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177015

Past Work of Thomas Nast ~ Republican Elephant and Democratic Donkey...

W.A. Rogers... Wright Brothers Record...

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September 19, 1908

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 19, 1908  The front page of this issue has an illustration by W. A. Rogers called "Special Inducements for a Revival of Business."



This issue has photos of "The Men Behind the Political Guns" and "Folk Dances by New York Schoolgirls." There is then an article of "The Origin of American Cartoon Symbols&quo
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173374

First appearance of the Democratic Donkey... Nice Judaica print...

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January 15, 1870

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 15, 1870  Certainly the most historic or noteworthy print in this issue is the somewhat nondescript political cartoon by famed artist Thomas Nast on the back page titled: "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion".

Its significance is that this is the very first appearance of the Democratic Donkey, which has remained the image of the Democratic party t... See More  

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174414

First appearance together of the Democratic donkey & Republican elephant...

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December 27, 1879

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1879  An ideal issue for any political junkie as it contains the famous Thomas Nast print with the first appearance together of the Republican elephant & Democratic donkey. Thomas Nast was the creator of these two famous political symbols making this a very significant print. The caption reads: "Stranger Things Have Happened."

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173916

Tourists in Cairo...

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March 27, 1875

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 27, 1875 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "Hammering Woke Them at Last." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "A Moonshine Scene."

Doublepage centerfold of "The Inundation." Two 1/3 pg. portraits of "The Mikado of Japan" and "The Empress of Japan." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Cannon Liddon" and "Monsig... See More  

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174456

Riot in Paterson, New Jersey...

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May 22, 1880

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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174048

Boss Tweed is captured... Ku-Klux Klan...

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July 01, 1876

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1876  Famous full front page Thomas Nast print: 'Tweed-Le-Dee & Tilden-Dum' shows Boss Tweed grabbing two little boys. This is the illustration that made the Spanish officials take him for a Child-stealer. It was this July 1 issue, seen by officials in Spain, that caused Tweed to be captured upon his arrival there.

A 1/3 illustration 'Th... See More  

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173876

Thomas Nast's first Republican elephant print... Homer print...

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November 07, 1874

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 7, 1874  The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "A Tammany Rat", but certainly the most significant print in this issue is another full page Thomas Nast political cartoon titled: 'The 3rd term Panic' which shows the Republican elephant for the first time. Thomas Nast was the creator of both the Republican elephant and the ... See More  

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174206

Santa Claus by Thomas Nast... "The New Comer...", by F.S. Church...

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January 05, 1878

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 5, 1878  The full ftpg. is taken up with: "The New Comer--A Sketch in the Depot of an Importer of Animals", by famed artist F.S. Church.

There are two very nice Thomas Nast Christmas prints, one being a great doublepage centerfold captioned: "Here We Are Again" showing a full-figure Santa Claus, with toys, next to a fireplace. "... See More  

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174854

Displayable issue on the Republican elephant...

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March 08, 1884

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1884  For a political junkie--and a Republican--this could be the best Harper's Weekly for display as the entire front page print is captioned: "The Sacred Elephant. This Animal Is Sure To Win, If It Is Only Kept Pure And Clean, And Has Not Too Heavy A Load To Carry." This drawing is by Thomas Nast who created the republican elephant, and ... See More  

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173684

Great Thomas Nast Christmas centerfold...

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January 04, 1873

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 4, 1873  Certainly the most notable print is the great doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast captioned: "The Same Old Christmas Story Over Again"  showing two kids sleeping amongst their dreams. Santa Claus with his bag of toys is here as well.

The front page shows: "Christmas Dinner Gone!" with two Black men chasing a rabbit. In... See More  

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173828

Thomas Nast prints..

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May 23, 1874

HARPER'S WEEKLY, May 23, 1874  Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon, showing Uncle Sam with the Democratic Donkey  'The Next Thing In Order'; Half page: 'An Indian Grave on the Yellowstone River' and 'Antelope Hunting In The West'; Another fullpage Thomas Nast shows Grant 'Public Opinion - April 22, 1874'; Doublepage Centerfold ... See More  

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174550

Nast cartoon with Republican elephant...

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April 16, 1881

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 16, 1881  The prime print in this issue is the full front page Thomas Nast print titled: "The Readjusting Performances". The prime feature of this famous political cartoon is the image of an elephant labeled: "Republican Pachyderm".

Thomas Nast was the creator of the elephant as a symbol of the Republican party, the donkey for the Demo... See More  

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174564

Thomas Nast print...

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June 04, 1881

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 4, 1881  Front full page Thomas Nast illustration of "Let Him Alone, Now He's Come Home." Inside is a full page illustration of "A Lesson in History - Decoration Day, 1881." Full page illustration of "The Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina."

The double page centerfold containing se... See More  

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175030

Natural gas In Pennsylvania...

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November 14, 1885

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 14, 1885  Nice doublepage centerfold: "Natural Gas In Pennsylvania" shows 7 scenes including a large & dramatic one of "Old No. 1". Fullpg: "Life Under the Dumps In New York City". 3/4pg. Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Does This Mean The Indorsement Of The President?". Full ftpg. print: "The National Hor... See More  

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