Death of Jay Gould... Black scholar William Sanders Scarborough...

Item # 709986

December 15, 1892

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 15, 1892 The full front page is a photo of: "The Late Jay Gould" with page 4 having an accompanying article of the same heading. Yet another page is filled with six photos of: "The Birthplace & Some of the Residences of the Late Jay Gould".
Also of Judaica interest is an article on: "Isaac M. Wise" with a photos of him captioned: "Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, the Distinguished Leader of the Jewish Reform Movement".
Page 2 has an article: "The Negro's Part in the Late Election" which includes a small photo of W. S. Scarborough, and the article includes a letter by him with his facsimile signature. Scarborough came out of slavery in Macon, Georgia, to enjoy a prolific, scholarly career that culminated with his presidency of Wilberforce University. There is also a nice photo of: "The Breakers, the Summer Home of Cornelius Vanderbilt at Newport, Rhode Island, Recently Destroyed by Fire."
Sixteen pages, nice condition.