks. There is also a related article: &q... See More
Thomas Nast print...
Item #174658
April 22, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 22, 1882 Front full pg. illus. of "A Summer Landscape." Inside are three 1/6 pg. illus. pertaining to "A Picturesque Railway Line." 1/3 pg. illus. of "A Moorish Masonic Lodge in Morocco." Two 1/6 pg. portraits of "George Inness" and "Dante Gabriel Rossetti." Two full pg. illus. containing several illus. of... See More
Rescue at a dog pound...
Item #174778
June 16, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1883 Front page print: "The Kneeling Nun". Fullpg: "A Blackville Serenade" shows a Black man playing a banjo. A full page print: "Steamer Day in New York--The Grand Summer Rush for Europe".
Fullpg. print: "The Railroad Exhibition At Chicago" which has 3 scenes. Two half page prints: "The Cars As They Will B... See More
Overview of Mobile, Alabama...
Item #174844
February 02, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1884 Front page print: "Unmasking". Three-quarter pg. illustration: "A Herd of Antelopes Delaying a Railway Train". Very nice & displayable fullpg: 'Mobile--The Gulf City' is a good overview of the city. A full page and half page print: "The Wreck of the 'City of Columbus'" plus much more.
Other new... See More
Batavia, Ohio...
Item #174922
November 01, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 1, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The Blaine Tariff Fraud." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A Day's Dishing on the Cholera Banks." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Ha, Here Comes the Tissue! Open It, Somebody, and Shout it Out." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Dr. C. C. Graham, Centenarian, of Louisville, Kentucky" and &quo... See More
Many prints of Geronimo...
Item #175076
April 24, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 24, 1886 The entire front page is taken up with two prints captioned: "Closing Scenes of the Apache War", the upper one: "Geronimo and His Band" and the lower one: "General Crook's Conference With Geronimo", showing both, among others. Inside has a full page with four prints of: "The Hostile Apaches" with each c... See More
The Apache campaign... Colorado scene...
Item #175120
September 25, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 25, 1886 Full ftpg. Thomas Nast cartoon: "A Hot Journal". 1/2 pg: 'The U.S. man of war 'Boston' '. 1/2 pg. Remington print: 'The Apache campaign--Burial of Hatfield's men'. doublepage centerfold: 'The Canon of Las Animas, on the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, Colorado'. Fullpg: 'A bicycle tournament ... See More
Terrapins in Maryland... Sketeches in Ireland...
Item #175268
February 25, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 25, 1888 Front page print: "Multum In Parvo--An Orchestra With One Performer". Fullpg: "Feeding & Catching Terrapin on a Maryland Farm".
The double page centerfold: "The Modern Buccaneers" by W.A. Rogers. Nearly fullpg: "Character Sketches in Ireland". Interesting fullpg: "The Statue of William Pe... 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
Remington illustration... Cornell University... Conemaugh Valley flood...
Item #175402
June 08, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY June 8, 1889. Front full pg. illus. by Remington of "The Ambushed Picket." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Cornell University." Two 1/2 pg. illus. of "Farewell" and "The United States Steamer 'Yantic' in a Canyon." Dblpgctrfld. of "A Wet Day on the Parisian Boulevard." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Characteristic Scenery of th... See More
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
The Richmond County hunt & ball... Mexican miners...
Item #175440
October 19, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 19, 1889 Fullpg. illus. shows: 'Adm. Porter in 1865'. Nice doublepage centerfold: 'The Richmond County Hunt & Ball' has 4 scenes. Fullpg: 'Recent Additions to the Commercial Architecture of Phila.' has 8 scenes. Fullpg. Remington: 'Mexican Miners at Work--Drilling' plus 4 smaller Remington prints.
Complete in twenty pag... See More
Barnum's circus on a steamship...
Item #175444
November 02, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 2, 1889 Full ftpg: 'Govt. Snagboat Removing Obstruction from the Channel of a Western River.' Fullpg: 'Embarkation of Barnum's Circus on the Steamship Furnessia' shows 7 scenes. Great double-page centerfold: 'The Snake Dance of the Moqui Indians' shows many Indians.
Complete in 16 pages. The 4-page Advertising Supplement (not shown) ... See More
Cambridege architecture...
Item #175452
November 30, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 30, 1889 Front full pg. illus. of "The Sail Maker." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Recent Architectural Additions to Cambridge." 1/4 pg. portrait of "Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, Pianist." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Theodore Reichmann, of the German Opera Company" and "Heinrich Vogl, of the German Op... See More
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
Scenes of Santa Barbara, California...
Item #175528
August 23, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 23, 1890 Fullpg: 'Sketches at Santa Barbara, Southern Calif.' includes 10 scenes--displayable. Nice halfpg: 'British Fleet in Esquimalt Harbor, British Columbia'. Three scenes: 'The Valley of the Upper Delaware', 2 or which show trout fishing and bass fishing. The cover has: "The Late John Henry Newman, Cardinal Deacon Of The Roman Church.&quo... 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
The Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego...
Item #175532
September 06, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 6, 1890 Full front page: 'Taking the Waters at Saratoga'. Full page: 'Summer Night Amusement on the Bluff at Cincinnati'. Half page: 'Rockwood Hall, Near Tarrytown, New York.' Nice double page centerfold: 'Coronado Beach, Southern Calif.' Full page: 'Alligator Traffic in the South' includes 6 scenes. Full page: ... See More
Pueblo farmers... Pennsylvania Avenue...
Item #175540
October 04, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY October 4, 1890 Front full pg. illus. of "Pueblo Farmers Watching Their Crops." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "the Cotton Centenary Exhibition at Pawtucket, Rhode Island." 1/2 pg. portrait of "Colonel George R. Davis, of Illinois, Director-General of the World's Columbian Exposition." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Hon. James A. McKenzie... See More
Early ski-jumping...
Item #175690
March 12, 1892
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 12, 1892 Full front page: 'Columbian Exposition, Chicago--the Statue of the 'Republic' in the Grand Basin'. Full page: 'State & Washington Streets, Boston'. Full page: 'Columbian Exposition--Placing Decorations on the Horticultural Bldg.'.
Four pages & many illus. on: 'New Gateways to the Metropolis' shows ... See More
Rio de Janeiro...
Item #175882
January 13, 1894
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 13, 1894 Front full pg. illus. of "Tammany's Tax on Crime." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "Views in the Bay of Rio De Janeiro" and "The Rebel Fleet at Rio."
Two full pg. illus. of "Cities of the Sound" and "Among the Unemployed of Chicago." Two 1/6 pg. portraits of "The Rev. Charles H. Park... See More
Mount Vernon prints...
Item #175998
February 23, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 23, 1895 Full front page illus. of "Hopelessly Blocked - The Great Frost of 1895." Inside is a full pg. of illus. pertaining to "Recent Storms at Sea - Arrival of Belated Steamships." Two small portraits of "Rev. Dr. William M. Taylor" and "Major General Thomas Howard Ruger, U.S.A." Full pg. of illus. of "Fi... See More
Bicycling on Riverside Drive...
Item #176030
June 15, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 15, 1895 Fullpg: 'Grand Saloon of the New Am. Liner 'St. Louis' '. Fullpg: 'New Terminal in Brooklyn of the N.Y. & Brooklyn Bridge' & fullpg: 'Bicycles on Riverside Dr.' Halfpg: 'Novel Railway in S. Florida'
Complete issue.... See More
Bicycle parade...
Item #176034
June 29, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 29, 1895 Full front pg. illus. of "A Sleeping Car on the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "The Big Bicycle Parade in Brooklyn, New York."
Full pg. illus. of "The Opening of the Harlem River Ship-Canal, June 17th - Naval Procession About to Enter the Canal." Full pg. Nast illus. of "In... See More
Tennis and polo at Newport...
Item #176052
August 31, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 31, 1895 Full front pg. illus. entitled: "Time to Shut Up." Inside is a full pg. of illus. pertaining to "The English Challenger for the America's Cup." Full pg. illus. of "With the Canoeists on Lake Champlain." 1/2 containing several illus. pertaining to "Recent Applications of Electricity to Railroads."
Doub... See More
The beach at Galveston...
Item #176058
September 21, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 21, 1895 Full ftpg: 'Cotton States & International Exposition, Atlanta, Ga.' with another nice fullpg. of the Expo. inside. Halfpg: 'Beach at Galveston, Texas'. Fullpg: 'Joining the Great Lakes with the Ocean'
Complete issue.... See More
New Olympic Gmes at Athens...
Item #176060
September 28, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1895 Full front page illus. of "Mr. Platt and His Confiding Flock." Inside is a full pg. containing five illus. of "Scenes from Burnand and Sullivan's New Comic Opera, 'The Chieftain,' at Abbey's Theatre, New York." Full pg. illus. of "Evolutions of the North Atlantic Squadron at Night - Head of Column, Lef... See More
The Cuban insurrection...
Item #176124
May 09, 1896
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1896 Full front page illus. of "A Few Pointers from an Expert." Inside are two full pgs. of illus. of "Unveiling of the Bronze Equestrian Statue of General U.S. Grant, at Grant Square, Brooklyn, April 25, 1896" and "The Cuban Insurrection - Insurgent Leaders and Their Battles." 1/2 pg. of illus. of "The Trial of the Uni... See More
The Cuban insurrection...
Item #176140
July 04, 1896
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1896 Full front page illus. of "The Rival Fourth of July Celebrations." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Cuban Insurrection." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Galley Fire - Seven Bells." 2/3 pg. portrait of "William Dean Howells."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Seventh Michigan at Fredericksburg, December 11, 1862 -... See More
Moose and antelope hunting...
Item #176166
October 03, 1896
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 3, 1896 Very nice fullpg. showing: 'The East River Bridge Between New York City & Brooklyn as It Will Appear When Completed'. Fullpg. with Nice Remington hunting print: 'Moose Hunting--An Unexpected Shot' & a nice western scene: 'Stalking Antelope'. One-third pg. fishing print: 'An Anxious Moment' & halfpg: 'After ... See More
Cripple Creek, Colorado...
Item #176204
February 13, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 13, 1897 Inside has a fullpg. with 5 photos of 'The New Cripple Creek, Showing the Town's Rapid Recovery from the Disastrous Fires'.
Doublepage centerfold is a nice view of: 'The Development of Morningside Hgts.', New York City'. Fullpg. with 7 photos: 'Cuban Insurrection--After the Attack on Bayamo & Ft. El Guamo'&... See More
Celebrating the Declaration of Independence...
Item #176244
July 03, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 3, 1897 Full front page illus. of "Jefferson Reading the Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence to Franklin."
Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Meeting of the Eighteenth National Saengerfest, At Philadelphia, June 21-26." Full pg. illus. of "The Reunion of Confederate Veterans at the Tennessee Centennial and Inter... See More
Mesa Encantada, New Mexico...
Item #176260
August 28, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 28, 1897 Full front page illus. of "Summer Diversions - A Garden Party on the North Shore, Massachusetts." Inside are two full pgs. of illus. of "Ascent of the Mazamas to the Summit of Mount Rainier, Washington." Full pg. illus. of "The Requiem Mass for the Late Senor Canovas Del Cstillo - Scene in the Church of St. Vincent De Pa... See More
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