The Brooklyn Navy Yard... Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh...
Item #175678
January 30, 1892
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1892 Half page: 'Design for the Carnegie Library at Pittsburg, Pa.' Full page: 'At the Brooklyn Navy Yard'.
Great doublepage centerfold: 'Some of the Ships of the U.S. Navy' is displayable. Nice Remington full page: 'Garza Revolutionists in the Texas Chaparral'
Newport, Rhode Island... Niagara Falls bridge...
Item #173326
July 31, 1869
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 31, 1869 The full front page illustration is 'Ida Lewis, The Heroine of Newport' with additional coverage inside two halfpage illustrations: 'Lime Rock Island, off Newport, Rhode Island" and 'Interior of Lime Rock Lighthouse - Ida Lewis at Home'. The doublepage centerfold: 'Sketches of the National Camp-Meeting at Round Lake, N... See More
Wallingford, Connecticut...
Item #174274
August 31, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 31, 1878 Full ftpg: 'Down by the Sea--Ferry Over Wesley Lake, Ocean Grove'. Fullpg: 'In the Track of the Tornado' shows 8 scenes near Wallingford, Ct. Nice dblpgctrfld: 'Down by the Sea--Sketches at Ocean Grove, Asbury Park & other Sea-side Resorts' shows 9 scenes. Halfpg: 'Incidents of Indian Warfare'
Other news and ... See More
"The Baseball President"... Children on a see-saw...
Item #173200
May 16, 1868
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1868 The front page contains a quarter-page illustration of "George Sands, President of the National Base-Ball Association" with an article headed "The Base-Ball President". Also on the front cover is a half-page illustration entitled " 'See-Saw'--An Illustration for the Juveniles" which shows children see-sawing on... See More
Celebration the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C... Map of Georgia... Cotton team in North Carolina...
Item #172988
May 12, 1866
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 12, 1866 The most desirable print is traditionally: a great halfpg: 'Celebration of the Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia by the Colored People in Washington'.
Ftpg. shows: 'The Levee at Cincinnati, Ohio'. One-quarter pg: 'Map of New York Bay'. Halfpg: 'On the Mississippi--Religious Services on Board the 'Ruth' ... See More
Indian delegations... Jack Frost illustration...
Item #172958
January 27, 1866
Harper's WEEKLY, New York, January 27, 1866 Nice full ftpg: 'Indian Delegation of Iowas, Sacs, & Foxes from Nebraska To Washington', shows 4 chiefs. Nice fullpg. shows 'Jack Frost Among the Rich & the Poor' in 2 dramatically different scenes. Nice halfpg. view: 'The Overland Coach Office, Denver City, Colorado' & one of the banking house in Denver. Other gre... See More
Blacks vote...
Item #173076
March 16, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1867 Nice fullpg: 'Indian Delegations at Washington--Presentation to the President'. Halfpg: 'The Negro at the Ballot Box' shows a Black man voting, being an historic print predating the famous 'First Vote' print by 8 months. Nice print of a very early hose carriage of the N.Y. Fire Dept.
Other news and advertisements of the day are... See More
Steamboats... Oscar Wilde... Heating New York with steam...
Item #174698
September 09, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 9, 1882 The full front page has four illusstrations of: "The Apple Harvest." Inside has a quarter-page portrait: "Maggie Keppel, Alleged Kidnapper of Lizzie Selden"; a half page print of: "Hoisting Cylinder on Board the New Steamboat Pilgrim"; a full print of five smaller illus. pertaining to "Heating New York By Ste... See More
Tennis... Rifle match at Creedmoor... Opening of the Oyster season...
Item #174700
September 16, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 16, 1882 The most notable print would be the full page: "Lawn Tennis Tournament at Newport" in addition ao a full page of: "President Arthur's visit to Newport".
The full front page is a nice print of: "The International Rifle match at Creedmoor".
Inside has a full page: "English & American teams in t... See More
Niagara...
Item #173746
August 09, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 9, 1873 1/2 page front page "Shell Mounds of Denmark - Belonging to the Stone Age"; Full page page: 'Summer Invasion of Europe by Americans'; Double page centerfold: 'Niagara Seen With Different Eyes'; 1/2 page with Two croquet scenes; Half page on: 'Penikese Island - The Anderson School of Natural Histor... See More
Quail shooting... Ostrich farming in California...
Item #175782
January 28, 1893
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 28, 1893 Front 1/2 pg. portrait of "Rutherford Burchard Hayes." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Niagara Falls in Winter - View from Luna Island." Full pg. illus. of "Columbian Exposition - The Kalsomining Machine for Covering Large Surfaces." Full pg. illus. of "The Eighth Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League ... See More
Thomas Nast honors the 4th of July... General Ulysses S. Grant...
Item #172798
July 16, 1864
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 16, 1864 The full front page is taken up with a print of the famous photo: "Lieutenant-General Grant at His Headquarters". Other prints within include: "The Naval Contest Off Cherbourg Between the 'Alabama' and the 'Kearsarge' " "General Sherman's Campaign--the Crest of Pine Mountain Where General Polk Fel... See More
Wild West Collection III
A perspective through time...
Item #180162
Wild West Collection III A Perspective Through Time - Each set contains 5 different titles, covering three different decades (1870's, 1880's, and 1890's) spanning the entire Old West era. All issues are dated from 1870 - 1899, and no more than 2 from each decade will be sent. This five issue set will provide a panoramic view of this formative period in American History.... See More
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