While rummaging around the basement yesterday I discovered what I had all along but didn't realize what I had. An October 22, 1870 edition of Harper's Weekly with a front page story about the Burning of Bazeilles.
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Lot of five New York Times with early baseball reports...
August 7, 1870 | Item # 607461
$44.00
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General Custer battles the Sioux...
August 17, 1867 | Item # 607446
Very displayable Thomas Nast Santa Claus on the front page...
January 3, 1874 | Item # 606997
$255.00
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Only newspaper to be printed on a Southern plantation...
September 29, 1862 | Item # 606696
$218.00
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Two pages of Valentine's Day prints & text...
February 13, 1858 | Item # 605159
A.B. Frost on hunting... Santa Claus... New Year's...
January 6, 1877 | Item # 604671
$46.00
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Rebel prisoners at New Orleans... Gold panic on Wall Street...
March 21, 1863 | Item # 603472
Letter from Napoleon Bonaparte... Death of the governor...
July 17, 1799 | Item # 601597
$39.00
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Two Famous Frederick Remington prints...
February 2, 1889 | Item # 600486
The Alabama delegation secedes from the Union...
February 9, 1861 | Item # 599681
$49.00
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Farragut enters the Mississippi... Fort Macon bombarded...
May 17, 1862 | Item # 598967
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Homer print...
Thomas Nast Emmancipation illustration... Slave auction... Slave pen...
January 24, 1863 | Item # 598240
$99.00
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President Lincoln Hoisting the American Flag Upon Independence Hall...
March 9, 1861 | Item # 598234
$75.00
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Huge foldout of the skyline of Chicago in 1892...
October 29, 1892 | Item # 597464
$78.00
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Remington Western print... Easter lilies on the front page...
April 16, 1892 | Item # 597412
$34.00
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Civil War events in Kentucky, North Carolina, and elsewhere...
March 1, 1862 | Item # 596864
$48.00
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The Civil War... Marriage of the Prince of Wales...
April 11, 1863 | Item # 596234
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The Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers archive contains more than 95% of the Harper's Weekly issues ever printed. If you'relooking for an issue of Harper's Weekly, you have come to the right place.All issues we offer are authentic originals from the period, and unless otherwise specified, are complete and in good condition.
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Civil War Era Harper’s Weekly
Harper’s Weekly By Year
Harper’s Weekly Illustrators
Harper’s Weekly Influence
Harper's Weekly was inspired by the Illustrated London News, whichwas first published in May 1842—15 years before Harper's Weekly began printing issues. Other common illustrated titles of the period include Frank Leslie's , Ballou's, and Gleason's Pictorial.Harper's Weekly, also referred to as Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, was particularly popular during the American Civil War. Published from 1857 through 1916, this highly sought afternewspaper provided a visual face to the Civil War through its many skillfully done battlefield sketches and other war-related illustrations. Harper'sWeekly was the most widely read journal in the country during this period, and we have many noteworthy issuesfrom the Civil War period in our archives.
Harper's Weekly became noteworthy for the incredible (and highly collectible) works by Winslow Homer, Frederic Remington, and A.B. Frost, and was instrumental in depicting the politics of the era through Thomas Nast's politically satirical illustrations. Additionally, Nast's creative woodcut depictions of Santa Claus, the Republican Elephant, and the Democratic Donkey remain well-engrained in current culture.
The election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868 and 1872 is particularly notable as being influenced by Harper's Weekly editorials.
Interesting Reports
Harper's Weekly often published interesting news bits like this report of a man who left the courtroom undeterred as the jury was excused to deliberate his case! Or this interesting suggestion from young men to parents with "grown-up" daughters, published in an issue dated March 21, 1874.“The illustrations within Harper's Weekly newspapers of the 19th century provided the Kodak moments of the day...and communicate to us infinitely more than mere words could ever do.”
—Guy Heilenman, President of Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers
A Clever Solution
The visual impact of Harper's Weekly is undeniable. Over its life, the newspaper produced about 75,000, cartoons, maps, illustrations, and portraits. At the time, artwork had to be hand carved into a wood block before it was printed; it was a labor intensive for one engraver working on his own. A clever solution was developed to resolve this problem—sketches were divided into 2-inch sections so that several engravers were able to work on a single, full-page print at the same time. Once the illustrations were engraved onto wood blocks, the blocks were aligned perfectly, screwed together tightly, and then printed.Did You Know?
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, made its debut in Harper's Weekly in 1893.
- Civil War era Harper's Weekly issues were reprinted on their 100th anniversary. Look for the phrase "A reissue of" on the cover to spot a reprint.
- Harper's Weekly had more foreign correspondents and illustrated stories than any of its contemporaries.
- Harper's was, by far, the most popular newspaper during the Civil War with 500,000 subscribers.
- Henry Raymond, who was the newspaper's first editor, later went on to help found and publish The New York Times.
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