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NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1866  

* Very 1st Juneteenth anniversary observed
* Jubilee - Emancipation - Freedom Day
* Galveston, Texas celebration

Period reports of the first "Juneteenth" event on June 19, 1865, when Union troops entered Galveston, Texas and announced to more than 250,000 enslaved blacks that they were free, are almost impossible to find.
However, we did discover a somewhat oblique mention of the first anniversary of what was then known in Texas as "Jubilee Day", which would be…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, June 27, 1866 

* Early wine industry in California

Nearly half of page 3 is taken up with a terrific & very detailed account of the state of California, headed: "Domestic Correspondence" "California" "Vineyards on the Pacific  Coast--Their Character & Extent--Artificial Irrigation--The Wine-Growing Capacity of California". A great & early account.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, June, 1866. Featured in this issue is an article "Personal Recollections of the War", by a Virginian. Other articles are: "The Reese River Country (Mining in Nevada)"; "Are There Other Inhabited Worlds?"; "Henry Barth, the African Traveler"; and other additional stories with related illustrations. See photos for details.
Complete in 150+ pages, disbound without outer wrappers, a Reader's Digest-sized issue, slightly rough left spine with a few minor…

CLEVELAND DAILY LEADER, Ohio, June 28, 1866 

*Austro-Prussian War begins

The front page has an article headed: "The German Troubles" Prussian Declaration of War" "A Battle Reported But Not Confirmed" (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large issue measuring 32 x 23 inches, minor spine wear, generally nice.

Note: If a folder is ordered, this issue will be folded in half due its size.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1866

* Florida & Georgia
* Post Civil War reconstruction

The front page has one column headlines that include: "AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH" "Condition of Corn and Cotton Crops in Georgia" "Good Effects of Giving Freedmen a Share of the Produce" "Improved State of Union Feeling in Florida" and more (see photos). Lengthy text continues inside.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, June 26, 1866

* Buffalo, New York
* Tornado disaster

Page 3 has a small one column heading: "Terrible Tornado at Buffalo" See image for text here.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout soon after the end of the Civil War. Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, June 23, 1866

* Cholera outbreak

Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Cholera" See images for text here.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout soon after the end of the Civil War. Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, dated June 16, 1866 The full frontpage portrait is "The Late Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott." Portrait of Scott is in an oval frame draped in black. Fullpage prints inside: "Funeral Ceremonies Of The Late Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott, At The Cemetery At West Point--Bearing The Body To The Grave" and "The Chapel At West Point--The Friends and Visitors Taking A Last View Of The Remains Of The Departed Hero." The frontpage has some binding residue in…

UNION DEMOCRAT, Manchester, N.H., June 26, 1866 Page 2 has: "President Johnsons on the Congressional Amendment", signed in type: Andrew Johnson. Has an archival mend to a small tear in the lower margin of each leaf.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1866 Front 1/4 pg. illus. of "The Late Lewis Cass." Also a 1/2 pg. illus. of "'The Halt'-A Scene in the Georgia Campaign." Inside there is a 1/3 pg. illus. of "Bunker Hill Monument." Two 1/4 pg. illus. of "Francis Joseph I., Emperor of Austria" and "Ludwig R. Von Benedek, the Austrian General." Full pg. illus. of "Spring." (Children playing, animals). Full pg. illus. including two smaller illus. pertaining to "The Contrast of Suffering, Andersonville &…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1866  The front page has a nice print captioned: "Wall Street, New York", a street scene bustling with pedestrians and activity. A great issue for any stock broker or person involved in the world of finance.
Inside prints include a full page of: "The Southern Methodist Bishops", two half page prints of: "Primary School for Freedmen, Vicksburg, Mississippi"; a full page: "May Day Festival at New Orleans, Louisiana"; nearly a full page with 3 prints of:…

HARPER'S WEEKLY June 16, 1866 Front full pg. illus. of "Scott." Inside has a full pg. illus. of "Winfield Scott." Full pg. illus. of "Scott's Death Bed." Dblpgctrfld. of the "Burial of Scott--Services at the Grave, in West Point Cemetery." 1/3 pg. illus. of "Scott's Funeral-in the Chapel." 1/3 pg. illus. of the "Battle of Lundy's Lane." A 1/3 pg. illus. of the "Landing at Vera Cruz." Two 1/4 pg. illus. entitled "Storming of Molino Del Rey" and "Scott's Entry into Mexico."
Complete in sixteen…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1866 Fullpg: "Burning of the N.Y. Academy of Music" shows firemen as well. Fullpg: "Gens. Steedman & Fullerton Conferring with the Freedmen at Trent River Settlement, opposite New Bern, North Carolina" and showing: "Negro Huts". "U.S. Steam Sloop of war 'Wampanoag' " "Gov. Thomas Swann of Maryland" "Col. William B. Thomas, collector of the port of Philadelphia" "Relics on a Battlefield"
Complete in 16 pages.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 2, 1866 Halfpg: 'Office of the Freedmen's Bureau, Memphis, Tenn.' showing many Blacks. Fullpg. shows: 'Arsenal Grounds at Little Rock' & 'Blissville, Little Rock, Arkansas'. One-third pg: 'Monticello, the Home of Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Va.'. One-third pg: 'The City of Lynchburg' Fullpg: 'Grand Reception of James Stephens, the Fenian Chief, at Jones's Wood'
Complete in 16 pages.