General Grant in a Nevada mine...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 29, 1879  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "None But the Brave Deserves the Fair." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Three Wrecks." (Ships). 1/2 pg. illus. of "past and Present War Craft - An Old Three-Decker and a New Torpedo-Boat." 1/5 pg. illus. of "General Grant in a Nevada Mine."

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Bicycles in America...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 7, 1880  Full ftpg: 'The Call to Church: Early Colonial Times in New England'. Fullpg. with five scenes: 'Gen. Grant in Florida'. Halfpg: 'The Distress in Ireland: Peat Gatherers on the Moors'. Fullpg. Nast political cartoon. Fullpg: 'The Bicycle in America' shows 2 scenes.

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Skating on the Schuylkill... A beer saloon...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 28, 1880  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The Herald of Relief from America." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "General Grant in Cuba - The Visit to Havana." Full pg. illus. of "Washington Relics, Purchased by the United States Government from the Lewis Family."

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U.S. Grant's visit to Mexico....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 27, 1880  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Boom! - And Off It Went." Inside is a full pg. containing six illus. pertaining to "Grant's Visit to Mexico - The Arrival at Vera Cruz." One 1/2 pg. illus. and one 1/4 pg. illus. pertaining to "Professor Nordenskjold's Reception at Naples, Italy." Full pg. illus. of "Cleari... See More  

Riot in Paterson, New Jersey...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 22, 1880  Front full pg. portrait of "The Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Sunday Morning in Virginia." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Robert Raikes, the Founder of Sunday Schools." 2/3 pg. Nast illus. entitled "Don't - Be Penny (Labor) Wiser and Pound (Capital) Foolish."

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U.S. currency... The Republican Convention...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 19, 1880  Full ftpg. Nast cartoon. Fullpg. pictorial: "Coining Silver Dollars at the Philadelphia Mint"; 3/4 pg: "In a Virginia Country Store, Discussing the Republican Nominations".

Doublepage centerfold: "The Republican National Convention at Chicago"; fullpg. illus. "The Republican National Convention at Chicago" ... See More  

Rifle match...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 10, 1880  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Boom!!! - So Near, and Yet So Far." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Democratic Convention at Cincinnati - The Break for Hancock." 1/2 pg. portrait of "Major General W. S. Hancock, Democratic Candidate for President."

Doublepage centerfold of "The First Public Reading of the Dec... See More  

Indian Reservation... W.A. Rogers...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 24, 1880  The front page of the issue is a political statement between 'Miss Columbia' and 'General H___' which is dealing with the upcoming election.  "The 'Passion Play'" article features two large illustrations. The full page 'At High Bridge, Harlem River -- 'All Aboard' is by W.A. Rogers '. 

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Cologne Cathedral...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 25, 1880  Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: "Resumption, of Honest Money and Work". Fullpg. pictorial of old Boston: "Antique Boston". Fullpg: 'The Long Suffering and Patient Race' shows two Blacks. Fullpg: 'Swimming a la Mode' shows women swimming in pond. Full page print: "Cologne Cathedral, Recently Finished After Six... See More  

Rugby, Tennessee... Lenox Library, New York City...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 6, 1880  Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "The North means business". Fullpg: 'In & About Rugby--The English Colony in Tennessee'. Fullpg: 'Hqts. of the National Republican Committee, Fifth Ave., N.Y.' & halfpg: 'The Lenox Library, Fifth Ave., New York City'.

Full page: "Call You That Backing Of Your Fri... See More  

Lucretia Mott...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 4, 1880  Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "The Heat of the Last Political Campaign." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Incidents of the Naval Review at Fortress Monroe." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Naval Review at Fortress Monroe - Ceremonies During the President's Visit to the Flag Ship." Two full pg. illus. depicting &quo... See More  

On the prairie in a blizzard...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 29, 1881  Full front page Thomas Nast cartoon entitled 'Foreign Encroachment'. Nice full page: 'The Ice-blockade in the Rivers & Bay'. Nice full page: 'Miseries of a January Thaw in New York' includes 9 vignettes. Three-Quarter page: "Military Field-Sports - Wrestling on Horseback". Dramatic half page: 'Out on a ... See More  

Valentine's Day... The Bowery of New York...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 26, 1881  Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "An Interior Investigation". Halfpg: 'A Race on the Ice--Bicycles vs. Skates'. Fullpg: 'St. Valentine's Day in the Morning' and 'Winter Amusements', by A.B. Frost. Fullpg: 'A Night Scene in the Bowery, New York' & 'The Streets of New York' is cartoonis... See More  

New York Dog Show...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 7, 1881  Full front page Thomas Nast illustration "New York Must Go - Down". One-third page illustration: 'Buildings for the International Cotton Exposition, Atlanta, Ga.' Full page illustration: 'The American Horse Exchange'. Full page illustration "The Luck of Roaring Camp". Full page illustration: 'The Dog Show in N... See More  

Nice views of Hagerstown and Frederick, Maryland...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 27, 1862  The front page shows: "The City of Cincinnati" and "Volunteers Crossing the Ohio To Covington". Other prints within include: "The First Virginia (Rebel) Cavalry at a Halt" "The Rebel Army Crossing the Fords of the Potomac for the Invasion of Maryland"; a great full page city view of: "Frederick Cit... See More  

Sailors on Malta...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 25, 1881  Front full page Thomas Nast illustration of "A Falling Off - Of Bosses." Half-page illustration of "Convention of Cotton Planters, Memphis, Tennessee." Half-page illustration of "The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Louis, Missouri." Full page illustration of "The Veteran's Room, Seventh Regiment Armory." Half-p... See More  

Coney Island prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1881  The front page has a full page print by Thomas Nast: "Pound Him". Fullpg: "Pigeon Shooting at the Brighton Beach Fair Grounds, Coney Island" and "Yachting at Marblehead" and "The Coney Island Cup Race". Another print taking up almost a full page: "Nan's Mountain Reverie" plus much more.

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Early print of the New York Stock Exchange...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 10, 1881  The full front page is a print by W. A. Rogers: "An Anxious Night in the Cabinet Room".

Inside includes a full page print: "Excursion of Five Points Children and Their Mothers". A nice full page print of the inside of "The New York Stock Exchange".

Doublepage centerfold has ten prints of: "The Exportation of C... See More  

Death of President Garfield...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 1, 1881  The entire front page is a Thomas Nast print showing the Liberty figure weeping over a memorial to President James Garfield.

A three-quarters page print: 'President Arthur Taking the Oath at his Private Residence".

Other prints include a fulll page: "Last Honors--Lying in State in the Rotunda of the National Capitol"; double... See More  

Charles Dickens... "A Christmas Carol" print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 31, 1881  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Constancy is a Jewel." Inside is a 1/3 pg. illus. of "Hell's Kitchen, New York." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Hon. B. H. Brewster" and "Thomas C. Acton." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Escape of the Frigate 'Constitution' After Three Days' Chase By British Ships.&... See More  

Great view of the city of Chicago...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1884  Full front pg. illus. of "The Republican Convention at Chicago-Delegates Entering the Exposition Building." Inside is a full pg. illus. containing three illus. of "Sheep and Lambs for the New York Market." 2/3 pg. Nast illus. entitled "Miss Columbia." Doublepage centerfold of "View of the City of Chicago from the ... See More  

Greeley relief expedition... An Indian funeral...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 26, 1884  Full ftpg. Thomas Nast: 'Is This The True American Policy?'. Fullpg: 'The Summer Exodus From New York--The Albany Night Boat'. Doublepage centerfold: 'An Indian Funeral--Off for the Happy Hunting Grounds'. Two pages on: 'The Greeley Relief Expedition' plus much more.

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Yale-Harvard boat race... Rice culture in the South..

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 5, 1884  Front page print: "Hoisting The Old Flag". Fullpg: 'The Yale-Harvard Boat-Race at New London'. Full page print by Thomas Nast: "See Blaine And Go One Better". Very nice Doublepage centerfold : 'The New Philadelphia City Hall' shows 6 scenes of it. Nice fullpg; 'Rice Culture in the South' shows 7 scenes. H... See More  

Cincinnati...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 12, 1884  Full front pg. illus. of "The Cincinnati Riots-Breaking in the Gates of the Jail." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "The Cincinnati Riots" including "Barricade on Court and Canal Streets" and "Firing the Jail with Petroleum." 2/3 pg. illus. of "An Alligator Trap." Full pg. illus. of "The Cinc... See More  

New Orleans levees... St. John's, Newfoundland...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 5, 1884  Full ftpg. Nast illus: "Blaine Canvassing". Nice fullpg. with 8 illus: 'Winter Sanitariums, Lakewood, New Jersey' includes a small tennis scene. Halfpg; 'A Gusty Day in April' Very nice fullpg: 'The New Orleans Levees' is displayable. Fullpg: 'Breaking out thru the Ice--The Sealing Fleet leaving St. John's... See More