Harper’s Weekly – October 17, 1868 – Boys in Blue Parade • Life-Preserving Apparatus • Scenes in the Life of a Trapper • Indian Engagement

Harper’s Weekly – October 17, 1868 – Boys in Blue Parade • Life-Preserving Apparatus • Scenes in the Life of a Trapper • Indian Engagement

A compelling post–Civil War issue filled with patriotic imagery, frontier adventure, military action, and technological innovation.

⭐ Highlights Inside This Issue

Front-page Philadelphia scenes:

The “Boys in Blue” Marching Down Chestnut Street, October 2, 1868 🇺🇸

Mass Meeting of the Boys in Blue in Front of Independence Hall, October 1, 1868


Full-page: Grand Procession of the Boys in Blue at Philadelphia 🎖️

Full-page frontier vignette set: Scenes in the Life of a Trapper — 13 illustrations including hunting, wilderness travel, and a dramatic bear encounter 🐻🪵

Half-page: Experiments at Havre with the National Life-Preserving Apparatus of M. J. Stoner of New York — early lifesaving technology at sea 🌊

Quarter-page: Monumental statue of Commodore Perry at Newport, Rhode Island ⚓

Half-page action scene: Engagement of Colonel Forsyth’s Command with the Indians at Small Island

Full-page pastoral scene: The Country Church — Before Services ⛪

Portraits of key public figures and additional news, literature, and 19th-century advertisements.


Complete in 16 pages.

📚 Who Would Love This Issue

A great choice for collectors of:

Post–Civil War patriotic history

Veterans’ organizations & military parades

Early American frontier and hunting imagery

Indian Wars & Western expansion

Maritime safety history and early technology

Religious Americana & rural life

Antique illustrated newspapers 📰


Strong crossover appeal thanks to its mix of Americana, military content, and frontier adventure.

📏 Size

Approx. 11" × 16".

🧾 Condition

Good condition with light age toning and typical edge wear for a 155-year-old newspaper.
I photograph every page, so please review images carefully and feel free to ask questions about any detail.

🖼️ Optional Archival Framing

I offer archival, acid-free matting and UV-protective acrylic for any page you’d like framed — museum-grade presentation. 🖼️✨

📦 Shipping

Ships flat, never rolled, and carefully packaged for preservation.

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