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Item #177118HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 12, 1901 Two pages of photos from the America's Cup yacht race; fullpage illustration "Coming Back from the Races" by Wilkinson; Alger's "Spanish-American War"; doublepage centerfold photos "The New Resident of Henry W. Poor, Gramercy Park, New York"; The Season's Cricket;... Read full description -
Item #590865WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 19, 1901
* Sarah Bernhardt front page photo
* "the most famous actress the world has ever known"
This 8 page newspaper has a two column photo of Sarah Bernhardt, famous French actress with caption: "Mme. Sarah Bernhardt's Latest Picture"
News and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #590867WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, October 22, 1901
* Waco Texas street duel
* Gunfight - revolver
This 4 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page that include: "STREET DUEL IN TEXAS", "Bad Feeling Between Families Ends In Two Deaths", "Father And Son the Victims" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage... Read full description -
Item #591022WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, October 25, 1901
* Annie Edson Taylor goes over Niagara Falls (Horseshoe)
* 1st ever person to do so in a barrel and survive
The front page has one column headlines: "WENT OVER THE FALLS", "Mrs. Taylor Made the Trip In a Barrel and Lived", "Ordeal Lasted Half... Read full description -
Item #177120HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 26, 1901 Fullpage photos and article of The Bicentennial of Yale; Lieutenant Peary's Latest Trip to the Arctic Regions; doublepage centerfold "A City in Confusion - Recent Views of News York's Public Squares"; and other news of the day. See photos for full details. -
Item #177121HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 2, 1901 Fullpage photos of Yale's Bicentennial Celebration; fullpage photos "The New York-Philadelphia Coaching Trip"; fullpage "The Millennial of King Alfred"; doublepage centerfold political satire "The Initation" by Rogers; and other news of the day. See photos for full... Read full description -
Item #636636SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, November 2, 1901 The front page of this issue has five photos of "Boston's New Elevated Railroad." The largest photo shows the interior of the north terminal of Sullivan Square Station. A related article is inside. Other articles include: Four-Motor Equipments; The Bursting of Fowling Pieces; The... Read full description -
Item #679181THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 6, 1901
* Hurley, Iron County, Wisconsin
* Klondike Theater fire disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THEATRE DESTROYED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description -
Item #177122HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 9, 1901 Frontpage illustration "The Invader" by Vosburgh; The Pan-American Exposition; fullpage illustration "Election Day in the Country - Discussing the Candidates" by Lawrence; A Day at the Schley Court of Inquiry; fullpage illustration "Stripping the Ship" by Weber; fullpage photos... Read full description -
Item #177124HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 23, 1901 Front page illustration: "Juding a Tandem" by Klepper; two pages of photos The Annual New York Horse Show; The National Horse Show; full page illustration Pictures at the Pittsburgh Exhibition; National Beagle Trials;... Read full description -
Item #684070THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, November 28, 1901
* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs
* Ivy League - NCAA college football
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CRIMSON IS TRIUMPHANT" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description -
Thanksgiving doublepage print...
Item #177125HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 30, 1901 Full page photos "The Automobile Races, November 16, at which All Records Were Broken"; Governmental Tests of Guns and Projectiles; fullpage illustration of Leaders of the Opposing Forces in Last Saturday's Great Football Game (Yale and Harvard) and another full page with 7 football related... Read full description -
Item #177025HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 7, 1901 Fullpage photo artist Edwin A. Abbey along with illustrations of his works "The Quest of the Holy Grail" and "O Mistress Mine"; The Football Season of 1901; fullpage photo "Harvard Wins the Intercolliegiate Championship"; fullpage portrait "The American Duchess";... Read full description -
Item #222776LIFE, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1901.
* Political Illustrations
Full front illustration captioned:
* Tariff Is The Mother Of Trusts. Features a stern-looking woman marked Tariff rocking a cradle filled with babies. Among the toys below the cradle are individual building blocks spelling TRUSTS.
Other illustrations and topics throughout. Quarto-size, 16 pages,... Read full description -
Item #667701SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 14, 1901 This issue contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: "FIRST-CLASS BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY" "WISCONSIN" "MAINE" "GEORGIA" "ARKANSAS" "CALIFORNIA" "ST. LOUIS" and much more,... Read full description -
Item #704505SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Dec. 21, 1901 Perhaps the most notable article is: "The Evolution of the Motor Cycle" which has great text and also includes 4 photos of very early motorcycles.
The front page is taken up with a print of the: "Giant Sand Wheel for the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company" with an article... Read full description -
Item #177128HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 28, 1901 Frontpage photo Guglielmo Marconi; John Swinton and his Work; fullpage illustration "The Week After Christmas" by King; fullpage illustration Miss Margaret Horton Potter; The Longest Power Transmission in the World; When... Read full description -
Item #679180THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 28, 1901
* USS Missouri (BB-11) battleship
* United States Navy warship
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE MISSOURI IS LAUNCHED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... Read full description -
Item #180112Moments in American History III - 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s Each set contains 4 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a great snapshot of life as it was actually occurring. All issues are from major American cities, providing national news coverage. This is set 3 of a five part... Read full description -
Item #678693THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 3, 1902
* Steamer Walla Walla sinking disaster
* Cape Mendocino, Lost Coast, California
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "HUMAN CARGO IN A WATERY GRAVE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard... Read full description -
Item #591425WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, January 6, 1902
* Roulette, Pennsylvania
* Fire disaster
This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "A VILLAGE BURNED", "The Business Part Of Roulette, Pa., Destroyed", "Hotel, Stores, Telephone Exchange, Offices, Etc..." and more. This... Read full description -
Item #591392WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, January 8, 1902
* Negaunee, Michigan
* Ore mine disaster
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FIFTEEN LOST IN MINE", "Terrible Disaster Reported From Michigan", "Were At Bottom Of Shaft" and more. 1st report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #177131HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1902 Frontpage illustration of Mary E. Wilkins; fullpage photos New-Year's Day at the White House; The International Polo Championship; fullpage photo of the First President of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma; fullpage illustration "The... Read full description -
Item #177132HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 18, 1902 Frontpage illustration of A Washington Bride; fullpage photos Pictures at the Seventy-Seventh Annual Academy Exhibition; fullpage photos Daily Scenes in the Life of the Pope; full page photo Mrs. Patrick Campbell; full page photo "The Domes of Yosemite In Winter"; fullpage photo... Read full description -
Item #646617SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 18, 1902 The cover has "Comparison of the Panama and Nicaragua Canal Routes" with accompanying article. Also inside are: "The Drilling of Submarine Oil Wells as Performed at Summerland, Cal."; "The Bardon Alcohol Automobile"; "Some Experiments with Wireless... Read full description -
Item #700158THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 20, 1902
* Panama Bay naval battle
* Colombian & rebel warships
* Thousand Days' War
* Sinking of the Lautaro
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN PANAMA HARBOR" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #177133HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 25, 1902 Front page illustration of Macmonnies's Statue of General Slocum; full page photo of Curious Fish at the New York Aquarium; Prince Henry's Coming Visit to America; full page illustration of "Broadway in a... Read full description -
Item #554826THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, January 25, 1902
* Lost Creek Iowa mine explosion
* Oskaloosa, Iowa
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DEAD IN IOWA MINE" "Twenty-One Lost Creek Workmen Killed by Dust Explosion" "Loss Of Life And Property Appalling"... Read full description -
Item #177134HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 1, 1902 Frontpage photo Miss Alice Roosevelt; doublepage photos of the Panama Canal; fullpage illustration Battery Place At Night; Uncle Sam's Man-Factory in Porto Rico; fullpage photo An Army Bride; The Prince of Story-Tellers (Sir... Read full description -
Item #678697THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 3, 1902
* Waterbury, Connecticut
* Downtown fire disaster
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FLAMES DESTROYED HUNDREDS OF HOUSES" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #700404THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE, Rhode Island, Feb. 6, 1802 Page 3 has a letter from Gibraltar Bay concerning the ongoing Barbary Wars with reports of conflicts.
The Barbary Wars were a series of battles involving the United States & other countries against the Barbary states, including Tunis, Algiers, and Tripoli, and Morocco. The wars were largely a... Read full description -
Item #177135HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 8, 1902 Frontpage photo Mr. John Burroughs; photos from the Invalid Trees of Boston Commons; The Kaiser as a Sportsman; a fullpage colored illustration of Mrs. Leslie Carter, as Madame du Barry; fullpage photo Recruits For The German Army; Winter Golf in Tropical Climes with photos; fullpage Madrazo's Portrait of... Read full description -
Item #590843THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, February 10, 1902
* The great Paterson fire of 1902
* Trolley fire spreads due to the wind
This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "FIRE LOSS $10,000,000", "Paterson, N. J., Devastated--Best Buildings in the City Destroyed", "Hundreds Of Citizens... Read full description -
Item #616838WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, February 10, 1902
* The great Paterson fire of 1902
* Trolley fire spreads due to the wind
The front page has one column headings: "DESTROYED BY FLAMES" "Business-Portion Of Patterson, N.J. Wiped Out" "Loss Estimated At $10,000,000". Coverage on the great Paterson, New Jersey fire of... Read full description -
Item #671712SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 15, 1902 This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Assaying Gold and Silver Bullion at the New York Assay Office; Mail Transportation in Cities;The Improvement of Washington; The Yerkes Observatory Two-Foot Reflector; A Pigeon Ranch; and other articles and advertisements.
The issue is... Read full description -
Item #678700THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 15, 1902
* Susan B. Anthony's 82nd birthday
* Women's rights activist and social reformer
* National Woman Suffrage Association
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MISS ANTHONY WAS HONORED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #177136HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 15, 1902 Frontpage illustration "Snow-Bound" by Vosburgh; doublepage photos of The New Home of the Society of the Lying-In Hospital; fullpage photo The Donor and Trustees of the Carnegie University; fullpage illustration "A Visit... Read full description -
Item #177137HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 22, 1902 Frontpage photo Princess Henry of Prussia; The Harvard Astronomical observatory in Peru with photos; fullpage photo of The Composer of "Manru" - Ignace Jan Paderewski; fullpage photo The German Suspended Mono-Rail... Read full description -
Item #591426WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, February 22, 1902
* Park Avenue Hotel fire
* 71st Regiment Armory
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TWENTY DEAD", "Terrible Hotel Fire in New York"
"Park Avenue Hotel Destroyed...", "Seventy-First Regiment Armory and... Read full description -
Item #678701THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 22, 1902
* Park Avenue Hotel fire
* 71st Regiment Armory
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FIFTEEN LIVES LOST IN FLAMES" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #177138HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 1, 1902 Frontpage photo Fighting Snow In The Rocky Mountains; fullpage The Difficulties of Winter Transportation; fullpage The Santos-Dumont Balloon at Monte Carlo; fullpage illustration "Quebec's Winter Carnival"; fullpage photos... Read full description -
Item #678923THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 7, 1902
* Maxon Station , Brewster County, Texas
* Southern Pacific Railroad train wreck disaster
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MANY LIVES LOST IN TRAIN WRECK" with subhead. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #577410SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 15, 1902 The front cover of the issue is "The Electrolytic Refining of Copper". Within the issue is: Atbara Bridge in the Soudan; Grape and Berry Basket making machines; The New York Assay Office - Melting and Reining; additional articles and advertisements.
This is complete in 16 pages and is in... Read full description -
Item #678889THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 26, 1902
* Cecil Rhodes death (1st report)
* British mining magnate & politician
* Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "CECIL RHODES PASSES AWAY" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #177141HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 29, 1902 Frontpage photo The Man of the Northwest - Mr. James J. Hill; In the Amen Corner; fullpage photos Emperor William's Gift to the Germanic Museum; fullpage photos The Semi-Centennial of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal; fullpage illustration... Read full description -
Item #678837THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 3, 1902
* Atlantic City, New Jersey coastal resort
* Waterfront - boardwalk fire disaster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ATLANTIC CITY GUTTED BY FIRE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #177142HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 5, 1902 Frontpage photo Cecil Rhodes; The Greatest Living Aeronaut - M. Santos-Dumont with photos; fullpage photo On the New York Speedway (horses); fullpage photo Miss Helen Buell; Good Roads for the State of New York; fullpage illustration... Read full description -
Item #161064SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, NY, April 5, 1902. Full front page illustration: "The Glass Palace and Illuminating Fountain In The Theatrical Production 'Beauty And The Beast'". Shows above and below the stage. Text inside. Nice. -
Item #679441THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1902
* Will Reynolds mass murder killings
* Colbert County law enforcement officers
* Negro lynching - burning
The front page has a one column heading: "Negro Burned To Death After Killing Five Men" (see) Also another related report on page 2 with heading: "NEGRO AROUSED A... Read full description -
Item #177143HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 12, 1902 Frontpage illustration "Opening of the Spring Coaching Season" by Kloppe; The Search for the Origin of the Aborigine with photos; fullpage photos Northeasternmost Siberia; fullpage photos The Society of American Artists;... Read full description
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