Polar bear and seals...

Item # 173526

July 01, 1871

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1871 Full front pg. illus. of "Versailles Soldiers Firing Upon the Communists from Roofs and Windows in Paris." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "The Burning of Paris" including "...Fall of Houses in the Rue De Rivoli" and "...Fire in the Rue Royale, Looking Toward the Place De La Concorde." 1/4 pg. portrait of "Whitelaw Reid." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Captain Hall's Arctic Expedition-The A "Polaris"."
Doublepage centerfold entitled "Waiting for the End-French Refugees on the Terrace of St. Germains Watching the Second Bombardment of Paris." Also, a full pg. illus. of English Brick Yard Children-Paying off in an Inn." (Child Workers). 1/4 pg. portrait of "The Late Hon. Clement L. Vallandigham." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Old Veteran in the Place Vendome." Full pg. Nast illus. containing ten smaller illus. pertaining to "Hash-Or, A Tale of Two cities." Full pg. illus. of "A Polar Bear Catching a Seal on the Ice."

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Category: 1870-1879