Harper's Weekly Saturday July 22, 1876
Title
Harper's Weekly Saturday July 22, 1876
Subject
Morris County Library (Whippany, N.J.); Morris County (N.J.); Sources; Documents; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspapers; Magazines
Description
Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays, and humor, alongside illustrations.
Displayed here: Harper's Weekly July 22, 1876 issue front cover.
Cover illustration (wood engraving in black on newsprint) , signed in block, lower right: Th. Nast (Thomas Nast)
Title printed below image.
Inscription - caption in letterpress, lower center: "The Democratic (Deformed) Tiger "Fixed"
Caption beneath title: "Reformed 'Gambler Statesman.'" "I'll bet $10,000 that this is the greatest Deformed (Reformed, I mean) Animal going; $10,000 that it is going to lick every thing else in the Field; $10,000 that this double-headed, double-faced Tiger can be turned any way to gull the American People; $10,000 that nobody could tell now that he had ever lost his Head or his Tail."
Complete newspaper available in the Morris County Library Special Collections Room.
Displayed here: Harper's Weekly July 22, 1876 issue front cover.
Cover illustration (wood engraving in black on newsprint) , signed in block, lower right: Th. Nast (Thomas Nast)
Title printed below image.
Inscription - caption in letterpress, lower center: "The Democratic (Deformed) Tiger "Fixed"
Caption beneath title: "Reformed 'Gambler Statesman.'" "I'll bet $10,000 that this is the greatest Deformed (Reformed, I mean) Animal going; $10,000 that it is going to lick every thing else in the Field; $10,000 that this double-headed, double-faced Tiger can be turned any way to gull the American People; $10,000 that nobody could tell now that he had ever lost his Head or his Tail."
Complete newspaper available in the Morris County Library Special Collections Room.
Creator
Harper's Weekly, Harper & Brothers
Source
NJ 974.974 MOR BOX 54
Publisher
Harper & Brothers, New York, New York
Date
1876-07-22
Rights
Format
JPEG
Text
Cover of Harper's Weekly newspaper issue July 22, 1876
Original Format
paper, newspaper/magazine
Dimensions - sheet: 40.64 × 28.26 cm (16 × 11 1/8 in.)
Dimensions - sheet: 40.64 × 28.26 cm (16 × 11 1/8 in.)
Collection
Citation
Harper's Weekly, Harper & Brothers, “Harper's Weekly Saturday July 22, 1876,” The Archive Project, accessed April 30, 2024, https://mcldig6930.omeka.net/items/show/1536.