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Kendal Railway tragedy: Jamaica... Item # 718992

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Sept. 3, 1957

* Kendal Railway Tragedy - Jamaica
* Train derailment railroad crash disaster
* Roman Catholic Church members


The top of the front page… more

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, New York, Oct. 19, 1907 (STREET RAILWAY SECTION)  A 112 page publication filled with railway maps, ads, schedules and notices, providing a great snapshot of the… more

Railway... Indian John Francis... Item # 579842

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, England, September 5, 1863  The front cover features a halfpage illustration "Burning of the Old Seraglio, Constantinople".Within the issue is "Travelling in… more

Edison's Railway Telegraphy... Item # 614510

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 20, 1886  The front page has illustrations of "the Hoboken Inclined Cable Railway" and an associated article. Inside the issue is: "The Ingersoll Stone… more

Sultan's Dummy Railway.... Item # 177392

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The Late Carl Schurz in his Library". There is an article, "Carl Schurz, Pilot" by Mark Twain and "The Sermon in San… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1858  The front page features a full page print: "New Year's Visiting in New York". Two other nice full page prints inside: "The Birth of the New Year' and 'A… more

Morelos railway accident... Item # 600724

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, June 28, 1881

* Morelos railway accident disaster
* Cuautla, Mexico - railroad - train


The front page has one column headlines:

"MEXICAN HORROR"
"A Passenger
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ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 23, 1877  Among the many prints within is a halfpg: "Presenting The Freedom of the City of London To General U.S. Grant at Guildhall" and a full page: The St.… more

Edison's electric railway... Item # 605748

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, May 30, 1880

* Inventor Thomas Edison
* 1st electric railway success


Page 3 has small one column headings: "Edison" "His Latest Venture a Success--Riding at a… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 19, 1887

* Snow yacht sailing
* Paris morgue
* Magazine gun for the German Army
* Faust's Stove for railway cars

Illustrations have
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An anti-sea-sick ship... an elevated railway... Item # 659789

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 11, 1873  The issue features the latest inventions and innovations of the day including:  "STEAM PRESS", "SALOON OF BESSEMER'S ANTI-SEA-SICK SHIP", "ELEVATEDmore

Aerial cable railway... Item # 632174

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 17, 1894 The front cover has "The Aerial Cable Railway, Knoxville, Tenn., 350 Feet High" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The World's… more

1905 Ninth Avenue derailment... elevated railways... Item # 679418

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 11, 1905

* Ninth Avenue derailment
* Elevated railways - trains
* Manhattan, New York City


The top of the front page has a three column headline: "AWFULmore

Antique Rope Sky Railway Lift... Item # 589827

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 27, 1872  The front page features "The Hawley Brick Kiln" illustrations with accompany article. Inside are: "Muller's Improved Rope Railway", "Myers' Improved… more

Union Railway Station... Picturesque Minnesota... Item # 631951

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 6, 1894  The front page features a full illustration of: "The New Union Railway Station at St. Louis, Missouri". Inside includes a full page "Picturesque… more

Great railway tunnel... Item # 151545

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 26, 1891  The ftpg. has six illus. of: "The Great Railway Tunnel Under The St. Clair River, Between The United States And Canada." More inside. Good condition. more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 18, 1905  Front page illustration "A Growing Menace" By W. A. Rogers; Photos of New York's Railway Strike; From My Unpublished Autobiography, by Mark Twain; Two… more

Opening of the Brooklyn elevated railway... Item # 174980

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 23, 1885  Full front pg. illus. of "The United States Dispatch Boat "Dolphin"." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Opening of the Brooklyn Elevated Railway, May 13." Two… more

Railway electrification project... Item # 632185

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, January 23, 1915 The front cover has "Railroad Electrification in the Far West" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "New Light on the Great… more

1916 Great Northern Railway avalanche... Item # 679985

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 7, 1916

* Sinking of the Lusitania case
* Compromise with Germany ?
* World War I tensions


The front page has a nice banner headline: "BERLIN OFFERSmore

The great railroad strike... Item # 175934

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1894  Full front page illus. of "King Debs." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "How One Million Dollars in Gold is Shipped." Two full pgs. of illus. of "The Great… more

Item # 177175

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1902  Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, John L. Bates; The New White House with photos; full page illustration The President's Arbirtration Commission… more

The Resurrection of Tombstone... Item # 177145

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 17, 1902 Frontpage photo Rear-Admiral Sampson; The Ascent of Mt. Vesuvius by Railway with photos; fullpage photo Michael Augustine Corrigan; fullpage "Wild… more

Flooding in Pittsburgh... Item # 174572

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 2, 1881 Front full pg. Nast illus. with no title. Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Pittsburg Flood." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Alcyone Boat House, Bay Ridge, Long… more

Metropolitan Opera House... Item # 176010

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 6, 1895  Full front page illus. of "Prisoners and Captives." Inside are two full pages of illus. pertaining to "From the Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of the Society… more

Cripple Creek, Colorado... Item # 175938

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1894 Two photos on 'Arrival of the First Train at Cripple Creek'. Halfpg: 'The Great Railway Strikes--First Meat Train Leaving the Chicago Stockyards Under… more

Booker T. Washington... Tuskegee... Item # 176056

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1895  Full front pg. illus. of "Wasting Spite on Waring." Inside is a full pg. with six illus. of "With the World's Transportation Commission in India - The… more

British Railroad.... Item # 177470

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1907  Contains a front page illustration, "1907", by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "The Wireless Transatlantic Service in Operation"; "Two Notable… more

Yachting... Item # 177307

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 3, 1905  Front page illustration "No Sauce for the Gander" by W. A. Rogers; Why Japan Wins by Lieut. J. A. Baer. U.S.A.; Scenes at the Start of the Transatlantic… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 2, 1859 Ftpg: 'The Terrible Railway Accident in Canada', near Hamilton, Ontario (also known as the Great Western Desjardins Canal train disaster). Two nearly halfpg.… more

Early scene from Utah... Item # 172204

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 6, 1858 The front page features a half page with illustrations of  "Hon. Amasa J. Parker and Hon. Edwin D. Morgan" with the article "The Rival Candidates for… more

Winslow Homer print... Freedman's Bureau... Item # 173220

HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 25, 1868 Horatio Seymour, democratic nominee, ftpg. - full page Winslow Homer illus. "New England Factory Life", "Bell Time" - The Freedmen's Bureau, Scene in Printing House… more

Bicycling on Riverside Drive... Item # 176030

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 15, 1895 Fullpg: 'Grand Saloon of the New Am. Liner 'St. Louis' '. Fullpg: 'New Terminal in Brooklyn of the N.Y. & Brooklyn Bridge' & fullpg: 'Bicycles on Riverside… more

Sailors on Malta... Item # 174570

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 25, 1881  Front full page Thomas Nast illustration of "A Falling Off - Of Bosses." Half-page illustration of "Convention of Cotton Planters, Memphis, Tennessee."… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 23, 1864  The entire front page is a print of: "The Sinking of the 'Alabama' Off Cherbourg". Other prints within include: "View on the Appomattox, Below Port… more

Spottswood House, Richmond... Item # 173478

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 14, 1871 Halfpg: "Burning of the Spottswood House, Richmond". Detailed dblpgctrfld: "Paris--Showing the Position of the Principal Buildings, Forts, Villages & Railways".… more

Havana, Cuba prints... Item # 176406

HARPER'S WEEKLY January 21, 1899. Front full pg. illus. of "Paris - The Last Session of the American and Spanish Peace Commissioners." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "Boston - The great South… more

The North Atlantic squadron... Item # 176008

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 30, 1895  Full front pg.illus. of "Gresham Fires Back." Inside is a full pg. of illus. pertaining to "Recent Rioting in New Orleans Levees." 2/3 pg. portrait of… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY Oct. 19, 1867 Front 1/3 illus. of "Joseph Garibaldi, the Italian Patriot." Also, there is a one-third page illustration of a: "Model of the Pneumatic Railway on Exhibition at the… more

Many prints... Atlantic City beach... Item # 173752

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1873 (Supplement not included) This issue contains many prints, including: Full front page: "The First Love Letter"; Full page cartoon: "The Public School… more

Baseball on ice skates... Item # 174842

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 26, 1884  Full ftpg. print: "Through Burning Oil" shows a fast moving train. Halfpg. print: "The West Shore Railway Terminus on the Hudson River". 2 full page… more

Great Thomas Nast Santa Claus print... Item # 174624

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 24, 1881  The full front page is a great Santa Claus print by the famed artist Thomas Nast: "Caught!" showing Santa with a child's arms around him.
Thomas Nast… more

Golf in the morning... Formosa... Item # 176018

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 4, 1895 Nice full ftpg. sailing print: 'The English Yachts Racing in the Mediterranean'. Inside is a halfpage "Improved Railway Entrance to Manhattan Island, Now Under… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 22, 1883  Front full pg. illus. of "Views in Canton, China." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Laying the Corner Stone of the Capitol of Dakota, in Bismarck." 1/2… more

Winslow Homer print... Item # 172254

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1859 Halfpg: 'Proposed Balloon Railway Up Mt. Rhigi, Switzerland'. Nice fullpg: 'May-Day In The City'. Also a full page Winslow Homer print: "May Day In The… more

Union Generals... Battle of Lexington Missouri... Item # 172510

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 12, 1861  The full front page is taken up with 3 prints: "Burning of the Privateer 'Judith' at Pensacola", "Brigadier-General Sturgis" and "The Rebel General… more

Tunnels under the Hudson River... Item # 177332

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 25, 1905  Front page illustration "To a Finish" by W. A. Rogers; The First Tunnels Below the Bed of the Hudson River Joining New York and New Jersey; To Protect… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1877  The front page has a nice print of: "Fletcher Harper" who recently died, the last of the four Harper brothers who founded the many publication under the… more

Moose hunting in Nova Scotia... Item # 174262

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 20, 1878   Three 1/3 front pg. illus. pertaining to "The Henley Regatta Course-A Quiet Day for Practice Before the Race." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Another… more

The Klondike Gold Rush... Item # 176288

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 4, 1897  Nice full ftpg: 'On the Way to the Klondike--The Packtrain between Dyea & Sheep Camp'. Inside has a halfpg. illus. of a proposed 'Aerial Railway' to… more

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