Missouri Compromise... Mordecai Noah & his Jewish refuge island...
Item #678715
March 11, 1820
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 11, 1820
* Missouri Compromise
* Maine and Missouri become states
* Mordecai Manuel Noah... Grand Island... Jewish settlement
The top of the front page has an article which announces the approval of the Missouri Compromise: "The bills for the admission of Maine and Missouri into the union have been respectively signed by the president... See More
Full text of the Louisiana Purchase...
Item #674389
October 31, 1803
THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, October 31, 1803 The complete text of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty, with both conventions, is found on page 2. It is prefaced with an article headed: "Louisiana Treaty!" noting in part: "Yesterday...the Senate ratified the Louisiana Treaty, 24 votes in the affirmative and seven in the negative...We congratulate our fellow citizens on the pro... See More
Thomas Jefferson on the Louisiana Purchase...
Item #667486
October 26, 1803
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL & MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST, Boston Oct. 26, 1803
* President Thomas Jefferson
* State of the Union Address
* re. Louisiana Purchase
Half of page 2 is taken up with the: "MESSAGE" of Thomas Jefferson to Congress, being his annual state-of-the-union address signed by him in italic type: Th. Jefferson.
Not surprisingly, most of Jefferson's address i... See More
Why we should not purchase the Louisiana Territory...
Item #664810
July 19, 1803
THE BALANCE & COLUMBIAN REPOSITORY, Hudson, New York, July 19, 1803
* Debating the Louisiana Purchase
Pg. 2 has a list of 4th of July toasts, including to: "Alexander Hamilton, and the Constitution".
Page 3 has an interesting letter criticizing the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, noting: "When the news was first announced that Louisiana had been ceded to the Un... See More
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty is signed....
Item #661782
July 14, 1803
AMERICAN MERCURY, Hartford, July 14, 1803
* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty
* Signed by U.S. & France ministers
A page 3 report headed: "Official" reports: "The Executive has received official information, that a Treaty was signed on the 30th April, between the Ministers...of the United States and the Ministers...of the French Government; by which the United S
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* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty
* Signed by U.S. & France ministers
A page 3 report headed: "Official" reports: "The Executive has received official information, that a Treaty was signed on the 30th April, between the Ministers...of the United States and the Ministers...of the French Government; by which the United S
Description of Louisiana...
Item #647617
July 27, 1816
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 27, 1816 Perhaps the best content in this issue is the nice front page article titled: "Darby's Louisiana" which carries over to take all of pg. 2 and most of pg. 3. This is a very early & descriptive article on this new land gained through the Louisiana Purchase less than 13 years prior. Included are two charts, one of the p... See More
The Manhattan Bridge... Louisiana Purchase exposition...
Item #631921
July 16, 1904
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 16, 1904 The front page has "The Festival Hall, the Central and Dominating Structure of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The New Manhattan Wire-Cable Suspension Bridge Across the East River as it Will Appear When Completed"; The New White Star Liner 'Baltic' - The largest Ves... See More
Opening of the St. Louis World's Fair issue...
Item #611401
January 31, 1904
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 7, 1904 The front cover of the issue is entitled "The Opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition" which is comprised of two photos with additional photos inside the issue. Within the issue is "The Russian Ice-Breaker 'Ermack' Capable of Forcing Her Way Through Ice Twenty-Five Feet Thick"; "High-Velocity 6-inch Wire-Wound G... See More
Opening of the St. Louis World's Fair issue...
Item #589445
January 31, 1904
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 7, 1904 The front cover of the issue is entitled "The Opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition" which is comprised of two photos with additional photos inside the issue. Within the issue is "The Russian Ice-Breaker 'Ermack' Capable of Forcing Her Way Through Ice Twenty-Five Feet Thick"; "High-Velocity 6-inch Wire-Wound G... See More
Exposition...
Item #561292
September 03, 1904
SUPPLEMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated September 3, 1904. (print only)
This is a double-page print of "The Festival Hall and Colonnade of States --- The Architectural Masterpiece of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition".
The page is approximately 15.75 x 21.75 inches and is in very nice condition. Please see photos for details.... See More
Women's Golf Championship...
Item #177275
November 05, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 5, 1904
John D. Rockfeller...
Item #177273
October 22, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 22, 1904
Bird's-eye view of the St. Louis Fair Grounds...
Item #177270
October 01, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 1, 1904
Steeple-Chase...
Item #177259
July 09, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1904
St. Louis Fair...
Item #177254
May 28, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 28, 1904
Oepning of the St. Louis Fair...
Item #177250
April 30, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1904
Item #177207
June 20, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 20, 1903 Frontpage illustration "The Presentation of the New Chinese Minister; The Havoc of the Western Floods; A New Invention for Our Next War; The Assassination of the King and Queen of Servia; Doublepage illustration "They're Off!" by George Wright; The Gate Way to Nevada; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full ... See More
Ralph Waldo Emerson...
Item #177202
May 16, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1903
Geronimo, a Free Man...
Commemorating the Visit of Prince Henry of Prussia...
Item #177139
March 08, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1902 Frontpage illustration "The Christening of the Kaiser's Yacht" by Rogers; doublepage of photos of The Launching of the Kaiser's Yacht; fullpage photos Prince Henry in American Waters; doublepage photos The First Reception to the Prince on Shore; fullpage photos The Prince at the National Capital; fullpage sketch of Prince Henry of... See More
Louisiana Purchase Exposition...
William McKinley...
Item #177114
September 14, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1901 Front page illustration William McKinley; The Shooting of the President; How New York Received the News; St. Louis - "Most American of American Cities"; The Louisiana Exposition with photos of personnel; The Automobile Races at Newport; fullpage color ad Ralston Purina Cereals; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"Trout-Fishing in the North Woods" by Frost...
Item #177104
July 06, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 6, 1901 The Sad Story of Philadelphia; The Disaster in West Virginia; doublepage centerfold "Trout-Fishing in the North Woods" by Frost; The Woman's National Tennis Championship at Philadelphia; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
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