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The Centennial at Philadelphia...
Item # 174030
April 29, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 29, 1876 Front full page portrait of "The Late Alexander T. Stewart." Inside is a full page illustration of "English Cottages Erected by the British Government on the Centennial Grounds, Philadelphia, for the Royal Commission." 2/3 page illustration of "Announcing the Death of Mr. Stewart - Scene in Front of the Tenth Street Store." 2/3 page illustration of "Flogging Judas Iscariot" with accompanying article. 2/3 page illustration of "Touchstone and Audrey." Four 1/4 page portraits of "The Hon. J. R. Hawley, President of the Centennial Commission," "John Welsh, President of the Board of Finance," "The Hon. Daniel J. Morrell, Chairman of the Executive Committee," and "A. T. Goshorn, Director General." Full page Thomas Nast illustration entitled "Killing Polite."
The supplement contains a full page illustration of "The Prince of Wales Tiger Shooting - The Critical Moment." Doublepage centerfold of "The Prince of Wales's Elephant Charged by a Tiger." Full page illustration of "The Prince of Wales in the Nepaul Terai, India - Chased by an Elephant."
Complete in sixteen pages and contains additional prints and related text.
Category: 1870-1879