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Item #174844HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1884 Front page print: "Unmasking". Three-quarter pg. illustration: "A Herd of Antelopes Delaying a Railway Train". Very nice & displayable fullpg: 'Mobile--The Gulf City' is a good overview of the city. A full page and half page print: "The Wreck of the 'City of... Read full description -
Item #174842HARPER'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 print: "Embarrassment" and "The New York Fanciers' Club Show, Madison Square Garden" which shows has several... Read full description -
Item #174840HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1884 Full ftpg. print: "The Night School at Sing Sing Prison". Fullpg. print: "Indians At Winger Quarters" is very nice. Terrific fullpg. print: "The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty' shows it surrounded by scaffolding, plus insets of 2 close-up views one of Bartholdi. Very... Read full description -
Item #174838HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 12, 1884 Full ftpg print: "Streets of New York After a Snow Storm". Two full page prints: "Little Nell and Her Grandfather" and "Cardinal McCloskey". Very nice doublepage centerfold: "Scenes in a Glass Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" has 8 scenes plus much more.
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Item #174836HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 5, 1884 Full ftpg. print by A.B. Frost: "Good Resolutions". Fullpg: "Green Turtle Soup Today". Nice fullpg: "Echoes of Old Plantation Melodies" shows several black men singing. Fullpg. by A.B. Frost: "Hunting Caribou in the Barren Grounds, New Brunswick" plus much... Read full description -
Item #174834HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 29, 1883 Full front pg. illus. entitled "The Ant and the Grasshopper." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The War in the Soudan--A Parley by the Way." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Charles F. Dowd" and "Augustus P. Martin, Mayor Elect of Boston." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to... Read full description -
Item #174832HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 22, 1883 (with Supplement) Full front pg. illus. entitled "I'll Never Touch a Drop of Liquor, Sick or Well, Living or Dying, So Help Me, God" by A.B. Frost. Inside are two 1/4 pg. portraits of "District Attorney Peter B. Olney" and "The Rev. E. R.... Read full description -
Item #174830HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 15, 1883 Front page print: "How We Fought The Fire". Full pg. print: "The Author's Carnival, Hartford, Connecticut" which includes several sketches. Very nice full pg. which is very displayable: "A Dance of Crow Indians". Full pg. print: "A Tramp and His Deeds" by A.B.... Read full description -
Item #174828HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1883 Front full pg. illus. of "Evacuation Day-Unveiling Ward Statue of Washington in Wall Street." Inside are four 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Four Prima Donnas" which are "Madame Christine Nilsson," "Madame Adelina Patti," "Madame Etelka Gerster," and... Read full description -
Item #174826HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 1, 1883 Contains a nice fullpg. football print: "Foot-Ball--Collared". Also present is the full page print by A.B. Frost: "No Thanksgiving Dinner for the Johnsing Family", which shows a Black family. Full ftpg. shows: "Washington Leaving New York, December 4, 1783", being quite... Read full description -
Item #174824HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1883 The entire front page is one of the more desirable of the entire 60 year run of this newspaper, being a fine portrait of: "Frederick Douglass", with a related article on him on an inside page.
But there are other nice prints in this issue as well, including a full... Read full description -
Item #174822HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1883 Front page print: "The Modern David--A Good Work Well Begun". Half page print: "The Labor of Sentenced Prisoners". Nice fullpg: "Sketches in Puget Sound" with 3 scenes. Very nice fullpg: "The City and Harbor of Savannah, Georgia" is a nice overview of... Read full description -
Item #174820HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 10, 1883 The entire ftpg. is a nice portrait of: "Lieut. General Philip Henry Sheridan". Inside has a very nice full page print by A. B. Frost captioned: "Still-Hunting The Moose" and another full page: "The Geysers of the Upper Basin, Yellowstone... Read full description -
Item #174818HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1883 Full ftpg. shows: "General William Tecumseh Sherman". Three-quarter page print: "Robbing a Wild Bee Hive". Full page with 3 prints: "Henry Irving in 'The Bells'--Matthias and the Mesmerist". Full page print: "The Bay State Campaign". Very nice fullpg.... Read full description -
Item #174816HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1883 Full front pg. illus. containing five illus. pertaining to "The Newburgh Centennial-Scenes and Incidents of the Day." Inside is a 1/4 pg. illus. of "The German National Monument as Seen from Bingenbruck." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Matthew Arnold" and... Read full description -
Item #174814HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1883 Full front pg. illus. of "Sir. Moses Montefiore, the Old Man Beneficent." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "Bicentennial of the First Landing of Germans in America" including "...The Celebration in Newark, New Jersey" and... Read full description -
Item #174812HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 13, 1883 The full front pages is a political cartoon: "Croton Water Frauds - A Leaky Department - Robbing Peter (the taxpayer) to pay Paul (the tax gatherer)".
Inside are half page illustrations entitled 'Procession of the Veiled Prophet, St. Louis, Missouri.'; 'Bridging Niagara Again'; "The... Read full description -
Item #174810HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 6, 1883 Front page print: "Harmony--Wait Til The Clouds Roll By Johnny". Halfpg. print: "The New York Democratic State Convention at Buffalo'". Two half page prints: "The Third Had Got Him Down Upon His Back, And Was Diligently Pounding His Head Against The Hard Stones" and "The... Read full description -
Item #174808HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 29, 1883 Full front pg. illus. of "THE Scott Liquor Law in Ohio-Putting the Burden Where It Belongs." Inside is a full pg. of illus. pertaining to "The French Invasion of Anam." 1/4 pg. illus. of "The Island and Volcano of Krakotoa, Strait of... Read full description -
Item #174806HARPER'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 pg. illus. of "The End of the Long Branch Season-Embarkation of Horses and Carriages at Branchport, New... Read full description -
Item #174804HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 15, 1883 Full ftpg: "The Cincinnati Fete--Grand Procession of the Order of Cincinnatus". Fullpg. print: "The Louisville Exposition" shows several scenes. Halfpg: "The New 'Maid of the Mist' Through the Niagara Whirlpool". Full page print: "Richfield Springs,... Read full description -
Item #174802HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 8, 1883 Nice full ftpg. print: "Polo on Roller Skates at Newport". Fullpg: "The Canoe Convention" by W. A. Rogers showing 6 scenes. Fullpg: "The Island of Java--Scene of the Great Earthquake" which includes 8 scenes. Full page shows 5 "Art Objects in the Boston... Read full description -
Item #174800HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 1, 1883 Front page has a half page portrait: "The Late Judge Black". Fullpg: "Monmouth Park Races--The Omnibus Stake And The All-Age Champions, August 18" which includes illustrations of 8 champion horses. Full page print: "A Midsummer Reverie". Very nice & displayable... Read full description -
Item #174798HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 25, 1883 Great fullpg: "The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, in the National Park" is very displayable.Full ftpg. print by W. A. Rogers: "Miss Diana in the Adirondacks: A Shot Across the Lake". Halfpg: "Louisville Exposition--Central Nave, Looking North From The Centre Of... Read full description -
Item #174796HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 18, 1883 Full ftpg. shows 4 scenes of: "Jam of Logs at Grand Rapids, Michigan". Very nice fullpg: "Sands Point, Long Island" and "South From Sandy Hook" shows 4 scenes. A full page print: "The Mill and The Still". Another good fullpg: "Oyster & Clam... Read full description -
Item #174794HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 11, 1883 The front cover features a nice full page 'On Coney Island--View from the Observatory'. Nice full page with many scenes of 'Life and Character on the Sands of Cape May' by A.B. Frost. Other full page illustrations are 'Saratoga Sketches'; 'The Louisville... Read full description -
Item #174792HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 4, 1883 Full ftpg: 'Perils of Steamer Excursions--A Hint for the Protection of Peaceable Passengers' by W. A. Rogers. Halfpg: 'The Watch on the Rind' shows a sleeping Black man 'guarding' a watermelon patch, with two Black kids stealing a few. Nice fullpg. shows: 'Seabright... Read full description -
Item #174790HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1883 The front cover features a full page 'Homes Of the Poor'. Great full pg: 'Scenes In and Around Saratoga Springs' shows 5 scenes. Great double page centerfold: 'Ration Day At Standing Rock Agency' shows many Indians. A full page... Read full description -
Item #174788HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 21, 1883 Front page print by W. A. Rogers: "What Are We Going To Do About It". Nice fullpg: "The Sugar Industry of Louisiana" shows 7 scenes. "The Lincoln National Bank" shows 4 views of it. Displayable fullpg. by A.B. Frost: "Salmon-Fishing in Canadian... Read full description -
Item #174786HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1883 Front page print: "The Fall Of The Bowlder (Boulder)". Fullpg. print: "Summer Resorts--Mt. McGregor" includes six scenes. Great fullpg: "Cotton Culture in the South" showing 12 scenes in the process of producing it. Full page print by W. A. Rogers: "Keep... Read full description -
Item #174784HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1883 Great full ftpg: "The Apache Surrender--Chief Nane Entering General Crook's Camp to Sue For Peace" by W. A. Rogers (from a sketch by A. F. Harmer) with a short article as well. Full page with several sketches: "The Seventh In Camp". Full page... Read full description -
Item #174782HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1883 Dismal & dramatic full pg: 'A Sweltering Night in New York--Tenement House Suffers' by W. A. Rogers. Full pg: 'Harvard & Columbia Boat Race at new London, Ct.'
Nice full pg: 'The Coronation of the Czar of Russia'. Half pg: "Trained Elephants as... Read full description -
Item #174780HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1883 Full ftpg. shows: "The Chinese Picnic, Iona Island--Celestial Musicians". Nice fullpg: "Mr. Jay Gould's New Yacht, The 'Atalanta'". A near full page print: "With One Hand He Was Tightly Grasping His Forehead, With The Other His Knee"... Read full description -
Item #174778HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1883 Front page print: "The Kneeling Nun". Fullpg: "A Blackville Serenade" shows a Black man playing a banjo. A full page print: "Steamer Day in New York--The Grand Summer Rush for Europe".
Fullpg. print: "The Railroad Exhibition At Chicago" which has 3 scenes. Two half page... Read full description -
Item #174776HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1883 Full ftpg: "The Tragedy on the Brooklyn Bridge". Full page and 3/4 page print: "The Competitive Drill at Nashville, Tennessee". Fullpg. print: "Baseball of the Future" shows all players on horseback. Another full page has: "Adventures In The San Juan... Read full description -
Item #174774HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1883 Great full ftpg: 'Decoration Day'. Great halfpg: 'War Dance Of Gen. Crook's Apache Scouts' & a great fullpg: 'The Great Bridge--Pres. Arthur crossing the Suspended Highway' which is the Brooklyn Bridge, plus another fullpg. on the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.... Read full description -
Item #174772HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1883 The full front page is a print captioned: "The New York & Brooklyn Suspension Bridge--New York Entrance" with an inset of J. A. Roebling, the architect.
One inside page has two prints on the Brooklyn Bridge: "Archway Under Approach, New York Side" and "Cable Anchorage,... Read full description -
Item #174770HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 19, 1883 Full front pg. illus. of "An Old School Fellow." Inside is a 1/4 pg. illus. of "Meades 'Mississippi'." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Conscription in Paris." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Latest Excavations in Cyprus."
Full pg. illus. containing five illus. pertaining to... Read full description -
Item #174768HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 12, 1883 The full front page illustration of this issue is of the "Seventh Annual Bench Show of the Westminster Kennel Club, New York" which show 10 dogs. An accompanying article as well.
Two A. B. Frost prints, half page "Here He Found His Companion and Mr. Mincheon" and 1/3 page... Read full description -
Item #174766HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1883 Very dramatic full ftpg: "In the Path of the Cyclone". Doublepage centerfold: "The Dramatic Festival at Cincinnati". Half page print: Exhibition of the Society of American Taxidermists, Lyric Hall, New York" which includes 4 small illustrations. Two-thirds pg: "The... Read full description -
Item #174764HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 28, 1883 Nice full ftpg. shows 5 children: "The Transit of Venus". A fullpg. shows monkeys at the Museum of Natural History, Central Park. Fullpg: "The Salt Mine of Petite Anse" in Louisiana. Half pg: "The Drummers' Room in a Western Hotel" & "Sketches on the West... Read full description -
Item #174762HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 21, 1883 Two front pg. illus. pertaining to the story "Viney's Conversion and Courtship." Inside are five small portraits of: "The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt" "Carter Harrison, Re-Elected Mayor of Chicago" "Jacob Schaefer, Victor in the Chicago Billiard... Read full description -
Item #174760HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 14, 1883 Full ftpg. shows "Peter Cooper" the American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and candidate for President of the United States. A biography of him is on pg. 2.
Prints incise include: "House in Which Jefferson Wrote the Declaration of Independence...Philadelphia"... Read full description -
Item #174758HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 7, 1883 Half of the ftpg. shows: 'On the Ocklawaha River, Florida'. Halfpg: 'The Mormon Reunion at Kirtland, Ohio' includes 'The Prophet Joseph Smith' & 'The Old Temple at Nauvoo'. Fullpg. with 5 scenes: 'Incidents of the Milk War'. Doublepage... Read full description -
Item #174756HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 31, 1883 Full front pg. illus. of "A Salmon Wheel on the Columbia River, Oregon." Inside is full pg. illus. containing five illus. pertaining to "The Lacustrine Village of Saint Malo, Louisiana." 1/2 pg. illus. containing four illus. pertaining to "Bits of Saint Malo Scenery." 1/2 pg.... Read full description -
Item #174754HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 24, 1883 Front page print and poem: "Farmer Stebbins Ahead". Halfpg. print: "The Fish Hatchery at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island". Fullpg. print: "Interior of a Southern Cotton Press by Night" and another full page print: "The Mysterious Guest--Scene in a... Read full description -
Item #174752HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 17, 1883 Front 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to the story "Farmer Stebbins on the Bowery." Inside is 1/4 pg. illus. of "Statue of Robert Fulton." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Remains of the Late Governor Stephens Lying in State." 1/3 pg. illus. of "The New Orleans... Read full description -
Item #174750HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 10, 1883 Nice full ftpg: "Alexander H. Stephens". Half page print: "The First Man in Tel El Kebir". Halfpg. print: "Levuka, The Capital of FeeJee". Nice fullpg print: "Winter Sketches on the Long Island Shore" shows 6 scenes. Fullpg. print:... Read full description -
Item #174748HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 3, 1883 Full ftpg: "The Flood in Cincinnati--Swept Away". Nearly fullpg: "Sketches on the Levees, New Orleans". Half of the doublepage centerfold shows: "The Flood at Cincinnati at its Highest Point" is a nice overview of the city, and the other half is: "Breaking the... Read full description -
Item #174746HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 24, 1883 Dramatic full ftpg. shows: 'The Great Floods--On the Ohio, Below Cincinnati' includes a paddle wheeler & many inundated buildings, plus another fullpg. on this inside.
Nearly fullpg: 'The Late Richard Wagner' with text. Nice doubclepage centerfold: 'New Orleans in Carnival... Read full description
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