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NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 23, 1803

* Lewis and Clark Expedition begins
* Louisville, Kentucky - Ohio River
* re. Louisiana Purchase success

This is a wonderful issue on the recently concluded Louisiana Purchase.
Almost the entire front page is taken up with very detailed reporting on the Louisiana Purchase, with the first article: "Louisiana" taking over 2 columns. This is followed by: "An Account of Louisiana" which takes the balance of the front page and nearly two columns on page 2,…

NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 6, 1806 

* President Thomas Jefferson
* State of the Union Address
* re. Lewis and Clark Expedition

Beginning on page 2 & concluding on page 3 is his lengthy address to the Senate & House of Representatives. This was his annual state-of-the-union address, prefaced with: "This day at 12 o'clock the President of the United States communicated, by Mr. Coles, his Secretary, the following MESSAGE to both houses of Congress."
Of significance is some fine mention of the…

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 1807 

* Lewis and Clark expedition

Page 3 has a very lengthy: "Proposals...For Publishing LEWIS and CLARK'S Tour to the Pacific Ocean, through the Interior of the Continent of North America..." noting the details that will be in "Volume First" as well as "Volume Second". And this is followed by another descriptive notice headed: "Lewis & Clark's Map of North America..." with many details (see). All this takes an entire column.
The entire…

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Dec. 11, 1806  Beginning on the front page & concluding on patge 2 is the: "President's "Message" communicated to Congress, it being Jefferson's state-of-the-union address to the nation.
Of significance is some fine mention of the Lewis and Clark expedition which appears on the front page: "...The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke [sic]...has all the success which could have been expected....it is but justice to say that Messrs. Lewis and Clark, and their…

CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Nov. 5, 1806   

* Lewis and Clark Expedition letter
* Safe return - homeward bound

Page 2 begins with a notable report on the arrival of Lewis and Clark in St. Louis, after their 2-1/2 year expedition.
It begins: "It is, with the sincerest pleasure, that we announce to our fellow citizens, the arrival of CAPTAIN LEWIS, with his exploring party, at St. Lewis [sic]. The President has received a letter from him dated at St. Lewis, September 23, at which…

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 29, 1806  

* Lewis and Clark Expedition
* Safe return - homeward bound

Page 2 has a brief yet notable report datelined at St. Louis: "Concerning the safe arrival of Messers. Lewis and Clark, who went 2 years and 4 months ago to explore the Missouri, to be anxiously wished for by every one, I have the pleasure to mention, that they arrived here about one hour ago, in good health, with only the loss of one man, who died. They visited the Pacific Ocean, which they…

THE TIMES, London, England, Dec. 4, 1806  

* Lewis and Clark Expedition letter
* Safe return - homeward bound

Page 3 has a letter to the editor noting: "Having just read a paragraph in your paper of this day, purporting to be an extract of a letter from Captain Lewis, commander of an exploring party...dated from St. Louis... near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi...stating that Captain Lewis and his party... traversed the mountains...descended the Columbia & its branches to…

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 1807  The back page has a very lengthy: "Proposals...For Publishing LEWIS and CLARK'S Tour to the Pacific Ocean, through the Interior of the Continent of North America..." noting the details that will be in "Volume First" as well as "Volume Second". And this is followed by another descriptive notice headed: "Lewis & Clark's Map of North America..." with many details. All this takes an entire column.
All of the front page is taken up with:…

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 5, 1806 

* Thomas Jefferson message to U.S. Congress
* First published information on Lewis and Clark

The front page has a nice "Message" to the Congress signed in type by the President: Th. Jefferson, with much concerning the Lewis & Clark Expedition, including: "...Capt. Meriwether Lewis...was appointed, with a party of men, to explore the river Missouri from its mouth to its source, and crossing the highlands by the shortest portage to seek the best…

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 8, 1806  Page 2 has a somewhat brief yet very noteworthy report concerning Lewis & Clark and their exploration party. 
It is an "Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at St. Charles to his friend in Washington..." and reads: "I have the pleasure to inform you of the arrival of captains Lewis and Clark. They were the first white people that ever visited that country. By the best accounts they could get, there are about ninety or one hundred thousand inhabitants (Indians) on…

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL & MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST, Boston, Nov. 26,1803 

* Lewis and Clark Expedition begins
* Louisville, Kentucky - Ohio River

Page 2 has several items concerning the recent Louisiana Purchase, but certainly the most significant is a report from Louisville noting: "Capt. Clark, and Mr. Lewis, have left this place in the prosecution of their expedition to the westward. They have been sent thereon by the President of the United States. The object of their travels has not…

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 13, 1784  The back page has a report noting in part: "There is a party now forming of men...for a tour through the whole continent of North America...The scheme is to travel from Quebec...to the Mississippi which never was yet discovered or laid down, further than the Falls of St. Anthony...turn due West till they meet the Pacific Ocean; after that to follow the coast North East in order to try for the North West Passage...return to the Mississippi & go down…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1873  The front page has portrait of "The Right Hon. John Bright, M.P." which spans 2/3 of a page. Additionally, a full page illustration pertaining to "Annexed to New York-Scenes in Westchester County." can be found.
Three 1/6 page portraits of "The Hon. Abraham R. Lawrence, The Hon. Claudius L. Monell, and The Hon. Gilbert M. Speir.", a full page Thomas Nast illustration pertaining to "The Transportation Problem.", a full page illustration of "The…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 14, 1909  The prime content within this issue is the page 7 and 8 article with prints: "How the Wrights Made Good - The Story Of Their Successful Flight With A Passenger At Fort Myer, Virginia, Which Fulfilled The Government Test And Provided The Practical Value of The Aeroplane" (see). Of additional significance is the article (with prints) regarding the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on page 12.
Also inside:  A Son Of The Morning", "Mr Taft Achieves The Promised…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 23, 1910

The front page of this issue has an illustration of "'Cowboys of the Air.' "

In this issue, there is an illustration of "The Speaker of the Lower House--As He Hopes it Will Be." by H. T. Webster. This drawing then has "With Apologies to A. Canoiani, the Italian Sculptor, Whose Statue, "Dante in Hell," was Reproduced in "Harper's Weekly" for April 2, 1910." There are photos of "New Heads of New York Financial Institutions" and "Men Who Preside…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 6, 1901 The Sad Story of Philadelphia; The Disaster in West Virginia;  doublepage centerfold "Trout-Fishing in the North Woods" by Frost; The Woman's National Tennis Championship at Philadelphia; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 10, 1864  The front page has a print of: "The Most Rev. John McCloskey, D.D., Archbishop of New York" with an article on him as well. Inside has a full page: "Isometric View of General Grant's Virginia Campaign" as well as: "Farragut's Victory in Mobile Bay--The Capture of the Rebel am 'Tennessee' ".
Other prints include: "Grand Water-spout in Albemarle Sound" "Shot & Shell Extracted from the 'Brooklyn' " "Destruction of the Monitor 'Tecumseh' by a Rebel…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 24, 1861  Half of front page shows: "Presentation of Prince Napoleon by Secretary Seward to the President", which shows Abraham Lincoln. Other prints within include a full page: "General McClellan & His Staff" & fullpg: "Splendid Charge of U.S. Cavalry at the Battle of Dug Spring, Missouri" & "Scenes in the Brooklyn Navy Yard" including a print of a gun boat under construction.
Perhaps the most dramatic print in this issue is the doublepage centerfold of: "The…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1894 Full pg. with 6 photos: 'The Whittier State School, Los Angeles'. Great doublepage centerfold: 'On The Floor of the New York Stock Exchange' shows many of the key 'players' as well.
Complete issue.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 12, 1873  Comical full ftpg: 'Looking into the Lawn Globe and What They Saw There'. Halfpg: 'Washington's Head-Quarters at Newburgh, New York'. Halfpg: 'Underground Life in New York - Health Officers Clearing Out a 'Dive' '. The doublepage centerfold 'The Trial of the Tichborne Claimant - General View of the Court During the Examination of Miss Mary Ann Loder.' An article entitled "The Prison-Ship Martyrs" features two illustrations.
Complete in 16 pages and…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March  23, 1895  Full ftpg. shows scenes on board a naval ship. Halfpg: A Trolley Ambulance Car'.
Doublepage centerfold with 7 photos of the 'Lenox & Astor Libraries'. Several scenes in Tuxedo, N.Y.
Complete issue.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 3, 1909  There is a color cover on this issue.The front page of this issue has a photo of "A Notable Dramatic Event--The Maid of Orleans...Miss Maude Adams in the role of Joan of Arc."

This issue has a photo spread of "Two Prophets Not Without Honor"; "The Winning Car in Indiana's Automobile Road Race"; "The Notable Ending of a French Merchant's Career" and "A Royal Tennis-Player." There is also "An Interesting Harvard Relic"; "The Mary Anderson of Germany";…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 22, 1902  Frontpage illustration The Trials of a "Bronco-Buster" by Dixon; fullpage photos The Victor Hugo Centenary in Paris, February , 26; fullpage photos The Boer Prisoners' Encampment in Bermuda; fullpage photo The New Marchioness of Dufferin; The American Commercial Invasion of Russia; Edward Everett Hale with fullpage photo; fullpage illustration "Senator Clark, of Montana" by Rogers; doublepage centerfold "The Herald Square of the Future"; Building a…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 15, 1902 Colored front cover. Frontpage photo:  "Americans of To-Morrow, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.", "The Beginnings of the St. Louis World;s Fair", "The West's Painter-Laureate", fullpage illustration "Dead Sure - A Bad Man to Stop", "St. Pierre, Miquelon, Destroyed by Fire" with photos, "Newfoundland Caribou" with photos, "Dutch East Indies Threaten Revolt", "New York, the Unrivaled Business Center" with photos (several pages),  Mark Twain's self obituary…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 29, 1910

The front page of this issue has an illustration of "The Patchwork Quilt" by Sarah K. Smith.

There is an article of "Mr. Morgan's Latest Gift to Art" which is followed by a photo of Mr. Morgan, labeled "Mr. Morgan Gives Hartford an Art Gallery." There is a photo spread of "Chicago's Annual Art Exhibition" and a photo of "A New Star on the Theatrical Horizon." Also in this issue is a photo of "How the Panama Canal will Look with Water in it."…

HARPER'S WEEKLY,  New York, December 7, 1912

This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "A Snap-Shot From the Balkans."

In this issue there is an illustration called "The Woes of a President-Elect" by C. J. Budd. There are photos of "The War in the Near East" and a photo of "A Battle Photograph from a Turkish Camera." There are photos of "Plays and Players" and a full page illustration called"'--And a Hundred to Boot'" by W. L. Jacobs…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "Seeing Porto Rico" by W. A . Rogers. There is an article and photos of "The Hidden Tragedies of the Arctic Whaling Fleet" by Robert Dunn. There is another article with photos of "The President's Barge of State, The Battle-Ship "Louisiana" by Thomas M. Dieuaide. In this issue, there is also an illustration of "Building the SkyScraper-III.- The Stone Construction" by Albert Levering and photos of "The Latest…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 25, 1865  The front page has a portrait of: "Hon. Hugh McCullough, Secretary of the Treasury". Prints inside include: "The Triumph in New York--Glimpses of the Grand Procession" which includes 5 prints; "Hon. James Harlan, Secretary of the Interior" "Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay" "General Schofield's Headquarters at Wilmington" "The Badge of the 23rd (Schofield's) Army Corps" "The Triumph In New York--The Procession Passing Around the South End of the Park" "Gen.…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 13, 1901 Two pages of photos of the construction of the Underground Railroad in New York; Still-Hunting; The Cuban Situation; doublepage centerfold "A Return to First Principles" by Ransome; The Opera Season; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 11, 1885  Front full pg. illus. of "General Grant - Out for an Afternoon's Drive in the Park." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "Night Scene in front of General Grant's House, No. 3 East Sixty-Sixth Street, New York" and "The Senate Staircase in the Capitol, At Albany."
Doublepage centerfold by Nast of "Our Ulysses." Full pg. containing four illus. pertaining to "The Insurrection at the Isthmus." Full pg. containing twelve portraits of various men.
Other…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 29, 1895  Full front pg. illus. of "A Sleeping Car on the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "The Big Bicycle Parade in Brooklyn, New York."
Full pg. illus. of "The Opening of the Harlem River Ship-Canal, June 17th - Naval Procession About to Enter the Canal." Full pg. Nast illus. of "Intemperance and Commerce Do Not Assimilate." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Foreign Element in New York - The Italian Colony, Mulberry Bend."
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