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001fpeo: Harper's Weekly dated July 22, 1876. Bottom left engraving of Major-General George A. Custer. Bottom right engraving of Colonel Marshall Lefferts. Both photographed by Mora. 11x15.5 in. $50



002fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of Millard Tilmore. Smaller picture under portrait titled, "Washing for Gold in California:. Engraved by W.J. Edwards from a Drawing by Brady in 1856. 10x7 in. $50



003fpeo: Front page of The Graphic dated May 7, 1910. Title reads, "Welcome to the Conqueror of the Pole! Rear-Admiral Peary and his Party". Additional copy below title. Half tone picture shows Captain Bartlett, Commander of the Roosevelt (shown in the background), Miss Marie Ahnighto Peary, Rear-Admiral Peary, Mrs. Peary and Master Robert Peary 11x16 in. $30



004fpeo: Harper's Weekly hand colored engraving dated August 14, 1886. Picture titled, The Funeral of Samuel J. Tilden, Saturday, August 7. From Photographs by Artotype Company, and Sketches by W.P. Snyder and L. Joutel. Top picture shows a crowd of people watching the casket "Leaving Greystone". Small round picture in the middle shows, "Mr. Tilden's Birthplace". Bottom picture is of the the burial and is captioned, "At the Grave". 11x16 in. $40



005fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of Daniel Webster. Smaller picture under portrait shows the "Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers". Engraved in 1856 by T. Knight from a Daguerreotype by Brady. 10x7 in.
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006fpeo: Harper's Weekly page from December 27, 1890. Engraving shows "The Late Major-General Alfred H. Terry, U.S.A." Fascimile copy of accompanied article also included. 10x7 in. $20



007fpeo: 1898 lithograph from Leslie's Weekly. "The Three Great Naval Heroes of the War With Spain." Picture showing "Rear-Admiral George Dewey, who Sunk the Spanish Fleet at Manila; Rear-Admiral W.T. Sampson, who Planned the Capture of Cervera's Fleet at Santiago; and Rear-Admiral W.S. Schley, who Superbly Executed that Plan." 21x16 in. $50



008fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of Vice President John C. Calhoun. Smaller picture under portrait shows the "Outrage on the Chesapeake, 1807". Engraved by Edwards from a drawing by Brady in 1856. 10x7 in. $50



009fpeo: Cover of Harper's Weekly dated January 21, 1882. Engraving of Daniel Webster. Drawn by John W. Alexander. 10.5x16 in. $40



010fpeo: January 21, 1854 cover of Gleason's Pictorial. Hand colored engraving of Benjamin Franklin surrounded by an emblematical design. Immediately beneath the portrait is a kite, the old fashioned "dabber" or ink ball, and, among other books, a copy of Poor Richard's Almanac. On the left is a view of the house where he was born. At the base is a view of Franklin's grave. On the right is a view of the "Birthplace of Franklin," which in 1854 had become an extensive wholesale dry goods establishment. 11x15 in. $50



011fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of U.S. Army Officer Winfield Scott. Smaller picture under portrait shows a scene from a battle at Niagara. Engraved by Charles Holl from a Daguerreotype by Brady in 1856. 10x7 in. $50



012fpeo: "The Man Who Reached the Top of the Earth". From the February 26, 1910 issue of The Graphic. Half tone of a portrait-bust of Rear Admiral Peary, U.S.N., Discoverer of the North Pole. With aditional caption under picture. 11.5x16 in. $20



202crim: Extremely rare complete 18 page issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper dated April 22, 1882. The feature story of this issue was news of the death of Jessie James in St. Joseph Missouri on April 3rd. Issue includes wood engraved cover portrait, picture of the burial and portraits of his killers, Charles and Robert Ford. One of the articles inside is entitled, "The Jessie James Tragedy: The funeral of the Desperado". This issue also includes a cyclone in Kansas, pictorial on the Cherokee Nation and Jumbo the elephant. 18 pages 16x11 in. $325
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013fpeo: Portrait of Robert Cavelier De La Salle. From The Mentor Association dated 1920. 9.5x7 in. $20



014fpeo: April 30, 1910 page of The Graphic. The Best-Loved Man in the United States. Half tone shows The Late Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens). Caption under picture tells of Mark Twains life. 11.5x16 in.
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015fpeo: 1956 Hand colored Steel engraving of Thomas H Benton, who served as a democratic Senator for the state of Missouri from 1821-1851. Benton served on the staff of President Andrew Jackson. Smaller picture under portrait shows a train rolling along the railroad tracks. Engraved by J. Rogers. 10x7 in. $50



016fpeo: Febrary 17, 1866 page of Harper's Weekly. Engraving shows Historian George Bancroft, from a photograph by Brady. 11x16 in. $30



017fpeo: Cover of Harper's Weekly dated November 3, 1900. Half tone of John Sherman. Born May, 10 1823 - Died October 22, 1900. 11x16 in. $30



018fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of U.S. Statesman and Orator Henry Clay. He was active of bringing on the war of 1812 with Britain and was one of the commissioners who arranged the treaty of Ghent which ended the war. In 1824,1831, and 1844 he was an unsuccesful candidate for the U.S. Presidency. Clay served in the US Sentate from 1831 to 1842. Smaller picture under portrait shows the "Peace Negotiations at Ghent". Engraved by W.J. Edwards from a drawing by Brady in 1856. Includes 16-page article on Henry Clay. 10x7 in. $55



019fpeo: An 1895 page from Harper's Weekly. Title reads, California's Great Grievance. Engravings of two men on top of article. On the left is Claus Spreckels and on the right is C.P. Huntington. 11x16 in.
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020fpeo: Hand colored engraving of U.S. shipping and railroad magnate Corneilius Vanderbilt. From the cover of Harper's Weekly dated January 20, 1877. Photographed by Howell, Broadway, New York. 11x16 in. $50



021fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of Samuel Houston. Houston was commander of the Texan Army, Govenor of Tennessee and Texas later becoming the President of the Republic of Texas before becoming a U.S. Congressman and Senator. Smaller picture under portrait shows the City of Houston in Texas. Engraved by W.J. Edwards from a Daguerreotype in 1856. 10x7 in. $50



022fpeo: Hand colored engravings from Harper's Weekly dated July 5, 1873. Left hand engraving shows "The Late John A. Kennedy with an accompanied article about his life. Right hand engraving shows Susan B. Anthony and an article about her trial for voting illegally. 11x7 in. $20



023fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of American statesman, scientist, philosopher, and publisher Benjamin Franklin. Smaller picture under portrait shows the signing of The Declaration of Independence. Engraved by J.A. Duplessis and W.J. Edwards in 1856. 10x7 in.
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024fpeo: Engraving of U.S. shipping and railroad magnate Corneilius Vanderbilt. From the cover of Harper's Weekly dated January 20, 1877. Photographed by Howell, Broadway, New York. 11x16 in. $30



025fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of American Revolutionary leader John Hancock. Small picture under portrait shows "Riots at Boston March 5th 1770. Engraved by J. Rogers in 1856. 10x7 in.
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026fpeo: Cover of Harper's Weekly dated July 26, 1890. Hand colored engraving of "The Late General John C. Fremont." Fremont explored much of the area between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Picture engraved from a photograph by Doremus. 11x16 in. $40



027fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of Vice President Edward Everett. Everett's political carreer included being the Govenor of Massachusetts, a US Senator, the US minister to Great Britain an well as the US Secretary of State. Smaller picture under portrait shows the "Oration in presence of LAfayette 1824". Engraved by J. Rogers from the Prize Daguerreotype by Cutting and Bowdoin in 1856. 10x7 in. $50



028fpeo: Harper's Weekly dated October 19, 1889. Engraving of Admiral Porter in 1865. Drawn by T. De Thulstrup. 16x11 in. $40



029fpeo: Cover of Harper's Weekly dated June 5, 1886. Engraving of U.S. physician, poet, and humorist Oliver Wendell Holmes. Photographed by Notman, Boston. 16x11 in. $40



030fpeo: Hand colored Steel engraving of U.S. Politician Henry Clay. "Likeness from a Portrait in the possession of his family." Engraved by Johnson, Fry and Co. Publishers in 1861. 11x7.5 in. $50



031fpeo: Cover from Harper's Weekly dated March 6, 1886. Engraving of General Lew Wallace. Most famous for his enormously popular book Ben-Hur. Photographed by Sarony. 16x11 in. $30



032fpeo: Ballou's Pictorial cover dated August 16, 1856. Hand colored engraving of one of the most famous and popular explorers John C Fremont. Article talks about his life and education. 11x16 in. $50



033fpeo: Uncle Sam Remembers Dewey Day-The First of May. Hand colored half tone from the cover of Leslie's Weekly Illustrated dated May 11, 1899. Caption reads, The Nation Congratulates the Greatest Naval Hero of the War on the First Anniversary of his Splendid Achievement at Manilla - Anything he Wants he can Have. 11x16 in. $50



034fpeo: 15 page advertising supplement for the John Birch Society, from the October 17, 1965 issue of the San Francisco Examiner. It includes endorsements from prominent legislators and citizens, lists of the society's programs and goals, and an invitation to join. It is in excellent condition. 11x13 in. $30



035fpeo: A New World Alchemist. Very nice color lithograph from The Graphic's February 19, 1910 issue. Thomas Alva Edison, who has Transmuted Electrical Energy into Light, Sound and Power. Picture shows Edison in his laboratory at West Orange, New Jersey. 11x16 in. $50



036fpeo: The Statue of William Penn for the Tower of the New City Hall, Philadelphia. Very nice hand colored wood engraving from the February 25, 1888 issue of Harper's Weekly. Center image of the statue with additional images surrounding of the sculptor, his shop, Penn's statue in the making, and statues of an Indian Group and a Swedish Group. 16x11 in. $50



037fpeo: Hand colored lithograph by Wehrlin published in 1840. Portrait of Guttenberg framed by branches with text in German on ribbon banner at bottom. This print would look excellent in a frame. 14x12 in. $90



038fpeo: Excellent hand colored copper engraving published c1790. Image titled, Columbus presenting an Account of his Discovery of America to the King and Queen of Spain. Engraved for Middletons Complete System of Geography. 9x14 in. $60



039fpeo: 18th century copper engraving of Edward V titled "Edward V King of England and France From a Linning in a MAnuscript book now in the library at Lambeth" Engraving is in excellent condition 11.5x7.5 in. $50



040fpeo: Hand colored steel engraving of the Signatures to the Declaration of Independence. Statement at the bottom under the signatures reads, "Department of State 19th April, 1819, I Certify that this is a CORRECT Copy of the original Declaration of Independence, deposited at this Department, and that I have compared all the Signatures with those of the original and have found them EXACT IMITATIONS" and is signed by John Quincy Adams. 9.5x13 in. $60



041fpeo: Hand colored steel engraving of John Jacob Astor from 1862. John Jacob Astor, the richest man in the country who made his money first in fur trading (Macinac Island and Oregon) and eventually became the biggest landlord in NYC. Includes a short biography. 8x10.5 in. $40



042fpeo: John James Audubon. Excellent portrait of the artist, hunter and Louisianan who produced the now famous and collectable Audubon birds and animal prints. Hand colored steel engraving published in 1862. Informational sheet included. 8x10.5 in. $40


 
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