Creedmoor Rifle Match illustrated...
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York Sept. 30, 1876 The entire ftpg. is taken up with a montage of six prints captioned: "The International Rifle Match at Creedmoor--The First Day's Shooting, September 14th". There is nice text on this on an inside page. There is another halfpg. print regarding the rifle shoot on an inside page, plus several prints concerning the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Various tears to margins on some inside leaves, an inked stamp on the front page (see photo), otherwise rather good. Complete in 16 pages.
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