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Item #713895NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, April 3, 1860
* The Pony Express begins mail service
On page 5 headed: "The California Pony Express" is a report about the schedule and departure of this bit of romanticized lore of the Old West.
The text is headed: "The California Pony Express" and is datelined St. Louis, with portions... Read full description -
Item #173142HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 2, 1867 Nice 1/3 pg. illus. of 'The Overland Pony Express', plus a small illus. of a Pony Express Station in Nebraska, and some illus. of Ute & Snake Indians. An article as well on the Pony Express of recent years. Dblpgctrfld: 'Indiana State Fair at Terre Haute'
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Item #702621NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, April 2, 1860
* Pony Express - prior to 1st trek
* Saint Louis, Missouri
Page 3 has a very interesting article concerning the beginning of the Pony Express service, outlining the charges. The text is headed: "The California Pony Express" and is datelined St. Louis, with portions including: "We... Read full description -
Item #621065NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1861
* Pre Civil War tensions
* Pony Express
The front page includes: "Mr. Douglas Mounts a High Horse & Descends Again" "The Proposed Inquiry Relative to the Southern Forts" "The Office-Seekers and the Appointments" and more. Page 5 has: "Later From the Pacific" "Arrival of the Overland Express..."... Read full description -
Item #690610NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1860 Page 3 has: "Seizure of Another Supposed Slaver" with subhead: "Seizure of the Steamer City of Norfolk, Suspected of Fitting Out For the Slave Trade".
The top of page 7 has a report: "Capture of Another Slaver Off the Coast of Cuba" which is rather brief. This is followed... Read full description -
Item #693435THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 25, 1860 Page 4 has a lengthy list of news items under: "THE PONY EXPRESS" with a dateline of St. Joseph, Missouri.
Over half of page 7 is taken up with much on the: "Political War" which has much commentary on the coming Presidential election, presented state-by-state, with much mention of Abraham Lincoln as well.
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Item #616536NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 19, 1861
* Southern secession
* Fort Sumter tensions
* Prelude to the Civil War
Among the one column heads on the ftpg. are: "The National Troubles" "Animated Debate on the Kansas Bill" "Passage of the Army Bill in Committee of the Whole" "Latest Dispatches from the South" "Declaration of the... Read full description -
Item #712516NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 15, 1860 Many fine articles within, including an interesting article: "Capture of Another Slaver" which concerns the capture of the slave ship Cora. It begins: "Advices from the African squadron report the capture of another slaver, with 705 Africans on board. She is called... Read full description -
Item #595824STOCKTON DAILY INDEPENDENT, Stockton, California, Aug. 5, 1861
* Battle of Bull Run
* Civil War
Page 2 has a lengthy editorial: "The Late Battle--It's Moral Effects" which is nearly a column. Page 3 has: "Details of The Great Battle which takes nearly 2 1/2 columns. The top of the front page has reports headed: "Arrival of the Pony Express"
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Item #606331NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 4, 1861
* John Anderson - fugitive slave
* Pre Civil War Southern tensions
Inside has: "A Southern Diarist" "Later From California" "Arrival of the Pony Express" "News From Kansas" "Movements of Mr. Lincoln" "The Case of the Fugitive Anderson", the latter concerning the trial of the famed... Read full description -
Item #644261SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, California, November 5, 1868 Although known to all as the current capital of California, this city got its start thanks to the protection of Sutter's Fort, which was established by John Sutter in 1839. During the California Gold Rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural... Read full description -
Item #683220NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Jan. 26, 1861
* Pre Civil War tensions
* Secession talks in the South
The front page is almost entirely taken up with: "The Unholy Alliance -
Wendell Phillips on Secession". Also a report from the Pony Express.
Page 2 has: "The Pro-Slavery Rebellion". Also various reports from Southern states as they... Read full description -
Item #689594DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 1859
* James H. Simpson - U.S. Army officer
* Corps of Topographical Engineers
* Utah Expedition to California route
Page 2 has a very lengthy, detailed, 1 1/2 column article: "Discovery Of A New & Shorter Route From Utah to California" signed in type: J. H. Simpson.... Read full description -
Item #713891NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, May 15, 1860
* Abraham Lincoln gaining recognition
* At the Chicago Republican Convention
This issue is one of those so desired by collectors, when innocent reports--often inconspicuous amongst the jumble of lengthier articles--wold only find relevance in the passing of years.
Keep in mind... Read full description -
Item #209246LYON COUNTY TIMES, Dayton, Nevada, 1881-1882 Nevada's first non-Indian settlement, Dayton's original residents were hard-scrabble prospectors who panned for gold in nearby Gold Canyon. By the spring of 1851, as many as 200 miners were living in the area. By 1856, the community was generally known as Chinatown, because a large Chinese population was... Read full description -
Item #177664HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 6, 1912
This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "While the Democrats were in Session."
In this issue there are illustrations of "Convention Snap-Shots" by Peter Newell and "Jottings from Baltimore" by Kemble. There is also an article with photos of "America's Olympic Argonauts" by Edward... Read full description -
Item #175206HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 23, 1887 Nice fullpg. prints: "Lincoln Park, Chicago" & "In the Lodges of the Blackfeet Indians". Another full page print: "Manitou, Colorado" is very nice, plus "Nahant and Swampscott, Massachusetts Bay" & "Life Among the Tenements" in New York City. A half page print: "The Unbeaten Race-Horse Hanover" plus much more.
Other news... Read full description -
Item #210795THE SAG HARBOR EXPRESS, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, Feb. 23, 1871 An uncommon title from this once-famous whaling town near the eastern end of Long Island, now more famous as a playground for the rich & famous who frequent the neighboring Hamptons. The ftpg. has a small, comical bit: "A gentleman having a pony that started & broke his wife's neck, a neighbor told him... Read full description -
Item #176108HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 14, 1896 Full front page illus. of "The Looting of Jaruco - Cuban Insurgents Making Off with Booty After Burning the Town."
Inside are two full pg. of illus. of "The Italian Campaign in Abyssinia." Full pg. illus. of "The Cuban Insurrection - The Town of Jaruo, Sacked and Burned by the Insurgents." Two full pg. illus. of... Read full description -
Item #177201HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1903 -
Item #176262HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 4, 1897 Full front page illus. of "After the Jubilee." Inside are two full pgs. of illus. pertaining to "The Troubles in Northern India - Khyber Pass, Captured by the Revoltin Afridis, and Its Vicinity." Full pg. illus. of "The Emperor of Germany in Russia - The Imperial Party Visiting the great Military... Read full description -
Item #176436HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 6, 1899 Full front page illus. of "Manila - A Respite from War in the Sanctuary of Peace - American Soldiers Asleep in Binondo Church After the Fighting." Inside is a 1/2 pg. portrait of "Mary Victoria, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Manila - The Burning of Tondo and Part of New Manila During the Insurgent... Read full description -
Item #177521HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue.The front page of this issue has a photo of "The New "Sick Man of Europe"--Mahomet V."
This issue has a photos and an article on "Fostering Foreign Criminals" by Frank Marshall White and "The New Order in Turkey." There is a photo spread of "The Opening of the... Read full description
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