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Original and complete issue with supplement of Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization, dated September 23, 1871 (Vol. XV, No. 769). This issue runs 24 pages total, featuring political satire, science, and cultural portraits.
📖 Highlights & Illustrations:
Front Page Cartoon by Thomas Nast: “A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to Blow Over—Let Us Prey.”
Engineering Marvel: “Blowing Up Hallett’s Point, Hell Gate” (submarine mining explosion in New York’s East River).
Portrait: Robert B. Roosevelt, politician and author, with article.
Portrait: Elder Frederick W. Evans, Shaker leader, with related article.
Illustration: Meet of the Four-in-Hand Club on the Central Park Drive.
Supplement Content: Burr Oak Farm, the Property of Hon. W. F. Coolbaugh, Chicago (large engraving with article).
Serialized Fiction: Poor Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins; Lord Kilgobbin by Charles Lever.
Period Advertisements: Illustrated ads for pianos, sewing machines, patent medicines, and more.
📜 Condition:
Complete – 24 pages (with supplement).
Approx. 11" × 16".
Binding holes along spine; edge wear and scattered foxing.
Light toning consistent with age. Illustrations remain bold and clear.
🎁 Why Collect This Issue?
This issue features Nast’s striking “Vultures” cartoon, a powerful image of political corruption, plus dramatic coverage of the Hell Gate explosion in NYC. The Shaker leader Evans and the Burr Oak Farm supplement add unique cultural interest.
