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Early Salt Lake City... Paul Morphy the famous chess player...
Early Salt Lake City... Paul Morphy the famous chess player...
Item # 722303
September 25, 1858
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 25, 1858
* Paul Morphy - American chess champion
* Early Salt Lake City, Utah view
The prime print would be the great and displayable full page view of: "Salt Lake City, from the Observatory of the Council House" being one of the earlier views of Salt Lake City to be had in any periodical. The condition of this print is quite nice (see).
The front page shows: "Rev. Samuel I. Prime, D.D." with text on him. Inside includes two illustrations on: "The Army of Occupation on Staten Island". A nice print of: "Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion" and of the "Course of the Comet Through the Stars". Also, two full pages on: "Lumbering in Maine and New Brunswick".
Complete in 16 pages, nice condition.
AI notes: The September 25, 1858 issue of Harper’s Weekly prominently featured Paul Morphy, the young New Orleans prodigy whose triumphs in Europe had made him an international sensation and the first American to dominate the Old World’s chess elite. The paper reported on his dazzling victories over Europe’s strongest masters—including Adolf Anderssen—emphasizing both his “unexampled rapidity of calculation” and the effortless, almost instinctive style that astonished spectators unused to such aggressive precision. Harper’s Weekly portrayed Morphy not simply as a chess champion but as a national emblem of American intellect and refinement, celebrating the 21-year-old’s calm demeanor, modesty, and gentlemanly conduct amid the adulation surrounding his return home. The article captured the height of “Morphymania,” describing packed exhibition halls, widespread press coverage, and the enthusiastic crowds who regarded him as a cultural hero at a time when the United States eagerly sought figures who could excel on the world stage.
Category: 1857-1860
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