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Cornwallis Surrenders... The 100th anniversary celebration at Yorktown...



Item # 698153

October 22, 1881

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 22, 1881 (includes the Yorktown Supplement)  While there are multiple nice prints regarding the 100th anniversary celebration of Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, most issues do not include the supplemental print: "The Surrender Of Cornwallis", by Howard Pile; however, this issue does!
Also present are the related prints: "The Celebration at Yorktown" celebrating the 100th anniversary of the surrender of Cornwallis, "In the Trenches before Yorktown--Washington Inspecting the Batteries", with related textual coverage.
The front page has: "The Baltimore Oriole Celebration", which shows a parade in Baltimore, with a related article on an inside page.
Other prints with supporting articles are found throughout along with advertisements of the day.
Complete in 16 pages and in very nice condition. See images for details.
Note: The supplemental print is "tipped-in" - in other words, it does not having binding holes.

Category: 1880-1889