Harpers Weekly Collection

Flirting on the Sea-Shore and on the Meadow (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVIII), September 19, 1874

An African American medical assistant
2626904 An African American medical assistant; (add.info.: Illustration of an African American man assisting a medical officer on the battlefield, Harper's Weekly, August 20)

Any Thing for me, if you Please? - Post Office of the Brooklyn Fair in Aid of the Sanitary... 1864 Creator: Unknown
Any Thing for me, if you Please? - Post Office of the Brooklyn Fair in Aid of the Sanitary Commission, 1864. Periodical: Harper's Weekly, 5 March 1864

Seaside Sketches - A Clam-bake, 1873. Creator: Unknown
Seaside Sketches - A Clam-bake, 1873. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 23 August 1873

New England Factory Life - Bell-Time, 1868. Creator: Unknown
New England Factory Life - Bell-Time, 1868. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 25 July 1868

Christmas Boxes in Camp - Christmas, 1861, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Boxes in Camp - Christmas, 1861, 1862. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 4 January 1862

A Shell in the Rebel Trenches, 1863. Creator: Unknown
A Shell in the Rebel Trenches, 1863. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 17 January 1863

Station-House Lodgers, 1874. Creator: Unknown
Station-House Lodgers, 1874. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 7 February 1874

Winter Quarters in Camp - The Inside of a Hut, 1863. Creator: Unknown
Winter Quarters in Camp - The Inside of a Hut, 1863. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 24 January 1863

The Inaugural Procession at Washington, Passing the Gate of the Capitol Grounds, 1861. Creator: Unknown
The Inaugural Procession at Washington, Passing the Gate of the Capitol Grounds, 1861. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 16 March 1861

The War for the Union - A Bayonet Charge, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The War for the Union - A Bayonet Charge, 1862. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 12 July 1862

The Songs of the War, 1861. Creator: Unknown
The Songs of the War, 1861. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 23 November 1861

Watch-Tower, Corner of Spring and Varick Streets, New York, 1874. Creator: Unknown
Watch-Tower, Corner of Spring and Varick Streets, New York, 1874. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 28 February 1874

The Nooning, 1873. Creator: Unknown
The Nooning, 1873. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 16 August 1873

Harper's Weekly, Christmas 1899, 10 Cents a Copy, c1899. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's Weekly, Christmas 1899, 10 Cents a Copy, c1899. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Harper's Weekly, Christmas 98, 44 Page, Price 25 cents, c1898. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's Weekly, Christmas 98, 44 Page, Price 25 cents, c1898. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

The Watch on Spoilers. The Democratic Tigers and Republian Vultures Must Be Kept at Bay. 1886. Creator: Thomas Nast
The Watch on Spoilers. The Democratic Tigers and Republian Vultures Must Be Kept at Bay. 1886

On the Red Danube - "Bless You, My Children!", 1877. Creator: Thomas Nast
On the Red Danube - "Bless You, My Children!", 1877

Why He Cannot Sleep, 1866. Creator: Thomas Nast
Why He Cannot Sleep, 1866

The "Internationalists" Are to Make the World All One Millennium - (Chaos), 1878. Creator: Thomas Nast
The "Internationalists" Are to Make the World All One Millennium - (Chaos), 1878

Arlington Heights. Die Wacht. Am Potomac. 1871. Creator: Thomas Nast
Arlington Heights. Die Wacht. Am Potomac. 1871

A Diplomatic (Chinese) Design Presented to U.S. 1881. Creator: Thomas Nast
A Diplomatic (Chinese) Design Presented to U.S. 1881

Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization, Volume VII For the Year 1863, 1863

Young Sol and Greely, from Harper's Weekly, published May 1, 1869. Creator: Frank Beard
Young Sol and Greely, from Harper's Weekly, published May 1, 1869

Let Us Have Peace! -Fortissimo, from Harper's Weekly, published June 19, 1869. Creator: Charles Green Bush
Let Us Have Peace! -Fortissimo, from Harper's Weekly, published June 19, 1869

Art-Students and Copyists in the Louvre Gallery, Paris (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XII), January 11, 1868

The Crusaders Marching Embattled Gainst the Saracens of Graft, illustrated in Puck magazine, February 21
NYH192706 The Crusaders Marching Embattled Gainst the Saracens of Graft, illustrated in Puck magazine, February 21, 1906 (colour litho) by Hassman, C

Fifth Avenue Omnibuses... 1885. Creator: Unknown
Fifth Avenue Omnibuses: Proposed Design for the New Fifth Ave Omnibus & The Old Broadway Stages in 1831, 1885. From Harpers Weekly, December 5, 1885

International Law - The Better Way... 1874 (wood engraving)
1078631 International Law - The Better Way... 1874 (wood engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Published in Harpers Weekly)

No Surrender;U. S. G. "I am Determined to Enforce those Regulations"
1078629 No Surrender; U.S.G. " I am Determined to Enforce those Regulations", 1872 (wood engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Waiting for an Offer, pub. 1874 (engraving)
1144565 Waiting for an Offer, pub. 1874 (engraving) by Sheppard, William Ludlow (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: African American junk dealer haggling the price of items, including a gun)

Charles Dickens, for Harpers Weekly (engraving)
2563290 Charles Dickens, for Harpers Weekly (engraving) by Mason & Co. (fl.1860s); 19x17 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870)

A family burns Christmas greens and makes toast, 1876 (engraving)
3316082 A family burns Christmas greens and makes toast, 1876 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Santa Claus, 1881 (engraving)
3316019 Santa Claus, 1881 (engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Harpers Weekly); Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

Chicago Haymarket Labor Riot of 1886, engraving published in Harpers Weekly
2957744 Chicago Haymarket Labor Riot of 1886, engraving published in Harpers Weekly, 15 May 1886 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American

The army telegraph - setting up the wire during an action, Harpers Weekly, v
3740279 The army telegraph - setting up the wire during an action, Harpers Weekly, v.7, 24th January 1863 (print) by American School, (19th century); University of Michigan

The Centennial - Balloon View of the Grounds, Harpers Weekly, c. 1876 (colour litho)
483688 The Centennial - Balloon View of the Grounds, Harpers Weekly, c.1876 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); 20x30.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The Army of the Potomac, A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty, published in Harpers Weekly
2972782 The Army of the Potomac, A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty, published in Harpers Weekly, November 15, 1862 (wood engraving on paper) by Homer

The Queen of Industry, or the New South, pub. 1882 (engraving)
2646262 The Queen of Industry, or the New South, pub. 1882 (engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Going Through the Form of Universal Suffrage, 1871 (wood engraving)
1078637 Going Through the Form of Universal Suffrage, 1871 (wood engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Published in Harpers Weekly)

The Arrest of Mr W M Tweed, the Caricature in "Harpers Weekly"(engraving)
1053877 The Arrest of Mr W M Tweed, the Caricature in " Harpers Weekly" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arrest of Mr W M Tweed)

Snap--the-Whip, September 20, 1873 (engraving)
874743 SnapA--the-Whip, September 20, 1873 (engraving) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 34.61 x52.23 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Bequest of Myra Gentner; American

Selling Christmas trees in Richmond, Virginia, 1875 (engraving)
3316083 Selling Christmas trees in Richmond, Virginia, 1875 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

This Tub Has No Bottom to Stand On, 1875 (wood engraving)
1078628 This Tub Has No Bottom to Stand On, 1875 (wood engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: This Tub Has No Bottom to Stand On)

The Spanish Bull in Cuba Gone Mad, 1873 (wood engraving)
1078625 The Spanish Bull in Cuba Gone Mad, 1873 (wood engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: The Spanish bull in Cuba gone mad)

Page 53 from Harpers Weekly with an article about John W. Menard, January 23, 1869
Page 53 from the January 23, 1869 edition of Harpers Weekly. The page contains 1/4 page illustration of the honorable John W. Menard in the upper let corner

The First Maine Cavalry Skirmishing, 1863. Creator: Alfred Waud
The First Maine Cavalry Skirmishing, 1863

The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge (Harpers Weekly, Vol. VII), July 12, 1862

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"Harpers Weekly: A Glimpse into the Past through Captivating Engravings" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Harpers Weekly, a treasure trove of historical wood engravings and lithographs that capture moments from bygone eras. From flirtatious encounters on sea-shores to idyllic meadow rendezvous, this publication transports you to a simpler time. In 1876, Harpers Weekly introduced us to "Go On. ", a captivating wood engraving that depicted an adventurous scene filled with anticipation and excitement. Similarly, their portrayal of St. Patrick's Day celebrations in 1867 showcased the vibrant spirit of Irish culture through intricate wood engravings. For those hungry for political news, "News" in Washington (1875) provided fascinating insights into the inner workings of American politics during that era. Meanwhile, Puck magazine's colorful lithograph titled "The Crusaders Marching Embattled Gainst the Saracens of Graft" (1906) shed light on societal issues faced at the turn of the century. Transportation enthusiasts were treated to illustrations like "Fifth Avenue Omnibuses. . 1885, " which captured bustling city life with unknown creators' attention to detail. Another notable figure featured was Robert Smalls, captain of the gun-boat "Planter, " whose story unfolded within Harpers Weekly's pages. Delving into legal matters, Harpers Weekly explored international law through thought-provoking wood engravings such as "International Law - The Better Way. . " (1874). These illustrations served as catalysts for discussions surrounding justice and diplomacy during that period. Not shying away from social commentary either, Harpers Weekly presented powerful images like "No Surrender; U. S. G 'I am Determined to Enforce those Regulations'" – reminding readers about resilience and determination amidst challenges faced by society. However, it also offered lighter moments.