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January 23, 1869

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 23, 1869  The full front page is a print of: "The Harp Girl." Inside is a one-third page print of: "Hon. William Claflin, Governor of Massachusetts" plus a half page print: "The Fur Trapper"; a quarter page print of: "Hon. John W. Menard, Colored Congressman from Louisiana" with a small accompanying article. 
There is also a full page print: "Trotters on the Snow" (sled racing with horses), and a full page print: "The Sleigh Ride." A full page features two half page prints: "Altar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Leavenworth, Kansas" and "Procession of the Immaculate Conception, at Sarayacu, Peru." Another page features a half page print: "Out in the Snow" and "Foundering of the "Hibernia".
Sixteen pages, small piece from the bottom margin of the back leaf affects noting, great condition.

Category: 1866-1869