Opening Race Jerome Park (of Belmont Stakes fame)...
Item # 173212
June 27, 1868
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 27, 1868 Front 2/3 page illustration by Thomas Nast is of "The Political Niagara." Inside is a 1/3 page illustration of "Duel Between Colored Men Near Savannah, Georgia" which features an accompanying article. A 2/3 page illustration of "King Theodore, as He Lay Dead at Magala, April 13, 1868." A doublepage centerfold containing two illustrations entitled "The Cadets' Regatta at West Point" and "Opening Race at the Jerome Park, Fordham, New York." A half page illustration of "Home From the Races." Small illustration of "A Texas Hail Storm-Effect on Houses" and 1/3 page illustration of "A Texas Hail Storm -The Frightened Mules Halted." also features an accompanying article.
Complete in 16 pages and contains additional prints and related text.
Complete in 16 pages and contains additional prints and related text.
Category: 1866-1869
















