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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 31, 1880  Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'Another Investigation Committee' shows a Black man in Kansas holding a bag reading: 'Exodus from the South'. Nearly halfpg: 'Whale Captured in the Harbor of Charleston, S.C.'. Illus. of 'The Late Frank Leslie'. Several illustrations of: 'Paris Under the Snow'. Another fullpg. Nast cartoon, showing a Chinese man.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included.Complete in 16 pages.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 6, 1885

* Chicago White Stockings w/ Cap Anson

Certainly the most notable print in this issue is the page 5 half page print captioned: "Illinois--The Chicago Baseball Club" showing the entire team in uniform, with a nice article on them on another page.
This is a very nice print, and increasingly rare to find such early baseball images in the illustrated newspapers.
Other prints include a front page showing the parade of 60,000 Sunday school…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 15, 1892   The full front page is a photo of: "The Late Jay Gould" with page 4 having an accompanying article of the same heading. Yet another page is filled with six photos of: "The Birthplace & Some of the Residences of the Late Jay Gould".
Also of Judaica interest is an article on: "Isaac M. Wise" with a photos of him captioned: "Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, the Distinguished Leader of the Jewish Reform Movement".
Page 2 has an article: "The Negro's Part in…

FRANK LESLIE'S CHIMNEY CORNER, New York, Sept. 27, 1873  An illustrated newspaper not unlike 'Leslie's Illustrated' however the focus was mostly on women's issues and interests. Various stories as well.
Sixteen pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to a single sheet, nice condition.

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 20, 1867  Inside is a very nice full-page portrait: "Frank Leslie's National Portrait Gallery -- Admiral David Farragut". Another page has a large illustration: "Natural Bridge Over Cedar Creek, Virginia", which is the preceded by the related article, "Summer Rambles Through the Country - A Trip to Lynchburg, Va, via James River and Kanawha Canal", and includes several small woodcut illustrations of the region. The cover has an illustration and related text…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 30, 1893  Of special interest is installment #7 of "Notable Jews - Adolph S. Ochs" which also includes a photograph of him. This is a series which ran in Leslie's for much of the year (others available: inquire). Ochs was publisher if the famous New York Times.
This is also the: "Easter Number" issue which has a special front page (see). Easter-related content inside as well.
Sixteen pages, great condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 11, 1878  The ftpg. shows: "President Hayes...A Review of the Schuylkill Navy at Philadelphia". Inside ha a full page of 4 scenes of: "...From Lathrop, on the Central Pacific Railroad to Oakland, in San Francisco Bay" & a fullpg. with 7 scenes of: "Incidents of a Trip from New York to Nassau & Havana...& Military Post of St. Augustine, Florida".
Sixteen pages, in very good condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, January 26, 1878  This issue contains a full page coverage on "George B McClellan, Governor of New Jersey" with several illustrations and an additional inauguration illustration on another page as well. Other articles include halfpage illustration "Massachusetts - the Wedding at Cambridge, Last Week, of Richard H Dana, Jr., to Miss Edith Longfellow, daughter of the Poet Henry W. Longfellow"; and article "The Peabody Museum, Yale College" with a…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 16, 1858  The ftpg. shows; "Conflagration of the Crystal Palace, New York" with more prints on this inside. Prints inside include: "Steamers at Anchor in Put-In Bay, Lake Erie" ""Picnic at Put-In Bay, Lake Erie"; a great numismatic item with obverse & reverse prints of the: "Proposed New Cent, U.S. Currency" with text. This was the Indian Head Penny which would be minted from 1859 thru 1909.
Also: "View of Ellisdale" which appears to have been a town…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 18, 1885  Inside has a full page with 3 prints of: "Scenes & Incidents of the Strike of Iron-Workers in Cleveland" and other fullpg. has 4 prints of: "The Indian Troubles--Types & Incidents In Southwestern Kansas & the Indian Territory." A fullpg. has  8 scenes of: "The Manufacture of Lager Beer..." and smaller prints regarding firemen.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 25, 1890  Among the prints within are a halfpg: "Incident of Indian Life--The 'Squaw Man' Visited by His Wife's Relations--Scene in the Indian Territory". Also: "Big Trees in Humboldt County, California". A nice fullpg; "A Duck Farm at Eastport, Long Island...".
Also two great full pages with many prints of: "Illinois--The City of Peoria...". Then another fullpg. with  7 scenes of: "Missouri--The City of Hannibal & Its Attractions".
Twenty pages,…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 15, 1890  Full ftpg. shows: "...Mid-day Lenten Services in Trinity Church..."; a page with 3 prints of: "A Trip Through the Canal & Sounds from Norfolk, Virginia to New Berne, N.C."; a photo of: "The Chicago World's Fair Committee..." "Alabama--Views in & About the City of Mobile"; a fullpg. with 8 prints of: "Scenes on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad"; two full pages of prints of: "Views in Little Rock, Arkansas".
Complete in 24 pages, great condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, Oct. 19, 1893  Of special interest is item #XIX of "Notable Jews - Julius Bien" which also includes a photograph & biography of him.
Among many other prints & photos is a full ft. page print of the "Vigilant", winner of the International Yacht Race; a full pg. on the yacht race; a doublepg. centerfold with 16 prints & photos on the America's Cup race; a fullpg: "The International Cricket Matches" and more.
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York April 18, 1885  the full ftpg. shows a street scene in Colombia: "Burning of Colon by Revolutionists." Prints inside include: "Canada--The Riel Rebellion--Convoy of Northwest Police" "Wedding of Mrs. Tom 
Thumb & Count Magri..."; a doublpg. centerfold: "Our Old Commander--Visions of the Past" shows U.S. Grant in death: "Canada--Louis Riel, Leader of the Northwest Rebellion" & more.
Sixteen pages, great condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER from New York, dated Aug. 10, 1867. See the photo below for the terrific full page print captioned:"Fork Grinders, Sheffield, England" is a great print on how silverware was made in the 19th century--great print for any collector of early flatware! This print measures about 9 by 14 inches. This issue is complete in 16 pages with many other unrelated prints, and in nice condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, January 4, 1890  A fullpg. has 3 prints on: "Features of the Land 'Boom' In the South". Fullpg: "Celebrating the Advent of the New York--In front of Trinity Church on Broadway" and a fullpg. with 5 prints of: "The Leading Financial Institutions of the West" showing banks in Kansas City, Omaha, & Topeka.
A doublepage centerfold has many prints of: "The City of Detroit & its Attractions..." plus a full page with 8 prints of: "Picturesque St.…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 19, 1865  The ftpg. has a financial scene on Bleecker St. in New York City. Other prints inside include the; "Union League Building, Broad St., Phila." "The Hospital Buildings & Ferry, Ward's Island, East River"; a fullpg. of the scene where the "...Powder Mine, under the Rebel Entrenchments Before Petersburg, Was Exploded..." "Whipping Stocks...Goldsboro, N.C., for the Punishment of Slaves" "Punishment of a Negro at Richmond" and much more.
Sixteen…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 2, 1893 
Of special note is an article: "Notable Jews--Daniel Frohman" which includes a photo of him & an article on his life.
The ftpg. has an illus: "Farewell to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago". Inside has two pages taken up with bird's-eye views of the Columbian Exposition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, July 16, 1887 Inside the issue is a very nice full page which has 6 prints captioned: "KANSAS--VIEWS IN AND AROUND THE HISTORIC CITY OF LAWRENCE" showing various scenes in the area. Another page has a related article on Lawrence as well. Also in this issue are illustrations of a reunion at Gettysburg with both the Blue and Gray, including a nice front page print which would be great for display. 

This is complete in 16 pages with some…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 30, 1882  The full front page shows: "Old Time's Stock In Trade For 1883" which shows Father Time. The doublepage centerfold is a large montage of prints captioned: "Pictorial History of Leading Events of the Closing Year", & which features Father Time as well.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 20, 1862  Present is the two page foldout: "Second Day of the Battle of Bull Run...National Forces Commanded by Major General Pope & the Rebel Troops by Generals Lee, Jackson & Longstreet". Note: this double page print was cut in half upon binding causing some loss.
Other prints include: "The Great National Bakery for the U.S. Army..." and "Pass of Rio Frio on the Road from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico". The front page shows: "Life in the…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Oct. 26, 1861 (single print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains a single woodcut engraving captioned: "Capture of the Propeller Fanny in Pamlico Sound, on the 1st of October, by Three Rebel Steamers, while Conveying Men and Stores to the 20th Indiana Regiment, Encamped at Chicamacomico, 40 Miles from Hatteras Inlet - from a Sketch by an Officer of the Indiana Regiment".
The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches and has only minor…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 30, 1869  Prints within include: "Playing Baseball Under Difficulties In The Streets Of New York" which shows youngsters attempting to play baseball on a busy street among the daily activities.
Other prints include: "A Scene on a Tributary of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina" "Steamers Bounding the Lightship Off the Bar at Charleston, South Carolina" "The Disaster at St. Anthony's Falls, Minnesota..." "The American Institute Fair fort 1869 at the…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 29, 1866  Page 4 has a 3 by 2 inch portrait of: "Edward Beadle, Gotham B. B. Club Of New York." Includes an article headed "Our Base Ball Illustrations" that compares the "new school" of ball players to the "old boys" and then describes the talent and skills of Beadle, a first baseman for the Gothams.
There is also a halfpg. print of: "Messrs. Kavanagh & Decker's Billiard Table Manufactory, Corner Of Canal And Centre Streets, New York." A two page…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 13, 1865 

* Killing of John Wilkes Booth
* President Abraham Lincoln funeral
* Prints - illustrations - wood engravings

The front page shows: "Sergeant Boston Corbett, the Man who shot Booth" as well as a dramatic print of: "The Killing of Booth, the Assassin--The Dying Murderer drawn from the Barn where he had Taken Refuge...".
The inside pages have some nice prints including: "Booth Escaping on Horseback from the Rear of the Theatre after…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 23, 1865 

* Rare Winslow Homer prints

There are many prints within but certainly the two most significant are the full page prints by Winslow Homer, captioned: "Thanksgiving Day--Hanging Up the Musket" and the other: "Thanksgiving Day--The Church Porch". A small stain in the caption of each, otherwise very nice.
Other prints include a front page; "Fearful Collision on the Third Ave. Railroad, New York"; "John T. Hoffman, the Mayor El3ct of New…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 24, 1865  The full front page has 3 prints showing the "Ovation to Lt. General Grant at the Cooper Institute".
Among prints inside: "Gen. Grant Review the Cadets at West Point" "View of Belle Island on the James River, Opposite Richmond" "Fleet of Gunboats & Monitors at Havana..."; 3 prints of horse racing at Fashion Race Course, Long Island; "Ruins of  the Confederate Arsenal, Richmond" and more.
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 1, 1862  The ftpg. shows: "Campaign on the Potomac--Guard House Near Langley, Virginia, with Rebel Prisoners".
Inside a fullpg. print shows: "Port Royal Expedition--Scene in the Military Market at Beaufort" showing many African-American slaves.
Other prints include: "Encampment of the National Army Near Rolla", Missouri; "View of Rolla, Taken from the Fort" "U.S. Troops Steaming up the Cumberland River" in paddle wheeler steamboats.
Two doublepage…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 9, 1861 

* Perhaps the best graphic Lincoln newspaper to be had...

The front page has text on: "Our Portrait of the President" which relates to the terrific double page centerfold captioned: "Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, President elect of the United States of America, With Scenes & Incidents in His Life."
The large central portrait shows Lincoln beardless, and surrounding it are 18 smaller prints of Lincoln's earlier life.
This large print…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 9, 1865  Among the prints within are: "A Peach Orchard at Cranberry, New Jersey" " with 3 other related prints. "Trout Fishing in the Mountain Streams of Pennsylvania" with an article. "Old St. John's Gate, Quebec, Canada".
The feature is a foldout centerfold of: "Trinity Bay & Heart's Content, Newfoundland...", plus two scenes from New Zealand.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 6, 1866 

* "The Black Crook" at Niblo's Garden
* The 1st modern-day musical
* Baseball player portrait... The Johnstown Flood

Page 41 has a full page print of the "Great Scene Of The Second Performance Of The 'Black Crook,' Spectacle Now Performing At Niblo's Garden," This would eventually become generally recognized as the first modern day musical. Page 8 also has a review of the performance.
An inside page has a portrait of a baseball…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 23, 1867  Inside has a full page print: "Cranberry Bogs Near Tom's River, New Jersey" showing women picking cranberries. There is a related article.
Three prints of: "The Union Pacific Railway" and a full page with 7 prints: "Scenes and Incidents of the Great Indian Council, at Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas". 
Sixteen pages, a piece missing from the front leaf and a smaller piece from the 2nd leaf, neither affecting mentioned content.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 7, 1862

* General David Hunter's Emancipation order
* Abraham Lincoln rebuffs (nullifies

The front page announces President Lincoln's proclamation nullifying General Hunter's General Order regarding emancipation, headed: "Important Proclamation by the President" which carries over to page 2, where signed: Abraham Lincoln. Also on page 2 is the original proclamation signed by: David Hunter. 
This was a controversial event in the Civil War in…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 8, 1868  Perhaps the most notable prints are: "Fortifications at the Entrance to Sitka Harbor" and: "South View of New Archangel (Sitka) from the Deck of the U.S. Steamer Resaca" which also has two related articles on Sitka, Alaska. This is from shortly after the purchase of Alaska by the United States.
The front page shows: "The New State Capitol to be Erected at Albany, New York".
Other prints within include: "Crater of Vesuvius After the…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 29, 1867 An  inside full page shows: "Branding Cattle On The Prairies Of Texas--Mirage In The Background." A halfpg: "Deluge at Canon Water, A.T., Overtaking The Government Train and U.S. En Route To Las Pas, Arizona."
Another page has 4 prints of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. A nice illustration "Capt. Kidd Secreting Treasures" also has a related article.
Sixteen pages, minor tears at margins with some archival mends, loss to a portion of a lower corner.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED along with the "WAR SUPPLEMENT" issue, New York, May 3, 1862  The "regular" issue has front page prints on "The War in S. Carolina" and "The Campaign in Virginia"
Inside has full page prints: "War In Virginia--Advance of the Union Army...Towards Yorktown..." and "...Arrival of General McClellan...To Take Personal Command of the Union Army...". Also a great doublepage centerfold: "The War on the Mississippi--The Rebel Forces...Surrendering to Gen. Paine...at…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 7, 1863  The front page shows: "The Night Burial At Sea--Funeral Rites to a Dead Volunteer...". 
Prints within include: "Grand Requiem Mass In St. Patrick's Cathedral" "The Capture of Galveston--Blowing Up of the U.s. Gunboat Westfield..." "Butchering & Dressing Cattle for Distribution to the Union Army" "Union Soldiers Shooting Cattle for the Supply of the Army" "Camp Saxton" "Mitchellville" "The Rebel Ironclads in Charleston Harbor" and more.
…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 22, 1862 

* Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia
* Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia)
* Civil War ironclads clash w/ illustrations

The front page has a print of a soldier shooting, as well as a lengthy article: "The Naval Battle in Hampton Roads" which featured the historic battle between the Monitor & the Merrimac.
Inside has a centerfold (non-contiguous pages) with 4 prints of: "The War In North Carolina--General View of…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 15, 1862  The front page has: "The War In Tennessee--Group of Rebel Prisoners Captured at Fort Donelson". Other prints within including: "Major-Gen. Ulysses S. Grant..." "Approach of the U.S. Gunboats to Fort Henry, Tenn. River", a terrific & very dramatic centerfold: "Storming of Fort Donelson...". Also a: "Map of Roanoke Island..." and a doublepage (non-contiguous pages): "Map of the Seat of War in the West..." showing parts of Arkansas,…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, July 20, 1893  Of special interest is item #XV of "Notable Jews - Hon. Philip Stein" which also includes a photograph & biography of him.
Among many other prints & photos is a full ft. page: "Recent Appalling Calamity on the Grounds of the Columbian Exposition at Chicago" showing a building on fire; a full page with 2 photos of: "Two New Cup Defenders, the 'Jubilee' and the 'Vigilant' " and a doublepage centerfold with 9 photos of: "Independence Day at the…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 2, 1870

* Chief Red Cloud
* Indians rights

 The front page shows: "The Sioux Chief, Red Cloud, in the Great hall of the Cooper Instituted, Surrounded by the Indian Delegation of Braves & Squaws...On the Wrongs Done to His People." There is a related article.
Among prints within: "California  Interesting Ceremony Mixing the Waters of the North Atlantic & North Pacific Oceans...Near the Cliff House, San Francisco". Also a halfpg: "Annual…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 26, 1870  The front page shows: "New York--Treatment Of Emigrants At Ward's Island--Women At Dinner."
Among the prints inside are: "Laborers Of A Hand-Car Of The Pacific Railroad, Attacked By Indians" "Bitter Creek Valley--Construction Camp Of The Pacific Railroad In The Foreground" and "Citadel Rock, Green River; Pacific R.R. Bridge In The Foreground."
Almost a half  page print shows: "Georgia--The 'Crackers,' With Stock and Teams, Emigrating to…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 5, 1870  The front page has a print of: "The Post Office at Promontory Point, on the Line of the Pacific Railroad" which is nothing more than a tent.
Other prints within include: "The Eagle's Nest, Red Butte Station..." and "In the Sierra Nevada, on the Line of the Pacific Railroad" and "Monument Rock, Echo Canon, 1000 Miles West of Omaha" among others.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSDRATED, New York, Feb. 5, 1870  The front page shows: "New York City--Arrival of H. R. H. Prince Arthur of England...".
A full page has 3 prints on: "Across the Continent--A Mormon Farmer & his Family in the Streets of Salt Lake City" and: "Street Scene in Salt Lake City" and: "The First Market, Salt Lake City--Members of Brigham Young's Family Buying Fish" and: "A Mormon Farmer & Family Returning from Salt Lake City" .
Also nice prints on: "Across the Continent--A View…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 22, 1870  

* Salt Lake City, Utah scene
* Mormonism - Mormons
* Connecting to Pacific Railroad

A full page has three scenes: "Scene In Salt Lake Valley -- Fortified House On The Plains" "Transporting Railway Ties Across Salt Lake" and "Utah -- Mormons Hauling Wood From The Mountains". Another nice full page: "Salt Lake Branch Railroad, In Course Of Construction, From Salt Lake City To The Pacific Railway". 
A full page has six illustrations…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 15, 1870  The front page features a nice print on their series of: "Across the Continent On the Pacific Railroad" showing the: "Dining Saloon of the Hotel Express Train".
Several more prints on this series of their: "Across The Continent" report includes: "Drawing Room of the Hotel Express Train" "Kitchen of the Hotel Express Train" "Gambling Houses at Promontory Point" and: "Gamblers & Gambling Tables in the Street at Promontory Point" with a…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 11, 1869  The front page shows; "Central Park--Preparing a Model in Clayh of the Great Elephant at the Old Arsenal".
Prints within include: "Bronze Statue Erected to the Memory of Bishop Brownell, Founder of Trinity College, Hartford: "Southern Scenes--Pay-Day on the Plantation--Coming from the Store".
The centerfold has prints of: "On The Plains--A Station Scene on the Union Pacific Railway" and: "California--
Collision of the San Francisco and…

FRANK LESLIE'S CHIMNEY CORNER, New York, Sept. 14, 1872  Formatted much like Harper's Weekly but a less common title. Among the prints are: "The Self-Made Men of Our Times--James A. Weston" with a related article on his life; "Windsor Castle" "Five Weeks in a Balloon" and a full pg: "An Alarm In The Desert".
Sixteen pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, good condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec., 15, 1860 

* President-elect Abraham Lincoln's wife and kids

The entire front page is taken up with a quite rare print, captioned: "Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Wife of the President Elect, and Sons" which are  captioned "William" and "Thomas". The top of page 2 has a brief article on them: "Mrs. Lincoln & Her Sons". William, or "Willie", would die in 1862.
Inside has a nice full page print: "The Kansas Gold Region--View of Auraria [Aurora] and Denver…