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Item #174710HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 21, 1882 The front page of this issue features a full page Thomas Nast political cartoon entitled "'Ay! There's the Rub!' -- You Can't Change the Nature of the Animal". Inside the issue is much text with some illustration on 'The Bicentenary of Philadelphia'. Also... Read full description -
Item #174702HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 23, 1882 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: "Was It The Petticoat Plea Which Softened The Hearts Of The Jurors?". Nice halfpg. illus. of a cricket match at Ardmore, Pa. Fullpg: 'Past & Present--the Town Crier & the Newsboy'. Fullpg: 'The Gypsy Encampment on Broadway,... Read full description -
Item #174698HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 9, 1882 The full front page has four illusstrations of: "The Apple Harvest." Inside has a quarter-page portrait: "Maggie Keppel, Alleged Kidnapper of Lizzie Selden"; a half page print of: "Hoisting Cylinder on Board the New Steamboat Pilgrim"; a full print... Read full description -
Item #174692HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 19, 1882 The full front page shows: "Nantasket Beach" near Boston, with some text on it. Also a half page print: "Hillside Chapel, Concord, Mass."
But the key print would be the nice full page. A.B. Frost fishing print titled: "Black Bass Fishing" which is very displayable.
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Item #174678HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1882 The front page features an article entitled 'The Hudson River' and has illustration 'Breakneck Mountain, from the Foot of Cro-nest, Hudson River'. Inside is a full page 'The Crisis in Egypt -- View of Cairo' and 'The Great Strike -- Incidents of the Grand Parade at Pittsburgh' and also a... Read full description -
Item #174674HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 17, 1882 Nice full front page print: "The Hudson River Yacht Club Regatta". Fullpg. with 4 prints: "The Ocean Drill of the Atlantic Fleet". Fullpg. with 3 scenes: "The Great Strike--Scenes About Pittsburgh". 1/2 page print by W. A. Rogers:... Read full description -
Item #174672HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 10, 1882 Nice full ftpg. horse racing scene: "Opening of the Racing Season at Jerome Park--The Finish of the First Race". Fullpg print: "Dredging in New York Harbor". Half page print: "The Old Jumel Mansion". 2 full page prints: "Giuseppe Garibaldi" and "The... Read full description -
Item #174670HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 3, 1882 Front full pg. illus. of "Caught in the Ice Fields of the North Atlantic." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Dead Stowaway." Several small portraits of "The Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South." Two full pg. illus. of "Never Too Late to Mend" and... Read full description -
Item #174668HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 27, 1882 Front pg 'Blossoms on the Old Bough' by W.A. Rogers; Nice fullpg: 'Indian Training School, Forest Grove, Oregon' shows five illustrations. Fullpg; 'The Wreck of the 'Pliny' at Deal Beach, New Jersey'. Great fullpg: 'The Stream of Immigration--Scenes at Castle Garden' by W.A.... Read full description -
Item #174666HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1882 Full front page political cartoon by Thomas Nast: "Fiendish Assassins--Poor Ireland, Save me from my friends!". Over halfpg: "The Old Church at Sleepy Hollow". Great doublepage centerfold: "Our National Capital, Viewed from the South" is a terrific... Read full description -
Item #174662HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 6, 1882 Front page print: "The 'Jeannette' In An Ice-Jam". Nice double page centerfold shows: "The Music Festival, 7th Regiment Armory". Halfpg: Nast political cartoon: "Cold Comfort", plus a back page Mormon-related Nast cartoon: "Burst the Other Day at Washington,... Read full description -
Item #174658HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 22, 1882 Front full pg. illus. of "A Summer Landscape." Inside are three 1/6 pg. illus. pertaining to "A Picturesque Railway Line." 1/3 pg. illus. of "A Moorish Masonic Lodge in Morocco." Two 1/6 pg. portraits of "George Inness" and "Dante Gabriel Rossetti." Two full pg.... Read full description -
Item #174650HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 25, 1882 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Attorney General Brewster..." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "A Banquet to an American Physician at Tokyo, Japan." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Lick Observatory, California." Two full pg. illus. of "Snake Charming and Religious Rites Among the... Read full description -
Item #174646HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1882 Perhaps the most interesting item in this issue is just a small, inconspicuous item on page 3 under the "Personal" column reading: "Sojourner Truth writers to us from Battle Creek, Michigan, in reference to recent published paragraphs of her having a fine home, and her having made a will,... Read full description -
Item #174644HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 4, 1882 Halfpg: 'The Floods on the Mississippi--Rescue of Settlers By Night'. Also: 'The Fatal Explosion at Chester, Pa.'. Fullpg: 'The Great Fire in Haverhill, Mass.' 'Old Philadelphia Inns' 'Recent Egyptian Discoveries' includes 5 illustrations, including an opened mummy.
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Item #174640HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 18, 1882 Nice halfpg: "The Billiard Match Between Slosson and Vignaux--Cheering the Victor" with insets of both. Fullpg: "Barnum's Show in Winter Quarters" includes 9 scenes, including one of "P.T. Barnum".
Nice fullpg: "Sleighing in Central Park, New York... Read full description -
Item #174636HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 4, 1882 Full ftpg: 'The Guiteau Trial--After the Verdict'. Nice fullpg. with 5 scenes of: 'An Arctic Outpost--The Greeley Expedition in Discovery Harbor, Greenland'. Halfpg: 'Guiteau Trial--The Jury in Their Room'. The double page centerfold has 40 prints: "The Fifteenth Annual Exhibition... Read full description -
Item #174634HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 28, 1882 Halfpg. with 3 illus: 'Tunnelling the Palisades at Weehawken, N.J.'. Nice fullpg: 'A Chinese Burial in Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco' . Very nice fullpg. with 5 illustrations of: 'Researches Among the Zuni Indians' with related text.
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Item #174622HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 17, 1881 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "It Takes a Star to Catch a Star." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Condition of Ireland - Posting the Government Proclamation in Connemara." 1/4 pg. portrait of "The Hon. J. W. Keifer, Speaker of the House." 1/2... Read full description -
Item #174606HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 22, 1881 Full ftpg: 'The Baltimore Oriole Celebration" shows a parade in Baltimore, with an article on it inside. Nice fullpg: 'The Celebration at Yorktown' celebrating the 100th anniv. of the surrender of Cornwallis. A Fullpg: 'In the Trenches before... Read full description -
Item #174588HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 20, 1881 Front full pg. illus. by Nast of "Let Us Have a Clean Sweep All Around New York." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A Horse Trot." Full pg. full pg. illus. of "The Victums of Hunter's Point - How the Foul Odors Aggravate the Miseries of the Sick Room."
Doublepage centerfold of... Read full description -
Item #174568HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 18, 1881 Wreck of the Canadian excursion steamboat "The Victoria". Nice halfpg. shows 'A Sunday Excursion on the Ohio River' shows a very crowded paddlewheeler. Halfpg. shows: 'Wheelmen in Boston', being a parade of men on 'boneshaker' bicycles. Nast cartoon: "The New... Read full description -
Item #174566HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 11, 1881 Front page print: "The Spoil-Ed" by Thomas Nast. Fullpg print: 'On An Immigrant Train, Westward Bound'. Full page print: 'Scene In A Coaching Club Stable' and another print: 'Scenes Along the N.Y. Docks, East River'. Another full page print: "A Night's Entertainment... Read full description -
Item #174562HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 28, 1881 Great full ftpg: 'The Mounted Policeman--Object of Ardent Admiration' shows a policeman arriving in a Western-looking town. 2 full pages: "The 'Oedipus Tyrannus'--Scenes and Characters From the Greek Tragedy as Performed at Harvard" which includes 6 prints.
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Item #174560HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 21, 1881 Full front page political cartoon by Thomas Nast: 'Citizen Beaver & Statesman Sloth'. Half page illustration: 'A Bookstall on a Paris Blvd.' Fullpage illustration: 'The Floods in the West' shows 4 scenes in the St. Paul, Minnesota, area. Nice double page centerfold: '... Read full description -
Item #174554HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1881 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Our Stumbling Block." Inside is a full pg. containing six illus. pertaining to "Snow Blockade on the Minnesota Railways." Full pg. containing three large illus. pertaining to "The Earthquake in the Island of Ischia." Full pg. illus. of "Shad... Read full description -
Item #174536HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 26, 1881 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "An Interior Investigation". Halfpg: 'A Race on the Ice--Bicycles vs. Skates'. Fullpg: 'St. Valentine's Day in the Morning' and 'Winter Amusements', by A.B. Frost. Fullpg: 'A Night Scene in the Bowery, New... Read full description -
Item #174530HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 5, 1881 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Oh, The Degradation of It." Inside is a 1/2 pg. Nast illus. of "Our Refunding Will Astonish the World - When We Launch Our New Bonds." Four 1/4 pg. portraits of "The New Senate of the United States."
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Item #174526HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 22, 1881 The full front page shows: "A Pow-Wow at the White House" with Indians. Double page centerfold shows: "English Church Architecture--Chester Cathedral". Half page print: "Mount St. Vincent, Central Park-after the Fire" plus much more.
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Item #174518HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 25, 1880 Front full pg. illus. of "Making Wreaths." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Excavations Under Flood Rock, Hell Gate." Three large illus. of "Sketches on the Nile."
Doublepage centerfold of "Christmas Morning in Old New... Read full description -
Item #174510HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 27, 1880 Front page print by Thomas Nast: "General Make-Up". Great & displayable fullpg by W. A. Rogers: "Among the Cowboys--Betting on the Bull Fight" shows many cowboys watching two bulls fighting. Halfpg: "The Revival of Falconry". Double page centerfold print: "A... Read full description -
Item #174494HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 2, 1880 The front page features a fullpage Thomas Nast cartoon entitled "The Toodles Ticket - The First Thing He Sees on Returning to the Democratic party is Thomspon with a P!". A ful page A. B. Frost illustration is entitled 'Gun-Shy' which is a hunting scene.... Read full description -
Item #174474HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 24, 1880 The front page of the issue is a political statement between 'Miss Columbia' and 'General H___' which is dealing with the upcoming election. "The 'Passion Play'" article features two large illustrations. The full page 'At High Bridge, Harlem River -- 'All... Read full description -
Item #174470HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 10, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Boom!!! - So Near, and Yet So Far." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Democratic Convention at Cincinnati - The Break for Hancock." 1/2 pg. portrait of "Major General W. S. Hancock, Democratic Candidate for President."
Doublepage centerfold of "The... Read full description -
Item #174468HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 3, 1880 Full ftpg. shows: "The Veteran SoldIers' d. bion, Milwaukee, Wisconsin". Fullpg. Nast political cartoon. Most of a pg. is on "The Coming Obelisk", being Cleopatra's Needle including several illustrations.
Nice doublepage centerfold: "The Great Disaster on the Sound" showing... Read full description -
Item #174462HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 12, 1880 Full ftpg: 'An Encounter With Icebergs'. Fullpg: 'The Three Graces' (Portrait of three boys). Doublepage centerfold: 'Coaching In New York, A Drive Through Central Park' plus much more.
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Item #174460HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 5, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "The Plumed Knight." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "A Cruise in Ten Tonner." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Prince Leopold" and "Dudley Buck." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Milton, Pennsylvania, Destroyed by Fire May 14." Full pg.... Read full description -
Item #174456HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 22, 1880 Front full pg. portrait of "The Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Sunday Morning in Virginia." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Robert Raikes, the Founder of Sunday Schools." 2/3 pg. Nast illus. entitled "Don't - Be Penny (Labor) Wiser and... Read full description -
Item #174452HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1880 Entire ftpg. is taken up with illustrations of "The Colonels of the New York Seventh Regiment". Halfpg: "The Tragedy at Madison Square Garden" shows it in ruins after a fire. Halfpg: "Wild Fowl Massacres" shows a man hunting ducks. Fullpg. Nast cartoon: "The... Read full description -
Item #174450HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 1, 1880 Fullpg. text with 5 illus. on: 'The Hudson River Tunnel'. Fullpg: 'The Negro Exodus--the Old Style & the New' fullpg: 'The West Point Outrage--The Court of Inquiry in Session'.
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Item #174446HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 17, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Don't." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Valley of Mexico form Chapultepec." 1/3 pg. portrait of "General James Watson Webb."
Doublepage centerfold of "English Church Architecture - Worcester Cathedral." Full pg. Nast illus. of... Read full description -
Item #174442HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 3, 1880 Front full pg. illus. of "The Explosion in the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg - Scene in the Guard Room." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Preparing for Easter." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The 'Salvation Army'." 1/4 pg. illus. of "The Rev. Robert L. Dashiell,... Read full description -
Item #174434HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 6, 1880 Front full pg. illus. of "The Carnival in Havana - General Grant in the Procession." Inside are three 1/3 pg. illus. pertaining to "General Grant in Cuba - The Trip to San Diego." Full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Let Him Roar, Mr. Speaker." Full pg. illus. of "The Carnival in... Read full description -
Item #174430HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 21, 1880 Halfpg: 'Sketches on the Ice' shows ice skating. Halfpg: 'Gen. Grant In Florida--Reception at Key West' plus another of him: 'The Visit to Orange Park'. Fullpg. Valentine theme: 'A Romance of Other Days'. Very somber fullpg: 'A Negro Funeral in... Read full description -
Item #174428HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 14, 1880 Front full pg. illus. by Nast entitled "The Invasion of Indiana - A Colored Amazon Legion." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "General Grant in Florida - A Trip on the Oklawaha." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Hot Lakes of New Zealand." Dblpgctrfld. of "Sketches from the... Read full description -
Item #174416HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 3, 1880 The entire ftpg. is a Thomas Nast print captioned: "A Merry Christmas" showing Santa Claus dancing with Mother Goose (see). The doublepage centerfold is a very nice Thomas Nast Christmas print captioned: "Another Stocking to Fill" showing Santa Claus leaning over a sleeping... Read full description -
Item #174408HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 6, 1879 Full ftpg: 'Unveiling the Statue of Gen. Thomas at Washington'. Fullpg. kitchen scene: 'Mixing the Thanksgiving Pudding', includes a Black cook. Dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'Gen. Grant at Chicago' shows a grand parade. Three-quarter pg. Nast political cartoon.
Other news and... Read full description -
Item #174406HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 29, 1879 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "None But the Brave Deserves the Fair." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Three Wrecks." (Ships). 1/2 pg. illus. of "past and Present War Craft - An Old Three-Decker and a New Torpedo-Boat." 1/5 pg. illus. of "General Grant in a Nevada... Read full description -
Item #174396HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1879 Full ftpg Nast: 'Reducing the U.S. Army Again--Let all Savages Rejoice'. Halfpg: 'Prospecting on the Ute Reservation' shows a miner meeting an Indian. Great fullpg. with 10 illustrations of: 'The Ute War--Portraits of Chiefs'. Four half page prints of: 'Gen. Grant at San... Read full description -
Item #174390HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 4, 1879 Nice ftpg. Th. Nast cartoon: "In search of gold". Fullpg Nast political cartoon: "Even Tammany Sachems Draw the Line Somewhere". Fullpg. has 6 'Scenes In Alaska' showing scenes in Sitka & Ft. Wrangle. Full page print: "General Grant, and Li Hung Chang,... Read full description
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