Harper’s Weekly – May 28, 1887 – Chicago Front Page, Decoration Day Centerfold, Rural Pennsylvania Auction, Broadway Elevated Railroad

✨ Description

HARPER’S WEEKLY, New York, May 28, 1887
A richly illustrated Gilded Age issue featuring Chicago life, Decoration Day ceremonies, rural Americana, major New York City transportation developments, and more. This issue is complete in 16 pages and includes multiple frame-worthy prints.


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🌟 Highlights in This Issue

🚢 Front Page Feature

“Bridged—A Familiar Chicago Experience”
A dynamic waterfront scene illustrated by Charles Graham. Strong Chicago interest and perfect for framing.


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⚰ Funeral Services of Vicar-General Quinn

A detailed half-page print capturing a major Catholic event in New York City.


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🇺🇸 Double-Page Centerfold: “Decoration Day”

A striking, display-ready double-page spread, showing crowds, ceremony, and patriotism.
This is one of the most desirable prints in the issue — excellent wall art.


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🚆 Broadway Elevated Railroad System — W.A. Rogers

A dramatic three-quarter-page illustration of the completion of New York’s Broadway Elevated Railroad.
Historic NYC transportation content with strong collector appeal.


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🚜 “Spring Auction in Rural Pennsylvania”

A beautiful full-page print containing nine separate rural scenes — barn, families, bidders, farming tools, and livestock.
A quintessential Americana collectible and great for framing.


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🏵 Additional Illustrated Content Includes:

Architecture and interior views

Western and mining scenes

Shipboard perspectives and maritime illustrations

A political cartoon featuring the Statue of Liberty

Foreign and domestic travel sketches

Portrait engravings of notable figures



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📚 Literary Content & Ads

Also includes serialized fiction, poetry, essays, and the charming 1880s advertising pages such as:

Waltham watches

Paillard’s Music Boxes

Baker’s Cocoa

Colgate perfumes (Cashmere Bouquet!)

Medical devices, tonics, and Victorian home goods


Great for ephemera collectors.


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🖼 Archival Framing Available

I offer museum-quality framing for any individual page in this issue, including:

The Chicago front page

The “Decoration Day” centerfold

Rural Pennsylvania auction print

Broadway Elevated Railroad

Lady Liberty political cartoon

Shipboard and naval engravings


Your framed selection will include:

Acid-free matting

UV-protective acrylic

Archival backing

Professional finish



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📏 Condition

VG condition for its age

Light age toning

Clean impressions

From bound volume (expected binding thread holes)

Pages remain crisp and highly legible

No major losses or tears visible in photos



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📦 Shipping

Ships flat (never rolled)

Archival backing board

Rigid, moisture-protected packaging

Tracking included